Covenants and Continuing Agreements So long as any amount owing in respect of the Obligations (whether or not due) shall remain unpaid, Borrower covenants that, unless otherwise consented to by Lender in writing, it shall:
Covenants regarding Party C Party B (as a shareholder of Party C) and Party C hereby covenant as follows:
2.1.1 Without the prior written consent of Party A, they shall not in any manner supplement, change or amend the articles of association of Party C, increase or decrease its registered capital, or change its structure of registered capital in other manners;
2.1.2 They shall maintain Party C’s corporate existence in accordance with good financial and business standards and practices, obtain and maintain all necessary government licenses and permits by prudently and effectively operating its business and handling its affairs;
2.1.3 Without the prior written consent of Party A, they shall not at any time following the date hereof, sell, transfer, mortgage or dispose of in any manner any assets of Party C or legal or beneficial interest in the material business or revenues of Party C, or allow the encumbrance thereon of any security interest;
2.1.4 Without the prior written consent of Party A, they shall not incur, inherit, guarantee or suffer the existence of any debt, except for payables incurred in the ordinary course of business other than through loans;
2.1.5 They shall always operate all of Party C’s businesses in the ordinary course of business to maintain the asset value of Party C and refrain from any action/omission that may affect Party C’s operating status and asset value;
2.1.6 Without the prior written consent of Party A, they shall not cause Party C to execute any major contract, except the contracts in the ordinary course of business (for purpose of this subsection, a contract with a price exceeding RMB100,000 shall be deemed a major contract);
2.1.7 Without the prior written consent of Party A, they shall not cause Party C to provide any person with any loan or credit;
2.1.8 They shall provide Party A with information on Party C’s business operations and financial condition at Party A’s request;
2.1.9 If requested by Party A, they shall procure and maintain insurance in respect of Party C’s assets and business from an insurance carrier acceptable to Party A, at an amount and type of coverage typical for companies that operate similar businesses;
2.1.10 Without the prior written consent of Party A, they shall not cause or permit Party C to merge, consolidate with, acquire or invest in any person;
2.1.11 They shall immediately notify Party A of the occurrence or possible occurrence of any litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings relating to Party C’s assets, business or revenue;
2.1.12 To maintain the ownership by Party C of all of its assets, they shall execute all necessary or appropriate documents, take all necessary or appropriate actions, file all necessary or appropriate complaints, and raise necessary or appropriate defenses against all claims;
2.1.13 Without the prior written consent of Party A, they shall ensure that Party C shall not in any manner distribute dividends to its shareholders, provided that upon Party A’s written request, Party C shall immediately distribute all distributable profits to its shareholders;
2.1.14 At the request of Party A, they shall appoint any person designated by Party A as the director or executive director of Party C.
2.1.15 Without Party A’s prior written consent, they shall not engage in any business in competition with Party A or its affiliates; and
2.1.16 Unless otherwise required by PRC law, Party C shall not be dissolved or liquated without prior written consent by Party A.
Covenant of Confidentiality All documents, records, files, manuals, forms, materials, supplies, computer programs, trade secrets and other information which comes into EXECUTIVE's possession from time to time during EXECUTIVE's employment by COMPANY and/or any of COMPANY's subsidiaries or affiliates, shall be deemed to be confidential and proprietary to COMPANY and shall remain the sole and exclusive property of COMPANY. EXECUTIVE acknowledges that all such confidential and proprietary information is confidential and proprietary and not readily available to COMPANY's business competitors. On the effective date of the termination of the employment relationship or at such other date as specified by COMPANY, EXECUTIVE agrees that he will return to COMPANY all such confidential and proprietary items (including, but not limited to, Company marketing material, business cards, keys, etc.) in his control or possession, and all copies thereof, and that he will not remove any such items from the offices of COMPANY.
Covenants Etc Buyer shall have substantially performed and complied with each and every covenant, agreement and condition required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it prior to, or at, the Closing Date.
