OPERATION IN ORDINARY COURSE The Acquiring Fund and the Acquired Fund will each operate its respective business in the ordinary course between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, it being understood that such ordinary course of business will include customary dividends and shareholder purchases and redemptions.
Business Assets The Company Assets comprise all of the property and assets of the Business, and none of the Vendor or the Significant Shareholders nor any other person, firm or corporation owns any assets used by the Company in operating the Business, whether under a lease, rental agreement or other arrangement;
Trust Business It and each of its Subsidiaries has properly administered all accounts for which it acts as a fiduciary, including but not limited to, accounts for which it serves as trustee, agent, custodian, personal representative, guardian, conservator or investment advisor, in accordance with the terms of the governing documents and applicable laws and regulations. Neither it nor its Subsidiaries, nor has any of their respective directors, officers or employees, committed any breach of trust with respect to any such fiduciary account and the records for each such fiduciary account.
Holding Companies (a) In the case of Holdings, (i) conduct, transact or otherwise engage in any business or operations other than those incidental to its ownership of the Equity Interests of the Borrower and the performance of the Loan Documents, the ABL Loan Documents, the Second Lien Loan Documents, any Specified Refinancing Debt or any Specified Second Lien Refinancing Debt, (ii) incur any Indebtedness (other than (x) the First Lien Obligations, the ABL Obligations and the Second Lien Obligations, (y) intercompany Indebtedness incurred in lieu of Restricted Payments permitted under Section 7.06 and Indebtedness of the type described in Sections 7.03(i) through (m) (other than Section 7.03(k)(B)), 7.03(o) and 7.03(p) and (z) Guarantees of Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.03(n), (s), (t), (u) or (v)), (iii) create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any Equity Interests of the Borrower (other than Liens pursuant to any Loan Document, any ABL Loan Document or any Second Lien Loan Document, Permitted Other Indebtedness Liens, Specified Refinancing Liens, Specified Second Lien Refinancing Liens or non-consensual Liens arising solely by operation of law); or (iv) make any Investments (other than (x) Investments in the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries (including any temporary Investments to facilitate Permitted Acquisitions and other Investments permitted by Section 7.02) or (y) Investments of the type permitted by Section 7.02(a), (b), (h), (k) or (m). (b) In the case of GYP IV or GYP V, (i) conduct, transact or otherwise engage in any business or operations other than those incidental to their ownership of the Equity Interests of GYP V or the Canadian ULCs, as applicable, (ii) incur any Indebtedness (other than (y) intercompany Indebtedness incurred in lieu of Restricted Payments permitted under Section 7.06 and Indebtedness of the type described in Sections 7.03(i) through (m) (other than Section 7.03(k)(B)), 7.03(o) and 7.03(p) and (z) Guarantees of Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.03(f) (to the extent incurred by a Foreign Subsidiary), (n) (to the extent incurred by a Foreign Subsidiary) and (w)), or (iii) make any Investments (other than (x) Investments in GYP V, the Canadian ULCs or their Subsidiaries (including any temporary Investments to facilitate Permitted Acquisitions and other Investments permitted by Section 7.02), (y) Investments of the type permitted by Section 7.02(a), (b), (c), (h), (i), (k) or (m) or (z) in the case of GYP IV, that certain $390,000,000 promissory note, dated as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, between GYP IV, as lender, and GYP Canada Holdings LP, as borrower). (c) Nothing in this Section 7.14 shall prevent Holdings, GYP IV or GYP V from (i) the maintenance of its legal existence (including the ability to incur fees, costs and expenses relating to such maintenance), (ii) the performance of its obligations with respect to the Transactions, (iii) any public offering of its common stock or any other issuance or sale of its Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests), (iv) making Restricted Payments or Dispositions (other than Dispositions of the Equity Interests of the Borrower), (v) participating in tax, accounting and other administrative matters as a member of the consolidated group of Holdings and the Borrower, (vi) holding any cash and Cash Equivalents (but not operating any property), (vii) providing indemnification to officers, managers and directors, (viii) any activities incidental to compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the rules of national securities exchanges, in each case, as applicable to companies with listed equity or debt securities, as well as activities incidental to investor relations, shareholder meetings and reports to shareholders or debtholders and (ix) any activities incidental to the foregoing.
Investment Assets Those assets of the Fund as the Advisor and the Fund shall specify in writing, from time to time, including cash, stocks, bonds and other securities that the Advisor deposits with the Custodian and places under the investment supervision of the Sub-Advisor, together with any assets that are added at a subsequent date or which are received as a result of the sale, exchange or transfer of such Investment Assets.
Management Accounts To the extent that it owns any Management Account (including any lock-box related thereto), each Guarantor shall comply with Section 5.1 of the Base Indenture with respect to each such Management Account (including any lock-box related thereto).
