BINDING EFFECT; SUCCESSORS & XXXXXXX This Contract shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
Authority; Binding Effect (a) Purchaser Parent, Purchaser and each applicable Purchaser Designated Affiliate have all requisite corporate or other similar applicable power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to which it will be a party, and, subject to receipt of the Purchaser Parent Shareholder Approval, to perform their obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery by Purchaser Parent and Purchaser of this Agreement and, subject to receipt of the Purchaser Parent Shareholder Approval, the performance by Purchaser Parent and Purchaser of their obligations hereunder have been, and the execution and delivery by Purchaser Parent, Purchaser and each Purchaser Designated Affiliate of each Ancillary Agreement to which it will be a party and the performance by Purchaser Parent, Purchaser and such Purchaser Designated Affiliates of their obligations thereunder have been or will have been as of the Closing, duly authorized by all requisite corporate or other similar applicable action. At a meeting duly called and held, the Board of Directors of Purchaser Parent has unanimously (i) approved this Agreement and the Sale and the other transactions contemplated hereby in accordance with applicable Law, (ii) directed that the Purchaser Parent Shareholder Circular be prepared and, subject to the approval of that circular by the UKLA, published in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, (iii) subject to the publication of the Purchaser Parent Shareholder Circular and Section 6.24(f), resolved that the Purchaser Parent Shareholder Meeting be convened for the purpose of obtaining the Purchaser Parent Shareholder Approval and (iv) resolved, subject to Section 6.24(f), to (1) unanimously recommend approval by Purchaser Parent’s shareholders of the Purchaser Parent Shareholder Approval Resolution to Purchaser Parent’s shareholders, including in the Purchaser Parent Shareholder Circular, without qualification, and (2) state in the Purchaser Parent Shareholder Circular that the Sale and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement are, in the Board of Directors of the Purchaser Parent’s opinion, fair and reasonable so far as the Purchaser Parent shareholders are concerned and that the Board of Directors have been so advised by Citigroup Global Markets Limited and X.X. Xxxxxx Securities plc (such recommendation and statement being together, the “Purchaser Parent Board Recommendation”). As of the date of this Agreement, the Board of Directors of Purchaser Parent has not subsequently rescinded, modified or withdrawn any of the foregoing resolutions. The approval of the Sale and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement by the holders of ordinary shares of Purchaser Parent, by way of approval of the Purchaser Parent Shareholder Approval Resolution at the Purchaser Parent Shareholder Meeting (the “Purchaser Parent Shareholder Approval”) is the only Approval required from the holders of Purchaser Parent’s ordinary shares or other securities of Purchaser Parent or its Affiliates in connection with the consummation of the Sale and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Purchaser Parent, Purchaser and each Subsidiary of Purchaser has, or will have as of the Closing, all requisite corporate or other similar applicable power and authority to carry on its respective business as it pertains to the Purchaser Business as currently conducted and to own, lease and operate its properties and assets related to the Purchaser Business, except where the failure to have such power and authority would not, individually or in the aggregate, be materially adverse to Purchaser or the Purchaser Business or prevent or reasonably be expected to prevent Purchaser Parent, Purchaser or any Purchaser Designated Affiliate from consummating the Closing prior to the Outside Date. Purchaser is duly qualified to do business and, where applicable, in good standing in each jurisdiction where the nature of its business or properties makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, be materially adverse to Purchaser or the Purchaser Business.
(c) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Purchaser Parent and Purchaser and, assuming this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Seller Parent, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Purchaser Parent and Purchaser, and each Ancillary Agreement will be as of the Closing duly executed and delivered by Purchaser Parent, Purchaser and each Purchaser Designated Affiliate which will be a party thereto and will, assuming such Ancillary Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each Seller that will be a party thereto, constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of Purchaser Parent, Purchaser and such Purchaser Designated Affiliate, in each case enforceable against Purchaser Parent, Purchaser and such Purchaser Designated Affiliate (as applicable) in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or law).
Authority and Binding Effect The Parties represent and warrant that they have all necessary power and authority to execute and perform the Agreement, and the Agreement is a legal, valid and binding agreement, enforceable against each party in accordance with its terms.
Authority; Binding Nature of Agreement (a) Parent has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to perform its obligations under this Agreement and, subject to receipt of the Required Parent Shareholder Vote, to consummate the Merger. On or prior to the date hereof, the Parent Board has unanimously: (i) duly and validly authorized and approved the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the Merger by Parent; (ii) determined that the Merger is fair to and in the best interests of Parent and its shareholders; (iii) approved and declared advisable this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger; (iv) subject to the terms and conditions hereof, approved the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock in the Merger as contemplated by this Agreement (the “Parent Share Issuance”); and (v) directed that the Parent Share Issuance be submitted to a vote of Parent’s shareholders, recommended the approval of the Parent Share Issuance for purposes of the rules and regulations of Nasdaq by the holders of shares of Parent Common Stock (the “Parent Board Recommendation”), and resolved to include the Parent Board Recommendation in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, subject to Section 4.3. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and the consummation by Parent of the Merger and other transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Parent, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Parent are necessary to authorize this Agreement other than, with respect to the Merger, the receipt of the Required Parent Shareholder Vote. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of Parent and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement on behalf of the Company, constitutes the valid and binding obligation of Parent, enforceable against Parent in accordance with its terms, subject to: (i) laws of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws, now or hereafter in effect, affecting creditors’ rights generally; and (ii) rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies.
