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 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 Pending Closing From the date hereof through the Closing Date, Seller agrees as follows:
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 of Business Pending Consummation 7.1 Affirmative Covenants of Each Party. From the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement, unless the prior written consent of the other Party shall have been obtained, and except as otherwise expressly contemplated herein, each Party shall and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to (i) operate its business only in the usual, regular, and ordinary course, (ii) preserve intact its business organization and material Assets and maintain its rights and franchises, and (iii) take no action that would (A) materially adversely affect the ability of either Party to obtain any Consents required for the transactions contemplated hereby without imposition of a condition or restriction of the type referred to in the last sentences of Section 9.1(b) or 9.1(c), or (B) materially adversely affect the ability of either Party to perform its covenants and agreements under this Agreement.
Regulatory and Other Approvals Seller will (a) proceed diligently and in good faith and use its best efforts, as promptly as practicable, to obtain all consents, approvals or actions of, to make all filings with and to give all notices to Governmental Authorities or any other Person required of Seller, including without limitation any consents required with respect to Seller’s interests in Assumed Contracts, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Related Agreements, (b) provide such other information and communications to such Governmental Authorities or other Persons as Buyer or such Governmental Authorities or other Persons may reasonably request in connection therewith and (c) cooperate with Buyer as promptly as practicable in obtaining all consents, approvals or actions of, making all filings with and giving all notices to Governmental Authorities or other Persons required of Buyer to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Related Agreements. Seller will provide prompt notification to Buyer when any such consent, approval, action, filing or notice referred to in clause (a) above is obtained, taken, made or given, as applicable, and will advise Buyer of any communications (and, unless precluded by Law, provide copies of any such communications that are in writing) with any Governmental Authority or other Person regarding any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the Related Agreements. Seller knows of no reason relating to Seller why the approvals, consents or waivers of governmental authorities required to complete the transactions contemplated hereby will not be obtained in a timely manner.
Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Closing The Company 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 expressly contemplated by any other provision of this Agreement, unless Parent shall otherwise agree in writing, (x) the respective businesses of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries shall be conducted only in, and the Company and the Company Subsidiaries shall not take any action except in, the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (y) the Company shall use all reasonable efforts to keep available the services of such of the current officers, significant employees and consultants of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and to preserve the current relationships of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries with such of the corporate partners, customers, suppliers and other persons with which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has significant business relations in order to preserve substantially intact its business organization. By way of amplification and not limitation, except as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or as expressly contemplated by any other provision of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary shall, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, directly or indirectly, do, or agree to do, any of the following without the prior written consent of Parent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed:
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.
Compliance with Laws and Other Instruments Except for those that would not have a Material Adverse Effect, the business and operations of the Acquiree, the HK Company, Yangtze Newport have been and are being conducted in accordance with all applicable Laws and Orders. Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Acquiree, the HK Company, nor any PRC Company has received notice of any violation (or any Proceeding involving an allegation of any violation) of any applicable Law or Order by or affecting the Acquiree, the HK Company or any PRC Company and, to the knowledge of the Acquiree, the HK Company and each PRC Company, no Proceeding involving an allegation of violation of any applicable Law or Order is threatened or contemplated. Except for those that would not have a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Acquiree, the HK Company, nor Yangtze Newport is, and is not alleged to be, in violation of, or (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) in default under, or in breach of, any term or provision of its Organizational Documents or of any indenture, loan or credit agreement, note, deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement or other material agreement, lease, license or other instrument, commitment, obligation or arrangement to which the Acquiree is a party or by which any of the Acquiree’s properties, assets or rights are bound or affected. To the knowledge of the Acquiree, the HK Company and each PRC Company, no other party to any material contract, agreement, lease, license, commitment, instrument or other obligation to which the Acquiree, the HK Company or any PRC Company is a party is (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) in default thereunder or in breach of any term thereof. The Acquiree is not subject to any obligation or restriction of any kind or character, nor is there, to the knowledge of the Acquiree, any event or circumstance relating to the Acquiree, the HK Company or any PRC Company that materially and adversely affects in any way its business, properties, assets or prospects or that prohibits the Acquiree from entering into this Agreement or would prevent or make burdensome its performance of or compliance with all or any part of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
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:
