Conduct Prior to the Effective Time 5.1 Conduct of Business by Company, Indirect Parent, Second Intermediary -------------------------------------------------------------------- Parent, First Intermediary Parent and Parent. During the period from the date -------------------------------------------- of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms or the Effective Time, Indirect Parent, Second Intermediary Parent, First Intermediary Parent and Parent shall cause the Company to and the Company shall, except to the extent that Purchaser shall otherwise consent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), carry on its business, in the usual, regular and ordinary course, in substantially the same manner as heretofore conducted and in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, pay its debts and taxes when due subject to good faith disputes over such debts or taxes, pay or perform other material obligations when due, and use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with past practices and policies to (i) preserve intact its present business organization, (ii) keep available the services of its present officers and employees and (iii) preserve its relationships with customers, suppliers, distributors, licensors, licensees, and others with which it has significant business dealings. In addition, except as permitted by the terms of this Agreement, and the transactions contemplated hereby, without the prior written consent of Purchaser, during the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms or the Effective Time, neither Indirect Parent, Second Intermediary Parent, First Intermediary Parent nor Parent shall permit the Company to, and Company shall not do any of the following:
(a) With respect to Indirect Parent, Second Intermediary Parent, First Intermediary Parent or Parent, waive any stock repurchase rights, accelerate, amend or change the period of exercisability of options or restricted stock, or reprice options granted under any employee, consultant, director or other stock plans or authorize cash payments in exchange for any options granted under any of such plans to any employee, consultant or director of the Company, except as provided for under this Agreement or the attached exhibits;
(b) Grant any severance or termination pay to any officer or employee except pursuant to written agreements outstanding, or policies existing, on the date hereof and as previously disclosed in writing or made available to Purchaser, or adopt any new severance plan, or amend or modify or alter in any manner any severance plan, agreement or arrangement existing on the date hereof or hire any new employees or consultants;
(c) Transfer or license to any person or entity or otherwise extend, amend or modify any rights to the Company Intellectual Property, or enter into grants to transfer or license to any person future patent rights;
(d) 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;
(e) Purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any shares of capital stock of Company;
(f) Issue, deliver, sell, authorize, pledge or otherwise encumber or propose any of the foregoing with respect to any shares of capital stock, or enter into other agreements or commitments of any character obligating it to issue any such shares;
(g) Cause, permit or propose any amendments to the Company Charter Documents;
(h) Acquire or agree to acquire by merging or consolidating with, or by purchasing any equity interest in or a portion of the assets of, or by any other manner, any business or any corporation, partnership, association or other business organization or division thereof, or otherwise acquire or agree to enter into any joint ventures, strategic partnerships or alliances;
(i) Sell, lease, license, encumber or otherwise dispose of any properties or assets except sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(j) 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, enter into any "keep well" or other agreement to maintain any financial statement condition or enter into any arrangement having the economic effect of any of the foregoing other than in connection with the financing of ordinary course trade payables by Indirect Parent, Second Intermediary Parent, First Intermediary Parent or Parent;
(k) Adopt or amend any material employee policy or arrangement, or enter into any employment contract or collective bargaining agreement (other than offer letters and letter agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice with employees who are terminable "at will"), pay any special bonus or special remuneration to any director or employee, or, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, increase the salaries or wage rates or fringe benefits (including rights to severance or indemnification) of its directors, officers, employees or consultants;
(i) pay, discharge, settle or satisfy any claims, liabilities or obligations (absolute, accrued, asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise), or litigation (whether or not commenced prior to the date of this Agreement) other than the payment, discharge, settlement or satisfaction, in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or in accordance with their terms, or liabilities recognized or disclosed in the most recent consolidated financial statements (or the notes thereto) of Company as provided to the Purchasers or incurred since the date of such financial statements, or (ii) waive the benefits of, agree to modify in any manner, terminate, release any person from or knowingly fail to enforce any confidentiality or similar agreement to which Company is a party or of which Company is a beneficiary;
(m) Make any individual or series of related payments outside of the ordinary course of business in excess of $10,000;
(n) Except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, modify, amend or terminate any Material Contract or agreement to which Company is a party or waive, delay the exercise of, release or assign any material rights or claims thereunder;
(o) Enter into, renew or materially modify any contracts, agreements, or obligations relating to the distribution, sale, license or marketing by third parties of Company's products or products licensed by Company other than renewals of existing nonexclusive contracts, agreements or obligations;
(p) Except as required by GAAP, revalue any of its assets or make any change in accounting methods, principles or practices;
(q) Incur or enter into any agreement, contract or commitment requiring Company to pay in excess of $10,000, excluding routine purchase orders consistent with past practices;
(r) Settle any material litigation;
(s) Make or change any election in respect of Taxes, adopt or change any accounting method in respect of Taxes, file any Tax Returns or any amendment to any Tax Return other than in a manner consistent with prior practices, enter into any closing agreement, settle any claim or assessment in respects of Taxes, or consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any claim or assessment in respect of Taxes;
(t) Agree in writing or otherwise to take any of the actions described in Section 5.1(a) through (s) above.
