Approvals and Filings Other than the completion of the filing of the Series A Certificate of Designation, no authorization, approval or consent of any court, governmental body, regulatory agency, self-regulatory organization, stock exchange or market or the stockholders of the Company is required to be obtained by the Company for the entry into or the performance of this Agreement and the other Primary Documents.
No Violations; Consents and Approvals (i) Except for filings, permits, authorizations, Consents and approvals as may be required under, and other applicable requirements of, applicable Antitrust laws, neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by Parent or Merger Sub nor the consummation by them of the transactions contemplated hereby nor compliance by them with any of the provisions hereof will directly or indirectly (with or without notice or lapse of time or both): (i) contravene, conflict with or result in a violation of (A) any provision of the Organizational Documents of Parent or Merger Sub, or (B) any resolution adopted by the board of directors or the stockholders of Parent or Merger Sub; (ii) contravene, conflict with, or result in a violation of, or give any Governmental Body or other Person the right to exercise any remedy or obtain any relief under, any Legal Requirement or any order, injunction, writ or decree to which Parent or Merger Sub, or any of the respective assets owned or used by each of them, may be subject, or (iii) require a Consent from any Person; except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), for any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults or other occurrences that would not prevent or impair the ability of Parent or Merger Sub from consummating the transactions contemplated hereby in any material respect, or otherwise prevent Parent or Merger Sub from exercising their respective rights under this Agreement in any material respect.
(ii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub does not, and the performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not, require any Consent of, or filing with or notification to, any Governmental Body, except (i) for the pre-merger notification requirements of applicable Antitrust laws, and (ii) where failure to obtain such Consents, or to make such filings or notifications, would not prevent or impair the ability of Parent or Merger Sub from consummating the transactions contemplated hereby in any material respect, or otherwise prevent Parent or Merger Sub from exercising their respective rights under this Agreement in any material respect.
Prior Approvals This Contract shall not be binding unless and until all requisite prior approvals have been obtained in accordance with current State law, bulletins, and interpretations.
Necessity for Written Approvals All approvals and decisions of the Regional Water Board under the terms of this Stipulated Order shall be communicated to the Settling Respondent in writing. No oral advice, guidance, suggestions, or comments from Regional Water Board employees or officials regarding submissions or notices shall be construed to relieve the Settling Respondent of its obligation to obtain any final written approval this Stipulated Order requires.
No Violation; Necessary Approvals Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, nor the consummation or performance by the Company of any of the transactions contemplated hereby, will: (a) with or without notice or lapse of time, constitute, create or result in a breach or violation of, default under, loss of benefit or right under or acceleration of performance of any obligation required under any Law, Order, contract or Permit to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound or any of its assets are subject, or any provision of the Company’s organizational documents as in effect on the Closing Date, (b) result in the imposition of any lien, claim or encumbrance upon any assets owned by the Company; (c) require any Consent under any contract or organizational document to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound; or (d) require any Permit under any Law or Order other than (i) required filings, if any, with the SEC and (ii) notifications or other filings with state or federal regulatory agencies after the Closing that are necessary or convenient and do not require approval of the agency as a condition to the validity of the transactions contemplated hereunder; or (e) trigger any rights of first refusal, preferential purchase or similar rights with respect to any of the Shares.
Authority; No Violations; Consents and Approvals (a) Each of Parent and Merger Sub has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub and the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the Transactions have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of each of Parent (subject to obtaining Parent Stockholder Approval) and Merger Sub (other than the adoption of this Agreement by Parent as sole stockholder of Merger Sub), which shall occur immediately after the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each of Parent and Merger Sub, and assuming the due and valid execution of this Agreement by the Company, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of each of Parent and Merger Sub enforceable against Parent and Merger Sub in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforceability to Creditors’ Rights. The Parent Board, at a meeting duly called and held, has by unanimous vote (i) determined that this Agreement and the Transactions, including the Parent Stock Issuance, are fair to, and in the best interests of, Parent and the holders of Parent Capital Stock, (ii) approved and declared advisable this Agreement and the Transactions, including the Parent Stock Issuance, and (iii) resolved to recommend that the holders of Parent Common Stock approve the Parent Stock Issuance (such recommendation described in clause (iii), the “Parent Board Recommendation”). The Merger Sub Board, at a meeting duly called and held, has by unanimous vote (A) determined that this Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger, are fair to, and in the best interests of, Merger Sub and the sole stockholder of Merger Sub and (B) approved and declared advisable this Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger. Parent, as the owner of all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Merger Sub, will immediately after the execution and delivery of this Agreement adopt this Agreement in its capacity as sole stockholder of Merger Sub. The Parent Stockholder Approval is the only vote of the holders of any class or series of Parent Capital Stock necessary to approve the Parent Stock Issuance.
