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.
Conduct of the Company’s Business The Company covenants and agrees that, prior to the Effective Time, unless Parent shall otherwise consent in writing or as otherwise expressly contemplated by this Agreement:
Conduct of the Company From the date hereof until the Effective Time, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, as consented to in writing by Parent, as contemplated by or reasonably necessary to implement the Company 50 Operating Plan (or, with respect to any initiative therein, reallocations among line items within such initiative that are not in the aggregate more burdensome to the Company in any material respect) or as required by Applicable Law, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, conduct its business in all material respects in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) preserve intact its business organization, (ii) maintain in effect all of its material foreign, federal, state and local licenses, permits, consents, franchises, approvals and authorizations, and (iii) maintain its existing relationships with its material customers, lenders, suppliers and others having material business relationships with it and with Governmental Authorities with jurisdiction over the Company’s operations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, from the date hereof until the Effective Time, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, as consented to in writing by Parent (solely in the case of the following clauses (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j) and (p), such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), as contemplated by or reasonably necessary to implement the Company Operating Plan (or, with respect to any initiative therein, reallocations among line items within such initiative that are not in the aggregate more burdensome to the Company in any material respect) or as required by Applicable Law, the Company shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to:
Interim Conduct of Business (a) Except as (i) contemplated, required or permitted by this Agreement, (ii) required by applicable Law, (iii) set forth in Section 5.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, or (iv) approved by Parent (which approval will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), at all times during the period commencing with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier to occur of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article IX and the Effective Time, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries shall (A) carry on its business in the ordinary course in substantially the same manner as heretofore conducted in all material respects, and (B) use its reasonable best efforts, consistent with past practices, to preserve substantially intact its business organization and preserve the current relationships of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries with material customers, suppliers and other Persons with whom the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has significant business relations as is reasonably necessary.
Conduct of the Parties The parties will not engage in behaviour that is, or may reasonably be considered to be intimidating, bullying, or harassing or commit any act or behaviour which is offensive or abusive in connection with this Agreement.
Conduct of Parent During the Pre-Closing Period, except as (i) expressly required or expressly contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) set forth in Section 6.05 of the Parent Letter, (iii) required by applicable Law or (iv) consented to in advance in writing by the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), Parent shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (A) conduct its business in all material respects in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) use its reasonable best efforts to preserve intact in all material respects its business organization and material business relationships with suppliers, vendors, Governmental Authorities, customers and other Persons with which Parent has material business relationships; provided, that neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required (or shall without the Company’s prior consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) to make any payments to its business relationship counterparties, beyond that paid in the ordinary course of business in order to maintain such business relationships. In addition to and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, during the Pre-Closing Period, except as (w) expressly required or expressly contemplated by this Agreement, (x) set forth in Section 6.05 of the Parent Letter, (y) required by applicable Law or (z) consented to in advance in writing by the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), Parent shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to:
Conduct of the Hearing The arbitrator shall hold the hearing in Portland, Oregon unless otherwise agreed to by the parties. The hearing shall commence within sixty (60) working days of the arbitrator's acceptance of the case, unless both parties agree to an extension of time. If the arbitrator or either party requests that post-hearing briefs be submitted, the arbitrator shall establish a date for the submission of such briefs and the hearing will be deemed to have been closed by such date.
Conduct of Business by Company During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms or the Effective Time, Company shall, except to the extent that Parent shall otherwise consent in writing, 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 Requirements, pay its debts and Taxes when due subject to good faith disputes over such debts or Taxes, pay or perform other material obligations when due, and use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with past practices and policies to (i) preserve intact its present business organization, (ii) keep available the services of its present officers and employees, and (iii) preserve its relationships with customers, suppliers, licensors, licensees, and others with which it has business dealings. In addition, Company will promptly notify Parent of any event that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Company. In addition, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or provided in Part 4.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter, without the prior written consent of Parent, during the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms or the Effective Time, Company shall not do any of the following and shall not permit any Company Subsidiaries to do any of the following:
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 by Parent (a) From and after the date hereof until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, Parent will, and will cause its Subsidiaries to, except as otherwise provided on Schedule 5.3(b) or as otherwise required by this Agreement or the Merger Agreement (as in effect on the date hereof), by applicable Legal Requirements, or consented to in writing by each of the Investors (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed):
