Transaction with Affiliates The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any transaction or series of transactions, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, with any holder of 5% or more of the equity securities of the Company or with any Affiliate of the Company other than on terms and conditions substantially as favorable to the Company or any Subsidiary as would be obtainable by the Company or such Subsidiary at the time in a comparable arm's-length transaction with a Person other than a holder of 5% or more of the equity securities of the Company or an Affiliate of the Company; provided that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to (i) transactions between or among any Borrower and its Subsidiaries (provided that for purpose of this clause (i), the definition of Subsidiary shall be deemed to require 66 2/3% instead of 50% ownership) and Intercompany Advances; (ii) transactions with HarnCo and its Affiliates set forth in the Transaction Documents; (iii) payments permitted by Section 7.08(ii), (iii), (iv) and (v); (iv) the payment of fees to the Agents and their Affiliates for financial services, such fees not to exceed Agents' usual and customary fees for similar services; (v) payments to Chartwell (x) pursuant to the Chartwell Financial Advisory Agreement on the Closing Date and (y) for management services pursuant to the Chartwell Management Consulting Agreement not to exceed $1,000,000 in any fiscal year, plus expenses; provided, in the case of (y), that any such fees may accrue but shall not be paid by the Company at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default pursuant to Section 8.01 until such Event of Default is cured, whereupon such accrued and unpaid fees may be paid in addition to other permitted fees; (vi) reasonable fees and compensation paid to and indemnity provided on behalf of officers, directors or employees of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company as determined in good faith by the Company's Board of Directors or senior management; (vii) loans or advances to employees and officers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business to provide for the payment of reasonable expenses incurred by such persons in the performance of their responsibilities to Holdings or such Subsidiary or in connection with any relocation, not to exceed $500,000 at any time outstanding; and (viii) loans or advances to employees and officers of the Company or its Subsidiaries on or within 30 days after the Closing Date the proceeds of which are used to acquire Management Stock and which loans or advances are repaid within one year of the Closing Date.
Cooperation with Financing (a) Prior to the Closing, the Selling Entities shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide to Buyer all cooperation that is reasonably requested by Buyer in connection with the Debt Financing, including: (i) assisting with the preparation and delivery of the Marketing Material; (ii) facilitating the pledging of collateral on the Assets, provided that no pledge shall be effective until the Closing; (iii) delivery to Buyer and its Debt Financing Sources of Required Information that is Compliant and the Financing Deliverables, in each case, as promptly as reasonably practicable following Buyer’s request therefor; (iv) assistance to Buyer in the negotiation of definitive financing documents, including guarantee and collateral documents, and customary closing certificates as may be required by the Debt Financing Sources, including the Financing Deliverables; (v) taking such actions as are reasonably requested by Buyer to facilitate the satisfaction on a timely basis of all conditions precedent to obtaining the Debt Financing that are within the Seller’s control; and (vi) providing, no later than three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, all documentation and other information about the Selling Entities required under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act, that in each case has been requested in writing by Buyer at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall require such cooperation to the extent it would interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Selling Entities; and provided, further, that notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Selling Entities shall not (A) be required to pay any fees (including commitment or other similar fees) or to give any indemnities or incur any liabilities prior to the Closing, (B) have any liability or obligation under any loan agreement, debt security or any related document or any other agreement or document related to the Debt Financing (other than any such liabilities or obligations with respect to the Assets that become effective as of the Closing), (C) be required to provide access to or disclose information where such access or disclosure would jeopardize the attorney-client privilege or contravene any Applicable Law, or (D) be required to execute any document, certificate or instrument, or make any representation or warranty, in connection with the Debt Financing, except for customary authorization letters and any such contractual obligation, document, certificate or instrument that is conditioned upon, and not effective until, the consummation of the Closing.
(b) The Selling Entities hereby consent to the use of their respective logos in marketing materials for the Debt Financing; provided, however, that such logos are used solely in a manner that is not intended to or reasonably likely to harm or disparage the Selling Entities or the reputation or goodwill of the Selling Entities.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision set forth herein or in any other agreement between the Selling Entities and Buyer (or, in each case, their Affiliates), the Selling Entities agree that Buyer may share non-public or confidential information regarding the Assets and the Assumed Liabilities with the Debt Financing Sources, and that Buyer, its Affiliates and such Debt Financing Sources may share such information with potential financing sources in connection with any Marketing Efforts (including any syndication) in connection with the Debt Financing; provided that the recipients of such information shall be treated as “Representatives” of Buyer pursuant to the Confidentiality Agreement.
Issuance in connection with a Business Combination If, in connection with a Business Combination, the Company (a) issues additional Ordinary Shares or equity-linked securities at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per share (with such issue price or effective issue price as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors, in good faith, and in the case of any such issuance to the Sponsor, the initial shareholders or their affiliates, without taking into account any shares of the Company’s Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class B Ordinary Shares”), issued prior to the Public Offering and held by the initial shareholders or their affiliates, as applicable, prior to such issuance) (the “Newly Issued Price”), (b) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available for the funding of the Business Combination on the date of the consummation of such Business Combination (net of redemptions), and (c) the Market Value (as defined below) is below $9.20 per share, then the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the greater of (i) the Market Value or (ii) Newly Issued Price, and the Redemption Trigger Price (as defined below) will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180% of the greater of (i) the Market Value or (ii) the Newly Issued Price. Solely for purposes of this Section 4.6, the “Market Value” shall mean the volume weighted average trading price of the Ordinary Shares during the twenty (20) trading day period starting on the trading day prior to the date of the consummation of the Business Combination.
