No Obligation to Mitigate Damages; No Effect on Other Contractual Rights (a) The Executive shall not be required to mitigate damages or the amount of any payment provided for under this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor shall the amount of any payment provided for under this Agreement be reduced by any compensation earned by the Executive as the result of employment by another employer after the Date of Termination, or otherwise. (b) The provisions of this Agreement, and any payment provided for hereunder, shall not reduce any amounts otherwise payable, or in any way diminish the Executive's existing rights, or rights which would accrue solely as a result of the passage of time, under any benefit plan, incentive plan or stock option plan, employment agreement or other contract, plan or arrangement.
SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note or for a Definitive Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global Note or Definitive Note for an interest in this Global Note, have been made:
Effect on Obligations Termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Article shall terminate all obligations of the parties hereunder; provided, however, that termination pursuant to paragraph (b) of Section 8.01 shall not relieve any party that breached its covenants or agreements contained herein or in any related agreement from any liability to the other party hereto by reason of such breach.
Absence of Certain Changes, Events and Conditions Except as set forth in Section 4.9 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, since the Interim Financial Statements Date, the Company has conducted its business in the Ordinary Course of Business, and there has not been, with respect to the Company, any: (a) Company Material Adverse Effect; (b) issuance, sale or other disposition of, or creation of any Encumbrance on, any Equity of the Company, or grant of any options, warrants or other rights to purchase or obtain (including upon conversion, exchange or exercise) any Equity of the Company; (c) redemption, purchase or acquisition of any Equity of the Company; (d) change in any method of accounting or accounting practice of the Company, except as required by GAAP; (e) change in the Company’s cash management practices and policies, practices and procedures with respect to collection of accounts receivable, establishment of reserves for uncollectible accounts, accrual of accounts receivable, inventory control, prepayment of expenses, payment of trade accounts payable, accrual of other expenses, deferral of revenue and acceptance of customer deposits; (f) entry into any Contract that would constitute a Material Contract; (g) incurrence, assumption or Guarantee of any Indebtedness for borrowed money; (h) transfer, assignment, sale or other disposition of any of the assets shown or reflected in the Balance Sheet or cancellation of any Indebtedness or entitlements; (i) damage, destruction or loss (whether or not covered by insurance) to its property (including Real Property); (j) any capital investment in, or any loan to, any other Person; (k) acceleration, termination, material modification to or cancellation of any Material Contract (including, but not limited to, any Material Contract) to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound; (l) other than Permitted Encumbrances, imposition of any Encumbrance upon the Company’s properties (including Real Property) or assets, tangible or intangible; (i) grant or contemplated grant of any bonuses, whether monetary or otherwise, or increase in any wages, salary, severance, pension or other compensation or benefits in respect of its employees, directors, officers, consultants or independent contractors, other than as provided for in the ordinary course of business or in any written agreements or required by applicable Law, (ii) change in the terms of employment for any employee or any termination of any employees, or (iii) action to accelerate the vesting or payment of any compensation or benefit for any employee, director, manager, officer, consultant or independent contractor; (n) adoption, modification or termination of any: (i) employment, severance, retention or other agreement with a key employee, (ii) Benefit Plan or (iii) collective bargaining or other agreement with a Union, in each case whether written or oral; (o) any loan to (or forgiveness of any loan to), or entry into any other transaction with, any of its shareholders, directors, managers, officers and employees; (p) entry into a new line of business or abandonment or discontinuance of existing lines of business; (q) adoption of any plan of merger, consolidation, reorganization, liquidation or dissolution or filing of a petition in bankruptcy under any provision of federal or state bankruptcy Law or consent to the filing of any bankruptcy petition against it under any similar Law; (r) purchase, lease or other acquisition of the right to own, use or lease any property or assets for an amount in excess of $100,000, individually (in the case of a lease, per annum) or $150,000 in the aggregate (in the case of a lease, for the entire term of the lease, not including any option term), except for purchases of inventory or supplies in the Ordinary Course of Business; (s) acquisition by merger or consolidation with, or by purchase of a substantial portion of the assets, stock or other Equity of, or by any other manner, any business or any Person or any division thereof; (t) making, changing or revoking any election relating to Taxes, changes to an annual accounting period or adoption of or changes to any accounting method relating to Taxes, filing of any amended Tax Return, entering into any closing agreement, settlement of any Tax claim or assessment relating to the Company, surrendering of any right to claim a refund or consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any Tax claim or assessment relating to the Company; (u) amendment of the Organizational Documents of the Company; (v) transfer or assignment of or grant of any license or sublicense under or with respect to the Company Intellectual Property or Company IP Agreements; (w) abandonment or lapse of or failure to maintain in full force and effect any Intellectual Property Registration, or loss of confidentiality or value of any material Trade Secrets included in the Company Intellectual Property by failure to take or maintain reasonable secrecy measures to protect the same; or (x) any Contract to do any of the foregoing, or any action or omission that would result in any of the foregoing.
Absence of Certain Changes or Events Except as set forth in this Agreement or the schedules hereto, since the date of the most recent AGA balance sheet described in Section 5.04 and included in the information referred to in Section 5.06: (a) There has not been: (i) any adverse change in the business, operations, properties, level of inventory, assets, or condition of AGA; or (ii) any damage, destruction, or loss to AGA (whether or not covered by insurance) adversely affecting the business, operations, properties, assets, or conditions of AGA; (b) AGA has not: (i) amended its Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; (ii) declared or made, or agreed to declare or make, any payment of dividends or distributions of any assets of any kind whatsoever to stockholders or purchased or redeemed, or agreed to purchase or redeem, any of its capital stock; (iii) waived any rights of value which in the aggregate are extraordinary or material considering the business of AGA; (iv) made any material change in its method of management, operation, or accounting; (v) entered into any other material transactions; (vi) made any accrual or arrangement for or payment of bonuses or special compensation of any kind or any severance or termination pay to any present or former officer or employee; (vii) increased the rate of compensation payable or to become payable by it to any of its officers or directors or any of its employees whose monthly compensation exceeds $1,000; or (viii) made any increase in any profit-sharing, bonus, deferred compensation, insurance, pension, retirement, or other employee benefit plan, payment, or arrangement made to, for, or with its officers, directors, or employees; (c) AGA has not: (i) granted or agreed to grant any options, warrants, or other rights for its stocks, bonds, or other corporate securities calling for the issuance thereof; (ii) borrowed or agreed to borrow any funds or incurred, or become subject to, any material obligation or liability (absolute or contingent) except liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business; (iii) paid any material obligation or liability (absolute or contingent) other than current liabilities reflected in or shown on the most recent AGA balance sheet and current liabilities incurred since that date in the ordinary course of business; (iv) sold or transferred, or agreed to sell or transfer, any of its material assets, properties, or rights (except assets, properties, or rights not used or useful in its business which, in the aggregate have a value of less than $5,000 or canceled, or agreed to cancel, any debts or claims (except debts and claims which in the aggregate are of a value of less than $5,000); (v) made or permitted any amendment or termination of any contract, agreement, or license to which it is a party if such amendment or termination is material, considering the business of AGA ; or (vi) issued, delivered, or agreed to issue or deliver any stock, bonds, or other corporate securities including debentures (whether authorized and unissued or held as treasury stock); and (d) AGA has not become subject to any law, order, investigation, inquiry, grievance or regulation which materially and adversely affects, or in the future would be reasonably expected to adversely affect, the business, operations, properties, assets, or condition of AGA.