(b) Acquisition Sub is a newly formed, wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent and has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to perform its obligations under this Agreement. The board of directors of Acquisition Sub has: (i) determined that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are fair to, and in the best interests of, Acquisition Sub and its stockholder; (ii) declared that this Agreement is advisable; and (iii) authorized and approved the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Acquisition Sub. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Acquisition Sub and the consummation by Acquisition Sub of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Acquisition Sub, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Acquisition Sub are necessary to authorize this Agreement other than, with respect to the Merger: (A) the adoption of this Agreement by Parent as the sole stockholder of Acquisition Sub (which shall occur immediately following the execution of this Agreement); and (B) the filing of the Certificate of Merger as required by the DGCL. Parent, as the sole stockholder of Acquisition Sub, will vote to adopt this Agreement immediately after the execution and delivery of this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Acquisition Sub and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement on behalf of the Company, constitutes the valid and binding obligation of Acquisition Sub, enforceable against Acquisition Sub in accordance with its terms, subject to: (A) laws of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws, now or hereafter in effect, affecting creditors’ rights generally; and (B) rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies.
Representation on Authority of Parties/Signatories Each person signing this Agreement represents and warrants that he or she is duly authorized and has legal capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement. Each Party represents and warrants to the other that the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of such Party’s obligations hereunder have been duly authorized and that this Agreement is a valid and legal agreement binding on such Party and enforceable in accordance with its terms.
Authority; Binding Nature of Agreements (a) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and all other agreements and instruments contemplated to be executed and delivered by SKYC in connection herewith have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of SKYC and its board of directors.
(b) This Agreement, the Transactional Agreements, and all other agreements and instruments contemplated to be executed and delivered by SKYC constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of SKYC, enforceable against SKYC in accordance with their terms, except to the extent that enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in law or equity.
(c) There is no pending Proceeding, and, to SKYC’s knowledge, no Person has threatened to commence any Proceeding that challenges, or that may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal or otherwise interfering with, the Exchange or SKYC’s ability to comply with or perform its obligations and covenants under the agreements, and, to the knowledge of SKYC, no event has occurred, and no claim, dispute or other condition or circumstance exists, that might directly or indirectly give rise to or serve as a basis for the commencement of any such Proceeding.
Authorization; Binding Effect (i) Seller has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and the Collateral Agreements to which it will be a party and to effect the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Collateral Agreements to which it will be a party has been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action.
(ii) Each Subsidiary that has title to any Purchased Asset or asset acquired after the date hereof that will be a Purchased Asset or an obligation that is or will be an Assumed Liability has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform the Collateral Agreements to which it will be a party and to effect the transactions contemplated thereby, and the execution, delivery and performance of the Collateral Agreements to which it will be a party has been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action.
(b) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Seller and this Agreement is, and the Collateral Agreements to which Seller and each Subsidiary that has title to any asset that is or will be a Purchased Asset or any obligation that is or will be an Assumed Liability, will be a party when duly executed and delivered by Seller or such Subsidiary will be, valid and legally binding obligations of Seller or such Subsidiary, enforceable against Seller or such Subsidiary, as applicable, in accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent that enforcement of the rights and remedies created hereby and thereby may be affected by bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium, insolvency and similar Laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and by general equity principles.
Authority; Binding Agreement (a) The Company hereby represents that this Agreement and the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder (i) has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company, and is a valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws generally affecting the rights of creditors and subject to general equity principles, (ii) does not require the approval of the stockholders of the Company and (iii) does not and will not violate any law, any order of any court or other agency of government, the charter of the Company or the By-laws of the Company, or any stock exchange rule or regulation, or any provision of any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which the Company or any of its properties or assets is or are bound, or conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any such indenture, agreement or other instrument, or result in the creation or imposition of, or give rise to, any lien, charge, restriction, claim, encumbrance or adverse penalty of any nature whatsoever pursuant to any such indenture, agreement or other instrument.
(b) Each member of the Gilead Group represents and warrants that this Agreement and the performance by such member of the Gilead Group of its obligations hereunder (i) has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Gilead Group and such member, and is a valid and binding obligation of such member, enforceable against such member in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws generally affecting the rights of creditors and subject to general equity principles, (ii) does not require approval by any owners or holders of any equity interest in any member of the Gilead Group (except as has already been obtained) and (iii) does not and will not violate any law, any order of any court or other agency of government, the charter or other organizational documents of any member of the Gilead Group, as amended, or any provision of any agreement or other instrument to which any member of the Gilead Group or any of its properties or assets is bound, or conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any such agreement or other instrument, or result in the creation or imposition of, or give rise to, any lien, charge, restriction, claim, encumbrance or adverse penalty of any nature whatsoever pursuant to any such agreement or instrument.
Provisions Binding, Etc The obligations of this Lease shall run with the land, and except as herein otherwise provided, the terms hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns, respectively, of Landlord and Tenant and, if Tenant shall be an individual, upon and to his heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns. Each term and each provision of this Lease to be performed by Tenant shall be construed to be both a covenant and a condition. The reference contained to successors and assigns of Tenant is not intended to constitute a consent to subletting or assignment by Tenant.
Assignability; Binding Effect This Agreement is not assignable by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Parties and any attempt to assign this Agreement without such consent shall be void and of no effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
