Approvals and Consents Subject to any express provision in this Agreement to the contrary, a Party may conditionally or unconditionally give or withhold any consent to be given under this Agreement.
Approvals and Consent Except as otherwise set out in this Agreement, and subject to any statutory obligations, a Party may give or withhold an approval or consent to be given under this Agreement in that Party’s absolute discretion and subject to any conditions determined by the Party. A Party is not obliged to give its reasons for giving or withholding consent or for giving consent subject to conditions.
No Conflict; Consents and Approvals (a) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party by each of Parent and Merger Sub and the consummation by each of Parent and Merger Sub of the Acquiror Transactions, do not and will not (i) conflict with or violate the Organizational Documents of Parent or Merger Sub, (ii) assuming that all consents, approvals and authorizations contemplated by clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection (b) below have been obtained and all filings described in such clauses have been made, conflict with or violate any Law applicable to Parent or Merger Sub or by which any of their respective properties are bound, (iii) result in any breach or violation of, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default), or result in the loss of a benefit under, result in the creation or imposition of any Lien or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation, amendment or acceleration of, any material contract to which Parent or Merger Sub is a party or by which Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective properties are bound, or (iv) conflict with any Debt Financing Condition, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), for any such conflict, breach, violation, default, loss, right or other occurrence that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an Acquiror Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party by each of Parent and Merger Sub, and the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the Acquiror Transactions, does not and will not require Parent or Merger Sub to obtain any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, action by, or to make any filing with or notification to, any Governmental Entity, except for (i) such filings as may be required under applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and under state securities, takeover and “blue sky” Laws, (ii) the filings required under the HSR Act, (iii) such filings and other action as are necessary to obtain all required Gaming Approvals, (iv) such filings as necessary to comply with the applicable requirements of the Nasdaq Stock Market, (v) the filing with the Delaware Secretary of State of the Certificate of Merger as required by the DGCL, and (vi) any such consent, approval, authorization, permit, action, filing or notification the failure of which to make or obtain would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an Acquiror Material Adverse Effect.
(c) To the Knowledge of Parent, there is no dispute or conflict arising from its status as an Acquiror that would reasonably be expected to have an Acquiror Material Adverse Effect. Neither Parent nor Merger Sub has entered into any agreement with Gamma that would reasonably be expected to have an Acquiror Material Adverse Effect or that is inconsistent with the purposes and intent of the parties to consummate the Transactions.
Necessary Approvals Each Party shall be responsible for obtaining and keeping in effect all approvals from, and rights granted by, governmental authorities, building and property owners, other carriers, and any other persons that may be required in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement. Each Party shall reasonably cooperate with the other Party in obtaining and maintaining any required approvals and rights for which such Party is responsible.
Governmental Approvals and Consents (a) Each party hereto shall, as promptly as possible, (i) make, or cause or be made, all filings and submissions required under any Law applicable to such party or any of its Affiliates; and (ii) use reasonable best efforts to obtain, or cause to be obtained, all consents, authorizations, orders and approvals from all Governmental Authorities that may be or become necessary for its execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations pursuant to this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents. Each party shall cooperate fully with the other party and its Affiliates in promptly seeking to obtain all such consents, authorizations, orders and approvals. The parties hereto shall not willfully take any action that will have the effect of delaying, impairing or impeding the receipt of any required consents, authorizations, orders and approvals.
(b) The Partnership and Royale shall use reasonable best efforts to give all notices to, and obtain all consents from, all third parties that are described in Section 4.03 and Section 5.03 of the Disclosure Schedules.
(c) Without limiting the generality of the parties’ undertakings pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) above, each of the parties hereto shall use all reasonable best efforts to:
(i) respond to any inquiries by any Governmental Authority regarding antitrust or other matters with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document;
(ii) avoid the imposition of any order or the taking of any action that would restrain, alter or enjoin the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document; and
(iii) in the event any Governmental Order adversely affecting the ability of the parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document has been issued, to have such Governmental Order vacated or lifted.
(d) All analyses, appearances, meetings, discussions, presentations, memoranda, briefs, filings, arguments, and proposals made by or on behalf of either party before any Governmental Authority or the staff or regulators of any Governmental Authority, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not including any interactions between Matrix or the Royale Parties and Governmental Authorities in the ordinary course of business, any disclosure which is not permitted by Law or any disclosure containing confidential information) shall be disclosed to the other party hereunder in advance of any filing, submission or attendance, it being the intent that the parties will consult and cooperate with one another, and consider in good faith the views of one another, in connection with any such analyses, appearances, meetings, discussions, presentations, memoranda, briefs, filings, arguments, and proposals. Each party shall give notice to the other party with respect to any meeting, discussion, appearance or contact with any Governmental Authority or the staff or regulators of any Governmental Authority, with such notice being sufficient to provide the other party with the opportunity to attend and participate in such meeting, discussion, appearance or contact.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 6.08 shall require, or be construed to require, the Partnership or Royale or any of their Affiliates to agree to (i) sell, hold, divest, discontinue or limit, before or after the Closing Date, any assets, businesses or interests of Royale, the Partnership or any of their respective Affiliates; (ii) any conditions relating to, or changes or restrictions in, the operations of any such assets, businesses or interests which, in either case, could reasonably be expected to result in a Partnership Material Adverse Effect or a Royale Material Adverse Effect, or which would materially and adversely impact the economic or business benefits to Parent, Royale, Matrix, the Partnership or their respective stockholders or partners, of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; or (iii) any material modification or waiver of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Third Party Approvals (a) Abraxas and Energy and their respective Subsidiaries, shall cooperate and use their respective reasonable best efforts to prepare all documentation, to effect all filings, to obtain all permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all third parties and the expiration or termination of any waiting period under the HSR Act necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to comply with the terms and conditions of such permits, consents, approvals and authorizations and to cause the Merger to be consummated as expeditiously as practicable.