Transactions with Affiliates Directly or indirectly enter into or permit to exist any material transaction with any Affiliate of Borrower, except for transactions that are in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business, upon fair and reasonable terms that are no less favorable to Borrower than would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with a non-affiliated Person.
Dealings with Affiliates No officer, Trustee or agent of the Trust and no officer, director or agent of any investment advisor shall deal for or on behalf of the Trust with himself as principal or agent, or with any partnership, association or corporation in which he has a material financial interest; provided that the foregoing provisions shall not prevent (a) officers and Trustees of the Trust from buying, holding or selling shares in the Trust, or from being partners, officers or directors of or financially interested in any investment advisor to the Trust or in any corporation, firm or association which may at any time have a distributor’s or principal underwriter’s contract with the Trust; (b) purchases or sales of securities or other property if such transaction is permitted by or is exempt or exempted from the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) or any Rule or Regulation thereunder and if such transaction does not involve any commission or profit to any security dealer who is, or one or more of whose partners, shareholders, officers or directors is, an officer or Trustees of the Trust or an officer or director of the investment advisor, manager or principal underwriter of the Trust; (c) employment of legal counsel, registrar, transfer agent, shareholder services, dividend disbursing agent or custodian who is, or has a partner, stockholder, officer or director who is, an officer or Trustee of the Trust; or (d) sharing statistical, research and management expenses, including office hire and services, with any other company in which an officer or Trustee of the Trust is an officer or director or financially interested.
Termination in Connection with a Change of Control If during the two (2) year period that begins on the date that is one (1) year prior to a Change of Control and ends on that date which is one (1) year following a Change of Control, Conn’s (or its successor) terminates Executive’s employment other than for Cause or as a result of Executive’s death or Disability, or Executive voluntarily terminates his employment for Good Reason, Conn’s will pay the following amounts and provide the following benefits:
(i) A lump-sum cash payment in an amount equal to three (3) times the Executive’s Base Salary, payable not later than ten (10) days following (A) Executive’s termination (if Executive’s employment terminates on or after the date of the Change of Control), or (B) the date of the Change of Control (if Executive’s employment terminates during the one-year period prior to the date of the Change of Control). Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3(c)(i)(B), the amount payable to Executive under this Section 3(c)(i) shall be reduced by the payments, if any, received by Executive pursuant to Section 3(b)(i).
(ii) During the eighteen (18) month period following such termination (the “Change of Control Severance Period”), Executive shall receive continued coverage under the Conn’s medical, dental, life, disability, and other employee welfare benefit plans in which senior executives of Conn’s are eligible to participate, to the extent Executive is eligible under the terms of such plans immediately prior to Executive’s termination. For purposes of clarity, during the term of this Agreement Conn’s shall provide Executive coverage under a major medical plan. Conn’s obligation to provide the foregoing benefits shall terminate upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable employee welfare benefits under a plan or arrangement provided by a new employer. Executive agrees to promptly notify Conn’s of any such employment and the material terms of any employee welfare benefits offered to Executive in connection with such employment.
(iii) All awards held by Executive under the Conn’s Amended and Restated 2003 Incentive Stock Option Plan and/or the Conn’s 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan shall immediately vest and, if applicable, continue to be exercisable during the Change of Control Severance Period as if Executive had remained an employee of Conn’s. The terms of this Section 3(c) are continuing in nature and shall survive until the one (1) year anniversary of the earlier of Executive’s termination of employment or termination of this Agreement.
Cooperation with Authorities Each party hereto shall cooperate with the other party and all appropriate governmental authorities (including without limitation the SEC) and shall permit such authorities reasonable access to its books and records in connection with any investigation or inquiry relating to this agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
Consultation with Attorney; Voluntary Agreement The Company advises Executive to consult with an attorney of his choosing prior to signing this Agreement. Executive understands and agrees that he has the right and has been given the opportunity to review this Agreement and, specifically, the General Release in Section 1 above, with an attorney. Executive also understands and agrees that he is under no obligation to consent to the General Release set forth in Section 1 above. Executive acknowledges and agrees that the payments to be made to Executive pursuant to the Employment Agreement are sufficient consideration to require him to abide with his obligations under this Agreement, including but not limited to the General Release set forth in Section 1. Executive represents that he has read this Agreement, including the General Release set forth in Section 1, and understands its terms and that he enters into this Agreement freely, voluntarily, and without coercion.
Compliance with Transaction Documents The Company shall comply with, observe and timely perform each and every one of the covenants, agreements and obligations under the Transaction Documents.
Consultation with Attorney He or she has been advised to consult with his or her own attorney regarding all legal matters concerning an investment in the Company and the tax consequences of participating in the Company, and has done so, to the extent he or she considers necessary.
