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If Employee’s employment with the Company is terminated by reason of Disability, then the Forfeiture Restrictions shall lapse with respect to 100% of the Restricted Stock Units effective as of the date of Employee’s “separation from service” (as defined under Code Section 409A) and Employee’s RSU’s shall be settled in the manner provided under Section 3(d) below on the Lapse Date.
30Disability
Upon its receipt of an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement executed and delivered by an assigning Purchaser and an Eligible Assignee or assignee Purchaser, the Transfer Agent shall, if such Assignment and Acceptance Agreement has been duly completed, (i) accept such Assignment and Acceptance Agreement, (ii) record the information contained therein in the Register and (iii) give prompt notice thereof to the Issuer and the Servicer.
7Assignments
On the Closing Date, Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, substantially concurrent with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties hereto, (i) the Company agrees to sell, and the Purchasers, severally and not jointly, agree to purchase, up to an aggregate of $2,352,941 principal amount of the Notes for an aggregate purchase price of $2,000,000 and (ii) the Company and the holders of certain existing notes agree to effect the Debt Exchange. Each Purchaser shall either (i) deliver to the Escrow Agent, via wire transfer or a certified check, immediately available funds equal to such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount as set forth on the signature page hereto executed by such Purchaser or (ii) in the case of any Debt Exchange(s), deliver evidence of their outstanding indebtedness equal to such Purchaser’s Debt Exchange Amount as set forth on the signature page hereto executed by such Purchaser, and the Company shall deliver to each Purchaser its respective Note and Warrants, as determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a), and the Company and each Purchaser shall deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.2 deliverable at the Initial Closing. Upon satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Initial Closing shall occur at the offices of the Company or Company Counsel or such other location as the parties shall mutually agree.
18Closings
Upon receipt or delivery by the Company of any notice in accordance with the terms of this Warrant, unless the Company has in good faith determined that the matters relating to such notice do not constitute material, nonpublic information relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement), the Company shall within four (4) Business Days after any such receipt or delivery publicly disclose such material, nonpublic information on a Current Report on Form 8-K or otherwise. In the event that the Company believes that a notice contains material, nonpublic information relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries, the Company so shall indicate to such Holder contemporaneously with delivery of such notice, and in the absence of any such indication, the Holder shall be allowed to presume that all matters relating to such notice do not constitute material, nonpublic information relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries.
31Disclosures
Terms defined in the Indenture and Security Agreement and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as defined in the Indenture and Security Agreement.
89Terms
The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of Ohio and has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as presently conducted. The Company is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing (where such concept is recognized under applicable Law) in each jurisdiction where the nature of its business or the ownership, leasing or operation of its properties makes such qualification or licensing necessary, other than where the failure to be so qualified, licensed or in good standing has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect . Each of the Company’s Subsidiaries is a legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (where such concept is recognized under applicable Law) under the Law of its respective jurisdiction of organization and has all requisite corporate or similar power and authority to carry on its business as presently conducted and each of the Company’s Subsidiaries is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing (where such concept is recognized under applicable Law) in each jurisdiction where the nature of its business or the ownership, leasing or operation of its properties makes such qualification or licensing necessary, other than where the failure to be so qualified, licensed or in good standing has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has made available to Parent prior to the date of this Agreement a true and complete copy of the Second Amended Articles of Incorporation of the Company (the “ Company Articles of Incorporation ”) and the Amended and Restated Code of Regulations of the Company (the “ Company Code of Regulations ”), as amended to date, and each as so made available is in full force and effect. The Company is not in material violation of any of the provisions of the Company Articles of Incorporation or the Company Code of Regulations.
66Organizations
Seller has the absolute and unrestricted right, power, authority and capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform all of his respective obligations under this Agreement.
9Authority
As of the Effective Date, after giving effect to the Transactions to occur on the Effective Date, Schedule 3.12 sets forth the name of, and the ownership interest of each Subsidiary of Holdings.
83Subsidiaries
EACH GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS GUARANTEE, ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.
96Waiver Of Jury Trials
Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, at the date of grant or thereafter, upon Termination of Service during the applicable restriction period, Restricted Shares shall be repurchased by the Company for a nominal amount equal to their par value and any accrued but unpaid dividends or Dividend Equivalents that are at that time subject to restrictions shall be forfeited; provided , however , that the Committee may provide, by rule or regulation or in any Award Agreement, or may determine in any individual case, that restrictions or forfeiture conditions relating to Restricted Shares will be waived in whole or in part in the event of Termination of Service resulting from specified causes, and the Committee may in other cases waive in whole or in part the forfeiture of Restricted Shares.
44Forfeitures
Each Loan Party shall have obtained all governmental authorizations and all consents of other Persons, in each case that are necessary or advisable in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, and each of the foregoing shall be in full force and effect and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and the Lenders. All applicable waiting periods shall have expired without any action being taken or threatened by any competent authority which would restrain, prevent or otherwise impose adverse conditions on the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or the financing thereof and no action, request for stay, petition for review or rehearing, reconsideration, or appeal with respect to any of the foregoing shall be pending, and the time for any applicable agency to take action to set aside its consent on its own motion shall have expired.
22Consents
At the Closing, NHL shall deliver to the Company, the originals of the corporate minute books, books of account, contracts, records, and all other books or documents of NHL now in the possession of NHL or its representatives.
73Records
Except as herein otherwise expressly stipulated to the contrary, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns.
13Binding Effects
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event may the Option be exercised after its term has expired. If, on the date of cessation of service as an Outside Director, the Participant is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan. If, after cessation of service as an Outside Director, the Participant (or the Participant’s beneficiary or representative, as the case may be) does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified by the Administrator, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.
46General
THIS AGREEMENT, TOGETHER WITH THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, REPRESENTS THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and no consent to any departure by any of Grantors herefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Purchaser, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. No amendment of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Purchaser and each of Grantors to which such amendment applies.
2Amendments
Subject to Section 2(d)(iii) below, Executive’s entitlement to benefits from the Company, and eligibility to participate in the Company’s benefit plans, shall cease on the Termination Date, except to the extent Executive elects to and is eligible to receive continued healthcare coverage pursuant to the provisions of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“ COBRA ”), for herself and any covered dependents, in accordance with the provisions of COBRA.
12Benefits
Executive shall be entitled to accrue five (5) weeks of paid vacation annually. While Employer encourages Executive to take vacation, if he does not use all vacation accrued in each calendar year, Executive may carry it over from year to year; provided , however , that the maximum accrual of Executive’s vacation shall be capped at two times the annual accrual rate. Once the cap is reached, Executive shall no longer accrue vacation until such time as he uses accrued vacation and his accrued and unused vacation days fall below the cap, at which time he will again begin to accrue vacation at the appropriate accrual rate. The value of any amount of vacation that would otherwise accrue but for the cap would be paid in cash to Executive. Any vacation benefit granted or paid to Executive is based solely on his Base Salary. Executive shall be entitled to sick leave in accordance with Employer’s sick leave policy, as amended from time to time.
93Vacations
If any provision of this Agreement or the other Credit Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions.  The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.  Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 12.18, if and to the extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this Agreement relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by Bankruptcy Event, as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited.
79Severability
As of the date of this Agreement, Schedule 3.13 is a complete list of each Subsidiary of LMI and each such Subsidiary’s jurisdiction of incorporation or organization.
83Subsidiaries
This Supplement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Supplement on any number of separate counterparts (including by facsimile or other electronic transmission (i.e. a “pdf’ or “tif’)), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.
26Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
26Counterparts
Neither the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated therein, nor performance of and compliance with the terms and provisions thereof will (i) violate or conflict with any provision of its formation and governance documents, (ii) violate any Legal Requirement, regulation (including Regulation U, Regulation X or Regulation T), order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or permit applicable to it, except as in each case would not individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) violate or conflict with contractual provisions of, or cause an event of default under, any indenture, loan agreement, mortgage, contract or other Material Agreement to which Borrower or Sponsor or any Required SPE may be bound, or (iv) result in or require the creation of any Lien or other charge or encumbrance upon or with respect to the Collateral in favor of any Person other than Lender.
61No Conflicts
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or the Agreement to the contrary, the grant, vesting and holding of the Shares by Grantee is expressly conditioned upon compliance with the Securities Act and all applicable state securities laws. Grantee agrees to cooperate with the Company to ensure compliance with such laws.
19Compliance With Laws
The obligation of the Company under this Agreement shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of the Company. If a dividend or other distribution shall be declared upon the Company’s common stock payable in Shares, the Performance Share Units and the Shares on which the Performance Goals are based shall be adjusted by adding thereto the number of Shares which would have been distributable thereon if such shares and Performance Share Units had been actual Shares and outstanding on the date fixed for determining the stockholders entitled to receive such stock dividend or distribution. In the event of any spin-off, split-off or split-up, dividend in property other than cash, recapitalization or other change in the capital structure of the Company, or any merger, consolidation, reorganization, partial or complete liquidation or other distribution of assets (other than a normal cash dividend), or any other corporate transaction or event having an effect similar to any of the foregoing, or extraordinary distribution to stockholders of the Company’s common stock, the Performance Share Units, the Shares relating to the Performance Share Units, and the Performance Goals shall be appropriately adjusted to prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights of Participants which would otherwise result from any such transaction, provided such adjustment shall be consistent with Code Section 162(m) and Section 409A, as applicable.
84Successors
Any term or provision of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the sole extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable the remainder of such term or provision or the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement in any jurisdiction. If any provision of this Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, such provision shall be interpreted to be only so broad as is enforceable.
79Severability
Request any Borrowing or Letter of Credit, or use, or permit its Subsidiaries or its or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents to use, the proceeds of any Borrowing or Letter of Credit (i) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (ii) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, or (iii) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.
92Use Of Proceeds
Each Loan Party owns or holds a valid and enforceable license to use all intellectual property necessary to conduct its business as currently conducted. No claim has been asserted or is pending by any Person with respect to the use of any such intellectual property or challenging or questioning the validity or effectiveness of any such intellectual property; and no Loan Party knows of any valid basis for any such claim. The use of such intellectual property by any Loan Party does not infringe on the rights of any Person, except for such claims and infringements as do not, in the aggregate, give rise to a Material Adverse Effect.
53Intellectual Property
Each Grantor shall remain liable for any deficiency if the proceeds of any sale or other disposition of the Collateral are insufficient to pay its Obligations and the fees and disbursements of any attorneys employed by any Secured Party to collect such deficiency.
97Waivers
Promptly after an Authorized Officer of the Borrower obtains actual knowledge thereof, notice of (i) the occurrence of any event that constitutes a Default or Event of Default, which notice shall specify the nature thereof, the period of existence thereof and what action the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto and (ii) any litigation or governmental proceeding pending against the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries for which it would reasonably be expected that an adverse determination is probable, and that such determination would result in a Material Adverse Effect.
58Litigations
If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.10 , if and to the extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this Agreement relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by any debtor relief laws, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited.
79Severability
The provisions of Sections 3.3 and 9.4 and Articles 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13 and 14 of this Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any reason.
85Survival
The Company represents and warrants that the undersigned has the authority to act on behalf of the Company and to bind the Company and all who may claim through it to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Employee represents and warrants that he has the capacity to act on his own behalf and on behalf of all who might claim through him to bind them to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Each party warrants and represents that there are no liens or claims of lien or assignments in law or equity or otherwise of or against any of the claims or causes of action released herein.
9Authority
This Agreement is subject to all valid present and future laws, regulations, rules and orders of Governmental Authorities now or hereafter having jurisdiction over the Parties, this Agreement, or the services performed or the facilities utilized under this Agreement.
4Applicable Laws
Executive recognizes that this Agreement contains confidential information and agrees that the contents of this Agreement or any information made available to Executive in the course of entering into this Agreement shall be considered confidential and shall not be disclosed or communicated in any manner except: (a) as required by law or legal process or (b) to Executive’s spouse, domestic partner, or financial/legal advisors, all of whom shall agree to keep such information confidential; whether this Agreement is ultimately agreed to or not by Executive. Executive agrees that breach of this confidentiality obligation is cause for discipline, up to and including termination as well as reimbursement to Sears for any amounts paid to Executive pursuant to this Agreement.
20Confidentiality
No assignment or transfer by any Party of such Party’s rights and obligations hereunder shall be made except with the prior written consent of the Purchaser, in the case of an assignment by the Company or the Seller, in the case of an assignment by the Purchaser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the prior written consent of the Seller, the Purchaser (and its permitted assigns) may at any time, in its sole discretion, assign, in whole or in part, its rights under this Agreement to (a) any of its Affiliates or (b) any subsequent purchaser of it or any of its divisions or any portion of its assets (whether such sale is structured as a sale of stock, sale of assets, merger, recapitalization or otherwise). This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and any reference to a Party shall also be a reference to the successors and permitted assigns thereof.
7Assignments
(i) Comply, and cause each of its Material Subsidiaries to comply, in all material respects, with all applicable Laws of Governmental Authorities, such compliance to include, without limitation, compliance with ERISA and Environmental Laws, unless the failure to so comply is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) comply at all times with the 2013 Order, any Subsequent Order, Arizona Revised Statutes, Section 40-302 and all similar or comparable Laws, orders, decrees, writs, injunctions or determinations of any Governmental Authority relating to the incurrence or maintenance of Indebtedness by the Borrower, such compliance to include, without limitation, compliance with the PATRIOT Act, all applicable orders, rules and regulations of OFAC, the FCPA, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Chapter of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 and other Anti-Corruption Laws, except (other than in the case of the PATRIOT Act, the applicable orders, rules and regulations of OFAC, or the FCPA) to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
19Compliance With Laws
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and the Investor and their respective successors.  Neither this Agreement nor any rights of the Investor or the Company hereunder may be assigned by either party to any other Person.
7Assignments
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE R IGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY PROCEEDING (whether in contract, in tort, at law or otherwise) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF, OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL-ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. THE PARTIES HERETO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO ENTER INTO A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP, THAT EACH HAS ALREADY RELIED ON THE WAIVER IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT EACH WILL CONTINUE TO RELY ON THE WAIVER IN THEIR RELATED FUTURE DEALINGS. THE PARTIES HERETO FURTHER WARRANT AND REPRESENT THAT EACH HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT EACH KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. THIS WAIVER IS IRREVOCABLE, MEANING THAT IT MAY NOT BE MODIFIED EITHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING, AND THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT OR TO ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS OR AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.
96Waiver Of Jury Trials
If any provision of this Agreement is construed to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable, then the remaining provisions hereof shall not be affected thereby and shall be enforceable without regard thereto, except that if Employee claims that the release in Section 9 is unlawful, invalid or unenforceable, and such release is held to be unlawful, invalid or unenforceable, any payments made pursuant to Section 2(b) or 2(c) shall be returned to the Company and no further consideration shall be due. If any covenant or agreement is held to be unenforceable because of the duration thereof or the scope thereof, then the court making such determination shall have the power to reduce the duration and limit the scope thereof, and the covenant or agreement shall then be enforceable in its reduced form.
79Severability
The authorized capital stock of the Company and the shares thereof issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2016, are set forth on Schedule 2.1(c) hereto. All of the outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock and any other security of the Company have been duly and validly authorized. No shares of Common Stock or any other security of the Company are entitled to preemptive rights or registration rights and there are no outstanding options, scrip, rights to subscribe to, call or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the Company. Furthermore, except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(c) hereto, there are no contracts, commitments, understandings, or arrangements by which the Company is or may become bound to issue additional shares of the capital stock of the Company or options, securities or rights convertible into shares of capital stock of the Company. Except for customary transfer restrictions contained in agreements entered into by the Company in order to sell restricted securities or as provided on Schedule 2.1(c) hereto, the Company is not a party to or bound by any agreement or understanding granting registration or anti-dilution rights to any individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind (each, a “ Person ”) with respect to any of its equity or debt securities. The Company is not a party to, and it has no knowledge of, any agreement or understanding restricting the voting or transfer of any shares of the capital stock of the Company. The offer and sale of all capital stock, convertible securities, rights, or options of the Company issued prior to the Closing complied with all applicable federal and state securities laws, and no holder of such securities has a right of rescission or claim for damages with respect thereto which could have a Material Adverse Effect.
16Capitalization
There is no action, claim, hearing, charge, complaint, demand, challenge, suit, proceeding or investigation (“ Action ”) pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against, nor any outstanding Order against, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries before or by any Governmental Authority, other than any such Action or Order that (i) does not involve an amount in controversy in excess of $100,000 (net of reasonably expected insurance proceeds recoverable in respect of ordinary course claims arising out of the operation of the Properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries) and (ii) does not seek or impose material injunctive or other material non-monetary relief. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default with respect to any material Order. There is no material unresolved violation or exception by any Governmental Authority with respect to any SEC Report or relating to any examinations or instructions of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and since January 1, 2014, there have been no material unresolved inquiries by, or disputes with, any Governmental Authority with respect to the business, operations, policies or procedures of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. There are no pending Actions of the type described on Schedule 5.12(a) (“ Scheduled Actions ”) and there have been no Orders or settlements of the type described on Schedule 5.12(a) (“ Scheduled Orders or Settlements ”).
58Litigations
Each Pledgor agrees that Pledgor will do such acts and things and promptly execute and deliver (and cause the Pledged Entities to promptly execute and deliver) to Secured Party such financing statements or additional conveyances, assignments, agreements and instruments as Secured Party may reasonably require to perfect and maintain the perfection of Secured Party’s Liens hereunder in the Collateral and to otherwise carry into effect the purposes of this Agreement or to further assure and confirm unto Secured Party its rights, powers and remedies hereunder.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Pledgor hereby irrevocably authorizes Secured Party at any time and from time to time to file in any filing office any Uniform Commercial Code financing statements and amendments thereto (or equivalents thereof in any foreign countries) that indicate the Collateral and contain any other information required for the sufficiency or filing office acceptance of any financing statement or amendment (or equivalents thereof in any foreign countries), including whether Pledgor is an organization, the type of organization and any organization identification number issued to Pledgor.
45Further Assurances
Enter into any arrangement, directly or indirectly, with any person whereby it shall sell or transfer any property, real or personal, used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter, as part of such transaction, rent or lease such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property being sold or transferred (a “ Sale and Lease-Back Transaction ”); provided , that a Sale and Lease-Back Transaction shall be permitted (a) with respect to (i) Excluded Property, (ii) property owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party that is acquired after the Closing Date so long as such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction is consummated within 365 days of the acquisition of such property or (iii) property owned by any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party regardless of when such property was acquired, and (b) with respect to any other property owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party, (x) if such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction is of property owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party as of the Closing Date, the Net Proceeds therefrom are used to prepay the Term Loans to the extent required by Section 2.11(b) and (y) with respect to any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction pursuant to this clause (b) with Net Proceeds in excess of $2,000,000 individually or $10,000,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year, the requirements of the last paragraph of Section 6.05 shall apply to such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction to the extent provided therein.
77Sales
Each Loan Party will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, (a) do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the rights, qualifications, licenses, permits, franchises, governmental authorizations, intellectual property rights, licenses and permits material to the conduct of its business, and maintain all requisite authority to conduct its business in each jurisdiction in which its business is conducted; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section  9.10 and (b) carry on and conduct its business in substantially the same manner and in substantially the same fields of enterprise as it is presently conducted.
40Existence
The RSUs subject to the Award shall vest in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set forth in  Exhibit B to the Grant Notice. Unless and until the RSUs have vested in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set forth in the Grant Notice, Participant will have no right to any distribution with respect to such RSUs.  Unless otherwise provided in Exhibit B to the Grant Notice, in the event of Participant’s Termination of Service prior to the vesting of all of the RSUs, any unvested RSUs will terminate automatically without any further action by the Company and be forfeited without further notice and at no cost to the Company.
95Vesting
If the Executive’s employment is terminated by reason of the Executive’s Disability during the Employment Term, this Agreement shall terminate without further compensation obligations to the Executive, other than for (i) payment of Accrued Obligations (which shall be paid to the Executive in a lump sum in cash within 90 days of the Date of Termination) and the timely payment or settlement of any other amount pursuant to the Other Benefits and (ii) treatment of all other compensation under existing plans as provided by the terms and rules of those plans.
30Disability
For the convenience of the parties hereto, this Agreement may be executed in any number of separate counterparts, each such counterpart being deemed to be an original instrument, and all such counterparts will together constitute the same agreement. Executed signature pages to this Agreement may be delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “pdf” format data file and such signature pages will be deemed as sufficient as if actual signature pages had been delivered.
26Counterparts
Each Restricted Share Unit shall have a value equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share. Restricted Share Units shall be paid in cash, Shares, other securities, or other property, as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, upon the lapse of the restrictions applicable thereto, or otherwise in accordance with the applicable Award Agreement. Dividends paid on any of Restricted Shares shall be paid directly to the Participant, withheld by the Company subject to vesting of the Restricted Shares pursuant to the terms of the applicable Award Agreement, or may be reinvested in additional Restricted Shares, as determined by the Committee and specified in the Award Agreement on the date of grant. Dividends may be credited on Restricted Share Units as additional Restricted Share Units, if so determined by the Committee and specified in the Award Agreement on the date of grant.
68Payments
This Agreement will be construed and interpreted under the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law. If any controversy between First Data and you arises out of, or relates to, this Agreement, First Data and you agree and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts of New Castle County in the State of Delaware.
47Governing Laws
A permanent and total disability such that the Participant is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, or is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period not less than three months under an accident and health plan covering Employees of the Employer. A Participant will be deemed to be subject to a Disability if the Participant is determined to be disabled under a long-term disability plan of the Employer that uses a definition of “disability” that complies with one or both of the foregoing. In addition, a Participant will be deemed to be subject to a Disability if the Participant is determined to be totally disabled by the U.S. Social Security Administration.
30Disability
This Agreement may be terminated by the either party by written notice to the other party, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before April 21, 2017; provided , however , that such termination will not affect the right of any party to sue for any breach by any other party (or parties).
88Terminations
As of the Effective Date, Assignor hereby transfers, conveys, and assigns to Assignee, its successors and assigns, all of Assignor’s right, title, interest, and obligations in and to the Purchase Agreement. As of the Effective Date, with respect to the Purchase Agreement, Assignee does hereby accept such assignment and hereby agrees to be bound by all express and implied covenants, rights, benefits, conditions, obligations, and liabilities under the Purchase Agreement.
7Assignments
Amend, modify or change in any manner any subordination terms of any Subordinated Indebtedness.
2Amendments
Except as disclosed in the Company’s SEC Reports, there are no actions, investigations, suits or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, at law, in equity or in arbitration, before any court, other governmental authority, arbitrator or other Person, (i) against or affecting the Company or any of its respective properties that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) with respect to this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
58Litigations
The Purchaser has all requisite corporate power, authority and capacity, to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform all of its obligations hereunder. The Purchaser does not believe, nor does it have any cause or reason to believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant required of it contained in this Agreement.
9Authority
No provisions of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing signed by the Executive and the Bank. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or any prior to subsequent time. No agreements or representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by either party which are not set forth expressly in this Agreement. [Upon execution hereof, this Agreement shall amend and restate in its entirety the Prior Agreement.] This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without reference to its conflicts of laws principles.
59Miscellaneous
In the event the Company becomes involved in investigations, audits or inquiries, tax examinations or legal proceedings of any nature, related directly or indirectly to events that occurred during Executive’s employment and about which Executive has or may have personal knowledge, Executive agrees that Executive shall be available upon reasonable notice from the Company, with or without subpoena, to answer discovery requests, give depositions or testify, with respect to matters of which Executive has or may have knowledge as a result of or in connection with Executive’s employment relationship with the Company.  Such cooperation and assistance shall be provided at such time and in such manner as the Company may reasonably request.  In performing Executive’s obligations under this Section 5 to testify or otherwise provide information, Executive agrees that Executive shall truthfully, forthrightly and completely provide the information requested.  Executive shall be reimbursed as permitted by law for any reasonable expenses that Executive incurs in providing testimony or other assistance to the Company under this Section 5 .  Following the expiration of the Term, the Company shall pay the Executive for the Executive’s time incurred to comply with this Section 5 at a reasonable per diem or per hour rate as to be mutually determined between the Executive and the Company.  If Executive is (a) specifically made aware of any non-public proceedings or non-public matters related to the Company, (b) requested in writing by a third party to provide non-public information regarding the Company, or (c) called by a third party as a witness to testify in any matter related to the Company, Executive shall promptly notify the Company to give it a reasonable opportunity to respond, unless such notice is prohibited by law; provided , however , that nothing in this section is intended, or shall be construed, to limit Executive’s ability to initiate communications directly with, or to respond to any inquiry from, or provide testimony before, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, FINRA, any other self-regulatory organization or any other state or federal regulatory authority.
