Tax Status Non Jurisdictional Entities Tax Status. Each Party shall cooperate with the other Parties to maintain the other Parties’ tax status. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to adversely affect the tax status of any Party including the status of NYISO, or the status of any Connecting Transmission Owner with respect to the issuance of bonds including, but not limited to, Local Furnishing Bonds. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, LIPA, NYPA and Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. shall not be required to comply with any provisions of this Agreement that would result in the loss of tax-exempt status of any of their Tax-Exempt Bonds or impair their ability to issue future tax-exempt obligations. For purposes of this provision, Tax-Exempt Bonds shall include the obligations of the Long Island Power Authority, NYPA and Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., the interest on which is not included in gross income under the Internal Revenue Code. LIPA and NYPA do not waive their exemptions, pursuant to Section 201(f) of the FPA, from Commission jurisdiction with respect to the Commission’s exercise of the FPA’s general ratemaking authority.
Governing Jurisdiction 34.1 This Contract shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English Law.
JURISDICTION AND APPLICABLE LAW The Training Programme and the Terms and Conditions are governed by and construed under Belgian law.
Non-Jurisdictional Entities LIPA and NYPA do not waive their exemptions, pursuant to Section 201(f) of the FPA, from Commission jurisdiction with respect to the Commission’s exercise of the FPA’s general ratemaking authority.
Incorporation, Good Standing, and Due Qualification Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, has the corporate power and authority to own its assets and to transact the business in which it is now engaged or proposed to be engaged, and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation and in good standing under the laws of each other jurisdiction in which such qualification is required.
Due Organization, Good Standing and Corporate Power Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and each such corporation has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted, except where the failure to be so organized, existing and in good standing or to have such power and authority would not have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, assets, operations, results of operations or financial condition (the "Condition") of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the property owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except in such jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified or licensed and in good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the Condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. The Company has made available to Parent and Sub complete and correct copies of the Restated and Amended Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Company and the comparable governing documents of each of its Subsidiaries, in each case as amended to the date of this Agreement. Other than as set forth in Section 3.01(a) of the Company's disclosure letter (the "Company Disclosure Letter") delivered concurrently with the delivery of this Agreement, the respective certificates of incorporation and by-laws or other organizational documents of the Subsidiaries of the Company do not contain any provision limiting or otherwise restricting the ability of the Company to control such Subsidiaries.
Regulatory Requirements and Governing Law 43 14.1 Regulatory Requirements. 43 14.2 Governing Law 44 ARTICLE 15. NOTICES 44 15.1 General. 44 15.2 Xxxxxxxx and Payments. 44 15.3 Alternative Forms of Notice 44 15.4 Operations and Maintenance Notice 44 ARTICLE 16. FORCE MAJEURE 45 16.1 Force Majeure 45 ARTICLE 17. DEFAULT 45 17.1 Default. 45 ARTICLE 18. INDEMNITY, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES AND INSURANCE 46 18.1 Indemnity. 46 18.2 No Consequential Damages. 47 18.3 Insurance 47 ARTICLE 19. ASSIGNMENT 49 19.1 Assignment. 49 ARTICLE 20. SEVERABILITY 49 20.1 Severability. 49 ARTICLE 21. COMPARABILITY 50 21.1 Comparability. 50 ARTICLE 22. CONFIDENTIALITY 50 22.1 Confidentiality. 50 ARTICLE 23. ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASES 53 23.1 Developer and Connecting Transmission Owner Notice 53 ARTICLE 24. INFORMATION REQUIREMENT 53 24.1 Information Acquisition. 53 24.2 Information Submission by Connecting Transmission Owner 54 24.3 Updated Information Submission by Developer 54 24.4 Information Supplementation 54 ARTICLE 25. INFORMATION ACCESS AND AUDIT RIGHTS 55 25.1 Information Access. 55 25.2 Reporting of Non-Force Majeure Events. 55 25.3 Audit Rights. 56 25.4 Audit Rights Periods. 56 25.5 Audit Results. 56 ARTICLE 26. SUBCONTRACTORS 56 26.1 General. 56 26.2 Responsibility of Principal. 57 26.3 No Limitation by Insurance 57 ARTICLE 27. DISPUTES 57 27.1 Submission 57 27.2 External Arbitration Procedures. 57 27.3 Arbitration Decisions. 58 27.4 Costs. 58 27.5 Termination 58 ARTICLE 28. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS 58 28.1 General. 58 ARTICLE 29. MISCELLANEOUS 59 29.1 Binding Effect. 59 29.2 Conflicts. 59 29.3 Rules of Interpretation 59 29.4 Compliance 60 29.5 Joint and Several Obligations. 60 29.6 Entire Agreement. 60 29.7 No Third Party Beneficiaries. 60 29.8 Waiver 60 29.9 Headings. 61 29.10 Multiple Counterparts. 61 29.11 Amendment. 61 29.12 Modification by the Parties. 61 29.13 Reservation of Rights. 61 29.14 No Partnership 62 29.15 Other Transmission Rights. 62 Appendices STANDARD LARGE GENERATOR INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT THIS STANDARD LARGE GENERATOR INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT
Existence; Good Standing; Corporate Authority Each of the Company and --------------------------------------------- its Subsidiaries is (a) duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and (b) is duly licensed or qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing under the laws of any other state of the United States or the laws of any foreign jurisdiction, if applicable, in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or in which the transaction of its business makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or to be in good standing could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Material Adverse Effect" means ----------------------- any change, effect, event, occurrence, state of facts or developments that (i) materially adversely affects the assets, liabilities, business, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (ii) adversely affects or delays the ability of the Company on the one hand, or Merger Sub and Purchaser on the other, to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, provided, -------- however, that none of the following shall be deemed in themselves, either alone ------- or in combination, to constitute, a Material Adverse Effect (A) any change in the market price or trading volume of the Company's stock after the date hereof; (B) any failure by the Company to meet internal revenue or earnings projections or forecasts or published revenue or earnings projections for any period ending (or for which revenues or earnings are released) on or after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Effective Time; (C) decreases in working capital substantially consistent with the Company's internal projections supplied to the Purchaser; (D) any adverse change, effect, event, occurrence, state of facts or developments directly caused by the deterioration in performance of the Company's last-mile providers; (E) any adverse change, effect, event, occurrence, state of facts or development change, effect, event, occurrence, state of facts or developments directly caused by the announcement or pendency of the Offer or the Merger (including any cancellations of or delays in customer orders, any reduction in sales, any disruption in supplier, distributor, partner or similar relationships or any loss of employees); (F) any adverse change, effect, event, occurrence, state of facts or developments directly caused by resulting from or attributable to conditions affecting the DSL industry as a whole or the U.S. or world economies as a whole (unless such conditions adversely affect the Company in a materially disproportionate manner); (G) any adverse change, effect, event, occurrence, state of facts or development directly resulting from or attributable or relating to out-of-pocket fees and expenses (including legal, accounting, investment banking and other fees and expenses) incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and disclosed in the Disclosure Letter; or (H) any adverse change, effect, event, occurrence, state of facts or development directly caused by compliance with the terms of, or the taking of any action required by, this Agreement; and provided, further, that with respect to any dispute regarding whether any adverse change, effect, event, occurrence, state of facts or development is "directly caused" by any of the foregoing, the Company shall have the burden of proof by a preponderance of the evidence. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, operate and lease its properties and assets and carry on its business as now conducted and as currently proposed to be conducted except where the failure to have such power and authority could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Organization, Qualifications and Corporate Power (a) The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and is duly licensed or qualified to transact business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business transacted by it or the character of the properties owned or leased by it requires such licensing or qualification and where the failure to be so qualified would have a material adverse effect on the Company. The Company has the corporate power and authority to own and hold its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted, to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Stockholders' Agreement to issue, sell and deliver the Preferred Shares and to issue and deliver the Converted Shares. (b) The attached Schedule III contains a list of all subsidiaries of the Company and its equity interest therein. Except for such subsidiaries, the Company does not (i) own of record or beneficially, directly or indirectly, (A) any shares of capital stock or securities convertible into capital stock of any other corporation or (B) any participating interest in any partnership, joint venture or other non-corporate business enterprise or (ii) control, directly or indirectly, any other entity. Each of the Company's corporate subsidiary and limited liability company subsidiary is a corporation or limited liability company duly incorporated or organized, as the case may be, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its respective jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, as the case may be, and is duly licensed or qualified to transact business as a foreign corporation or limited liability company, as the case may be, and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business transacted by it or the character of the properties owned or leased by it requires such licensing or qualification and where the failure to be so qualified would have a material adverse effect on the Company. Each of the subsidiaries referenced above has the corporate power or entity power, as the case may be, and authority to own and hold its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock or equity interests, as the case may be, of each of the subsidiaries are owned beneficially and of record by the Company, one of its other subsidiaries, or any combination of the Company and/or one or more of its other subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of any liens, charges, restrictions, claims or encumbrances of any nature whatsoever; and there are no outstanding subscriptions, warrants, options, convertible securities, or other rights (contingent or other) pursuant to which any of the subsidiaries is or may become obligated to issue any shares of its capital stock or equity interests, as the case may be, to any person other than the Company or one of the other subsidiaries.
Federal Power Act None of the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to regulation as a “public utility” under the Federal Power Act, as amended.