Reasonable Best Efforts; Notification (a) Subject to the terms and conditions herein provided, Seller, Parent and Buyer shall: (i) use all reasonable best efforts to cooperate with one another in (A) determining which filings are required to be made prior to the Effective Time with, and which consents, approvals, permits or authorizations are required to be obtained prior to the Effective Time from, governmental or regulatory authorities of the United States, the several states and foreign jurisdictions and any third parties in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation any required filings and consents under the HSR Act, and (B) timely making all such filings and timely seeking all such consents, approvals, permits and authorizations (the parties acknowledge that all consents under each of the Seller Franchise Agreements shall comply with the provisions of Section 5.3(a) of the Buyer Disclosure Letter unless otherwise mutually agreed by Seller and Parent); (ii) use all reasonable best efforts to obtain, in writing, the consents listed in Section 5.3(a)(1) of the Seller Disclosure Letter (the "Lender Consents") in the manner set forth in Section 5.3(c) and the consents listed in Section 5.3(a)(3) of the Seller Disclosure Letter (the "Ground Lessor Consents"), and the parties shall use all reasonable best efforts to cause Lessee to obtain, in writing, the consents listed in Section 5.3(a)(2) of the Seller Disclosure Letter (the "Franchise Consents") in the manner set forth in Section 5.3(d) (such Lender Consents, Ground Lessor Consents and Franchise Consents referred to herein collectively as the "Required Consents") in form reasonably satisfactory to Seller and Buyer, provided however, that, without the prior written consent of Parent, neither Seller, the Seller Partnership nor any other Seller Subsidiary shall pay any cash or other consideration, make any commitments or incur any liability or other obligation except (x) in the case of obtaining Lender Consents and consents under the Seller Franchise Agreements, as set forth in clause (y) below and Sections 5.3(c) and 5.3(d), (y) in the case of obtaining Ground Lessor Consents and Lender Consents, in an aggregate amount of $1,500,000 or less for the payment of all Ground Lessor Amounts and Prepayment Amounts (provided that such amount may exceed $1,500,000 if the aggregate cash consideration payable to holders of Seller Common Shares in the Merger and Seller Partnership Units in the Partnership Merger is reduced by the aggregate amount of such excess, and the Merger Consideration and Partnership Merger Consideration per share or unit, as the case may be, is reduced accordingly) and (z) for all other consents required to effect the Transactions, in an aggregate amount of $100,000 or less (provided that such amount may exceed $100,000 if the aggregate cash consideration payable to holders of Seller Common Shares in the Merger and Seller Partnership Units in the Partnership Merger is reduced by the aggregate amount of such excess, and the Merger Consideration and Partnership Merger Consideration per share or unit, as the case may be, is reduced accordingly); and (iii) use all reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all other action and do, or cause to be done, all other things necessary, proper or appropriate to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, subject in the case of Seller to the exercise by the Seller Board or Special Committee prior to the Outside Date of its duties under applicable law; provided however, that nothing in this Section 5.3 shall require Parent or Buyer to pay or commit to pay any money or other consideration or to incur any liability or other obligation (except
(b) Seller shall give prompt notice to Parent and Buyer, and Parent and Buyer shall give prompt notice to Seller, (i) if any representation or warranty made by it or them contained in this Agreement that is qualified as to Seller Material Adverse Effect, Parent Material Adverse Effect or Buyer Material Adverse Effect, as the case may be, becomes untrue or incorrect in any respect or any such representation or warranty that is not so qualified becomes untrue or incorrect in any material respect or (ii) of the failure by it or them to comply with or satisfy in any material respect any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it under this Agreement; provided, however, that no such notification shall affect the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements of the parties or the conditions to the obligations of the parties under this Agreement.
