Prohibited Actions The Company agrees that it will not take any action which would entitle the Warrantholder to an adjustment of the Exercise Price if the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable after such action upon exercise of this Warrant, together with all shares of Common Stock then outstanding and all shares of Common Stock then issuable upon the exercise of all outstanding options, warrants, conversion and other rights, would exceed the total number of shares of Common Stock then authorized by its Charter.
Operations Pending Closing Between the date hereof and the Closing, except as (a) set forth in this Agreement or the Option Exercise Agreement, (b) contemplated by the applicable subsection of Schedule 5.01, or (c) required by applicable Law or the regulations or requirements of any regulatory organization applicable to WTGS TV, the Seller or the LIN Companies, as the case may be, unless Buyer otherwise consents in writing which request for consent shall be directed to and promptly considered in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Section 5.01 by Buyer and which consent shall (i) not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed in the case of clauses (c), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (l), (n), (r), (s), (t), (u) or (w), and (ii) which may otherwise be withheld in Buyer’s sole discretion, the LIN Companies shall, and Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause WTGS TV and, prior to the Merger Closing, the LIN Companies to, and the Seller shall, following the Merger Closing and prior to the Closing:
(a) operate the Station in the ordinary course and in all material respects in accordance with the Communications Laws, the FCC Licenses and with all other applicable Laws;
(b) not cause or permit, or agree or commit to cause or permit, by act or failure to act, any of the FCC Licenses to expire or to be revoked, suspended or adversely modified, or take or fail to take any action that would cause the FCC or any other Governmental Authority to institute proceedings (other than proceedings of general applicability) for the suspension, revocation or adverse modification of any of the FCC Licenses listed on Schedule 3.04(a);
(c) other than in the ordinary course of business or for the purpose of disposing of obsolete or worthless assets, not (i) sell, lease, license or dispose of or agree to sell, lease, license or dispose of any material assets unless replaced with similar items of substantially equal or greater value and utility or (ii) create, assume or permit to exist any Liens upon their assets, except for Permitted Liens;
(d) not dissolve, liquidate, merge or consolidate with any other entity;
(e) maintain, repair and replace the Tangible Personal Property, including any Tangible Personal Property which has been damaged prior to Closing, and maintain, repair and replace the Real Property, including any improvements thereon, which has been damaged prior to Closing, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
(i) upon reasonable written advance notice, give Buyer and its representatives reasonable access at reasonable, mutually agreed-upon times during normal business hours to the Station, and furnish Buyer with information relating to the Business that Buyer may reasonably request, provided, however, that such access rights shall not be exercised in a manner that interferes with the Business and (ii) otherwise provide such reasonable assistance and cooperation as may be requested by Buyer from time to time prior to the Closing Date to reasonably facilitate the transition of the Business, including facilities, operations and applicable data, to Buyer upon and effective as of the Effective Time;
(g) except as otherwise required by Law, not enter into, renew or renegotiate any employment agreement with a Transferred Employee providing for annual compensation in excess of $100,000, any severance agreement or any labor, or union agreement or plan, including any Collective Bargaining Agreement, that will be binding upon Buyer after the Closing;
(h) not hire or terminate the employment of any Station general manager or any other Transferred Employee with annual aggregate non-equity compensation, including target bonuses, in excess of $100,000, excluding any terminations for “cause” as reasonably determined by Sellers;
(i) except in the ordinary course of business, not (i) materially increase the compensation or benefits payable to any Transferred Employee, or (ii) modify any severance policy applicable to any Transferred Employee that would result in any material increase in the amount of severance payable to any such Transferred Employee (or would materially expand the circumstances in which such severance is payable);
(j) not sell, lease, license or otherwise dispose of or encumber any Station Asset except (i) pursuant to or in accordance with existing Assumed Contracts or (ii) immaterial Station Assets in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices;
