Post-Closing Operations After the Closing, ACQUIRED COMPANY will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company subject to the terms and conditions outlined in this Agreement. ACQUIRED COMPANY shall be responsible to report to the Company all financial matters and newsworthy events as they materialize, as Seller recognizes Company is a publicly traded company and has certain material obligations of disclosure pursuant to state and federal laws, statutes and regulations.
Ongoing Operations From the Effective Date through Closing:
Operations Pending Closing From the date hereof through the Closing Date, Seller agrees as follows:
Operations Prior to Closing Between the date of the execution of this Agreement and Closing:
Seller’s Closing Costs Seller shall pay the following costs in connection with the consummation of the Closing: (i) all of the charges and transfer taxes for recording the deeds; (ii) all commissions owed to any broker in accordance with the terms of a separate agreement between Seller and such broker; and (iii) all other charges incurred by the Seller in connection with this Agreement (including, without limitation, the fees and expenses for the Seller’s attorneys and other consultants).
Operations Prior to the Closing Date (a) Seller shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to, and to cause the Companies to, operate and carry on the Business in the ordinary course and substantially as operated immediately prior to the date of this Agreement. Consistent with the foregoing, Seller shall use its commercially reasonable efforts, and shall cause the Companies to use their commercially reasonable efforts, consistent with good business practice, to preserve the goodwill of the suppliers, contractors, licensors, employees, customers, distributors and others having business relations with the Business.
Banking Operations Enter into any new material line of business; change its material lending, investment, underwriting, risk and asset liability management and other material banking and operating policies, except as required by applicable law, regulation or policies imposed by any Governmental Authority; or file any application or make any contract with respect to branching or site location or branching or site relocation.
Interim Operations (a) The Company covenants and agrees as to itself and its Subsidiaries that, after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time (unless Parent shall otherwise approve in writing (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned)), and except as otherwise expressly permitted by this Agreement or as required by a Governmental Entity or applicable Laws, the business of it and its Subsidiaries shall be conducted in all material respects in the ordinary course and, to the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to preserve their business organizations substantially intact, maintain satisfactory relationships with Governmental Entities, NERC, PJM, customers and suppliers having significant business dealings with them and keep available the services of their key employees; provided, however, that no action taken by the Company or its Subsidiaries with respect to matters specifically addressed by clauses (i)-(xx) of this Section 6.1(a) shall be deemed a breach of this sentence unless such action would constitute a breach of such other provision. In furtherance of the foregoing, from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time, except (A) as otherwise expressly permitted by this Agreement, (B) as Parent may approve in writing (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), (C) as is required by applicable Law or any Governmental Entity or (D) as set forth in Section 6.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company will not and will not permit its Subsidiaries to:
Pre-Closing Access Subject to confidentiality obligations and similar restrictions that may be applicable to permitting access to or to information furnished to Seller or any of its Subsidiaries by third parties that may be in Seller’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ possession from time to time, from the date hereof until the Initial Closing Date, Seller shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, (a) give Buyer and its Representatives reasonable access to the offices, properties, books and records of Seller and its Subsidiaries, in each case, to the extent relating to the Business, (b) furnish to Buyer and its Representatives such financial and operating data and other information, in each case, to the extent relating to the Business as such Persons may reasonably request and (c) cause the employees, counsel and financial advisors of Seller and its Subsidiaries to reasonably cooperate with Buyer in its investigation of the Business. Any investigation pursuant to this Section 6.02 shall be conducted in such manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the conduct of the business of Seller or its Subsidiaries, including, in the case of Buyer and its Representatives visiting any Restaurant, at least a twenty-four (24) hour prior notice to Seller and limiting such visits, at Seller’s reasonable discretion, to non-peak business hours at any such location. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) Buyer shall not have access to (A) personnel records of the Business Employees relating to individual performance or evaluation records, medical histories or other information which would violate applicable Law or which in Seller’s opinion is sensitive or the disclosure of which could subject Seller or any of its Subsidiaries to risk of Liability, (B) any properties of Seller or its Subsidiaries (whether owned or leased) for purposes of conducting any environmental sampling or testing or any other invasive sampling or testing, (C) any information to the extent relating to any Excluded Asset or Excluded Liability or (D) information relating to the Retained Businesses, and (ii) as and to the extent necessary to avoid contravention or waiver, Seller and its Subsidiaries may withhold any document or information the disclosure of which could reasonably be expect to violate any Contract or any Law or would result in the waiver of any legal privilege or work-product privilege; provided that to the extent practicable, Seller and its Subsidiaries shall make reasonable and appropriate substitute disclosure arrangements under circumstances in which the restrictions of this subclause (ii) apply. Seller shall have the right to have a Representative present at all times during any such inspections, interviews and examinations. Buyer shall hold in confidence all such information on the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the Confidentiality Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, prior to the Initial Closing, without the prior written consent of Seller, which may be withheld for any reason, Buyer shall not contact any employees or consultants of, vendors to, or customers of, Seller or its Subsidiaries about the Business, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
Business Operations Company and Shareholders shall operate the Business and use the Assets in the ordinary course. Company and Shareholders shall not enter into any lease, contract, indebtedness, commitment, purchase or sale or acquire or dispose of any capital asset relating to the Business or the Assets except in the ordinary course of business. Company and Shareholders shall use their best efforts to preserve the Business and Assets intact and shall not take any action that would have an adverse effect on the Business or Assets. Company and Shareholders shall use their best efforts to preserve intact the relationships with payors, customers, suppliers, patients and others having significant business relations with Company. Company and Shareholders shall collect its receivables and pay its trade payables in the ordinary course of business. Company and Shareholdes shall not introduce any new method of management, operations or accounting.
