Certain Approvals 19 Section 5.24
Approvals and Consents Subject to any express provision in this Agreement to the contrary, a Party may conditionally or unconditionally give or withhold any consent to be given under this Agreement.
Approvals and Notifications (a) From and after the Time of Distribution, to the extent that the transfer or assignment of any Asset, the assumption of any Liability, the Reorganization or the Distribution requires any Approvals or Notifications (the “Required Approvals”), the parties will use their reasonable best efforts to obtain or make such Approvals or Notifications as soon as reasonably practicable.
(b) If and to the extent that the valid, complete and perfected transfer or assignment of any Assets or assumption of any Liabilities would be a violation of applicable Law or require any Approvals or Notifications in connection with the Reorganization, or the Distribution, that has not been obtained or made by the Time of Distribution then, unless the parties hereto mutually shall otherwise determine, the transfer or assignment of such Assets or the assumption of such Liabilities, as the case may be, shall be automatically deemed deferred and any such purported transfer, assignment or assumption shall be null and void until such time as all legal impediments are removed or such Approvals or Notifications have been obtained or made; provided, however, that if such legal impediments are not removed, or such Approvals or Notifications are not obtained or made, in each case by the second (2nd) anniversary of the Distribution Date, then, unless the parties hereto mutually shall otherwise determine, all Assets and Liabilities that are held by any member of the Pinnacle Group or the OpCo Group, as the case may be, will be retained by such party indefinitely, and the parties shall execute mutually acceptable documentation to such effect in accordance with applicable Law. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the funds to be transferred to OpCo pursuant to Section 2.3(b)(vi) shall be transferred to OpCo as soon as reasonably practicable following any distribution or distributions, as the case may be, of any such funds to Pinnacle.
(c) If any transfer or assignment of any Asset or any assumption of any Liability intended to be transferred, assigned or assumed hereunder, as the case may be, is not consummated on or prior to the Distribution Date, whether as a result of the provisions of Section 2.6(b) or for any other reason, then, insofar as reasonably possible, the party retaining such Asset or such Liability, as the case may be, shall thereafter hold such Asset or Liability, as the case may be, for the use and benefit of the party entitled thereto (at the expense of such party entitled thereto) until such Asset or Liability is transferred to the party entitled thereto or until such Asset or Liability is retained by the other party pursuant to Section 2.6(b), whichever is sooner. In addition, for such period, the member of the party retaining such Asset or such Liability shall, insofar as reasonably possible and to the extent permitted by applicable Law, treat such Asset or Liability in the ordinary course of business in accordance with past practice and take such other actions as may be reasonably requested by the party to whom such Asset is to be transferred or assigned, or which will assume such Liability, as the case may be, in order to place such party in a substantially similar position as if such Asset or Liability had been transferred, assigned or assumed as contemplated hereby and so that all the benefits and burdens relating to such Asset or Liability, as the case may be, including use, risk of loss, potential for gain, and dominion, control and command over such Asset or Liability, as the case may be, is to inure from and after the Time of Distribution to such party.
(d) If and when the Approvals or Notifications, the absence of which caused the deferral of transfer or assignment of any Asset or the deferral of assumption of any Liability pursuant to Section 2.6(b), are obtained or made, and, if and when any other legal impediments for the transfer or assignment of any Asset or the assumption of any Liability have been removed, the transfer or assignment of the applicable Asset or the assumption of the applicable Liability, as the case may be, shall be effected in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Merger Agreement and/or the applicable Transaction Document.
(e) Any party retaining an Asset or Liability due to the deferral of the transfer or assignment of such Asset or the deferral of the assumption of such Liability, as the case may be, shall not be obligated, in connection with the foregoing and unless the parties have executed documentation providing for such asset or liability to be retained by such party pursuant to Section 2.6(b), to expend any money unless the necessary funds are advanced (or otherwise made available) by the party entitled to the Asset or Liability, other than reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, attorneys’ fees and recording or similar fees, all of which shall be promptly reimbursed by such party entitled to such Asset or Liability.
(f) To the extent any Pinnacle Asset intended to be subject to the Master Lease is transferred to or retained by a member of the OpCo Group pursuant to this Section 2.6, the rent payable under the Master Lease and the other obligations of the tenant under the Master Lease with respect to such Pinnacle Asset shall not be impacted by the transfer or retention of such Pinnacle Asset to a member of the OpCo Group (and such rent and other obligations shall be determined as if such Pinnacle Asset had been transferred or assigned to Pinnacle or a member of the Pinnacle Group); provided, that if such Pinnacle Asset is not transferred or assigned back to Pinnacle or a member of the Pinnacle Group by the second (2nd) anniversary of the Distribution Date, then the parties shall negotiate in good faith with respect to an alternative arrangement to place the parties in substantially equivalent economic circumstances with respect to the benefits and burdens of ownership of such Pinnacle Asset as if such Pinnacle Asset had been transferred as contemplated hereby.