Non-Survival of Representations and Covenants The respective representations, warranties, obligations, covenants, and agreements of the Parties shall not survive the Effective Time except for this Section 10.3 and Articles II, III, IV and XI and Sections 8.10, 8.11 and 8.12 of this Agreement.
Nonsurvival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants None of the representations, warranties, covenants, obligations or other agreements in this Agreement or in any certificate, statement or instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement, including any rights arising out of any breach of such representations, warranties, covenants, obligations, agreements and other provisions, shall survive the Closing and all such representations, warranties, covenants, obligations or other agreements shall terminate and expire upon the occurrence of the Closing (and there shall be no liability after the Closing in respect thereof), except for (a) those covenants and agreements contained herein that by their terms expressly apply in whole or in part after the Closing and then only with respect to any breaches occurring after the Closing and (b) this Article X and any corresponding definitions set forth in Article I.
Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants (a) All representations, warranties, covenants, agreements and obligations of each Indemnifying Party contained in this Agreement and all claims of any Acquiring Party Indemnitee or Transferor Party Indemnitee in respect of any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or obligation of any Indemnifying Party contained in this Agreement, shall survive the execution of this Agreement, and shall expire 18 months following the Closing Date, except that:
(i) the covenants, agreements or obligations of any of the Transferor Parties or any of the Acquiring Parties which by their terms are to be performed after the execution of this Agreement shall survive the Closing Date and shall not expire unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, including, without limitation, the covenants, agreements or obligations of any of the Transferor Parties or any of the Acquiring Parties in Sections 5.7, 5.8, 9.1, 9.2 and 9.4; and
(ii) the Excluded Representations and Warranties, and all claims of any Transferor Party Indemnitee or Acquiring Party Indemnitee in respect of any breach of any such representation or warranty, shall survive the Closing Date and shall expire 30 days after the expiration of all applicable statutes of limitations, including extensions thereof.
(b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, indemnification for claims for which written notice as provided in Section 9.5 has been given prior to the expiration of the representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or obligation upon which such claim is based shall not expire, and claims for indemnification thereon may be pursued, until the final resolution of such claim.
(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, indemnification for claims which arise out of the fraud, gross negligence, action taken in bad faith or intentional misrepresentation of the Indemnifying Party shall expire 30 days after the expiration of all applicable statutes of limitations, including extensions thereof.
(d) No Indemnifying Party is required to indemnify any Indemnitee under this Agreement for any loss resulting from an inaccurate representation herein if the Indemnifying Party establishes that the Indemnitee had knowledge of that inaccuracy before the Closing.
Non-Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants None of the representations, warranties, covenants, obligations or other agreements in this Agreement or in any certificate, statement or instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement, including any rights arising out of any breach of such representations, warranties, covenants, obligations, agreements and other provisions, shall survive the Closing and all such representations, warranties, covenants, obligations or other agreements shall terminate and expire upon the occurrence of the Closing (and there shall be no liability after the Closing in respect thereof), except for (a) those covenants and agreements contained herein that by their terms expressly apply in whole or in part after the Closing and then only with respect to any breaches occurring after the Closing and (b) this Article X and any corresponding definitions set forth in Article I.
Survival of Representations and Covenants (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 5.1(b), the representations, warranties, covenants and obligations of each party to this Agreement shall survive: (i) the Closing and the sale of the Assets to the Purchaser; (ii) any sale or other disposition of any or all of the Assets by the Purchaser; and (iii) the dissolution of any party to this Agreement.
