Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Since the date of the Company Balance Sheet, the Company has conducted its business only in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and there has not been: (i) any Material Adverse Change to the Company, (ii) any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend on, or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property) in respect of, any of the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ capital stock, or any purchase, redemption or other acquisition by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any of the Company’s capital stock or any other securities of the Company or its Subsidiaries or any options, warrants, calls or rights to acquire any such shares or other securities except for repurchases from employees following their termination pursuant to the terms of their pre-existing stock option or purchase agreements, (iii) any split, combination or reclassification of any of the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ capital stock, (iv) entry by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries into any licensing or other agreement with regard to the disposition of any material intellectual property other than licenses, distribution agreements, advertising agreements, sponsorship agreements or merchant program agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (v) any material change by the Company in its accounting methods, principles or practices, except as required by concurrent changes in GAAP or by the Commission, (vi) any material revaluation by the Company of any of its assets, including, without limitation, writing down the value of capitalized inventory or writing off notes or accounts receivable other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (vii) any communication from the Nasdaq Global Market with respect to the delisting of the Common Stock, (viii) any cancellation by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any debts or waiver of any claims or rights of material value, (ix) any sale, transfer or other disposition outside of the ordinary course of business of any properties or assets (real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible) by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (x) any agreement, whether in writing or otherwise, to take any action described in this section by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Since December 31, 1998, except as set forth in Section 3.08 of the Disclosure Schedule or as contemplated by this Agreement or disclosed in any SEC Report filed since December 31, 1998 and prior to the date of this Agreement, the Company and the Subsidiaries have conducted their businesses only in the ordinary course and in a manner consistent with past practice and, since December 31, 1998, there has not been (i) any Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company, (ii) any damage, destruction or loss (whether or not covered by insurance) with respect to any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary and having, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company, (iii) any material change by the Company in its accounting methods, principles or practices, with respect to the Company (iv) any revaluation by the Company of any asset (including, without limitation, any writing down of the value of inventory or writing off of notes or accounts receivable), other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (v) any failure by the Company to revalue any asset in accordance with GAAP consistent with past practice, (vi) any entry by the Company or any Subsidiary into any commitment or transaction material to the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (vii) any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or distribution in respect of any capital stock of the Company or any redemption, purchase or other acquisition of any of its securities, (viii) other than as set forth in any contracts (as in effect on the date hereof) referred to in Section 3.10, any increase in or establishment of any bonus, insurance, severance, deferred compensation, pension, retirement, profit sharing, stock option (including, without limitation, the granting of stock options, stock appreciation rights, performance awards or restricted stock awards), stock purchase or other employee benefit plan, or any other increase in the compensation payable or to become payable to any officers or key employees of the Company or any Subsidiary, except customary increases in compensation to employees generally incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (ix) any entering into, renewal, modification or extension of, any material contract, arrangement or agreement with any affiliate of the Company, or (x) any entering into, renewal, modification or extension of, any contract, arrangeme...
Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Since September 30, 2000, there has not been: (i) any Material Adverse Effect on Company, (ii) any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend on, or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property) in respect of, any of Company's or any of its subsidiaries' capital stock, or any purchase, redemption or other acquisition by Company of any of Company's capital stock or any other securities of Company or its subsidiaries or issuances of any options, warrants, calls or rights to acquire any such shares or other securities except for repurchases from employees following their termination pursuant to the terms of their pre-existing stock option or purchase agreements, (iii) any split, combination or reclassification of any of Company's or any of its subsidiaries' capital stock, (iv) any granting by Company or any of its subsidiaries of any increase in compensation or fringe benefits, except for normal increases of cash compensation in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or any payment by Company or any of its subsidiaries of any bonus, except for bonuses made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or any granting by Company or any of its subsidiaries of any increase in severance or termination pay or any entry by Company or any of its subsidiaries into any currently effective employment, severance, termination or indemnification agreement or any agreement the benefits of which are contingent or the terms of which are materially altered upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated hereby, (v) entry by Company or any of its subsidiaries into any licensing or other agreement with regard to the acquisition or disposition of any material Intellectual Property (as defined in Section 2.20) other than licenses in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or any amendment or consent with respect to any licensing agreement filed or required to be filed by Company with the SEC, (vi) any material change by Company in its accounting methods, principles or practices, except as required by concurrent changes in GAAP, or (vii) any revaluation by Company of any of its assets, including, without limitation, writing down the value of capitalized inventory or writing off notes or accounts receivable other than in the ordinary course of business.
Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Since the date of the Parent Balance Sheet there has not been (i) any Material Adverse Effect with respect to Parent, (ii) any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend on, or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property) in respect of, any of Parent's or any of its subsidiaries' capital stock, or any purchase, redemption or other acquisition by Parent of any of Parent's capital stock or any other securities of Parent or its subsidiaries or any options, warrants, calls or rights to acquire any such shares or other securities except for repurchases from employees following their termination pursuant to the terms of their pre-existing stock option or purchase agreements, (iii) any split, combination or reclassification of any of Parent's or any of its subsidiaries' capital stock, (iv) any granting by Parent or any of its subsidiaries of any increase in compensation or fringe benefits to any of their officers or employees, or any payment by Parent or any of its subsidiaries of any bonus to any of their officers or employees, or any granting by Parent or any of its subsidiaries of any increase in severance or termination pay or any entry by Parent or any of its subsidiaries into, or material modification or amendment of, any currently effective employment, severance, termination or indemnification agreement or any agreement the benefits of which are contingent or the terms of which are materially altered upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Parent of the nature contemplated hereby, in each case, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (v) any material change or alteration in the policy of Parent relating to the granting of stock options or other equity compensation to its employees and consultants other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (vi) entry by Parent or any of its subsidiaries into, or material modification, amendment or cancellation of, any licensing or other agreement with regard to the acquisition, distribution or licensing of any material Intellectual Property other than licenses, distribution agreements, advertising agreements, or other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (vii) any material change by Parent in its accounting methods, principles or practices, except as required by concurrent changes in GAAP, or (viii) any material revaluation by Parent of any of its material assets, i...
Absence of Certain Changes or Events. (a) Since December 31, 2017, no event or events have occurred that have had or would reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
Absence of Certain Changes or Events. (a) Since December 31, 2014, no event or events have occurred that have had or would reasonably be likely to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on Parent.
Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Except as disclosed in the filed Parent SEC Documents or in the Parent Disclosure Schedule, from the date of the most recent audited financial statements included in the filed Parent SEC Documents to the date of this Agreement, the Parent has conducted its business only in the ordinary course, and during such period there has not been:
Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Except as and to the extent set forth on the Financial Statements, to the extent contained in this Agreement, or as set forth on SCHEDULE 4.1(U), between December 31, 2003 (the date of the most recent Financial Statements) and the Closing, there will not be (i) any material adverse change in the business, assets, properties, results of operations, financial condition or prospects of MailKey or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) any entry by MailKey or any of its Subsidiaries into any material commitment or transaction which is not in the ordinary course of business; (iii) any change by MailKey or any of its Subsidiaries in accounting principles or methods except insofar as may be required by a change in generally accepted accounting principles; (iv) any declaration, payment or setting aside for payment of any dividends or other distributions (whether in cash, stock or property) in respect of capital stock of MailKey or any Subsidiary, or any direct or indirect redemption, purchase or any other type of acquisition by MailKey, or any direct or indirect redemption, purchase or any other type of acquisition by MailKey of any shares of its capital stock or any other securities for an aggregate sum not in excess of $10,000, (v) any agreement by MailKey, whether in writing or otherwise, to take any action which, if taken prior to the date of this Agreement, would have made any representation or warranty in this Section 4.1 untrue or incorrect; (vi) any acquisition of the assets of MailKey, other than in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice and not in excess of $25,000 in the aggregate; or (vii) any execution of any agreement with any executive officer of MailKey providing for his or her employment, or any increase in the compensation or in severance or termination benefits payable or to become payable by MailKey to its officers or key employees, or any material increase in benefits under any collective bargaining agreement or in benefits under any bonus, pension, profit sharing, deferred compensation, incentive compensation, stock ownership, stock purchase, stock option, phantom stock, retirement, vacation, severance, disability, death benefit, hospitalization, insurance or other plan or arrangement or understanding (whether or not legally binding) providing benefits to any present or former employee of MailKey. Since the date of the Financial Statements, there has not been and there is not threatened, any material adverse change in financ...
Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Except in connection with this Agreement, the Plans, the Stock Option Agreements and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby or except as described in Section 3.5 of the Trenwick Disclosure Letter, as disclosed in the Trenwick SEC Reports filed and publicly available prior to the date of this Agreement (the "Filed Trenwick SEC Reports") since the date of the most recent audited financial statements included in the Filed Trenwick SEC Reports, Trenwick and its Subsidiaries have conducted their business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice, and there has not occurred (i) any event or change having individually or in the aggregate a Material Adverse Effect on Trenwick, (ii) any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property) with respect to any of Trenwick's outstanding capital stock, other than regular quarterly cash dividends of not more than $0.26 per share on the Trenwick Shares and dividends paid by wholly owned subsidiaries, (iii) (A) any granting by Trenwick or any of its Subsidiaries to any current or former director or officer of Trenwick or its Subsidiaries of any increase in compensation, bonus or other benefits, except for normal increases in the ordinary course of business, (B) any granting by Trenwick or any of its Subsidiaries to any such current or former director or officer of any increase in severance or termination pay or (C) any entry by Trenwick or any of its Subsidiaries into, or any amendments of, any employment, deferred compensation, consulting, severance, termination or indemnification agreement with any such current or former director or officer, (iv) any tax election that individually or in the aggregate would have a Material Adverse Effect on Trenwick or any of its tax attributes or any settlement or compromise of any material income tax liability, or (v) any change in accounting methods, principles or practices by Trenwick or any of its Subsidiaries materially affecting their assets, liabilities or business, except insofar as may have been required or permitted by a change in applicable accounting principles (including statutory accounting practices ("SAP")).
Absence of Certain Changes or Events. From December 31, 2007, through the date hereof, Parent and each of its Subsidiaries have conducted their business in the ordinary course of such business consistent with past practice, except as contemplated by this Agreement in connection with the Merger and the transactions contemplated thereby. From December 31, 2007, through the date hereof, except as disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in any transaction or series of transactions material to Parent and its Subsidiaries in the aggregate, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, and except as disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents, there have not been (a) any Effects on or with respect to Parent that constitute a Material Adverse Effect on Parent; (b) any issuance by Parent, or agreement or commitment of Parent to issue, any shares of capital stock or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or that evidence the right to subscribe for or acquire, shares of capital stock, other than grants of options, restricted stock, restricted stock unit awards, stock unit awards, shares of Parent Common Stock under Parent’s employee stock purchase plans or other equity grants for compensatory purposes, and issuances of shares of Parent Common Stock upon exercise or vesting thereof; (c) any repurchase, redemption or any other acquisition by Parent or its Subsidiaries of any outstanding shares of capital stock or other securities of, or other ownership interests in, Parent or its Subsidiaries, other than pursuant to publicly disclosed stock repurchase programs or as directed by a participant in any equity compensation plan of Parent that has been disclosed to the Company, as permitted by the terms of such plan; (d) any material change in accounting principles, practices or methods, except as required by GAAP, SEC rule or policy or applicable Law; and (e) any revaluation by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries of any material amount of their assets, taken as a whole, including, without limitation, write-downs of inventory or write-offs of accounts receivable other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or as required by GAAP, SEC rule or policy or applicable Law.
