Authority Relative to this Agreement (a) Each of TCM and Merger Sub has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party and (subject to the receipt of the consents described in Section 4.06(b) hereof) to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party by TCM and Merger Sub, and the consummation by TCM and Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of TCM and Merger Sub, as the case may be, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of TCM or Merger Sub are necessary to authorize this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements or to consummate the transactions so contemplated. This Agreement has been, and the Ancillary Agreements will be, duly and validly executed and delivered by TCM and Merger Sub and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements by each of the other parties hereto and thereto, constitutes, or, in the case of the Ancillary Agreements, will constitute, legal, valid and binding obligations of TCM and Merger Sub, enforceable against TCM and Merger Sub in accordance with their respective terms. (b) The board of directors of Merger Sub (i) has declared that this Agreement, the Merger, the Ancillary Agreements to which it is party and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby are advisable and in the best interests of its stockholder and (ii) has authorized, approved and adopted this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements to which it is party, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. (c) The TCM Special Committee and the TCM Board (i) have unanimously declared that this Agreement, the Merger, the Ancillary Agreements and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby are advisable, fair to and in the best interests of the stockholder of TCM and (ii) have unanimously authorized, approved and adopted this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. (d) The sole stockholder of TCM and the sole stockholder of Merger Sub have authorized, approved and adopted this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
Authority Relative to this Agreement; Recommendation The Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by the Board and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby except, if required by law, the approval and adoption of this Agreement and the Merger by the holders of the outstanding Shares. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid, legal and binding agreement of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally, and except as the availability of equitable remedies may be limited by the application of general principles of equity (regardless of whether such equitable principle is applied in a proceeding at law or in equity). The Board has duly and validly approved, and taken all corporate actions required to be taken by the Board (including but not limited to all actions the Board reasonably believes to be required to render the provisions of Title 3, Subtitles 2, 6 and 7 of the MGCL, "Special Voting Requirements" and "Voting Rights of Certain Control Shares", respectively, inapplicable to Parent and Acquisition) for the consummation of, the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Offer and the acquisition of the Shares pursuant thereto, the Preferred Stock Issuance and the Merger.
Authority Relative to Agreement (a) The Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and, subject (in the case of the Merger) to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company, and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action by the Company, and (in the case of the Merger, except for the (i) receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval and (ii) filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Delaware Secretary of State) no other corporate action or proceeding on the part of the Company is necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by the other parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except that (A) such enforcement may be subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws, now or hereafter in effect, affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally and (B) the remedies of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any Proceeding therefor may be brought. (b) The Company Board has, by resolutions unanimously adopted by the Company Board, (i) approved this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are advisable and in the best interests of the Company and the Company’s stockholders, (iii) directed that the adoption of this Agreement be submitted to a vote at the Company Stockholders’ Meeting and (iv) resolved to make the Company Recommendation. As of the date of this Agreement, none of the aforesaid actions by the Company Board has been amended, rescinded or modified.
Corporate Authority Relative to this Agreement; No Violation (a) Buyer has all requisite corporate power and corporate authority to enter into, execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the Purchase. The execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of this Agreement has been duly and validly approved and authorized by Buyer and constitutes the valid and binding agreement of Buyer, enforceable against Buyer in accordance with their respective terms, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception. (b) The execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of this Agreement and the Buyer Ancillary Agreements and the consummation of the Purchase by Buyer does not and will not require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, action by, filing with or notification to any Governmental Authority, other than compliance with the applicable requirements of HSR, and other than any consent, approval, authorization, permit, action, filing or notification the failure of which to make or obtain would not (A) have a Material Adverse Effect or (B) prevent or materially delay the consummation of the Purchase. (c) Assuming compliance with the applicable requirements of HSR, the execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of this Agreement and the consummation by Buyer of the Purchase and the other transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not (i) contravene or conflict with the organizational or governing documents of Buyer, (ii) contravene or conflict with or constitute a violation of any provision of any Applicable Law binding upon or applicable to Buyer, or (iii) result in any violation of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any material obligation or to the loss of a material benefit under, any loan, guarantee of indebtedness or credit agreement, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease or agreement binding upon Buyer or result in the creation of any Encumbrance (other than Permitted Encumbrances) upon any of the properties or assets of Buyer, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), any such violation, conflict, default, termination, cancellation, acceleration, right, loss or Encumbrance that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
