Conduct of the Business by the Company Sample Clauses

Conduct of the Business by the Company. From and after the date hereof to the Effective Time or the date on which this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.1, except as (i) contemplated by this Agreement (including clauses (a) through (u) below), the Ancillary Agreements or the Company Budgets, (ii) listed in Section 6.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter or (iii) consented to by Parent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), the Company shall and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to use its commercially reasonable efforts to conduct its business in the ordinary course of business generally consistent with past practice and use its commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact its current business organization, keep available the services of its current officers and key employees and keep its relationships with key customers, suppliers, licensors, licensees, distributors and others having business dealings with it. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, during the period specified in the preceding sentence, except as (A) otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements or the Company Budgets, (B) listed in Section 6.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter or (C) consented to by Parent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), the Company shall not, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries not to, take any of the following actions:
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Conduct of the Business by the Company. From and after the date of this Purchase Agreement until the earlier of the termination of this Purchase Agreement in accordance with its terms or the Effective Time, the Company shall act and carry on its business in the Ordinary Course of Business, not withdraw or borrow cash or pay dividends, refrain from any extraordinary transactions, keep all trade payables current with normal terms, make no capital expenditures above $50,000 without first consulting Buyer, take all necessary and reasonable steps to keep its Governmental Authorizations and Contracts in full force and effect, pay its debts and Taxes and perform its other obligations when due, comply with all applicable Legal Requirements, and use commercially reasonable efforts, consistent with past practices, to maintain and preserve its business organization, substantially maintain its assets and properties in good operating order and condition free and clear of all Liens, substantially keep available the services of its present officers, employees and contractors and substantially preserve its advantageous business relationships with customers, strategic partners, suppliers, distributors and others having business dealings with it to the end that its goodwill shall be intact and unimpaired at the Effective Time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, but subject to Section 1.4, the Company may (a) expend up to $5 million in capital expenditures in connection with the acquisition of rights-of-way and permits for injection wxxxx and supporting terminal and office facilities in the Eagle Ford shale fields in south Texas, the Haynesville shale fields in northwest Louisiana and east Texas and the Bxxxxxx shale fields in the Texas Bend Arch-Fort Worth Basin, (b) make payments or skim oil revenue transfers by the Company or customers of the Company to certain of the Shareholders or their Affiliates in an amount not to exceed $150,000 each month, (c) pay amounts due to commercial lenders under various credit facilities of the Company existing on the date of this Purchase Agreement, and (d) make distributions to Shareholders equal to the amount of individual income tax liability payable for taxable income related to Company operations during calendar year 2010 (the “2010 Distributions”). In connection with the 2010 Distributions, the Company will timely file its 2010 Form 1120S for the stub period ended on the Closing Date and provide Buyer with a copy of the return as filed. In no event shall the 2010 Distribution...
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Conduct of the Business by the Company. (a) Except (i) as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule; (ii) as permitted, contemplated or required by this Agreement or any of the Related Documents; (iii) as the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may determine may be required or reasonably necessary in response to any Pandemic Measure or otherwise to protect the health and safety of the employees of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company in connection with any Pandemic; provided that, if reasonably practicable, the Company shall (x) give Parent reasonable advance notice of such actions or omissions, and (y) consider in good faith Parent’s comments in connection therewith; (iv) as required or prohibited by Law, the terms of any Contract (including any Employee Benefit Plan) to which the Company or its Subsidiaries (or any of their assets) are bound that has been made available to Parent or any of its representatives; or (v) subject to Law, with the prior written consent of Parent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided that the consent of Parent shall be deemed to have been given if Parent does not object in writing within five (5) Business Days from the date on which the Company’s written request for such consent is delivered to Parent in accordance with Section 11.7, from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, conduct the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) in the Ordinary Course of Business and use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve substantially intact the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries (as a whole) as conducted on the date hereof; provided, however, that no action or failure to take action with respect to matters specifically addressed by any of the provisions of Section 6.3(b) shall constitute a breach under this Section 6.3(a) unless such action or failure to take action would constitute a breach of such provision of Section 6.3(b).
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Conduct of the Business by the Company. (a) From the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time or the date, if any, on which this Agreement is validly terminated in accordance with Section 9.1, except (x) as prohibited or required by applicable Law or by any Governmental Entity, (y) as set forth in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or (z) as otherwise contemplated, required or expressly permitted by this Agreement, unless Purchaser shall otherwise consent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, conduct the Business in the Ordinary Course of Business in all material respects and, to the extent consistent therewith, use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) preserve intact in all material respects the Business and its organization, (ii) preserve the assets, rights and properties owned or used by the Business in good repair and condition, (iii) retain the services of its current officers, employees and consultants, including all Business Employees and (iv) preserve the goodwill and relationship of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries, or the Business, with customers, key employees, suppliers, licensors, licensees, lessors and other Persons with which it has material business dealings; provided, however, that no action or failure to take action by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any matter specifically requiring Purchaser’s consent under any provision of Section 5.1(b) shall constitute a breach under this Section 5.1(a), unless such action or failure to take action would constitute a breach of such provision of Section 5.1(b).
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Conduct of the Business by the Company. Except for matters set forth in Section 4.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter or otherwise expressly permitted or expressly required by this Agreement or with the prior written consent of Purchaser (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), from the date of this Agreement to the Closing, the Company shall, and shall cause each Company Subsidiary to, use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) conduct its business in the ordinary course in all material respects and (ii) preserve intact its business organization and materially advantageous business relationships; provided that no action by the Company or any Company Subsidiary with respect to matters specifically addressed by the immediately succeeding sentence, including clauses (i) through (xx) thereof, shall be deemed a breach of this sentence unless such action constitutes a breach of the immediately succeeding sentence. In addition, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except (x) for matters set forth in Section 4.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter or otherwise expressly permitted or expressly required by this Agreement, (y) with the prior written consent of Purchaser (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), or (z) as required by applicable Law, from the date of this Agreement to the Closing, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any Company Subsidiary to, do any of the following:
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Conduct of the Business by the Company. During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement or the Closing, the Company agrees (unless the Company is required to take such action pursuant to this Agreement or Acquirer shall give its prior consent in writing which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) to carry on its business, as such activities relate to the Business, in the usual, regular and ordinary course consistent with past practice, to pay its Liabilities and Taxes consistent with the Company’s past practices (and in any event when due), to pay or perform other obligations when due consistent with the Company’s past practices (other than Liabilities, Taxes and other obligations, if any, contested in good faith through appropriate proceedings), and, to the extent consistent with such business, to use all commercially reasonable efforts and institute all policies required to preserve intact its present business organization, keep available the services of its present key employees and preserve its relationships with customers, suppliers, distributors, licensors, licensees, independent contractors and other Persons having business dealings with it, all with the express purpose and intent of preserving unimpaired its goodwill and ongoing businesses at the Closing Date. In addition, prior to the Closing, the Company shall, as such activities relate to the Business, cooperate in good faith with Acquirer to facilitate the transition of the Company’s customers and vendors, including, but not limited to, obtaining assignments, consents, and assurances from such customers and vendors with respect to the Acquisition. Except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of Acquirer, take or agree in writing or otherwise to take, any action that would make any of its representations or warranties contained in this Agreement untrue or incorrect in any material respect or prevent the Company from performing or cause the Company not to perform its agreements and covenants hereunder or knowingly cause any condition to Acquirer’s closing obligations in Section 7.1 or Section 7.3 not to be satisfied. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, during the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement or the Closing, (i) the Company shall cause its officers to report regularly (but in no event less frequently than...
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Conduct of the Business by the Company. The Company shall, and shall cause its subsidiaries to, carry on their respective businesses in the ordinary course consistent with the manner as heretofore conducted and use commercially reasonable efforts to (x) preserve intact their current business organization, (y) keep available the services of their current officers and employees and (z) preserve their relationships with customers, suppliers, licensors, licensees, distributors and others having business dealings with them. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, other than as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Disclosure Schedule or as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its subsidiaries to, without Parent's prior written consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld):
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  • Conduct of Business by the Company During the period from the date of this Agreement to the earlier to occur of (i) the date of the termination of this Agreement and (ii) the Effective Time, except as set forth in this Section 4.01(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter or as consented to in writing by Parent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) or as otherwise permitted, contemplated or required by this Agreement or required by Law, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, carry on its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and in compliance with all material Laws and all material authorizations from Governmental Entities prior to the Closing and, to the extent consistent therewith, use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact its current business organization and goodwill, preserve its assets and properties in good repair and condition, maintain capital expenditure levels consistent with past practices, keep available the services of its current officers, employees and consultants and preserve its relationships with customers, suppliers, licensors, licensees, distributors, and others having significant business dealings with it. In addition to and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, during the period from the date of this Agreement to the earlier to occur of (i) the date of the termination of this Agreement and (ii) the Effective Time, except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.01(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter or as otherwise permitted, contemplated or required by this Agreement or required by Law, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, without Parent’s prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed):

  • 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 the Company Pending the Merger The Company agrees that, from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII, except as (x) required by applicable Law, (y) set forth in Section 5.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or (z) expressly required or permitted by this Agreement, unless Parent shall otherwise consent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (i) the businesses of the Group Companies shall be conducted in the ordinary course of business and in a manner consistent with past practice; and (ii) the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact the assets and the business organization of the Group Companies in all material respects, to keep available the services of the current officers and key employees of the Group Companies and to maintain in all material respects the current relationships of the Group Companies with existing customers, suppliers and other persons with which any Group Companies has material business relations as of the date hereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing paragraph, from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII, except as (x) required by applicable Law, (y) set forth in Section 5.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or (z) expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, the Company shall not and shall not permit any other Group Company to, directly or indirectly, do or propose to do any of the following without the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed):

  • Conduct of the Business (a) Except as (i) set forth in Section 5.2(a) of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule or (ii) as is necessary and commercially reasonable in response to a Contagion Event or Contagion Event Measures, subject to Sellers providing Purchaser with advance notice and obtaining Purchaser’s prior written consent in respect of any such action (unless it is not reasonably practicable under the circumstances to provide such prior notice and obtain prior consent, in which case Sellers shall provide notice to Purchaser as soon as reasonably practicable), from the date hereof until the earlier of the Closing Date or the termination of this Agreement, the Sellers shall cause the Bank and the Transferred Subsidiaries to (1) carry on their businesses in the ordinary course of business in all material respects; (2) use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve their present business organizations and relationships; and (3) use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve the rights, franchises, goodwill and relations of their customers, clients and others with whom business relationships exist; provided, that this Section 5.2(a) shall not apply to the Excluded Assets and Liabilities. (b) Except as set forth in Section 5.2(b) of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule or to the extent required to effect the Excluded Assets and Liabilities Transfer, from the date hereof until the earlier of the Closing Date or the termination of this Agreement, except as (A) otherwise expressly required by this Agreement, (B) consented to in writing in advance by Purchaser (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed), or (C) required by applicable Law, Sellers shall cause the Bank and the Transferred Subsidiaries not to: (i) amend the Bank’s or any Transferred Subsidiaries’ Constituent Documents or permit any waiver or grant any consent under their respective Constituent Documents; (ii) (A) merge or consolidate with any other Person, (B) acquire (including by merger, consolidation, or acquisition of stock or assets) any interest in any other Person or any division thereof or any assets, securities or property, other than (x) acquisitions of securities under the Bank’s or an applicable Transferred Subsidiary’s investment portfolio consistent with the Bank’s or an applicable Transferred Subsidiary’s investment policy in effect as of the date hereof, (y) as may be deemed necessary or advisable by it in the exercise of its rights in connection with an Extension of Credit, or (z) acquisitions in the ordinary course of business, or (C) adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, recapitalization, restructuring or other reorganization; -55- purchases of federal funds, borrowings from any Federal Home Loan Bank, sales of certificates of deposit, issuances of commercial papers, entry into repurchase agreements and satisfaction of legal requirements in the exercise of trust powers, in each case, on terms and in amounts consistent with past practice) or (y) for any Excluded Assets and Liabilities, (A) subject any material asset of the Bank or of any Transferred Subsidiary to a Lien or permit, allow or suffer to exist any Lien in respect thereof, other than Permitted Liens; or (B) incur any liability for borrowed money (or guarantee any indebtedness for borrowed money), issue any debt securities, assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise as an accommodation become responsible for the obligations of any other Person (other than a Transferred Subsidiary); (viii) dispose of any material assets (without limiting Section 5.2(b)(xii), other than Intellectual Property) to any person other than a Transferred Subsidiary, including existing branches of the Bank, except in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to Contracts in force as of the date of this Agreement; (ix) other than as required by the terms of any Benefit Plan existing as of the date hereof, (A) increase the compensation or benefits of any Business Employee, other than the payment of incentive compensation for completed performance periods based upon corporate performance, the performance of such employee and, if applicable, such employee’s business, in each case determined in accordance with the terms of the applicable Benefit Plan and in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (B) enter into any change-in-control, retention, employment, severance, termination or other similar agreement or arrangement with any Business Employee, or increase or commit to increase the change-in-control, severance or termination pay or benefits payable to any Business Employee, (C) pay or award, or commit to pay or award, any bonuses or incentive compensation to any Business Employee other than incentive compensation payments contemplated by clause (A) above, (D) enter into, establish, adopt, terminate or amend any Benefit Plan or any plan, program, arrangement, practice or agreement that would be a Benefit Plan if it were in existence on the date hereof, except for de minimis administrative amendments that would not increase the benefits provided thereunder or the cost thereof to the Bank and the Transferred Subsidiaries, (E) take any action to amend or waive any performance or vesting criteria or accelerate vesting, exercisability or funding under any Benefit Plan, with respect to any Business Employee, (F) hire any Business Employee, other than as permitted under Section 5.10(e), (G) terminate the employment of any Business Employee with the title of Managing Director or above, other than for cause or pay any severance, termination pay or benefits to any employee without obtaining an effective comprehensive general release of claims against the Bank and the Transferred Subsidiaries, (H) transfer the employment of any Business Employee to Sellers or any of their Affiliates (other than the Bank or any Transferred Subsidiary), or transfer the employment of any employee, officer, director, or natural person independent contractor of Sellers or any of their Affiliates (other than the Bank or any Transferred Subsidiary) to the Bank or its Affiliates (other than as permitted under Section 5.10(e)), (I) grant to any Business Employee any right to reimbursement, indemnification, or payment for any Taxes incurred under Section 409A or 4999 of the Code, or (J) recognize any union, labor organization or

