Events Subsequent to Most Recent Fiscal Year End Since the Most Recent Fiscal Year End and except as described herein and in the attached exhibits, there has not been any material adverse change in the business, financial condition, operations, results of operations, or future prospects of Sewcal. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, since that date:
(i) Sewcal has not sold, leased, transferred, or assigned any of its assets, tangible or intangible, other than for a fair consideration in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(ii) Sewcal has note entered into any agreement, contract, lease, or license (or series of related agreements, contracts, leases, and licenses) involving more than $10,000.00 outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(iii) Sewcal has not accelerated, terminated, modified, or canceled any agreement, contract, lease, or license (or series of related agreements, contracts, leases, and licenses) involving more than $10,000.00 to which Sewcal is a party.
(iv) Sewcal has not imposed any Security Interest upon any of its assets, tangible or intangible;
(v) Sewcal has not made any capital expenditure (or series of related capital expenditures) either involving more than $5,000.00 outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(vi) Sewcal has not made any capital investment in, any loan to, or any acquisition of the securities or assets of, any other Person (or series of related capital investments, loans, and acquisitions) either involving more than $5,000.00 outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(vii) Sewcal has not issued any note, bond, or other debt security or created, incurred, assumed, or guaranteed any indebtedness for borrowed money or capitalized lease obligation either involving more than $2,500.00 singly or $5,000.00 in the aggregate.
(viii) Sewcal has not delayed or postponed the payment of accounts payable and other Liabilities outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(ix) Sewcal has not canceled, compromised, waived, or released any right or claim (or series of related rights and claims) involving more than $2,500.00 outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(x) Sewcal has not granted any license or sublicense of any rights under or with respect to any Intellectual Property;
(xi) Sewcal has not made or authorized any change in its articles of incorporation or bylaws of any of Sewcal or its Subsidiaries;
(xii) Sewcal has not issued, sold, or otherwise disposed of any of its capital stock, or granted any options, warrants, or other rights to purchase or obtain (including upon conversion, exchange, or exercise) any of its capital stock;
(xiii) Sewcal has not declared, set aside, or paid any dividend or made any distribution with respect to its capital stock (whether in cash or in kind) or redeemed, purchased, or otherwise acquired any of its capital stock;
(xiv) Sewcal has not experienced any damage, destruction, or loss (whether or not covered by insurance) to its property outside the ordinary course of business;
(xv) Sewcal has not made any loan to, or entered into any other transaction with, any of its directors, officers, and employees outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(xvi) Sewcal has not entered into any collective bargaining agreements, written or oral, or modified the terms of any existing such contract or agreement;
(xvii) Sewcal has not granted any increase in the base compensation of any of its directors, officers, and employees outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(xviii) Sewcal has not adopted, amended, modified, or terminated any bonus, profit-sharing, incentive, severance, or other plan, contract, or commitment for the benefit of any of its directors, officers, and employees (or taken any such action with respect to any other Employee Benefit Plan);
(xix) Sewcal has not made any other change in employment terms for any of its directors, officers, and employees outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(xx) Sewcal has not made or pledged to make any charitable or other capital contribution outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(xxi) (removed)
(xxii) There has not been any other material occurrence, event, incident, action, failure to act, or transaction outside the Ordinary Course of Business involving Sewcal and/or its Subsidiaries; and
Interim Period (a) During the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and ending with the earlier to occur of the Closing Date or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Company agrees that it will, except as set forth on Schedule 3.3(a):
(i) carry on its respective businesses in substantially the same manner as it has heretofore and not introduce any material new method of management, operation or accounting;
(ii) maintain its respective properties and facilities, including those held under leases, in as good working order and condition as at present, ordinary wear and tear excepted;
(iii) perform all of its respective obligations under agreements relating to or affecting its respective assets, properties, or rights;
(iv) keep in full force and effect present insurance policies or other comparable insurance coverage;
(v) use its best efforts to maintain and preserve its business organization intact, retain its respective present key employees, and maintain its respective relationships with suppliers, customers, and others having business relations with it;
(vi) maintain compliance with all permits laws, rules and regulations, consent orders, and all other orders of applicable courts, regulatory agencies, and similar governmental authorities;
(vii) maintain present debt and lease instruments and not enter into new or amended debt or lease instruments; and
(viii) maintain present salaries and commission levels for all officers, directors, employees and agents.
(b) During the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and ending with the earlier to occur of the Closing Date or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Company agrees that it will not, except as set forth on Schedule 3.3(b):
(i) make any change in its Certificate or Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws;
(ii) issue any securities, options, warrants, calls, conversion rights or commitments relating to its securities of any kind;
(iii) declare or pay any dividend, or make any distribution in respect of its stock whether now or hereafter outstanding, or purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value any shares of its stock or declare any dividends or make any distributions (other than S Corporation distributions), nor pay out any extraordinary bonuses in excess of pro rata bonuses customarily paid, or fees, or commissions to the Shareholders, directors, management or other personnel;
(iv) sell, assign, lease, or otherwise transfer or dispose of any property or equipment except in the normal course of business;
(v) negotiate for the acquisition of any business or the start-up of any new business;
(vi) merge or consolidate or agree to merge or consolidate with or into any other corporation;
(vii) waive any material rights or claims;
(viii) commit a material breach of or amend or terminate any material agreement or Permit;
(ix) enter into any other transaction outside the ordinary course of its business consistent with past business practice or prohibited hereunder; or
(x) change its accounts receivable collection practice or factor its accounts receivable in any way.