Required Consents No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by subsection (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in addition:
(A) the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (x) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment, or (y) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; provided that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within ten Business Days after having received notice thereof;
(B) the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments if such assignment is to a Person that is not a Lender with a Commitment, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund; and
(C) the consent of each LC Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender shall be required for any assignment.
Required Consent In addition, without limiting the generality of Section 4.2(a), except as required by the terms of this Agreement, by Legal Requirements or by the terms of any Contract in effect on the date hereof and made available to Company or as provided in Section 4.2 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, without the prior written consent of Company, during the period from the date hereof and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms or the Effective Time of the First Merger, Parent shall not do any of the following, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to do any of the following:
(i) Declare, set aside or pay any dividends on or make any other distributions (whether in cash, stock, equity securities or property) in respect of any capital stock or split, combine or reclassify any capital stock or issue or authorize the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for any capital stock other than a cash management transaction between Parent and a wholly owned Subsidiary of it, or between wholly owned Subsidiaries of Parent in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(ii) Purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any shares of its capital stock or the capital stock of its Subsidiaries, except repurchases of shares at cost in connection with the termination of the employment relationship with any Parent Employee pursuant to stock option or purchase Contracts in effect on the date hereof or entered into in the ordinary course of business after the date hereof;
(iii) Issue, deliver, sell, authorize, pledge or otherwise encumber any shares of capital stock, or any securities convertible into shares of capital stock, or subscriptions, rights, warrants or options to acquire any shares of capital stock or any securities convertible into shares of capital stock, or enter into other agreements or commitments obligating it to issue any such securities or rights, other than: (A) issuances of Parent Common Stock upon the exercise of Parent Options, warrants or other rights of Parent or the settlement of Parent Restricted Stock Units existing on the date hereof in accordance with their present terms or granted pursuant to clause (B) hereof, (B) grants of stock options or other stock based awards (including restricted stock and Parent Restricted Stock Units) of or to acquire, shares of Parent Common Stock granted under the Parent Stock Plans in effect on the date hereof, in each case (x) in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (y) with respect to stock options, granted with an exercise price equal to the fair market value of Parent Common Stock on the date of grant, provided that the total number of shares of Parent Common Stock issuable upon all such stock-based awards may not exceed 800,000 shares, (C) warrants to acquire not more than 1 million shares of Parent Common Stock that may be issued to prospective retailers, content providers or other strategic partners and (D) the Charter Amendment;
(iv) Cause or permit any amendments to any of the Parent Charter Documents except the Charter Amendment;
(v) Acquire or agree to acquire by merging or consolidating with, or by purchasing any equity or voting interest in all or a portion of the assets of, or by any other manner, any business or any Person or division or product line thereof, or otherwise acquire or agree to acquire any assets that, in each such case, are material, individually or in the aggregate, to the business of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(vi) Sell, lease, exclusively license, encumber or otherwise convey or dispose of any properties or assets material to the business of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except (A) sales of inventory, products or equipment in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or (B) the sale, lease or disposition of excess or obsolete property or assets in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, in each case, which are not material, individually or in the aggregate, to the business of Parent and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole;
(vii) Make any loans, advances or capital contributions to any Person, other than: (A) loans or investments by it or a wholly owned Subsidiary of it to or in it or any wholly owned Subsidiary of it, (B) employee loans or advances for travel and entertainment expenses made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or (C) pursuant to clause (v) above;
(viii) Except as required by GAAP or the SEC, materially revalue any of its assets;
(ix) Except as set forth in Section 4.2(b) to Parent Disclosure Schedule, pay, discharge, settle or satisfy any threatened or actual litigation or any dispute that would reasonably be expected to lead to litigation (whether or not commenced prior to the date of this Agreement), other than (x) the payment, discharge, settlement or satisfaction, solely for cash in amounts not exceeding $500,000 individually or $1 million in the aggregate, net of any insurance proceeds received in connection with such payment, discharge, settlement or satisfaction, in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or (y) the discharge, settlement or satisfaction of any such litigation or dispute that does not involve any payment by Company or any of its Subsidiaries and does not impose any obligation on Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than a non-exclusive license of Intellectual Property that is not material to Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole);
