Conduct of the Business Each of the Company and Parent covenants and agrees that:
Conduct of the Company From the date of this Agreement until the Closing or the earlier valid termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article 8 (the “Pre-Closing Period”), except as (a) expressly required or expressly contemplated by this Agreement, (b) set forth on Section 5.01 of the Company Letter, (c) required by applicable Law or (d) consented to in writing by Buyer, in advance (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (i) conduct its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and (ii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to (A) preserve intact its business organization, (B) keep available the services of its present officers and employees, (C) preserve its material relationships with manufacturers, suppliers, vendors, distributors, Governmental Authorities, customers, licensors, licensees and others with which it has material business relationships and (D) protect all material Company Intellectual Property Rights; provided, however, that no action expressly permitted to be taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in clauses (a) through (u) of this Section 5.01 shall be deemed a breach of the preceding sentence unless such action would constitute a breach of such specific provision. In addition to and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, during the Pre-Closing Period, except as (v) required in connection with the Internal Reorganization, (w) expressly required or expressly contemplated by this Agreement, (x) set forth on Section 5.01 of the Company Letter, (y) required by applicable Law or (z) consented to in advance by Buyer in writing (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Company shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to:
Conduct of Business The business of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be conducted in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental entity, except where such violations would not result, either individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect.
Conduct of Third Party Claims If the matter or circumstance that may give rise to a Claim other than a Tax Claim is a result of or in connection with a claim by a third party (a “Third Party Claim”) then:
Conduct of Business; Regulatory Permits Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any term of or in default under its Certificate of Incorporation, any certificate of designation, preferences or rights of any other outstanding series of preferred stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Bylaws or their organizational charter, certificate of formation, memorandum of association, articles of association, Certificate of Incorporation or certificate of incorporation or bylaws, respectively. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any judgment, decree or order or any statute, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will conduct its business in violation of any of the foregoing, except in all cases for possible violations which could not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company is not in violation of any of the rules, regulations or requirements of the Principal Market and has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances that could reasonably lead to delisting or suspension of the Common Stock by the Principal Market in the foreseeable future. During the two years prior to the date hereof, (i) the Common Stock has been listed or designated for quotation on the Principal Market, (ii) trading in the Common Stock has not been suspended by the SEC or the Principal Market and (iii) the Company has received no communication, written or oral, from the SEC or the Principal Market regarding the suspension or delisting of the Common Stock from the Principal Market. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, except where the failure to possess such certificates, authorizations or permits would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit. There is no agreement, commitment, judgment, injunction, order or decree binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party which has or would reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or materially impairing any business practice of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any acquisition of property by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the conduct of business by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as currently conducted other than such effects, individually or in the aggregate, which have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.