Settlement Approval The approval of the Master Servicer need not be requested for disposition of insurance loss settlements and the Servicer may disburse the loss proceeds as provided herein.
PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT Promptly upon execution of this Stipulation, Lead Plaintiffs will move for preliminary approval of the Settlement, certification of the Settlement Class for settlement purposes only, and the scheduling of a hearing for consideration of final approval of the Settlement, which motion shall be unopposed by Defendants. Concurrently with the motion for preliminary approval, Lead Plaintiffs shall apply to the Court for, and Defendants shall agree to, entry of the Preliminary Approval Order, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
PROCEDURE FOR APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT Acceptance of this Settlement Agreement shall be sought at a hearing of the Central Regional Council of the MFDA on a date agreed to by counsel for Staff and the Respondent.
Regulatory Consents The waiting period applicable to the consummation of the Merger under the HSR Act shall have expired or been earlier terminated.
Efforts to Close (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company and Parent shall use all reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and regulations to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including (i) preparing and filing as promptly as practicable with any governmental authority or other third party all documentation to effect all necessary filings, notices, petitions, statements, registrations, submissions of information, applications and other documents and (ii) obtaining and maintaining all approvals, consents, registrations, permits, authorizations and other confirmations required to be obtained from any governmental authority or other third party that are necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each of Parent and the Company shall make an appropriate filing of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby (the "Notification and Report Form") as promptly as practicable and use their commercially reasonable best efforts to (i) file the Notification and Report Form within fifteen (15) Business Days of the date of this Agreement, (ii) supply as promptly as practicable any additional information and documentary material that may be requested pursuant to the HSR Act, and (iii) take all other actions necessary to cause the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods under the HSR Act as soon as practicable. In connection with all filings made under the HSR Act, each of Parent and the Company shall in good faith reasonably cooperate and consult with each other.
(c) In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, if applicable, each of Parent and the Company shall make any appropriate filings pursuant to the applicable foreign antitrust laws, rules and regulations ("Foreign Antitrust Laws") with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby as promptly as practicable after the date hereof and use their commercially reasonable best efforts to (i) supply as promptly as practicable any additional information and documentary material that may be requested pursuant to the Foreign Antitrust Laws, and (ii) take all other actions necessary to cause the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods under the Foreign Antitrust Laws as soon as practicable. In connection with all filings made under the Foreign Antitrust Laws, each of Parent and the Company shall in good faith reasonably cooperate and consult with each other.
(d) In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, if applicable, each of Parent and the Company shall as promptly as practicable after the date hereof use their commercially reasonable best efforts to make any appropriate filings necessary to, and shall obtain approval of this Agreement, the Merger and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by the Federal Communication Commission and the Public Utilities Commissions of any state in which such approval is required (the "CLEC Approvals"). In connection with all filings made in connection with CLEC Approvals, each of Parent and the Company shall in good faith reasonably cooperate and consult with each other
(e) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to require Parent or the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof to (i) litigate or agree to litigate against any governmental entity or (ii) take or agree to take any Action of Divestiture (as defined below). For purposes of this Agreement, an "Action of Divestiture" shall mean (i) making proposals, executing or carrying out agreements or submitting to legal requirements providing for the license, sale or other disposition or holding separate (through the establishment of a trust or otherwise) of any assets or categories of assets that are material to Parent, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries or the holding separate of Company capital stock or imposing or seeking to impose any limitation on the ability of Parent, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries, to conduct their respective businesses or own such assets or to acquire, hold or exercise full rights of ownership of the Company's business or (ii) otherwise taking any step to avoid or eliminate any impediment which may be asserted under any legal requirement governing competition, monopolies or restrictive trade practices.
Required Regulatory Approvals (a) The obligations of each Party under this Agreement are expressly contingent upon (i) each Party receiving all licenses, permits, permissions, certificates, approvals, authorizations, consents, franchises and releases from any local, state, or federal regulatory agency or other governmental agency or authority (which may include, without limitation and as applicable, the NYISO and the PSC) or any other third party that may be required for such Party in connection with the performance of such Party’s obligations under or in connection with this Agreement (the “Required Approvals”), (ii) each Required Approval being granted without the imposition of any modification or condition of the terms of this Agreement or the subject transactions, unless such modification(s) or condition(s) are agreed to by both Parties in their respective sole discretion, and (iii) all applicable appeal periods with respect to the Required Approvals having expired without any appeal having been made or, if such an appeal has been made, a full, final and non-appealable determination having been made regarding same by a court or other administrative body of competent jurisdiction, which determination disposes of or otherwise resolves such appeal (or appeals) to the satisfaction of both Parties in their respective sole discretion.
(b) If any application or request is made in connection with seeking any Required Approval and is denied, or is granted in a form, or subject to conditions, that either Party rejects, in its sole discretion, as unacceptable, this Agreement shall terminate as of the date that a Party notifies the other Party of such denial or rejection, in which event the obligations of the Parties under this Agreement shall cease as of such date and this Agreement shall terminate, subject to NYSEG’s obligation to pay National Grid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 10.3 above) for all Reimbursable Costs. All of National Grid’s actual costs in connection with seeking Required Approvals shall be included within the meaning of the term Reimbursable Costs and shall be paid for by NYSEG.
Regulatory Consents and Approvals All consents, approvals and actions of, filings with and notices to any Governmental or Regulatory Authority necessary to permit Purchaser and Seller to perform their obligations under this Agreement and the Operative Agreements and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (a) shall have been duly obtained, made or given, (b) shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser, (c) shall not be subject to the satisfaction of any condition that has not been satisfied or waived and (d) shall be in full force and effect, and all terminations or expirations of waiting periods imposed by any Governmental or Regulatory Authority necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Operative Agreements shall have occurred.
