Covenants of Company In the event that any litigation with claims in excess of $1,000,000 to which the Company is a party which shall be reasonably likely to result in a material judgment against the Company that the Company will not be able to satisfy shall be commenced by an Owner, during the period beginning nine months following the commencement of such litigation and continuing until such litigation is dismissed or otherwise terminated (and, if such litigation has resulted in a final judgment against the Company, such judgment has been satisfied), the Company shall not make any distribution on or in respect of its membership interests to any of its members, or repay the principal amount of any indebtedness of the Company held by CFC, unless (i) after giving effect to such distribution or repayment, the Company's liquid assets shall not be less than the amount of actual damages claimed in such litigation or (ii) the Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied with respect to any such distribution or repayment. The Company will not at any time institute against the Trust any bankruptcy proceedings under any United States federal or state bankruptcy or similar law in connection with any obligations relating to the Certificates, the Notes, this Agreement or any of the Basic Documents.
COVENANTS OF ICANN ICANN covenants and agrees with Registry Operator as follows:
Covenants of Acquiror 31 Section 7.1 Consummation of Agreement............................................................. 32 Section 7.2 Requirements to Effect Merger......................................................... 32 Section 7.3 Access................................................................................ 32 Section 7.4
Covenants of the Company The Company covenants and agrees as follows:
Covenants of the Vendor 7.1 The Vendor hereby covenants that, during the Interim Period, the Vendor will, and will cause the Corporation to: (a) carry on the Business in the ordinary course and use its best efforts to preserve the assets, the Business and the clients, customers and suppliers connected therewith; (b) give the Purchaser, the Purchaser's Solicitors and the Purchaser's representatives full access during normal business hours to the properties, books, contracts, commitments and records of the Corporation; (c) furnish the Purchaser with all information concerning the affairs of the Corporation as the Purchaser may reasonably request; (d) do all things and cause all things to be done to ensure that all of the representations and warranties of the Vendor contained in this agreement remain true and correct throughout the Interim Period as if such representations and warranties were continuously made throughout such period; (e) not enter into any contracts, commitments or transactions pertaining to the Business, or incur any indebtedness, obligations or liability or make any payment in respect thereof, except in the ordinary course of business; (f) not incur any capital expenditures, or acquire or agree to acquire additional assets, or enter into any forward commitments for inventories, supplies or services (whether or not there are any contracts in writing with respect thereto), except in the ordinary course of business; (g) not increase the wages or salaries or any other form of remuneration, direct or indirect, of any of the employees, officers or directors of the Corporation; (h) not sell, agree to sell or otherwise dispose of any of the assets of the Corporation except in the ordinary course of business; (i) pay, satisfy and discharge its obligations and liabilities in the ordinary course of business; (j) obtain all necessary consents and approvals to the transaction herein contemplated required pursuant to the terms of any leases, contracts or rights of the Corporation or to which it is a party or to which any of the property or assets may be subject to or bound; (k) not declare, pay or authorize dividends or other distributions on any shares of the Corporation or purchase or redeem any shares of the Corporation; (l) not amend the Articles (as defined in the Business Corporations Act (Ontario)) of the Corporation, amalgamate or merge with any other corporation, or issue any securities (as defined in the Business Corporations Act (Ontario)) or redeem or purchase any issued securities; (m) use their reasonable best efforts to ensure that the Corporation's bank operating line of credit from the Bank of Montreal shall remain in place with the Corporation immediately following the Closing Date, provided that Bank of Montreal fully releases any guarantees for that line of credit; and (n) not increase the Shareholder's Loan amount nor shall any Shareholder's Loan related payments be made by the Corporation to the Vendor prior to the Time of Closing. 7.2 The Vendor hereby covenants that, at the Time of Closing, the Vendor will: (a) furnish the Purchaser with a certificate of the Vendor stating that the representations and warranties of the Vendor contained in this agreement are true at the Time of Closing, as though then made, and that the covenants of the Vendor to be complied with at or prior to the Time of Closing have been complied with, provided that the receipt of such evidence and the closing of the transaction contemplated herein shall not be a waiver of the representations, warranties and covenants of the Vendor which are contained in this agreement; (b) deliver to the Purchaser evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser's Solicitors that all necessary corporate authorizations authorizing and approving the transaction contemplated herein have been obtained in respect of the Corporation; (c) deliver to the Purchaser a written acknowledgement from the lessor of any leased premises, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser's Solicitors, acknowledging that the lease in respect thereof is in good standing, that all rents, additional rents and other amounts due and payable by the Corporation pursuant to such lease have been paid in full to the Effective Date, and that the Corporation is not in breach of its obligations under such lease, together with the unconditional written consent of the said lessor to the sale of the Purchased Shares to the Purchaser, if required under the terms of such lease; (d) provide the Purchaser with evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser that the Vendor is not then a "non-resident" of Canada within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada); (e) provide the Purchaser with the favourable opinion of the Vendor's Solicitors in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser's Solicitors, acting reasonably: (i) as to the authorized and issued capital of the Corporation and the shareholder and shareholdings in the Corporation; (ii) that all issued and outstanding shares in the capital of the Corporation are issued and outstanding as fully paid and non-assessable; Page 38 of 75 - Share Purchase Agreement Initial ----------- (iii) that the Corporation has been duly amalgamated and organized and is a valid and subsisting corporation under the laws of the Province of Ontario; (iv) that all necessary actions and proceedings have been taken to authorize and permit the due and valid transfer of the Purchased Shares at the Time of Closing from the Vendor to the Purchaser; and (v) that this agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Vendor and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Vendor, enforceable against her in accordance with its terms (subject to bankruptcy laws and the availability of equitable remedies) and, to the knowledge of the Vendor's Solicitors, does not violate the provisions of any indenture or agreement to which the Vendor or the Corporation or either of them are a party or by which either of them are bound; (f) cause all necessary steps and proceedings as may reasonably be approved by the Purchaser's Solicitors to be taken so that the Purchased Shares may be properly transferred to the Purchaser at the Time of Closing; and in that regard, deliver to the Purchaser at the Time of Closing certificates representing all of the Purchased Shares, such certificates being duly endorsed for transfer to the Purchaser, and cause transfers of all the Purchased Shares to be duly and regularly recorded in the name of the Purchaser or as it may in writing direct; (g) cause all of the directors and officers of the Corporation as are specified by the Purchaser to resign in favour of nominees of the Purchaser. All shareholder's and director's resolutions required to cause the actions of this Section 7.2(g) shall be approved at the Time of Closing; (h) deliver and cause to be delivered by all of the directors and officers of the Corporation and by the Vendor, as shareholder of the Corporation, a complete release, with effect from the Time of Closing, of all claims against the Corporation of any and all matters whatsoever in a form satisfactory to the Purchaser's Solicitors, acting reasonably; (i) deliver and cause to be delivered to the Purchaser the corporate seal, minute books, share certificates, share certificate books, share transfers, share register books, directors' register and any and all documents, records, books, instruments and agreements of or pertaining or relating to the Corporation and its Business, property and assets; (j) deliver to the Purchaser a release executed by the Vendor with respect to all payroll and severance related obligations of the Corporation; (k) deliver and cause to be delivered to the Purchaser the Escrow Agreement, duly executed by the Vendor; (l) deliver and cause to be delivered to the Purchaser a release executed by Xxxx Xxxxx with respect to all obligations of the Corporation; (m) pay to the Corporation $273,884 for the purchase as of the Effective Date of the Cash Value Of Life Insurance and the respective insurance policy from the Corporation; Page 39 of 75 - Share Purchase Agreement Initial ----------- (n) deliver and cause to be delivered to the Purchaser a non-competition covenant from Xxxx Xxxxx in the form attached hereto as Schedule "7.2(n)"; (o) deliver and cause to be delivered to the Purchaser the New Lease between Alpen and the Corporation to become effective on September 1, 2004 (the day immediately following the last day of the Corporation's current lease agreement with Alpen); (p) pay all the non-arms length expenses, accounts payable and accrued liabilities of the Corporation, excluding any ordinary course lease payments and payroll related transactions, from the date of this Agreement to the Time of Closing, and release the Corporation from the obligation to repay the Vendor for these payments; and (q) shall release, and cause the Vendor's affiliates, including any of the Vendor's family that is or has been employed by the Corporation, or the Vendor shall indemnify the Purchaser and the Corporation from any and all severance obligations related to their employment by the Corporation, and any other contractual obligations of the Corporation to the Vendor and her affiliates. 7.3 The Vendor hereby covenants that, subsequent to the Date of Closing, the Vendor will: (a) at the request and expense of the Purchaser, execute and deliver such additional conveyances, transfers and other assurances as may, in the reasonable opinion of the Purchaser's Solicitors, be required to carry out the intent of this agreement and to transfer the Purchased Shares to the Purchaser; (b) only discharge the Security Interests when the payments of Sections 3.2(a), 3.2(b), 3.2(c), 3.2(d) and 3.2
COVENANTS OF DEBTOR Until the Liabilities are paid in full, Debtor agrees that it shall: (a) not sell or otherwise dispose of the Collateral; (b) not create, incur, assume or permit to exist any liens, encumbrances, security interests, levies, assessments or charges (collectively, "Liens") on or in any of the Collateral other than Permitted Encumbrances (as defined in the Loan Agreement), without Secured Party's consent; (c) appear in and defend, at Debtor's own expense, any action or proceeding which may affect Debtor's title to or Secured Party's interest in the Collateral; (d) procure or execute and deliver, from time to time, in form and substance satisfactory to Secured Party in its discretion reasonably exercised, any endorsements, assignments, financing statements or other writings deemed necessary or appropriate by Secured Party to perfect, maintain or protect Secured Party's security interest in the Collateral and the priority thereof, and take such other action and deliver such other documents, instruments and agreements pertaining to the Collateral as Secured Party may reasonably request to effectuate the intent of this Security Agreement; (e) notify Secured Party in writing at least thirty (30) days prior to any change in Debtor's name, identity or business structure, or any addition or change to the address of the chief executive office or principal place of business of Debtor specified in the introductory paragraph hereof; (f) keep separate, accurate and complete records of the Collateral and provide Secured Party during normal business hours with access thereto upon reasonable notice if no Event of Default exists (and without notice if an Event of Default exists) and to Debtor's financial records, in each case with the right to make extracts therefrom; (g) provide Secured Party during normal business hours with access to the Collateral, and with such other information as Secured Party may reasonably request from time to time; (h) maintain and preserve its existence, and all rights, privileges, franchises and other authority necessary for the conduct of its business; and (i) continue operations in the same form and structure of business as currently conducted, and not (x) merge or consolidate with or acquire or be acquired by any other corporation, partnership, entity or person or (y) incorporate in another jurisdiction, without Secured Party's prior written consent.
Covenants of the Buyer The Buyer covenants and agrees with the Seller as follows:
Covenants of Parent Parent agrees that:
Covenants of the Issuer The Issuer covenants and agrees with the several Underwriters that: (i) The Issuer will upon request promptly deliver to the Representatives and Counsel to the Underwriters a conformed copy of the Registration Statement, certified by an officer of the Issuer to be in the form as originally filed and all amendments thereto. (ii) The Issuer will deliver to the Underwriters, as soon as practicable after the date hereof, as many copies of the Pricing Prospectus and Final Prospectus as they may reasonably request. (iii) The Issuer will cause or has caused the Final Prospectus to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act as soon as practicable and will advise the Underwriters of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the institution of any proceeding therefor of which Issuer shall have received notice. The Issuer will use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such stop order and, if issued, to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal thereof. The Issuer has complied and will comply with Rule 433 under the Securities Act in connection with the offering of the Bonds. (iv) If, during such period of time (not exceeding nine months) after the Final Prospectus has been filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act as in the opinion of Counsel for the Underwriters a prospectus covering the Bonds is required by law to be delivered in connection with sales by an Underwriter or dealer (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172 under the Securities Act), any event relating to or affecting the Issuer, the Bonds or the Recovery Property or of which the Issuer shall be advised in writing by the Representatives shall occur that in the Issuer’s reasonable judgment after consultation with Counsel for the Underwriters (as defined below) should be set forth in a supplement to, or an amendment of the Pricing Package or the Final Prospectus in order to make the Pricing Package or the Final Prospectus not misleading in the light of the circumstances when it is delivered to a purchaser (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172 under the Securities Act), the Issuer will, at its expense, amend or supplement the Pricing Package or the Final Prospectus by either (A) preparing and furnishing to the Underwriters at the Issuer’s expense a reasonable number of copies of a supplement or supplements or an amendment or amendments to the Pricing Package or the Final Prospectus or (B) making an appropriate filing pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 of the Exchange Act, which will supplement or amend the Pricing Package or the Final Prospectus so that, as supplemented or amended, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Pricing Package or the Final Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172 under the Securities Act), not misleading; provided that should such event relate solely to the activities of any of the Underwriters, then such Underwriters shall assume the expense of preparing and furnishing any such amendment or supplement. The Issuer will also fulfill its obligations set out in Section 3(d) above. (v) The Issuer will furnish such proper information as may be lawfully required and otherwise cooperate in qualifying the Bonds for offer and sale under the blue-sky laws of the states of the United States as the Representatives may designate; provided that the Issuer shall not be required to qualify as a foreign limited liability company or dealer in securities, to file any consents to service of process under the laws of any jurisdiction, or meet any other requirements deemed by the Issuer to be unduly burdensome. (vi) The Issuer or SCE will, except as herein provided, pay or cause to be paid all expenses and taxes (except transfer taxes) in connection with (i) the preparation and filing by it of the Registration Statement, Pricing Prospectus and Final Prospectus (including any amendments and supplements thereto) and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses, (ii) the issuance and delivery of the Bonds as provided in Section 7 hereof (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and disbursements of Counsel for the Underwriters and all trustee, rating agency and CPUC advisor fees), (iii) the qualification of the Bonds under blue-sky laws (including counsel fees not to exceed $15,000), (iv) the printing and delivery to the Underwriters of reasonable quantities of the Registration Statement and, except as provided in Section 8(a)(iv) hereof, of the Pricing Package and Final Prospectus. If the obligation of the Underwriters to purchase the Bonds terminates in accordance with the provisions of Sections 7 (but excluding terminations arising thereunder out of an Underwriter default), 9, 10 or 12 hereof, the Issuer or SCE (i) will reimburse the Underwriters for the reasonable fees and disbursements of Counsel for the Underwriters, and (ii) will reimburse the Underwriters for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, such out-of-pocket expenses in an aggregate amount not exceeding $200,000, incurred in contemplation of the performance of this Underwriting Agreement. The Issuer shall not in any event be liable to any of the several Underwriters for damages on account of loss of anticipated profits. (vii) During the period from the date of this Underwriting Agreement to the date that is five days after the Closing Date, the Issuer will not, without the prior written consent of the Representatives, offer, sell or contract to sell, or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, or announce the offering of, any asset-backed securities (other than the Bonds). (viii) To the extent, if any, that any rating necessary to satisfy the condition set forth in Section 9(bb) of this Underwriting Agreement is conditioned upon the furnishing of documents or the taking of other actions by the Issuer on or after the Closing Date, the Issuer shall furnish such documents and take such other actions. (ix) For a period from the date of this Underwriting Agreement until the retirement of the Bonds or until such time as the Underwriters shall cease to maintain a secondary market in the Bonds, whichever occurs first, the Issuer shall file with the Commission, and to the extent permitted by and consistent with the Issuer’s obligations under applicable law, make available on the website associated with the Issuer’s parent, such periodic reports, if any, as are required (without regard to the number of holders of Bonds to the extent permitted by and consistent with the Issuer’s obligations under applicable law) from time to time under Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act; provided that the Issuer shall not voluntarily suspend or terminate its filing obligations with the Commission unless permitted under applicable law and the terms of the Basic Documents. The Issuer shall also, to the extent permitted by and consistent with the Issuer’s obligations under applicable law, include in the periodic and other reports to be filed with the Commission as provided above or posted on the website associated with the Issuer’s parent, such information as required by Section 3.07(g) of the Indenture with respect to the Bonds. To the extent that the Issuer’s obligations are terminated or limited by an amendment to Section 3.07(g) of the Indenture, or otherwise, such obligations shall be correspondingly terminated or limited hereunder. (x) The Issuer and SCE will not file any amendment to the Registration Statement or amendment or supplement to the Final Prospectus or amendment or supplement to the Pricing Package during the period when a prospectus relating to the Bonds is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, without prior notice to the Underwriters, or to which Hunton Xxxxxxx Xxxxx LLP, who are acting as counsel for the Underwriters (“Counsel for the Underwriters”), shall reasonably object by written notice to SCE and the Issuer. (xi) So long as any of the Bonds are outstanding, the Issuer will furnish to the Representatives, if and to the extent not posted on XXXXX or the Issuer or its affiliate’s website, (A) as soon as available, a copy of each report of the Issuer filed with the Commission under the Exchange Act or mailed to the Bondholders (to the extent such reports are not publicly available on the Commission’s website), (B) upon request, a copy of any filings with the CPUC pursuant to the Financing Order including, but not limited to, any issuance advice letter or any routine or non-routine True-Up Adjustment filings, and (C) from time to time, any information concerning the Issuer as the Representatives may reasonably request. (xii) So long as the Bonds are rated by any Rating Agency, the Issuer will comply with the 17g-5 Representations, other than (x) any noncompliance of the 17g-5 Representations that would not have a material adverse effect on the rating of the Bonds or the Bonds or (y) any noncompliance arising from the breach by an Underwriter of the representations and warranties and covenants set forth in Section 13 hereof.