(b) The representations, warranties, covenants and obligations of each party shall survive the Closing to the extent provided in this Section 5.1(b). The Specified Representations and covenants or obligations to be performed after the Closing shall survive and continue indefinitely. All other representations and warranties and related sections of the Seller Disclosure Schedule and the Purchaser Disclosure Schedule and all covenants to have been performed prior to the Closing shall survive the Closing for a period of twelve (12) months after the date of the Closing, except that the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 2.17 and 2.20 shall survive the Closing until the expiration of the statute of limitations applicable to claims against the Seller. For purposes of this Agreement, the "Specified Representations" shall mean the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 2.1, 2.3, 2.6 and 2.26 and Sections 3.1 and 3.6 and the related sections of the Seller Disclosure Schedule and the Purchaser Disclosure Schedule, as applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if a Claim Notice (as defined below) relating to any representation or warranty set forth in any of said Sections is given to the a party required to provide indemnification pursuant to this Section 5 on or prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 5.1(b), such representation or warranty shall not so expire, but rather shall remain in full force and effect until such time as each and every claim that is based directly or indirectly upon, or that relates directly or indirectly to, any Breach or alleged Breach of such representation or warranty has been fully and finally resolved, either by means of a written settlement agreement executed by the parties hereto, or by means of a final, non-appealable judgment issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Noncompetition and Confidentiality (a) The parties recognize that the employment of Executive with the Company has been and will continue to be special, unique and of an extraordinary character, and in connection with such employment Executive has and will continue to acquire special skill and training. The parties also recognize that the covenants of Executive contained in this Section 9 are an essential part of Executive’s engagement by the Company and that, but for the agreement of the Executive to comply with such covenants, the Company would not have entered into this Agreement. Executive accordingly agrees that, during the Term, (i) Executive shall not act or serve, directly or indirectly, as a principal, agent, independent contractor, consultant, director, officer, executive, employee or advisor or in any other position or capacity with or for, or acquire a direct or indirect ownership interest in or otherwise conduct (whether as stockholder, partner, investor, joint venturer, or as owner of any other type of interest), any Competing Business (defined below); provided, however, that this clause shall not prohibit the Executive from being the owner of (A) up to 5% of any class of outstanding securities of any entity if such class of securities is publicly traded or (B) any other securities owned by Executive on the date of this Agreement, and (ii) Executive shall not, in connection with or for the benefit of any person or entity engaged in the non-hazardous solid waste business, solicit, induce, divert or take away, any officer, employee or consultant of the Company.
(b) From the date hereof, Executive shall hold in secrecy for the Company all trade secrets and other confidential information relating to the business and affairs of the Company that have come or may have come to his attention during his employment with the Company, including information concerning costs, profits, markets, sales, business development plans, lists of clients or customers, lists of acquisition targets and other information about such acquisition targets and other information of a similar nature (such categories of information being referred to herein as “Confidential Information”). Executive shall not use for his own benefit or disclose to any person any Confidential Information other than in the ordinary course of the Company’s business or in response to a court order, unless such use or disclosure has the prior written authorization of the Company. Executive shall deliver to the Company, upon request, all correspondence, memoranda, notes, records, plans, customer lists, product compositions and other documents and all copies thereof, whether in hard copy form or electronically or magnetically stored, made, composed, or received by the Executive, solely or jointly with others, that are in the Executive’s possession, custody or control and that are related in any manner to the past, present or anticipated business of the Company.
(c) For the purposes of this Section 9, “Competing Business” shall mean an individual, business, corporation, association, firm, undertaking, partnership, joint venture, organization or other entity that operates non-hazardous solid waste landfills, non-hazardous solid waste collection businesses or similar facilities or businesses within a 50-mile radius of any of the landfills or similar facilities of the Company, Guarantor or any affiliate thereof.
(d) Should any portion of this Section 9 be deemed unenforceable because of the scope, duration or territory encompassed by the undertakings of the Executive hereunder, and only in such event, then the Executive and the Company consent and agree to such limitation on scope, duration or territory as may be finally adjudicated as enforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction after the exhaustion of all appeals.
(e) The covenants in this Section 9 shall be construed as an agreement ancillary to the other provisions of this Agreement, and the existence of any claim or cause of action of the Executive against the Company, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, other than a claim or cause of action based on the Company’s failure to pay Executive amounts payable to Executive hereunder, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Company of this covenant.
(f) It is expressly recognized and agreed that the covenants set forth in this Section 9 are for the purpose of restricting the activities of the Executive only to the extent necessary for the protection of the legitimate business interests of the Company, and the Company and the Executive agree that said covenants are reasonable for that purpose and that such covenants do not and will not preclude Executive from engaging in activities sufficient for the purpose of earning a living.
