Pre-Existing Conditions The Contractor acknowledges that it has been provided unrestricted access to the existing improvements and conditions on the Project site and that it has thoroughly investigated those conditions. Contractor’s investigation was instrumental in preparing its Proposal to perform the Work. Contractor shall not make or be entitled to any adjustment to the Contract Time or the Contract Sum arising from Project conditions that Contractor discovered or, in the exercise of reasonable care, should have discovered in Contractor’s investigation.
Pre-Existing Materials 5.3.1. Citizens acknowledges that, in the course of performing the Services, Vendor may use materials, software, reports, routines, language, instructions, methods, techniques, trade secrets, patents, copyrights, or other intellectual property that have been previously developed, purchased, licensed, or acquired by Vendor or by third parties (collectively, the "Pre-Existing Materials"), and that such Pre-Existing Materials shall remain the sole and exclusive property of Vendor or the third parties. Where Vendor seeks to embed Pre-Existing Materials in the Work Product, Vendor must first obtain written approval from Citizens.
5.3.2. If and to the extent any Pre-Existing Materials of Vendor are embedded or incorporated in the Work Product, Vendor hereby grants to Citizens the irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free right and license to: (a) use, execute, reproduce, display, perform, distribute copies of and prepare derivative works based upon such Pre-existing Materials and any derivative works thereof for Citizens’ internal business purposes only; and, (b) authorize others to do any or all of the foregoing for Citizens’ internal business purposes only.
5.3.3. If and to the extent any Pre-Existing Materials of third parties are embedded or incorporated in the Work Product, Vendor shall secure for Citizens an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free and fully paid-up right to use, execute, display, and perform such Pre-Existing Materials. Vendor shall secure such right at its expense and prior to incorporating any such Pre-Existing Materials into any Work Product, and such right must include, if practicable, a right to: (a) copy, modify, and create derivative works based upon such Pre-Existing Materials; and, (b) sublicense all or any portion of the foregoing rights to an affiliate or a third party service provider of Citizens. This Section does not apply to standard office software (e.g., Microsoft Office).
Pre-Existing Intellectual Property Each Party shall retain ownership of its respective Pre-Existing Intellectual Property. The Contractor grants the State a perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty free license for Contractor’s Pre-Existing Intellectual Property that are incorporated in the products, materials, equipment, deliverables, or services that are purchased through the Contract.
License of Pre-Existing Intellectual Property Contractor grants to the Purchasing Entity a nonexclusive, perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable, license to use, publish, translate, reproduce, transfer with any sale of tangible media or Product, perform, display, and dispose of the Intellectual Property, and its derivatives, used or delivered under this Master Agreement, but not created under it (“Pre-existing Intellectual Property”). The Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring that this license is consistent with any third-party rights in the Pre-existing Intellectual Property.
Grantee’s Pre-Existing Works A. To the extent that Grantee incorporates into the Work Product any works of Grantee that were created by Grantee or that Grantee acquired rights in prior to the Effective Date of this Grant Agreement (“Incorporated Pre-existing Works”), Grantee retains ownership of such Incorporated Pre-existing Works.
B. Grantee hereby grants to System Agency an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, worldwide right and license, with the right to sublicense, to use, reproduce, modify, copy, create derivative works of, publish, publicly perform and display, sell, offer to sell, make and have made, the Incorporated Pre-existing Works, in any medium, with or without the associated Work Product.
C. Grantee represents, warrants, and covenants to System Agency that Grantee has all necessary right and authority to grant the foregoing license in the Incorporated Pre- existing Works to System Agency.
Maintenance of Separate Existence With respect to each Unrestricted Subsidiary and Class II Restricted Subsidiary, cause such Subsidiary to do all things necessary to continue to be readily distinguishable from the Parent, the Borrower and the Class I Restricted Subsidiaries and maintain its existence separate and apart from that of the Parent, the Borrower and the Class I Restricted Subsidiaries including, without limitation:
(a) practicing and adhering to organizational formalities, such as maintaining appropriate books and records;
(b) observing all organizational formalities in connection with all dealings between itself and the Parent, the Borrower and the Class I Restricted Subsidiaries;
(c) observing all procedures required by its organizational documents and the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization;
(d) acting solely in its name and through its duly authorized officers or agents in the conduct of its businesses;
(e) maintaining its deposit and other bank accounts and all of its assets separate from those of any other Person;
(f) maintaining its financial records separate and apart from those of any other Person;
(g) not suggesting in any way, within its financial statements, that its assets are available to pay the claims of creditors of the Parent, the Borrower or any Class I Restricted Subsidiary;
(h) ensuring that the responsible officers of the Unrestricted Subsidiary or Class II Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, duly authorized in accordance with its organizational documents, duly authorize all of its actions;
(i) ensuring the receipt of proper authorization, when necessary, in accordance with the terms of its organizational documents for its actions;
(j) not (A) having or incurring any Indebtedness to the Parent, the Borrower or any Class I Restricted Subsidiary (except for any such Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.2(k) or (l)); (B) guaranteeing or otherwise becoming liable for any obligations of the Parent, the Borrower (other than Peso Subfacility Loans and Third-Party Peso Loans, if any) or any Class I Restricted Subsidiary; (C) having obligations guaranteed by the Parent, the Borrower or any Class I Restricted Subsidiary except to the extent of any guarantee permitted by Section 7.8; (D) making any loans or advances to the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor except for any such Indebtedness that is (i) permitted by Section 7.2, (ii) unsecured, and (iii) subordinated to the Obligations on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; (E) holding itself out as responsible for debts of the Parent, the Borrower or any Class I Restricted Subsidiary or for decisions or actions with respect to the affairs of the Parent, the Borrower or any Class I Restricted Subsidiary; (F) operating or purporting to operate as an integrated, single economic unit with respect to the Parent, the Borrower or any Class I Restricted Subsidiary; (G) seeking to obtain credit or incur any obligation to any third party based upon the assets of the Parent, the Borrower or any Class I Restricted Subsidiary (except to the extent of any guarantee permitted by Section 7.8); and (H) inducing any such third party to reasonably rely on the creditworthiness of the Parent, the Borrower or any Class I Restricted Subsidiary (except to the extent of any guarantee permitted by Section 7.8);
(k) causing the Unrestricted Subsidiaries and the Class II Restricted Subsidiaries to reimburse the Borrower and its other Subsidiaries for the respective shares (determined on a commercially reasonable basis) of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries and Class II Restricted Subsidiaries of the costs of all shared corporate operating services, leases and expenses, including, without limitation, those associated with the services of shared executive officers, employees, consultants and agents, shared computer and other office equipment and software and shared telephone numbers; and otherwise refraining from engaging in any transaction with any of the Parent, the Borrower or any Class I Restricted Subsidiary unless such transaction is consummated (x) on terms and conditions no less favorable to the Unrestricted Subsidiary or Class II Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, than transactions consummated on an arms-length basis with unaffiliated Persons and (y) only with the proper approval and authorization in accordance with such Unrestricted Subsidiary’s or Class II Restricted Subsidiary’s organizational documents, as applicable;
(l) refraining from filing or otherwise initiating or supporting the filing of a motion in any bankruptcy or other insolvency proceeding involving the Parent, the Borrower or any Class I Restricted Subsidiary to substantively consolidate the Parent, the Borrower or any Class I Restricted Subsidiary with such Unrestricted Subsidiary or Class II Restricted Subsidiary;
(m) remaining Solvent;
(n) conducting all of its business (whether written or oral) solely in its own name (other than using servicemarks, trademarks, slogans or similar Intellectual Property which are in common with those used by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries) so as not to mislead others as to the identity of each of the Unrestricted Subsidiary, Class II Restricted Subsidiary, the Parent, the Borrower and any Class I Restricted Subsidiary; and
(o) maintaining a record with respect to any material asset purchased from the Parent, the Borrower or any Class I Restricted Subsidiary, including bills of sale (or any similar instrument of assignment) and, if appropriate, filings under the Uniform Commercial Code.
Separate Existence The Borrower shall:
(i) Maintain its own deposit account or accounts, separate from those of any Affiliate, with commercial banking institutions. The funds of the Borrower will not be diverted to any other Person or for other than corporate uses of the Borrower.
(ii) Ensure that, to the extent that it shares the same persons as officers or other employees as any of its Affiliates, the salaries of and the expenses related to providing benefits to such officers or employees shall be fairly allocated among such entities, and each such entity shall bear its fair share of the salary and benefit costs associated with all such common officers and employees.
(iii) Ensure that, to the extent that it jointly contracts with any of its Affiliates to do business with vendors or service providers or to share overhead expenses, the costs incurred in so doing shall be allocated fairly among such entities, and each such entity shall bear its fair share of such costs. To the extent that the Borrower contracts or does business with vendors or service providers when the goods and services provided are partially for the benefit of any other Person, the costs incurred in so doing shall be fairly allocated to or among such entities for whose benefit the goods and services are provided, and each such entity shall bear its fair share of such costs. All material transactions between Borrower and any of its Affiliates shall be only on an arm’s length basis.
(iv) Maintain a principal executive and administrative office through which its business is conducted separate from those of its Affiliates. To the extent that Borrower and any of its Affiliates have offices in the same location, there shall be a fair and appropriate allocation of overhead costs among them, and each such entity shall bear its fair share of such expenses.
(v) Conduct its affairs strictly in accordance with its limited liability company agreement and observe all necessary, appropriate and customary legal formalities, including, but not limited to, holding all regular and special director’s meetings appropriate to authorize all action, keeping separate and accurate records of such meetings, passing all resolutions or consents necessary to authorize actions taken or to be taken, and maintaining accurate and separate books, records and accounts, including, but not limited to, payroll and transaction accounts.
(vi) Take or refrain from taking, as applicable, each of the activities specified or assumed in the Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Opinion, upon which the conclusions expressed therein are based.
(vii) Maintain the effectiveness of, and continue to perform under the Purchase Agreement and the Performance Guaranty, such that it does not amend, restate, supplement, cancel, terminate or otherwise modify the Purchase Agreement or the Performance Guaranty, or give any consent, waiver, directive or approval thereunder or waive any default, action, omission or breach under the Purchase Agreement or the Performance Guaranty or otherwise grant any indulgence thereunder, without (in each case) the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Managing Agent.
Company Existence During the term of this Agreement, the Seller shall keep in full force and effect its existence, rights and franchises as a limited liability company under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and shall obtain and preserve its qualification to do business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of the Basic Documents and each other instrument or agreement necessary or appropriate to the proper administration of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. In addition, all transactions and dealings between the Seller and its Affiliates (including the Issuer) shall be conducted on an arm’s length basis.
Performing Agency’s Pre-existing Works A. To the extent that Performing Agency incorporates into the Work Product any works of Performing Agency that were created by Performing Agency or that Performing Agency acquired rights in prior to the Effective Date of this Contract (“Incorporated Pre-existing Works”), Performing Agency retains ownership of such Incorporated Pre-existing Works.
B. Performing Agency hereby grants to System Agency an irrevocable, perpetual, non- exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, worldwide right and license, with the right to sublicense, to use, reproduce, modify, copy, create derivative works of, publish, publicly perform and display, sell, offer to sell, make and have made, the Incorporated Pre-existing Works, in any medium, with or without the associated Work Product.
C. Performing Agency represents, warrants, and covenants to System Agency that Performing Agency has all necessary right and authority to grant the foregoing license in the Incorporated Pre-existing Works to System Agency.
Corporate Existence; Maintenance of Properties (a) The Borrower will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence, rights and franchises and those of its Subsidiaries and will not, and will not cause or permit any of its Subsidiaries to, convert to any other entity.
(b) The Borrower (i) will cause all of its properties and those of its Subsidiaries used or useful in the conduct of its business or the business of its Subsidiaries to be maintained and kept in good condition, repair and working order and supplied with all necessary equipment, (ii) will cause to be made all necessary repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements thereof, all as in the judgment of the Borrower may be necessary so that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly and advantageously conducted at all times, and (iii) will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, continue to engage primarily in the businesses now conducted by them; provided that nothing in this Section 8.6 shall prevent the Borrower from discontinuing the operation and maintenance of any of its properties or any of those of its Subsidiaries if such discontinuance is, in the judgment of the Borrower, desirable in the conduct of its or their business and that do not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
