Conduct of Parent. From the date hereof until the Effective Time, Parent and its Subsidiaries shall conduct their business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact their business organizations and relationships with third parties and to keep available the services of their present officers and employees. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, from the date hereof until the Effective Time:
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Samples: Agreement of Merger (Xenith Bankshares, Inc.), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Mercantile Bankshares Corp)
Conduct of Parent. From the date hereof of this Agreement until the Effective Time, Parent and its Subsidiaries shall conduct their business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and in a manner not representing a new strategic direction for Parent and its Subsidiaries and shall use their commercially reasonable best efforts to preserve intact their business organizations and relationships with third parties and to keep available the services of their present officers and employeesparties. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and except with the prior written consent of the Company or as contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth in the Parent Disclosure Schedule, from the date hereof until the Effective Time:
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Chevron Corp), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Texaco Inc)
Conduct of Parent. From the date hereof until the Effective Time, Parent and its Subsidiaries shall conduct their business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and shall use their commercially all reasonable efforts to preserve intact their business organizations and relationships with suppliers, distributors, customers or other third parties and to keep available the services of their present officers and employees. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, from the date hereof until the Effective Time:
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Computer Network Technology Corp), Agreement and Plan of Merger (McData Corp)
Conduct of Parent. From Parent agrees that, from the date hereof until the Effective Time, Parent and its Subsidiaries shall conduct their business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and shall use their commercially reasonable best efforts to preserve intact their business organizations and relationships with third parties and to keep available the services of their present officers and employees. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, from the date hereof until the Effective Time:
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Webtrends Corp), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Netiq Corp)
Conduct of Parent. From the date hereof until the Effective Time, Parent and its Subsidiaries shall conduct their business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and shall use their commercially reasonable best efforts to preserve intact their business organizations and relationships with third parties and to keep available the services of their present officers and employees. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, from the date hereof until the Effective Time:
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Mercantile Bankshares Corp), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Monroe James Bancorp Inc)
Conduct of Parent. From Parent agrees that from the date hereof until the Effective Time, Parent and its Subsidiaries subsidiaries shall conduct their business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and shall use their commercially reasonable best efforts to preserve intact their business organizations and relationships with third parties and to keep available the services of their present officers and employees. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and except as disclosed in the Parent Schedule of Exceptions, from the date hereof until the Effective Time:
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Compaq Computer Corp), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Tandem Computers Inc /De/)
Conduct of Parent. From Parent agrees that from the date hereof until the Effective Time, Parent and its Subsidiaries subsidiaries shall conduct their business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and shall use their commercially reasonable best efforts to preserve intact their business organizations and relationships with third parties and to keep available the services of their present officers and employees. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and except with the prior written consent of the Company (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), as disclosed in the Parent Schedule of Exceptions or as contemplated by this Agreement, from the date hereof until the Effective Time:
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Compaq Computer Corp), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Digital Equipment Corp)
Conduct of Parent. From the date hereof until the Effective Time, Parent and its Subsidiaries shall conduct their business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and shall use their commercially reasonable best efforts to preserve intact their business organizations and relationships with third parties and to keep available the services of their present officers and employeesparties. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except with the prior written consent of the Company or as contemplated by this Agreement, from the date hereof until the Effective TimeTime Parent shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to:
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Hilton Hotels Corp), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Promus Hotel Corp/De/)
Conduct of Parent. From the date hereof until the Effective Time, Parent and its Subsidiaries subsidiaries shall conduct their business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and shall use their commercially reasonable best efforts to preserve intact their business organizations and relationships with third parties and to keep available the services of their present officers and employees. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, from the date hereof until the Effective Time:.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Ibp Inc), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Tyson Foods Inc)
Conduct of Parent. From Parent agrees that, from the date hereof until the Effective Time, Parent and its Subsidiaries shall conduct their business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and shall use their commercially reasonable best efforts to preserve intact their business organizations and relationships with third parties and to keep available the services of their present officers and employees. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, from the date hereof until the Effective Time:
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Fedex Corp), Agreement and Plan of Merger (American Freightways Corp)
Conduct of Parent. From the date hereof until the Effective Time, Parent and its Subsidiaries shall conduct their business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and shall use their commercially reasonable best efforts to preserve intact their business organizations and relationships with third parties and to keep available the services of their present officers and employees. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, from the date hereof until the Effective Time:.
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Conduct of Parent. From Except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, from the date hereof until the Effective Time, Parent and its Subsidiaries shall conduct their business in all material respects in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact their business organizations and relationships with third parties and to keep available the services of their present officers and employees. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, from the date hereof until the Effective Time:
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Conduct of Parent. From Parent agrees that, from the date hereof until the Effective Time, Parent and its Subsidiaries shall conduct their business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and shall use their commercially reasonable best efforts to preserve intact their business organizations and relationships with third parties and to keep available the services of their present officers and employees. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, from the date hereof until the Effective Time:
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Multilink Technology Corp)
Conduct of Parent. From the date hereof until the Effective ----------------- Time, Parent and its Subsidiaries subsidiaries shall conduct their business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and shall use their commercially reasonable best efforts to preserve intact their business organizations and relationships with third parties and to keep available the services of their present officers and employees. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, from the date hereof until the Effective Time:.
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