Subsidiaries All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are set forth on Schedule 3.1(a). The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. If the Company has no subsidiaries, all other references to the Subsidiaries or any of them in the Transaction Documents shall be disregarded.
Subsidiaries, Partnerships and Joint Ventures Each of the Loan Parties shall not, and shall not permit any of its Unregulated Subsidiaries to, own or create directly or indirectly any Subsidiaries other than (i) any Subsidiary which is a Regulated Entity, (ii) any Subsidiary which is an Inactive Subsidiary of the Borrower, (iii) Conserve to Preserve Foundation, a non-profit corporation organized under the laws of the State of New Jersey, (iv) any Subsidiary which has joined this Agreement as Guarantor on the Closing Date, (v) any Project Subsidiary, and (vi) any Subsidiary formed after the Closing Date which joins this Agreement as a Guarantor pursuant to Section 11.19 [Joinder of Guarantors]. Each of the Loan Parties shall not become or agree to (1) become a general or limited partner in any general or limited partnership, except that the Loan Parties may be general or limited partners in other Loan Parties, (2) become a member or manager of, or hold a limited liability company interest in, a limited liability company, except that the Loan Parties may be members or managers of, or hold limited liability company interests in, other Loan Parties, or (3) become a joint venturer or hold a joint venture interest in any joint venture, except in each case in respect of a Permitted Related Business Opportunity.
Organization; Subsidiaries (a) The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. The Company is duly qualified and licensed as a foreign corporation to do business, and is in good standing (and has paid all relevant franchise or analogous taxes), in each jurisdiction where the character of its assets owned or held under lease or the nature of its business makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to so qualify or be licensed, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Each Significant Subsidiary is a corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership or other business entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and has the power and authority to carry on its business as it is now being conducted except where the failure to be in good standing or to have such power and authority, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in Section 3.1(b) of the disclosure schedule delivered by the Company to the Investors on the date hereof (the "Company Disclosure Schedule"), (i) the Company owns, either directly or indirectly through one or more Subsidiaries, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of the Significant Subsidiaries free and clear of all liens, charges, claims, security interests, restrictions, options, proxies, voting trusts or other encumbrances ("Encumbrances") and (ii) there are no outstanding subscription rights, options, warrants, convertible or exchangeable securities or other rights of any character whatsoever relating to issued or unissued capital stock or other equity interests of any Significant Subsidiary, or any contract, agreement or other commitment of any character whatsoever relating to issued or unissued capital stock or other equity interests of any Significant Subsidiary or pursuant to which any Significant Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue or grant additional shares of its capital stock or other equity interests or related subscription rights, options, warrants, convertible or exchangeable securities or other rights, or to grant preemptive rights. Except for the Subsidiaries and except as set forth on Section 3.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company does not own, directly or indirectly, any interest in any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, business association or other Person.
Company Subsidiaries; Equity Interests (a) The Company Disclosure Letter lists each Company Subsidiary and its jurisdiction of organization. Except as specified in the Company Disclosure Letter, all the outstanding shares of capital stock or equity investments of each Company Subsidiary have been validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable and are as of the date of this Agreement owned by the Company, by another Company Subsidiary or by the Company and another Company Subsidiary, free and clear of all Liens.
(b) Except for its interests in the Company Subsidiaries, the Company does not as of the date of this Agreement own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock, membership interest, partnership interest, joint venture interest or other equity interest in any person.
