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For more information visit our privacy policy.Compliance with Laws; Permits Each of the Acquired Companies, to the Knowledge of the Company, is in, and since January 1, 2015 has been in, compliance with all Laws and any operating rules, regulations, requirements, guidelines and standards of applicable associations, payment card networks (the “Card Associations”) and NACHA, in each case applicable to its businesses, except where the failure to comply with such Laws, rules, regulations, requirements, guidelines or standards would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect. None of the Acquired Companies has, during the one-year period prior to the date hereof: (a) received any written notice from any Governmental Entity regarding any material violation by any of the Acquired Companies of any Laws; or (b) provided any written notice to any Governmental Entity regarding any material violation by the Acquired Companies of any Law, which notice in either case remains outstanding or unresolved as of the date hereof, except for such notices that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. All approvals, permits, franchises, grants, licenses, easements, variances, consents, certificates, clearances, permissions, qualifications, registrations, orders, exceptions, exemptions and similar authorizations of all Governmental Entities and any registrations with Card Associations needed for the Acquired Companies to own, lease and operate their properties and assets and to carry on their business as they are now conducted have been obtained by them and are valid and in full force and effect, except as would not have or reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. No representation or warranty is made in this Section 4.9 with respect to Tax matters, which shall be addressed exclusively by Section 4.11 (Tax Matters) and Section 4.12 (Employee Benefit Plans), or environmental matters, which shall be addressed exclusively by Section 4.14 (Environmental Matters).
Compliance with Laws; Licenses and Permits Sellers are not in violation of, and have not received any notice asserting any material noncompliance by Sellers with, any applicable statute, law, rule or regulation, whether federal, state, local or otherwise, in connection with the ownership of the Acquired Assets. Sellers have complied and are in compliance in all material respects with all laws, regulations and governmental orders applicable to Sellers' operation of the Stations and ownership of the Acquired Assets, except as disclosed on Schedule A. Sellers have obtained and hold all permits, licenses and approvals (other than the Licenses), none of which has been rescinded and all of which are in full force and effect, from all Governmental Authorities (as defined herein) necessary in order to conduct the operations of the Stations in accordance with applicable law, as presently conducted and to own, use and maintain the Acquired Assets, all of which permits, licenses and approvals are identified on Schedule A. As used herein, "Governmental Authorities" means any agency, board, bureau, court, commission, department, instrumentality or administration of the United States government, any state government or any local or other governmental body in a state of the United States or the District of Columbia. No filing or registration with, notification to, or authorization, consent or approval of, any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transactional Documents by any Seller or the performance by any Seller of its obligations hereunder or thereunder except compliance with any applicable requirements of the Communications Act of 1934 as amended, (the "Communications Act") and the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 ("HSR"). Each of the License Subsidiaries is the holder of the Licenses indicated on Schedule A, all of which are valid, in full force and effect and which have been unconditionally issued for the full license term. The Licenses constitute all of the licenses, grants, permits, waivers and authorizations issued by the FCC and required for and/or used in the operation of the Stations as they are currently being operated. Each License Subsidiary is fully qualified to hold its Licenses. All ownership and employment reports, renewal applications, and other reports and documents required to be filed for the Stations have been properly and timely filed, except as noted on Schedule A. The Stations are operating in accordance with the Licenses, and in compliance with the Communications Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission, including, without limitation, those regulations governing the Stations' equal employment opportunity practices and public files, and any other applicable laws, ordinances, rules and regulations, except as disclosed on Schedule A. Sellers have complied in all material respects with all requirements of the FCC and the Federal Aviation Administration with respect to the construction and/or alteration of Seller's antenna structures, and "no hazard" determinations for each antenna structure have been obtained. The Licenses are unimpaired by any act or omission of Sellers or their officers, directors, employees and agents and Sellers will not, without Buyer's prior written consent, by an act or omission, surrender, modify, forfeit or fail to seek renewals on regular terms, of any License, or cause the Commission or other regulatory authority to institute any proceeding for the cancellation or modification of any such License, or fail to prosecute with due diligence any pending application to the Commission. There is not now pending, or to the best of Sellers' knowledge threatened, any action by or before the Commission or other regulatory authority to revoke, cancel, rescind, modify (except as to any applications by the Sellers shown on Schedule A) or refuse to renew in the ordinary course any of the Licenses, or any investigation, order to show cause, notice of violation, notice of inquiry, notice of apparent liability or of forfeiture or complaint against the Stations or Sellers, and Sellers have no knowledge of any basis for the commencement of any such proceeding in the future. Should any such action or investigation be commenced, order or notice be released, or complaint be filed, Sellers will promptly notify Buyer and take all actions necessary to protect the Stations and the Licenses from any material adverse impact. All reports, statements and other documents relating to the Stations filed by the Sellers or the Stations with the FCC or any other Governmental Authority were true, correct and complete in all material respects when filed.
Compliance with Laws; Licenses (a) The Company, each of the Retained Subsidiaries and the Retained Business since the Applicable Date has not been, and is not being, conducted in violation of any applicable federal, state, local, foreign or transnational law, statute or ordinance, common law, or any rule or regulation, including the Export and Sanctions Regulations (collectively, “Laws”) or any order, judgment, injunction, ruling, writ, award or decree of any Governmental Entity (collectively, “Order”), except for such violations that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. To the Knowledge of the Company, no investigation or review by any Governmental Entity with respect to the Company, the Retained Subsidiaries or the Retained Business is pending or, as of the date of this Agreement, threatened, nor has any Governmental Entity indicated an intention to conduct the same, except for such investigations or reviews the outcome of which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, after giving effect to the Separation, the Company and the Retained Subsidiaries possess each permit, license, certification, approval, registration, consent, authorization, franchise, concession, variance, exemption and order issued or granted by a Governmental Entity (collectively, “Licenses”) necessary to conduct the Retained Business as it is conducted as of the date of this Agreement. (b) Section 3.10(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete and accurate list, as of the date of this Agreement, of (A) each License that is issued or granted by the FCC to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is material to the conduct of the Retained Business as it is conducted as of the date of this Agreement (each, a “RemainCo FCC License”), (B) each License that is issued or granted by a Foreign Regulator to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is material to the conduct of the Retained Business as it is conducted as of the date of this Agreement (each, a “RemainCo Foreign License”), and (C) all Licenses (other than the RemainCo FCC Licenses and the RemainCo Foreign Licenses) issued or granted to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is material to the conduct of the Retained Business as it is conducted as of the date of this Agreement by any Governmental Entity, authorizing the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide broadcasting and/or audio-visual media services, and/or own, operate or install broadcasting and/or audio-visual media networks and facilities, including satellites, or to use radio frequencies, excluding, in each case, any License that is material to the conduct of the Retained Business as conducted as of the date of this Agreement solely because of an existing television programming distribution arrangement between the Retained Business and the SpinCo Business (collectively with the RemainCo FCC Licenses and the RemainCo Foreign Licenses, the “RemainCo Communications Licenses”). Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with the RemainCo Communications Licenses and the rules and regulations of the Governmental Entities issuing such RemainCo Communications Licenses, except for failures to comply that are, individually and in the aggregate, not material to the Retained Business, taken as a whole. There is not pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened before the FCC or a Foreign Regulator or any other Governmental Entity, any material proceeding, notice of violation, order of forfeiture, inquiry, administrative action, complaint or investigation (A) against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries relating to the Retained Business, (B) relating to any of the RemainCo Communications Licenses, including any such proceeding, notice, order, inquiry, action, complaint or investigation reasonably likely to result in the revocation, suspension, cancellation, rescission or modification of any material RemainCo Communications License or other impairment in any material respect of the operation of the Retained Business as it is conducted as of the date of this Agreement, except (x) proceedings to amend the Communications Laws not directed at the Company or its Subsidiaries or (y) proceedings of general applicability to the broadcasting and/or audio-visual media services industries or (C) that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Except for restrictions or conditions that appear on the face of the RemainCo Communications Licenses, and except for restrictions or conditions that pertain to the RemainCo FCC Licenses under generally applicable rules of the FCC, to the Knowledge of the Company, no RemainCo Communications License held by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company is subject to any restriction or condition which would limit the operation of the Retained Business as it is conducted as of the date of this Agreement, except for failures to comply that individually or in the aggregate would not be materially adverse to the Retained Business taken as a whole. (c) Except as would not be materially adverse to the Retained Business taken as a whole: (i) The Company, its Subsidiaries and, to the Knowledge of the Company, their respective officers, directors, employees and agents are in compliance in with and since the Applicable Date have complied with: (A) the provisions of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (15 U.S.C. § 78dd-1, et seq.) (“FCPA”) to the extent applicable to the Company, its Subsidiaries and such officers, directors, employees and agents, and (B) the provisions of applicable anti-bribery, anti-corruption and anti-money laundering Laws of each jurisdiction in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate or have operated. Since the Applicable Date, to the Knowledge of the Company, the Company, its Subsidiaries and/or their respective officers, directors, employees and agents have not paid, offered or promised to pay, or authorized or ratified the payment, directly or indirectly, of any monies or anything of value to any national, provincial, municipal or other Government Official or any political party or candidate for political office for the purpose of corruptly influencing any act or decision of such official or of the government to obtain or retain business, or direct business to any person or to secure any other improper benefit or advantage, in each case in violation of any of the FCPA or any Laws described in clause (B). (ii) The Company and its Subsidiaries have instituted and maintain policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance with the FCPA and other anti-bribery, anti-corruption and anti-money laundering Laws in each jurisdiction in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate. (iii) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries are subject to any actual, pending civil, criminal, or administrative actions, suits, demands, claims, hearings, notices of violation, investigations, proceedings, demand letters, settlements, or enforcement actions, or made any voluntary disclosures to any Governmental Entity, involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries relating to the FCPA or any other anti-bribery, anti-corruption or anti-money laundering Laws
Compliance With Laws and Approvals Observe and remain in compliance with all Applicable Laws and maintain in full force and effect all Governmental Approvals, in each case applicable to the conduct of its business except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Compliance with Law; Permits (a) Parent and its Subsidiaries have been since December 31, 2018 in compliance with and not in default under or in violation of any Law applicable to Parent and its Subsidiaries, except where such non-compliance, default or violation would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect. (b) Parent and its Subsidiaries are in possession of all Permits necessary for Parent and Parent’s Subsidiaries to own, lease and operate their properties and assets or to carry on their businesses as they are now being conducted (such Permits, the “Parent Permits”), except where the failure to have any of the Parent Permits would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect. All Parent Permits are in full force and effect and are not subject to any administrative or judicial proceeding that would reasonably be expected to result in modification, termination or revocation thereof, and Parent and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with the terms and requirements of such Parent Permit, except where the failure to be in full force and effect or in compliance or where such proceeding would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect. (c) Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice that Parent or its Subsidiaries is in violation of any Law applicable to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any Permit, except for such violations that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect. There are no Actions pending, threatened in writing or, to the Knowledge of Parent, otherwise threatened that would reasonably be expected to result in the revocation, withdrawal, suspension, non-renewal, termination, revocation, or adverse modification or limitation of any such Permit, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.