Customers and Suppliers (a) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any outstanding material disputes concerning its products and/or services with any customer or distributor who, in the year ended September 30, 2009 or the six (6) months ended March 31, 2010, was one of the ten (10) largest sources of revenues for the Company and its Subsidiaries, based on amounts paid or payable (each, a “Significant Customer”), and the Company has not received any written notice of any material dissatisfaction on the part of any Significant Customer. Each Significant Customer is listed in Schedule 2.22(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any information from any Significant Customer that such Significant Customer will not continue as a customer of the Company as wholly-owned by the Acquiror or such Subsidiary, after the Closing or that such Significant Customer intends to terminate or materially modify existing Contracts with the Company as wholly-owned by the Acquiror or such Subsidiary. The Company has not had any of its products returned by a purchaser thereof except for normal warranty returns consistent with past history and those returns that would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(b) All Company Products sold, licensed, leased or delivered by the Company or any Subsidiary to customers and all services provided by or through the Company or any Subsidiary to customers on or prior to the Closing Date conform in all material respects to applicable contractual commitments, express and implied warranties (to the extent not subject to legally effective express exclusions thereof), and conform in all material respects to packaging, advertising and marketing materials and to applicable product or service specifications or documentation. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any Liability (and, to the knowledge of the Company, there is no legitimate basis for any present or future action, suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation, charge, complaint, claim or demand against the Company or any Subsidiary giving rise to any material Liability relating to the foregoing Contracts) for replacement or repair thereof or other damages in connection therewith in excess of any reserves therefor reflected on the Company Balance Sheet.
(c) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any outstanding material dispute concerning products and/or services provided by any supplier who, in the year ended September 30, 2009 or the six (6) months ended March 31, 2010, was one of the ten (10) largest suppliers of products and/or services to the Company and its Subsidiaries, based on amounts paid or payable (each, a “Significant Supplier”), and the Company has no knowledge of any material dissatisfaction on the part of any Significant Supplier. Each Significant Supplier is listed in Schedule 2.22(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter. Other than as set forth in Schedule 2.22(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any information that any such Significant Supplier will not continue as a supplier to the Company as wholly-owned by the Acquiror or such Subsidiary after the Closing or that such Significant Supplier intends to terminate or materially modify existing Contracts with the Company as wholly-owned by the Acquiror or such Subsidiary. The Company and its Subsidiaries have access, on commercially reasonable terms, to all products and services reasonably necessary to carry on their respective businesses, and the Company has no knowledge of any reason why they will not continue to have such access on commercially reasonable terms.
Material Customers and Suppliers Schedule 4.20 sets forth a list of the names of (a) (i) the ten (10) largest customers of each of the STD Business and MED Business (taken as whole, and as measured by revenue) and (ii) the ten (10) largest suppliers, vendors, and service providers by dollar volume of each of the STD Business and MED Business (taken as whole and as measured by revenue), for the twelve (12) month period ended December 31, 2013 and (b) (i) the ten (10) largest customers of each of the STD Business and the MED Business (taken as whole, and as measured by revenue) for the eleven (11) month period ended November 30, 2014 and (ii) the ten (10) largest suppliers, vendors, and service providers by dollar volume of each of the STD Business and MED Business (taken as whole and as measured by revenue), for the ten (10) month period ended October 31, 2014 (each such customer required to be listed on Schedule 4.20, a "Material Customer," and each such supplier, vendor or service provider required to be listed on Schedule 4.20, a "Material Supplier"). During the twelve (12) months prior to the date of this Agreement (A) no Material Customer or Material Supplier has terminated or Threatened to terminate its relationship with the Company, Newco or a Sold Subsidiary, as applicable, (B) no Material Customer or Material Supplier has materially decreased or limited, or, to the Company's Knowledge, Threatened to materially decrease or limit, the services (including lead times), supplies or materials supplied to or purchased from the Company, Newco or a Sold Subsidiary, as applicable, (C) no Material Customer or Material Supplier has materially changed or Threatened to materially change, its business relationship, pricing or terms and conditions of purchase or sale, as the case may be, with the Company, Newco or any Sold Subsidiary, (D) no Material Customer has materially accelerated its purchasing or otherwise made any purchases materially outside of the ordinary course, due to a discontinuation of any product line of the Company, Newco or any of the Sold Subsidiaries, any announced, communicated or anticipated change in pricing or other material terms, and (E) no Material Customer has notified the Company, Newco or any Sold Subsidiary in writing that the Company, Newco or any Sold Subsidiary is required to re-qualify under any customer program of any Material Customer. To the Company's Knowledge, there is not, and, since January 1, 2012, there has not been, any material dispute by and between the Company, Newco or any Sold Subsidiary, on the one hand, and any Material Customer or Material Supplier, on the other hand.