(c) With respect to securing the Lender Consents, Buyer and Seller shall cooperate with each other and use all reasonable best efforts to secure each of the Lender Consents, including taking the actions set forth in Section 5.3(d) of the Seller's Disclosure Schedule. Each party shall update the other on its progress at the request of the other:
(i) In the event some or all of the Lender Consents are not obtained, to the extent the Original Loan Amounts (as defined in the Financing Commitment), as such Original Loan Amount may be increased pursuant to the terms of the Financing Commitment, exceed $454,600,000 less the amount, if any, by which the proceeds under the Financing Commitment are reduced as a result of any defect or loss referred to in clause (i)(A) of Section 7.1(j) (whether or not a Lender Property Determination (as defined below) shall have occurred) (a "Financing Overage"), the Financing Overage shall be used as a source of funds to prepay as of the Closing Date, in whole or in part, the outstanding amounts under all of the loans for which a Lender Consent is required (any such loan, an "Underlying Loan") which have not been received and any prepayment penalty with respect thereto. To the extent an Underlying Loan and any related prepayment penalty will be paid as of the Closing Date with the proceeds of a Financing Overage, the Lender Consent with respect to such Underlying Loan shall be deemed to have been obtained;
(ii) In the event that at any time after July 15, 1999, Seller reasonably believes that (A) some or all of the Lender Consents will not be obtained or waived or (B) the Financing Overage will be an insufficient source of funds for the prepayment in full of all the Underlying Loans (together with all prepayment penalties) or (C) Buyer will not be able to obtain additional financing to prepay in full all the Underlying Loans (together with all prepayment penalties), Seller may seek to obtain new financing in an amount equal to such excess upon terms materially similar to market terms for similar loans on the date hereof. The proceeds of such financings shall be used solely to prepay as of the Closing Date in whole or in part one or more of the Underlying Loans for which Lender Consents have not been received or waived and any prepayment penalty with respect thereto. To the extent an Underlying Loan and any related prepayment penalty will be paid as of the Closing Date with the proceeds of any such financing, together with any Financing Overage, the -40- 49 Lender Consent with respect to such Underlying Loan shall be deemed to have been obtained. With respect to Underlying Loans that are not prepayable in accordance with their respective terms, all amounts paid or required to be paid pursuant to clause (i) above or this clause (ii) to obtain Lender Consents that exceed the amount of principal and accrued interest on the applicable Underlying Loan are referred to herein as the "Prepayment Amounts" and the parties shall use all reasonable best efforts to minimize the Prepayment Amounts;
(iii) In the event that, following the operation of clauses (i) and (ii) above, all of the Lender Consents have not been obtained or deemed waived, Seller may, at its sole option, agree to have the Common Merger Consideration reduced by the aggregate amount necessary to pay at Closing all remaining amounts under the Underlying Loans in full, and Buyer shall agree to waive the condition that it receive any of the Lender Consents.
(d) Seller, Buyer and Parent shall use all reasonable best efforts to minimize (i) the amounts of so-called Property Improvement Plan costs and termination fees paid or payable by Seller, Seller Partnership or any other Seller Subsidiary or Lessee in cash or other consideration (including by making commitments or incurring any liability or obligation) in connection with obtaining consent of the franchisors (including the Franchise Consents) under each of the Seller Franchise Agreements with respect to any Seller Property (collectively and in the aggregate, "Franchise Fees") and (ii) the amounts paid or required to be paid by Seller, Seller Partnership or any other Seller Subsidiary in cash or other consideration (including by making commitments or incurring any liability or obligation) in connection with obtaining the Ground Lessor Consents (the "Ground Lessor Amounts"), in each case in connection with transactions contemplated hereby and by the Contribution Agreement. If the Franchise Fees are equal to or less than $12,500,000, the aggregate cash consideration payable to the holders of Seller Common Shares in the Merger and Seller Partnership Units in the Partnership Merger shall not be adjusted pursuant to this Section 5.3(d). If the Franchise Fees exceed $12,500,000 but are less than $25,000,000 the aggregate cash consideration payable to holders of Seller Common Shares in the Merger and Seller Partnership Units in the Partnership Merger shall be reduced by one-half of the amount by which the Franchise Fees exceed $12,500,000, and the Merger Consideration and Partnership Merger Consideration per share or unit, as the case may be, shall be reduced accordingly. If the Franchise Fees exceed $25,000,000, at the option of Seller, Seller may or any Seller Subsidiary may pay or commit to pay or Seller may consent to Lessee paying or committing to pay such excess, and the aggregate cash consideration payable to holders of Seller Common Shares in the Merger and Seller Partnership Units in the Partnership Merger shall be reduced by the sum of (x) $6,250,000 as required by the preceding sentence and (y) the amount by which the Franchise Fees exceed $25,000,000, and the Merger Consideration and Partnership Merger Consideration per share or unit, as the case may be, shall be reduced accordingly. The Special Committee (or its representatives) shall be provided reasonable advance notice of all meetings with and copies of all correspondence with any franchisors under each of the Seller Franchise Agreements and be given the opportunity to attend and participate in all such meetings.
(e) For purposes of the last two sentences of Section 5.3(d), no Franchise Fees that are paid or payable by Parent, Buyer or Lessee shall be included in determining the dollar thresholds in such sentences unless Seller shall have been consulted by Parent, Buyer or Lessee, as applicable, prior to the incurrence of such Franchise Fees.