(k) use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the Station’s MVPD carriage existing as of the date of this Agreement;
(l) except for agreements and contracts which can be terminated by WTGS TV, the Seller or LIN Companies, as applicable, without penalty upon notice of ninety (90) days or less, not (i) enter into any agreement or contract that would have been a Material Contract were WTGS TV, the Seller or LIN Companies, as applicable, a party or subject thereto on the date of this Agreement unless such agreement or contract (x) is entered into in the ordinary course of business and (y) does not involve payments by WTGS TV, the Seller or LIN Companies, as applicable, of greater than $250,000 during any twelve (12) month period, (ii) amend in any material respect any Material Contract unless such amendment (x) is effected in the ordinary course of business, (y) does not increase the amount of payments to be made by WTGS TV, the Seller or LIN Companies, as applicable, during any twelve (12) month period by $250,000 or more or (iii) terminate or waive any material right under any Material Contract other than in the ordinary course of business (excluding the expiration of any Material Contract in accordance with its terms) (it being understood that if any such entry into, or amendment or termination of any such agreement or contract is permitted pursuant to this Section 5.1(k) as a result of the references to acts taken in the ordinary course of business, but such action would otherwise be prohibited by any other provision of this Section 5.1, then this Section 5.1(k) shall not be interpreted to permit such action without the prior written consent of Buyer as contemplated hereby);
(m) not enter into any Contract constituting a Sharing Agreement with respect to the Station;
(n) not change any accounting practices, procedures or methods (except for any change required under GAAP or applicable law) or maintain its books and records, in each case in a manner other than in the ordinary course of business;
(o) not make or agree or commit to make any capital expenditure, except (i) for capital expenditures equal to or less than $200,000 in connection with any particular project or equal to or less than $500,000 in the aggregate, and (ii) for emergency commitments or expenditures;
(p) maintain its qualifications to hold the FCC Licenses with respect to the Station and not take any action that will materially impair such FCC Licenses or such qualifications;
(q) promote the programming of the Station (both on-air and using third party media) in the ordinary course of business, taking into account inventory availability;
(r) not adopt, enter into or become bound by any new Employee Plan or amend, modify or terminate any Employee Plan, except (i) to comply with applicable Law, (ii) in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices without any additional post-Closing material liability to WTGS TV, the Seller or LIN Companies, as applicable, or (iii) as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement;
(s) keep in full force and effect the material insurance policies set forth on Schedule 3.12 (or other insurance policies comparable in amount and scope);
(t) not make or rescind any election relating to Taxes, settle or compromise any claim, action, suit, litigation, proceeding, arbitration, investigation, audit or controversy relating to Taxes, for any taxable period ending on or after September 30, 2012, or change any of its methods of reporting income or deductions on its Income Tax Returns, or the classifications of its existing property and assets, in each case, to the extent such action would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect Buyer or its Affiliates after the Closing;
(u) not (i) enter into or agree or commit to enter into any new Tradeout Agreement relating to the Station with a value in excess of $40,000, and $200,000 in the aggregate, prior to Closing that will not be fully performed prior to the Closing or (ii) make any guarantee of commercial ratings other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(i) utilize the Program Rights only in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (ii) not sell or otherwise dispose of any such Program Rights;
(w) not extend credit to advertisers other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(x) timely make retransmission consent elections with all MVPDs located in or serving the Station’s Markets;
(y) not enter into any retransmission consent agreement relating to the Station other than as set forth on Schedule 5.01(y);
(z) not enter into any Contract with any Affiliate or Subsidiary of Seller that survives the Closing; and
(aa) not agree, commit or resolve to take any actions inconsistent with the foregoing.
