Changes of Commitments (a) The Aggregate Commitments shall at all times be equal to the lesser of (i) the Aggregate Maximum Credit Amounts after adjustments resulting from reductions pursuant to Section 2.03(b) or (ii) the Borrowing Base as determined from time to time.
Absence of Changes or Events Since the date of the respective Balance Sheets, there has not been any Material Adverse Effect or any development or change in circumstances that is reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.9 or as otherwise contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, since the date of the respective Balance Sheets, the business of each of the Companies and their respective Subsidiaries has been conducted in the ordinary course and in substantially the same manner as previously conducted, and neither of the Companies nor any of their respective Subsidiaries has (i) declared or paid any dividend or made any other distribution to its respective shareholders whether or not upon or in respect of any shares of their respective capital stock, (ii) redeemed or otherwise acquired any shares of their respective capital stock or issued any capital stock or any option, warrant or right relating thereto or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of their respective capital stock, (iii) adopted or materially amended any Benefit Plan (as defined in Section 2.16), except as required by law, or entered into or amended any employment, severance or consulting agreement, contract or similar arrangement, (iv) granted to any their respective directors, officers or employees any increase in compensation or benefits, except for increases for any such director, officer or employee in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or as may be required under existing agreements, (v) incurred or assumed any liability, obligation or indebtedness for borrowed money or guaranteed any such liability, obligation or indebtedness, (vi) permitted, allowed or suffered any of their respective assets to become subject to any mortgage, security interest, lien or other similar restriction of any nature whatsoever, (vii) cancelled any indebtedness or waived any claims or rights of substantial value, except for customer trade adjustments in the ordinary course of business that for either Company do not exceed $25,000 individually or $100,000 in the aggregate, (viii) entered into, or modified, amended, terminated, or permitted the lapse of, any real property lease or other material agreement relating to real property, or (ix) incurred any indebtedness that is senior to the Notes in terms of rights of payment.
Changes and Modifications (i) DST shall have the right, at any time, to modify any systems, programs, procedures or facilities used in performing its obligations hereunder; provided that the Fund will be notified as promptly as possible prior to implementation of such modifications and that no such modification or deletion shall materially adversely change or affect the operations and procedures of the Fund in using the TA2000 System hereunder, the Services or the quality thereof, or the reports to be generated by such system and facilities hereunder, unless the Fund is given thirty (30) days’ prior notice to allow the Fund to change its procedures and DST provides the Fund with revised operating procedures and controls.
Absence of Certain Changes or Events Since January 1, 2006, until the date of this Agreement, (i) except as contemplated by this Agreement, the Company and its Subsidiaries have conducted their business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice, and (ii) there has not been (a) any change, event or occurrence which has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (b) (A) any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or other distribution in cash, stock, property or otherwise in respect of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ capital stock; (B) any redemption, repurchase or other acquisition of any shares of capital stock of the Company or its Subsidiaries (other than in connection with the forfeiture or exercise of equity based awards, Options and Restricted Company Common Stock in accordance with existing agreements or terms); (C) except as contemplated by this Agreement (1) any granting by the Company or its Subsidiaries to any of their directors, officers or employees of any material increase in compensation or benefits, except for increases in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or that are required under any Company Plan; (2) any granting to any director, officer or employee of the right to receive any severance or termination pay, except as provided for under any plan or agreement in effect prior to January 1, 2006 or (3) any entry by the Company or its Subsidiaries into any employment, consulting, indemnification, termination, change of control or severance agreement or arrangement with any present or former director, officer or employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries, or any amendment to or adoption of any Company Plan or collective bargaining agreement; (D) any material change by the Company in its accounting principles, except as may be required to conform to changes in statutory or regulatory accounting rules or GAAP or regulatory requirements with respect thereto; (E) any material Tax election made by the Company or its Subsidiaries or any settlement or compromise of any material Tax liability by the Company or its Subsidiaries; or (F) any material change in Tax accounting principles by the Company or its Subsidiaries, except insofar as may have been required by applicable Law.
Effect of Recapitalizations, Reclassifications and Changes of the Common Stock (a) In the case of: