Pending Completion. (a) VIP shall procure that the Core Wind Group; and (b) HET shall procure that the 3 Italia Group, each continues to carry on business (and manage affairs relating to Tax) in the ordinary and usual course and in compliance with applicable law and regulation and takes all reasonable steps to preserve their business and assets, provided that nothing in this clause 19.2 shall prevent VIP, HET or any member of the Core Wind Group or the 3 Italia Group from taking such actions as it or they shall in their absolute discretion consider necessary or desirable in order to maintain or increase the value of the business carried on by it or them or to act in a manner intended to compete with its or their respective competitors, provided that no such action could adversely affect Completion after the Parties have become obliged to effect Completion. Nothing in this clause 19.2 shall prevent any member of the Core Wind Group from entering into (i) a memorandum of understanding or agreement (or set of agreements) for the establishment of a digital services platform, provided such memorandum of understanding or agreement is consistent with the draft Heads of Terms for a Strategic Collaboration between Wind TS and GS&Co LLC located in folder 4.12.8.1 of the Wind Virtual Data Room; or (ii) an agreement or agreements with Ericsson (or affiliates of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson) for the implementation of technology solutions in the operations of the Core Wind Group.
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Sources: Contribution and Framework Agreement, Contribution and Framework Agreement (VEON Ltd.), Contribution and Framework Agreement (VimpelCom Ltd.)