Restrictions on Certain Actions During the earlier of (a) five years from the date of this Agreement or (b) two years after the termination of the Venture Agreement, except as permitted pursuant to Section 5 hereof, Buyer, without the prior consent of the Company's Board of Directors will not, nor will it permit any affiliate (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 of Regulation 12B under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) of Buyer to:
(a) acquire (other than through stock splits or stock dividends), directly or indirectly or in conjunction with or through any other person, by purchase or otherwise, beneficial ownership of any additional shares of Common Stock or any other securities of the Company entitled to vote generally for the election of directors ("Voting Securities");
(b) directly or indirectly or through any other person, solicit proxies with respect to Voting Securities under any circumstance; or become a "participant" in any "election contest" relating to the election of directors of the Company (as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act); provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit Buyer from soliciting proxies for the purpose of opposing any increase in the ownership limitation currently contained in the Company's Articles of Incorporation.
(c) deposit any Voting Securities in a voting trust, or subject any Voting Securities to a voting or similar agreement;
(d) directly or indirectly or through or in conjunction with any other person, engage in a tender or exchange offer for the Company's Voting Securities made by any other person or entity without the prior written approval of the Company, or engage in any proxy solicitation with any person or entity relating to the Company;
(e) take any action alone or in concert with any other person to acquire or change the control of the Company or, directly or indirectly, participate in any group seeking to obtain or take control of the Company; or
(f) sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of or encumber any Voting Securities except (i) as set forth in Section 7 hereof, (ii) to an affiliate of the Buyer, provided that the transferee agrees to be bound by all the provisions of this Agreement, or (iii) pursuant to a public offering of the Shares registered under the Securities Act.
Certain Disclosures A Controlled Affiliate shall make adequate disclosure in contracting with third parties and in disseminating public statements of 1) the structure of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield System; and 2) the independent nature of every licensee; and 3) the Controlled Affiliate's financial condition.
Restrictions on Disclosure The Servicer agrees that it shall not, prior to the termination or expiration of this Agreement or within three (3) years after such termination or expiration, disclose to any Person any confidential or proprietary information, whether of a technical, financial, commercial or other nature, received directly or indirectly from WEST or any Subsidiary regarding the business of WEST and the Subsidiaries or the Engine Assets, except as authorized in writing by WEST, and except:
(a) to representatives of the Servicer and any of its Affiliates in furtherance of the purpose of this Agreement provided that any such representatives shall have agreed to be bound by the restrictions on disclosure set forth in this Section 13.09;
(b) to the extent required by Applicable Law or by judicial or administrative process, but in the event of proposed disclosure, the Servicer shall seek the assistance of WEST to protect information in which WEST has an interest to the maximum extent achievable;
(c) to the extent that the information:
(i) was generally available in the public domain;
(ii) was lawfully obtained from a source under no obligation of confidentiality, directly or indirectly, to WEST or any Subsidiary;
(iii) was disclosed to the general public with the approval of WEST or any Subsidiary;
(iv) was in the files, records or knowledge of the Servicer or any of the Servicer’s Affiliates prior to initial disclosure thereof to the Servicer or any of the Servicer’s Affiliates by WEST or any Subsidiary;
(v) was provided by WEST or any Subsidiary to the Servicer or any of the Servicer’s Affiliates without any express written (or, to the extent such information was provided in an oral communication, oral) restriction on use of or access to such information, and such information would not reasonably be expected to be confidential, proprietary or otherwise privileged; or
(vi) was developed independently by the Servicer or any of the Servicer’s Affiliates; and
(d) is reasonably deemed necessary by the Servicer to protect and enforce its rights and remedies under this Agreement; provided, however, that in such an event the Servicer shall act in a manner reasonably designed to prevent disclosure of such confidential information; and provided, further, that prior to disclosure of such information, the Servicer shall inform WEST and the Subsidiaries of such disclosure.
Limitation on Certain Restrictions on Subsidiaries Holdings will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any such Restricted Subsidiary to (a) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its capital stock or any other interest or participation in its profits owned by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or pay any Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (b) make loans or advances to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (c) transfer any of its properties or assets to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, except for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
(i) applicable law;
(ii) this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and the other definitive documentation entered into in connection with any of the foregoing;
(iii) any Refinancing Note Documents;
(iv) customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing any leasehold interest of Holdings or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries;
(v) customary provisions restricting assignment of any licensing agreement (in which Holdings or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries is the licensee) or other contract entered into by Holdings or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(vi) restrictions on the transfer of any asset pending the close of the sale of such asset;
(vii) any agreement or instrument governing Indebtedness assumed in connection with a Permitted Acquisition, to the extent the relevant encumbrance or restriction was not agreed to or adopted in connection with, or in anticipation of, the respective Permitted Acquisition and does not apply to Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings, or the properties of any such Person, other than the Persons or the properties acquired in such Permitted Acquisition;
(viii) encumbrances or restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(ix) any agreement or instrument relating to Indebtedness of a Foreign Subsidiary incurred pursuant to Section 10.04 to the extent such encumbrance or restriction only applies to such Foreign Subsidiary;
(x) an agreement effecting a refinancing, replacement or substitution of Indebtedness issued, assumed or incurred pursuant to an agreement or instrument referred to in clause (vii) above; provided that the provisions relating to such encumbrance or restriction contained in any such refinancing, replacement or substitution agreement are no less favorable to Holdings or the Lenders in any material respect than the provisions relating to such encumbrance or restriction contained in the agreements or instruments referred to in such clause (vii);
(xi) restrictions on the transfer of any asset subject to a Lien permitted by Section 10.01;
(xii) restrictions and conditions imposed by the terms of the documentation governing any Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor, which Indebtedness is permitted by Section 10.04;
(xiii) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements applicable to joint ventures permitted under Section 10.05 and applicable solely to such joint venture;
(xiv) on or after the execution and delivery thereof, (x) the Permitted Junior Debt Documents and (y) the Permitted Pari Passu Notes Documents;
(xv) negative pledges and restrictions on Liens in favor of any holder of Indebtedness for borrowed money permitted under Section 10.04 but only if such negative pledge or restriction expressly permits Liens for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent and the Secured Creditors with respect to the credit facilities established hereunder and the Obligations under the Credit Documents on a senior basis and without a requirement that such holders of such Indebtedness be secured by such Liens securing the Obligations under the Credit Documents equally and ratably or on a junior basis; and
(xvi) restrictions and conditions under the terms of the documentation governing any Qualified Securitization Transaction or a Receivables Facility that, in each case, permitted by Section 10.04, are necessary or advisable, in the good faith determination of the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary, to effect such Qualified Securitization Transaction or such Receivables Facility.
Limitations on Re-Disclosure The Provider shall not re-disclose Student Data to any other party or affiliate without the express written permission of the LEA or pursuant to court order, unless such disclosure is otherwise permitted under SOPPA, ISSRA, FERPA, and MHDDCA. Provider will not sell or rent Student Data. In the event another party, including law enforcement or a government entity, contacts the Provider with a request or subpoena for Student Data in the possession of the Provider, the Provider shall redirect the other party to seek the data directly from the LEA. In the event the Provider is compelled to produce Student Data to another party in compliance with a court order, Provider shall notify the LEA at least five (5) school days in advance of the court ordered disclosure and, upon request, provide the LEA with a copy of the court order requiring such disclosure.