Covenants of Parent and Buyer Bank Relating to the Conduct of Business. During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the Effective Time, except as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement or with the prior written consent of the Company and its Subsidiaries, Parent and Buyer Bank shall carry on their respective businesses in the ordinary course consistent with prudent banking practice. Except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or consented to in writing by the Company, Parent and Buyer Bank shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to take any action that is intended or may reasonably be expected to result in any of their respective representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement being or becoming untrue in any material respect, or in any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in Article VIII not being satisfied.
