Operation of the Business of the Acquiror Company. Between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, the Acquiror Company will not conduct any business except for consummating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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Operation of the Business Between the date of this Agreement and the Closing, Seller shall:
Condition of the Business (a) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that Seller is not making any representations or warranties whatsoever, express or implied, beyond those expressly given by Seller in Article V hereof (as modified by the Seller Schedules as supplemented or amended), and Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that, except for the representations and warranties contained therein, the Purchased Assets and the Business are being transferred on a “where is” and, as to condition, “as is” basis. Any claims Purchaser may have for breach of representation or warranty shall be based solely on the representations and warranties of Seller set forth in Article V hereof (as modified by the Seller Schedules as supplemented or amended). Purchaser further represents that neither Seller nor any of its Affiliates nor any other Person has made any representation or warranty, express or implied, regarding Seller, the Purchased Assets, the Business or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or as to the accuracy or completeness of any information not expressly set forth in this Agreement and neither Purchaser nor any of its Affiliates has relied on any such express or implied representation or warranty. Purchaser further agrees that none of Seller, any of its Affiliates or any other Person will have or be subject to any liability to Purchaser or any other Person resulting from the distribution to Purchaser or its representatives or Purchaser’s use of, any such information, including any confidential memoranda distributed on behalf of Seller relating to the Business or other publications or data room information provided to Purchaser or its representatives, or any other document or information in any form provided to Purchaser or its representatives in connection with the sale of the Business and the transactions contemplated hereby. Purchaser acknowledges that it has conducted to its satisfaction, its own independent investigation of the Business and, in making the determination to proceed with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Purchaser has relied on the results of its own independent investigation.
Business of the Company The purpose of the Company is to carry on any lawful business, purpose or activity for which limited liability companies may be formed in accordance with Section 18-106 of the Act.
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 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.
Business of Company The Company is formed for the object and purpose of, and the nature of the business to be conducted and promoted by the Company is, to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the New York Code and to engage in any and all activities necessary or incidental to the foregoing.
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.
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.
Conduct of the Business Pending the Closing (a) Except as otherwise expressly contemplated by this Agreement or with the prior written consent of the Purchaser, the Sellers shall, and shall cause the Company to:
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"). -------------------