Subsidiaries and Equity Investments (a) Schedule 4.3 sets forth (i) the name of each corporation which iChance will own at the date of Closing, directly or indirectly, shares of capital stock having in the aggregate 10% or more of the total combined voting power of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of such corporation (hereinafter referred to collectively as "Subsidiaries" and individually as a "Subsidiary") (ii) the name of each corporation, partnership, joint venture or other entity (other than the Subsidiaries) in which iChance has, or pursuant to any agreement has the right to acquire at any time by any means, directly or indirectly, an equity interest or investment; (iii) in the case of each of such corporations described in clauses (i) and (ii) above, (A) the jurisdiction of incorporation, (B) the capitalization thereof and the percentage of each class of capital voting stock owned by iChance, (C) a description of any contractual limitations on the holder's ability to vote or alienate such securities, (D) a description of any outstanding options or other rights to acquire securities of such corporation, and (E) a description of any other contractual provision to which iChance is subject which would materially limit or impair any of iChance's ownership of such entity or interest or its ability to effectively exercise the full rights of ownership of such entity or interest; and (iv) in the case of each of such unincorporated entities, information substantially equivalent to that provided pursuant to clause (iii) above with regard to corporate entities. (b) Each Subsidiary is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own its properties and assets and to conduct its business as now conducted. Each Subsidiary is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in every jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary and is duly qualified to do business in good standing in each jurisdiction in where the nature of the business conducted by iChance or the ownership or leasing of its properties makes such qualification and being in good standing necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified and in good standing will not have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, properties, assets, condition or results of operation of iChance. All the outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable. iChance owns of record and beneficially such amounts of securities of the Subsidiaries as are identified in Schedule 4.3 hereto and, aside from the items identified in Schedule 4.3, iChance owns such securities free and clear of any liens, claims, charges, security interests or other legal or equitable encumbrances, limitations or restrictions. There are no outstanding options, warrants, agreements, conversion rights, preemptive rights or other rights to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire any issued or unissued shares of capital stock of any Subsidiary.
Interim Operations of the Company Except (i) as required by Law, (ii) as consented to in writing by Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), (iii) contemplated by this Agreement or (iv) as set forth in Section 6.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, conduct its business only in the usual, regular and ordinary course consistent with past practice and use all reasonable efforts to preserve intact its current business organization, keep available the services of its current officers and employees and preserve its present relationships with customers, suppliers, licensors, licensees, distributors, Governmental Entities and others having business dealings with them to the end that its goodwill and ongoing business shall be unimpaired at the Effective Time. In addition, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except (w) as required by Law, (x) as consented to in writing by Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), (y) expressly permitted pursuant to this Agreement or (z) as set forth in Section 6.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, do any of the following: (a) except for Shares to be issued or delivered pursuant to the exercise of Options or Warrants, the settlement of RSUs or the lapsing of forfeiture restrictions of Restricted Stock Awards, each outstanding on the date hereof or the issuance of the shares of capital stock of any Subsidiary to the Company, issue, deliver, sell, dispose of, pledge or otherwise encumber, or authorize or propose the issuance, delivery, sale, disposition or pledge or other encumbrance of (i) any shares of its capital stock of any class or any other ownership interest, or any securities or rights convertible into, exchangeable for, or evidencing the right to subscribe for any shares of its capital stock or any other ownership interest, or any rights, warrants, options, calls, commitments or any other agreements of any character to purchase or acquire any shares of its capital stock or any other ownership interest or any securities or rights convertible into, exchangeable for, or evidencing the right to subscribe for, any shares of its capital stock or any other ownership interest (including “phantom” rights and stock appreciation rights), or (ii) any other securities of the Company and its Subsidiaries in respect of, in lieu of, or in substitution for, Shares outstanding on the date hereof; (b) redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, or propose to redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, any outstanding Shares, Options, Warrants or other securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that the Company may (i) withhold Shares to satisfy Tax obligations with respect to Options, Restricted Stock Awards and RSUs granted prior to the date hereof pursuant to the Equity Plans or the Assumed Subsidiary Equity Plans and (ii) acquire Shares in connection with the surrender of Shares by holders of Options or Warrants in order to pay the exercise price of the Options or Warrants; (c) grant any Options, Restricted Stock Awards, RSUs or other equity-based awards or grant any options to purchase Shares under the Company’s 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan; (d) split, combine, subdivide or reclassify any Shares or declare, set aside for payment or pay any dividend in respect of any Shares or otherwise make any payments or distributions to stockholders of the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries that is not wholly owned (directly or indirectly) by Company in their capacity as such; (e) adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than the Merger; (f) acquire (i) by purchase, merger or otherwise, any business or equity interest of any Person or (ii) any asset or assets, except for purchases of components, raw materials or supplies in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or as permitted under Section 6.1(m); (g) sell, lease, license, mortgage, sell and leaseback or otherwise encumber or dispose of any of its properties or other assets or any interests therein, except for sales of inventory and used equipment in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; (h) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money in addition to that