Significant Customers and Suppliers No customer or supplier which was significant to the Company during the period covered by the Financial Statements or which has been significant to the Company thereafter, has terminated or breached, materially reduced or threatened to terminate, breach or materially reduce its purchases from or provision of products or services to the Company, as the case may be.
Suppliers and Customers (a) The Company has adequate sources of supply for its business as currently conducted and as proposed to be conducted. The Company has good relationships with all of its material sources of supply of goods and services and does not anticipate any material problem with any such material sources of supply.
(b) The Company has no knowledge that the customer base of the Company might materially decrease.
Forecasts and Orders 2.2.1 On the Effective Date of this Agreement, PURCHASER shall give SELLER written notice of the quantity of Martek Product which PURCHASER estimates in good faith that it will order or direct the Designee(s) to order from SELLER during the remainder of the current calendar year (the “Initial Annual Forecast”). Not later than November 30 of each calendar year during the Term of this Agreement, PURCHASER shall give SELLER written notice of the quantity of Martek Product which PURCHASER estimates in good faith that it will order or direct the Designee(s) to order from SELLER during the next subsequent calendar year (each, an “Annual Forecast”). The Annual Forecast shall be used to establish the per unit and per kilogram pricing for the Martek Products purchased during the relevant calendar year in accordance with Section 2.3.1 and Exhibit A attached hereto; provided that, for the remainder of calendar year 2006, the per kilogram pricing to be used, subject to the year-end adjustment pursuant to Section 2.3.1, shall be * per kilogram, notwithstanding the Initial Annual Forecast. In addition to the foregoing, one (1) month before the commencement of each calendar quarter during the Term of this Agreement, PURCHASER shall provide SELLER with a forecast (a “Rolling Forecast”) of PURCHASER’s requirements for the Martek Product for each of the succeeding four (4) quarters, specifying quantities and requested delivery dates. These forecasts will be PURCHASER’s good-faith, best estimate of requirements and should not be considered a firm commitment.
2.2.2 PURCHASER expressly acknowledges that available supplies of the Martek Product have been in the past, and, may from time to time in the future, be insufficient to meet current demand. Nevertheless, SELLER shall use commercially reasonable efforts to have available for shipment to PURCHASER or to a Designee for PURCHASER’s account such quantities of the Martek Product as PURCHASER forecasts in good faith pursuant to Section 2.2.1 above and any additional quantities which PURCHASER may reasonably request. In case for any reason SELLER cannot or does not supply such quantities of the Martek Products as are forecasted in good faith by PURCHASER pursuant to Section 2.2.1 to PURCHASER, PURCHASER shall be allowed to use an alternative supplier for quantities of Omega-3 and Omega-6 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids equal to those quantities of Martek Products that were ordered by PURCHASER pursuant to a Purchase Order and not delivered by SELLER.
2.2.3 PURCHASER shall issue and/or shall direct the Designee(s) to issue formal purchase orders (“Purchase Orders”) at least sixty (60) but no more than ninety (90) days in advance of the date on which PURCHASER or the Designee requests that SELLER ship the Martek Product. SELLER shall accept or reject any such Purchase Order within five (5) business days of receipt, provided that SELLER shall not reject any Purchase Order for any quantities within the most recent forecast.
2.2.4 Purchase Orders which have been accepted by SELLER shall be considered as firm and binding orders (subject to the provisions of Section 2.2.2 above) and shall only be canceled or amended by mutual written agreement of the parties. * CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED. CONFIDENTIAL PORTION HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
Contact with Customers and Suppliers Until the Closing Date, the Buyer shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates and direct its other Representatives not to, contact or communicate with the employees, customers, suppliers, distributors or licensors of the Acquired Entities, or any other Persons having a business relationship with the Acquired Entities, concerning the transactions contemplated hereby or any of the foregoing relationships without the prior written consent of the Seller.
Customers; Suppliers Executive does not have, and at any time during the term of this Agreement shall not have, any employment with or any direct or indirect interest in (as owner, partner, shareholder, employee, director, officer, agent, consultant or otherwise) any customer of or supplier to Company.
Customers and Vendors In furtherance of and not in limitation of Section 6, Executive acknowledges that the lists of the Company’s and its Affiliates’ customers and vendors as they may exist from time to time constitute a valuable and unique asset of the Company, and Executive shall not, during or after the term of Executive’s employment, disclose such lists or any part thereof to any person or entity for any reason whatsoever, nor shall Executive use such customer or vendor lists for Executive’s own benefit or purposes or for the benefit or purposes of any business with whom Executive may become associated.
No Relationships with Customers and Suppliers No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company on the one hand, and the directors, officers, 5% or greater stockholders, customers or suppliers of the Company or any of the Company’s affiliates on the other hand, which is required to be described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or a document incorporated by reference therein and which is not so described.
Compliance with Laws and Orders Buyer is not in violation of or in default under any Law or order applicable to Buyer or its Assets the effect of which, in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to hinder, prevent or delay Buyer from performing its obligations hereunder.
