Organization; Power; Qualification Each of the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and the other Subsidiaries is a corporation, partnership or other legal entity, duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation, has the power and authority to own or lease its respective properties and to carry on its respective business as now being and hereafter proposed to be conducted and is duly qualified and is in good standing as a foreign corporation, partnership or other legal entity, and authorized to do business, in each jurisdiction in which the character of its properties or the nature of its business requires such qualification or authorization and where the failure to be so qualified or authorized could reasonably be expected to have, in each instance, a Material Adverse Effect.
Qualification, Organization, Subsidiaries, etc Each of the Acquired Companies is a legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its respective jurisdiction of organization and has all requisite corporate or similar power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted and is qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction where the ownership, leasing or operation of its assets or properties or conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so organized, validly existing, qualified or in good standing, or to have such power or authority, would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Business Material Adverse Effect. As used in this Agreement, any reference to any facts, circumstances, events or changes having a “Business Material Adverse Effect” means such facts, circumstances, events or changes that are, or would reasonably be expected to become, materially adverse to the business, financial condition or continuing operations of the Business taken as a whole but shall not include facts, circumstances, events or changes (a) generally affecting the newspaper industry in the United States or the economy or the financial or securities markets in the United States or elsewhere in the world, including regulatory and political conditions or developments (including any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or acts of war or terrorism) or (b) resulting from (i) the announcement or the existence of, or compliance with, this Agreement or the Merger Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, including the effect of the announcement of, or the existence of the plan to make, the Proposed Divestitures (as defined in the Merger Agreement) (provided that the exception in this clause (b)(i) shall not apply to the representations and warranties contained in Section 4.2(c) to the extent that the execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby would result in any of the consequences set forth in clauses (i) or (ii) of such section), (ii) any litigation arising from allegations of a breach of fiduciary duty or other violation of applicable Law relating to the Merger Agreement or this Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby or hereby or (iii) changes in applicable Law, GAAP or accounting standards. No Acquired Company is in violation of any of the provisions of its respective articles or certificate of incorporation and by-laws, except as would not have a Business Material Adverse Effect. All the outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other equity interests in the Acquired Companies have been validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable, owned directly or indirectly by Knight Ridder (or following the Effective Time, Seller), free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens, including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such capital stock or other ownership interests, except for restrictions imposed by applicable securities laws.
Organization, Qualifications and Corporate Power Seller is a corporation duly incorporated and organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the State of Georgia. Seller has the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver, and perform this Agreement, the Xxxx of Sale and Assignment Agreement, the Deeds, and all other agreements, documents, certificates, and other papers contemplated to be delivered by Seller pursuant to this Agreement.
Organization, Qualification and Corporate Power The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in corporate and tax good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company is duly qualified to conduct business and is in corporate and tax good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction in which the nature of its businesses or the ownership or leasing of its properties requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect (as defined below). The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on the businesses in which it is engaged and to own and use the properties owned and used by it. The Company has furnished or made available to the Parent complete and accurate copies of its certificate of incorporation and bylaws. The Company is not in default under or in violation of any provision of its certificate of incorporation, as amended to date, or its bylaws, as amended to date. For purposes of this Agreement, “Company Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on the assets, business, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or future prospects of the Company taken as a whole.
Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries Each of Parent and each of its subsidiaries is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has the requisite corporate power and authority and is in possession of all franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, consents, certificates, approvals and orders ("Approvals") necessary to own, lease and operate the properties it purports to own, operate or lease and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, except where the failure to be so organized, existing and in good standing or to have such power, authority and Approvals would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each of Parent and its subsidiaries is duly qualified or licensed as a foreign corporation to do business, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where the character of its properties owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of its activities makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except for such failures to be so duly qualified or licensed and in good standing that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. A true and complete list of all of Parent's subsidiaries, together with the jurisdiction of incorporation of each subsidiary and the percentage of each subsidiary's outstanding capital stock owned by Parent or another subsidiary, is set forth in Section 2.01 of Parent Disclosure Schedule (which Section may be provided to the Company no later than five (5) business days after the date hereof). Except as set forth in Section 2.01 of Parent Disclosure Schedule or the Parent SEC Reports (as defined below), Parent does not directly or indirectly own any equity or similar interest in, or any interest convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, any equity or similar interest in, any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other business association or entity, with respect to which interest Parent has invested or is required to invest $3,000,000 or more, excluding securities in any publicly traded company held for investment by Parent and comprising less than five percent of the outstanding stock of such company.
Organization; Powers; Subsidiaries Each of Irish Holdco and its Material Subsidiaries is duly organized or incorporated, as the case may be, and validly existing and (to the extent the concept is applicable in such jurisdiction) in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, is qualified to do business in, and (to the extent the concept is applicable in such jurisdiction) is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required. Schedule 3.01 hereto identifies each Subsidiary (other than Subsidiaries in respect of which Irish Holdco and its Subsidiaries own less than 50% of the Equity Interests thereof) as of the Closing Date, noting whether such Subsidiary is a Material Subsidiary, whether such Subsidiary is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, as the case may be, the percentage of issued and outstanding shares of each class of its capital stock or other equity interests owned by Irish Holdco and the other Subsidiaries and, if such percentage is not 100% (excluding directors’ qualifying shares as required by law), a description of each class issued and outstanding. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock and other equity interests of each Material Subsidiary are validly issued and outstanding and fully paid and non-assessable (as such term is determined under applicable law) and all such shares and other equity interests owned by Irish Holdco or another Material Subsidiary are owned, beneficially and of record, by Irish Holdco or such Material Subsidiary free and clear of all Liens, other than Liens created under the Loan Documents and Liens permitted by Section 6.02. As of the Closing Date (and except pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement), there are no outstanding commitments or other obligations of any Material Subsidiary to issue, and no options, warrants or other rights of any Person to acquire, any shares of any class of capital stock or other equity interests of any Material Subsidiary.
Organization; Subsidiaries (a) Company and each of its subsidiaries is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has all requisite corporate power and authority, and all requisite qualifications to do business as a foreign corporation, to conduct its business in the manner in which its business is currently being conducted, except where the failure to be so organized, existing or in good standing or to have such power, authority or qualifications would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in Section 8.3) on Company.
Organization, Standing and Power; Subsidiaries (a) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation, has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as now being conducted, and is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing as a foreign entity in each jurisdiction in which the failure to be so qualified or licensed or to be in good standing could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Organization; Qualification The Company is a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware and is in good standing under such laws. The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets, and to carry on its business as presently conducted. The Company is qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which the ownership of its property or the nature of its business requires such qualification, except where failure to so qualify would not have a material adverse effect on the Company.
Organization, Qualification, Etc Acquiror is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of The Netherlands and Sub is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of Nevada and each has the corporate power and authority to own its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the ownership of its properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except for jurisdictions in which such failure to be so qualified or to be in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on Acquiror. The copies of Acquiror's Articles of Association and Bylaws and Sub's articles of incorporation and bylaws which have been delivered to Target are complete and correct and in full force and effect on the date hereof. Each of Acquiror's Significant Subsidiaries (as defined in Section 9.11) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, has the power and authority to own its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, and is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the ownership of its property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except for jurisdictions in which such failure to be so qualified or to be in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on Acquiror. All the outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other ownership interests in, Acquiror's Significant Subsidiaries are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and are owned by Acquiror, directly or indirectly, free and clear of all liens, claims, charges or encumbrances, except for restrictions contained in credit agreements and similar instruments to which Acquiror is a party under which no event of default has occurred or arisen. There are no existing options, rights of first refusal, preemptive rights, calls or commitments of any character relating to the issued or unissued capital stock or other securities of, or other ownership interests in, any Significant Subsidiary of Acquiror. SECTION 5.2.
