Agreements and Other Documents 29 3.23 Solvency.......................................................................................30 3.24
Compliance with Laws and Other Instruments The execution, delivery and performance by Parent and/or Acquisition Corp. of the Merger Documents and the other agreements to be made by Parent or Acquisition Corp. pursuant to or in connection with the Merger Documents and the consummation by Parent and/or Acquisition Corp. of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Documents will not cause Parent and/or Acquisition Corp. to violate or contravene (a) any provision of law, (b) any rule or regulation of any agency or government, (c) any order, judgment or decree of any court or (d) any provision of their respective charters or By-laws as amended and in effect on and as of the Closing Date and will not violate or be in conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) a default under any material indenture, loan or credit agreement, deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement or other agreement or contract to which Parent or Acquisition Corp. is a party or by which Parent and/or Acquisition Corp. or any of their respective properties is bound.
Covenants and Other Agreements Purchaser shall have performed its covenants and agreements herein on or prior to the Closing Date in all material respects.
Compliance with Law and Other Agreements The Company shall maintain its business operations and property owned or used in connection therewith in compliance with (a) all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and ordinances governing such business operations and the use and ownership of such property, and (b) all agreements, licenses, franchises, indentures and mortgages to which the Company is a party or by which the Company or any of its properties is bound. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company shall pay all of its indebtedness promptly in accordance with the terms thereof.
LEGISLATIVE ACTS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS Subject: Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the United Mexican States, the Kingdom of Morocco, New Zealand, the Republic of 12196/11 DG K JA/ks ANTI-COUNTERFEITING TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND ITS MEMBER STATES, THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT, NOTING that effective enforcement of intellectual property rights is critical to sustaining economic growth across all industries and globally; NOTING further that the proliferation of counterfeit and pirated goods, as well as of services that distribute infringing material, undermines legitimate trade and sustainable development of the world economy, causes significant financial losses for right holders and for legitimate businesses, and, in some cases, provides a source of revenue for organized crime and otherwise poses risks to the public; DESIRING TO combat such proliferation through enhanced international cooperation and more effective international enforcement; INTENDING TO provide effective and appropriate means, complementing the TRIPS Agreement, for the enforcement of intellectual property rights, taking into account differences in their respective legal systems and practices; DESIRING TO ensure that measures and procedures to enforce intellectual property rights do not themselves become barriers to legitimate trade; DESIRING TO address the problem of infringement of intellectual property rights, including infringement taking place in the digital environment, in particular with respect to copyright or related rights, in a manner that balances the rights and interests of the relevant right holders, service providers, and users; DESIRING TO promote cooperation between service providers and right holders to address relevant infringements in the digital environment; DESIRING that this Agreement operates in a manner mutually supportive of international enforcement work and cooperation conducted within relevant international organizations; RECOGNIZING the principles set forth in the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health, adopted on 14 November 2001, at the Fourth WTO Ministerial Conference; XXXXXX AGREE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1 INITIAL PROVISIONS
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
Conflicting Agreements and Other Matters Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any contract or agreement or subject to any charter or other corporate restriction which materially and adversely affects its business, property or assets, or financial condition. Neither the execution nor delivery of this Agreement or the Notes, nor the offering, issuance and sale of the Notes, nor fulfillment of nor compliance with the terms and provisions hereof and of the Notes will conflict with, or result in a breach of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in any violation of, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to, the charter or by-laws of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any award of any arbitrator or any agreement (including any agreement with stockholders), instrument, order, judgment, decree, statute, law, rule or regulation to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, or otherwise subject to any provision contained in, any instrument evidencing Indebtedness of the Company or such Subsidiary, any agreement relating thereto or any other contract or agreement (including its charter) which limits the amount of, or otherwise imposes restrictions on the incurring of, Indebtedness of the Company of the type to be evidenced by the Notes except as set forth in the agreements listed in Schedule 8G attached hereto.
Contracts and Other Agreements (a) Other than (1) contracts and other agreements disclosed in Section 4.16 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or (2) contracts between the Company and its direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiaries or between the Company's direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiaries, none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any:
(i) contracts and other agreements with, or loans to, any current or former officer, director, employee, consultant, agent or other representative of the Company or its Subsidiaries, or any current stockholder of the Company, or any affiliate (excluding the Company and its Subsidiaries) or Family Member of the foregoing persons, other than pursuant to Plans described in Section 4.23 of the Company Disclosure Schedule;
(ii) contracts and other agreements with any labor union or association representing any employee;
(iii) contracts and other agreements for the purchase or sale of equipment or services, which involve the receipt or payment by the Company or its Subsidiaries of an amount in excess of $20,000 per month (in the aggregate in the case of any related series of contracts and other agreements);
(iv) contracts and other agreements for the sale of any of the assets or properties of the Company or its Subsidiaries or for the grant to any person of any preferential rights to purchase any of the assets or properties of the Company or its Subsidiaries, which involve the receipt or payment by the Company or its Subsidiaries of an amount in excess of $20,000 (in the aggregate in the case of any related series of contracts and other agreements);
(v) contracts and other agreements calling for an aggregate purchase price or payments in any one year of more than $100,000 payable by the Company or its Subsidiaries in any one case (in the aggregate in the case of any related series of contracts and other agreements);
(vi) contracts and other agreements, whether or not currently in effect, relating to the acquisition by the Company or its Subsidiaries of any business of, or the disposition of any business involving the Company or its Subsidiaries to, any other person;
(vii) contracts relating to the disposition or acquisition of any investment or of any interest in any person, which involved the receipt or payment by the Company or its Subsidiaries of an amount in excess of $20,000 (in the aggregate in the case of any related series of contracts and other agreements);
