Common use of Negative Covenant Clause in Contracts

Negative Covenant. Except as otherwise expressly permitted herein, between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, Seller shall not, and Shareholders shall not permit Seller to, without the prior written Consent of Buyer, (a) take any affirmative action, or fail to take any reasonable action within its control, as a result of which any of the changes or events listed in Sections 3.15 or 3.19 would be likely to occur; (b) make any modification to any material Contract or Governmental Authorization; (c) allow the levels of raw materials, supplies or other materials included in the Inventories to vary materially from the levels customarily maintained; or (d) enter into any compromise or settlement of any litigation, proceeding or governmental investigation relating to the Assets, the business of Seller or the Assumed Liabilities.

Appears in 3 contracts

Sources: Asset Purchase Agreement, Asset Purchase Agreement (Age Research Inc), Asset Purchase Agreement (Rollins Inc)

Negative Covenant. Except as otherwise expressly permitted herein, between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, Seller shall not, and Shareholders Shareholder shall not permit Seller to, without the prior written Consent of Buyer, (a) take any affirmative action, or fail to take any reasonable action within its control, as a result of which any of the changes or events listed in Sections 3.15 or 3.19 would be likely to occur; (b) make any modification to any material Contract or Governmental Authorization; (c) allow the levels of raw materials, supplies or other materials included in the Inventories to vary materially from the levels customarily maintained; or (d) enter into any compromise or settlement of any litigation, proceeding or governmental investigation relating to the Assets, the business of Seller or the Assumed Liabilities.

Appears in 3 contracts

Sources: Asset Purchase Agreement (Aberdeen Idaho Mining Co), Asset Purchase Agreement (Aberdeen Idaho Mining Co), Asset Purchase Agreement (MotivNation, Inc.)

Negative Covenant. Except as otherwise expressly permitted herein, between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, Seller shall not, and Shareholders Shareholder shall not permit Seller to, without the prior written Consent of Buyer, (a) take any affirmative action, or fail to take any reasonable action within its control, as a result of which any of the changes or events listed in Sections 3.15 3.17 or 3.19 3.18 would be likely to occur; (b) make any modification to any material Contract or Governmental Authorization; (c) allow the levels of raw materials, supplies or other materials included in the Inventories to vary materially from the levels customarily maintained; or (d) enter into any compromise or settlement of any litigation, proceeding or governmental investigation relating to the Assets, the business of Seller or the Assumed Liabilities.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Asset Purchase Agreement (MBI Financial, Inc.)

Negative Covenant. Except as otherwise expressly permitted herein, between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, Seller and Subsidiary shall not, and Shareholders shall not permit Seller or Subsidiary to, without the prior written Consent of BuyerBuyers, (a) take any affirmative action, or fail to take any reasonable action within its control, as a result of which any of the changes or events listed in Sections 3.15 or 3.19 would be likely to occur; (b) make any modification to any material Contract or Governmental Authorization; (c) allow the levels of raw materials, supplies or other materials included in the Inventories to vary materially from the levels customarily maintained; or (d) enter into any compromise or settlement of any litigation, proceeding or governmental investigation relating to the Assets, the business of Seller Business or the Assumed Liabilities.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Asset Purchase Agreement (Solomon Technologies Inc)

Negative Covenant. Except as otherwise expressly permitted herein, between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, Seller shall not, and Shareholders shall not permit Seller to, without the prior written Consent of Buyer, (a) take any affirmative action, or fail to take any reasonable action within its control, as a result of which any of the changes or events listed in Sections 3.15 3.14 or 3.19 3.18 would be likely to occur; (b) make any modification to any material Contract or Governmental AuthorizationAuthorization relating to the Divisions; (c) allow the levels of raw materials, supplies or other materials included in the Inventories to vary materially from the levels customarily maintained; or (d) enter into any compromise or settlement of any litigation, proceeding or governmental investigation relating to the Assets, the business of Seller Divisions or the Assumed Liabilities.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Asset Purchase Agreement (Astec Industries Inc)

