The Business The parties acknowledge that the Company is engaged in the development, marketing and sale of certain proprietary technologies, processes and related products in the areas of chemical detection, technical processes, and technical/business services, and that the Company may also from time to time become or may intend to become engaged in other business endeavors (individually and collectively, the "BUSINESS"). The Company shall be deemed to intend to become engaged in a business endeavor if it has devoted or expended any significant resources, either financial or human resources, towards the proposed endeavor, either in planning or implementing the undertaking of such planned endeavor.
CASUALTY LOSS AND CONDEMNATION If, prior to the Closing, the Properties or any part thereof shall be condemned, or destroyed or materially damaged by fire or other casualty (that is, damage or destruction in excess of One Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars $100,000.00), Contributor shall immediately so notify Acquiror and Acquiror shall have the option either to terminate this Agreement upon written notice to Contributor or to consummate the transaction contemplated by this Agreement notwithstanding such condemnation, destruction or material damage. If Acquiror elects to consummate the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, Acquiror shall be entitled to receive the condemnation proceeds or settle the loss under all policies of insurance applicable to the destruction or damage and receive the proceeds of insurance applicable thereto, and Contributor shall, at the Closing and thereafter as necessary, execute and deliver to Acquiror all required proofs of loss, assignments of claims and other similar items. If Acquiror elects to terminate this Agreement, the Xxxxxxx Money shall be returned to Acquiror by Escrowee, in which event this Agreement shall, without further action of the parties, become null and void and neither party shall have any rights or obligations under this Agreement. If there is any other damage or destruction (that is, damage or destruction of One Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars $100,000.00 or less) to the Properties or any part thereof, Contributor shall either repair such damage prior to the Closing or, at Acquiror's option, assign all insurance claims pertaining to such damage or destruction to Acquiror by executing and delivering to Acquiror at the Closing and thereafter as necessary all required proofs of loss, assignments of claims and other similar items. If Acquiror elects to take an assignment of all insurance claims as aforesaid, Acquiror shall receive at the Closing a credit against the Contribution Consideration in an amount equal to any deductible(s) applicable thereto.
Insurance Business All insurance policies issued by any Regulated Insurance Company are, to the extent required under applicable law, on forms approved by the insurance regulatory authorities of the jurisdictions where issued or have been filed with and not objected to by such authorities within the period for objection, except for those forms with respect to which a failure to obtain such approval or make such a filing without it being objected to, either individually or in the aggregate, has not had, and could not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
Casualty Neither the businesses nor the properties of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries are affected by any fire, explosion, accident, strike, lockout or other labor dispute, drought, storm, hail, earthquake, embargo, act of God or of the public enemy or other casualty (whether or not covered by insurance) that, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Operation of the Business Between the date of this Agreement and the Closing, Seller shall:
Casualty, Etc Neither the businesses nor the properties of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries are affected by any fire, explosion, accident, strike, lockout or other labor dispute, drought, storm, hail, earthquake, embargo, act of God or of the public enemy or other casualty (whether or not covered by insurance) that, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Casualty Loss Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event of substantial and material damage by fire or other material casualty to the Facility of any LLC prior to Closing (a "Material Casualty Loss"), Seller shall promptly commence and diligently pursue the repair or replacement of the equipment or other materials damaged at the affected Facility, and this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and no failure of a condition to Closing shall be deemed to exist by virtue of such event, if, in any such event, Seller so commences and pursues such repair or replacement and completes such repair or replacement work on or before the Closing Date; provided, that if such repair or replacement shall not have been completed on or before the Closing Date, the Closing of the purchase and sale contemplated hereby shall nevertheless occur with respect to each LLC owning a Facility that is not affected by such Material Casualty Loss, the Purchase Price payable at such Closing shall be reduced by the amount (the "Casualty Loss Amount") shown in Schedule 7.11 for each LLC owning a Facility affected by such Casualty Loss (and any of the LLCs owning or holding assets related to the affected Facility) (collectively, the "Affected LLCs"), and the Closing of the purchase and sale contemplated hereby with respect to the Affected LLCs shall be deferred until such later date, but in no event later than May 31, 2001, as shall be necessary to permit Seller to complete the repair or replacement work with respect to the affected Facility. At any such deferred Closing, the purchase price for the sale and conveyance to Buyer of the LLC Interests of the Affected LLCs shall be the Casualty Loss Amount with respect to such Affected LLCs. If such a deferred Closing shall not have occurred with respect to such Affected LLCs on or before May 31, 2001, Buyer or Seller may terminate this Agreement with respect to each such Affected LLCs upon written notice to the other Party, unless, prior to such termination, the Parties shall have agreed in writing upon an extension of the latest date on which a deferred Closing may occur pursuant to this Section 7.11.
Properties, Business, Insurance The Company shall maintain and cause each of its subsidiaries to maintain as to their respective properties and business, with financially sound and reputable insurers, insurance against such casualties and contingencies and of such types and in such amounts as is customary for companies similarly situated, which insurance shall be deemed by the Company to be sufficient.
Outside Businesses Subject to the provisions of Section 6.3, any Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware Trustee and the Property Trustee may engage in or possess an interest in other business ventures of any nature or description, independently or with others, similar or dissimilar to the activities of the Trust, and the Trust and the Holders of Securities shall have no rights by virtue of this Trust Agreement in and to such independent ventures or the income or profits derived therefrom, and the pursuit of any such venture, even if competitive with the activities of the Trust, shall not be deemed wrongful or improper. No Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware Trustee or the Property Trustee shall be obligated to present any particular investment or other opportunity to the Trust even if such opportunity is of a character that, if presented to the Trust, could be taken by the Trust, and any Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware Trustee and the Property Trustee shall have the right to take for its own account (individually or as a partner or fiduciary) or to recommend to others any such particular investment or other opportunity. Any Covered Person, the Delaware Trustee and the Property Trustee may engage or be interested in any financial or other transaction with the Sponsor or any Affiliate of the Sponsor, or may act as depositary for, trustee or agent for, or act on any committee or body of holders of, securities or other obligations of the Sponsor or its Affiliates.
Conduct of the Business (a) Except as (i) set forth in Section 5.2(a) of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule or (ii) as is necessary and commercially reasonable in response to a Contagion Event or Contagion Event Measures, subject to Sellers providing Purchaser with advance notice and obtaining Purchaser’s prior written consent in respect of any such action (unless it is not reasonably practicable under the circumstances to provide such prior notice and obtain prior consent, in which case Sellers shall provide notice to Purchaser as soon as reasonably practicable), from the date hereof until the earlier of the Closing Date or the termination of this Agreement, the Sellers shall cause the Bank and the Transferred Subsidiaries to (1) carry on their businesses in the ordinary course of business in all material respects; (2) use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve their present business organizations and relationships; and (3) use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve the rights, franchises, goodwill and relations of their customers, clients and others with whom business relationships exist; provided, that this Section 5.2(a) shall not apply to the Excluded Assets and Liabilities. (b) Except as set forth in Section 5.2(b) of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule or to the extent required to effect the Excluded Assets and Liabilities Transfer, from the date hereof until the earlier of the Closing Date or the termination of this Agreement, except as (A) otherwise expressly required by this Agreement, (B) consented to in writing in advance by Purchaser (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed), or (C) required by applicable Law, Sellers shall cause the Bank and the Transferred Subsidiaries not to: (i) amend the Bank’s or any Transferred Subsidiaries’ Constituent Documents or permit any waiver or grant any consent under their respective Constituent Documents; (ii) (A) merge or consolidate with any other Person, (B) acquire (including by merger, consolidation, or acquisition of stock or assets) any interest in any other Person or any division thereof or any assets, securities or property, other than (x) acquisitions of securities under the Bank’s or an applicable Transferred Subsidiary’s investment portfolio consistent with the Bank’s or an applicable Transferred Subsidiary’s investment policy in effect as of the date hereof, (y) as may be deemed necessary or advisable by it in the exercise of its rights in connection with an Extension of Credit, or (z) acquisitions in the ordinary course of business, or (C) adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, recapitalization, restructuring or other reorganization; -55- purchases of federal funds, borrowings from any Federal Home Loan Bank, sales of certificates of deposit, issuances of commercial papers, entry into repurchase agreements and satisfaction of legal requirements in the exercise of trust powers, in each case, on terms and in amounts consistent with past practice) or (y) for any Excluded Assets and Liabilities, (A) subject any material asset of the Bank or of any Transferred Subsidiary to a Lien or permit, allow or suffer to exist any Lien in respect thereof, other than Permitted Liens; or (B) incur any liability for borrowed money (or guarantee any indebtedness for borrowed money), issue any debt securities, assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise as an accommodation become responsible for the obligations of any other Person (other than a Transferred Subsidiary); (viii) dispose of any material assets (without limiting Section 5.2(b)(xii), other than Intellectual Property) to any person other than a Transferred Subsidiary, including existing branches of the Bank, except in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to Contracts in force as of the date of this Agreement; (ix) other than as required by the terms of any Benefit Plan existing as of the date hereof, (A) increase the compensation or benefits of any Business Employee, other than the payment of incentive compensation for completed performance periods based upon corporate performance, the performance of such employee and, if applicable, such employee’s business, in each case determined in accordance with the terms of the applicable Benefit Plan and in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (B) enter into any change-in-control, retention, employment, severance, termination or other similar agreement or arrangement with any Business Employee, or increase or commit to increase the change-in-control, severance or termination pay or benefits payable to any Business Employee, (C) pay or award, or commit to pay or award, any bonuses or incentive compensation to any Business Employee other than incentive compensation payments contemplated by clause (A) above, (D) enter into, establish, adopt, terminate or amend any Benefit Plan or any plan, program, arrangement, practice or agreement that would be a Benefit Plan if it were in existence on the date hereof, except for de minimis administrative amendments that would not increase the benefits provided thereunder or the cost thereof to the Bank and the Transferred Subsidiaries, (E) take any action to amend or waive any performance or vesting criteria or accelerate vesting, exercisability or funding under any Benefit Plan, with respect to any Business Employee, (F) hire any Business Employee, other than as permitted under Section 5.10(e), (G) terminate the employment of any Business Employee with the title of Managing Director or above, other than for cause or pay any severance, termination pay or benefits to any employee without obtaining an effective comprehensive general release of claims against the Bank and the Transferred Subsidiaries, (H) transfer the employment of any Business Employee to Sellers or any of their Affiliates (other than the Bank or any Transferred Subsidiary), or transfer the employment of any employee, officer, director, or natural person independent contractor of Sellers or any of their Affiliates (other than the Bank or any Transferred Subsidiary) to the Bank or its Affiliates (other than as permitted under Section 5.10(e)), (I) grant to any Business Employee any right to reimbursement, indemnification, or payment for any Taxes incurred under Section 409A or 4999 of the Code, or (J) recognize any union, labor organization or
