Conduct of Business of Company. During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement or the Effective Time, the Company agrees (except to the extent expressly contemplated by this Agreement), to carry on its and its Subsidiaries' business in the ordinary course in substantially the same manner as heretofore conducted, to pay and to cause its Subsidiaries to pay debts and Taxes when due subject to good faith disputes over such debts or taxes, to pay or perform other material obligations when due, and to use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with past practice and policies to preserve intact its and its Subsidiaries' present business organizations, use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with past practice to keep available the services of its and its Subsidiaries' present officers and key employees and use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with past practice to preserve its and its Subsidiaries' relationships with customers, suppliers, distributors, licensors, licensees, and others having business dealings with it or its Subsidiaries, to the end that its and its Subsidiaries' goodwill and ongoing businesses shall be unimpaired at the Effective Time. The Company agrees to promptly notify Parent of any material event or occurrence not in the ordinary course of its or its Subsidiaries' business, and of any event which could reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, during the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement or the Effective Time, the Company shall not do, cause or permit any of the following actions, or allow, cause or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do, cause or permit any of the following actions:
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Conduct of Business of Company. Except as expressly ------------------------------ provided for herein, during the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, act and carry on its business only in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and, to the extent consistent therewith, use reasonable efforts to preserve intact its current business organizations, keep available the services of its current key officers and employees and preserve the goodwill of those engaged in material business relationships with Company, and to that end, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, without the prior consent of Parent:
Conduct of Business of Company. During the period from the date ------------------------------ of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement or the Effective Time, Company agrees (except to the extent expressly required by this Agreement or as consented to in writing by Parent), to carry on its and its subsidiaries' business in the ordinary course in substantially the same manner as heretofore conducted, to pay and to cause its subsidiaries to pay debts and Taxes when due subject to good faith disputes over such debts or taxes, to pay or perform other material obligations when due, and to use its commercially reasonable best efforts consistent with past practice and policies to preserve intact its and its subsidiaries' present business organizations, use its commercially reasonable best efforts consistent with past practice to keep available the services of its and its subsidiaries' present officers and key employees and use its commercially reasonable best efforts consistent with past practice to preserve its and its subsidiaries' relationships with customers, suppliers, distributors, licensors, licensees, and others having business dealings with it or its subsidiaries, to the end that its and its subsidiaries' goodwill and ongoing businesses shall be unimpaired at the Effective Time. Company agrees to promptly notify Parent of any material event or occurrence not in the ordinary course of its or its subsidiaries' business, and of any event which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Company.
Conduct of Business of Company. During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement or the Effective Time, Company agrees (except to the extent expressly contemplated by this Agreement or as consented to in writing by Parent), to carry on its business in the usual regular and ordinary course in substantially the same manner as heretofore conducted, and in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Legal Provisions, to pay or perform its obligations when due and to use all reasonable efforts to preserve intact its present business organizations, keep available the services of its present officers and key employees and preserve its relationships with customers, suppliers, distributors, licensors, licensees and others having business dealings with it to the end that its goodwill and ongoing businesses shall be unimpaired at the Effective Time. Without limiting the foregoing, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the Company Disclosure Schedule, Company shall not do, cause or permit any of the following, without the prior written consent of Parent:
Conduct of Business of Company. Following the date hereof and through the earlier of (A) termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.1 hereof, and (B) the Closing, the Company shall maintain its regular course of business and except as contemplated by this Agreement, shall not engage in any activity that is outside the ordinary course of business and not deviate from its ordinary course of business. Nothing herein shall be deemed to restrict the Company from taking actions that are required to be taken under this Agreement in order to consummate the Closing or that are otherwise permitted herein or required under applicable law. By way of amplification and not limitation, except as contemplated by this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries shall, during the period described in the first sentence above, (a) amend or otherwise change the Company’s organizational documents, (b) split, combine, reclassify or redeem any shares of its outstanding capital stock, (c) declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution payable in cash, stock or property, (d) authorize for issuance, issue (except upon the exercise of outstanding stock options) or sell, deliver or agree to issue or sell any shares of, or rights to acquire or convertible into any shares of, its capital stock (whether through the issuance or granting of options, warrants, convertible or exchangeable securities, commitments, subscriptions, rights to purchase or otherwise), or amend any of the terms of any such capital stock, (e) merge, acquire or dispose a material asset or invest in a another company, (f) incur, assume or prepay any indebtedness or any other liabilities in excess of $100,000 individually, or in excess of $500,000 in the aggregate (other than trade payables), (g) assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise become liable or responsible (whether directly, contingently or otherwise) for the obligations of any other Person, (h) make any material loans, gifts, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other Person; (i) make any changes to the compensation or benefits of any senior employee, consultant officer or director, or (j) enter into any contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement with respect to any of the foregoing.
Conduct of Business of Company. During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement or the Effective Time, Company agrees (except to the extent expressly contemplated by this Agreement, Section 4.2 hereof or as consented to in writing by Parent), to carry on its business in the usual, regular and ordinary course in substantially the same manner as heretofore conducted. Subject to Section 4.2 hereof, Company further agrees to pay all debts and Taxes when due, subject to (i) good faith disputes over such debts or Taxes and (ii) the filing of material Tax Returns (provided that Company shall inform Parent of its intention to file such Tax Returns prior to filing), to pay or perform other obligations when due, and to use all reasonable efforts consistent with past practice and policies to preserve intact its present business organizations, to keep available the services of its present officers and key employees and to preserve its relationships with customers, suppliers, distributors, licensors, licensees and others having business dealings with it, to the end that its goodwill and ongoing businesses shall be unimpaired at the Effective Time, other than what would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Company. Company agrees to promptly notify Parent of any event or occurrence not in the ordinary course of its business, and of any event which could reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Conduct of Business of Company. Except as expressly provided for herein or in Section 4.1 of the Disclosure Schedule, during the period from the date of this Agreement to the earlier of the termination of this Agreement or the Effective Time, Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, act and carry on its business only in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and, to the extent consistent therewith, use all reasonable efforts to preserve intact its current business organizations, keep available the services of its current key officers and employees and preserve the goodwill of those engaged in material business relationships with Company. To that end, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, without the prior consent of Parent:
Conduct of Business of Company. During the period from the date of ------------------------------ this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement or the Effective Time, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, Company shall not do, cause or permit any of the following, or allow, cause or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do, cause or permit any of the following, without the prior written consent of Parent:
Conduct of Business of Company. During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement or the Effective Time (except as required by law or to the extent expressly contemplated by this Agreement, Section 4.2 hereof or as consented to in writing by Parent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), Company agrees:
