Interim Operations of the Company Sellers covenant and agree that, except (i) as contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) as disclosed in Schedule 4.1 of the Disclosure Schedule or (iii) with the prior written consent of Buyer, after the date hereof and prior to the Closing: (a) the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall be conducted only in the ordinary and usual course of business and, to the extent consistent therewith, each of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall preserve in all material respects its business operations intact and use its reasonable efforts to maintain its existing relations with customers, suppliers, employees and business associates; (b) the Company will not amend its Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws or similar organizational documents; (c) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall (i) split, combine or reclassify the outstanding Company Common Stock or any outstanding capital stock of any of the Subsidiaries of the Company; (ii) declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution payable in cash, stock or property with respect to its capital stock (other than dividends from any Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company); (iii) issue or sell any additional shares of, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, or options, warrants, calls, commitments or rights of any kind to acquire shares of capital stock of any class of the Company or its Subsidiaries; (vi) redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire directly or indirectly any of its capital stock; or (vii) dispose of any interest in any Subsidiary; (d) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall (i) adopt any new employee benefit plan (including any stock option, stock benefit or stock purchase plan) or amend any existing employee benefit plan in any material respect, except for changes which are less favorable to participants in such plans or as may be required by applicable law, or (ii) increase any compensation or enter into or amend any employment, severance, termination or similar agreement with any of its present or future officers, directors or employees, except for normal increases in the ordinary and usual course of business and the payment of cash bonuses to employees pursuant to and consistent with existing plans or programs; (e) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall, except as may be required or contemplated by this Agreement or in the ordinary and usual course of business (i) acquire, sell, lease or dispose of any assets which in the aggregate are material to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or (ii) enter into any commitment or transaction which would be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (f) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall: (i) incur or assume any long-term or short-term debt or issue any debt securities except for trade credit and borrowings under existing lines of credit in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; (ii) assume, guarantee, endorse (except checks in the ordinary course of business) or otherwise become liable or responsible (whether directly, contingently or otherwise) for the material obligations of any other person (other than Subsidiaries of the Company); (iii) make any material loans, advances (except to employees in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice) or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other person (other than Subsidiaries of the Company); (iv) pledge or otherwise encumber shares of capital stock of the Company or its Subsidiaries; or (v) mortgage or pledge any of its material assets, tangible or intangible, or create any material mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind with respect to any such asset;
Officers of the Company (a) The Manager may appoint a President, a General Manager, one or more Vice Presidents, a Secretary and such other officers of the Company (including, without limitation, Station Managers) as the Manager may designate. Officers of the Company shall exercise such powers and duties as provided or delegated in this Operating Agreement, including, without limitation, the power and authority to act for and on behalf of the Company and to bind the Company in the normal or ordinary course of its business, as such business has been conducted prior to the formation of the Company and proposed to be conducted by the Manager. Each officer shall hold office until his or her death, disability, resignation or removal or, if a term is specified, until a successor to such office is appointed upon the expiration of his or her term. (b) The President shall have general supervision, direction and control of the Company and shall perform all duties incidental to his or her office. The President shall be responsible for the administration and operation of the Company’s business and general supervision of its policies and affairs, subject to the direction of the Manager. (c) In the absence or disability of the President, the Vice President or General Manager, if any, as selected by the Manager, shall perform all of the duties of the President and, when so acting, shall have such other powers and perform such other powers and duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Manager. (d) The Secretary shall record or cause to be recorded, and shall keep or cause to be kept, at the Company’s principal place of business (although copies may be kept at the principal place of business of the Member) and such other place as the Manager may order, a book of minutes of actions taken at all meetings of the Manager and of the Member, with the time and place of holding, the notice thereof given, the names of those present at Manager and Member meetings and the proceedings thereof. The Secretary shall keep, or cause to be kept, at the Company’s principal place of business (although copies may be kept at the principal place of business of the Member) (i) a current list of the Manager, including the full name and business or residence address of each such Manager, (ii) a copy of the Certificate of Formation, and all amendments thereto, (iii) copies of the Company’s federal, state and local income tax or information returns and reports, if any, for the six most recent taxable years, (iv) a copy of this Operating Agreement and any amendments thereto, (v) copies of the financial statements of the Company, if any, for the six most recent Fiscal Years, (vi) a register setting forth the full name and business address of the Member, the outstanding Membership Interests of the Company held by the Member, a copy of the Certificate of Interest evidencing the Membership Interests of the Company held by the Member and any pledge of such Membership Interests, and (vii) the books and records of the Company as they relate to the internal affairs of the Company for at least the current and past four Fiscal Years. (e) The officers of the Company and other parties performing services on behalf of the Company shall be entitled to compensation based on the reasonable value of their services, subject to the discretion and approval of the Manager.
Successors of the Company The rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be binding upon, the successors and assigns of the Company, including any Successor Company. This Agreement shall be assignable by the Company in the event of a merger or similar transaction in which the Company is not the surviving entity, or a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.
Powers of the Company The Company shall have the power and authority to take any and all actions necessary, appropriate or advisable to or for the furtherance of the purposes set forth in Section 2.05.
Management of the Company The Company's business and affairs shall be conducted and managed by the Member(s) in accordance with this Agreement and the laws of the State of the Formation. Single-Member (Applies ONLY if Single-Member): The Member(s) of the Company has sole authority and power to act for or on behalf of the Company, to do any act that would be binding on the Company or incur any expenditures on behalf of the Company. The Member(s) shall not be liable for the debts, obligations, or liabilities of the Company, including under a judgment, decree, or order of a court. The Company is organized as a “member-managed” limited liability company. The Member(s) is designated as the initial managing Member(s). Multi-Member (Applies ONLY if Multi-Member): Except as expressly provided elsewhere in this Agreement, all decisions respecting the management, operation, and control of the business and affairs of the Company and all determinations made in accordance with this Agreement shall be made by the affirmative vote or consent of Member(s) holding a majority of the Members’ Percentage Interests. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Member shall not, without the prior written consent of the unanimous vote or consent of the Member(s), sell, exchange, lease, assign or otherwise transfer all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; sell, exchange, lease (other than space leases in the ordinary course of business), assign or transfer the Company’s assets; mortgage, pledge or encumber the Company’s assets other than is expressly authorized by this Agreement; prepay, refinance, modify, extend or consolidate any existing mortgages or encumbrances; borrow money on behalf of the Company; lend any Company funds or other assets to any person or entity; establish any reserves for working capital repairs, replacements, improvements or any other purpose; confess a judgment against the Company; settle, compromise or release, discharge or pay any claim, demand or debt, including claims for insurance; approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into any other limited liability company, corporation, partnership or other entity; or change the nature or character of the business of the Company. The Member(s) shall receive such sums for compensation as Member(s) of the Company as may be determined from time to time by the affirmative vote or consent of Member(s) holding a majority of the Member(s)’ Percentage Interests.