Past Practices Any and all agreements, written and verbal, previously entered into between the parties hereto are mutually cancelled and superseded by this Agreement. Unless specifically provided herein to the contrary, past practices shall not be binding on the Employer.
Past Practice The parties agree that all past practices and other understandings between the parties not expressly memorialized and incorporated into this Agreement shall no longer be enforceable.
Unfair Business Practices Contractor represents and warrants that it has not been the subject of allegations of Deceptive Trade Practices violations under Chapter 17 of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, or allegations of any unfair business practice in any administrative hearing or court suit and that Contractor has not been found to be liable for such practices in such proceedings. Contractor certifies that it has no officers who have served as officers of other entities who have been the subject of allegations of Deceptive Trade Practices violations or allegations of any unfair business practices in an administrative hearing or court suit and that such officers have not been found to be liable for such practices in such proceedings.
Conduct of Business in Ordinary Course Since the Balance Sheet Date, except as described in the Disclosure Schedules, since the Balance Sheet Date each member of the Company Group has not: (i) sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of any Assets except for Assets which are obsolete and which individually or in the aggregate do not exceed $25,000 and except for licenses entered into in the Ordinary Course; (ii) incurred any material liability or obligation (including the borrowing of funds under existing lines of credit or otherwise), or assumed, guaranteed or otherwise became liable with respect to the liabilities of any Person, except in the Ordinary Course; (iii) declared, made, paid or committed to any form of distribution or reduction of the profits of any member of the Company Group or of its respective capital, including any (i) dividend (including stock dividends) or other distribution on any present or future shares of capital stock, (ii) purchase, redemption or retirement or acquisition of any of its shares of capital stock, or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such shares, or apply or set apart any of its assets therefor, (iii) bonuses to stockholders, (iv) payment on account of loans made to any stockholders of any member of the Company Group , or (v) payment of any bonuses or management fees; (iv) created, allotted or issued any shares of capital stock, or entered into any agreement, or grant any option, right or privilege, whether pre-emptive, contractual or otherwise for the purchase or other acquisition of shares of capital stock or securities convertible into such shares of any member of the Company Group, nor amended its charter documents, changed its capital structure or entered into any agreement or make any offer to do so; (v) discharged any secured or unsecured obligation or liability (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) which individually or in the aggregate exceeded $50,000; (vi) made any payment to any employee, officer, manager or director other than salary, commission, bonus or expense reimbursement other than in the Ordinary Course; (vii) made any bonus or profit sharing distribution or similar payment of any kind, or incurred the obligation for the same; (viii) granted any general increase in the rate of wages, salaries, bonuses or other remuneration of any employees of the Company; (ix) made any change to the rate or form of compensation or remuneration payable or to become payable to any of its shareholders, directors, officers, managers, employees, consultants, agents or contractors which is outside of Ordinary Course; (x) entered into any termination, notice, severance, or change of control agreement with any of its shareholders, directors, managers, employees, or consultants or agents; (xi) instituted, adopted or amended (or committed to do so) any Employee Plan; (xii) written off as uncollectible any material amount of accounts receivable not otherwise reserved for; (xiii) made any material Tax election or changed any existing material Tax election or settled or compromised any material Tax liability; (xiv) made, or agreed to make, any material change in any method of accounting or auditing practice; (xv) amended or changed its articles of incorporation or by-laws; (xvi) issued or authorized for issuance any shares of its capital stock; (xvii) entered into any “related party transaction” as such term is defined under GAAP; or (xviii) authorized, agreed or otherwise committed, whether or not in writing, to do any of the foregoing.
Certain Business Practices Neither Company nor any Company Subsidiary nor any directors, officers, agents or employees of Company or any Company Subsidiary (in their capacities as such) has (i) used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity or (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns or violated any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.