(g) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the obligations of the parties set forth in Section 2.1(d), this Section 2.6 and Section 2.7 shall continue indefinitely (and shall not terminate on the second (2nd) anniversary of the Time of Distribution) with respect to any Assets or Liability associated with the leases specified on Schedule 2.6(g), the transfer of which has been deferred pursuant to this Section 2.6.
Approvals and Consent Except as otherwise set out in this Agreement, and subject to any statutory obligations, a Party may give or withhold an approval or consent to be given under this Agreement in that Party’s absolute discretion and subject to any conditions determined by the Party. A Party is not obliged to give its reasons for giving or withholding consent or for giving consent subject to conditions.
No Violation; Consents and Approvals (a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company does not, and the performance of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation of the Transactions will not, (i) conflict with or violate the organizational documents of the Company, (ii) conflict with or violate any laws applicable to the Company or by or to which any of its properties or assets are bound or subject, or (iii) result in any breach of, constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a material default) under, or give to others any right of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or require payment under, or result in the creation of a Lien on any of the material properties or assets of the Company under, any material bond, note, mortgage, deed of trust, lease, commitment, obligation, understanding, arrangement, indenture, other evidence of indebtedness, guarantee, license, agreement or other contract or instrument (“Contract”) to which the Company is a party or by or to which the Company or any of its properties or assets are bound or subject, in each case that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to materially impair the Company’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder or to consummate the Transactions.
(b) Assuming the representations and warranties of each Noteholder set forth in Section 3.2 and Section 3.3 are true and correct, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company does not, and the performance by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions will not, require the Company to make any filing with, obtain any permit, authorization, consent or approval of, or given any notice to (“Consents”), any court, tribunal, legislative, executive or regulatory authority or agency (a “Governmental Authority”), or any third party except for (i) such consents, approvals or notices which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to materially impair the Company’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder or to consummate the Transactions and (ii) such consents, approvals or notices which have been or will be obtained prior to the Closing Date.
Approvals and Filings Other than the completion of the filing of the Series A Certificate of Designation, no authorization, approval or consent of any court, governmental body, regulatory agency, self-regulatory organization, stock exchange or market or the stockholders of the Company is required to be obtained by the Company for the entry into or the performance of this Agreement and the other Primary Documents.
Consents and Approvals; No Violations Except as set forth in Section 3.6 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, subject to receipt of the Company Shareholder Approval, Parent Shareholder Approval and the Required Limited Partners Approval and except (a) for filings, permits, authorizations, consents and approvals as may be required under, and other applicable requirements of, the Exchange Act, the Securities Act or state securities laws, (b) the filing with the SEC of a joint proxy statement in definitive form relating to the meeting of the Company’s stockholders and the meeting of Parent’s stockholders, in each case, to be held in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Proxy Statement”) and of a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”) in which the Proxy Statement will be included as a joint prospectus, and declaration of effectiveness of the Form S-4, such filings and approvals as are required to be made or obtained under the securities or “Blue Sky” laws of various states in connection with the issuance of the shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement and approval of listing of such Parent Common Stock on the NYSE, (c) for (A) the acceptance for record by the SDAT of the Maryland Articles of Merger and (B) the filing of the Delaware Merger Certificate with the DSOS, (d) compliance with the NYSE rules and regulations and (e) such filings as may be required in connection with any transfer Taxes, none of the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by the Company and the Operating Partnership, the consummation by the Company and the Operating Partnership of the Mergers or compliance by the Company and the Operating Partnership with any of the provisions hereof will (i) conflict with or result in any breach of any provision of the organizational documents of the Company or the comparable governing instruments of any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) require any filing by the Company or any Company Subsidiary with, notice to, or permit, authorization, consent or approval of, any municipal, local, state or federal government or governmental authority or by any United States or state court of competent jurisdiction (each, a “Governmental Entity”), (iii) require any consent or notice under, result in a violation or breach by the Company or any Company Subsidiary of, constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to any right of notice, termination, amendment, cancellation, recapture or acceleration) under, result in the triggering of any payment, or result in the creation of any Lien or other encumbrance on any property or asset of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries pursuant to, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Material Contract to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party or by which it or any of its respective properties or assets may be bound or any change in the rights or obligations of any party under any Material Contract or (iv) violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute, ordinance, requirement, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or any of its respective properties or assets (collectively, “Laws”), excluding from the foregoing clauses (i) (other than in the case of the Company), (ii), (iii) and (iv) any of the foregoing which, would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect and any of the foregoing arising in connection with the Financing or arising as a result of any circumstances or requirements applicable to Parent or any of its Affiliates.