58Litigations
The Committee shall have the authority, at or before the time of grant of any Award, to designate such Award as a Performance Compensation Award intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code.    Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, if the Company determines that a Participant who has been granted an Award designated as a Performance Compensation Award is not (or is no longer) a “covered employee” (within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code), the terms and conditions of such Award may be modified without regard to any restrictions or limitations set forth in this Section 11 (but subject otherwise to the provisions of Section 13 of the Plan).
46General
This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Amendment on any number of separate counterparts (including by facsimile or electronic transmission of signature pages hereto), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.
26Counterparts
Each of the parties hereto shall preserve, until at least the fifth (5 th ) anniversary of the Closing Date or longer period as may be required by law, all pre-closing records possessed or to be possessed by such party relating to Seller or the Business. After the Closing Date and up until at least the fifth (5 th ) anniversary of the Closing Date, upon any reasonable request from a party hereto or its representatives, the party holding such records shall (x) provide to the requesting party or its representatives reasonable access to such records during normal business hours and (y) permit the requesting party or its representatives to make copies of such records, at the requesting party’s or its representatives’ cost. Such records may be sought under this ‎Section 6.11 for any reasonable purpose including to the extent reasonably required in connection with the audit, accounting, tax, litigation, federal securities disclosure or other similar needs of the party seeking such records.
73Records
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the beneficiaries, heirs and representatives of the Stockholders and the successors and assigns of the Company.
13Binding Effects
The rights and obligations of the parties under the provisions of this Agreement shall survive, and remain binding and enforceable, notwithstanding the expiration of the Term, the termination of this Agreement, the termination of Consultant’s services hereunder or any settlement of the financial rights and obligations arising from Consultant’s services hereunder, to the extent necessary to preserve the intended benefits of such provisions.
85Survival
Neither Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate of Borrower has incurred or could be subjected to any liability under Title IV or Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or maintains or contributes to, or is or has been required to maintain or contribute to, any employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) subject to Title IV or Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not constitute or result in any non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code or substantially similar provisions under federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations.
39Erisa
In the event that any provision of this Agreement or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law.  Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of any agreement.  Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding in connection with this Agreement by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof.  Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
79Severability
Notwithstanding any provisions in this Agreement to the contrary other than Sections 5, 10, 12 and 24, in the event a Change in Control occurs prior to the Vesting Date and the Stock Units are not assumed, converted or replaced by the continuing entity or successor, the Stock Units shall become fully Vested immediately prior to the Change in Control.
17Change In Control
Buyer has not: (1) made a general assignment of a its assets for the benefit of creditors; (2) filed any voluntary petition in bankruptcy or, to Buyer's Knowledge, suffered the filing of any involuntary petition in bankruptcy by its creditors; (3) suffered the appointment of a receiver to take possession of all, or substantially all, of its assets; (4) suffered the attachment or other judicial seizure of all, or substantially all, of its assets; (5) admitted in writing its inability to pay its debts as they come due; or (6) made an offer of settlement, extension or composition to its creditors generally.
80Solvency
Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holder hereunder, including, without limitation, any Notice of Conversion, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, by email attachment, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Company, at the address set forth above, or such other facsimile number, email address, or address as the Company may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holder delivered in accordance with this Section 9(a).  Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, by email attachment, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the facsimile number, email address or address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company, or if no such facsimile number or email attachment or address appears on the books of the Company, at the principal place of business of such Holder, as set forth in the Purchase Agreement or Exchange Agreement, as applicable.  Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or email attachment to the email address set forth on the signature pages attached hereto prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (ii) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or email attachment to the email address set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the second Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.
65Notices
Notices and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when (i) personally delivered or (ii) mailed by United States certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses set forth on the first page of this Agreement; provided that all notice to the Company shall be directed to the attention of the Board with a copy to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, or to such other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notice of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.
