Assignment; Binding Agreement Neither this Agreement nor any right or obligation hereunder shall be assignable by any party without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto. This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective legal representatives, successors and assigns.
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.
Authorization; Binding Agreement The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which it is or is required to be a party, to perform the Company’s obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, subject to obtaining the Required Company Stockholder Approval. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which the Company is or is required to be a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, (a) have been duly and validly authorized by the Company’s board of directors in accordance with the Company’s Organizational Documents, the DGCL, any other applicable Law or any Contract to which the Company or any of its stockholders is a party or by which it or its securities are bound and (b) other than the Required Company Stockholder Approval, no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which it is a party or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement has been, and each Ancillary Document to which the Company is or is required to be a party shall be when delivered, duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and any such Ancillary Document by the other parties hereto and thereto, constitutes, or when delivered shall constitute, the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions. The Company’s board of directors, by resolutions duly adopted at a meeting duly called and held (i) determined that this Agreement and the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby are advisable, fair to, and in the best interests of, the Company, its Subsidiaries and its stockholders, (ii) approved this Agreement and the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement in accordance with the DGCL, (iii) directed that this Agreement be submitted to the Company’s stockholders for adoption and (iv) resolved to recommend that the Company stockholders adopt this Agreement.
Agreement Binding This Agreement shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
Power; Binding Agreement Stockholder has the legal capacity, power and authority to enter into and perform all of its obligations under this Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Stockholder will not violate any agreement or any court order to which Stockholder is a party or is subject including, without limitation, any voting agreement or voting trust. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Stockholder.
Execution, Delivery; Valid and Binding Agreement The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Buyer and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all requisite corporate action, and no other corporate proceedings on its part are necessary to authorize the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Buyer and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of Buyer, enforceable in accordance with its terms.
Superseding Agreement; Binding Effect This Agreement supersedes any statements, representations or agreements of BB&T with respect to the grant of the Award or any related rights, and the Participant hereby waives any rights or claims related to any such statements, representations or agreements. This Agreement does not supersede or amend any existing confidentiality agreement, nonsolicitation agreement, noncompetition agreement, employment agreement or any other similar agreement between the Participant and BB&T or an Affiliate, including, but not limited to, any restrictive covenants contained in such agreements.
Authority and Binding Agreement As of the Effective Date, (i) it has the corporate power and authority and the legal right to enter into this Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder; (ii) it has taken all necessary corporate action on its part required to authorize the execution and delivery of the Agreement and the performance of its obligations hereunder; and (iii) the Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Party, and constitutes a legal, valid, and binding obligation of such Party that is enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.
Authorization; Valid and Binding Agreement (a) Each of Parent and Merger Sub has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each other certificate, agreement, document and instrument to be executed and delivered by the Parent or Merger Sub in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, the “Parent Transaction Documents”) and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate, on the terms and subject to the conditions hereof and thereof, the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, subject in the case of the consummation of the Merger to the adoption of this Agreement by Parent as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub (which shall occur immediately after the execution and delivery of this Agreement). All corporate action on the part of Parent, its officers, directors and stockholders necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and each of the Parent Transactions Documents and the performance of all obligations of Parent hereunder and thereunder has been taken, subject only to the adoption of this Agreement by Parent as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub (which shall occur immediately after the execution and delivery of this Agreement). This Agreement and each of the Parent Transaction Documents have been duly executed and delivered by Parent and Merger Sub or, in the case of the Parent Transaction Document to be executed and delivered hereafter, each such Parent Transaction Document will have been duly executed and delivered as of the Closing Date. This Agreement and each of the Parent Transaction Documents each constitute or, in the case of any Parent Transaction Documents to be executed hereafter, each such Parent Transaction Document will constitute a legal valid and binding obligation of Parent and Merger Sub and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company, will be enforceable against Parent and Merger Sub in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy Laws, other similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights and general principles of equity affecting the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies. As of the date of this Agreement, the Board of Directors of each of Parent and Merger Sub has approved, adopted and declared advisable the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and consummation by each of Parent and Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Except as set forth on Section 4.3(b) of the Parent Disclosure Letter, neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement and the Parent Transaction Documents by Parent or Merger Sub nor the consummation of the Merger by Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Subsidiaries will, directly or indirectly (with or without the giving of notice or the passage of time or both), (i) require any consent, approval or other action of any Person under any Parent Contract, (ii) (A) violate, result in a breach of, conflict with or entitle any Governmental Entity or any other Person to accelerate the maturity or performance under, amend, call a default under, exercise any remedy under, modify, rescind, suspend or terminate or (B) create any material obligation on the part of Parent or Merger Sub that it was not obligated to perform immediately before such Parent Transaction Document was executed under, any term of any such Parent Contract or any Law, (iii) violate or result in the material breach of any term of the certificate or articles of incorporation or bylaws or other organizational documents or resolution of the Board of Directors, any committee of the Board of Directors, stockholders or comparable bodies of Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Subsidiaries or (iv) result in the amendment, creation, imposition or modification of any Lien other than a Permitted Lien upon or with respect to any of the material properties or assets that Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Subsidiaries owns, uses or purports to own or use.
Entire Agreement; Binding Effect This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes any prior agreements or understandings between the parties. This Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and authorized assigns.