incurred as of the date of this Agreement or guarantee any such indebtedness or make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other Person, other than to the Company and its wholly owned Subsidiaries, and other than to employees in respect of travel or other related expenses in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; (i) except as required by Law or except as required by the terms of a Benefit Plan in effect as of the date of this Agreement, (i) enter into an employment agreement with any Person or grant to any Person any right to severance, retention, change in control or termination compensation or benefits, or increase any Person’s rights thereto, (ii) grant any current or former director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any increase in compensation other than, with respect to Persons who are not directors or officers and do not report directly to the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer, ordinary course annual increases consistent with past practice, (iii) enter into, adopt, amend or terminate any collective bargaining agreement or employee benefit plan, program, policy, arrangement or agreement, or (iv) terminate the employment of or hire any Person whose annual compensation exceeded or is reasonably expected to exceed $100,000; (j) except as required by any Benefit Plan in accordance with its terms as of the date of this Agreement, take any action to fund or in any other way secure the payment of compensation and benefits under any Benefit Plan, take any action to accelerate the vesting or payment of any compensation or benefits under any Benefit Plan or materially change any assumption used to calculate funding obligations with respect to any Benefit Plan or change the manner in which contributions to any Benefit Plan are made or the basis on which such contributions are determined; (k) change any of the accounting methods used by the Company or its Subsidiaries unless required by GAAP or applicable Law; (l) amend the Company’s certificate of incorporation or the Company’s bylaws or other comparable charter or organizational documents of any Subsidiary of the Company, except as may be required by applicable Law and except for immaterial amendments under the charter or organizational documents of any Subsidiary of the Company; (m) authorize or make any commitment with respect to, any capital expenditure or other expenditures (including in respect of research and development), other than those which, individually, are less than or equal to $200,000 or, in the aggregate, are less than or equal to $1,000,000; (n) (i) pay, discharge, settle or satisfy any claims, liabilities, obligations or litigation (absolute, accrued, asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise), other than the payment, discharge, settlement or satisfaction in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or in accordance with their terms, of liabilities reserved against in the most recent Financial Statements of the Company included in the Filed SEC Documents (for amounts not in excess of such reserves) or incurred since the date of such Financial Statements in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (ii) cancel any indebtedness, (iii) waive or assign any claims or rights of substantial value, (iv) waive any benefits of, or agree to modify in any respect, or, subject to the terms hereof, fail to enforce, or consent to any matter with respect to which consent is required under, any standstill or similar contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or (v) waive any material benefits of, or agree to modify in any material respect, or, subject to the terms hereof, fail to enforce in any material respect, or consent to any matter with respect to which consent is required under, any material confidentiality or similar contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party; (o) waive the benefits of, or agree to modify in any material manner, any material confidentiality agreement or any standstill or similar agreement to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party; (p) except as required by applicable Tax Law, prepare or file any Tax Return inconsistent with past practice or, on any such Tax Return, take any position, make any election, or adopt any method that is inconsistent with positions taken, elections made or methods used in preparing or filing similar Tax Returns in prior periods; (q) sell, transfer or license to any person or modify any rights (i) to any material Company Intellectual Property Rights, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or (ii) to distribute, license or co-promote any product of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including products under development and products licensed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries); (r) enter into any material joint venture or partnership; (s) engage in any transactions, agreements, arrangements or understandings with any Affiliate or other Person that would be required to be disclosed under Item 404 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act; (t) otherwise manage its working capital in a manner other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; (u) (i) enter into, amend, renew, modify or consent to the termination of (other than a termination in accordance with its terms) any Material Company Contract over $250,000 or Contract over $250,000 that would be a Material Company Contract if in effect on the date of this Agreement or (ii) amend, waive, modify, fail to enforce or consent to the termination of (other than a termination in accordance with it terms) its material rights thereunder; (v) create any Subsidiary; or (w) enter into any contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement to do any of the foregoing.
Intercompany Accounts 39 SECTION 3.31
Valuation of Sub-Advisor Assets The Sub-Advisor agrees to monitor the Sub-Advisor Assets and to notify the Advisor or its designee on any day that the Sub-Advisor determines that a significant event has occurred with respect to one or more securities held in the Sub-Advisor Assets. As requested by the Advisor or the Trust’s Valuation Committee, the Sub-Advisor hereby agrees to provide additional assistance to the Valuation Committee of the Trust, the Advisor and the Trust’s pricing agents in valuing Sub-Advisor Assets held in the portfolio. Such assistance may include fair value pricing of portfolio securities, as requested by the Advisor. The Sub-Advisor agrees that it will act, at all times, in accordance with the Trust’s Valuation Procedures, and will provide such certifications or sub-certifications relating to its compliance with the Trust’s Valuation Procedures as reasonably may be requested, from time to time, by the Advisor or the Trust. The Sub-Advisor also will provide such information or perform such additional acts as are customarily performed by a Sub-Advisor and may be required for a Fund or the Advisor to comply with their respective obligations under applicable federal securities laws, including, without limitation, the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act, the 1934 Act, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and any rule or regulation thereunder.