Conduct of Business Prior to Closing Except as otherwise expressly required or contemplated by this Agreement or applicable Law, or with the prior written consent of the Investor, between the date of this Agreement and the Closing, the Company shall, and the Company shall cause each Company Subsidiary to:
Conduct of the Business Pending the Closing (a) Except as otherwise expressly contemplated by this Agreement or with the prior written consent of the Purchaser, the Sellers shall, and shall cause the Company to:
Conduct of Business Prior to the Closing From the date hereof until the Closing, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or consented to in writing by Buyer (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), Seller shall, and shall cause the Company to, (x) conduct the business of the Company in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; and (y) use reasonable best efforts to maintain and preserve intact the current organization, business and franchise of the Company and to preserve the rights, franchises, goodwill and relationships of its employees, customers, lenders, suppliers, regulators and others having business relationships with the Company. Without limiting the foregoing, from the date hereof until the Closing Date, Seller shall:
Conduct of Business Pending Closing Between the date of this Agreement and the Funding and Consummation Date, the Company will, except as set forth on Schedule 7.2:
Operations Prior to Closing Between the date of the execution of this Agreement and Closing:
Conduct of Business Pending the Closing From and after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and until the Closing Date, except as otherwise provided by the prior written consent or approval of the Buyer:
Conduct Prior to Closing Without in any way limiting any other obligations of the Vendor hereunder, during the period from the date hereof to the Time of Closing:
Conduct of the Business From and after the Effective Date and though immediately prior to the Closing, or the earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article 9, except (i) as set forth on Section 6.1 of the Disclosure Schedule, (ii) as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, (iii) as Buyer or Parent may otherwise consent to in writing (which shall not be unreasonably withheld) or (iv) as required by applicable Legal Requirements, Seller will, and will cause each Acquired Subsidiary to (a) operate the Business in the Ordinary Course of Business and use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve and maintain the goodwill associated with the Business and relationships with the Employees, customers, suppliers, distributors and others with whom the Business has a business relationship and (b) not, without the consent of Parent, take any actions (i) that if taken between the date of the Latest Balance Sheet and the date hereof would be required to be disclosed on Section 4.5 of the Disclosure Schedule (ignoring the phrase “management level” in Section 4.5(k) for purposes of this Section 6.1); (ii) that would cause a Material Contract to be accelerated, terminated, modified, or cancelled by Seller or any Acquired Subsidiary, or that would cause the entry into any Material Contract by Seller or any Acquired Subsidiary (other than any purchase orders or sales or services agreements on the Business’s standard forms) that is outside the Ordinary Course of Business or that involves the payment or receipt by Seller or the Acquired Subsidiaries of more than $50,000; (iii) that would cause any Acquired Subsidiary to issue or otherwise allow to become outstanding or redeem or otherwise acquire any equity interest of such Acquired Subsidiary or right to any such equity interest; (iv) other than the current intercompany loans between Seller and the Retained Subsidiaries and the Acquired Subsidiaries, that would cause any Acquired Subsidiary to incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or to guaranty any obligations of any Person; or (v) that would be an amendment to any organizational documents of any Acquired Subsidiary.
SELLER’S DISCLOSURES In order to meet the Buyer’s obligations during the Inspection Period, the Seller shall be required to provide the following documents and records, to the extent they are within the possession or control of the Seller, at the Seller’s sole cost and expense:
Actions Prior to Closing From the date hereof until the Closing Date, Contributor shall not take any action or fail to take any action the result of which could (1) have a material adverse effect on the Contributed Interests or the Operating Partnership’s ownership thereof, or any Material Adverse Effect on any Contributed Entity or Property after the Closing Date or (2) cause any of the representations and warranties contained in this Section 2.2 to be untrue as of the Closing Date.
