No Agency Relationship Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize or empower either party to act as agent for the other party to this Agreement, or to conduct business in the name, or for the account, of the other party to this Agreement.
Agency Relationship Nothing herein shall be construed as constituting the Sub-Advisor as an agent of the Trust or the Fund, except as otherwise contemplated herein.
AGENCY RELATIONSHIPS If permitted by applicable law, the Owner hereby consents to the Agent acting as a dual agent for the Owner and any tenant(s) or buyer(s) resulting in a real estate transaction. The Owner understands that the Agent may have or obtain property management agreements on other properties and that potential tenants may consider, make offers on, or lease through the Agent property the same as or similar to the Property. The Owner consents to the Agent's representation of the other owners' properties before, during, and after the expiration of this Agreement.
Authority Relative to this Agreement (a) Each of TCM and Merger Sub has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party and (subject to the receipt of the consents described in Section 4.06(b) hereof) to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party by TCM and Merger Sub, and the consummation by TCM and Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of TCM and Merger Sub, as the case may be, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of TCM or Merger Sub are necessary to authorize this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements or to consummate the transactions so contemplated. This Agreement has been, and the Ancillary Agreements will be, duly and validly executed and delivered by TCM and Merger Sub and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements by each of the other parties hereto and thereto, constitutes, or, in the case of the Ancillary Agreements, will constitute, legal, valid and binding obligations of TCM and Merger Sub, enforceable against TCM and Merger Sub in accordance with their respective terms.
(b) The board of directors of Merger Sub (i) has declared that this Agreement, the Merger, the Ancillary Agreements to which it is party and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby are advisable and in the best interests of its stockholder and (ii) has authorized, approved and adopted this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements to which it is party, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
(c) The TCM Special Committee and the TCM Board (i) have unanimously declared that this Agreement, the Merger, the Ancillary Agreements and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby are advisable, fair to and in the best interests of the stockholder of TCM and (ii) have unanimously authorized, approved and adopted this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
(d) The sole stockholder of TCM and the sole stockholder of Merger Sub have authorized, approved and adopted this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
Corporate Authority Relative to this Agreement; No Violation (a) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement, the Voting Agreement, the OpCo Spin-Off Agreements and each other document to be entered into by the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (together with this Agreement, the “Company Transaction Documents”) and, subject to receipt of approval of this Agreement by holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock (the “Company Stockholder Approval”) and the occurrence of the shareholder advisory vote contemplated by Rule 14a-21(c) under the Exchange Act, regardless of the outcome of such vote (the “Company Stockholder Advisory Vote”), to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the Voting Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby has been, and the execution and delivery of the other Company Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby has been or shall be, duly and validly authorized by the Company Board of Directors and, except for the Company Stockholder Approval, the occurrence of the Company Stockholder Advisory Vote and the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of Delaware, no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company or vote of the Company’s securityholders are necessary to authorize the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company Board of Directors has unanimously (i) resolved to recommend that the Company’s stockholders adopt this Agreement (the “Company Recommendation”), (ii) determined that this Agreement and the Merger are advisable and in the best interests of the Company’s stockholders, (iii) approved the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Merger, and (iv) resolved that the adoption of this Agreement be submitted to a vote at a meeting of the Company’s stockholders. This Agreement and the Voting Agreement have been, and the other Company Transaction Documents shall be, duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming each of this Agreement, the Voting Agreement and the Company Transaction Documents constitute the legal, valid and binding agreement of the counterparty thereto, this Agreement and the Voting Agreement constitute, and the Company Transaction Documents will constitute, legal, valid and binding agreements of the Company and are enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as such enforcement may be subject to the limitation of such enforcement by (1) the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, conservatorship, arrangement, moratorium or other Laws affecting or relating to creditors’ rights generally or (2) the rules governing the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law (the “Remedies Exceptions”).
(b) Other than in connection with or in compliance with (i) the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, (ii) the Exchange Act, (iii) the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules promulgated thereunder (the “Securities Act”), (iv) applicable state securities, takeover and “blue sky” Laws, (v) the rules and regulations of the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), (vi) compliance with and obtaining such Gaming Approvals as may be required under applicable Gaming Laws, and (vii) such consents, filings and notifications, including Gaming Approvals, as may be required to effect the Distribution (collectively, the “Company Approvals”), and, subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub in Section 4.2(b), no authorization, consent, order, license, permit or approval of, or registration, declaration, notice or filing with, any United States, state of the United States or local, foreign or multi-national governmental or regulatory agency, commission, court or authority (each, a “Governmental Entity”) is necessary, under applicable Law, for the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for such authorizations, consents, orders, licenses, permits, approvals or filings that are not required to be obtained or made prior to consummation of such transactions or that, if not obtained or made, would not materially impede or delay the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and have not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(c) The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the other Company Transaction Documents does not, and (assuming the Company Approvals are obtained, the Company Notes are Discharged prior to the Effective Time and the Company Credit Agreement is terminated and repaid in full prior to the Effective Time) the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and compliance with the provisions hereof will not (i) result in any loss, or suspension, limitation or impairment of any right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to own or use any assets required for the conduct of their business or result in any violation of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation, first offer, first refusal, modification or acceleration of any material obligation or to the loss of a benefit under any loan, guarantee of indebtedness or credit agreement, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease, agreement, contract, instrument, permit, concession, franchise, right or license binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which or to which any of their respective properties, rights or assets are bound or subject, or result in the creation of any liens, claims, mortgages, encumbrances, pledges, security interests, equities or charges of any kind (excluding, in each case, transfer restrictions of general applicability pursuant to any securities Laws) (each, a “Lien”) other than Permitted Liens, in each case, upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except for such losses, suspensions, limitations, impairments, conflicts, violations, defaults, terminations, cancellation, accelerations, or Liens which have not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, (ii) conflict with or result in any violation of any provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws or other equivalent organizational document, in each case as amended or restated, of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (iii) conflict with or violate any applicable Laws, except for such conflict or violation as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Fiduciary Relationship The Advisor, as a result of its relationship with the Company and the Operating Partnership pursuant to this Agreement, has a fiduciary responsibility and duty to the Company, the Stockholders and the partners in the Operating Partnership.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among any Partnership Entity, on the one hand, and the directors, officers, members, partners, stockholders, customers or suppliers of any Partnership Entity, on the other hand, that is required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (or any documents incorporated by reference therein) that is not so described.
No Fiduciary Relationship The Company hereby acknowledges that the Underwriters are acting solely as underwriters in connection with the offering of the Company’s Securities. The Company further acknowledge that the Underwriters are acting pursuant to a contractual relationship created solely by this Agreement entered into on an arm’s length basis and in no event do the parties intend that the Underwriters act or be responsible as a fiduciary to the Company, its management, shareholders, creditors or any other person in connection with any activity that the Underwriters may undertake or have undertaken in furtherance of the offering of the Company’s Securities, either before or after the date hereof. The Underwriters hereby expressly disclaim any fiduciary or similar obligations to the Company, either in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any matters leading up to such transactions, and the Company hereby confirms its understanding and agreement to that effect. The Company hereby further confirms its understanding that no Underwriter has assumed an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the Offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto, including any negotiation related to the pricing of the Securities; and the Company has consulted its own legal and financial advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate in connection with this Agreement and the Offering. The Company and the Underwriters agree that they are each responsible for making their own independent judgments with respect to any such transactions, and that any opinions or views expressed by the Underwriters to the Company regarding such transactions, including but not limited to any opinions or views with respect to the price or market for the Company’s securities, do not constitute advice or recommendations to the Company. The Company hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company may have against the Underwriters with respect to any breach or alleged breach of any fiduciary or similar duty to the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any matters leading up to such transactions.
No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Offered Shares pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Offered Shares and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, or its stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate.
Disclaimer of Fiduciary Relationship The Company acknowledges and agrees that (i) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Offered Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, (ii) in connection with the Offering contemplated by this Agreement and the process leading to such transaction, the Underwriters are and have been acting pursuant to a contractual relationship created solely by this Agreement and are not agents or fiduciaries of the Company or its securityholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (iii) no Underwriter has assumed nor will it assume any advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering of the Securities contemplated by this Agreement or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter or its affiliates has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and each such Underwriter has no obligation to the Company with respect to the offering of the Securities contemplated by this Agreement except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (iv) the Underwriters and their affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (v) no Underwriter has provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the Offering contemplated by this Agreement and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate.
