MANAGEMENT OF THE BUSINESS Pursuant to Section 00-00-000 of the Act, and as stated in its Articles, the Company’s day to day affairs are managed by the Member. The Member is responsible for the daily operations of the business.
Operation of the Business Between the date of this Agreement and the Closing, Seller shall:
Outside Businesses Subject to the provisions of Section 6.3, any Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware Trustee and the Property Trustee may engage in or possess an interest in other business ventures of any nature or description, independently or with others, similar or dissimilar to the activities of the Trust, and the Trust and the Holders of Securities shall have no rights by virtue of this Trust Agreement in and to such independent ventures or the income or profits derived therefrom, and the pursuit of any such venture, even if competitive with the activities of the Trust, shall not be deemed wrongful or improper. No Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware Trustee or the Property Trustee shall be obligated to present any particular investment or other opportunity to the Trust even if such opportunity is of a character that, if presented to the Trust, could be taken by the Trust, and any Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware Trustee and the Property Trustee shall have the right to take for its own account (individually or as a partner or fiduciary) or to recommend to others any such particular investment or other opportunity. Any Covered Person, the Delaware Trustee and the Property Trustee may engage or be interested in any financial or other transaction with the Sponsor or any Affiliate of the Sponsor, or may act as depositary for, trustee or agent for, or act on any committee or body of holders of, securities or other obligations of the Sponsor or its Affiliates.
The Business The parties acknowledge that the Company is engaged in the development, marketing and sale of certain proprietary technologies, processes and related products in the areas of chemical detection, technical processes, and technical/business services, and that the Company may also from time to time become or may intend to become engaged in other business endeavors (individually and collectively, the "BUSINESS"). The Company shall be deemed to intend to become engaged in a business endeavor if it has devoted or expended any significant resources, either financial or human resources, towards the proposed endeavor, either in planning or implementing the undertaking of such planned endeavor.
Management of Business No Limited Partner or Assignee (other than the General Partner, any of its Affiliates or any officer, director, employee, partner, agent or trustee of the General Partner, the Partnership or any of their Affiliates, in their capacity as such) shall take part in the operations, management or control (within the meaning of the Act) of the Partnership’s business, transact any business in the Partnership’s name or have the power to sign documents for or otherwise bind the Partnership. The transaction of any such business by the General Partner, any of its Affiliates or any officer, director, employee, partner, agent or trustee of the General Partner, the Partnership or any of their Affiliates, in their capacity as such, shall not affect, impair or eliminate the limitations on the liability of the Limited Partners or Assignees under this Agreement.
Capitalization of the Company and its Subsidiaries The -------------------------------------------------- authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (i) 150,000,000 Shares of which, as of February 19, 1999, 56,419,890 Shares were issued and outstanding and (ii) 20,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value of $0.01 per share, of which, as of February 19, 1999, no shares were issued and outstanding. All outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been validly issued, and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights. As of February 19, 1999, Employee Options to purchase an aggregate of 6,569,342 Shares were outstanding and the weighted average exercise price of such Employee Options was $14.21 per Share. Except as set forth above or in Schedule 4.2, and except as a result of the exercise of Employee Options outstanding as of February 26, 1999, there are outstanding (i) no shares of capital stock or other voting securities of the Company, (ii) no securities of the Company convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or voting securities of the Company, (iii) no options, subscriptions, warrants, convertible securities, calls or other rights to acquire from the Company, and no obligation of the Company to issue, deliver or sell any capital stock, voting securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock or voting securities of the Company and (iv) no equity equivalents, "phantom" stock rights, stock appreciation rights, performance shares, interests in the ownership or earnings of the Company or other similar rights issued by the Company (collectively, "Company Securities"). Except as set ------------------- forth in Schedule 4.2 or as contemplated by this Agreement or the Stockholders Agreement, there are no outstanding obligations of the Company or any of its subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Company Securities. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.2, each of the outstanding shares of capital stock of each of the Company's subsidiaries is duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and is directly or indirectly owned by the Company, free and clear of all security interests, liens, claims, pledges, charges, voting agreements or other encumbrances of any nature whatsoever (collectively, "Liens"). Except as set forth in Schedule 4.2, there are no existing options, ----- calls or commitments of any character relating to the issued or unissued capital stock or other securities of any subsidiary of the Company. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.2, and the Stockholders Agreement, there are no voting trusts, proxies or other agreements, commitments or understandings of any character to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound with respect to the voting of any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or with respect to the registration of the offering, sale or delivery of any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries under the Securities Act. There are not any bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of the Company or its subsidiaries having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matters on which stockholders of the Company may vote ("Voting Company Debt"). -------------------
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.
Operation of the Company’s Business (a) Except in each case (x) as specifically required by any other provision of this Agreement or specifically set forth in Part 5.2(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, (y) as required by any applicable Legal Requirement, or (z) with the prior written consent of Parent, during the Pre-Closing Period: (i) the Company shall conduct its business and operations (A) in the ordinary course and in accordance with past practices and (B) in compliance, in all material respects, with all applicable Legal Requirements and the requirements of all Company Contracts that constitute Material Contracts; (ii) the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact its current business organization, keep available the services of its current officers and other employees and maintain its relations and goodwill with all suppliers, customers, landlords, creditors, licensors, licensees, distributors, resellers, employees and other Persons having business relationships with the Company; (iii) the Company shall keep in full force all insurance policies referred to in Section 3.19 (other than any such policies that are immediately replaced with substantially similar policies); and (iv) the Company shall promptly notify Parent of (A) any written notice or other communication of which the Company has Knowledge from any Person alleging that the Consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with any of the Contemplated Transactions, and (B) any Legal Proceeding commenced, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against, relating to, involving or otherwise affecting the Company that relates to the consummation of the Offer or the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions. Except in each case (x) as specifically required by any other provision of this Agreement, (y) as required by any applicable Legal Requirement, or (z) with the prior written consent of the Company, during the Pre-Closing Period, Parent shall promptly notify the Company of (A) any written notice or other communication of which Parent has Knowledge from any Person alleging that the Consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with any of the Contemplated Transactions, and (B) any Legal Proceeding commenced, or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened against, relating to, involving or otherwise affecting Parent or Acquisition Sub that relates to the consummation of the Offer or the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions.
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:
Restrictions on Business Activities There is no agreement, commitment, judgment, injunction, order or decree binding upon the Company or to which the Company is a party which has or could reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or materially impairing any business practice material to the Company, any acquisition of property by the Company or the conduct of business by the Company as currently conducted or as proposed to be conducted.
