Authorization; No Conflict or Violation. (a) The Company has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and, subject to the receipt of the Required Company Vote, 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 approved by the Board of Directors of the Company. The Board of Directors of the Company has determined that this Agreement is advisable and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders and has directed that this Agreement be submitted to the Company’s stockholders for approval and adoption at a duly held meeting of such stockholders and has adopted a resolution to the foregoing effect. Except for the Required Company Vote, no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to approve this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and (assuming, with respect to this Agreement, due authorization, execution and delivery by Parent and Merger Sub) constitutes the valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms (except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, moratorium, reorganization or similar Laws of general applicability relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and subject to general principles of equity (the “Bankruptcy and Equity Exception”)). (b) Except as set forth on Section 3.2(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, nor the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by the Company with any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement, will conflict with, or result in any violation of or default (without notice or lapse of time or both) under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation, acceleration of any obligation or to loss of a material benefit under, or give rise to any obligation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to make any payment under, or to the increased, additional, accelerated or guaranteed rights or entitlements of any Person under, or result in the creation of any Liens upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries under, any provisions of (i) the Company Charter or the Company By-Laws; (ii) any Contract or Permit to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party; (iii) any judgment, order, injunction or decree of any Governmental Entity applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets; or (iv) any applicable Law, except in the case of clauses (ii), (iii) or (iv) for violations, defaults, terminations, cancellations, accelerations, losses, obligations, rights, entitlements or creations of Liens that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company (provided, that for purposes of clause (ii) of this Section 3.2(b), clause (ii) of the definition of “Material Adverse Effect” shall not be applicable).
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Labranche & Co Inc), Merger Agreement (Cowen Group, Inc.)
Authorization; No Conflict or Violation. (a) The Company Each of Parent and Merger Sub has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and, subject to the receipt of the Required Company Parent Vote, 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 approved by the Board of Directors of the Companyeach of Parent and Merger Sub. The Board of Directors of the Company Parent has determined that this Agreement is advisable and in the best interests of the Company Parent and its stockholders and has directed that this Agreement the Parent Stock Issuance be submitted to the CompanyParent’s stockholders for approval and adoption at a duly held meeting of such stockholders and has adopted a resolution to the foregoing effect. Except for the Required Company Parent Vote, no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company either Parent or Merger Sub are necessary to approve this Agreement or 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 approved by Parent (being the sole stockholder) of Merger Sub, and no other proceedings on the part of Merger Sub are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Merger Sub and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company each of Parent and Merger Sub and (assuming, with respect to this Agreement, due authorization, execution and delivery by Parent and Merger Subthe Company) constitutes the valid and binding obligations of the Companyeach of Parent and Merger Sub, enforceable against the Company each of Parent and Merger Sub in accordance with its terms (except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, moratorium, reorganization or similar Laws of general applicability relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and subject to general principles of equity (the “Bankruptcy and Equity Exception”)).
(b) Except as set forth on Section 3.2(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Companyeither Parent or Merger Sub, nor the consummation by the Company either Parent or Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by the Company Parent and Merger Sub with any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement, will conflict with, or result in any violation of or default (without notice or lapse of time or both) under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation, acceleration of any obligation or to loss of a material benefit under, or give rise to any obligation of the Company Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to make any payment under, or to the increased, additional, accelerated or guaranteed guarantees rights or entitlements of any Person under, or result in the creation of any Liens upon any of the properties or assets of the Company Parent or its Subsidiaries under, any provisions of (i) the Company Parent Charter or the Company Parent By-Laws; (ii) the Certificate of Incorporation of Merger Sub or the By-Laws of Merger Sub; (iii) any Contract or Permit to which the Company Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is a party; (iiiiv) any judgment, order, injunction or decree of any Governmental Entity applicable to the Company Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets; or (ivv) any applicable Law, except in the case of clauses (ii), (iii) or (iv) for violations, defaults, terminations, cancellations, accelerations, losses, obligations, rights, entitlements or creations of Liens that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company (provided, that for purposes of clause (ii) of this Section 3.2(b), clause (ii) of the definition of “Material Adverse Effect” shall not be applicable)Parent.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Labranche & Co Inc), Merger Agreement (Cowen Group, Inc.)