Certain Consents (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that any of the Assigned Contracts, or any of the rights or claims described in Section 1.1(a)(x) or Liabilities of the Seller described in Section 1.2(a)(i) are not assignable without the consent, waiver or approval of another party, this Agreement shall not constitute an assignment or an attempted assignment or assumption or attempted assumption thereof if such assignment, attempted assignment, assumption or attempted assumption would constitute a violation of a Requirement of Law or a breach or default under such Assigned Contract or otherwise trigger any termination or renegotiation right of such other party to the Assigned Contract.
(b) Prior to the Closing Date, the Seller and the Buyer shall cooperate and use reasonable efforts to obtain such consents and novations in accordance with Section 5.2. If any such consent or novation shall not be obtained prior to the Closing Date, except with respect to Government Contracts that are addressed in Section 6.4, the Seller and the Buyer shall cooperate in good faith to mutually agree upon a reasonable arrangement (including entering into agreements between the Parties) designed to provide or transfer to the Buyer the benefits intended to be assigned to, and the burdens and Liabilities intended to be assumed by, the Buyer, including, with respect to any Assigned Contract, at the Buyer’s request, enforcement at the cost and for the account of the Buyer of any and all rights of the Seller against the other party thereto arising out of the breach or cancellation thereof by such other party or otherwise; provided, that the Buyer shall (i) pay or satisfy the corresponding liabilities for the enjoyment of such benefit to the extent that the Buyer or the Companies would have been responsible therefor if such consent or novation had been obtained; (ii) enter into a written Contract with the Seller to act as a subcontractor of the Seller to perform any and all obligations of the Seller under each aforementioned Assigned Contract for the duration of such Assigned Contract (including any automatic extensions or renewals) and only for the exact amounts payable to the Seller under such Assigned Contract for the performance of such obligations; (iii) be responsible for all of the reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Buyer in performing its obligations under such Assigned Contract as a subcontractor of the Seller under subparagraph (ii) above; (iv) indemnify the Seller in full for any Losses suffered or incurred by the Seller to the extent arising out of or relating to the Buyer’s performance as a subcontractor of the Seller under subparagraph (ii) above; and (v) procure that the Companies shall refrain from taking any action that would reasonably be expected to have the effect of delaying, impairing or impeding the receipt of any such consents and novations.
Certain Contracts (a) Except as set forth in Section 3.13(a) of the Camber Disclosure Schedule, as of the date hereof, neither Camber nor any Camber Subsidiary is a party to or bound by any contract, arrangement, commitment or understanding (whether written or oral) (each, a “Contract”), including any Camber Lease (defined below) but excluding any Camber Benefit Plan, that has not expired or been terminated as of the date of this Agreement (such that none of its provisions remains in force or effect, other than provisions of the type that customarily survive pursuant to their terms and that are not expected to give rise to material liability or materially restrict the business of Camber) and:
(i) that is a “material contract” (as such term is defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the SEC);
(ii) that contains a non-compete or client, employee or customer non-solicit requirement or any other provision, in each case that materially restricts the conduct of any line of business by Camber or any of the Camber Subsidiaries or upon consummation of the Merger will materially restrict the ability of the Combined Company or any of its affiliates to engage in any line of business or in any geographic region;
(iii) that is material and obligates Camber or any Camber Subsidiary to conduct business with any third party on a preferential or exclusive basis or contains material “most favored nation” or similar provisions;
(iv) (A) that is an indenture, credit agreement, loan agreement, security agreement, guarantee, note, mortgage or other agreement or commitment that provides for or relates to any indebtedness of Camber or any Camber Subsidiary, including any sale and leaseback transactions, capitalized leases and other similar financing arrangements, or (B) that provides for the guarantee, support, indemnification, assumption or endorsement by Camber or any Camber Subsidiary of, or any similar commitment by Camber or any Camber Subsidiary with respect to, the obligations, liabilities or indebtedness of any other person of the nature described in clause (A), in the case of each of clauses (A) and (B), in the principal amount of $500,000 or more, other than any Camber Lease;
(v) that is with any manufacturer, vendor, lessor or other supplier with respect to which manufacturer, vendor, lessor or other supplier the aggregate annual spend for the most recent fiscal year exceeded $500,000 for Camber and the Camber Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, pursuant to which Camber and the Camber Subsidiaries purchase or lease from such manufacturer, vendor, lessor, or other supplier (but excluding ordinary course ordering documents, quotes, purchase orders, and similar documents);
(vi) that is with any customer with respect to which customer the aggregate annual revenue for the most recent fiscal year exceeded $500,000 for Camber and the Camber Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, pursuant to which such customer purchases products and services from Camber and the Camber Subsidiaries (excluding ordinary course ordering documents, quotes, purchase orders, and similar documents);
(vii) that grants any right of first refusal, right of first offer, or right of first negotiation with respect to any material assets, rights or properties of Camber or the Camber Subsidiaries;
(viii) that is a consulting agreement involving the payment of more than $50,000 per annum (other than any such Contracts which are terminable by Camber or any Camber Subsidiary on sixty (60) days or less notice without any required payment or other conditions, other than the condition of notice);
(ix) pursuant to which Camber or any Camber Subsidiary receives from any third party a license or similar right to any Intellectual Property (defined below) that is material to Camber, other than those that are received pursuant to Non-Scheduled Contracts (defined below);
(x) that is a settlement, consent or similar agreement and contains any material continuing obligations of Camber or any Camber Subsidiary, including without limitation any express patent license granted in settlement of any assertion or allegation of patent infringement;
(xi) that is a material joint venture, partnership or limited liability company agreement or other similar contract relating to the formation, creation, operation, management or control of any joint venture, partnership or limited liability company, other than any such contract solely between Camber and its wholly-owned Subsidiaries or among Camber’s wholly-owned Subsidiaries;
(xii) that relates to the acquisition or disposition of any person, business or asset and under which Camber or the Camber Subsidiaries have or may have a material obligation or liability.
Certain Corporate Matters VSCO is duly licensed or qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in every jurisdiction in which the character of VSCO’s properties or nature of VSCO’s business requires it to be so licensed or qualified other than such jurisdictions in which the failure to be so licensed or qualified does not, or insofar as can reasonably be foreseen, in the future will not, have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, results of operations or business. VSCO has full corporate power and authority and all authorizations, licenses and permits necessary to carry on the business in which it is engaged or in which it proposes presently to engage and to own and use the properties owned and used by it. VSCO has delivered to Tianyin true, accurate and complete copies of its certificate or articles of incorporation and bylaws, which reflect all restatements of and amendments made thereto at any time prior to the date of this Agreement. The records of meetings of the Shareholders and Board of Directors of VSCO are complete and correct in all material respects. The stock records of VSCO and the Shareholder lists of VSCO that VSCO has previously furnished to Tianyin are complete and correct in all material respects and accurately reflect the record ownership and the beneficial ownership of all the outstanding shares of VSCO’s capital stock and any other outstanding securities issued by VSCO. VSCO is not in default under or in violation of any provision of its certificate or articles of incorporation or bylaws in any material respect. VSCO is not in any material default or in violation of any restriction, lien, encumbrance, indenture, contract, lease, sublease, loan agreement, note or other obligation or liability by which it is bound or to which any of its assets is subject.