Capitalization; Subsidiaries (a) As of the close of business on March 10, 2023 (the “Capitalization Date”), the authorized capital stock of the Company consisted of (i) 250,000,000 Common Shares, 187,113,577 of which were issued and outstanding and none of which were held by the Company as treasury shares, and (ii) 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the “Company Preferred Shares”), no shares of which were issued and outstanding. There are no other classes of capital stock of the Company and no bonds, debentures, notes or other Indebtedness or securities of the Company having the right to vote (or convertible into or exercisable for securities having the right to vote) on any matters on which holders of capital stock of the Company may vote authorized, issued or outstanding. As of the close of business on the Capitalization Date, there were (A) outstanding Company Options to purchase 5,682,590 Common Shares, (B) 3,025,659 outstanding Company RSUs, (C) 1,019,201 outstanding Company PSUs (assuming maximum performance), (D) rights to purchase a maximum of 543,628 Common Shares pursuant to the Company ESPP (determined based on the fair market value of a Common Share on the first day of the current offering period) and (E) 4,349,617 Common Shares reserved for future issuance under the Company Stock Plans. Since the close of business on the Capitalization Date, there has been no issuance or grant of any Common Shares, Company Preferred Shares or any other securities of the Company, other than any issuances of Common Shares or other securities in accordance with the exercise, vesting or settlement, as applicable, of any Company Stock Plan Awards outstanding as of the close of business on the Capitalization Date in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Plan Awards.
(b) Section 3.2(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth, as of the close of business on the Capitalization Date, each outstanding Company Stock Plan Award and, to the extent applicable, (i) the name (or employee identification number) and country of residence (if outside the U.S.) of the holder thereof, (ii) the number of Common Shares issuable thereunder, (iii) the exercise price or strike price (if any) relating thereto, (iv) the grant date, (v) the amount vested (or exercisable) and outstanding and the amount unvested (or not exercisable) and outstanding and (vi) the Company Stock Plan in accordance with which the award was made. Each grant of a Company Option was duly authorized no later than the date on which the grant of such Company Option was by its terms to be effective (the “Company Option Grant Date”) by all necessary corporate action. No Company Option has been granted with a per share exercise price less than the fair market value of a Common Share on the applicable Company Option Grant Date, and the Company has not granted any Company Options that are subject to Section 409A of the Code. Each grant of a Company Stock Plan Award or right to purchase Common Shares under the Company ESPP was made in accordance with, to the extent applicable, (A) the applicable Company Stock Plan, (B) all applicable securities Laws and any applicable listing and governance rules and regulations of Nasdaq, (C) the Code and (D) all other applicable Laws. The Company has the requisite power and authority, in accordance with the applicable Company Stock Plan, the applicable award agreements and any other applicable contract, to take the actions contemplated by Section 2.4, and the treatment of Company Stock Plan Awards as described in Section 2.4 as of the Effective Time will be binding on the holders of Company Stock Plan Awards. All of the outstanding Shares have been issued pursuant to an effective registration statement filed in accordance with the federal securities Laws or an appropriate exemption therefrom.
(c) All of the issued and outstanding Common Shares have been, and all of the Common Shares that may be issued in accordance with any of the Company Stock Plan Awards will be, when issued in accordance with the respective terms thereof, duly authorized and validly issued and are, or will be when issued, fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive rights.
(d) As of the date of this Agreement, other than the Company Stock Plan Awards and rights to purchase Common Shares under the Company ESPP, there are no (i) existing options, warrants, calls, preemptive rights, subscriptions or other securities or rights, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, convertible securities, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any kind obligating the Company or any Company Subsidiary to issue, transfer, register or sell, or cause to be issued, transferred, registered or sold, any shares of capital stock of, or other securities of, the Company or any Company Subsidiary or securities convertible into or exchangeable for such shares or other securities, or obligating the Company or any Company Subsidiary to grant, extend or enter into such options, warrants, calls, preemptive rights, subscriptions or other securities or rights, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, convertible securities, agreements, arrangements or commitments, (ii) outstanding obligations of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any securities of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or any securities representing the right to purchase or otherwise receive any other securities of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, (iii) agreements with any Person to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is bound by anything (A) restricting the transfer of the securities of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or (B) affecting the voting rights of securities of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (including shareholder agreements, voting trusts or similar agreements) or (iv) outstanding or authorized equity or equity-based compensation awards, including any equity appreciation rights, security-based performance units, “phantom” stock, profit-participation or other security rights issued by the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or other agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character (contingent or otherwise) to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is bound, in each case, in accordance with which any Person is entitled to receive any payment from the Company or any Company Subsidiary based in whole or in part on the value of any securities of the Company or any Company Subsidiary. The Company has no “rights plan,” “rights agreement” or “poison pill” in effect.
