No Pending Transactions Except for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transactions contemplated herein, neither Seller nor any Member is a party to or bound by or the subject of any agreement, undertaking, commitment or discussions or negotiations with any Person that could reasonably result in: (a) the sale, merger, consolidation or recapitalization of Seller; (b) the sale of any of the Purchased Assets; (c) the sale of any outstanding membership interest of Seller; (d) the acquisition by Seller of any operating business or the membership interest or capital stock of any other Person; (e) the borrowing of money in excess of $100,000 by Seller, whether secured or unsecured; (f) any agreement with any of the respective officers, managers or Affiliates of Seller; or (g) the expenditure of more than $25,000 or contractual performance obligations by Seller extending for a period more than one year.
No Prohibited Transactions None of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents has, with respect to any Employee Plan, engaged in or been a party to any breach of fiduciary duty or non-exempt “prohibited transaction” (as defined in Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA) that could reasonably be expected to result in the imposition of a material penalty assessed pursuant to Section 502(i) of ERISA or a material Tax imposed by Section 4975 of the Code, in each case applicable to the Company Group or any Employee Plan, or for which the Company Group has any indemnification obligation.
Continuation of the Business of the Partnership After Dissolution Upon (a) dissolution of the Partnership following an Event of Withdrawal caused by the withdrawal or removal of the General Partner as provided in Section 11.1(a)(i) or (iii) and the failure of the Partners to select a successor to such Departing General Partner pursuant to Section 11.1 or Section 11.2, then, to the maximum extent permitted by law, within 90 days thereafter, or (b) dissolution of the Partnership upon an event constituting an Event of Withdrawal as defined in Section 11.1(a)(iv), (v) or (vi), then, to the maximum extent permitted by law, within 180 days thereafter, the holders of a Unit Majority may elect to continue the business of the Partnership on the same terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement by appointing as a successor General Partner a Person approved by the holders of a Unit Majority. Unless such an election is made within the applicable time period as set forth above, the Partnership shall conduct only activities necessary to wind up its affairs. If such an election is so made, then:
Dissolving Events The Partnership shall be liquidated and dissolved in the manner hereinafter provided upon the happening of any of the following events, whichever first occurs:
Capitalization of the Partnership Subject to Section 8.2, the Partnership is authorized to issue two classes of Partnership Interests. The Partnership Interests shall be designated as General Partner Interests and Limited Partner Interests, each having such rights, powers, preferences and designations as set forth in this Agreement.
No Pending Action No action, suit, proceeding or investigation before any court, administrative agency or other governmental authority shall be pending or threatened wherein an unfavorable judgment, decree or order would prevent the carrying out of this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, declare unlawful the transactions contemplated hereby or cause such transactions to be rescinded.
No Acquisitions The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, (i) acquire or agree to acquire by merging or consolidating with, or by purchasing a substantial equity interest in or a substantial portion of the assets of, or by any other manner, any business or any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other business organization or division thereof or (ii) other than in the ordinary course of business, otherwise acquire or agree to acquire any assets which, in the case of this clause (ii), are material, individually or in the aggregate, to the Company.
Capitalization of Parent As of February 28, 1998, Parent's authorized capital stock consisted of (i) 40,000,000 shares of common stock, $1.25 par value per share of which (a) 23,607,047 shares were issued and outstanding, (b) 1,166,100 shares were issued and held in treasury (which does not include the shares reserved for issuance as set forth in clause (i)(c) below) and (c) 1,622,935 shares were reserved for issuance upon the exercise or conversion of options, warrants or convertible securities granted or issuable by Parent, and (ii) 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $.05 par value per share ("Parent Preferred Stock"), none of which are outstanding or designated except as provided in the next sentence. As of the date hereof, 400,000 shares are designated Preferred Stock, Cumulative Junior Participating Series C ("Parent Series C Preferred Stock") and are reserved for issuance in accordance with the Rights Agreement dated as of March 4, 1991, by and between Parent and Chasx Xxxxxx Xxxreholder Services, L.L.C., as Rights Agent ("Parent Rights Agreement"), pursuant to which Parent has issued rights ("Parent Rights") to purchase shares of Parent Series C Preferred Stock. Each outstanding share of Parent capital stock is, and all shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Merger will be, duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and no outstanding share of Parent capital stock has been, and no shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Merger will be issued in violation of any preemptive or similar rights. As of the date hereof, other than as set forth in the Parent SEC Documents, pursuant to the Parent Rights Agreement or in Section 3.3 to the Parent Disclosure Schedule, there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, puts, calls, agreements, understandings, claims or other commitments or rights of any type relating to the issuance, sale or transfer by Parent or any of its subsidiaries of any securities of Parent, nor are there outstanding any securities which are convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of capital stock of Parent, and Parent has no obligation of any kind to issue any additional securities or to pay for securities of Parent or any predecessor. Parent has no outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other similar obligations the holders of which have the right to vote generally with holders of Parent Common Stock.
BUSINESS OF THE PARTNERSHIP The purpose and nature of the business to be conducted by the Partnership is (i) to conduct any business that may be lawfully conducted by a limited partnership organized pursuant to the Act, provided, however, that such business shall be limited to and conducted in such a manner as to permit the General Partner at all times to qualify as a REIT, unless the General Partner otherwise ceases to qualify as a REIT, and in a manner such that the General Partner will not be subject to any taxes under Section 857 or 4981 of the Code, (ii) to enter into any partnership, joint venture, co-ownership or other similar arrangement to engage in any of the foregoing or the ownership of interests in any entity engaged in any of the foregoing and (iii) to do anything necessary or incidental to the foregoing. In connection with the foregoing, and without limiting the General Partner’s right in its sole and absolute discretion to qualify or cease qualifying as a REIT, the Partners acknowledge that the General Partner intends to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes and upon such qualification the avoidance of income and excise taxes on the General Partner inures to the benefit of all the Partners and not solely to the General Partner. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Limited Partners agree that the General Partner may terminate its status as a REIT under the Code at any time to the full extent permitted under the Charter. The General Partner on behalf of the Partnership shall also be empowered to do any and all acts and things necessary or prudent to ensure that the Partnership will not be classified as a “publicly traded partnership” for purposes of Section 7704 of the Code.
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"). -------------------