(viii) joint venture and similar agreements which would involve the receipt or payment by the Company or its Subsidiaries of an amount in excess of $50,000 (in the aggregate in the case of any related series of contracts or other agreements);
(ix) contracts and other agreements, whether or not currently in effect, under which the Company or its Subsidiaries agreed to indemnify any party or to share tax liability of any party, which could involve the payment by the Company or its Subsidiaries of an amount in excess of $20,000 (in the aggregate in the case of any related series of contracts or other agreements);
(x) contracts and other agreements containing covenants of the Company or its Subsidiaries, or, to the Company's Knowledge, its officers, directors or employees, not to compete in or solicit employees in any line of business or with any person in any geographical area or covenants of any other person not to compete with or solicit employees from the Company in any line of business or in any geographical area;
(xi) contracts and other agreements relating to any loan or other extension of credit by the Company or its Subsidiaries to a stockholder, officer or director of the Company or its Subsidiaries or from a stockholder of the Company to the Company;
(xii) contracts and other agreements relating to the borrowing of money by, or indebtedness of, the Company or its Subsidiaries or the direct or indirect guaranty by the Company or its Subsidiaries of any obligation or indebtedness of any other person or Governmental Entity (other than any accounts receivable or accounts payable of the Company or its Subsidiaries), including, without limitation, any (a) agreement or arrangement relating to the maintenance of compensating balances, (b) agreement or arrangement with respect to lines of credit, (c) agreement to advance or supply funds to any other person other than in the ordinary course of business, (d) agreement to pay for property, products or services of any other person even if such property, products or services are not conveyed, delivered or rendered, (e) keep-well, make-whole or maintenance of working capital or earnings or similar agreement, and (f) guaranty with respect to any lease or other similar periodic payments to be made by any such person;
(xiii) contracts and other agreements relating to the provision by or to the Company or its Subsidiaries of third party management or administration services, which involve the receipt or payment by the Company or its Subsidiaries of an amount in excess of $50,000 (in the aggregate in the case of any related series of contracts and other agreements);
(xiv) each lease of personal property which requires annual lease payments in excess of $50,000 and each Lease;
(xv) contracts and other agreements pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries obtains or grants insurance or reinsurance;
(xvi) contracts and other agreements between the Company or its Subsidiaries and any Governmental Entity;
(xvii) contracts and other agreements which require payments generated by a change in control of the Company; and
(xviii) contracts and other agreements, whether or not currently in effect, relating to disposal of any controlled or hazardous substance or waste.
(b) Each such contract and other agreement is valid, in full force and effect and binding upon the Company and its Subsidiaries, except for failures to be in full force and effect that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect and, to the Company's Knowledge, the other parties thereto in accordance with its terms, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default under any of them, except for defaults that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect, and the Company has no Knowledge of any threat of cancellation or termination thereunder, nor will the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement result in a default under any such contract or other agreement or the right to terminate such contract or other agreement, except for cancellations, terminations, defaults, or rights to terminate that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect. No Permits or other documents or agreements with, or issued by or filed with, any person, have been granted to any other person that provide the right to use any real or tangible personal property comprising any portion of the assets of the Company except for grants that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any contract, commitment, arrangement or agreement which would, following the Closing, restrain or restrict Parent or any affiliate of Parent, from operating the business of the Company in the manner in which it is currently operated, except for contracts, commitments, arrangements or agreement that would not individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Regulatory and Other Approvals (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and without limiting the provisions of Annex C, the Company will proceed diligently and in good faith to, as promptly as practicable, (i) obtain all consents, approvals or actions of, make all filings with and give all notices to Governmental or Regulatory Authorities (including state securities commissions) or any other public or private third parties required of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to consummate the Offer and the other matters contemplated hereby, and (ii) provide such other information and communications to such Governmental or Regulatory Authorities or other public or private third parties as the other party or such Governmental or Regulatory Authorities or other public or private third parties may reasonably request in connection therewith. The Holders shall cooperate with the Company as it may reasonably request in connection with the Company's satisfaction of its obligations under this paragraph (a).
(b) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and without limiting the provisions of Annex C, each Holder will proceed diligently and in good faith to, as promptly as practicable, (i) obtain all consents, approvals or actions of, make all filings with and give all notices to Governmental or Regulatory Authorities (including state securities commissions) or any other public or private third parties required of such Holder or any of its Subsidiaries to consummate the Offer and the other matters contemplated hereby, and (ii) provide such other information and communications to such Governmental or Regulatory Authorities or other public or private third parties as the other party or such Governmental or Regulatory Authorities or other public or private third parties may reasonably request in connection therewith. The Company shall cooperate with each Holder as it may reasonably request in connection with such Holder's satisfaction of its obligations under this paragraph (b).
Litigation and Other Notices Furnish to the Administrative Agent (which will promptly thereafter furnish to the Lenders) written notice of the following promptly after any Responsible Officer of the Company obtains actual knowledge thereof:
(a) any Event of Default or Default, specifying the nature and extent thereof and the corrective action (if any) proposed to be taken with respect thereto;
(b) the filing or commencement of, or any written threat or notice of intention of any person to file or commence, any action, suit or proceeding, whether at law or in equity or by or before any Governmental Authority or in arbitration, against any Loan Party or any Subsidiary as to which an adverse determination is reasonably probable and which, if adversely determined, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(c) any other development specific to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary that is not a matter of general public knowledge and that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect;
(d) the development of any ERISA Event that, together with all other ERISA Events that have developed or occurred, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
(e) any change in the information provided in the Beneficial Ownership Certification delivered to such Lender that would result in a change to the list of beneficial owners identified in such certification.