(e) Each Company Subsidiary existing on the date of this Agreement is listed on Section 3.2(e) of the Company Disclosure Letter. The Company owns, beneficially and of record, directly or indirectly, all of the issued and outstanding company, partnership, corporate or similar (as applicable) ownership, voting or similar securities or interests in each such Subsidiary, free and clear of all Liens (other than any transfer restrictions imposed by applicable securities Laws), and all company, partnership, corporate or similar (as applicable) ownership, voting or similar securities or interests of each of the Company Subsidiaries are duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive rights. The Company has made available to Parent correct and complete copies of the currently effective corporate or other organizational documents for each Company Subsidiary, and such organizational or governing documents of each of the Company Subsidiaries are in full force and effect. Other than investments in cash equivalents (and ownership by the Company or any Company Subsidiary of securities of any other Company Subsidiary), neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary (i) owns directly or indirectly any securities of any Person other than a Company Subsidiary or (ii) has any obligation or has made any commitment to acquire any securities of any Person or to provide funds to or make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in any Person. No Company Subsidiary owns any Common Shares.
(f) All dividends or distributions on any securities of the Company that have been declared or authorized have been paid in full. All dividends or distributions on any securities of any Company Subsidiary that have been declared or authorized have been paid in full.
Ownership of Subsidiaries The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, take such action from time to time as shall be necessary to ensure that each of its Subsidiaries is a wholly owned Subsidiary.
Company Subsidiaries As of the date of this Agreement, the Company has Previously Disclosed a true, complete and correct list of each entity in which the Company, directly or indirectly, owns sufficient capital stock or holds a sufficient equity or similar interest such that it is consolidated with the Company in the financial statements of the Company or has the power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions (each, a “Company Subsidiary” and, collectively, the “Company Subsidiaries”). Except for the Company Subsidiaries and as Previously Disclosed, the Company does not own beneficially or control, directly or indirectly, more than 5% of any class of equity securities or similar interests of any corporation, bank, business trust, association or similar organization, and is not, directly or indirectly, a partner in any general partnership or party to any joint venture or similar arrangement. The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of its interests in each Company Subsidiary free and clear of any and all Liens. No equity security of any Company Subsidiary is or may be required to be issued by reason of any option, warrant, scrip, preemptive right, right to subscribe to, gross-up right, call or commitment of any character whatsoever relating to, or security or right convertible into, shares of any capital stock or other interest of such Company Subsidiary, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which any Company Subsidiary is bound to issue additional shares of its capital stock or other interest, or any option, warrant or right to purchase or acquire any additional shares of its capital stock. The deposit accounts of the Bank are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) to the fullest extent permitted by the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the FDIC thereunder, and all premiums and assessments required to be paid in connection therewith have been paid when due (after giving effect to any applicable extensions). The Company beneficially owns all of the outstanding capital securities of, and has sole control of, the Bank.
Subsidiaries; Joint Ventures Schedule 4.12 contains a complete and accurate list of (a) all Subsidiaries of the Borrower, including, with respect to each Subsidiary, (i) its state of incorporation, (ii) all jurisdictions (if any) in which it is qualified as a foreign corporation, foreign limited liability company or foreign limited partnership, as applicable, (iii) the number of shares of its Capital Stock outstanding, (iv) the number and percentage of its shares of Capital Stock owned by the Borrower and/or by any other Subsidiary and (v) whether such Subsidiary is a Guarantor or an Unrestricted Subsidiary (and, if it is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, whether it is a Financial Services Subsidiary), and (b) each Joint Venture, including, with respect to each such Joint Venture, (i) its jurisdiction of organization, (ii) all other jurisdictions in which it is qualified as a foreign entity and (iii) the number and percentage of its shares of Capital Stock owned by the Borrower and/or by any other Subsidiary. All the outstanding shares of Capital Stock of each Subsidiary of the Borrower are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, except as otherwise provided by state wage claim laws of general applicability. All of the outstanding shares of Capital Stock of each Subsidiary owned by the Borrower or another Subsidiary as specified in Schedule 4.12 are owned free and clear of all Liens, security interests, equity or other beneficial interests, charges and encumbrances of any kind whatsoever, except for Permitted Liens. Neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party owns of record or beneficially any shares of the Capital Stock or other equity interests of any Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, except Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries Nothing herein shall be construed as preventing the amalgamation or merger of any wholly-owned direct or indirect subsidiary of Parent with or into Parent or the winding-up, liquidation or dissolution of any wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent provided that all of the assets of such subsidiary are transferred to Parent or another wholly-owned direct or indirect subsidiary of Parent and any such transactions are expressly permitted by this Article 10.