(x) Take any action to render inapplicable, or to exempt any third Person (other than Company) from any state takeover law or state law that purports to limit or restrict business combinations or the ability to acquire or vote shares of capital stock;
(xi) Transfer or license to any Person or otherwise extend, amend or modify in any material respect any rights to Parent IP, or enter into any Contracts or make other commitments to grant, transfer or license to any Person material future Parent IP rights, in each case, other than non-exclusive licenses granted to customers, resellers and end users in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices;
(xii) Incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantee any such indebtedness of another Person, issue or sell any debt securities or options, warrants, calls or other rights to acquire any debt securities of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, guarantee any debt securities of another Person, enter into any “keep well” or other Contract to maintain any financial statement condition of any other Person (other than any wholly owned Subsidiary of it) or enter into any arrangement having the economic effect of any of the foregoing, in all cases to the extent the amount thereof would exceed $10 million in the aggregate, other than (A) guarantees and letters of credit issued to suppliers of Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or (B) in connection with the financing of ordinary course trade payables, in either case consistent with past practice;
(xiii) Other than as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, appoint a new member of the board of directors of Parent;
(xiv) Take any action that is intended or would reasonably be expected to result in any of the conditions to the First Merger set forth in Article VI not being satisfied;
(xv) Enter into any new line of business material to Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(xvi) Fail to use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain in full force and effect insurance coverage substantially similar to insurance coverage maintained on the date hereof; or
(xvii) Agree in writing to take any of the actions described in (i) through (xvi) above.
Material Consents Buyer shall have obtained all consents of third parties that are material to the consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement (collectively, the “Material Consents”) as specified in Schedule 7.7. The Material Consents shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer. Buyer shall cooperate in the assumption of the Contracts.
No Conflict; Required Consents Except for the Required Consents, all ------------------------------ of which are listed on SCHEDULE 5.3, the execution and delivery by Seller, the performance of Seller under, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which Seller is a party do not and will not: (a) violate any provision of the Partnership Agreement of Seller; (b) violate any Legal Requirement; (c) require any consent, approval or authorization of, or filing of any certificate, notice, application, report or other document with any Governmental Authority or other Person; or (d) (i) violate or result in a breach of or default under (without regard to requirements of notice, lapse of time, or elections of any Person, or any combination thereof), (ii) permit or result in the termination, suspension or modification of, (iii) result in the acceleration of (or give any Person the right to accelerate) the performance of Seller under, or (iv) result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance under any Seller Contract or any other instrument evidencing any of the Assets or by which Seller or any of its assets is bound or affected, except for purposes of this clause (d) such violations, conflicts, breaches, defaults, terminations, suspensions, modifications, and accelerations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on any System, the Business or Seller, the validity, binding effect or enforceability of this Agreement or on the ability of Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the Transaction Documents to which Seller is a party.
No Conflicts; Required Consents Except for the Required ------------------------------- Consents, the execution and delivery by Buyer, the performance of Buyer under, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which Buyer is a party do not and will not (a) violate any provision of the charter or bylaws of Buyer, (b) violate any Legal Requirement, (c) require any consent, approval or authorization of, or filing of any certificate, notice, application, report or other document with any Governmental Authority or other Person or (d) (i) violate or result in a breach of or constitute a default under (without regard to requirements of notice, lapse of time or elections of any Person or any combination thereof), (ii) permit or result in the termination, suspension, modification of, (iii) result in the acceleration of (or give any Person the right to accelerate) the performance of Buyer under, or (iv) result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance under, any instrument or other agreement to which Buyer is a party or by which Buyer or any of its assets is bound or affected, except for purposes of this clause (d) such violations, conflicts, breaches, defaults, terminations, suspensions, modifications and accelerations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the validity, binding effect or enforceability of this Agreement or on the ability of Buyer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the Transaction Documents to which it is a party.
Compliance with Laws and Material Contractual Obligations Each Loan Party will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, (i) comply with each Requirement of Law applicable to it or its property (including without limitation Environmental Laws) and (ii) perform in all material respects its obligations under material agreements to which it is a party, except, in each case, where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Each Loan Party will maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by such Loan Party, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.
Absence of Conflicting Agreements or Required Consents The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by APP and any other documents contemplated hereby (with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both): (i) does not require the consent of any governmental or regulatory body or authority or any other third party except for such consents, for which the failure to obtain would not result in a Material Adverse Effect on APP; (ii) will not conflict with any provision of APP's certificate of incorporation or bylaws; (iii) will not conflict with, result in a violation of, or constitute a default under any law, ordinance, regulation, ruling, judgment, order or injunction of any court or governmental instrumentality to which APP is a party or by which APP or its properties are subject or bound; (iv) will not conflict with, constitute grounds for termination of, result in a breach of, constitute a default under, require any notice under, or accelerate or permit the acceleration of any performance required by the terms of any agreement, instrument, license or permit, material to this transaction, to which APP is a party or by which APP or any of its properties are bound except for such conflict, termination, breach or default, the occurrence of which would not result in a Material Adverse Effect on APP; and (v) will not create any Encumbrance or restriction upon APP Common Stock or any of the assets or properties of APP. The financial statements of APP contained in the Registration Statements (a) have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied (except as may be indicated therein or in the notes thereto), (b) present fairly the financial position of APP and APP Subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and present fairly the results of APP's and APP Subsidiaries' operations for the periods then ended, and (c) are in accordance with the books and records of APP and APP Subsidiaries, which have been properly maintained and are complete and correct in all material respects.
Compliance with Laws and Contractual Obligations Each Credit Party will (a) comply with and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply with (i) the requirements of all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority (including, without limitation, laws, rules, regulations and orders relating to taxes, employer and employee contributions, securities, employee retirement and welfare benefits, environmental protection matters and employee health and safety) as now in effect and which may be imposed in the future in all jurisdictions in which any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries is now doing business or may hereafter be doing business and (ii) the obligations, covenants and conditions contained in all Contractual Obligations of such Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries other than those laws, rules, regulations, orders and provisions of such Contractual Obligations the noncompliance with which could not be reasonably expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and (b) maintain or obtain and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain or obtain all licenses, qualifications and permits now held or hereafter required to be held by such Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries, for which the loss, suspension, revocation or failure to obtain or renew, could reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. This Section 2.1 shall not preclude any Credit Party or its Subsidiaries from contesting any taxes or other payments, if they are being diligently contested in good faith in a manner which stays enforcement thereof and if appropriate expense provisions have been recorded in conformity with GAAP, subject to Section 3.2.
Required Approvals and Consents (a) All action required by law and otherwise to be taken by the directors and stockholders of the Parent to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will have been duly and validly taken.
(b) All Consents of or from all Authorities required hereunder to consummate the transactions contemplated herein, will have been delivered, made or obtained, and the Company will have received copies thereof.
Required or Permitted Disclosure In the event that any requests or demands are made for the disclosure of Confidential Information, other than requests to Agent for Shareholder records pursuant to standard subpoenas from state or federal government authorities (e.g., divorce and criminal actions), the party receiving such request will promptly notify the other party to secure instructions from an authorized officer of such party as to such request and to enable the other party the opportunity to obtain a protective order or other confidential treatment, unless such notification is otherwise prohibited by law or court order. Each party expressly reserves the right, however, to disclose Confidential Information to any person whenever it is advised by counsel that it may be held liable for the failure to disclose such Confidential Information or if required by law or court order.
