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:
Ongoing Operations From the Effective Date through Closing:
Profitable Operations Borrower will not permit Consolidated Net Income (a) for any fiscal year, commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2002, to be less than $1.00 and (b) for any two consecutive fiscal quarters (treated as a single accounting period) to be less than $1.00.
Post-Closing Operations After the Closing, ACQUIRED COMPANY will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company subject to the terms and conditions outlined in this Agreement. ACQUIRED COMPANY shall be responsible to report to the Company all financial matters and newsworthy events as they materialize, as Seller recognizes Company is a publicly traded company and has certain material obligations of disclosure pursuant to state and federal laws, statutes and regulations.
Banking Operations Enter into any new material line of business; change its material lending, investment, underwriting, risk and asset liability management and other material banking and operating policies, except as required by applicable law, regulation or policies imposed by any Governmental Authority; or file any application or make any contract with respect to branching or site location or branching or site relocation.
Maintenance and Operation (a) Lessee, at its own cost and expense, shall maintain, repair and keep each Unit, and cause the Manager under the Management Agreement to maintain, repair and keep each Unit, (i) according to Prudent Industry Practice and in all material respects, in good working order, and in good physical condition for railcars of a similar age and usage, normal wear and tear excepted, (ii) in a manner in all material respects consistent with maintenance practices used by the Manager in respect of railcars owned, leased or managed by the Manager similar in type to such Unit or, with respect to (A) any Equipment subject to an Existing Equipment Sublease that is a Net Sublease, maintenance practices used by the applicable Sublessee in respect of railcars similar in type to such Unit used by such Sublessee on its domestic routes in the United States; (provided further, however that after the return to the Manager of any Unit which was subject to a Net Sublease immediately prior to such return, such Unit shall be maintained and repaired in all material respects in a manner consistent with maintenance practices used by the Manager in respect of railcars owned, leased or managed by the Manager similar in type to such Unit) and (B) any Permitted Sublease that is a Net Sublease entered into after the Closing Date where (x) the long term unsecured debt of the applicable Sublessee is rated at least BBB- by S&P and Baa3 by Xxxxx'x (or at least BBB- by S&P or Baa3 by Xxxxx'x if then rated by only one such rating agency) or similarly rated by any rating agency, (y) the applicable Sublessee is organized under the laws of the United States or any State thereof and (z) the applicable Sublessee is the owner or lessee of at least 250 railcars used primarily on domestic routes in the United States, maintenance practices used by such Sublessee in respect of railcars similar in type to such Unit, (iii) in accordance with all manufacturer's warranties in effect but only to the extent that the lack of compliance therewith would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the coverage thereunder and in accordance with all applicable provisions, if any, of insurance policies required to be maintained pursuant to Section 12 and (iv) in compliance in all material respects with any applicable laws and regulations from time to time in effect, including, without limitation, the Field Manual of the AAR, FRA rules and regulations and Interchange Rules as they apply to the maintenance and operation of the Units in interchange regardless of upon whom such applicable laws and regulations are nominally imposed; provided, however, that, so long as the Manager or, with respect to any Equipment subject to an Existing Equipment Sublease which is a Net Sublease, the applicable Sublessee, as applicable, is similarly contesting such law or regulation with respect to all other similar equipment owned or operated by Manager or, with respect to any Equipment subject to an Existing Equipment Sublease which is a Net Sublease, the applicable Sublessee, as applicable, Lessee (or such Sublessee) may, in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, contest the validity or application of any such standard, rule or regulation in any manner that does not (w) materially interfere with the use, possession, operation or return of any of the Units, (x) materially adversely affect the rights or interests of Lessor, Policy Provider or the Indenture Trustee in the Units or hereunder, (y) expose Lessor, Policy Provider or the Indenture Trustee to criminal sanctions or (z) violate any maintenance requirements contained in any insurance policy required to be maintained by the Lessee under this Lease or the Collateral Agency Agreement if such violation would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the coverage thereunder; provided further, that Lessee shall promptly notify Lessor, Policy Provider and Indenture Trustee in reasonable detail of any such contest. In no event shall Lessee discriminate in any material respect as to the use or maintenance of any Unit (including the periodicity of maintenance or recordkeeping in respect of such Unit) as compared to equipment of a similar nature which the Manager owns or manages. Lessee will maintain all records, logs and other materials required by relevant industry standards or any governmental authority having jurisdiction over the Units required to be maintained in respect of any Unit, all as if Lessee were the owner of such Units, regardless of whether any such requirements, by their terms, are nominally imposed on Lessee, Lessor or Owner Participant.
Business Continuity The Transfer Agent will maintain a comprehensive business continuity plan and will provide an executive summary of such plan upon reasonable request of the Fund. The Transfer Agent will test the adequacy of its business continuity plan at least annually and upon request, the Fund may participate in such test. Upon request by the Fund, the Transfer Agent will provide the Fund with a letter assessing the most recent business continuity test results. In the event of a business disruption that materially impacts the Transfer Agent’s provision of services under this Agreement, the Transfer Agent will promptly notify the Fund of the disruption and the steps being implemented under the business continuity plan.
Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Company has developed and implemented a contingency planning program to evaluate the effect of significant events that may adversely affect the customers, assets, or employees of Company and Company Bank. To Company’s Knowledge, such program ensures that Company can recover its mission critical functions, and complies in all material respects with the requirements of the FFIEC and the FDIC.
BUSINESS CONTINUITY/DISASTER RECOVERY In the event of equipment failure, work stoppage, governmental action, communication disruption or other impossibility of performance beyond State Street’s control, State Street shall take reasonable steps to minimize service interruptions. Specifically, State Street shall implement reasonable procedures to prevent the loss of data and to recover from service interruptions caused by equipment failure or other circumstances with resumption of all substantial elements of services in a timeframe sufficient to meet business requirements. State Street shall enter into and shall maintain in effect at all times during the term of this Agreement with appropriate parties one or more agreements making reasonable provision for (i) periodic back-up of the computer files and data with respect to the Trusts; and (ii) emergency use of electronic data processing equipment to provide services under this Agreement. State Street shall test the ability to recover to alternate data processing equipment in accordance with State Street program standards, and provide a high level summary of business continuity test results to the Trusts upon request. State Street will remedy any material deficiencies in accordance with State Street program standards. Upon reasonable advance notice, and at no cost to State Street, the Trusts retain the right to review State Street’s business continuity, crisis management, disaster recovery, and third-party vendor management processes and programs (including discussions with the relevant subject matter experts and an on-site review of the production facilities used) related to delivery of the service no more frequently than an annual basis. Upon reasonable request, the State Street also shall discuss with senior management of the Trusts any business continuity/disaster recovery plan of the State Street and/or provide a high-level presentation summarizing such plan.”
Financial Covenant Calculations The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that, for purposes of all calculations made in determining compliance for any applicable period with the financial covenants set forth in Section 6.7 and for purposes of determining the Applicable Margin, (i) after consummation of any Permitted Acquisition, (A) income statement items and other balance sheet items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the target acquired in such transaction shall be included in such calculations to the extent relating to such applicable period (including by adding any cost saving synergies associated with such Permitted Acquisition in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Agent), subject to adjustments mutually acceptable to Borrowers and the Agent and (B) Indebtedness of a target which is retired in connection with a Permitted Acquisition shall be excluded from such calculations and deemed to have been retired as of the first day of such applicable period and (ii) after any Disposition permitted by Section 6.8), (A) income statement items, cash flow statement items and balance sheet items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property or assets disposed of shall be excluded in such calculations to the extent relating to such applicable period, subject to adjustments mutually acceptable to Borrowers and the Agent and (B) Indebtedness that is repaid with the proceeds of such Disposition shall be excluded from such calculations and deemed to have been repaid as of the first day of such applicable period.
