Business Conduct Merger Sub was incorporated on November 5, 2020. Since its inception, Merger Sub has not engaged in any activity, other than such actions in connection with (a) its organization and (b) the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Agreement and the Transactions. Merger Sub has no operations, has not generated any revenues and has no assets or liabilities other than those incurred in connection with the foregoing and in association with the Merger as provided in this Agreement.
Business Conducted Borrower shall continue in the business currently conducted by it using its best efforts to maintain its customers and goodwill. Borrower shall not engage, directly or indirectly, in any line of business substantially different from the business conducted by it immediately before the Closing Date, or engage in business or lines of business which are not reasonably related thereto.
Code of Conduct Executive acknowledges that Executive has read the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and agrees to abide by such Code of Business Conduct, as amended or supplemented from time to time, and other policies applicable to employees and executives of the Company.
HOW CONDUCTED All expenses in connection with the trials of the VESSEL are to be for the account of the BUILDER, which, during the trials, is to provide at its own expense the necessary crew to comply with conditions of safe navigation. The trials shall be conducted in the manner prescribed in this CONTRACT and the SPECIFICATIONS, and shall prove fulfilment of the performance requirements for the trials as set forth in the SPECIFICATIONS. The BUILDER shall be entitled to conduct preliminary sea trials, during which the propulsion plant and/or its appurtenance shall be adjusted according to the BUILDER's judgement. The BUILDER shall have the right to repeat any trial whatsoever as it deems necessary.
Code of Business Conduct The Company’s Code of Business Conduct, as amended from time to time.
Permitted Conduct (i) Nothing in this Agreement, including the obligations set forth in this Section 7, restricts or prohibits the Executive from initiating communications directly with, responding to any inquiries from, providing testimony before, providing confidential information to, reporting possible violations of law or regulation to, or from filing a claim or assisting with an investigation directly with a self-regulatory authority or a government agency or entity, including the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Labor, the National Labor Relations Board, the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Congress, and any agency Inspector General (collectively, the “Regulators”), or from making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of state or federal law or regulation. The Executive does not need the prior authorization of the Company to engage in such communications with the Regulators, respond to such inquiries from the Regulators, provide confidential information or documents to the Regulators, or make any such reports or disclosures to the Regulators. The Executive is not required to notify the Company that he has engaged in such communications with the Regulators.
Ordinary Conduct Except as set forth in the capital expenditure and operating budget of VANTAS (the "VANTAS CapEx Budget") attached hereto as part of Schedule 7(b) or otherwise expressly permitted by the terms of this Agreement, from the date hereof to the Closing, VANTAS and each of its Subsidiaries shall continue to conduct their business in the ordinary course in substantially the same manner as presently conducted and shall make all reasonable efforts consistent with past practices to preserve its relationships with customers and others with whom it deals, including the incurrence of expenditures in connection with the continued development of committed centers covered by the VANTAS CapEx Budget. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, VANTAS may use available cash to repay indebtedness of VANTAS on which it is the primary obligor, including, without limitation, outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to the Paribas Line (as herein defined). VANTAS and each of its Subsidiaries shall not take any action that would, or that could reasonably be expected to, result in (A) any of the representations and warranties (including, but not limited to, those set forth in Section 5(f)) of VANTAS set forth in this Agreement that are qualified as to materiality becoming untrue or incorrect, (B) any of such representations and warranties that are not so qualified becoming untrue or incorrect in any material respect or (C) any of the conditions to the HQ Merger set forth in Section 9 not being satisfied. In addition, except as set forth in the VANTAS Cap Ex Budget or Schedule 7(b), VANTAS and its Subsidiaries shall not do any of the following without the prior written consent of the Company:
Restrictions on Conduct of Executive (a) For purposes of this Section 11, the following definitions apply:
Standard of Conduct To the extent that the provisions of Section 9(a) are inapplicable to a Claim related to an Indemnifiable Event that shall have been finally disposed of, any determination of whether Indemnitee has satisfied any applicable standard of conduct under Delaware law that is a legally required condition to indemnification of Indemnitee hereunder against Losses relating to such Claim and any determination that Expense Advances must be repaid to the Company (a “Standard of Conduct Determination”) shall be made as follows:
Interim Conduct of Business (a) Except (i) as contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, (ii) as set forth in Section 6.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, or (iii) as approved by Parent (which approval will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), at all times during the period commencing with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier to occur of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article IX and the Acceptance Time, each of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries shall (A) carry on its business in the usual, regular and ordinary course in substantially the same manner as heretofore conducted, and (B) use its reasonable best efforts, consistent with past practices and policies, to keep available the services of the current officers, key employees and consultants of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries, and preserve the current relationships of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries with customers, suppliers and other Persons with whom the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has significant business relations as is reasonably necessary to preserve substantially intact its business organization.