Conduct of Business of Parent and Merger Sub. (a) Unless the Company shall otherwise consent in writing (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), during the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, except as specifically contemplated by the terms of this Agreement: (i) Parent and Merger Sub shall conduct their respective business in, and shall not take any action other than in, the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (ii) Parent and Merger Sub shall use commercially reasonable efforts to continue to maintain, in all material respects, their respective assets, properties and rights in accordance with present practice in a condition suitable for their current use, and (iii) Parent and Merger Sub shall use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with the foregoing to conduct the business of Parent and Merger Sub in compliance with applicable Laws in all material respects, including without limitation the timely filing of all reports, forms or other documents with the SEC required to be filed with the SEC by Parent pursuant to the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act, and to preserve intact the business organization of Parent.
(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (a), during the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, neither Parent nor Merger Sub will (except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement), without the prior written consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld):
(i) authorize for issuance, issue, grant, sell, pledge, dispose of or propose to issue, grant, sell, pledge or dispose of any shares of, or any options, warrants, commitments, subscriptions or rights of any kind to acquire or sell Ordinary Shares (including upon exercise of any outstanding option, warrant or similar right to acquire such Ordinary Shares), any other shares of capital stock or other securities or equity interests, including any securities convertible into or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares or equity interest of any class and any other equity-based awards or alter in any way its outstanding securities or make any changes in outstanding shares of capital stock or its capitalization, whether by means of a reclassification, recapitalization, stock split or combination, exchange or readjustment of shares, stock dividend or otherwise or agree to register under the Securities Act any capital stock of Parent or Merger Sub;
(ii) declare, pay or set aside any dividend;
(iii) incur,...
Conduct of Business of Parent and Merger Sub. From the date of this Agreement until the earlier of (a) the Termination Date and (b) the expiration or termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act applicable to the Merger and the receipt of the Consents (or expiration of applicable waiting periods) of the Governmental Entities set forth on Section 5.2 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, Parent and Merger Sub shall not, and shall cause their Subsidiaries and Affiliates not to, acquire or agree to acquire by merger or consolidation with, or by purchasing a material portion of the assets of or equity in, any person (a “Specified Acquisition”), if the entering into a definitive agreement with respect to or the consummation of a Specified Acquisition would reasonably be expected to (i) prevent, materially delay or materially impede the obtaining of the expiration or termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act applicable to the Merger and the receipt of Consents (or expiration of applicable waiting periods) of the Governmental Entities set forth on Section 5.2 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, or (ii) materially increase the risk of any Governmental Entity seeking or entering an order, ruling, judgment or injunction prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
Conduct of Business of Parent and Merger Sub. During the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement, Parent and Merger Sub shall not, and shall cause their Affiliates not to, without the Company’s prior written consent, take any action (including any acquisition of any Person in a similar line of business as the Company) or omit to take any action if such action or omission would reasonably be expected to result in any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in Article VI not being satisfied on or before the Outside Date.
Conduct of Business of Parent and Merger Sub. Except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, Parent shall conduct its business in the usual, regular and ordinary course in substantially the same manner as previously conducted, and use all commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact its business organization, keep available the services of its current officers and employees and keep its relationships with customers, suppliers, licensors, licensees and employees and others with which it has business relationships. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, and except as otherwise permitted pursuant to this Agreement or in the ordinary course of business, the Company shall not, and shall not permit Merger Sub to, do any of the following without the prior written consent of the Company:
(a) (i) declare, set aside or pay any dividends on, or make any other distributions in respect of, any of its capital stock, (ii) split, combine or reclassify any of its capital stock or issue or authorize the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for shares of its capital stock or (iii) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock of the Parent or any other securities thereof or any rights, warrants or options to acquire any such shares or other securities;
(b) issue, sell, grant, pledge, deliver, otherwise encumber or subject to any Lien (i) any shares of its capital stock, (ii) any securities convertible into or exchangeable for, or any options, warrants or rights to acquire, any such shares, voting securities or convertible or exchangeable securities, or (iii) any "phantom" stock, "phantom" stock rights, stock appreciation rights or stock-based performance units, other than the issuance of Company Stock upon the exercise of stock options and warrants outstanding on the date of this Agreement and in accordance with their present terms;
(c) amend its articles of incorporation or by-laws (or equivalent governing instruments), except as required by the terms of this Agreement;
(d) acquire or agree to acquire (i) by merging or consolidating with, or by purchasing assets of, or by any other manner, any equity interest in or portion of any business of any corporation, partnership, company, limited liability company, joint venture, association or other business organization or division thereof or (ii) any assets that, individually, are in e...
Conduct of Business of Parent and Merger Sub. Between the date hereof and the Effective Time, Parent and Merger Sub shall not, and shall not permit any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates to, take or agree to take any action (including entering into agreements with respect to any acquisitions, mergers, consolidations or business combinations) that would reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Parent Material Adverse Effect or otherwise prevent or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including to delay in any material respect the obtainment of any approval required under antitrust Law).
Conduct of Business of Parent and Merger Sub. Each of Parent and Merger Sub agrees that, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, it shall not, and it shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, directly or indirectly, take any action that would, or would reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, materially delay or impede the consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby (including the consummation of the financing contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letters).
Conduct of Business of Parent and Merger Sub. Each of Parent and Merger Sub agrees that, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, it shall not, directly or indirectly, take any action that would be reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, (i) to cause any of the representations and warranties of Parent contained herein to become inaccurate in any material respect or any of the covenants of Parent to be breached in any material respect or to result in the failure to be satisfied of any of the conditions set forth in Section 7.01 or in Annex II, or (ii) to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
Conduct of Business of Parent and Merger Sub. Subject to the conditions of this Agreement and the rights of Parent hereunder, from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, neither Parent nor Merger Sub will, without the prior written consent of the Company, take any action or fail to take any action that would reasonably be expected to (a) result in any of the conditions to effect the Merger becoming incapable of being satisfied or (b) individually or in the aggregate, prevent or delay in any material respect the consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Conduct of Business of Parent and Merger Sub. From and after the date of this Agreement and prior to the earlier of the Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article VII, except as contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, or as required by applicable Law, Order or to comply with any notice from a Governmental Authority, without the prior written consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), neither Parent nor Merger Sub shall (a) take any action the result of which would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely impair or materially delay the consummation of the Transactions or (b) authorize any of, or commit or agree, in writing or otherwise, to take any such action.
Conduct of Business of Parent and Merger Sub. During the Pre-Closing Period, Parent and Merger Sub shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company, take (or permit any Subsidiary of Parent to take) any action that is intended, or would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in any conditions to the Merger not being satisfied prior to the Outside Date, provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Section 1.1, Section 6.15 and Section 6.5 shall be Parent and Merger Sub’s sole and exclusive obligations with respect to the subject matter hereof.
