Regulatory and Other Authorizations; Consents (a) Subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, each party hereto shall each use its reasonable best efforts to perform its obligations under this Agreement and to take, or cause to be taken, and do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Law to obtain all consents required under this Agreement and all regulatory approvals and to satisfy all conditions to its obligations under this Agreement and to cause the transactions contemplated hereby to be effected as soon as practicable, but in any event on or prior to the End Date, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and shall cooperate fully with each other party hereto and their Representatives in connection with any step required to be taken as a part of its obligations under this Agreement.
(b) Each party to this Agreement agrees to cooperate in obtaining any consents and approvals that may be required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Companion Agreements; provided, however, that neither the Buyer nor the Sellers shall be required to compensate any Person, commence or participate in litigation or offer or grant any accommodation (financial or otherwise) to any Person to obtain any such consent or approval. Neither the Sellers nor the Buyer shall take any action that they should be reasonably aware would have the effect of delaying, impairing or impeding the receipt of any required consents or approvals.
(c) Each party hereto promptly shall make all filings and submissions required of such party and shall take all actions necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws to obtain any required approval of any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the transactions contemplated hereby. Each party hereto shall use its reasonable best efforts to furnish to the appropriate Governmental Authority all information required for any application or other filing to be made pursuant to any applicable Law in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. The Buyer and the Sellers shall make their respective HSR Act filings at such time as mutually agreed, if applicable. Each of the parties hereto shall cooperate with the other parties hereto in promptly filing any other necessary applications, reports or other documents with any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and in seeking necessary consultation with and prompt favorable action by such Governmental Authority, including the resolution of any objections, if any, as may be asserted with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Companion Agreements under any applicable Law regarding antitrust matters.
(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Buyer acknowledges on behalf of itself and its Affiliates and its and their directors, officers, employees, Affiliates, agents, representatives, successors and assigns that the operation of the Business shall remain in the dominion and control of the Sellers until the Closing and that none of the foregoing Persons will provide, directly or indirectly, any directions, orders, advice, aid, assistance or information to any director, officer or employee of any of the Sellers with respect to the operation of the Business, except as specifically contemplated or permitted by this Article V or as otherwise consented to in advance by an executive officer of a Seller.
(e) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.05 to the contrary, neither the Buyer nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to take any action, including responding to and/or defending any court or administrative proceeding, proposing or making any divestiture or other undertaking, or proposing or entering into any consent decree or taking any action which the Buyer reasonably determines could be material to the benefits expected to be derived by the Buyer as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby or be material to the business of the Buyer and its Subsidiaries or the Business as currently conducted or as contemplated to be conducted following the transactions contemplated hereby.
Regulatory and Other Approvals (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and without limiting the provisions of Annex C, the Company will proceed diligently and in good faith to, as promptly as practicable, (i) obtain all consents, approvals or actions of, make all filings with and give all notices to Governmental or Regulatory Authorities (including state securities commissions) or any other public or private third parties required of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to consummate the Offer and the other matters contemplated hereby, and (ii) provide such other information and communications to such Governmental or Regulatory Authorities or other public or private third parties as the other party or such Governmental or Regulatory Authorities or other public or private third parties may reasonably request in connection therewith. The Holders shall cooperate with the Company as it may reasonably request in connection with the Company's satisfaction of its obligations under this paragraph (a).
(b) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and without limiting the provisions of Annex C, each Holder will proceed diligently and in good faith to, as promptly as practicable, (i) obtain all consents, approvals or actions of, make all filings with and give all notices to Governmental or Regulatory Authorities (including state securities commissions) or any other public or private third parties required of such Holder or any of its Subsidiaries to consummate the Offer and the other matters contemplated hereby, and (ii) provide such other information and communications to such Governmental or Regulatory Authorities or other public or private third parties as the other party or such Governmental or Regulatory Authorities or other public or private third parties may reasonably request in connection therewith. The Company shall cooperate with each Holder as it may reasonably request in connection with such Holder's satisfaction of its obligations under this paragraph (b).
Provision of Information Necessary for Preparation of Securities Registration Statements, Amendments and Other Materials The Manager, its officers and employees will make available and provide accounting and statistical information required by the Fund in the preparation of registration statements, reports and other documents required by federal and state securities laws and with such information as the Fund may reasonably request for use in the preparation of such documents or of other materials necessary or helpful for the underwriting and distribution of the Fund’s shares.
SEC and Other Filings; Reports to Shareholders Promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by the Borrower or any Subsidiary with the SEC, or with any national securities exchange, or distributed by the Borrower to its shareholders generally, as the case may be.
Governmental and Other Approvals Apply for, obtain and/or maintain in effect, as applicable, all authorizations, consents, approvals, licenses, qualifications, exemptions, filings, declarations and registrations (whether with any court, governmental agency, regulatory authority, securities exchange or otherwise) which are necessary or reasonably requested by Agent in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by any Credit Party of, as applicable, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Subordinated Debt Documents, or any other documents or instruments to be executed and/or delivered by any Credit Party, as applicable in connection therewith or herewith, except where the failure to so apply for, obtain or maintain could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Regulatory and Other Authorizations; Notices and Consents (a) Subject to clause (c) of this Section 6.5, each of the parties shall use all reasonable efforts to (i) obtain all permits, authorizations, consents, orders and approvals of all Government Authorities that may be or become necessary for its execution and delivery of, and the performance of its obligations pursuant to, this Agreement, including those consents set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule; (ii) lift or rescind any injunction or restraining order or other order adversely affecting the ability of the parties to this Agreement to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and (iii) fulfill all conditions to the such party’s obligations under this Agreement. Each party to this Agreement shall cooperate fully with the other party in promptly seeking to obtain all such permits, authorizations, consents, orders and approvals, giving such notice and making such filings.
(b) Each party agrees to make an appropriate filing pursuant to the HSR Act with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement within five (5) Business Days of the date of this Agreement (including a request for early termination of the applicable waiting period under the HSR Act), shall supply promptly any additional information and documentary material that may be requested by any Governmental Authority and to supply as promptly as practicable to the appropriate Governmental Authorities any additional information and documentary material that may be requested pursuant thereto. Buyer shall have no obligations to divest any of its businesses or assets or to engage in litigation in order to secure approval under the HSR Act.
(c) Each party hereto shall be responsible for the payment of its expenses, including legal fees and expenses, in substantially complying with any formal request for additional information or documentary material from any Governmental Authority. Buyer shall pay all filing fees required under the HSR Act.
(d) Each of Buyer and the Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company on the other hand, shall, in connection with the efforts referenced in Section 6.5(a) to obtain all requisite permits, authorizations, consents, orders and approvals for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, use its reasonable best efforts to (i) cooperate in all respects with each other in connection with any filing or submission and in connection with any investigation or other inquiry, (ii) keep the other party reasonably informed of the status of matters related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including furnishing the other with any written notices or other communications received by such party from, or given by such party to, any Governmental Authority and (iii) permit the other party to review any communications given by it to, and consult with each other in advance of any meeting or conference with, any Governmental Authority; provided that nothing will prevent a party from responding to or complying with a subpoena or other legal process required by Law or submitting factual information in response to a request therefor.
Pollution and Other Regulations (a) Each of Holdings, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all Environmental Laws governing its business for which failure to comply is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, and neither Holdings, the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is liable for any material penalties, fines or forfeitures for failure to comply with any of the foregoing in the manner set forth above. All licenses, permits, registrations or approvals required for the business of the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries, as conducted as of the Restatement Effective Date, under any Environmental Law have been secured and the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is in substantial compliance therewith, except such licenses, permits, registrations or approvals the failure to secure or to comply therewith is not likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither Holdings, the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is in noncompliance with, breach of or default under any applicable writ, order, judgment, injunction, or decree to which Holdings, the Borrower or such Subsidiary is a party or which would affect the ability of the Borrower or such Subsidiary to operate any real property and no event has occurred and is continuing which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both, would constitute noncompliance, breach of or default thereunder, except in each such case, such noncompliance, breaches or defaults as are not likely to, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. There are as of the Restatement Effective Date no Environmental Claims pending or, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, threatened, which (a) challenge the validity, term or entitlement of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries for any permit, license, order or registration required for the operation of any facility under the Environmental Laws which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries operates and (b) wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. There are no facts, circumstances, conditions or occurrences concerning Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, any of their operations or on any Real Property or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, on any property adjacent to any such Real Property that could reasonably be expected (i) to form the basis of an Environmental Claim against the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any Real Property of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or (ii) to cause such Real Property to be subject to any restrictions on the ownership, occupancy, use or transferability of such Real Property under any Environmental Law, except in each such case, such Environmental Claims or restrictions that individually or in the aggregate are not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Hazardous Materials have not at any time been (i) generated, used, treated or stored on, or transported to or from, any Real Property of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) released on any Real Property, in each case where such occurrence or event individually or in the aggregate is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
LEGISLATIVE ACTS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS Subject: Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM, THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK, THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC, THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN, THE FRENCH REPUBLIC, IRELAND, THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC, THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG, THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS, THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA, THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC, THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND, THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN, THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND Contracting Parties to the Treaty establishing the European Community, the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and the Treaty on European Union hereinafter referred to as "Member States", and THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY, THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY, hereinafter referred to as the "Community", of the one part, and THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA hereinafter referred to as "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", of the other part, CONSIDERING the strong links between the Parties and the values that they share, their desire to strengthen those links and establish a close and lasting relationship based on reciprocity and mutual interest, which should allow the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to further strengthen and extend the relations established previously, in particular through the Cooperation Agreement signed on 29 April 1997 by way of Exchange of Letters, which entered into force on 1 January 1998, CONSIDERING that the relationship between the Parties in the field of inland transport should continue to be governed by the Agreement between the European Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in the field of transport, signed on 29 June 1997, which entered into force on 28 November 1997, CONSIDERING the importance of this Agreement, in the framework of the Stabilisation and Association process with the countries of south-eastern Europe, to be further developed by an EU Common strategy for this region, in the establishment and consolidation of a stable European order based on cooperation, of which the European Union is a mainstay, as well as in the framework of the Stability Pact, CONSIDERING the commitment of the Parties to contribute by all means to the political, economic and institutional stabilisation in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as well as in the region, through the development of civic society and democratisation, institution building and public administration reform, enhanced trade and economic cooperation, the strengthening of national and regional security, as well as increased cooperation in justice and home affairs, CONSIDERING the commitment of the Parties to increasing political and economic freedoms as the very basis of this Agreement, as well as their commitment to respect human rights and the rule of law, including the rights of persons belonging to national minorities, and democratic principles through free and fair elections and a multiparty system, CONSIDERING the commitment of the Parties to the principles of free market economy and the readiness of the Community to contribute to the economic reforms in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, CONSIDERING the commitment of the Parties to the full implementation of all principles and provisions of the UN Charter, of the OSCE, notably those of the Helsinki Final Act, the concluding documents of the Madrid and Vienna Conferences, the Charter of Paris for a New Europe, and of the Cologne Stability Pact for south-eastern Europe, so as to contribute to regional stability and cooperation among the countries of the region, XXXXXXXX of establishing regular political dialogue on bilateral and international issues of mutual interest, including regional aspects, CONSIDERING the commitment of the Parties to free trade, in compliance with the rights and obligations arising out of the WTO, CONVINCED that the Stabilisation and Association Agreement will create a new climate for economic relations between them and above all for the development of trade and investment, factors crucial to economic restructuring and modernisation, BEARING IN MIND the commitment by the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to approximate its legislation to that of the Community, TAKING ACCOUNT of the Community's willingness to provide decisive support for the implementation of reform, and to use all available instruments of cooperation and technical, financial and economic assistance on a comprehensive indicative multi-annual basis to this endeavour, CONFIRMING that the provisions of this Agreement that fall within the scope of Part III, Title IV of the Treaty establishing the European Community bind the United Kingdom and Ireland as separate Contracting Parties, and not as part of the European Community, until the United Kingdom or Ireland (as the case may be) notifies the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia that it has become bound as part of the European Community in accordance with the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community. The same applies to Denmark, in accordance with the Protocol annexed to those Treaties on the position of Denmark, RECALLING the European Union's readiness to integrate to the fullest possible extent the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia into the political and economic mainstream of Europe and its status as a potential candidate for EU membership on the basis of the Treaty on European Union and fulfilment of the criteria defined by the European Council in June 1993, subject to successful implementation of this Agreement, notably regarding regional cooperation, HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
Compliance with Laws and Other Instruments The execution, delivery and performance by Parent and/or Acquisition Corp. of the Merger Documents and the other agreements to be made by Parent or Acquisition Corp. pursuant to or in connection with the Merger Documents and the consummation by Parent and/or Acquisition Corp. of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Documents will not cause Parent and/or Acquisition Corp. to violate or contravene (a) any provision of law, (b) any rule or regulation of any agency or government, (c) any order, judgment or decree of any court or (d) any provision of their respective charters or By-laws as amended and in effect on and as of the Closing Date and will not violate or be in conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) a default under any material indenture, loan or credit agreement, deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement or other agreement or contract to which Parent or Acquisition Corp. is a party or by which Parent and/or Acquisition Corp. or any of their respective properties is bound.
Tax and Other Returns and Reports 4.7.1 The Seller Parties have timely filed or have caused to be filed or will file or will cause to be filed all Tax Returns required to be filed and have paid all Taxes required to be paid by the Seller Parties for all periods ending on or before the Closing Date. Adequate provision has been made in the books and records of each of the Sellers, and to the extent required by GAAP in the Financial Statements, for all Taxes whether or not due and payable and whether or not disputed. The Seller Parties have prepared all required Tax Returns, including amendments to date, in good faith without gross negligence or willful misrepresentation, and such Tax Returns are complete and accurate in all material respects. Section 4.7.1 of the Sellers Disclosure Schedule lists the date or dates through which the IRS and any other Governmental Entity have examined the United States federal income tax returns and any other Tax Returns of the Seller Parties. Except as set forth in Section 4.7.1 of the Sellers Disclosure Schedule, no Governmental Entity has during the past three years, examined or is in the process of examining any Tax Returns of the Seller Parties or proposed (tentatively or definitively), asserted or assessed or, to the best knowledge of each of the Seller Parties, threatened to propose or assert, any deficiency, assessment or claim for Taxes and there would be no basis for any such delinquency assessment or claim.
4.7.2 Each of the Sellers withheld and paid all Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, shareholder or other third party.
4.7.3 None of the Seller Parties nor any director or officer (or employee responsible for Tax matters) of the Sellers reasonably expects any authority to assess any additional Taxes for any period for which Tax Returns have been filed. There is no dispute or claim concerning any Tax Liability of any of the Sellers either (a) claimed or raised by any authority in writing or (b) as to which any of the Seller Parties and the directors and officers (and employees responsible for Tax matters) of the Sellers has knowledge based upon personal contact with any agent of such authority. Section 4.7.3 of the Sellers Disclosure Schedule lists all federal, state, local, and foreign income Tax Returns that have been audited and/or that currently are the subject of audit. Sellers have delivered to PEI or its designee correct and complete copies of all federal income Tax Returns, examination reports, and statements of deficiencies assessed against or agreed to by any of the Sellers since their date of incorporation.
4.7.4 None of the Seller Parties has waived any statute of limitations in respect of Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency.
4.7.5 To the knowledge of each of the Seller Parties, the unpaid Taxes of Sellers (a) did not, as of the Most Recent Fiscal Month End, exceed the reserve for Tax Liability (rather than any reserve for deferred Taxes established to reflect timing differences between book and Tax income) set forth on the face of the Most Recent Balance Sheet (rather than in any notes thereto) and (b) do not exceed that reserve as adjusted for the passage of time through the Closing Date in accordance with the past custom and practice of Sellers in filing their Tax Returns.
4.7.6 None of the Seller Parties is a party to any Tax allocation or sharing agreement. None of the Sellers (a) has been a member of an Affiliated Group filing a consolidated federal income Tax Return (other than a group the common parent of which were one or the other of the Sellers) or (b) has any Liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than any of the Sellers) under Reg. ss.1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local, or foreign law), as a transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise.
