Severability; Construction In the event that any provision in this Option shall be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be severable from, and such invalidity or unenforceability shall not be construed to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of this Option. This Option shall be construed as to its fair meaning and not for or against either party.
Notice of Litigation and Other Matters Prompt (but in no event later than ten (10) days after an officer of the Borrower obtains knowledge thereof) telephonic and written notice of:
Conflicting Agreements and Other Matters Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any contract or agreement or subject to any charter or other corporate restriction which materially and adversely affects its business, property or assets, or financial condition. Neither the execution nor delivery of this Agreement or the Notes, nor the offering, issuance and sale of the Notes, nor fulfillment of nor compliance with the terms and provisions hereof and of the Notes will conflict with, or result in a breach of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in any violation of, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to, the charter or by-laws of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any award of any arbitrator or any agreement (including any agreement with stockholders), instrument, order, judgment, decree, statute, law, rule or regulation to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, or otherwise subject to any provision contained in, any instrument evidencing Indebtedness of the Company or such Subsidiary, any agreement relating thereto or any other contract or agreement (including its charter) which limits the amount of, or otherwise imposes restrictions on the incurring of, Indebtedness of the Company of the type to be evidenced by the Notes except as set forth in the agreements listed in Schedule 8G attached hereto.
Award of Construction Contract and Other Future Contracts 6.2.1 A-E is hereby informed that provisions of the Public Contract Code, the Political Reform Act of 1974, other statutes, regulations, and COUNTY policy prohibit, as an impermissible conflict of interest, the award of a contract for the construction of the project(s) on which A-E performed architectural-engineering services under this A-E CONTRACT. A-E is hereby informed that these statutes and regulations could also prohibit the award to A-E of design or other contracts on future phases related to tasks performed by A-E under this CONTRACT. This prohibition applies also to a subcontractor of or parent company of the firm that performed architectural-engineering tasks under this CONTRACT.
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
Compliance with Laws and Other Instruments Except for those that would not have a Material Adverse Effect, the business and operations of the Acquiree, the HK Company, Yangtze Newport have been and are being conducted in accordance with all applicable Laws and Orders. Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Acquiree, the HK Company, nor any PRC Company has received notice of any violation (or any Proceeding involving an allegation of any violation) of any applicable Law or Order by or affecting the Acquiree, the HK Company or any PRC Company and, to the knowledge of the Acquiree, the HK Company and each PRC Company, no Proceeding involving an allegation of violation of any applicable Law or Order is threatened or contemplated. Except for those that would not have a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Acquiree, the HK Company, nor Yangtze Newport is, and is not alleged to be, in violation of, or (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) in default under, or in breach of, any term or provision of its Organizational Documents or of any indenture, loan or credit agreement, note, deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement or other material agreement, lease, license or other instrument, commitment, obligation or arrangement to which the Acquiree is a party or by which any of the Acquiree’s properties, assets or rights are bound or affected. To the knowledge of the Acquiree, the HK Company and each PRC Company, no other party to any material contract, agreement, lease, license, commitment, instrument or other obligation to which the Acquiree, the HK Company or any PRC Company is a party is (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) in default thereunder or in breach of any term thereof. The Acquiree is not subject to any obligation or restriction of any kind or character, nor is there, to the knowledge of the Acquiree, any event or circumstance relating to the Acquiree, the HK Company or any PRC Company that materially and adversely affects in any way its business, properties, assets or prospects or that prohibits the Acquiree from entering into this Agreement or would prevent or make burdensome its performance of or compliance with all or any part of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application SECTION 101.
Compliance with Law and Other Instruments The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and any of the other Transaction Documents to which such Guarantor is a party and the consummation of the transactions herein or therein contemplated, and compliance with the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, do not and will not (a) conflict with, or result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon the assets of such Guarantor pursuant to, any Contractual Obligation of such Guarantor or (b) result in any violation of the estatutos sociales of such Guarantor or any provision of any Requirement of Law applicable to such Guarantor.
Section and Other Headings The section and other headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
Governing Law; Construction This Agreement and any claim, counterclaim or dispute of any kind or nature whatsoever arising out of or in any way relating to this Agreement (“Claim”), directly or indirectly, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. The section headings in this Agreement have been inserted as a matter of convenience of reference and are not a part of this Agreement.
