Litigation; Governmental Proceedings There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry, arbitration, investigation, litigation or governmental proceeding pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against, or involving the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any executive officer or director which has not been disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or in connection with the Company’s listing application for the listing of the Public Securities on the Exchange.
Legal Proceedings; Governmental Orders (a) There are no Actions pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened (a) against or by the Company affecting any of its properties or assets (or by or against Seller or any Affiliate thereof and relating to the Company); or (b) against or by the Company, Seller or any Affiliate of Seller that challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin or otherwise delay the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No event has occurred or circumstances exist that may give rise to, or serve as a basis for, any such Action.
(b) There are no outstanding Governmental Orders and no unsatisfied judgments, penalties or awards against or affecting the Company or any of its properties or assets.
Compliance with Laws and Court Orders (a) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is and, since January 1, 2005, has been in compliance with, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, is not under investigation with respect to and has not been threatened to be charged with or given notice of any violation of, any applicable Law or Order, except for failures to comply or violations that have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its Subsidiaries hold all governmental licenses, authorizations, permits, consents, approvals, variances, exemptions and orders necessary for the operation of the businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (the “Company Permits”), except where such failure has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with the terms of the Company Permits, except for failures to comply or violations that have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with all statutory and regulatory requirements under the Arms Export Control Act, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, the Export Administration Regulations and associated executive orders, and the Laws implemented by the Office of Foreign Assets Controls, United States Department of the Treasury (collectively, and any successors or replacements thereof, the “Export Control Laws”). To the Knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any communication during the past 12 months that alleges that the Company or Subsidiary of the Company is not, or may not be, in compliance with, or has, or may have, any liability under, the Export Control Laws.
(c) The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all legal requirements under (i) the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Convention Against Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions and legislation implementing such convention and (ii) international anti-bribery conventions (other than the convention described in clause (i)) and local anti corruption and bribery Laws, in each case, in jurisdictions in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries are operating (collectively, the “Anti-Bribery Laws”). To the Knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any communication that alleges that the Company, a Subsidiary of the Company or any of their directors, officers, agents or employees is, or may be, in violation of, or has, or may have, any liability under, the Anti-Bribery Laws.
No Governmental Litigation There shall not be pending or threatened any Legal Proceeding in which a Governmental Body is or is threatened to become a party or is otherwise involved, and neither Parent nor the Company shall have received any communication from any Governmental Body in which such Governmental Body indicates the possibility of commencing any Legal Proceeding or taking any other action: (a) challenging or seeking to restrain or prohibit the consummation of the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (b) relating to the Merger and seeking to obtain from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, any damages or other relief that may be material to the Company and Parent, taken as a whole, following the Merger; (c) seeking to prohibit or limit in any material respect Parent's ability to vote, receive dividends with respect to or otherwise exercise ownership rights with respect to the stock of the Company; or (d) which would materially and adversely affect the right of the Company or Parent to own the assets or operate the business of Parent following the Merger.
Governmental Actions No Governmental Action is or will be required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by it, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document to which it is, or is to become, a party other than such Borrower’s Approval, as applicable, which has been duly issued and is in full force and effect.
Litigation; Government Proceedings No action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company, or to the Company’s knowledge, the Sponsor, or any executive officer or director of the Company, or its or their property is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened that (i) would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the performance of this Agreement or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or (ii) would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Statutory Prospectus and the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
Legal Proceedings; Orders (a) There is no pending Proceeding:
(i) that has been commenced by or against the Acquired Company or that otherwise relates to or may affect the business of, or any of the assets owned or used by, the Acquired Company; or
(ii) that challenges, or that may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal, or otherwise interfering with, any of the Contemplated Transactions. To Sellers’ Knowledge, (1) no such Proceeding has been Threatened, and (2) no event has occurred or circumstance exists that may give rise to or serve as a basis for the commencement of any such Proceeding. Seller Parties have made available to Purchaser in the Data Room copies of all pleadings, correspondence, and other documents relating to each Proceeding listed in Part 3.14(a) of the Seller Parties Disclosure Schedule. The Proceedings listed in Part 3.14(a) of the Seller Parties Disclosure Schedule could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) There is no Order to which the Acquired Company, or any of the assets owned or used by the Acquired Company, is subject.
(c) No officer, director, agent, or employee of the Acquired Company is subject to any Order that prohibits such officer, director, agent, or employee from engaging in or continuing any conduct, activity, or practice relating to the business of the Acquired Company.
(d) The Acquired Company is, and at all times has been, in full compliance with all of the terms and requirements of each Order to which it, or any of the assets owned or used by it, is or has been subject.
(e) No event has occurred or circumstance exists that may constitute or result in (with or without notice or lapse of time) a violation of or failure to comply with any term or requirement of any Order to which the Acquired Company, or any of the assets owned or used by the Acquired Company, is subject.
(f) The Acquired Company has not received, at any time, any notice or other communication (whether oral or written) from any Governmental Body or any other Person regarding any actual, alleged, possible, or potential violation of, or failure to comply with, any term or requirement of any Order to which the Acquired Company, or any of the assets owned or used by the Acquired Company, is or has been subject.
Compliance with Laws; Litigation (a) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of any federal, state or local law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, judgment, ruling or decree ("Laws") of any federal, state or local judicial, legislative, executive, administrative or regulatory body or authority or any court, arbitration, board or tribunal ("Governmental Entity") applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any of their properties or assets, except for violations which would not, either individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries holds and is in compliance with all permits, certificates, licenses, approvals, registrations and authorizations required under all Laws (including without limitation those relating to environmental protection, occupational safety and health, equal employment practices and fair trade practices) in connection with its business ("Permits"), all of which Permits are in full force and effect, except where the failure to hold such Permits or be in compliance would not, either individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) There are no claims, actions, suits, proceedings, arbitrations, investigations or audits (collectively, "Litigation") by a third party other than a Governmental Entity pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its subsidiaries, at law or in equity, other than those in the ordinary course of business which would not, either individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no Litigation by a Governmental Entity pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its subsidiaries. No Governmental Entity has indicated in writing or, to the knowledge of the Company, verbally, an intention to conduct any audit, investigation or other review with respect to the Company or any of its subsidiaries which investigation or review, if adversely determined, would, either individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
Litigation and Proceedings There are no actions, suits, proceedings, or investigations pending or, to the knowledge of the Company after reasonable investigation, threatened by or against the Company or affecting the Company or its properties, at law or in equity, before any court or other governmental agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, or before any arbitrator of any kind. The Company does not have any knowledge of any material default on its part with respect to any judgment, order, injunction, decree, award, rule, or regulation of any court, arbitrator, or governmental agency or instrumentality or of any circumstances which, after reasonable investigation, would result in the discovery of such a default.
No Governmental Action No investigation, action or proceeding shall have been commenced by the Department of Justice or Federal Trade Commission or any other governmental entity challenging or seeking to enjoin the consummation of this transaction and neither Buyer nor Seller shall have been notified of a present intention by the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, the Director of the Bureau of Competition of the Federal Trade Commission or any governmental entity (or their respective agents or designees) to commence, or recommend the commencement of, such an investigation, action or proceeding.
