Conduct of Business of Parent Except as contemplated by this Agreement, from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time, Parent will not do, and will not permit any of its subsidiaries to do, any of the following without the prior written consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed):
Conduct of Business of Company During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement or the Effective Time, the Company agrees (except to the extent expressly contemplated by this Agreement), to carry on its and its Subsidiaries' business in the ordinary course in substantially the same manner as heretofore conducted, to pay and to cause its Subsidiaries to pay debts and Taxes when due subject to good faith disputes over such debts or taxes, to pay or perform other material obligations when due, and to use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with past practice and policies to preserve intact its and its Subsidiaries' present business organizations, use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with past practice to keep available the services of its and its Subsidiaries' present officers and key employees and use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with past practice to preserve its and its Subsidiaries' relationships with customers, suppliers, distributors, licensors, licensees, and others having business dealings with it or its Subsidiaries, to the end that its and its Subsidiaries' goodwill and ongoing businesses shall be unimpaired at the Effective Time. The Company agrees to promptly notify Parent of any material event or occurrence not in the ordinary course of its or its Subsidiaries' business, and of any event which could reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, during the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement or the Effective Time, the Company shall not do, cause or permit any of the following actions, or allow, cause or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do, cause or permit any of the following actions:
Conduct of Business by Parent (a) From and after the date hereof and prior to the earlier of the Effective Time and the Termination Date, and except (i) as may be required by applicable Law, (ii) as may be consented to in writing by the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), (iii) as may be contemplated or required by this Agreement or (iv) as set forth in Section 5.2 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, Parent covenants and agrees with the Company that the business of Parent and its Subsidiaries shall be conducted in, and such entities shall not take any action except in, the ordinary course of business, and Parent and its Subsidiaries shall use their reasonable best efforts to (A) keep available the services of current officers, key employees and consultants of Parent and each of its Subsidiaries, (B) preserve Parent’s business organization intact and maintain its existing relations and goodwill with customers, suppliers, distributors, creditors and lessors, (C) maintain insurance policies or replacement or revised policies in such amounts and against such risks and losses of Parent and its Subsidiaries as are currently in effect and (D) comply in all material respects with all applicable Laws; provided, however, that no action by Parent or its Subsidiaries with respect to matters specifically addressed by any provision of Section 5.2(b) shall be deemed a breach of this sentence unless such action would constitute a breach of such other provision.
Interim Conduct of Business (a) Except (i) as contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, (ii) as set forth in Section 6.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, or (iii) as approved by Parent (which approval will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), at all times during the period commencing with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier to occur of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article IX and the Acceptance Time, each of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries shall (A) carry on its business in the usual, regular and ordinary course in substantially the same manner as heretofore conducted, and (B) use its reasonable best efforts, consistent with past practices and policies, to keep available the services of the current officers, key employees and consultants of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries, and preserve the current relationships of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries with customers, suppliers and other Persons with whom the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has significant business relations as is reasonably necessary to preserve substantially intact its business organization.
Conduct of Business of the Company During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms and the Effective Time, the Company (which for the purposes of this Section 6.1 shall include the Company and each of its Subsidiaries) agrees, except to the extent that Parent shall otherwise consent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), to carry on its business and to cause each of its Subsidiaries to carry on its business in the usual, regular and ordinary course in substantially the same manner as heretofore conducted, and to use and cause each of its Subsidiaries to use all commercially reasonable efforts consistent with past practices and policies to preserve intact its present business organizations, keep available the services of its present officers and employees and preserve its relationships with customers, suppliers, distributors, licensors, licensees, and others having business dealings with the Company or any such Subsidiaries, to the end that the goodwill and ongoing businesses of Company and each of its Subsidiaries be unimpaired at the Effective Time. Except as expressly provided for by this Agreement, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, prior to the Effective Time or earlier termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms, without the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed):
Conduct of Business by Company During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms or the Effective Time, Company and each of its subsidiaries shall, except to the extent that Parent shall otherwise consent in writing, carry on its business in the usual, regular and ordinary course, in substantially the same manner as heretofore conducted and in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws and regulations, pay its debts and Taxes when due subject to good faith disputes over such debts or Taxes, pay or perform other material obligations when due, and use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with past practices and policies to (i) preserve intact its present business organization, (ii) keep available the services of its present officers and employees and (iii) preserve its relationships with customers, suppliers, licensors, licensees, and others with which it has business dealings. In addition, during that period Company will promptly notify Parent of any material event involving its business or operations consistent with the agreements contained herein. In addition, except as permitted by the terms of this Agreement, and except as contemplated by this Agreement or provided in Part 4.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter, without the prior written consent of Parent, during the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms or the Effective Time, Company shall not do any of the following and shall not permit its subsidiaries to do any of the following:
Conduct of Business by Parent Pending the Merger Parent and Acquisition Sub covenant and agree with the Company that between the date hereof and the Effective Time or the date, if any, on which this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.1, Parent and Acquisition Sub:
Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Merger The Company agrees that, from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII, except as (x) required by applicable Law, (y) set forth in Section 5.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or (z) expressly required or permitted by this Agreement, unless Parent shall otherwise consent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (i) the businesses of the Group Companies shall be conducted in the ordinary course of business and in a manner consistent with past practice; and (ii) the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact the assets and the business organization of the Group Companies in all material respects, to keep available the services of the current officers and key employees of the Group Companies and to maintain in all material respects the current relationships of the Group Companies with existing customers, suppliers and other persons with which any Group Companies has material business relations as of the date hereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing paragraph, from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII, except as (x) required by applicable Law, (y) set forth in Section 5.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or (z) expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, the Company shall not and shall not permit any other Group Company to, directly or indirectly, do or propose to do any of the following without the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed):
Conduct of Business by the Company During the period from the date of this Agreement to the earlier to occur of (i) the date of the termination of this Agreement and (ii) the Effective Time, except as set forth in this Section 4.01(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter or as consented to in writing by Parent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) or as otherwise permitted, contemplated or required by this Agreement or required by Law, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, carry on its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and in compliance with all material Laws and all material authorizations from Governmental Entities prior to the Closing and, to the extent consistent therewith, use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact its current business organization and goodwill, preserve its assets and properties in good repair and condition, maintain capital expenditure levels consistent with past practices, keep available the services of its current officers, employees and consultants and preserve its relationships with customers, suppliers, licensors, licensees, distributors, and others having significant business dealings with it. In addition to and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, during the period from the date of this Agreement to the earlier to occur of (i) the date of the termination of this Agreement and (ii) the Effective Time, except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.01(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter or as otherwise permitted, contemplated or required by this Agreement or required by Law, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, without Parent’s prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed):
PARENT AND MERGER SUB Parent and Merger Sub hereby represent and warrant to the Company as follows:
