Company Covenants Until all of Company’s obligations (other than contingent and indemnification obligations) under all of the Transaction Documents are paid in full, or within the timeframes otherwise specifically set forth below, Company will at all times comply with the following covenants: (i) so long as the Interest is outstanding and for at least twenty (20) Business Days (as defined in the Interest) thereafter, Company will timely file on the applicable deadline (including any extensions thereof) all reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act that would otherwise impact the availability of Rule 144 of the 1933 Act, and will take all reasonable action under its control to ensure that adequate current public information with respect to Company, as required in accordance with Rule 144 of the 1933 Act, is publicly available, and until a Fundamental Transaction (as defined in the Interest) will not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the 1934 Act even if the 1934 Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would permit such termination; (ii) until a Fundamental Transaction, the Common Stock shall be listed or quoted for trading on any of (a) NYSE, (b) NASDAQ, (c) OTCQX, or (d) OTCQB; (iii) until a Fundamental Transaction, trading in Company’s Common Stock will not be suspended, halted, chilled, frozen, reach zero bid or otherwise cease on Company’s principal trading market; (iv) unless an acquiring party specifically agrees to assume all rights and obligations associated with the Interest and, in Investor’s discretion is capable of fulfilling such obligations, Company may not consummate any sale or liquidation of all or substantially all of its business or any material asset outside the ordinary course of business without the prior written consent of Investor; (v) Company will not grant a security or royalty interest in any of the Included Products (as defined in the Interest) for the primary purpose of raising capital without Investor’s prior written consent, which for the avoidance of doubt, shall exclude any of the Included Products with one or more business development partners in connection with a licensing transaction or collaboration; and (vi) for so long as the Interest remains outstanding, Company shall deliver to Investor quarterly reports summarizing all Included Products revenues and Net Sales (as defined in the Interest) and shall further hold with Investor a quarterly call with Company’s management to discuss such report, provided that Company will not disclose any material non-public information to Investor without Investor’s prior written consent.
BORROWER COVENANTS Borrower covenants and agrees that:
Subsidiary Covenants Except for any (a) encumbrance or restriction binding upon The Xxxx Group Inc. and its Subsidiaries permitted under the Transaction Agreement, (b) encumbrance or restriction contained in any of the Transaction Facilities (or any amendments or Permitted Refinancings thereof, provided that such amendments or refinancings are no more materially restrictive with respect to such encumbrances and restrictions than those prior to such amendment or refinancing), (c) customary provisions restricting subletting, assignment of any lease or assignment of any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business, (d) customary restrictions and conditions contained in any agreement relating to a sale or disposition not prohibited by Section 10.3 of this Agreement, or (e) any agreement in effect at the time a Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary, so long as it was not entered into in connection with or in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary, the Parent Guarantor will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, create or otherwise cause to become effective or suffer to exist any consensual encumbrance or restriction of any kind on the ability of any Subsidiary to pay dividends or make any other distribution on its stock or redemption of its stock, or make any other Restricted Payment, pay any Indebtedness or other obligation owed to Parent Guarantor or any other Subsidiary, make loans or advances or other Investments in the Parent Guarantor or any other Subsidiary, or sell, transfer or otherwise convey any of its property to the Parent Guarantor or any other Subsidiary, or merge, consolidate with or liquidate into the Parent Guarantor or any other Subsidiary.
Inventory Covenants With respect to the Inventory: (a) each Borrower and Guarantor shall at all times maintain correct and accurate inventory records in a manner consistent with its current practices as of the Effective Date (except to the extent of changes in such practices as a result of the establishment of a reliable, consistent and accurate perpetual inventory system at the Retail Division for pharmacy and non-perishables), (b) Borrowers and Guarantors shall, or a third party inventory counting service on behalf of Borrowers and Guarantors shall, conduct a physical count of the Inventory at least twice each fiscal year as to non-perishable Inventory of the Retail Division (or on and after the establishment of a retail perpetual inventory system for pharmacy or non-perishables at the Retail Division that is satisfactory to Borrowers and Administrative Agent, one (1) time each year with respect to pharmacy and/or non-perishables, as applicable, whether through periodic cycle counts or otherwise) and once each fiscal four (4) week period of Borrowers and Guarantors (determined in accordance with the current accounting practices of Borrowers and Guarantors as of the Effective Date) as to the perishable Inventory of the Retail Division, and at least once each year, whether through periodic cycle counts or otherwise, as to the Inventory of the Distribution Division, but in each case at any time or times as Administrative Agent may request on or after an Event of Default, and promptly following any such physical inventory shall supply Administrative Agent with a report in the form and with such specificity as may be reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent concerning such physical count; (c) Borrowers and Guarantors shall not remove any Inventory from the locations set forth or permitted herein, without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent, except for sales, returns or transfers of Inventory in the ordinary course of its business that are reported to Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms hereof and except to move Inventory directly from one location set forth or permitted herein to another such location and except for Inventory shipped from the manufacturer thereof to such Borrower or Guarantor which is in transit to the locations set forth or permitted herein; (d) Borrowers shall, at their expense, (i) not less than one (1) time in any twelve (12) month period, if Excess Availability at all times during such twelve (12) month period is greater than an amount equal to twenty (20%) percent of the Total Borrowing Base, (ii) not less than two (2) times in any twelve (12) month period, if Excess Availability at any time during such twelve (12) month period is less than or equal to an amount equal to twenty (20%) percent of the Total Borrowing Base and (iii) at any time or times as Administrative Agent may request on or after an Event of Default or at Administrative Agent’s own expense, in each case, deliver or cause to be delivered to Administrative Agent written appraisals as to the Inventory in form, scope and methodology reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and by an appraiser acceptable to Administrative Agent, addressed to Administrative Agent and Lenders and upon which Administrative Agent and Lenders are expressly permitted to rely; (e) Borrowers and Guarantors shall produce, use, store and maintain the Inventory with all reasonable care and caution and in accordance with applicable standards of any insurance and in conformity with applicable laws in all material respects (including the requirements of the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended and all rules, regulations and orders related thereto); (f) as between Administrative Agent and Lenders, on the one hand, and Borrowers and Guarantors, on the other hand, each Borrower and Guarantor assumes all responsibility and liability arising from or relating to the production, use, sale or other disposition of the Inventory (but nothing contained herein shall be construed as the basis for any liability of any Borrower or Guarantor as to any third party); (g) Borrowers and Guarantors shall not sell Inventory to any customer on approval, or any other basis which entitles the customer to return or may obligate any Borrower or Guarantor to repurchase such Inventory; except for the right of return given to retail customers of Borrowers in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with the then current return policy of Borrowers; (h) Borrowers and Guarantors shall keep the Inventory in good and marketable condition; and (i) upon Administrative Agent’s request, Borrowers shall, at their expense, conduct through an inventory counting service acceptable to Administrative Agent, a physical count of the Inventory of the Retail Division in form, scope and methodology acceptable to Administrative Agent (but only to the extent that a physical count that is acceptable to Borrowers and Administrative Agent has not been conducted by such inventory counting service within the immediately preceding two fiscal quarters so long as no Default or Event of Default shall exist or have occurred or four (4) fiscal week period of Borrowers and Guarantors (determined in accordance with the current accounting principles of Borrowers and Guarantors as of the Effective Date) at any time a Default or Event of Default shall exist or have occurred, the results of which shall be reported directly by such inventory counting service to Administrative Agent and Borrowers shall promptly deliver confirmation to Administrative Agent that appropriate adjustments have been made to the inventory records of Borrowers to reconcile the inventory count to the inventory records of Borrowers.
REPORTING COVENANTS The Borrower agrees with the Lenders, the Issuers and the Administrative Agent to each of the following, as long as any Obligation or any Revolving Credit Commitment remains outstanding and, in each case, unless the Requisite Lenders otherwise consent in writing:
Guarantor Covenants Each Guarantor shall take such action as the Borrower is required by this Agreement to cause such Guarantor to take, and shall refrain from taking such action as the Borrower is required by this Agreement to prohibit such Guarantor from taking.
Equipment Covenants With respect to the Equipment: (a) upon Lender's request, Borrower shall, at its expense, at any time or times as Lender may request on or after an Event of Default, deliver or cause to be delivered to Lender written reports or appraisals as to the Equipment in form, scope and methodology acceptable to Lender and by an appraiser acceptable to Lender; (b) Borrower shall keep the Equipment in good order, repair, running and marketable condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted);
Confidentiality Covenant You acknowledge that your employment by the Company will, throughout the term of your employment, bring you into close contact with many confidential affairs of the Company, its affiliates and third parties doing business with the Company, including information about costs, profits, markets, sales, products, key personnel, pricing policies, operational methods, technical processes and other business affairs and methods and other information not readily available to the public, and plans for future development. You further acknowledge that the services to be performed under this Agreement are of a special, unique, unusual, extraordinary and intellectual character. You further acknowledge that the business of the Company and its affiliates is international in scope, that its products and services are marketed throughout the world, that the Company and its affiliates compete in nearly all of its business activities with other entities that are or could be located in nearly any part of the world and that the nature of your services, position and expertise are such that you are capable of competing with the Company and its affiliates from nearly any location in the world. In recognition of the foregoing, you covenant and agree:
8.1.1. You shall use all reasonable efforts to keep secret all confidential matters of the Company, its affiliates and third parties and shall not disclose such matters to anyone outside of the Company and its affiliates, or to anyone inside the Company and its affiliates who does not have a need to know or use such information, and shall not use such information for personal benefit or the benefit of a third party, either during or after the Term, except with the Company’s written consent, provided that (i) you shall have no such obligation to the extent such matters are or become publicly known other than as a result of your breach of your obligations hereunder, (ii) you may, after giving prior notice to the Company to the extent practicable under the circumstances, disclose such matters to the extent required by applicable laws or governmental regulations or judicial or regulatory process, and (iii) to the extent necessary to enforce the terms of this Agreement; and
8.1.2. You shall deliver promptly to the Company on termination of your employment, or at any other time the Company may so request, all memoranda, notes, records, reports and other documents (and all copies thereof) relating to the Company’s and its affiliates’ businesses, which you obtained while employed by, or otherwise serving or acting on behalf of, the Company and which you may then possess or have under your control.
Joint Covenants Buyer and Seller hereby covenant and agree that between the date hereof and Closing:
Pledgor’s Covenants At its own expense and until the Secured Obligations are fully discharged, Pledgor hereby undertakes as follows:
(a) To give the Pledgor 10 (ten) day prior notice of any call for a Company shareholders' and/or board of directors' meeting and subscribe, fully pay in and give the Pledgor, within three (3) days of issuance, all certificates evidencing new shares issued by the Company which are subject to the Pledge granted hereby. Should the Pledgor fail to perform a share subscription obligation, Pledgor shall notify the Pledgee of such circumstance by means of the abovementioned notice, in order to enable the Pledgee, to exercise such rights in the name and on behalf of the Pledgor.;
(b) Not to convey, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose by any cause or title of the Pledged Stock;
(c) Not to grant further property rights in, pledges, liens and/or encumber the Pledged Stock or otherwise affect them to restrictions or charge them in any manner without the prior written consent of the Pledgee;
(d) To furnish to the Pledgee all documents requested by it or by such other person as the Pledgee may appoint for perfection of the Pledge granted hereby, and do and perform such other acts as may prove necessary to maintain the perfected security interest;
(e) Not to take or fail to take any action if such action might negatively affect any of the rights granted to the Pledgee hereunder, including, without limitation, any action or omission that may result in the Pledgor's interest participation decreasing to less than 80% (eighty per cent) of the capital of and voting rights in the Company;
(f) Should Pledgor vote for or take any other action to obtain an increase in the capital of the Company, Pledgor shall subscribe and pay in such number of shares as may be appropriate in proportion to its respective interest participation in the Company's capital.
(g) Not to call any meeting or vote on shareholders' meeting decisions aimed at effecting a merger, spin-off, dissolution or liquidation of the Company or an increase of its capital, issuance of new shares or exchange of existing ones, without the prior written consent of the Pledgee.
(h) Not to approve, propose or vote the declaration and/or payment of distributions or dividends of the Company without the prior written consent of the Pledgee.
(i) To ensure that the Company shall comply with all statutes, executive orders, ordinances and regulations applicable to it and to obtain and maintain in full force and effect all permits, licenses, certificates, and authorizations necessary for any activities and or transactions to be carried out by it.
(j) Not to amend the Company's by-laws or other governing and constitutive documents without the prior written consent of the Pledgee.
(k) Not to execute shareholders' agreements or voting trusts agreements or otherwise restrict the voting rights of the Pledged Stock, without the prior written consent of the Pledgee.
