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 Business Each of the Company and Parent covenants and agrees that:
Conduct of Businesses (i) Prior to the Effective Time, except as may be set forth in the RELP Disclosure Letter or the AIP Disclosure Letter or as contemplated by this Agreement, unless the other party has consented in writing thereto, AIP and RELP:
Conduct of Business of the 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 and the Effective Time, the Company (which for the purposes of this Section 6.1 shall include the Company and each of its Subsidiaries) agrees, except to the extent that Parent shall otherwise consent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), to carry on its business and to cause each of its Subsidiaries to carry on its business in the usual, regular and ordinary course in substantially the same manner as heretofore conducted, and to use and cause each of its Subsidiaries to use all commercially reasonable efforts consistent with past practices and policies to preserve intact its present business organizations, keep available the services of its present officers and employees and preserve its relationships with customers, suppliers, distributors, licensors, licensees, and others having business dealings with the Company or any such Subsidiaries, to the end that the goodwill and ongoing businesses of Company and each of its Subsidiaries be unimpaired at the Effective Time. Except as expressly provided for by this Agreement, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, prior to the Effective Time or earlier termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms, without the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed):
Conduct of Business The business of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be conducted in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental entity, except where such violations would not result, either individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect.
Conduct of Business of Parent Except as contemplated by this Agreement, from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time, Parent will not do, and will not permit any of its subsidiaries to do, any of the following without the prior written consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed):
Interim Conduct of Business (a) Except (i) as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, (ii) as set forth in Section 6.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, or (iii) as 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 Acceptance Time, each of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries shall (A) carry on its business in all material respects in the usual, regular and ordinary course consistent with the manner as heretofore conducted, and (B) use its commercially reasonable efforts, consistent with past practices and policies, to keep available the services of the current officers, key employees and consultants of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries, and preserve the current relationships of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries with customers, suppliers and other Persons with whom the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has significant business relations.
Conduct of Business by Parent (a) From and after the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and the Termination Date, and except (i) as may be required by applicable Law or the regulations or requirements of any stock exchange or regulatory organization applicable to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) as may be agreed in writing by the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), (iii) as may be contemplated or required by this Agreement or (iv) as set forth in Section 5.2(a) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, Parent covenants and agrees that the business of Parent and its Subsidiaries shall be conducted in the ordinary course of business, and Parent shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, use their commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact their present lines of business, maintain their rights, franchises and Parent Permits and preserve their relationships with customers and suppliers; provided, however, that no action by Parent or its Subsidiaries with respect to matters specifically addressed by any provision of Section 5.2(b) shall be deemed a breach of this sentence unless such action would constitute a breach of such other provision.
Conduct of the Company Except (t) with the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (u) as expressly permitted, required or contemplated by this Agreement, (v) as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (w) as required by Applicable Law, (x) pursuant to the terms of any Company Plan in effect as of the date hereof, (y) in connection with any reasonable action taken, or omitted to be taken, pursuant to any COVID-19 Measures or which is otherwise taken, or omitted to be taken, in reasonable response to COVID-19 in good faith, from the date hereof until the Effective Time (provided that the Company shall consult if legally permissible with Parent in good faith prior to taking such actions to the extent reasonably practicable under the circumstances), or (z) as expressly required or contemplated by any Contract between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and ONE or any of its Affiliates, on the other hand, the Company (a) shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, use commercially reasonable efforts to (1)(A) operate the Company Vessels, or cause the Company Vessels to be operated, (i) in a customary manner consistent with past practice, (ii) in accordance with the requirements of the class and flag state of each of the Company Vessels and the applicable manager’s safety management systems and (iii) in compliance with the requirements of port states with which each Company Vessel trades and (B) in the ordinary course of business maintain the Company Vessels, or cause the Company Vessels to be maintained, in good working condition and (2) use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve substantially intact its business, organization, assets and properties, and (3) use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve in all material respects its relationships with any customers, suppliers and any other Persons with which it has material business relations; provided, however, that no action by the Company or its Subsidiaries with respect to matters specifically addressed by any provision of Section 6.01(b) shall be deemed a breach of this sentence unless such action constitutes a breach of such provision of Section 6.01(b), and (b) shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to:
Conduct of Business in Normal Course Seller shall carry on its business and activities diligently and in substantially the same manner as it previously has been carried on, and shall not make or institute any unusual or novel methods of purchase, sale, lease, management, accounting or operation that will vary materially from the methods used by Seller as of the date of this Agreement.
