Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence; Compliance. (a) Continue to engage in business of the same general type as now conducted by it and preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its existence (which, in the case of the Company shall be as a duly formed and existing limited liability company or, if the provisions set forth in the immediately succeeding sentence have been satisfied, a duly organized and existing corporation or partnership), except as otherwise expressly permitted under Section 7.4, (b) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business except where failure to take such action would not reasonably be expected, in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect and (c) comply with all Contractual Obligations and Requirements of Law, except to the extent that failure to comply therewith would not reasonably be expected, in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company may change the form of its business organization from limited liability company to corporate form or to a limited partnership form provided that (i) immediately upon giving effect to any such change, all representations and warranties made by the Company under Section 4 hereof are true and correct as if made at such time by the Company in such successor form and (ii) upon or prior to the date of such change, the Company shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of the Company to such effect and opinion satisfactory to the Administrative Agent with respect to the assumption of all agreements, obligations and liabilities hereunder by the Company in such successor form.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Lazard Group LLC), Credit Agreement (Lazard LTD), Credit Agreement (Lazard Group LLC)