No Changes Except as contemplated by this Agreement, since the date of the Interim Balance Sheet, there has not been, occurred or arisen any: (a) transaction by the Company except in the ordinary course of business as conducted on the date of the Interim Balance Sheet and consistent with past practices; (b) amendments or changes to the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company; (c) expenditure or commitment by the Company in excess of $10,000 individually or $50,000 in the aggregate; (d) destruction of, damage to or loss of any material assets, business or customer of the Company (whether or not covered by insurance), including the Property; (e) change in accounting methods or practices (including any change in depreciation or amortization policies or rates) by the Company; (f) revaluation by the Company of any of its assets, including the Property; (g) declaration, setting aside or payment of a dividend or other distribution with respect to the capital stock of the Company; (h) material change in any compensation arrangement or agreement with any employee, officer, director or stockholder; (i) acquisition, sale, lease, license or other disposition of any of the assets of the Company, or any creation of any security interest in such assets or properties, including the Property; (j) amendment or termination of any material contract, agreement, permit, approval or license to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound, including any purchase and sale agreements for lots in the Project; (k) loan by the Company to any Person, incurring by the Company of any indebtedness, guaranteeing by the Company of any indebtedness, issuance or sale of any debt securities of the Company or guaranteeing by the Company of any debt securities of others; (l) waiver or release of any right or claim of the Company, including any write-off or other compromise of any account receivable of the Company; (m) commencement or notice or threat of commencement of any lawsuit or judicial or administrative proceeding against or investigation of the Company or its affairs, including the Project; (n) any event or condition of any character that has or could be reasonably expected to have a material adverse impact on the Company; (o) any agreement, contract, lease or commitment or any extension or modification of the terms of any agreement, contract, lease or commitment which (i) involves the payment of greater than $25,000 per annum, (ii) extends for more than one (1) year, (iii) involves any payment or obligation to any affiliate of the Company other than in the ordinary course of business as conducted on that date and consistent with past practices, or (iv) involves the sale of, lease of or transfer of any interest in any material assets; (p) hiring of, or offer of employment to, any employees (or if an offer was accepted people that would become employees); or (q) negotiation or agreement by the Company or any officer or employees thereof to do any of the things described in the preceding clauses (a) through (p) (other than negotiations with Monaco or Buyer and their representatives regarding the transactions contemplated by this Agreement).
