COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES 21 Sample Clauses

COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES 21. 6.1 Conduct of Business Pending the Closing 21 6.2 Access 22 6.3 Public Announcements 22 6.4 Tax Matters 23 6.5 Approvals; Commercially Reasonable Efforts; Notification; Consent 23 6.6 Further Assurances 24 6.7 Bankruptcy Actions and Court Filings 24 6.8 Preservation of Books and Records 25 6.9 Confidentiality 25 6.10 Employees 26 6.11 No Solicitation 26 6.12 Sale of Real Property; Facility Leases 26
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  • Covenants of the Parties The parties hereto agree that:

  • Covenants of the Vendor 7.1 The Vendor hereby covenants that, during the Interim Period, the Vendor will, and will cause the Corporation to: (a) carry on the Business in the ordinary course and use its best efforts to preserve the assets, the Business and the clients, customers and suppliers connected therewith; (b) give the Purchaser, the Purchaser's Solicitors and the Purchaser's representatives full access during normal business hours to the properties, books, contracts, commitments and records of the Corporation; (c) furnish the Purchaser with all information concerning the affairs of the Corporation as the Purchaser may reasonably request; (d) do all things and cause all things to be done to ensure that all of the representations and warranties of the Vendor contained in this agreement remain true and correct throughout the Interim Period as if such representations and warranties were continuously made throughout such period; (e) not enter into any contracts, commitments or transactions pertaining to the Business, or incur any indebtedness, obligations or liability or make any payment in respect thereof, except in the ordinary course of business; (f) not incur any capital expenditures, or acquire or agree to acquire additional assets, or enter into any forward commitments for inventories, supplies or services (whether or not there are any contracts in writing with respect thereto), except in the ordinary course of business; (g) not increase the wages or salaries or any other form of remuneration, direct or indirect, of any of the employees, officers or directors of the Corporation; (h) not sell, agree to sell or otherwise dispose of any of the assets of the Corporation except in the ordinary course of business; (i) pay, satisfy and discharge its obligations and liabilities in the ordinary course of business; (j) obtain all necessary consents and approvals to the transaction herein contemplated required pursuant to the terms of any leases, contracts or rights of the Corporation or to which it is a party or to which any of the property or assets may be subject to or bound; (k) not declare, pay or authorize dividends or other distributions on any shares of the Corporation or purchase or redeem any shares of the Corporation; (l) not amend the Articles (as defined in the Business Corporations Act (Ontario)) of the Corporation, amalgamate or merge with any other corporation, or issue any securities (as defined in the Business Corporations Act (Ontario)) or redeem or purchase any issued securities; (m) use their reasonable best efforts to ensure that the Corporation's bank operating line of credit from the Bank of Montreal shall remain in place with the Corporation immediately following the Closing Date, provided that Bank of Montreal fully releases any guarantees for that line of credit; and (n) not increase the Shareholder's Loan amount nor shall any Shareholder's Loan related payments be made by the Corporation to the Vendor prior to the Time of Closing. 7.2 The Vendor hereby covenants that, at the Time of Closing, the Vendor will: (a) furnish the Purchaser with a certificate of the Vendor stating that the representations and warranties of the Vendor contained in this agreement are true at the Time of Closing, as though then made, and that the covenants of the Vendor to be complied with at or prior to the Time of Closing have been complied with, provided that the receipt of such evidence and the closing of the transaction contemplated herein shall not be a waiver of the representations, warranties and covenants of the Vendor which are contained in this agreement; (b) deliver to the Purchaser evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser's Solicitors that all necessary corporate authorizations authorizing and approving the transaction contemplated herein have been obtained in respect of the Corporation; (c) deliver to the Purchaser a written acknowledgement from the lessor of any leased premises, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser's Solicitors, acknowledging that the lease in respect thereof is in good standing, that all rents, additional rents and other amounts due and payable by the Corporation pursuant to such lease have been paid in full to the Effective Date, and that the Corporation is not in breach of its obligations under such lease, together with the unconditional written consent of the said lessor to the sale of the Purchased Shares to the Purchaser, if required under the terms of such lease; (d) provide the Purchaser with evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser that the Vendor is