Governmental Approvals and Consents (a) Each party hereto shall, as promptly as possible, (i) make, or cause or be made, all filings and submissions required under any Law applicable to such party or any of its Affiliates; and (ii) use reasonable best efforts to obtain, or cause to be obtained, all consents, authorizations, orders and approvals from all Governmental Authorities that may be or become necessary for its execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations pursuant to this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents. Each party shall cooperate fully with the other party and its Affiliates in promptly seeking to obtain all such consents, authorizations, orders and approvals. The parties hereto shall not willfully take any action that will have the effect of delaying, impairing or impeding the receipt of any required consents, authorizations, orders and approvals.
(b) The Partnership and Royale shall use reasonable best efforts to give all notices to, and obtain all consents from, all third parties that are described in Section 4.03 and Section 5.03 of the Disclosure Schedules.
(c) Without limiting the generality of the parties’ undertakings pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) above, each of the parties hereto shall use all reasonable best efforts to:
(i) respond to any inquiries by any Governmental Authority regarding antitrust or other matters with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document;
(ii) avoid the imposition of any order or the taking of any action that would restrain, alter or enjoin the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document; and
(iii) in the event any Governmental Order adversely affecting the ability of the parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document has been issued, to have such Governmental Order vacated or lifted.
(d) All analyses, appearances, meetings, discussions, presentations, memoranda, briefs, filings, arguments, and proposals made by or on behalf of either party before any Governmental Authority or the staff or regulators of any Governmental Authority, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not including any interactions between Matrix or the Royale Parties and Governmental Authorities in the ordinary course of business, any disclosure which is not permitted by Law or any disclosure containing confidential information) shall be disclosed to the other party hereunder in advance of any filing, submission or attendance, it being the intent that the parties will consult and cooperate with one another, and consider in good faith the views of one another, in connection with any such analyses, appearances, meetings, discussions, presentations, memoranda, briefs, filings, arguments, and proposals. Each party shall give notice to the other party with respect to any meeting, discussion, appearance or contact with any Governmental Authority or the staff or regulators of any Governmental Authority, with such notice being sufficient to provide the other party with the opportunity to attend and participate in such meeting, discussion, appearance or contact.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 6.08 shall require, or be construed to require, the Partnership or Royale or any of their Affiliates to agree to (i) sell, hold, divest, discontinue or limit, before or after the Closing Date, any assets, businesses or interests of Royale, the Partnership or any of their respective Affiliates; (ii) any conditions relating to, or changes or restrictions in, the operations of any such assets, businesses or interests which, in either case, could reasonably be expected to result in a Partnership Material Adverse Effect or a Royale Material Adverse Effect, or which would materially and adversely impact the economic or business benefits to Parent, Royale, Matrix, the Partnership or their respective stockholders or partners, of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; or (iii) any material modification or waiver of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Governmental Approvals and Filings Except for any notices required or permitted to be filed after the Closing Date with certain federal and state securities commissions, the Company shall have obtained all governmental approvals required in connection with the lawful sale and issuance of the Notes.
Consents, Approvals and Filings (a) Chartwell and Trenwick will make and cause their respective subsidiaries to make all necessary registrations and filings, as promptly as practicable, including those required under the HSR Act, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, state securities laws and state insurance laws, in order to facilitate prompt consummation of the Merger, the Stock Option Agreement and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, Chartwell and Trenwick will each use their commercially reasonable efforts, and will cooperate fully with each other (i) to comply as promptly as practicable with all governmental requirements applicable to the Merger, the Stock Option Agreement and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (ii) to obtain as promptly as practicable all necessary permits, orders or other consents, approvals or authorizations from, or to avoid an action or proceeding by, any Governmental Entity and consents, approvals or waivers from all third parties (including Lloyd's) necessary in connection with the consummation of the Merger, the Stock Option Agreement and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each of Chartwell and Trenwick shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to provide such information and communications to Governmental Entities and Lloyd's as they may reasonably request.
(b) Each of the parties shall provide to the other party copies of all applications or other communications in advance of filing or submission of such applications or communications to Governmental Entities or Lloyd's in connection with this Agreement. Trenwick shall give to Chartwell prompt written notice if it receives any notice or other communication from any Insurance Regulator or Lloyd's in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and, in the case of any such notice or communication which is in writing, shall promptly furnish Chartwell with a copy thereof. Each of the parties shall give to the other party reasonable prior written notice of the time and place when any meetings may be held by it with Insurance Regulators or Lloyd's in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the party to whom such notice shall be given shall have the right to have a representative or representatives present at any such meeting.
(c) Chartwell shall give prompt notice to Trenwick, and Trenwick shall give prompt notice to Chartwell, of (i) any representation or warranty made by it contained in this Agreement that is qualified as to materiality becoming untrue or inaccurate in any respect or any such representation or warranty that is not so qualified becoming untrue or inaccurate in any material respect or (ii) the failure by it to comply with or satisfy in any material respect any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it under this Agreement; provided, however, that no such notification shall affect the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements of the parties or the conditions to the obligations of the parties under this Agreement.