Negative Covenant. Except as otherwise expressly permitted herein, between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, Seller shall not, and Shareholders shall not permit Seller to, without the prior written Consent of Buyer, (a) take any affirmative action, or fail to take any reasonable action within its control, as a result of which any of the changes or events listed in Sections 3.15 4.14 or 3.19 4.18 would be likely to occur; (b) make any modification to any material Business Contract or Governmental Authorization; (c) allow the levels of raw materials, supplies or other materials included in the Inventories to vary materially from the levels customarily maintained; or (d) enter into any compromise or settlement of any litigation, proceeding or governmental investigation relating to the Business, Assets, the business of Seller Licensed Intellectual Property or Shared Know-How or the Assumed Liabilities.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Asset Purchase Agreement (Rogers Corp)

Negative Covenant. Except as otherwise expressly permitted herein, between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, Seller shall not, and Shareholders shall not permit Seller to, without the prior written Consent of Buyer, (a) take any affirmative action, or fail to take any reasonable action within its control, as a result of which any of the changes or events listed in Sections 3.15 or 3.19 would be likely to occur; (b) make any modification to any material Contract or Governmental Authorization; (c) allow the levels of raw materials, supplies or other materials included in the Inventories to vary materially from the levels customarily maintained; or (d) enter into any compromise or settlement of any litigation, proceeding or governmental investigation relating to the Assets, the business of Seller or the Assumed Liabilities.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Asset Purchase Agreement (F5 Networks Inc)

Negative Covenant. Except as otherwise expressly permitted herein, between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, Seller shall not, and Shareholders shall not permit Seller to, without the prior written Consent of Buyer, (a) take any affirmative action, or fail to take any reasonable action within its control, as a result of which any of the changes or events listed in Sections 3.15 or 3.19 would be likely to occur; (b) make any modification to any material Contract or Governmental Authorization; (c) allow the levels of raw materials, supplies or other materials included in the Inventories to vary materially from the levels customarily maintained; or (d) enter into any compromise or settlement of any litigation, proceeding Proceeding or governmental investigation of any Governmental Body relating to the Assets, the business of Seller or the Assumed Liabilities.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Asset Purchase Agreement (Russ Berrie & Co Inc)

Negative Covenant. Except as otherwise expressly permitted herein, between the date of this Agreement and the Closing DateSecond Closing, Seller shall not, and Shareholders none of the other Selling Parties shall not permit Seller to, without the prior written Consent of Buyer, (a) take any affirmative action, or fail to take any reasonable action within its control, as a result of which any of the changes or events listed in Sections 3.15 3.14 or 3.19 3.18 would be likely to occur; (b) make any modification to any material Contract or Governmental Authorization; (c) allow the levels of raw materials, supplies or other materials included in the Inventories to vary materially from the levels customarily maintained; or (d) enter into any compromise or settlement of any litigation, proceeding or governmental investigation relating to the Assets, the business of Seller Business or the Assumed Liabilities.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Asset Purchase Agreement (Raven Industries Inc)

Negative Covenant. Except as otherwise expressly permitted herein, between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, Seller shall not, and Shareholders the Shareholder shall not permit Seller to, without the prior written Consent consent of Buyer, (a) take any affirmative action, or fail to take any reasonable action within its control, as a result of which any of the changes or events listed in Sections 3.15 or 3.19 Section 3.7 would be materially more likely to occur; (b) make any material modification to any material Contract contract or Governmental Authorizationgovernmental authorization; (c) allow the levels of raw materials, supplies or other materials included in the Inventories inventories to vary materially from the levels customarily maintained; or (d) enter into any compromise or settlement of any material litigation, proceeding or governmental investigation relating to the Assets, the business of Seller or the Assumed Liabilities.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Asset Purchase Agreement (Electric Fuel Corp)

Negative Covenant. Except as otherwise expressly permitted herein, between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, Seller shall not, and Shareholders Members shall not permit Seller to, without the prior written Consent of Buyer, (a) take any affirmative action, or fail to take any reasonable action within its control, as a result of which any of the changes or events listed in Sections 3.15 or 3.19 would be likely to occur; (b) make any modification to any material Contract or Governmental Authorization; (c) allow the levels of raw materials, supplies or other materials included in the Inventories to vary materially from the levels customarily maintained; or (d) enter into any compromise or settlement of any litigation, proceeding or governmental investigation relating to the Assets, the business of Seller or the Assumed Liabilities.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Asset Purchase Agreement (Express-1 Expedited Solutions Inc)