Common use of Conduct in the Ordinary Course of Business Clause in Contracts

Conduct in the Ordinary Course of Business. Neither Seller nor any of its Affiliates has, with respect to the Business, made any change in the selling, distribution, advertising, terms of sale or collection practices in the period twelve (12) months before this Agreement that is inconsistent with the Ordinary Course of Business and would be material to the Business, taken as a whole. In the past twelve (12) months, neither Seller nor any of its Affiliates has, with respect to the Business, (i) entered into any business practices, programs or ​ ​ long-term allowances not previously used in the Ordinary Course of Business that would be material to the Business, taken as a whole, or (ii) engaged in the practice of “channel stuffing” or any program, activity or other action (including any rebate, discount, chargeback or refund policy or practice, any acceleration of a Transferred Contract), in the case of this clause (ii), that would reasonably be expected to result, directly or indirectly, in a trade buy-in that is significantly in excess of normal customer purchasing patterns consistent in all material respects with the past practices of the Business during the previous twelve (12) months.