Company Interim Operations. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule or as otherwise expressly permitted by any other provision of this Agreement, without the prior consent of Acquiror (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), from the date hereof until the Effective Time, the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, conduct their respective businesses only in the ordinary and usual course consistent with past practice, and shall use reasonable best efforts, to (i) preserve intact its present business organization, (ii) keep available the services of its key employees and those of each Company Subsidiary, and (iii) preserve existing relationships with its material suppliers and other Persons with which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has significant business relationships. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and as an extension thereof, except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule or as otherwise expressly contemplated by this Agreement, from the date hereof until the Effective Time, without the prior consent of Acquiror (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), the Company shall not and shall not permit its Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, to:
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Hollywood Entertainment Corp), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Movie Gallery Inc), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Hollywood Entertainment Corp)
Company Interim Operations. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule or as otherwise expressly permitted by any other provision of this Agreement, without the prior consent of Acquiror (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed)Acquiror, from the date hereof until the Effective Time, the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, conduct their respective businesses only in the ordinary and usual course consistent with past practice, and shall use reasonable best efforts, to (i) preserve intact its present business organization, (ii) keep available the services of its present officers, key employees and those consultants of the Company and each Company Subsidiary, and (iii) preserve existing relationships with its material customers, suppliers and other Persons with which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has significant business 37 relationships. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and as an extension thereof, except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule or as otherwise expressly contemplated by this Agreement, from the date hereof until the Effective Time, without the prior consent of Acquiror (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed)Acquiror, the Company shall not and shall not permit its Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, to:
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