Permitted Actions Anything to the contrary in this Section 3 notwithstanding, any Claimholder may:
(i) if an Insolvency Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Grantor, file a claim, proof of claim or statement of interest with respect to (i) in the case of an ABL Claimholder, the ABL Debt, and (ii) in the case of a Term Claimholder, the Term Debt, and in each case, subject in all respects to this Agreement, the Collateral securing such Debt;
(ii) take any action (not adverse to the priority status of the Liens on the Priority Collateral held by the Priority Agent with respect thereto, or the rights of the Priority Agent or any other Priority Claimholder to undertake Enforcement Actions with respect thereto) in order to create or perfect its Lien in and to the Collateral;
(iii) file any necessary responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any Person objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims of (i) in the case of a claim of an ABL Claimholder in respect of the ABL Debt, the ABL Claimholders, or (ii) in the case of a claim of a Term Claimholder in respect of the Term Debt, the Term Claimholders, in each case including any claims secured by the Collateral, if any, in each case, in accordance with the express provisions of this Agreement;
(iv) vote on any plan of reorganization and make any filings and motions that are, in each case, not in contravention of the express provisions of this Agreement, with respect to (A) in the case of an ABL Claimholder, the ABL Debt, and (B) in the case of a Term Claimholder, the Term Debt, and (in each case) the Collateral;
(v) join (but not exercise any control with respect to) any judicial foreclosure proceeding or other judicial lien enforcement proceeding with respect to the Priority Collateral of - 28 - WEIL:\96331350\2\35899.0561 the Priority Agent initiated by such Priority Agent to the extent that any such action could not reasonably be expected, in any material respect, to restrain, hinder, limit, delay for any material period or otherwise interfere with an Enforcement Action by such Priority Agent (it being understood that neither the Junior Agent nor any Junior Claimholder shall be entitled to receive any proceeds from the Priority Collateral unless otherwise expressly permitted herein);
(vi) the Term Agent or any Term Claimholder may exercise any of its rights or remedies with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral in accordance with the Term Documents after the termination of the ABL Priority Standstill Period to the extent permitted by Section 3.1 above; and
(vii) the ABL Agent or any ABL Claimholder may exercise any of its rights or remedies with respect to the Term Priority Collateral in accordance with the ABL Documents after the termination of the Term Priority Standstill Period to the extent permitted by Section 3.2 above.
Restricted Actions Prior to the conversion of, or redemption of, the Series D Shares (other than with respect to Section 8.1(e) which shall survive the conversion of the Series D Shares and shall terminate on the date that no Securities are outstanding), without the prior written consent of the holders of a majority of the Series D Shares (other than with respect to Section 8.1(e) which shall require the prior written consent of the holders of a majority of the Underlying Common Stock), the Company shall not, nor shall the Company suffer or permit any member of the Company Group to, directly or indirectly:
(a) use the proceeds from the sale of the Series D Shares and the Warrants hereunder other than (i) to pay the Closing Fee, the CRP Fee and other fees and expenses associated with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Related Documents, (ii) for Permitted Acquisitions and (iii) for working capital and general corporate purposes;
(b) prior to the third anniversary of the Initial Closing Date, consummate a Company Sale unless the amount of cash consideration and the Market Price (as of the date of receipt) of any other consideration received by the holders of the Underlying Common Stock, in the aggregate, in such Company Sale, plus the aggregate value of any cash hereafter distributed or issued as a dividend or distribution with respect to any of the Securities is equal to 175% of the aggregate amount of capital invested in the Securities;
