Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Merger The Company agrees that, from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII, except as (x) required by applicable Law, (y) set forth in Section 5.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or (z) expressly required or permitted by this Agreement, unless Parent shall otherwise consent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (i) the businesses of the Group Companies shall be conducted in the ordinary course of business and in a manner consistent with past practice; and (ii) the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact the assets and the business organization of the Group Companies in all material respects, to keep available the services of the current officers and key employees of the Group Companies and to maintain in all material respects the current relationships of the Group Companies with existing customers, suppliers and other persons with which any Group Companies has material business relations as of the date hereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing paragraph, from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII, except as (x) required by applicable Law, (y) set forth in Section 5.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or (z) expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, the Company shall not and shall not permit any other Group Company to, directly or indirectly, do or propose to do any of the following without the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed):
Litigation and Undisclosed Liabilities There are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to Purchaser’s knowledge, threatened against Purchaser, or obligations or liabilities (whether or not accrued, contingent or otherwise) or, to Purchaser’s knowledge, facts or circumstances that could reasonably be expected to result in any claims against or obligations or liabilities of Purchaser that, individually or in the aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect.
Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Closing The Company agrees that, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, except as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or as expressly contemplated by any other provision of this Agreement, unless Parent shall otherwise agree in writing, (x) the respective businesses of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries shall be conducted only in, and the Company and the Company Subsidiaries shall not take any action except in, the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (y) the Company shall use all reasonable efforts to keep available the services of such of the current officers, significant employees and consultants of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and to preserve the current relationships of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries with such of the corporate partners, customers, suppliers and other persons with which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has significant business relations in order to preserve substantially intact its business organization. By way of amplification and not limitation, except as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or as expressly contemplated by any other provision of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary shall, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, directly or indirectly, do, or agree to do, any of the following without the prior written consent of Parent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed:
Proceedings with Respect to Certain Assets and Liabilities (a) In connection with any investigation, proceeding or other matter with respect to any asset or liability of the Failed Bank retained by the Receiver, or any asset of the Failed Bank acquired by the Receiver pursuant to this Agreement, the Assuming Institution shall cooperate to the extent reasonably required by the Receiver.
Non-Contravention of Existing Instruments; No Further Authorizations or Approvals Required None of the Parent Guarantor, the Issuer nor any of the subsidiaries of the Issuer is in violation of its charter or by-laws or other similar constitutive documents, except, in the case of subsidiaries of the Issuer, for such violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change. None of the Parent Guarantor, the Issuer nor any of the subsidiaries of the Issuer is in default (or, with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would be in default) (“Default”) under any indenture, mortgage, loan or credit agreement, note, contract, franchise, lease or other instrument to which the Parent Guarantor, the Issuer or any of the subsidiaries of the Issuer is a party or by which it or any of them may be bound, or to which any of the property or assets of the Parent Guarantor, the Issuer or any of the subsidiaries of the Issuer is subject (each, an “Existing Instrument”), except for such Defaults as would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change. The Parent Guarantor’s and the Issuer’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Indenture, and the respective execution, issuance and delivery of the Debt Securities and the Guarantees, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, by the Indenture and by the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (i) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other action, as the case may be, and will not result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws or other similar constitutive documents of the Parent Guarantor, the Issuer or any of the subsidiaries of the Issuer, except, in the case of subsidiaries of the Issuer that are not Significant Subsidiaries, for such violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, materially adversely affect the Parent Guarantor’s or the Issuer’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Indenture, (ii) will not conflict with or constitute a breach of, or Default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Parent Guarantor, the Issuer or any of the subsidiaries of the Issuer pursuant to, or require the consent of any other party to, any Existing Instrument, except for such conflicts, breaches, Defaults, liens, charges or encumbrances as would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change or materially adversely affect the Parent Guarantor’s or the Issuer’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Indenture and (iii) will not result in any violation of any law, administrative regulation or administrative or court decree applicable to the Parent Guarantor, the Issuer or any of the subsidiaries of the Issuer, except for such violation as would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change or materially adversely affect the Parent Guarantor’s or the Issuer’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Indenture. No consent, approval, authorization or other order of, or registration or filing with, any court or other governmental or regulatory authority or agency, is required for the Parent Guarantor’s or the Issuer’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or the Indenture, or the execution, issuance and delivery of the Debt Securities or the Guarantees or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby and by the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except such as have been obtained or made by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer and are in full force and effect under the Securities Act, the Trust Indenture Act and applicable state securities or blue sky laws and from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) or the failure of which to obtain would not have a material adverse effect on the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Indenture.
Right to Advise Others and Uniformity of Acts and Practices (a) The Trading Advisor is engaged in the business of advising clients as to the purchase and sale of futures interests. During the term of this Agreement, the Trading Advisor, its principals and affiliates, will be advising other clients (including affiliates and the stockholders, officers, directors, and employees of the Trading Advisor and its affiliates and their families) and trading for their own accounts. The Trading Advisor will use its best efforts to implement a fair and consistent allocation policy that seeks to ensure that all clients are treated equitably and positions allocated as nearly as possible in proportion to the assets available for trading of the accounts managed or controlled by the Trading Advisor. Upon written request, the Trading Manager may request a copy of the Trading Advisor’s procedures regarding the equitable treatment of trades across accounts. Such procedures shall be provided to the Trading Manager within 30 days of such request by the Trading Manager. Except as otherwise set forth herein, the Trading Advisor and its principals and affiliates agree to treat the Trading Company in a fiduciary capacity to the extent recognized by applicable law, but subject to that standard. Under no circumstances shall the Trading Advisor by any act or omission knowingly or intentionally favor any account advised or managed by the Trading Advisor over the account of the Trading Company in any way or manner. Nothing contained in this Section 8(a) shall preclude the Trading Advisor from charging different management and/or incentive fees to its clients. Subject to the Trading Advisor’s obligations under applicable law, the Trading Advisor or any of its principals or affiliates shall be free to advise and manage accounts for other clients and shall be free to trade on the basis of the same trading systems, methods, or strategies employed by the Trading Advisor for the account of the Trading Company, or trading systems, methods, or strategies that are entirely independent of, or materially different from, those employed for the account of the Trading Company, and shall be free to compete for the same futures interests as the Trading Company or to take positions opposite to the Trading Company, where such actions do not knowingly or intentionally prefer any of such accounts over the account of the Trading Company on an overall basis.