Leave With Pay for Family-Related Responsibilities (a) For the purpose of this clause, “family” is defined as: (i) spouse (including common law spouse resident with the employee); (ii) children (including xxxxxx children, children of legal or common-law partner and xxxx of the employee); (iii) parents (including step-parents or xxxxxx parents), father-in-law, mother-in-law; (iv) brother, sister, step-brother, step-sister; (v) grandparents and grandchildren of the employee; (vi) any relative, residing in the employee’s household or with whom the employee permanently resides; or (vii) any relative for whom the employee has a duty of care, irrespective of whether they reside with the employee. (b) The total leave with pay which may be granted under this clause shall not exceed thirty-seven decimal five (37.5) hours in a fiscal year. (c) At the request of an employee, leave with pay for family related responsibilities may be granted as follows: (i) to take a dependent family member for medical or dental appointments, or for appointments with school authorities or adoption agencies; the employee who requests a leave pursuant to this clause should make every reasonable effort to schedule these appointments to minimize or preclude his or her absence from work; (ii) for the temporary care of a sick member of the employee's family and to provide the employee with time to make alternate care arrangements where the illness is of a longer duration; (iii) for needs directly related to the birth or adoption of his or her child; (iv) to attend school functions, if the supervisor was notified of the functions as far in advance as possible; (v) to provide for the employee’s child in the case of an unforeseeable closure of the school or daycare facility; (vi) seven decimal five (7.5) hours out of the thirty-seven decimal five (37.5) hours stipulated in paragraph (b) above may be used to attend an appointment with a legal or paralegal representative for non-employment related matters, or with a financial or other professional representative, if the supervisor was notified of the appointment as far in advance as possible.
Authority for this Agreement Each of Parent and Merger Sub has all requisite entity power and authority to comply with, execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Xxxxxx and Xxxxxx Sub have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary entity action on the part of each of Parent and Merger Sub, and no other entity proceedings on the part of Parent and Merger Sub are necessary to authorize this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Xxxxxx and Xxxxxx Sub and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Stockholders, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each of Parent and Merger Sub, enforceable against each of Parent and Merger Sub in accordance with its terms, subject to the Bankruptcy, Equity and Indemnity Exception.
Community Relations Chancellor shall establish and maintain an appropriate community relations program. Chancellor shall attend important college and community events, develop relationships with other key public and private agencies in each of the District's relevant communities where colleges are located and be significantly involved in the District's relevant local communities.
No Agency Relationship Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize or empower either party to act as agent for the other party to this Agreement, or to conduct business in the name, or for the account, of the other party to this Agreement.
Disclaimer of Fiduciary Relationship The Company acknowledges and agrees that (i) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Offered Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, (ii) in connection with the Offering contemplated by this Agreement and the process leading to such transaction, the Underwriters are and have been acting pursuant to a contractual relationship created solely by this Agreement and are not agents or fiduciaries of the Company or its securityholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (iii) no Underwriter has assumed nor will it assume any advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering of the Securities contemplated by this Agreement or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter or its affiliates has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and each such Underwriter has no obligation to the Company with respect to the offering of the Securities contemplated by this Agreement except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (iv) the Underwriters and their affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (v) no Underwriter has provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the Offering contemplated by this Agreement and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate.
No Fiduciary Relationship The Company hereby acknowledges that the Underwriters are acting solely as underwriters in connection with the offering of the Company’s Securities. The Company further acknowledge that the Underwriters are acting pursuant to a contractual relationship created solely by this Agreement entered into on an arm’s length basis and in no event do the parties intend that the Underwriters act or be responsible as a fiduciary to the Company, its management, shareholders, creditors or any other person in connection with any activity that the Underwriters may undertake or have undertaken in furtherance of the offering of the Company’s Securities, either before or after the date hereof. The Underwriters hereby expressly disclaim any fiduciary or similar obligations to the Company, either in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any matters leading up to such transactions, and the Company hereby confirms its understanding and agreement to that effect. The Company hereby further confirms its understanding that no Underwriter has assumed an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the Offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto, including any negotiation related to the pricing of the Securities; and the Company has consulted its own legal and financial advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate in connection with this Agreement and the Offering. The Company and the Underwriters agree that they are each responsible for making their own independent judgments with respect to any such transactions, and that any opinions or views expressed by the Underwriters to the Company regarding such transactions, including but not limited to any opinions or views with respect to the price or market for the Company’s securities, do not constitute advice or recommendations to the Company. The Company hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company may have against the Underwriters with respect to any breach or alleged breach of any fiduciary or similar duty to the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any matters leading up to such transactions.