(c) incur, create, assume or in any way become liable for any Indebtedness for Borrowed Money, Capital Leases or Guarantees unless at the time of and after giving pro forma effect to such incurrence and the application of proceeds therefrom, the ratio of the Company’s Indebtedness for Borrowed Money to EBITDA would be less than or equal to 2.0 to 1.0. Solely for purposes of this Section 8.1(c), (x) Indebtedness for Borrowed Money shall mean all obligations of the Company Group for borrowed money which should be classified upon the obligor’s balance sheet as liabilities, the present value of any Capital Leases and the amount of all Guarantees (whether or not required to be reflected on such obligor’s balance sheet as liabilities), in each case as determined in accordance with GAAP, and (y) EBITDA shall mean the net income of the Company Group (including in the “Company Group” for all purposes of this Section 8.1(c)(y), MAI Systems Corporation and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, for the entire period being measured, regardless of whether such period includes time periods preceding the acquisition of MAI Systems Corporation by the Company), (A) adjusted for the elimination of the following items if, and only if, such items shall never require the expenditure of cash by any member of the Company Group: (1) non-cash interest; (2) non-cash employee compensation expense and (3) nonrecurring non-cash charges, (B) minus any extraordinary gains and other non-recurring gains and (C) plus to the extent deducted from net income (1) income tax expense; (2) depreciation and amortization expense and (3) the aggregate cash interest expense of the Company Group paid, payable or accrued for such period, all of which calculations shall be determined in accordance with GAAP based on the consolidated financial statements of the Company Group for the 12 month period ending on the last day of the fiscal quarter for which the most recent financial statements have been delivered to the Purchasers pursuant to Section 8.3; provided, that notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.1(c), (x) the Company may incur Indebtedness under Capital Leases in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate outstanding at any time, and (y) the Company may incur Indebtedness under that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of the date of this Agreement, by and between the Company, certain Subsidiaries of the Company, the lenders named therein, and Xxxxx Fargo Foothill, Inc., as Arranger and Administrative Agent in effect on the date hereof (the “Senior Facility”) even though the Ratio will exceed 2.0 to 1.0, if such Indebtedness is incurred to finance Permitted Acquisitions or for working capital and general corporate purposes on or after the date of this Amendment and either
(i) following such incurrence, the aggregate amount of Indebtedness outstanding under the Senior Facility does not exceed $23,000,000; or
(ii) such Indebtedness under the Senior Facility (A) is incurred at any time during the period beginning on March 31, 2007 and ending on Xxxxxxxx 00, 0000, (x) does not exceed $30,000,000 and (c) is incurred when the Company’s EBITDA for the twelve month period ended on the most recently ended fiscal quarter equals or exceeds the Minimum EBITDA Targets set forth opposite the date below that corresponds to the most recently ended fiscal quarter prior to the date of the borrowing: March 31, 2007 $ 9,000,000 June 30, 2007 $ 9,000,000 September 30, 2007 $ 10,701,744 December 31, 2007 $ 11,862,744 (d) from and after the third anniversary of the Initial Closing Date, consummate a Company Sale unless the amount of cash consideration and the Market Price (as of the date of receipt) of any other consideration received by the holders of the Series D Preferred Stock, in the aggregate, in such Company Sale is at least equal to the Series D Redemption Price for all such shares of Series D Preferred Stock;
No Pending Transactions Except for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transactions contemplated herein, neither Seller nor any Member is a party to or bound by or the subject of any agreement, undertaking, commitment or discussions or negotiations with any Person that could reasonably result in: (a) the sale, merger, consolidation or recapitalization of Seller; (b) the sale of any of the Purchased Assets; (c) the sale of any outstanding membership interest of Seller; (d) the acquisition by Seller of any operating business or the membership interest or capital stock of any other Person; (e) the borrowing of money in excess of $100,000 by Seller, whether secured or unsecured; (f) any agreement with any of the respective officers, managers or Affiliates of Seller; or (g) the expenditure of more than $25,000 or contractual performance obligations by Seller extending for a period more than one year.
Conduct of the Business Pending the Closing (a) Except as otherwise expressly provided by this Agreement or with the prior written consent of Newco, between the date hereof and the Closing, the Company shall:
(i) conduct the Business only in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(ii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to (A) preserve the present business operations, organization (including officers and Employees) and goodwill of the Company and (B) preserve the present relationships with Persons having business dealings with the Company (including customers and suppliers);
(iii) maintain (A) all of the assets and properties of, or used by, the Company consistent with past practice, and (B) insurance upon all of the assets and properties of the Company in such amounts and of such kinds comparable to that in effect on the date of this Agreement;
(iv) (A) maintain the books, accounts and records of the Company in the Ordinary Course of Business, (B) continue to collect accounts receivable and pay accounts payable and other Liabilities set forth on the Balance Sheet in the Ordinary Course of Business utilizing normal procedures and without discounting or accelerating payment of such accounts or Liabilities utilizing all available cash and any available line of credit, and (C) comply with all contractual and other obligations of the Company;
(v) comply with the capital expenditure plan of the Company for 2009 set forth on Company Disclosure Schedule 6.2(a)(v), including making such capital expenditures in the amounts and at the times set forth in such plan;
(vi) comply in all material respects with all applicable Laws;
(vii) take steps to renew all Permits in a timely manner prior to their lapse; and
(viii) pay all maintenance and similar fees and take all other appropriate actions as necessary to prevent the abandonment, loss or impairment of all Intellectual Property of the Company.
(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as otherwise expressly provided by this Agreement or with the prior written consent of Newco, the Company shall not:
(i) (A) increase the salary or other compensation of any director or Employee of the Company except for normal year-end increases in the Ordinary Course of Business, (B) grant any bonus, benefit or other direct or indirect compensation to any Employee or director, (C) increase the coverage or benefits available under any (or create any new) severance pay, termination pay, vacation pay, company awards, salary continuation for disability, sick leave, deferred compensation, bonus or other incentive compensation, insurance, pension or other employee benefit plan or arrangement made to, for, or with any of the directors, officers, Employees, agents or representatives of the Company or otherwise modify or amend or terminate any such plan or arrangement (D) enter into any employment, deferred compensation, stay bonus, severance, special pay, consulting, non-competition or similar agreement or arrangement with any directors or officers of the Company (or amend any such agreement) to which the Company is a party; or (E) pay or make any dividend or distribution of cash or other property with respect to the units or other equity interests of the Company;
(ii) (A) create, incur, assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise become liable or responsible with respect to (whether directly, contingently or otherwise) any Indebtedness except (u) the Indebtedness related to the Permitted Exceptions, (x) the Indebtedness reflected in the Balance Sheet, (y) the Indebtedness incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business since the Balance Sheet Date, or (z) the Indebtedness set forth on Company Disclosure Schedule 4.5; (B) except in the Ordinary Course of Business, pay, prepay, accelerate, discharge, purchase, repurchase or satisfy any Indebtedness issued or guaranteed by the Company; (C) materially modify the terms of any Indebtedness or other Liability; or (D) make any loans, advances of capital contributions to, or investments in, any other Person;
(iii) subject to any Lien or otherwise encumber or, except for Permitted Exceptions, permit, allow or suffer to be subjected to any Lien or otherwise encumbered, any of the Purchased Assets;
(iv) acquire any material properties or assets or sell, assign, license, transfer, convey, lease or otherwise dispose of any of the Purchased Assets (except for fair consideration in the Ordinary Course of Business) of the Company;
(v) except as provided in Section 6.6 hereof, enter into or agree to enter into any merger or consolidation with any Person, and not engage in any new business or invest in, make a loan, advance or capital contribution to, or otherwise acquire the securities of any Person;
(vi) cancel or compromise any debt or claim, or waive or release any material right of the Company except in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(vii) enter into, modify or terminate any labor or collective bargaining agreement or, through negotiation or otherwise, make any commitment or incur any Liability to any labor organization with respect to any Employee;
(viii) introduce any material change with respect to the operation of the Business, including any material change in the types, nature, composition or quality of products or services, or, other than in the Ordinary Course of Business, make any change in product specifications or prices or terms of distributions of such products;
(ix) enter into any transaction or enter into, modify or renew any Contract which by reason of its size or otherwise is not in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(x) enter into any Contract, understanding or commitment that restrains, restricts, limits or impedes the ability of the Business, or the ability of Newco or Purchaser, to compete with or conduct any business or line of business in any geographic area or solicit the employment of any persons;
(xi) terminate, amend, restate, supplement or waive any rights under any (A) Material Contract, Real Property Lease, Personal Property Lease or Intellectual Property License, other than in the Ordinary Course of Business or (B) Permit;
(xii) settle or compromise any pending or threatened Legal Proceeding or any claim or claims for, or that would result in a loss of revenue of, an amount that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be greater than $50,000;
(xiii) change or modify its credit, collection or payment policies, procedures or practices, including acceleration of collections or receivables (whether or not past due) or fail to pay or delay payment of payables or other liabilities;
(xiv) take any action which would adversely affect the ability of the parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(xv) amend the operating agreement of the Company;
(xvi) agree to materially increase Liabilities from the amounts set forth on the Balance Sheet except in the Ordinary Course of Business under loan or credit agreements or arrangements up to the maximum amounts and other terms as in effect on the date of this Agreement; or
(xvii) agree to do anything (A) prohibited by this Section 6.2, (B) that would make any of the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement or any of the Company Documents untrue or incorrect in any material respect or could result in any of the conditions to the Closing not being satisfied or (C) that could be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company.
