Common use of Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Effective Time Clause in Contracts

Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Effective Time. The Company agrees that, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, except as expressly contemplated by any other provision of this Agreement or as set forth in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, unless Parent shall otherwise consent in writing: (i) the businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall be conducted only in, and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not take any action except in, the ordinary course of business and in a manner consistent with past practice, and subject to the foregoing, the Company will not directly or indirectly take any action that has the effect of reducing its aggregate cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities or its net working capital (current assets less current liabilities); and (ii) the Company shall use reasonable commercial efforts to preserve substantially intact the business organization of the Company and the Subsidiaries, to keep available the services of the current officers, employees and consultants of the Company and the Subsidiaries and to preserve the current relationships of the Company and the Subsidiaries with customers, suppliers and other persons with which the Company or any Subsidiary has significant business relations. By way of amplification and not limitation, except as expressly contemplated by any other provision of this Agreement or as set forth in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, directly or indirectly, do, or propose to do, any of the following without the prior written consent of Parent:

Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Effective Time. The Company covenants and agrees that, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, except as expressly contemplated by any other provision of this Agreement or as set forth in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, unless Parent shall otherwise consent in writing: (i) the businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall be conducted only in, and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not take any action except in, the ordinary course of business and in a manner consistent with past practice, and subject to the foregoing, the Company will not directly or indirectly take any action that has the effect of reducing its aggregate cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities or its net working capital (current assets less current liabilities); and (ii) the Company shall use reasonable commercial efforts to preserve substantially intact the business organization of the Company and the Subsidiaries, to maintain in effect all Company Permits that are required for the Company or such Subsidiary to carry on its business, to keep available the services of the current officers, employees employees, independent contractors and consultants of the Company and the Subsidiaries and to preserve the current relationships of the Company and the Subsidiaries with customers, suppliers and other persons with which the Company or any Subsidiary has significant business relations. By way of amplification and not limitation, except as expressly contemplated by any other provision of this Agreement or as set forth in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, directly or indirectly, do, or propose to do, any of the following without the prior written consent of Parent:

Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Effective Time. The Company agrees that, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, except as expressly contemplated by any other provision of this Agreement or as set forth in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, unless Parent shall otherwise consent in writing: (i) the businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall be conducted only in, and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not take any action except in, the ordinary course of business and in a manner consistent with past practicepractice and in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements, and subject to the foregoing, the Company will not directly or indirectly take any action that has the effect of reducing its aggregate cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities or its net working capital (current assets less current liabilities); and (ii) the Company shall use reasonable commercial efforts to preserve substantially intact the business organization of the Company and the Subsidiaries, to keep available the services of the current officers, employees and consultants of the Company and the Subsidiaries and to preserve the current relationships of the Company and the Subsidiaries with customers, suppliers and other persons with which the Company or any Subsidiary has significant business relations; and (iii) pay its debts and Taxes when due, and pay or perform other material obligations when due. By way of amplification and not limitation, except as expressly contemplated by any other provision of this Agreement or as set forth in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, directly or indirectly, do, or propose to do, any of the following without the prior written consent of Parent: