Consents and Approvals; No Violations To the Company's Knowledge, no filing with or notice to, and no permit, authorization, consent or approval of, any federal, state, local or foreign court or tribunal or administrative, governmental, arbitral or regulatory body, agency or authority (a "Governmental Entity"), is required on the part of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement or the Related Agreements or the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except (a) pursuant to the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, (b) the filing of the Certificate of Merger pursuant to the DGCL, (c) where the failure to obtain such permits, authorizations, consents or approvals or to make such filings or give such notice would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect, and (d) with respect to the Stock Purchase Agreement only, in connection with the requirements of the HSR Act and the rules and regulations in foreign jurisdictions governing antitrust or merger control matters. Neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or the Related Agreements by the Company, nor the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby will (i) conflict with or result in any breach of any provision of the respective certificate of incorporation or bylaws (or similar governing documents) of the Company or of any its Subsidiaries, (ii) result in a violation or breach of, or constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to any right of termination, amendment, cancellation, alteration or acceleration, or result in the creation of a Lien on any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or trigger any rights of first refusal) under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease, license, contract, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them or any of their respective properties, capital stock or assets may be bound or result in the loss or impairment of the Company's or any of its Subsidiary's right to use the Company Intellectual Property, Company PVP Certificates or Company Germplasm, or (iii) violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, law, statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets, except in the case of (ii) or (iii) above for violations, breaches, defaults or other occurrences that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