Closing Transactions On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the following transactions shall occur in the order set forth in this Section 2.1:
Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Closing The Company covenants and agrees that prior to the Closing Date: (a) the Company shall conduct its business and operations only in the usual and ordinary course of business; (b) Except as contemplated by this Agreement, and as necessary to effect the proposals contained in the Company Proxy Statement to be filed (the “Company Proxy Statement”), the Company shall not directly or indirectly do any of the following: (i) sell, pledge, dispose of or encumber any of its assets; (ii) amend or propose to amend its Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws; (iii) split, combine or reclassify any outstanding shares of its capital stock, or declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution payable in cash, stock, property or otherwise with respect to shares of its capital stock; (iv) redeem, purchase or acquire or offer to acquire any shares of its capital stock or other securities; (v) create any subsidiaries; (vi) enter into or modify any contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement with respect to any of the foregoing; (c) Except as contemplated by this Agreement, and those items contained in the Company Proxy Statement to be filed, the Company shall not (i) issue, sell, pledge or dispose of, or agree to issue, sell, pledge or dispose of, any additional shares of, or any options, warrants, conversion privileges or rights of any kind to acquire any shares of, its capital stock; (ii) acquire (by merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or assets or otherwise) any corporation, partnership or other business organization or division or the material assets thereof; (iii) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money, issue any debt securities or guarantee any indebtedness to others; or (iv) enter into or modify any contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement with respect to any of the foregoing; (d) the Company shall notify ADS promptly of any material adverse event or circumstance affecting ADS (including the filing of any material litigation against the Company or the existence of any dispute with any person or entity which involves a reasonable likelihood of such litigation being commenced); (e) the Company shall comply in all material respects with all legal requirements and contractual obligations applicable to its operations and business and pay all applicable taxes; and
Required Actions (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, SJW, Merger Sub and CTWS shall use its respective reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and do, or cause to be done, and assist and cooperate with the other parties in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement and to consummate and make effective, as soon as reasonably practicable, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Without limiting the generality of Section 6.03(a), SJW and the SJW Board and CTWS and the CTWS Board, as the case may be, shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to (x) take all action reasonably appropriate to ensure that no takeover statute or similar statute or regulation is or becomes applicable to this Agreement, the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement and (y) if any takeover statute or similar statute or regulation becomes applicable to this Agreement, the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement, take all action reasonably appropriate to ensure that the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement may be consummated as promptly as reasonably practicable on the terms contemplated by this Agreement.
(c) Without limiting the generality of Section 6.03(a):
(i) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, SJW and CTWS each shall file with the United States Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) and the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) Notification and Report Forms relating to the transactions contemplated herein required by the HSR Act. Without limitation of Section 6.03(c)(ii) below, SJW and CTWS each shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain early termination of any waiting period under the HSR Act and SJW and CTWS shall each, as promptly as reasonably practicable, (A) supply the other with any information which may be required in order to effectuate such filings and (B) supply any additional information which reasonably may be required by the FTC or the DOJ.
(ii) Each of SJW and CTWS shall use reasonable best efforts to prepare and file, or cause to be prepared and filed, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date of this Agreement, all filings, submissions and registrations required to be made to the PURA and the MPUC, and all other applications, notices, registrations, filings, reports and other documents required to be filed with any Governmental Entity with respect to the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including all SJW Regulatory Approvals and all CTWS Regulatory Approvals. Each of CTWS and SJW shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable, (A) supply the other with any information which reasonably may be required in order to effectuate such filings, (B) supply any additional information which reasonably may be required by a Governmental Entity of any jurisdiction and which the parties may reasonably deem appropriate, and (C) subject to applicable Law and the instructions of any Governmental Entity, 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 the SJW or CTWS, as the case may be, or any of their respective Subsidiaries, from any third party and/or any Governmental Entity with respect to such transactions. No party shall independently participate in any meeting, or engage in any substantive conversation, with any Governmental Entity in respect to any such filings, investigation or other inquiry without using reasonable best efforts to give (to the extent feasible and appropriate) the other party prior notice of the meeting or conversation and, unless prohibited by such Governmental Entity, a reasonable opportunity to attend or participate. Subject to applicable Law and the instructions of any Governmental Entity, the parties will consult and cooperate with one another and permit the other party or its counsel to review in advance, and consider in good faith the views of the other in connection with, any proposed written communication by such party to any Governmental Entity in connection with any analyses, appearances, presentations, memoranda, briefs, arguments, opinions and proposals made or submitted by or on behalf of any party in connection with proceedings under or relating to the HSR Act, other antitrust Laws or any applicable state Laws in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(iii) Each of SJW and CTWS shall (A) give the other party prompt notice of the commencement or threat of commencement of any legal proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity with respect to the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (B) keep the other party informed as to the status of any such legal proceeding or threat, and (C) cooperate in all material respects with each other and shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to contest and resist any such action or proceeding and to have vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned any decree, Judgment, injunction or other order, whether temporary, preliminary or permanent, that is in effect and that prohibits, prevents or restricts consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby.
(iv) Each of SJW and CTWS shall: (A) reasonably cooperate with the other party, execute and deliver such further documents, certificates, agreements and instruments and take such other actions as may be reasonably requested by the other party to evidence or reflect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the execution and delivery of all documents, certificates, agreements and instruments reasonably necessary for all filings hereunder); (B) give all notices (if any) required to be made and given by such party in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (C) use reasonable best efforts to obtain each approval, consent, ratification, permission, waiver of authorization (including any authorization of a Governmental Entity) required to be obtained from Governmental Entities pursuant to any applicable Law by such party in connection with the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the SJW Regulatory Approvals and the CTWS Regulatory Approvals; and (D) obtain any approval, consent, ratification, permission, waiver or authorization required to be obtained from parties to any SJW Material Contract identified on Section 6.03(c)(iv) of the SJW Disclosure Letter or CTWS Material Contract identified on Section 6.03(c)(iv) of the CTWS Disclosure Letter, including by entering into and negotiating commercially reasonable definitive agreements with respect to such parties to such material Contracts, offering customary fees, discounts and other incentives to such parties on commercially reasonable terms and paying any customary expenses incurred in connection therewith; provided, however, that SJW and CTWS are not required to take any such action unless the effectiveness of the action is contingent upon the consummation of the Merger.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, SJW and the SJW Subsidiaries shall be required to sell, divest or hold separate or otherwise take or commit to take any action that limits its freedom, or after the Merger, the freedom of action of SJW or any of SJW’s Affiliates with respect to, or its ability to retain, SJW and SJW’s Subsidiaries, CTWS or CTWS’s Subsidiaries, or any of the respective businesses, product lines or assets of SJW, CTWS or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates to the extent necessary to satisfy the conditions set forth in Section 7.01(d), unless and to the extent such divestiture or other action would, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to have a Regulatory Material Adverse Effect. In addition, neither SJW nor any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to take any action under this Section 6.03(d) if the FTC or the DOJ authorizes its staff to seek a preliminary injunction or restraining order to enjoin consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, CTWS and the CTWS Subsidiaries shall be required to sell, divest or hold separate or otherwise take or commit to take any action that limits its freedom, or after the Merger, the freedom of action of SJW or any of SJW’s Affiliates with respect to, or its ability to retain, SJW and SJW’s Subsidiaries, CTWS or CTWS’s Subsidiaries, or any of the respective businesses, product lines or assets of SJW, CTWS or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates to the extent necessary to satisfy the conditions set forth in Section 7.01(d), unless and to the extent such divestiture or other action would, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to have a Regulatory Material Adverse Effect. In addition, neither CTWS nor any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to take any action under this Section 6.03(e) if the FTC or the DOJ authorizes its staff to seek a preliminary injunction or restraining order to enjoin consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, (i) neither SJW nor any of its Affiliates or any of their respective Representatives shall cooperate with any third party in seeking regulatory clearance of any SJW Takeover Proposal and (ii) neither CTWS nor any of its Affiliates or any of their respective Representatives shall cooperate with any third party in seeking regulatory clearance of any CTWS Takeover Proposal.
Conduct of Business Pending the Closing During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms or the Closing, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, carry on the Business in the ordinary course of business and, to the extent consistent therewith, use all commercially reasonable efforts to preserve the Business intact and preserve the goodwill of and relationships with Governmental Entities, customers, suppliers, partners, lessors, licensors, licensees, contractors, distributors, agents, officers and employees and others having business dealings with the Business, provided that the foregoing shall not prevent Sellers from rejecting Contracts that are not Assumed Contracts. During the period from the date of this Agreement through the Closing Date, the Company shall endeavor to maintain the Net Receivables Amount, the Inventory Value and each component of Inventory at or in excess of the amounts set forth on Schedule 7.1. Without limiting the generality of the first sentence of this Section 7.1, during the period from the date of this Agreement through the Closing Date, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, without the prior written consent of Buyer:
(a) abandon any rights under any of the Assumed Contracts; terminate, amend, modify or supplement the terms of any Assumed Contract; or fail to honor or perform, the Assumed Contracts;
(b) other than sales of Inventory in the ordinary course of business or the disposition of obsolete equipment, lease, license, surrender, relinquish, sell, transfer, convey, assign or otherwise dispose of any Acquired Assets;
(c) mortgage, pledge or subject to Liens (other than Permitted Liens), any property, business or any of the Acquired Assets, other than as would not result in any Liability that would be or would increase an Assumed Liability as of or subsequent to the Closing;
(d) incur or permit to be incurred any Liability (other than Accounts Payable or in connection with the performance of Assumed Contracts) that would be or would increase an Assumed Liability as of or subsequent to the Closing;
(e) fail to replenish the Inventory and Supplies of the Business in the ordinary course of business;
(f) increase the salary of any Identified Employee at or after the time such person becomes an Identified Employee, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(g) make or rescind any material Tax election or take any material Tax position (unless required by law) or file any Tax Return or change its fiscal year or financial or Tax accounting methods, policies or practices, or settle any Tax Liability, except in each case as would not reasonably be expected to affect the Buyer;
(h) institute, settle or agree to settle any litigation, action or Proceeding before any court or Governmental Entity relating to the Acquired Assets, or modify in any manner that is adverse to the Business or the Acquired Assets, rescind or terminate a material Permit, allowance, or credit (or application therefor) relating to the Business or the Acquired Assets;
(i) transfer or grant any rights under, modify any existing rights under, or enter into any settlement regarding the breach or infringement of, any material Intellectual Property; or
(j) enter into any Contract to do any of the foregoing.