Additional Documentation Execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, any and all other agreements, instruments or documents which Lender may reasonably request in order to give effect to the transactions contemplated under this Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
OWNERSHIP ACT (OR THE RELEVANT STATE ACT The Promoter has assured the Allottees that the project in its entirety is in accordance with the provisions of the West Bengal Housing Industry Regulation Act, 2017 (Xxxx Xxx. Act XLI of 2017) and registered with West Bengal Housing Industry Regulation Rules, 2018. The Promoter showing compliance of various laws/regulations as applicable in the State of West Bengal.
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Custodian's Acts Without Instructions Unless and until Custodian receives an officers' certificate to the contrary, Custodian shall: (a) present for payment all coupons and other income items held by it for the account of the Fund, which call for payment upon presentation and hold the cash received by it upon such payment for the account of the Fund; (b) collect interest and cash dividends received, with notice to the Fund, for the account of the Fund; (c) hold for the account of the Fund hereunder all stock dividends, rights and similar securities issued with respect to any securities held by it hereunder; and (d) execute, as agent on behalf of the Fund, all necessary ownership certificates required by the Internal Revenue Code or the Income Tax Regulations of the United States Treasury Department or under the laws of any state now or hereafter in effect, inserting the Fund's name on such certificates as the owner of the securities covered thereby, to the extent it may lawfully do so.
Supporting Documentation Upon request, the HSP will provide the LHIN with proof of the matters referred to in this Article.
Reasonable Efforts; Notification (a) Other than taking any action permitted by Section 5.4(d) and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 5.9, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement each of the parties agrees to use all commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other parties in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the following: (i) the taking of all reasonable acts necessary to cause the conditions precedent set forth in Article VI to be satisfied, (ii) the obtaining of all necessary actions or nonactions, waivers, consents, approvals, orders and authorizations from Governmental Entities and the making of all necessary registrations, declarations and filings (including registrations, declarations and filings with Governmental Entities, if any) and the taking of all reasonable steps as may be necessary to avoid any suit, claim, action, investigation or proceeding by any Governmental Entity, (iii) the obtaining of all consents, approvals or waivers from third parties required as a result of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement, (iv) the defending of any suits, claims, actions, investigations or proceedings, whether judicial or administrative, challenging this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including seeking to have any stay or temporary restraining order entered by any court or other Governmental Entity vacated or reversed, and (v) the execution or delivery of any additional instruments reasonably necessary to consummate the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby, and to fully carry out the purposes of, this Agreement. In connection with and without limiting the foregoing, Nova and the Nova Board shall, if any state takeover statute or similar statute or regulation is or becomes applicable to the Merger or this Agreement, use all commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the Merger may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to minimize the effect of such statute or regulation on the Merger and this Agreement.
(b) Nova shall give prompt notice to Saturn upon becoming aware that any representation or warranty made by it contained in this Agreement has become untrue or inaccurate in any material respect, or of any failure of Nova to comply with or satisfy in any material respect any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it under this Agreement, in each case, such that the conditions set forth in Article VI would not be satisfied; provided, however, that no such notification shall affect the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements of the parties or the conditions to the obligations of the parties under this Agreement. Nova will notify Saturn of any actions, suits, claims, investigations or proceedings commenced or threatened in writing against, relating to or involving or otherwise affecting such party or any of its Subsidiaries that relate to the consummation of the Merger.
(c) Saturn shall give prompt notice to Nova upon becoming aware that any representation or warranty made by it contained in this Agreement has become untrue or inaccurate in any material respect, or of any failure of Saturn to comply with or satisfy in any material respect any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it under this Agreement, in each case, such that the conditions set forth in Article VI would not be satisfied; provided, however, that no such notification shall affect the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements of the parties or the conditions to the obligations of the parties under this Agreement. Saturn will notify Nova of any actions, suits, claims, investigations or proceedings commenced or threatened in writing against, relating to or involving or otherwise affecting such party or any of its Subsidiaries that relate to the consummation of the Merger.
Delivery of Organizational Documents On or before the Closing Date, Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Lender copies certified by Borrower of all organizational documentation related to Borrower and/or the formation, structure, existence, good standing and/or qualification to do business, as Lender may request in its sole discretion, including, without limitation, good standing certificates, qualifications to do business in the appropriate jurisdictions, resolutions authorizing the entering into of the Loan and incumbency certificates as may be requested by Lender.
Appropriate Documentation The Company will have received, in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Company, dated the Closing Date, all certificates and other documents, instruments and writings to evidence the fulfillment of the conditions set forth in this Article 6 as the Company may reasonably request.