(b) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement does not, and the consummation of the Transactions will not (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) (i) contravene, conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any provision of the Organizational Documents of either Parent (assuming that the Parent Stockholder Approval is obtained), any of its Subsidiaries, or Merger Sub, (ii) with or without notice, lapse of time or both, result in a violation of, a termination (or right of termination) of or default under, the creation or acceleration of any obligation or the loss of a benefit under, or result in the creation of any Encumbrance upon any of the properties or assets of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries under, any provision of any loan or credit agreement, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease or other agreement, permit, franchise or license to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective Subsidiaries or their respective properties or assets are bound, or (iii) assuming the Consents referred to in Section 5.4 are duly and timely obtained or made and the Parent Stockholder Approval has been obtained, contravene, conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any Law applicable to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), any such contraventions, conflicts, violations, defaults, acceleration, losses, or Encumbrances that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
Consents and Approvals; No Violations (a) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and consummation of the Merger by the Company do not and will not require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any Governmental Entity except for (i) the approvals of the Governmental Entities set forth on Schedule 5.5(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule (the “Company Required Regulatory Approvals”); (ii) the pre-merger notification requirements under the HSR Act; (iii) the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act; (iv) the filing of the Certificate of Merger pursuant to the DGCL; (v) any registration, filing or notification required pursuant to state securities or blue sky laws; and (vi) any such consent, approval, authorization, permit, filing, or notification, the failure of which to make or obtain would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Except for the Company Stockholder Approval or as contemplated by Section 5.5(a), no consent or approval of any other Person is required to be obtained by the Company for the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by the Company and consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby, except where the failure to obtain any such consent or approval would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(c) None of the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by the Company or, subject to the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby or compliance by the Company with any provisions hereof, will (i) violate any provision of the Organizational Documents of the Company or any Company Subsidiary; (ii) result in a violation or breach of any provision of, or constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation, payment, acceleration or revocation under, any Contract to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party or by which the Company or any Company Subsidiary or any of their respective assets may be bound; (iii) result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance upon any property or asset of the Company or any Company Subsidiary; or (iv) violate or conflict with any law to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary, is subject, except, in the case of clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv), for violations, breaches, defaults, terminations, cancellations, payments, accelerations, revocations, creations, impositions or conflicts which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or be reasonably expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Governmental Approvals and Filings Except for any notices required or permitted to be filed after the Closing Date with certain federal and state securities commissions, the Company shall have obtained all governmental approvals required in connection with the lawful sale and issuance of the Notes.
Consents, Approvals and Filings (a) Chartwell and Trenwick will make and cause their respective subsidiaries to make all necessary registrations and filings, as promptly as practicable, including those required under the HSR Act, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, state securities laws and state insurance laws, in order to facilitate prompt consummation of the Merger, the Stock Option Agreement and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, Chartwell and Trenwick will each use their commercially reasonable efforts, and will cooperate fully with each other (i) to comply as promptly as practicable with all governmental requirements applicable to the Merger, the Stock Option Agreement and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (ii) to obtain as promptly as practicable all necessary permits, orders or other consents, approvals or authorizations from, or to avoid an action or proceeding by, any Governmental Entity and consents, approvals or waivers from all third parties (including Lloyd's) necessary in connection with the consummation of the Merger, the Stock Option Agreement and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each of Chartwell and Trenwick shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to provide such information and communications to Governmental Entities and Lloyd's as they may reasonably request.
(b) Each of the parties shall provide to the other party copies of all applications or other communications in advance of filing or submission of such applications or communications to Governmental Entities or Lloyd's in connection with this Agreement. Trenwick shall give to Chartwell prompt written notice if it receives any notice or other communication from any Insurance Regulator or Lloyd's in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and, in the case of any such notice or communication which is in writing, shall promptly furnish Chartwell with a copy thereof. Each of the parties shall give to the other party reasonable prior written notice of the time and place when any meetings may be held by it with Insurance Regulators or Lloyd's in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the party to whom such notice shall be given shall have the right to have a representative or representatives present at any such meeting.
(c) Chartwell shall give prompt notice to Trenwick, and Trenwick shall give prompt notice to Chartwell, of (i) any representation or warranty made by it contained in this Agreement that is qualified as to materiality becoming untrue or inaccurate in any respect or any such representation or warranty that is not so qualified becoming untrue or inaccurate in any material respect or (ii) the failure by it to comply with or satisfy in any material respect any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it under this Agreement; provided, however, that no such notification shall affect the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements of the parties or the conditions to the obligations of the parties under this Agreement.
Consents and Approvals; No Violation Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company nor the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby will (i) conflict with or result in any breach of any provision of the respective certificate of incorporation (or other similar document) or by-laws (or other similar document) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (ii) require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or registration or filing with or notification to, any governmental or regulatory authority, in each case, by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except (A) in connection with the applicable requirements, if any, of the HSR Act, (B) pursuant to the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (including a Schedule 13D with regard to the Company Stockholders Agreement in accordance with the Exchange Act) and the NNM, (C) the filing of the Certificate of Merger pursuant to the DGCL and appropriate documents with the relevant authorities of other states in which the Company is authorized to do business, (D) as may be required by any applicable state securities laws, (E) such consents, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations and filings as may be required under the antitrust or competition laws of any foreign country or (F) where the failure to obtain such consent, approval, authorization or permit, or to make such registration, filing or notification, would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or adversely affect the ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; (iii) result in a violation or breach of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration or lien or other charge or encumbrance) under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any indenture, note, license, lease, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of their assets may be bound, except for such violations, breaches and defaults (or rights of termination, cancellation, or acceleration or lien or other charge or encumbrance) as to which requisite waivers or consents have been obtained or which, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or adversely affect the ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; (iv) cause the suspension or revocation of any authorizations, consents, approvals or licenses currently in effect which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company; or (v) assuming the consents, approvals, authorizations or permits and registrations, filings or notifications referred to in this SECTION 5.2(F) are duly and timely obtained or made, violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to any of their respective assets, except for violations which would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or adversely affect the ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.