Covenants of the Shareholders (a) Each Shareholder agrees that, during the period commencing on the date hereof and continuing until the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 10, it shall not take any action of any kind that may in any way adversely affect, by delay or otherwise, the likelihood of success of the Arrangement, and in furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each Shareholder shall not, directly or indirectly: (i) option, sell, assign, transfer, dispose of, hypothecate, alienate, grant a security interest in, encumber in any way, tender to any offer or otherwise convey any Subject Shares or Convertible Securities or any right or interest therein or enter into any agreement to do any of the foregoing; (ii) grant or agree to grant any proxy or other right to the Subject Shares, or enter into any voting trust or pooling agreement or arrangement or otherwise relinquish or modify its right to vote any of the Subject Shares, or enter into or subject any of the Subject Shares to any other agreement, arrangement, understanding or commitment, formal or informal, with respect to or relating to the voting thereof; (iii) (A) make, solicit, assist, initiate, encourage, or otherwise facilitate (including by way of furnishing information or entering into any form of written or oral agreement, arrangement or understanding) any inquiries, proposals or offers from any person regarding any Acquisition Proposal, or (B) engage or participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding any Acquisition Proposal, or (C) otherwise co-operate in any way with, or assist or participate in or facilitate or encourage any effort or attempt by any other person to do or seek to do any of the foregoing; (iv) take any action of any kind, directly or indirectly, which may cause its representations or warranties hereunder to become untrue; or (v) take any action to encourage or assist any other person to do any of the prohibited acts referred to in this Section 4(a). (b) Each Shareholder agrees that, during the period commencing on the date hereof and continuing until the termination of this Agreement in accordance Section 10, it shall: (i) (A) forthwith notify Symmetry and Acquisitionco, at first orally and then in writing, of all Acquisition Proposals currently under consideration and immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing solicitations, encouraged activities, discussions or negotiations such Shareholder is engaged in with any person (other than Symmetry and Acquisitionco) with respect to or which could lead to any potential Acquisition Proposal from and after the date hereof, and (B) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours) notify Symmetry and Acquisitionco, at first orally and then in writing, of any inquiries, proposals or offers that such Shareholder receives or of which such Shareholder becomes aware, relating to, constituting or which such Shareholder reasonably believes could lead to an Acquisition Proposal, such notice to include a description of the terms and conditions of, and the identity of the person making, any proposal, inquiry or offer or any amendment thereto, and such other details of the proposal, inquiry or offer as Symmetry and Acquisitionco may reasonably request, including a copy thereof; and (ii) use its commercially reasonable efforts (which, for greater certainty, shall not include influencing the board of directors of the Company) to assist Symmetry and Acquisitionco to successfully complete the Arrangement, including co-operating with Symmetry and Acquisitionco in: (A) making all requisite regulatory filings and giving evidence in relation thereto; (B) meeting with prospective lenders and investors in presentations, meetings, road shows and due diligence sessions; and (C) providing investor relations support and communicating with the shareholders of both Symmetry and the Company; and (iii) perform all obligations required to by it under this Agreement and the Arrangement Agreement in order to consummate and make effective, as soon as reasonably practicable, the Transactions. (c) Each Shareholder agrees that, during the period commencing on the date hereof and continuing until 36 months following the Effective Time, none of such Shareholder, its affiliates (including any person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Shareholder) and its representatives (including any directors, officers, employees, financial advisors, or other agents) or any person not dealing at arms length (within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada)) with any of the foregoing shall, directly or indirectly, in any manner, acquire or agree to acquire or make any offer or proposal to acquire any securities of Symmetry or any property deriving its value in whole or in part from securities of Symmetry. (d) Each Shareholder consents to the disclosure of the substance of this Agreement in any press release or any circular relating to the Arrangement and to the filing of this Agreement as may be required pursuant to applicable Law. (e) Each Shareholder (if such Shareholder is a corporation or trust) shall ensure that the officers, directors, trustees and employees of it and its subsidiaries (other than the Company and the Company Subsidiaries) and any financial advisors or other advisors or representatives retained by it are aware of the provisions of this Section 4, and it shall be responsible for any breach of this Section 4 by any such persons.