not then a "non-resident" of Canada within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada); (e) provide the Purchaser with the favourable opinion of the Vendor's Solicitors in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser's Solicitors, acting reasonably: (i) as to the authorized and issued capital of the Corporation and the shareholder and shareholdings in the Corporation; (ii) that all issued and outstanding shares in the capital of the Corporation are issued and outstanding as fully paid and non-assessable; Page 38 of 75 - Share Purchase Agreement Initial ----------- (iii) that the Corporation has been duly amalgamated and organized and is a valid and subsisting corporation under the laws of the Province of Ontario; (iv) that all necessary actions and proceedings have been taken to authorize and permit the due and valid transfer of the Purchased Shares at the Time of Closing from the Vendor to the Purchaser; and (v) that this agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Vendor and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Vendor, enforceable against her in accordance with its terms (subject to bankruptcy laws and the availability of equitable remedies) and, to the knowledge of the Vendor's Solicitors, does not violate the provisions of any indenture or agreement to which the Vendor or the Corporation or either of them are a party or by which either of them are bound; (f) cause all necessary steps and proceedings as may reasonably be approved by the Purchaser's Solicitors to be taken so that the Purchased Shares may be properly transferred to the Purchaser at the Time of Closing; and in that regard, deliver to the Purchaser at the Time of Closing certificates representing all of the Purchased Shares, such certificates being duly endorsed for transfer to the Purchaser, and cause transfers of all the Purchased Shares to be duly and regularly recorded in the name of the Purchaser or as it may in writing direct; (g) cause all of the directors and officers of the Corporation as are specified by the Purchaser to resign in favour of nominees of the Purchaser. All shareholder's and director's resolutions required to cause the actions of this Section 7.2(g) shall be approved at the Time of Closing; (h) deliver and cause to be delivered by all of the directors and officers of the Corporation and by the Vendor, as shareholder of the Corporation, a complete release, with effect from the Time of Closing, of all claims against the Corporation of any and all matters whatsoever in a form satisfactory to the Purchaser's Solicitors, acting reasonably; (i) deliver and cause to be delivered to the Purchaser the corporate seal, minute books, share certificates, share certificate books, share transfers, share register books, directors' register and any and all documents, records, books, instruments and agreements of or pertaining or relating to the Corporation and its Business, property and assets; (j) deliver to the Purchaser a release executed by the Vendor with respect to all payroll and severance related obligations of the Corporation; (k) deliver and cause to be delivered to the Purchaser the Escrow Agreement, duly executed by the Vendor; (l) deliver and cause to be delivered to the Purchaser a release executed by ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ with respect to all obligations of the Corporation; (m) pay to the Corporation $273,884 for the purchase as of the Effective Date of the Cash Value Of Life Insurance and the respective insurance policy from the Corporation; Page 39 of 75 - Share Purchase Agreement Initial ----------- (n) deliver and cause to be delivered to the Purchaser a non-competition covenant from ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ in the form attached hereto as Schedule "7.2(n)"; (o) deliver and cause to be delivered to the Purchaser the New Lease between Alpen and the Corporation to become effective on September 1, 2004 (the day immediately following the last day of the Corporation's current lease agreement with Alpen); (p) pay all the non-arms length expenses, accounts payable and accrued liabilities of the Corporation, excluding any ordinary course lease payments and payroll related transactions, from the date of this Agreement to the Time of Closing, and release the Corporation from the obligation to repay the Vendor for these payments; and (q) shall release, and cause the Vendor's affiliates, including any of the Vendor's family that is or has been employed by the Corporation, or the Vendor shall indemnify the Purchaser and the Corporation from any and all severance obligations related to their employment by the Corporation, and any other contractual obligations of the Corporation to the Vendor and her affiliates. 7.3 The Vendor hereby covenants that, subsequent to the Date of Closing, the Vendor will: (a) at the request and expense of the Purchaser, execute and deliver such additional conveyances, transfers and other assurances as may, in the reasonable opinion of the Purchaser's Solicitors, be required to carry out the intent of this agreement and to transfer the Purchased Shares to the Purchaser; (b) only discharge the Security Interests when the payments of Sections 3.2(a), 3.2(b), 3.2(c), 3.2(d) and 3.2

