Common use of Absence of Certain Changes and Events Clause in Contracts

Absence of Certain Changes and Events. Except as set forth in Part 3.16 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, since the date of the April 4, 1999 Balance Sheet, the Company has conducted its business only in the Ordinary Course of Business and there has not been any:

Absence of Certain Changes and Events. Except as set forth in Part 3.16 3.15 of the Company Disclosure ScheduleLetter, since the date of the April 4, 1999 Interim Balance Sheet, the Company has conducted its business businesses only in the Ordinary Course of Business and there has not been any:

Absence of Certain Changes and Events. Except as set forth in Part 3.16 of the Company Disclosure ScheduleLetter, since the date of the April 4July 1, 1999 Balance Sheet1997, the Company has conducted its business the Business only in the Ordinary Course of Business Business, and there has not been any:

Absence of Certain Changes and Events. Except as set forth in Part 3.16 3.14 of the Company Disclosure ScheduleLetter, since the date of the April 4, 1999 Interim Balance Sheet, the Company has conducted its business only in the Ordinary Course ordinary course of Business business and there has not been any:

Absence of Certain Changes and Events. Except as set forth in Part 3.16 3.18 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, since the date of the April 4, 1999 Interim Balance Sheet, the Company has conducted its business only in the Ordinary Course of Business and there has not been any:

Absence of Certain Changes and Events. Except as set forth in Part 3.16 of the Company Disclosure ScheduleLetter, since the date of the April 4, 1999 Interim Balance SheetSheets, the Company has Acquired Companies have conducted its business their businesses only in the Ordinary Course of Business and there has not been any:

Absence of Certain Changes and Events. Except as set forth in Part 3.16 3.1.16 of the Company Disclosure ScheduleLetter, since the date of the April 4, 1999 Balance Sheet, the Company has conducted its business only in the Ordinary Course of Business and there has not been any:

Absence of Certain Changes and Events. Except as set forth in Part 3.16 4.14 of the Company Disclosure ScheduleLetter and those actions described in Section 6.10 below, since the date of the April 4, 1999 Balance Sheet, the Company has conducted its business only in the Ordinary Course of Business and there has not been any:

Absence of Certain Changes and Events. Except as set forth in Part 3.16 ------------------------------------- 3.15 of the Company Disclosure ScheduleLetter, since the date of the April 4, 1999 Interim Balance Sheet, the Company has conducted its business businesses only in the Ordinary Course of Business and there has not been any:

Absence of Certain Changes and Events. Except as set forth in Part 3.16 of the Company Disclosure ScheduleLetter, since the date of the April 4Balance Sheet Date, 1999 Balance Sheet, the Company has conducted its business only in the Ordinary Course of Business Business, and there has not been any:

Absence of Certain Changes and Events. Except as set forth in Part 3.16 3.15 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, since the date of the April 4, 1999 Interim Balance Sheet, the Company has conducted its business only in the Ordinary Course of Business and there has not been any:

Absence of Certain Changes and Events. Except as set forth in Part 3.16 of the Company Disclosure ScheduleLetter, since the date of the April 4, 1999 Balance Sheet, the Company has conducted its business Business only in the Ordinary Course of Business and there has not been any:

Absence of Certain Changes and Events. Except as set forth in Part 3.16 Section 3.14 of the Company Disclosure ScheduleLetter, since the date of the April 4, 1999 most recent Balance Sheet, the Company has conducted its business only in the Ordinary Course ordinary course of Business business and consistent with past practice and there has not been any:

Absence of Certain Changes and Events. Except as set forth in Part 3.16 3.1.15 of the Company Disclosure ScheduleLetter, since the date of the April 4, 1999 Company Interim Balance Sheet, the Company has conducted its business only in the Ordinary Course of Business and there has not been any:

Absence of Certain Changes and Events. Except as set forth in Part 3.16 of the Company Disclosure ScheduleLetter, since the date of the April 4, 1999 June Balance Sheet, the Company has conducted its business only in the Ordinary Course of Business and there has not been any:

Absence of Certain Changes and Events. Except as set forth in Part 3.16 3.14 of the Company Disclosure ScheduleLetter, since the date of the April 4, 1999 Balance SheetSheet Date, the Company has conducted its business only in the Ordinary Course of Business Business, and there has not been any:

Absence of Certain Changes and Events. Except as set forth in Part 3.16 of the Company Disclosure ScheduleLetter, since the date of the April 4, 1999 Balance Sheet, the Company has conducted its the business only in the Ordinary Course of Business and there has not been any:

Absence of Certain Changes and Events. Except as set forth in Part 3.16 3.15 of the Company Disclosure ScheduleLetter, since the date of the April 4, 1999 Balance Sheet, the Company has conducted its business only in the Ordinary Course ordinary course of Business business consistent with past practice and there has not been any:

Absence of Certain Changes and Events. Except as set forth in Part 3.16 Schedule 3.20 of the Company Disclosure ScheduleLetter, since the date of the April 4, 1999 Interim Balance Sheet, the Company has conducted its business only in the Ordinary Course ordinary course of Business business, consistent with past practice, and there has not been any:

Absence of Certain Changes and Events. Except as set forth in Part 3.16 of the Company Disclosure ScheduleLetter or as specifically permitted by this Agreement, since the date of the April 4, 1999 Interim Balance SheetSheet Date, the Company has have conducted its business their businesses only in the Ordinary Course of Business and there has not been any:

Absence of Certain Changes and Events. Except as set forth in Part 3.16 of the Company Disclosure ScheduleLetter, since the date of the April 4, 1999 Balance Sheet and the Interim Balance Sheet, the Company has conducted its business only in the Ordinary Course of Business and there has not been any:

Absence of Certain Changes and Events. Except as set forth in Part 3.16 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, since the date of the April 4, 1999 Balance Sheet, the Company has conducted its business businesses only in the Ordinary Course ordinary course of Business business and there has not been any:

Absence of Certain Changes and Events. Except as set forth in Part 3.16 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, since Since the date of the April 4, 1999 Most Recent Balance SheetSheet and except as disclosed in Section 3.11 of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company has and its Subsidiaries have conducted its their business only in the Ordinary Course of Business and there has not been any:

Absence of Certain Changes and Events. Except as set forth in Part 3.16 3.14 of the Company Disclosure ScheduleLetter, since the date of the April 4, 1999 Balance Sheet, each of the Company Companies has conducted its business only in the Ordinary Course of Business and there has not been any: