Conduct of Business Pending the Closing The Company covenants and agrees that, during the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement or the Closing (A) unless the Investors otherwise agree in writing, (B) except as set forth in Section 6.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or (C) except for those actions specifically set forth in Sections 2.06(i), (ii) or (iii) of the Stockholders Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C, which are permitted to be taken by the Company or its Significant Subsidiaries without the approval of a majority of the directors to be appointed by the Investors to the Board of Directors, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Significant Subsidiaries to, (i) conduct its business only in the ordinary course and consistent with past practice; (ii) use reasonable best efforts to preserve and maintain its assets and properties and its relationships with its customers, suppliers, advertisers, distributors, agents, officers and employees and other persons with which it has significant business relationships; (iii) use its reasonable best efforts to maintain all of the material assets it owns or uses in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; (iv) use its reasonable best efforts to preserve the goodwill and ongoing operations of its business; (v) maintain its books and records in the usual, regular and ordinary manner, on a basis consistent with past practice; and (vi) comply in all material respects with applicable Laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing and except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth on Section 6.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, between the date of this Agreement and the Closing, the Company shall not, and shall cause each of its Significant Subsidiaries not to, do any of the following without the prior written consent of the Investors, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed:
Conduct of Business by the Company Except as otherwise expressly contemplated by this Agreement, as required by applicable Legal Requirements, as set forth in Section 4.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter or as consented to in writing by the Parent (which consent or denial of such request for consent shall not be unreasonably delayed), during the period from the date of this Agreement to the earlier to occur of the Effective Time or termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article 7, the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, carry on their respective businesses in all material respects in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Legal Requirements, pay its material debts and Taxes when due (subject to good faith disputes over such debts or Taxes), pay or perform other material obligations when due, and, to the extent consistent therewith, use commercially reasonable efforts to (x) preserve intact their current business organizations, (y) keep available the services of their current officers and key employees and (z) preserve their relationships with those Persons having business dealings with them, in each case to the end that their goodwill and ongoing businesses shall not be impaired in any material respect. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, during the period from the date of this Agreement to the earlier to occur of the Effective Time or termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article 7, except as otherwise expressly contemplated by this Agreement, as set forth on Section 4.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter, as required by applicable Legal Requirements, or as consented to in writing by the Parent (which consent or denial of such request for consent shall not be unreasonably delayed), the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to:
Cooperation with Financing Customer acknowledges that Provider may be financing the Solar Services and the System and Customer agrees that it shall reasonably cooperate with Provider and its financing parties in connection with such financing, including (a) the furnishing of such information or acknowledgement, (b) the giving of such certificates or accommodations, and (c) providing such opinions of counsel and other matters as Provider and its financing parties may reasonably request at Provider’s expense; provided, that the foregoing undertaking shall not obligate Customer to change any rights or benefits, or increase any burdens, liabilities or obligations of Customer, under this Agreement (except for providing notices and additional cure periods to the financing parties with respect to Events of Defaults with respect to Provider as a financing party may reasonably request).
Conduct of Business of Parent Except as contemplated by this Agreement, from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time, Parent will not do, and will not permit any of its subsidiaries to do, any of the following without the prior written consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed):
Compliance with Laws and Material Contractual Obligations Each Loan Party will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, (i) comply with each Requirement of Law applicable to it or its property (including without limitation Environmental Laws) and (ii) perform in all material respects its obligations under material agreements to which it is a party, except, in each case, where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Each Loan Party will maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by such Loan Party, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.
Conduct of Business of the Company During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms and the Effective Time, the Company (which for the purposes of this Section 6.1 shall include the Company and each of its Subsidiaries) agrees, except to the extent that Parent shall otherwise consent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), to carry on its business and to cause each of its Subsidiaries to carry on its business in the usual, regular and ordinary course in substantially the same manner as heretofore conducted, and to use and cause each of its Subsidiaries to use all commercially reasonable efforts consistent with past practices and policies to preserve intact its present business organizations, keep available the services of its present officers and employees and preserve its relationships with customers, suppliers, distributors, licensors, licensees, and others having business dealings with the Company or any such Subsidiaries, to the end that the goodwill and ongoing businesses of Company and each of its Subsidiaries be unimpaired at the Effective Time. Except as expressly provided for by this Agreement, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, prior to the Effective Time or earlier termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms, without the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed):
Permitted Disclosures Each Party may disclose Confidential Information to the extent that such disclosure is:
Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Closing The Company agrees that, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, except as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or as expressly contemplated by any other provision of this Agreement, unless Parent shall otherwise agree in writing, (x) the respective businesses of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries shall be conducted only in, and the Company and the Company Subsidiaries shall not take any action except in, the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (y) the Company shall use all reasonable efforts to keep available the services of such of the current officers, significant employees and consultants of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and to preserve the current relationships of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries with such of the corporate partners, customers, suppliers and other persons with which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has significant business relations in order to preserve substantially intact its business organization. By way of amplification and not limitation, except as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or as expressly contemplated by any other provision of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary shall, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, directly or indirectly, do, or agree to do, any of the following without the prior written consent of Parent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed:
Conduct of Business by Parent (a) From and after the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and the Termination Date, and except (i) as may be required by applicable Law or the regulations or requirements of any stock exchange or regulatory organization applicable to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) as may be agreed in writing by the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), (iii) as may be contemplated or required by this Agreement or (iv) as set forth in Section 5.2(a) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, Parent covenants and agrees that the business of Parent and its Subsidiaries shall be conducted in the ordinary course of business, and Parent shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, use their commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact their present lines of business, maintain their rights, franchises and Parent Permits and preserve their relationships with customers and suppliers; provided, however, that no action by Parent or its Subsidiaries with respect to matters specifically addressed by any provision of Section 5.2(b) shall be deemed a breach of this sentence unless such action would constitute a breach of such other provision.
Compliance with Laws and Contractual Obligations Comply in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees and all Contractual Obligations applicable to it or to its business or property, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted; or (b) the failure to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