  • Covenants of the Purchasers Each Purchaser covenants and agrees with the Company as follows:

  • Covenants of the Purchaser The Purchaser covenants and agrees with the Company as follows:

  • Certain Covenants of the Parties (a) The Stockholder hereby covenants and agrees as follows: (i) Prior to the Agreement Termination Date, and except as contemplated hereby, the Stockholder shall not (A) tender any Covered Shares into any tender or exchange offer or commence a tender or exchange offer for the Shares; (B) except for an Exempt Transfer, sell (constructively or otherwise), transfer, offer, exchange, pledge, lend, hypothecate, grant, encumber, assign or otherwise dispose of (collectively, “Transfer”), or enter into any Contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the Transfer of any of [its][his or her] Covered Shares or beneficial ownership or voting power thereof or therein (including by operation of Law, through the granting of any proxies or powers of attorney, in connection with a voting trust or voting agreement or otherwise); (C) make any Acquisition Proposal; (D) make, or in any way 3 Note to Draft: To be included in the support agreements for stockholders that are entities. participate in, directly or indirectly, any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the rules of the SEC) to vote any voting securities of the Company to (1) not adopt or approve the Supported Matters or (2) approve any other matter that if approved would reasonably be expected to prevent, interfere with, discourage, impair or delay the consummation of the Supported Matters; (E) make any public announcement (other than public statements in support of the Merger or disclosure statements the Stockholder reasonably determines are required by Applicable Law or the rules or regulations of any applicable U.S. securities exchange or Governmental Authority to which the Stockholder is subject) with respect to any Acquisition Proposal; provided that nothing in this Agreement shall restrict the Stockholder from acquiring additional securities of the Company; provided, however, that any securities acquired by the Stockholder or [its][his or her] Controlled Affiliates after the date of this Agreement shall be subject to this Agreement in all respects; (F) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (as defined in Section 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) in connection with any of the actions expressly described in any of clauses (A) through (E) of this Section 7(a)(i) (other than any “group” with any Affiliate of the Stockholder; provided that any such Affiliate agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement); or (G) agree (whether or not in writing) to take any of the actions referred to in this Section 7(a)(i). Any action in violation of this provision shall be void. (ii) From and after the date hereof until the Agreement Termination Date, the Stockholder agrees that it shall not (and shall cause each of [its][his or her] Controlled Affiliates and instruct [its][his or her] and their respective Representatives not to) solicit, initiate, seek or knowingly facilitate or encourage any inquiry, discussion, offer or request that constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, an Acquisition Proposal; provided, however, that the Stockholder and [its][his or her] Controlled Affiliates may engage in such activities as a Representative of the Company solely to the extent that the Company is permitted to engage in such activities pursuant to Section 6.02(a) or (b) of the Merger Agreement. The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Stockholder and [its][his or her] Affiliates will be deemed to be “Representatives” (as defined in the Merger Agreement) for purposes of Section 6.02 of the Merger Agreement. (iii) Prior to the Agreement Termination Date, in the event that the Stockholder or any of [its][his or her] Controlled Affiliates acquires the power to vote, or direct the voting of, any additional Shares or other voting interests with respect to the Company and on or prior to the Record Date, such Shares or voting interests shall, without further action of the parties hereto, be deemed Covered Shares and subject to the provisions of this Agreement in all respects, and the number of Owned Shares held by the Stockholder set forth on Exhibit A will be deemed amended accordingly. (iv) For the avoidance of doubt, any Covered Shares that are transferred by the Stockholder in an Exempt Transfer on or after the Record Date shall remain Covered Shares for purposes of Section 1 hereof. (v) None of the provisions of this Agreement shall in any way limit the activities of any Affiliate of the Stockholder; provided, however, that it will be considered a breach of this Agreement if any Affiliate of the Stockholder takes any action at the direction or instruction of the Stockholder that would be a breach of this Agreement if such action was taken directly by the Stockholder. (b) For purposes of this Agreement, an “Exempt Transfer” means any transfer of Covered Shares [(i)(A) by will or intestacy, (B) to any immediate family member of the Stockholder (for purposes of this Agreement, “immediate family” shall mean any relationship by blood, current or former marriage, domestic partnership or adoption, not more remote than first cousin) or (C) to any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of the Stockholder or the immediate family of the Stockholder for bona fide estate planning purposes, (ii) to a partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which the Stockholder or the immediate family of the Stockholder are the legal and beneficial owners of all of the outstanding equity securities or similar interests]4[(i) to another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other business entity that is an Affiliate of the Stockholder, (ii) to any investment fund or other entity controlling, controlled by, managing or managed by or under common control with the Stockholder or Affiliates of the Stockholder]5, (iii) in a hedging or derivative transaction with respect to which the Stockholder conveys solely the economic consequences of ownership and retains, among other things, the sole right to vote, tender, dispose of and exercise dissenters’ rights with respect to such Covered Shares during the period in which Section 7(a)(i) remains in effect, (iv) that has received the prior written approval of Parent, or [(v) prior to March 19, 2025, through Transfers pursuant to existing trading plans established as of the date of this Agreement pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 promulgated under the Exchange Act]6; provided that in the case of a transfer pursuant to the foregoing clauses (i), (ii), or (iv), (1) prior to such Exempt Transfer becoming effective, such transferee will execute a joinder to this Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent and which shall bind such transferee to all of the obligations of the Stockholder herein and (2) the transferor Stockholder shall remain liable for any failure of such transferee to comply with or perform its, his or her obligations under this Agreement.