Common use of Conduct of the Business Pending the Merger Clause in Contracts

Conduct of the Business Pending the Merger. (a) The Company covenants and agrees that between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, unless the Parent shall otherwise agree in writing (and except as expressly contemplated, permitted or required by this Agreement), (i) the business 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 and in a manner consistent with prior practice, (ii) the Company and the Subsidiaries shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to preserve substantially intact their business organizations, to keep available the services of their current officers and employees and to preserve the current relationships of the Company and the Subsidiaries with customers, suppliers and other Persons with which the Company or the Subsidiaries has significant business relations, and (iii) the Company will comply in all material respects with all applicable Laws and regulations wherever its business is conducted, including the timely filing of all reports, forms or other documents with the SEC required pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

Appears in 5 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Women Com Networks Inc), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Hearst Communications Inc), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Ivillage Inc)

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Conduct of the Business Pending the Merger. (a) The Company covenants and agrees that between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, except as otherwise provided in Section 5.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter or unless the Parent shall otherwise agree consent in writing (and except as expressly contemplatedsuch consent not to be unreasonably withheld, permitted conditioned or required by this Agreementdelayed), (i) the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries shall be conducted only in, and the Company and the Subsidiaries shall not take any action except in, in the ordinary course of business and in a manner consistent with prior practice, (ii) the Company and the Subsidiaries shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to preserve substantially intact their business organizations, to keep available the services of their current officers and employees and to preserve the current relationships of the Company and the Subsidiaries with customers, suppliers and other Persons persons with which the Company or the Subsidiaries has have significant business relationsrelations such that their ongoing businesses shall not be impaired in any material respect at the Effective Time, and (iii) the Company will comply in all material respects with all applicable Laws and regulations wherever its business is conducted, including the timely filing of all reports, forms or other documents with the FCC and with the SEC required pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Sprint Nextel Corp), Agreement and Plan of Merger (iPCS, INC)

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Conduct of the Business Pending the Merger. (a) The Company covenants and agrees that between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, except as otherwise provided in Section 5.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter or unless the Parent shall otherwise agree consent in writing (and except as expressly contemplated, permitted or required by this Agreementsuch consent not to be unreasonably withheld), (i) the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries shall be conducted only in, and the Company and the Subsidiaries shall not take any action except in, in the ordinary course of business and in a manner consistent with prior practice, (ii) the Company and the Subsidiaries shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to preserve substantially intact their business organizations, to keep available the services of their current officers and employees and to preserve the current relationships of the Company and the Subsidiaries with customers, suppliers and other Persons persons with which the Company or the Subsidiaries has have significant business relationsrelations such that their ongoing businesses shall not be impaired in any material respect at the Effective Time, and (iii) the Company will comply in all material respects with all applicable Laws and regulations wherever its business is conducted, including the timely filing of all reports, forms or other documents with the FCC and with the SEC required pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Alamosa Holdings Inc)

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