Operations As of the date hereof, the Company has not conducted, and prior to the IPO Closing the Company will not conduct, any operations other than organizational activities and activities in connection with offerings of its securities.
Interim Operations (a) The Company covenants and agrees as to itself and its Subsidiaries that, after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time (unless Parent shall otherwise approve in writing (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned)), and except as otherwise expressly permitted by this Agreement or as required by a Governmental Entity or applicable Laws, the business of it and its Subsidiaries shall be conducted in all material respects in the ordinary course and, to the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to preserve their business organizations substantially intact, maintain satisfactory relationships with Governmental Entities, NERC, PJM, customers and suppliers having significant business dealings with them and keep available the services of their key employees; provided, however, that no action taken by the Company or its Subsidiaries with respect to matters specifically addressed by clauses (i)-(xx) of this Section 6.1(a) shall be deemed a breach of this sentence unless such action would constitute a breach of such other provision. In furtherance of the foregoing, from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time, except (A) as otherwise expressly permitted by this Agreement, (B) as Parent may approve in writing (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), (C) as is required by applicable Law or any Governmental Entity or (D) as set forth in Section 6.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company will not and will not permit its Subsidiaries to:
Co-operation 1. The Parties shall take all appropriate and necessary measures to ensure fulfilment of the obligations and objectives arising out of this programme agreement.
CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS (1) Engage in any business activities substantially different than those in which Borrower is presently engaged, (2) cease operations, liquidate, merge, transfer, acquire or consolidate with any other entity, change its name, dissolve or transfer or sell Collateral out of the ordinary course of business, or (3) pay any dividends on Borrower's stock (other than dividends payable in its stock), provided, however that notwithstanding the foregoing, but only so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the payment of dividends, if Borrower is a "Subchapter S Corporation" (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended), Borrower may pay cash dividends on its stock to its shareholders from time to time in amounts necessary to enable the shareholders to pay income taxes and make estimated income tax payments to satisfy their liabilities under federal and state law which arise solely from their status as Shareholders of a Subchapter S Corporation because of their ownership of shares of Borrower's stock, or purchase or retire any of Borrower's outstanding shares or alter or amend Borrower's capital structure.
