Entity Covenants SECTION 6.1. SINGLE PURPOSE ENTITY/SEPARATENESS SECTION 6.2. CHANGE OF NAME, IDENTITY OR STRUCTURE SECTION 6.3. BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS SECTION 6.4. INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR
Company Covenants Until all of Company’s obligations (other than contingent and indemnification obligations) under all of the Transaction Documents are paid in full, or within the timeframes otherwise specifically set forth below, Company will at all times comply with the following covenants: (i) so long as the Interest is outstanding and for at least twenty (20) Business Days (as defined in the Interest) thereafter, Company will timely file on the applicable deadline (including any extensions thereof) all reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act that would otherwise impact the availability of Rule 144 of the 1933 Act, and will take all reasonable action under its control to ensure that adequate current public information with respect to Company, as required in accordance with Rule 144 of the 1933 Act, is publicly available, and until a Fundamental Transaction (as defined in the Interest) will not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the 1934 Act even if the 1934 Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would permit such termination; (ii) until a Fundamental Transaction, the Common Stock shall be listed or quoted for trading on any of (a) NYSE, (b) NASDAQ, (c) OTCQX, or (d) OTCQB; (iii) until a Fundamental Transaction, trading in Company’s Common Stock will not be suspended, halted, chilled, frozen, reach zero bid or otherwise cease on Company’s principal trading market; (iv) unless an acquiring party specifically agrees to assume all rights and obligations associated with the Interest and, in Investor’s discretion is capable of fulfilling such obligations, Company may not consummate any sale or liquidation of all or substantially all of its business or any material asset outside the ordinary course of business without the prior written consent of Investor; (v) Company will not grant a security or royalty interest in any of the Included Products (as defined in the Interest) for the primary purpose of raising capital without Investor’s prior written consent, which for the avoidance of doubt, shall exclude any of the Included Products with one or more business development partners in connection with a licensing transaction or collaboration; and (vi) for so long as the Interest remains outstanding, Company shall deliver to Investor quarterly reports summarizing all Included Products revenues and Net Sales (as defined in the Interest) and shall further hold with Investor a quarterly call with Company’s management to discuss such report, provided that Company will not disclose any material non-public information to Investor without Investor’s prior written consent.
Subsidiary Covenants The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, create or otherwise cause to become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction of any kind on the ability of any Subsidiary to pay dividends or make any other distribution on its stock, or make any other Restricted Payment, pay any Indebtedness or other Obligation owed to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, make loans or advances or other Investments in the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, or sell, transfer or otherwise convey any of its property to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary.
Guarantor Covenants Each Guarantor shall take such action as the Borrower is required by this Agreement to cause such Guarantor to take, and shall refrain from taking such action as the Borrower is required by this Agreement to prohibit such Guarantor from taking.
Inventory Covenants With respect to the Inventory: (a) each Borrower and Guarantor shall at all times maintain correct and accurate inventory records in a manner consistent with its current practices as of the date hereof (except to the extent of changes in such practices as a result of the establishment of a reliable, consistent and accurate stock ledger inventory system at the Retail Division), (b) Borrowers and Guarantors shall, or a third party inventory counting service on behalf of Borrowers and Guarantors shall, conduct a physical count of the Inventory at least once each fiscal quarter as to non-perishable Inventory of the Retail Division (or on and after the establishment of a stock ledger inventory system at the Retail Division that is satisfactory to Borrowers and Agent, two (2) times each year) and once each fiscal four (4) week period of Borrowers and Guarantors (determined in accordance with the current accounting practices of Borrowers and Guarantors as of the date hereof) as to the perishable Inventory of the Retail Division, three (3) times each year as to Inventory of the United Wholesale Division (provided, that, in the event that the United Wholesale Division Assets are not sold pursuant to the United Wholesale Sale Agreements on or before March 31, 2004, Agent may require that such physical counts be conducted more frequently) and at least once each year, whether through periodic cycle counts or otherwise, as to the Inventory of the Distribution Division, but in each case at any time or times as Agent may request on or after an Event of Default, and promptly following any such physical inventory shall supply Agent with a report in the form and with such specificity as may be reasonably satisfactory to Agent concerning such physical count; (c) Borrowers and Guarantors shall not remove any Inventory from the locations set forth or permitted herein, without the prior written consent of Agent, except for sales, returns or transfers of Inventory in the ordinary course of its business that are reported to Agent in accordance with the terms hereof and except to move Inventory directly from one location set forth or permitted herein to another such location and except for Inventory shipped from the manufacturer thereof to such Borrower or Guarantor which is in transit to the locations set forth or permitted herein; (d) upon Agent's request, Borrowers shall, at their expense, no more than one (1) time in any twelve (12) month period, but at any time or times as Agent may request on or after an Event of Default, deliver or cause to be delivered to Agent 67 written appraisals as to the Inventory in form, scope and methodology reasonably acceptable to Agent and by an appraiser acceptable to Agent, addressed to Agent and Lenders and upon which Agent and Lenders are expressly permitted to rely; (e) Borrowers and Guarantors shall produce, use, store and maintain the Inventory with all reasonable care and caution and in accordance with applicable standards of any insurance and in conformity with applicable laws in all material respects (including the requirements of the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended and all rules, regulations and orders related thereto); (f) as between Agent and Lenders, on the one hand, and Borrowers and Guarantors, on the other hand, each Borrower and Guarantor assumes all responsibility and liability arising from or relating to the production, use, sale or other disposition of the Inventory (but nothing contained herein shall be construed as the basis for any liability of any Borrower or Guarantor as to any third party); (g) Borrowers and Guarantors shall not sell Inventory to any customer on approval, or any other basis which entitles the customer to return or may obligate any Borrower or Guarantor to repurchase such Inventory; except for the right of return given to retail customers of Borrowers in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with the then current return policy of Borrowers; (h) Borrowers and Guarantors shall keep the Inventory in good and marketable condition; and (i) upon Agent's request, Borrowers shall, at their expense, conduct through an inventory counting service acceptable to Agent, a physical count of the Inventory of the Retail Division and the United Wholesale Division in form, scope and methodology acceptable to Agent (but only to the extent that a physical count that is acceptable to Borrowers and Agent has not been conducted by such inventory counting service within the immediately preceding fiscal quarter so long as no Default or Event of Default shall exist or have occurred or four (4) fiscal week period of Borrowers and Guarantors (determined in accordance with the current accounting principles of Borrowers and Guarantors as of the date hereof) at any time a Default or Event of Default shall exist or have occurred, the results of which shall be reported directly by such inventory counting service to Agent and Borrowers shall promptly deliver confirmation to Agent that appropriate adjustments have been made to the inventory records of Borrowers to reconcile the inventory count to the inventory records of Borrowers; (k) Borrowers and Guarantors shall not, without prior written notice to Agent or the specific identification of such Inventory in a report with respect thereto provided by Lead Borrower to Agent pursuant to Section 7.1(a) hereof, acquire or accept any Inventory on consignment or approval.
Seller Covenants Seller covenants and agrees as follows:
Interim Covenants During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the Closing, the Seller and the Stockholders each agree (except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or to the extent that Buyer shall otherwise consents in writing) that:
Interim Operating Covenants Seller covenants to Purchaser that Seller will:
Further Covenants of the Company The Company hereby covenants and agrees that:
Director Covenants Director agrees that for a period of two (2) years from the Effective Time, Director shall not, directly or indirectly, individually or as an employee, partner, officer, director, promoter or shareholder or in any other capacity whatsoever, except in the performance of customary legal, accounting, insurance, or investment or investment management services as performed at the time of execution of the Agreement or of a similar nature: