Conduct Pending Closing (i) The Business of Seller ----------------------- shall be conducted only in the ordinary course consistent with past practices.
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 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 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 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 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:
Litigation Affecting Closing On the Closing Date, no proceeding shall be pending or threatened before any court or governmental agency in which it is sought to restrain or prohibit or to obtain damages or other relief in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and no investigation that might eventuate in any such suit, action or proceeding shall be pending or threatened.
Regulatory Matters and Approvals Each of the Parties will give any notices to, make any filings with, and use its reasonable best efforts to obtain any necessary authorizations, consents, and approvals of governments and governmental agencies in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:
Consents and Approvals; No Violation To the knowledge of the Buyer, there is no requirement applicable to the Buyer to make any filing with, or to obtain any permit, authorization, consent or approval of, any governmental or regulatory authority as a condition to the lawful consummation by the Buyer of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or by the Indemnification Agreement. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.3, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement by the Buyer nor the consummation by the Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby nor compliance by the Buyer with any of the provisions hereof or thereof will (i) conflict with or result in a breach of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Buyer, (ii) to the knowledge of the Buyer, result in a breach of or default, or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration under, any material note, bond, mortgage, indenture, license, agreement, lease or other similar instrument or obligation to which the Buyer is a party or by which any of the Buyer's properties or assets may be bound, except for such breaches or defaults (or rights of termination, cancellation or acceleration) as to which requisite waivers or consents have been obtained, or (iii) assuming compliance with the HSR Act, to the knowledge of the Buyer, violate any material order, judgment, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Buyer or any of the Buyer's properties or assets, excluding from the foregoing clauses (ii) and (iii) such breaches, defaults and violations which, in the aggregate, would not have a Buyer Material Adverse Effect.