(b) Each party hereto agrees that it will consult with the other parties hereto with respect to the obtaining of all material permits, consents, approvals, clearances and authorizations of all third parties and Governmental Authorities necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and each party will keep the other parties apprised of the status of material matters relating to completion of the transactions contemplated hereby. To the extent practicable and in each case subject to applicable Laws relating to the exchange of information, Abraxas and Energy agree to (i) cooperate and consult with each other, (ii) furnish to the other such necessary information and assistance as the other may reasonably request in connection with its preparation of any notifications or filings, (iii) keep each other apprised of the status of matters relating to the completion of the transactions contemplated thereby, including promptly furnishing the other with copies of notices or other communications received by such party from, or given by such party to, any third party and/or any Governmental Authority with respect to such transactions, (iv) permit the other party to review and incorporate the other party’s reasonable comments in any communication to be given by it to any Governmental Authority with respect to obtaining the necessary approvals for the Merger, and (v) not to participate in any meeting or discussion related to the transactions contemplated hereby, either in person or by telephone, with any Governmental Authority in connection with the proposed transactions unless, to the extent not prohibited by such Governmental Authority, it gives the other party the opportunity to attend and observe. In exercising the foregoing rights, each of the parties hereto agrees to act reasonably and promptly.
(c) Each party agrees, upon request, to furnish the other party with all information concerning itself, its Subsidiaries, directors, officers and equityholders and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with the Proxy Statement or any filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of such other party or any of such Subsidiaries to any Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
AUTHORITY APPROVALS Except as otherwise indicated elsewhere in this Agreement, wherever in this Agreement approvals are required to be given or received by Authority, it is understood that the CEO, or a designee of the CEO, is hereby empowered to act on behalf of Authority.
Consents and Approvals; No Conflicts Subject to the recording of any of the Seller’s Documents as appropriate, no filing with, and no permit, authorization, consent or approval of, any Governmental Authority or other Person is necessary for execution or delivery by the Seller of any of the Seller’s Documents, or the performance by the Seller of any of its obligations under this Agreement or any of the Seller’s Documents or the consummation by the Seller of the transactions described in this Agreement, except to the extent such permit, authorization, consent or approval has been or will be obtained by the Seller prior to Closing other than with respect to those Contracts for which consent to assignment has not been obtained prior to Closing and which will be subject to the provisions of Section 4.4. The foregoing representation is qualified in that Seller will use diligent reasonable commercial efforts to obtain: (a) with the assistance and cooperation of the Purchaser, the consent and approval of the Minister of Environment to the assignment to Purchaser (or a Purchaser Affiliate), and a Subpermit back to Seller (or a Seller Affiliate) of the Cypress Permit, and (b) a waiver by the existing fee owner of the Skylift Premises of its purchase option under the Skylift Lease. Neither the execution and delivery by the Seller of this Agreement or any of the Seller’s Documents, nor the performance by the Seller of any of their obligations under this Agreement or any of the Seller’s Documents, nor the consummation by the Seller of the transactions described in this Agreement, will (A) violate any provision of the Seller’s organizational or governing documents, (B) violate any Applicable Law to which the Seller are subject, (C) to the Seller’s Knowledge, result in a violation or breach of, or constitute a default under any of the Contracts that affect any of the Assets or Businesses, or Seller in any respect, subject to obtaining consent to assignment and transfer of same in accordance with their terms, including without limitation the Cypress Permit, or (D) result in the creation or imposition of any lien or encumbrance on any of the Assets or any portion thereof.
Regulatory Consents and Approvals All consents, approvals and actions of, filings with and notices to any Governmental or Regulatory Authority necessary to permit Purchaser and Seller to perform their obligations under this Agreement and the Operative Agreements and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (a) shall have been duly obtained, made or given, (b) shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser, (c) shall not be subject to the satisfaction of any condition that has not been satisfied or waived and (d) shall be in full force and effect, and all terminations or expirations of waiting periods imposed by any Governmental or Regulatory Authority necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Operative Agreements shall have occurred.
Consents and Approvals No consent or approval of, giving of notice to, registration with, or taking of any other action in respect of any state, federal or other governmental authority or agency is required with respect to the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement, except for the filing of notices pursuant to Regulation D under the Act and any filing required by applicable state securities law, which filings will be effective by the time required thereby.
