Material Contracts (a) None of the Seller Entities, nor any of their respective Assets, businesses, or operations, is a party to, or is bound by or receives benefits under, any Contract (whether written or oral), (i) that is either material to any Seller Entity or that would be required to be filed as an exhibit to a Form 10-K filed by any Seller Entity with the SEC if the Seller Entity were required to file or voluntarily filed such Form 10-K, (ii) that is an employment, severance, termination, consulting, or retirement Contract, (iii) relating to the borrowing of money by any Seller Entity or the guarantee by any Seller Entity of any such obligation (other than Contracts evidencing deposit liabilities, purchases of federal funds, fully secured repurchase agreements, advances and loans from the Federal Home Loan Bank, and trade payables, in each case in the Ordinary Course) in excess of $50,000, including any sale and leaseback transactions, capitalized leases and other similar financing arrangements, (iv) which prohibits or restricts any Seller Entity (and/or, following consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any Buyer Entity) from engaging in any business activities in any geographic area, line of business or otherwise in competition with any other Person, (v) relating to the purchase or sale of any goods or services by a Seller Entity (other than Contracts entered into in the Ordinary Course and involving payments under any individual Contract not in excess of $75,000 over its remaining term or involving Loans, borrowings or guarantees originated or purchased by any Seller Entity in the Ordinary Course), (vi) which obligates any Seller Entity to conduct business with any third party on an exclusive or preferential basis, or requires referrals of business or any Seller Entity to make available investment opportunities to any Person on a priority or exclusive basis, (vii) which limits the payment of dividends by any Seller Entity, (viii) pursuant to which any Seller Entity has agreed with any third parties to become a member of, manage or control a joint venture, partnership, limited liability company or other similar entity, (ix) pursuant to which any Seller Entity has agreed with any third party to a change of control transaction such as an acquisition, divestiture or merger or contains a put, call or similar right involving the purchase or sale of any equity interests or Assets of any Person and which contains representations, covenants, indemnities or other obligations (including indemnification, “earn-out” or other contingent obligations) that are still in effect, (x) which relates to Intellectual Property of Seller, (xi) between any Seller Entity, on the one hand, and (A) any officer or director of any Seller Entity, or (B) to the Knowledge of Seller, any (1) record or beneficial owner of five percent or more of the voting securities of Seller, (2) Affiliate or family member of any such officer, director or record or beneficial owner or (3) any other Affiliate of Seller, on the other hand, except those of a type available to employees of Seller generally, (xii) that provides for payments to be made by any Seller Entity upon a change in control thereof, (xiii) that may not be canceled by Buyer, Seller or any of their respective Subsidiaries (A) at their convenience (subject to no more than 90 days’ prior written notice), or (B) without payment of a penalty or termination fee equal to or greater than $50,000 (assuming such Contract was terminated on the Closing Date), (xiv) containing any standstill or similar agreement pursuant to which Seller has agreed not to acquire Assets or equity interests of another Person, (xv) that provides for indemnification by any Seller Entity of any Person, except for non-material Contracts entered into in the Ordinary Course, (xvi) with or to a labor union or guild (including any collective bargaining agreement), (xvii) that grants any “most favored nation” right, right of first refusal, right of first offer or similar right with respect to any material Assets, or rights of any Seller Entity, taken as a whole, (xviii) that would be terminable other than by a Seller Entity or under which a material payment obligation would arise or be accelerated, in each case as a result of the Merger or the announcement or consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (either alone or upon the occurrence of any additional acts or events), (xix) any other Contract or amendment thereto that is material to any Seller Entity or their respective business or Assets and not otherwise entered into in the Ordinary Course, (xx) any Seller Benefit Plans, pursuant to which any of the benefits thereunder will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits will be accelerated, by the occurrence of the execution or delivery of this Agreement, the obtainment of the Seller Shareholder Approval or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or the value of any of benefits under which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (xxi) that is a settlement, consent or similar Contract and contains any material continuing obligations of any Seller Entity, or (xxii) that is a consulting Contract or data processing, software programming or licensing Contract involving the payment of more than $50,000 per annum (other than any such contracts which are terminable by any Seller Entity on 30 days or less notice without any required payment or other conditions, other than the condition of notice). Each Contract of the type described in this Section 4.20(a), whether or not set forth in Seller’s Disclosure Memorandum, together with all Contracts referred to in Sections 4.13 and 4.19(a), are referred to herein as the “Seller Contracts.” (b) With respect to each Seller Contract: (i) the Seller Contract is legal, valid and binding on a Seller Entity and is in full force and effect and is enforceable in accordance with its terms; (ii) no Seller Entity is in Default thereunder; (iii) no Seller Entity has repudiated or waived any material provision of any such Seller Contract; (iv) no other party to any such Seller Contract is, to the Knowledge of Seller, in Default or has repudiated or waived any material provision thereunder; and (v) there is not pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened cancellations of any Seller Contract. (c) Seller has made available true, complete and correct copies of each Seller Contract in effect as of the date hereof. All of the indebtedness of any Seller Entity for money borrowed is prepayable at any time by such Seller Entity without penalty or premium.
Material Agreements Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is a party to any agreement or instrument or subject to any charter or other corporate restriction which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is in default in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in (i) any agreement to which it is a party, which default could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) any agreement or instrument evidencing or governing Indebtedness.