Holding Companies (a) In the case of Holdings, (i) conduct, transact or otherwise engage in any business or operations other than those incidental to its ownership of the Equity Interests of the Borrower and the performance of the Loan Documents, the ABL Loan Documents, the Second Lien Loan Documents, any Specified Refinancing Debt or any Specified Second Lien Refinancing Debt, (ii) incur any Indebtedness (other than (x) the First Lien Obligations, the ABL Obligations and the Second Lien Obligations, (y) intercompany Indebtedness incurred in lieu of Restricted Payments permitted under Section 7.06 and Indebtedness of the type described in Sections 7.03(i) through (m) (other than Section 7.03(k)(B)), 7.03(o) and 7.03(p) and (z) Guarantees of Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.03(n), (s), (t), (u) or (v)), (iii) create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any Equity Interests of the Borrower (other than Liens pursuant to any Loan Document, any ABL Loan Document or any Second Lien Loan Document, Permitted Other Indebtedness Liens, Specified Refinancing Liens, Specified Second Lien Refinancing Liens or non-consensual Liens arising solely by operation of law); or (iv) make any Investments (other than (x) Investments in the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries (including any temporary Investments to facilitate Permitted Acquisitions and other Investments permitted by Section 7.02) or (y) Investments of the type permitted by Section 7.02(a), (b), (h), (k) or (m).
(b) In the case of GYP IV or GYP V, (i) conduct, transact or otherwise engage in any business or operations other than those incidental to their ownership of the Equity Interests of GYP V or the Canadian ULCs, as applicable, (ii) incur any Indebtedness (other than (y) intercompany Indebtedness incurred in lieu of Restricted Payments permitted under Section 7.06 and Indebtedness of the type described in Sections 7.03(i) through (m) (other than Section 7.03(k)(B)), 7.03(o) and 7.03(p) and (z) Guarantees of Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.03(f) (to the extent incurred by a Foreign Subsidiary), (n) (to the extent incurred by a Foreign Subsidiary) and (w)), or (iii) make any Investments (other than (x) Investments in GYP V, the Canadian ULCs or their Subsidiaries (including any temporary Investments to facilitate Permitted Acquisitions and other Investments permitted by Section 7.02), (y) Investments of the type permitted by Section 7.02(a), (b), (c), (h), (i), (k) or (m) or (z) in the case of GYP IV, that certain $390,000,000 promissory note, dated as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, between GYP IV, as lender, and GYP Canada Holdings LP, as borrower).
(c) Nothing in this Section 7.14 shall prevent Holdings, GYP IV or GYP V from (i) the maintenance of its legal existence (including the ability to incur fees, costs and expenses relating to such maintenance), (ii) the performance of its obligations with respect to the Transactions, (iii) any public offering of its common stock or any other issuance or sale of its Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests), (iv) making Restricted Payments or Dispositions (other than Dispositions of the Equity Interests of the Borrower), (v) participating in tax, accounting and other administrative matters as a member of the consolidated group of Holdings and the Borrower, (vi) holding any cash and Cash Equivalents (but not operating any property), (vii) providing indemnification to officers, managers and directors, (viii) any activities incidental to compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the rules of national securities exchanges, in each case, as applicable to companies with listed equity or debt securities, as well as activities incidental to investor relations, shareholder meetings and reports to shareholders or debtholders and (ix) any activities incidental to the foregoing.
