Authority; No Breach By Agreement (a) NDC has the corporate power and authority necessary to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein, including the Merger, have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action in respect thereof on the part of NDC. This Agreement represents a legal, valid, and binding obligation of NDC, enforceable against NDC in accordance with its terms (except in all cases as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, conservatorship, moratorium, or similar Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and except that the availability of the equitable remedy of specific performance or injunctive relief is subject to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding may be brought).
(b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by NDC, nor the consummation by NDC of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by NDC with any of the provisions hereof, will (i) conflict with or result in a breach of any provision of NDC's Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, or (ii) constitute or result in a Default under, or require any Consent pursuant to, or result in the creation of any Lien on any Asset of any NDC Entity under, any Contract or Permit of any NDC Entity, or, (iii) subject to receipt of the requisite Consents referred to in Section 9.1(b), constitute or result in a Default under, or require any Consent pursuant to, any Law or Order applicable to any NDC Entity or any of their respective material Assets.
(c) Other than in connection or compliance with the provisions of the Securities Laws, applicable state corporate and securities Laws, and rules of the NYSE, and other than Consents required from Regulatory Authorities, and other than notices to or filings with the Internal Revenue Service or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation with respect to any employee benefit plans, or under the HSR Act, no notice to, filing with, or Consent of, any public body or authority is necessary for the consummation by NDC of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated in this Agreement.
NO BREACH OF CONTRACT The Executive hereby represents to the Company that: (i) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Executive and the performance by the Executive of the Executive’s duties hereunder shall not constitute a breach of, or otherwise contravene, the terms of any other agreement or policy to which the Executive is a party or otherwise bound, except for agreements entered into by and between the Executive and any member of the Group pursuant to applicable law, if any; (ii) that the Executive has no information (including, without limitation, confidential information and trade secrets) relating to any other person or entity which would prevent, or be violated by, the Executive entering into this Agreement or carrying out his duties hereunder; (iii) that the Executive is not bound by any confidentiality, trade secret or similar agreement (other than this) with any other person or entity except for other member(s) of the Group, as the case may be.
FALSE STATEMENTS; BREACH OF REPRESENTATIONS The Parties acknowledge that this Agreement has been negotiated, and is being executed, in reliance upon the information contained in the Application, and any supplements or amendments thereto, without which the Comptroller would not have approved this Agreement and the District would not have executed this Agreement. By signature to this Agreement, the Applicant:
A. represents and warrants that all information, facts, and representations contained in the Application are true and correct to the best of its knowledge;
B. agrees and acknowledges that the Application and all related attachments and schedules are included by reference in this Agreement as if fully set forth herein; and
C. acknowledges that if the Applicant submitted its Application with a false statement, signs this Agreement with a false statement, or submits a report with a false statement, or it is subsequently determined that the Applicant has violated any of the representations, warranties, guarantees, certifications, or affirmations included in the Application or this Agreement, the Applicant shall have materially breached this Agreement and the Agreement shall be invalid and void except for the enforcement of the provisions required by Section 9.2 of this Agreement.
Covenants and Agreements as Independent Agreements Each of the covenants and agreements that is set forth in this Agreement shall be construed as a covenant and agreement independent of any other provision of this Agreement. The existence of any claim or cause of action of the Participant against the Company, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Company of the covenants and agreements that are set forth in this Agreement.
Survival of Representations, Warranties, Covenants and Agreements (a) The representations and warranties of Seller and Purchaser contained in this Agreement will survive the Closing until 5:00 p.m. New York time on the date which is eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date, provided that the Fundamental Representations and the representations and warranties contained in Section 3.5 will survive until the date that is sixty days following the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations.
(b) The covenants contained in this Agreement shall survive in accordance with their respective terms.
(c) Notices for claims in respect of a breach of a representation, warranty, covenant or agreement must be delivered prior to the expiration of the applicable survival periods set forth in this Section 7.1, and any claims for indemnification for which notice is not timely delivered in accordance with this Agreement shall be expressly barred and are hereby waived, provided that if, prior to such applicable date, a party shall have notified any other party in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement of a claim for indemnification under this Agreement (whether or not formal Action shall have been commenced based upon such claim), such claim shall continue to be subject to indemnification in accordance with this Article VII or Article VIII notwithstanding the passing of such applicable date; provided, further, however, that any formal Action (which for the avoidance of doubt do not include acts taken pursuant to the indemnification procedures set forth in Section 7.6, but do include formal Actions brought following, or arising out of a dispute related to, such indemnification procedures), seeking indemnification for breach of a representation or warranty pursuant to this Agreement must be brought on or prior to the third anniversary of the date on which the claim notice in respect of such indemnification claim is first submitted. In no event shall any such formal Action be brought more than (i) six (6) years after the Closing Date with respect to a claim for breach of the representations and warranties other than the Fundamental Representations and the representations and warranties contained in Section 3.5, or (ii) seven (7) years after the Closing Date with respect to a breach of the Fundamental Representations or the representations and warranties contained in Section 3.5.
Survival of Representations and Agreements All representations and warranties, covenants and agreements of the Company and the Underwriters contained in this Agreement or in certificates of officers of the Company submitted pursuant hereto, including the agreements contained in Sections 5, 10, 14 and 15, the indemnity agreements contained in Section 7 and the contribution agreements contained in Section 8 hereof, shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or any controlling Person thereof or by or on behalf of the Company, any of its officers and directors or any controlling Person thereof, and shall survive delivery of and payment for the Securities to and by the Underwriters. The representations contained in Section 2 hereof and the covenants and agreements contained in Sections 5, 7, 8, this Section 10 and Sections 12, 13, 14 and 15 hereof shall survive any termination of this Agreement, including termination pursuant to Section 9 or 11 hereof. The representations and covenants contained in Sections 2, 3 and 4 hereof shall survive termination of this Agreement if any Securities are purchased pursuant to this Agreement.
Survival of Covenants and Agreements The covenants and agreements of the parties to be performed after the Effective Time contained in this Agreement shall survive the Effective Time.
Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements Notwithstanding any investigation made by any party to this Agreement, all covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Company and the Investor herein shall survive the execution of this Agreement, the delivery to the Investor of the Shares being purchased and the payment therefor.
Survival of Agreements, Representations and Warranties, etc All representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
Survival of Agreements, Representations and Indemnities The respective indemnities of the Company, the Bank and the Agent and the representations and warranties and other statements of the Company, the Bank and the Agent set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any termination or cancellation of this Agreement or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Agent, the Company, the Bank or any controlling person referred to in Section 8 hereof, and shall survive the issuance of the Shares, and any successor or assign of the Agent, the Company, the Bank, and any such controlling person shall be entitled to the benefit of the respective agreements, indemnities, warranties and representations.
