No Shopping None of Seller, its partners or any agent or ----------- representative of any of them will, during the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and ending with the earlier to occur of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement, directly or indirectly (a) solicit or initiate the submission of proposals or offers from any Person for, (b) participate in any discussions pertaining to or (c) furnish any information to any Person other than Buyer relating to, any direct or indirect acquisition or purchase of all or any portion of the Assets.
No Shop None of the Stockholders, the Company, nor any agent, officer, director, trustee or any representative of any of the foregoing will, during the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and ending with the earlier to occur of the Funding and Consummation Date or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, directly or indirectly:
No Shorting The Purchaser or any of its affiliates and investment partners has not, will not and will not cause any person or entity, to directly engage in “short sales” of the Company’s Common Stock as long as the Note shall be outstanding.
Investment Company; Public Utility Holding Company Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is an "investment company" or a company "controlled" by an "investment company" within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or a "public utility holding company" within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.
No State-Law Partnership The Members intend that the Company not be a partnership (including, without limitation, a limited partnership) or joint venture, and that no Member be a partner or joint venturer of any other Member, for any purposes other than federal and, if applicable, state tax purposes, and this Agreement shall not be construed to suggest otherwise. The Members intend that the Company shall be treated as a partnership for federal and, if applicable, state income tax purposes, and each Member and the Company shall file all tax returns and shall otherwise take all tax and financial reporting positions in a manner consistent with such treatment.
Status as Business Development Company The Borrower is an “investment company” that has elected to be regulated as a “business development company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act and qualifies as a RIC.
Not an Investment Company The Borrower is not an "investment company" within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Trust Not a Partnership This Declaration creates a trust and not a partnership. No Trustee shall have any power to bind personally either the Trust's officers or any Shareholder.
No Partnership, Etc The Lenders and Borrower intend that the relationship between them shall be solely that of creditor and debtor. Nothing contained in this Agreement, the Notes or in any of the other Credit Facility Documents shall be deemed or construed to create a partnership, tenancy-in-common, joint tenancy, joint venture or co-ownership by or between the Lenders and Borrower or any other Person.
Company Not an “Investment Company The Company is not, and will not be, either after receipt of payment for the Offered Shares or after the application of the proceeds therefrom as described under “Use of Proceeds” in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus, required to register as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”).