Certain Approvals 19 Section 5.24
Authority; No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents (a) The Fund has all requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and, subject to the approval of this Agreement by the Partners under the FRULPA and the Fund LP Agreement, to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by the Fund have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Fund, subject to the approval of this Agreement by the Partners under the FRULPA and the Fund LP Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Fund and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Fund, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except that the enforceability of this Agreement is subject only to the approval of this Agreement by the Partners under the FRULPA and the Fund LP Agreement.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Fund does not, and, subject to the approval of this Agreement by the Partners under the FRULPA and the Fund LP Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not, (i) conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, any provision of the Fund LP Certificate, the Fund LP Agreement or the charter, bylaws, or other organizational document of any of the Fund’s Subsidiaries, (ii) except as set forth on Section 4.3(b) of the Fund Disclosure Schedule, conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) a default (or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or loss of any material benefit) under, require a consent or waiver under, or result in the creation of a security interest, lien, claim, pledge, agreement, limitations in the Fund’s voting right, charge or other encumbrance of any nature on any of the properties or assets of the Fund or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease, license, contract or other agreement, instrument or obligation to which the Fund or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them or any of their properties or assets may be bound, (iii) subject to compliance with the requirements specified in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of Section 4.3(c), conflict with or violate any permit, concession, franchise, license, judgment, injunction, order, decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to the Fund or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its or their properties or assets; or (iv) except as set forth on Section 4.3(b) of the Fund Disclosure Schedule, require the Fund under the terms of any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding to which it is a party or by which it or its assets are bound, to obtain the consent or approval of, or provide notice to, any other party to any such agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding, except in the case of clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of this Section 4.3(b) for any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults, terminations, cancellations, accelerations, losses, failure to obtain consent or approval or failure to notify which could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Fund Material Adverse Effect.
(c) No consent, approval, license, permit, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration, notice or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required by or with respect to the Fund or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for (i) the filing of the Acquisition LLC Articles of Merger with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation, the filing of the Fund Articles of Merger with the Florida Department of State, and appropriate corresponding documents with the Secretaries of State of other states in which the Fund is qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business, (ii) the filing of reports with the SEC in accordance with the Exchange Act, (iii) the compliance with any state securities laws, and (iv) any consent, approval, license, permit, order, authorization, registration, declaration, notice or filing, which, if not obtained or made, could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Fund Material Adverse Effect.
(d) As of the date of this Agreement, the General Partners have (i) unanimously approved and declared advisable this Agreement to which the Fund is a party, (ii) determined that the transactions contemplated hereby are advisable, fair to and in the best interests of the Partners, (iii) resolved to recommend approval of this Agreement, the Merger, and the other transactions contemplated hereby to the Partners and (iv) directed that this Agreement be submitted to the Partners for their approval and authorization. As of the date of this Agreement, none of the General Partners have withdrawn, rescinded or modified such approvals, determination, and resolutions to recommend. The affirmative vote of all of the General Partners and the holders of a majority of Fund Interests is the only vote of the holders of any interest in the Fund necessary to approve and authorize this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby.
(e) Except as set forth in Section 4.3(e) of the Fund Disclosure Schedule, to the Fund’s Knowledge, there is no agreement or order binding upon the Fund or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their assets or properties which has had or could reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or materially impairing any current business practice of the Fund or any of its Subsidiaries or the conduct of business by the Fund or any of its Subsidiaries as currently conducted or as proposed to be conducted by the Fund or any of its Subsidiaries. To the Fund’s Knowledge, neither the Fund nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any non-competition, non-solicitation or similar restriction on their respective businesses. “Fund’s Knowledge” means knowledge of a particular fact or other matter by Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx. or Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, if such individual is actually aware of such fact or other matter.
Third Party Approvals (a) Abraxas and Energy and their respective Subsidiaries, shall cooperate and use their respective reasonable best efforts to prepare all documentation, to effect all filings, to obtain all permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all third parties and the expiration or termination of any waiting period under the HSR Act necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to comply with the terms and conditions of such permits, consents, approvals and authorizations and to cause the Merger to be consummated as expeditiously as practicable.
(b) Each party hereto agrees that it will consult with the other parties hereto with respect to the obtaining of all material permits, consents, approvals, clearances and authorizations of all third parties and Governmental Authorities necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and each party will keep the other parties apprised of the status of material matters relating to completion of the transactions contemplated hereby. To the extent practicable and in each case subject to applicable Laws relating to the exchange of information, Abraxas and Energy agree to (i) cooperate and consult with each other, (ii) furnish to the other such necessary information and assistance as the other may reasonably request in connection with its preparation of any notifications or filings, (iii) keep each other apprised of the status of matters relating to the completion of the transactions contemplated thereby, including promptly furnishing the other with copies of notices or other communications received by such party from, or given by such party to, any third party and/or any Governmental Authority with respect to such transactions, (iv) permit the other party to review and incorporate the other party’s reasonable comments in any communication to be given by it to any Governmental Authority with respect to obtaining the necessary approvals for the Merger, and (v) not to participate in any meeting or discussion related to the transactions contemplated hereby, either in person or by telephone, with any Governmental Authority in connection with the proposed transactions unless, to the extent not prohibited by such Governmental Authority, it gives the other party the opportunity to attend and observe. In exercising the foregoing rights, each of the parties hereto agrees to act reasonably and promptly.
(c) Each party agrees, upon request, to furnish the other party with all information concerning itself, its Subsidiaries, directors, officers and equityholders and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with the Proxy Statement or any filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of such other party or any of such Subsidiaries to any Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
