Conduct of Business Pending the Merger. Section 6.01 Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Merger.
Conduct of Business Pending the Merger. SECTION 6.01 Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Merger. The Company covenants and agrees that, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, except as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement, unless Merger Sub shall otherwise agree in writing, the Company shall, and shall cause its subsidiaries, to conduct its business in the ordinary course and in a manner consistent with past custom and practice (including with respect to quantity and frequency in all material respects). The Company shall, and shall cause its subsidiaries to, use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) preserve intact its business organization, (ii) keep available the services of the current officers, employees and consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries, (iii) preserve the current relationships of the Company and its subsidiaries with customers, distributors, suppliers, licensors, licensees, contractors and other persons with which the Company or its subsidiaries has significant business relations, (iv) maintain all assets in good repair and condition (except for ordinary wear and tear) other than those disposed of in the ordinary course of business consistent with past custom and practice, (v) maintain all insurance currently used in the conduct of the Company's and its subsidiaries' business as currently conducted, (vi) maintain the Company's and its subsidiaries' books of account and records in the usual, regular and ordinary manner and (vii) maintain and protect all of its material Intellectual Property Rights, in each case, in a manner consistent in all material respects with the Company's ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice. Except as contemplated by this Agreement, or as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company shall not, and shall cause its subsidiaries not to, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, directly or indirectly do any of the following without the prior written consent of Merger Sub (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed):
Conduct of Business Pending the Merger. SECTION 5.01. Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Merger. (a) The Company agrees that, between the date of this Agreement and the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII, except as set forth in Section 5.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or as expressly contemplated by any other provision of this Agreement, unless Parent shall otherwise consent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed):
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Conduct of Business Pending the Merger. SECTION 5.01. Conduct of Business by CBS Pending the Merger. CBS covenants and agrees that, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, except (w) as contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth in Section 5.01 of the CBS Disclosure Schedule, (x) as Viacom shall otherwise agree in advance in writing, which agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, (y) for actions taken in connection with the consummation of the acquisitions of King World, Outdoor Systems, Inc. and of the subsidiaries of Xxxxxxx that own KTVT, Dallas, Texas (the "Pending Transactions") on substantially the same terms that have heretofore been agreed between such parties or on such other terms and conditions which would not be reasonably likely to have an impact that is both material and detrimental to CBS and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, unless Viacom shall have consented thereto, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, provided that CBS may not amend or otherwise modify the terms of the CBS Series B Preferred Stock to be received by Gaylord pursuant to the Xxxxxxx Agreement, without the written consent of Viacom, and (z) for the exercise of options, warrants and similar securities which would otherwise expire prior to the Effective Time, or the exercise of any put rights, call rights, rights of first refusal and other similar rights, in each case under agreements in existence on the date of this Agreement and otherwise in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the business of CBS and its subsidiaries shall be conducted only in, and CBS and its subsidiaries shall not take any action except in, the ordinary course of business and in a manner consistent with past practice; and CBS and its subsidiaries shall use their reasonable best efforts to preserve substantially intact CBS's business organization, to keep available the services of the current officers, employees and consultants of CBS and its subsidiaries (provided that the foregoing covenant to use reasonable best efforts shall not require CBS to offer retention bonuses to such individuals) and to preserve the current relationships of CBS and its subsidiaries with customers, distributors, dealers, suppliers and other persons with which CBS and its subsidiaries have significant business relations. By way of amplification and not limitation, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, CBS will not do, and will not permit any of its subsidiaries to do, directly or ...
Conduct of Business Pending the Merger. Section 6.1 CONDUCT OF BUSINESS BY COMPANY PENDING THE MERGER. From the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, unless Parent shall otherwise agree in writing, or as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, or any Exhibit hereto, or the Company Disclosure Letter:
Conduct of Business Pending the Merger. SECTION 5.1 Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Merger. ----------------------------------------------------- Prior to the Effective Time, except to the extent that Purchaser shall otherwise consent (including by virtue of action by the Board of Directors of the Company approved by all of Purchaser's or Merger Sub's designees, as applicable, at such time as they shall constitute a majority of such Board), the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, except as expressly permitted by this Agreement, conduct their respective businesses in, and shall not take any action except in, the ordinary course of business in a manner consistent with past practice; and the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, use their respective reasonable best efforts to preserve intact the business organization of the Company and its Subsidiaries, to keep available the services of the current officers, employees and consultants of the Company and its Subsidiaries and to preserve the current business relationships of the Company and its Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, with customers, licensors, suppliers, distributors and others with which the Company or any Subsidiary has business relations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and except as expressly permitted or specifically contemplated by this Agreement, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, 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 Purchaser (except as otherwise expressly permitted by this Agreement):
Conduct of Business Pending the Merger. Except as expressly permitted by clauses (a) through (r) of this Section 4.1 or as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, during the period from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time or the date on which this Agreement is terminated, (x) Parent shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, on the one hand, and (y) the Company shall, on the other hand, conduct, in all material respects, their business in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and, to the extent consistent therewith, use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact its current business organization, keep available the services of its current officers and employees and preserve its relationships with customers, suppliers and others having business dealings with it to the end that its goodwill and ongoing business shall be materially unimpaired at the Effective Time. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and except as otherwise expressly contemplated by this Agreement, (x) Parent shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, without the prior written consent of the Company (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), and (y) the Company shall not, without the prior written consent Parent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed):
Conduct of Business Pending the Merger. SECTION 5.01 Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Merger. The Company covenants and agrees that, between the date of this Agreement and the election or appointment of Purchaser's designees to the Board pursuant to Section 6.03 upon the purchase by Purchaser of any Shares pursuant to the Offer (the "Purchaser's Election Date"), unless Parent shall otherwise agree in writing, the businesses of the Company and the Subsidiaries shall be conducted only in, and the Company and the Subsidiaries shall not take any action except in, the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and the Company shall use all reasonable best efforts consistent with good business judgment under the current circumstances to preserve 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, vendors, distributors and other persons with which the Company or any Subsidiary has business relations to the end that their goodwill and ongoing businesses shall be unimpaired in all material respects at the Effective Time. By way of amplification and not limitation, except as contemplated by this Agreement or by Section 5.01 of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company agrees that neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall, between the date of this Agreement and the Purchaser's Election Date, directly or indirectly do, or propose to do, any of the following without the prior written consent of Parent:
Conduct of Business Pending the Merger. SECTION 4.01
