Common use of Maintenance of Business Clause in Contracts

Maintenance of Business. During the period from the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Contributed Company Group and the Contributing Companies will use reasonable efforts to carry on and preserve the Group Business and relationships with customers, suppliers, employees and others related to Group Business in substantially the same manner as it has prior to the date hereof.

Maintenance of Business. During the period from the date hereof October 5, 1998 until the earlier of the Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Contributed Company Group and the Contributing Companies will use reasonable efforts to carry on and preserve the Group Business and relationships with A-45 47 customers, suppliers, employees and others related to Group Business in substantially the same manner as it has prior to the date hereof.October 5, 1998. 4.3

Maintenance of Business. During the period from the date hereof ----------------------- until the earlier of the Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Contributed Company Group and the Contributing Companies will use reasonable efforts to carry on and preserve the Group Business and relationships with customers, suppliers, employees and others related to Group Business in substantially the same manner as it has prior to the date hereof.

Maintenance of Business. During the period from the date hereof of this ----------------------- Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Contributed Company Group and the Contributing Companies will use reasonable efforts to carry on and preserve the Group Business and relationships with customers, suppliers, employees and others related to Group Business in substantially the same manner as it has prior to the date hereof.

Maintenance of Business. During the period from the date hereof October 5, 1998 ----------------------- until the earlier of the Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Contributed Company Group and the Contributing Companies will use reasonable efforts to carry on and preserve the Group Business and relationships with customers, suppliers, employees and others related to Group Business in substantially the same manner as it has prior to the date hereofOctober 5, 1998.

Maintenance of Business. During the period from the date hereof of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Contributed Company Group and the Contributing Companies will use reasonable efforts to carry on and preserve the Group Business and relationships with customers, suppliers, employees and others related to Group Business in substantially the same manner as it has prior to the date hereof.