Business in Ordinary Course (a) Except as may be required to obtain regulatory approvals or as otherwise may be required by any regulatory authority, after the date of this Agreement, Seller shall not, without the prior written consent of Buyer (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld):
Ordinary Course The transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Basic Documents to which the Seller is a party are in the ordinary course of the Seller’s business.
OPERATION IN ORDINARY COURSE The Acquiring Fund and the Acquired Fund will each operate its respective business in the ordinary course between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, it being understood that such ordinary course of business will include customary dividends and shareholder purchases and redemptions.
Ordinary Course of Business The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the ordinary course of business of the Servicer;
Conduct of Business in Ordinary Course Seller has conducted the business and operations of the Station only in the ordinary course and has not:
Business in the Ordinary Course The Business shall be conducted solely in the ordinary course consistent with past practice.
Payables Pay when due in accordance with past practices all of its accounts payables and trade obligations;
Regular Course of Business Each Seller Company shall (a) operate its business diligently and in good faith, consistent with past management practices; (b) maintain all of its properties in customary repair, order and condition, reasonable wear and tear excepted; (c) maintain (except for expiration due to lapse of time) all leases and Contracts in effect without change except as expressly provided herein; (d) comply with the provisions of all Regulations and Orders applicable to such Seller Company and the conduct of the Business; (e) not cancel, release, waive or compromise any debt, Claim or right in its favor having a value in excess of $5,000 other than in connection with returns of inventory for credit or replacement in the ordinary course of business; (f) not alter the rate or basis of compensation of any of its officers, directors, managers or employees other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and immaterial in amount or otherwise adopt or modify any Benefit Plan; (g) maintain insurance coverage up to the Closing Date with the coverage and in the amounts set forth in Schedule 2.24 attached hereto; (h) maintain inventory, supplies and spare parts at customary operating levels consistent with current practices, and replace in accordance with past practice any inoperable, worn out or obsolete assets with modern assets of comparable quality; (i) maintain each Seller Company’s books, accounts and records in accordance with past custom and practice as used in the preparation of the Financial Statements; (j) maintain in full force and effect the existence of all Business Intellectual Property rights; (k) use its reasonable best efforts to preserve the goodwill and organization of the Business and its relationships with its customers, suppliers, employees and other Persons having business relations with it; (l) not take or omit to take any action that would require disclosure under Section 2, or that would otherwise result in a breach of any of the representations, warranties or covenants made by Parent or Seller Companies in this Agreement or in any of the agreements contemplated hereby; (m) not sell any of such Seller Company’s assets other than in the ordinary course of business; and (n) not take any action or omit to take any action which act or omission would reasonably be anticipated to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Ethical Business Practices Each Party represents and warrants to the other Party that neither it nor its Affiliates will make any payment, either directly or indirectly, of money or other assets, including the compensation such Party derives from this Agreement (collectively a “Payment”), to government or political party officials, officials of International Public Organizations, candidates for public office, or representatives of other businesses or persons acting on behalf of any of the foregoing (collectively “Officials”) where such Payment would constitute violation of any law, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, 15 U.S.C. §§ 78dd-1, et seq. In addition, regardless of legality, neither it nor its Affiliates will make any Payment either directly or indirectly to Officials if such Payment is for the purpose of improperly influencing decisions or actions with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. All activities will be conducted in compliance with the U.S. False Claims Act and the U.S. Anti-Kickback Statute.
Agreements of Affiliates GSMS has disclosed in Section 8.11 of the GSMS Disclosure Memorandum all Persons whom it reasonably believes is an "affiliate" of GSMS for purposes of Rule 145 under the 1933 Act. GSMS shall use its reasonable efforts to cause each such Person to deliver to PSS not later than 10 days after the date of this Agreement, a written agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.1, providing that such Person will not sell, pledge, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the shares of GSMS Common Stock held by such Person except as contemplated by such agreement or by this Agreement and will not sell, pledge, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the shares of PSS Common Stock to be received by such Person upon consummation of the Merger except in compliance with applicable provisions of the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and, because the Merger is to be accounted for by the pooling-of-interests method of accounting, until such time as financial results covering at least 30 days of combined operations of PSS and GSMS have been published within the meaning of Section 201.01 of the SEC's Codification of Financial Reporting Policies. Because the Merger is to be accounted for using the pooling-of-interests method of accounting, shares of PSS Common Stock issued to such affiliates of GSMS in exchange for shares of GSMS Common Stock shall not be transferable until such time as financial results covering at least 30 days of combined operations of PSS and GSMS have been published within the meaning of Section 201.01 of the SEC's Codification of Financial Reporting Policies, regardless of whether each such affiliate has provided the written agreement referred to in this Section 8.11 (and PSS shall be entitled to place restrictive legends upon certificates for shares of PSS Common Stock issued to affiliates of GSMS pursuant to this Agreement to enforce the provisions of this Section 8.11). PSS shall not be required to maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement under the 1933 Act for the purposes of resale of PSS Common Stock by such affiliates. PSS has disclosed in Section 8.11 of the PSS Disclosure Memorandum all Persons whom it reasonably believes is an "affiliate" of PSS. PSS shall use its reasonable efforts to cause each such Person to execute and deliver not later than 10 days after the date of this Agreement, a written agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.2, providing that such Person shall not sell, pledge, transfer or otherwise dispose of any shares of PSS Common Stock until such time as financial results covering at least 30 days of combined operations of PSS and GSMS have been published within the meaning of Section 201.01 of the SEC's Codification of Financial Reporting Policies.