  • 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):

  • Conduct of the Company From the date of this Agreement until the Closing or the earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article 8 (the “Pre-Closing Period”), except as (i) expressly required or expressly contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) set forth in Section 5.01 of the Company Letter, (iii) required by applicable Law or (iv) consented to in advance in writing by Parent or Buyer (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (A) conduct its business in all material respects in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (B) use its reasonable best efforts to preserve intact in all material respects its business organization and material business relationships with suppliers, vendors, Governmental Authorities, Customers and other Persons with which the Company has material business relationships and keep available the services of its present officers and key employees and (C) use commercially reasonable efforts to undertake the actions enumerated in Section 5.01-1 of the Company Letter; provided, that none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to (or shall without Parent’s or Buyer’s prior consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) make any payments to its business relationship counterparties, beyond that paid in the ordinary course of business in order to maintain such business relationships. In addition to and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, during the Pre-Closing Period, except as (w) expressly required or expressly contemplated by this Agreement, (x) set forth in Section 5.01 of the Company Letter, (y) required by applicable Law or (z) consented to in advance in writing by Parent or Buyer (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Company shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to:

  • Conduct of the Business Pending the Closing (a) Except as otherwise expressly contemplated by this Agreement or with the prior written consent of the Purchaser, the Sellers shall, and shall cause the Company to:

  • Conduct of Business by Parent (a) From and after the date hereof and prior to the earlier of the Effective Time and the Termination Date, and except (i) as may be required by applicable Law, (ii) as may be consented to 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 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, Parent covenants and agrees with the Company that the business of Parent and its Subsidiaries shall be conducted in, and such entities shall not take any action except in, the ordinary course of business, and Parent and its Subsidiaries shall use their reasonable best efforts to (A) keep available the services of current officers, key employees and consultants of Parent and each of its Subsidiaries, (B) preserve Parent’s business organization intact and maintain its existing relations and goodwill with customers, suppliers, distributors, creditors and lessors, (C) maintain insurance policies or replacement or revised policies in such amounts and against such risks and losses of Parent and its Subsidiaries as are currently in effect and (D) comply in all material respects with all applicable Laws; 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.

  • Conduct of Business by Parent Pending the Merger Parent and Acquisition Sub covenant and agree with the Company that between the date hereof and the Effective Time or the date, if any, on which this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.1, Parent and Acquisition Sub:

  • Conduct of Business by 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 or the Effective Time, Company and each of its subsidiaries shall, except to the extent that Parent shall otherwise consent in writing, carry on its business in the usual, regular and ordinary course, in substantially the same manner as heretofore conducted and in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws and regulations, pay its debts and Taxes when due subject to good faith disputes over such debts or Taxes, pay or perform other material obligations when due, and use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with past practices and policies to (i) preserve intact its present business organization, (ii) keep available the services of its present officers and employees and (iii) preserve its relationships with customers, suppliers, licensors, licensees, and others with which it has business dealings. In addition, during that period Company will promptly notify Parent of any material event involving its business or operations consistent with the agreements contained herein. In addition, except as permitted by the terms of this Agreement, and except as contemplated by this Agreement or provided in Part 4.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter, without the prior written consent of Parent, during the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms or the Effective Time, Company shall not do any of the following and shall not permit its subsidiaries to do any of the following:

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