65Notices
THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT EACH HEREBY WAIVES, AND AGREES TO CAUSE ITS AFFILIATES TO WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION (A) ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR (B) IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY OR OTHERWISE.  THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT EACH HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY AND THAT THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OF A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
96Waiver Of Jury Trials
You acknowledge and agree that you remain bound to any and all policies agreed to previously, including but not limited to those relating to protection of the Company’s confidential and proprietary information, including Section 9 of the Employment Agreement. You agree not to reveal, disclose, or publicize, or cause to be revealed, disclosed, or publicized, to anyone the terms of, or the fact that I signed, this document, except as required by law or by my accountant or counsel. You further represent that you are signing this document knowingly and voluntarily and have been given adequate time to consult with counsel of your choosing prior to signing it. The foregoing shall not restrict Executive or Company in responding in a truthful manner to any subpoena or other court or governmental inquiry.
20Confidentiality
If any provision of this Agreement is found to be illegal or unenforceable, the other provisions shall remain effective and enforceable to the greatest extent permitted by law.
79Severability
Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, the Company: (A) is and at all times has been in compliance with all statutes, rules, or regulations, including the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act; applicable to the ownership, testing, development, use, marketing, labeling, promotion, offer for sale, or performance of any product being developed by the Company (“ Applicable Laws ”), except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (B) has not received any FDA Form 483, warning letter, or other written correspondence or notice from the FDA or any other Governmental Authority or third party alleging or asserting material noncompliance with any Applicable Laws or any licenses, certificates, approvals, clearances, authorizations, permits and supplements or amendments thereto required by any such Applicable Laws (“ Authorizations ”); (C) possesses all material Authorizations and such Authorizations are valid and in full force and effect and the Company is not in material violation of any term of any such Authorizations; (D) has not received written notice of any ongoing or pending claim, action, suit, proceeding, hearing, enforcement, investigation, arbitration or other action from any Governmental Authority or third party alleging that any product or activity is in material violation of any Applicable Laws or Authorizations; (E) has not received written notice that any Governmental Authority has taken, is taking or intends to take action to limit, suspend, adversely modify or revoke any Authorizations; and (F) has filed, obtained, maintained or submitted all material reports, documents, forms, notices, applications, records, claims, submissions and supplements or amendments as required by any Applicable Laws or Authorizations and that all such reports, documents, forms, notices, applications, records, claims, submissions and supplements or amendments were complete and correct in all material respects on the date filed (or were corrected or supplemented by a subsequent submission). The Company has not reported or received reports of any serious, unexpected adverse event associated with any current investigational product of the Company.
19Compliance With Laws
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. The parties agree that a facsimile or an electronic transmission of original signatures constitute and will be accepted as original signatures.
26Counterparts
None of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, any director or officer, or any employee, agent, or Affiliate, of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is an individual or entity that is, or is owned or controlled by Persons that are, (i) the subject of any sanctions administered or enforced by the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, the US Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury or the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (collectively, “ Sanctions ”), or (ii) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is, or whose government is, the subject of Sanctions, including, without limitation, currently, the Crimea region of Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria.
78Sanctions
The Loan Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries have conducted their business in compliance in all material respects with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010 and other similar anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions, and have instituted and maintained policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance in all material respects with such laws.
3Anti-Corruption Laws
You will be entitled to reimbursement for all ordinary and reasonable out-of-pocket business expenses that are reasonably incurred by you in furtherance of the Company’s business, following submission of reasonably detailed receipts.
41Expenses
This Letter Agreement, the Securities Purchase Agreement and the Basic Documents are intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein with respect to the rights granted by the Company set forth herein. This Letter Agreement, the Securities Purchase Agreement and the Basic Documents supersede all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that in executing this Letter Agreement (i) the intent of the parties is this Letter Agreement, the Securities Purchase Agreement and the other Basic Documents shall constitute an unseverable and single agreement of the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, (ii) it waives, on behalf of itself and each of its Affiliates, any claim or defense based upon the characterization that this Letter Agreement, the Securities Purchase Agreement and the other Basic Documents are anything other than a true single agreement relating to such matters and (iii) the matters set forth in this Section 14 constitute a material inducement to enter into this Letter Agreement, the Securities Purchase Agreement and the other Basic Documents and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Each of the parties hereto stipulates and agrees (x) not to challenge the validity, enforceability or characterization of this Letter Agreement, the Securities Purchase Agreement and the other Basic Documents as a single, unseverable instrument pertaining to the matters that are the subject of such agreements, (y) this Letter Agreement, the Securities Purchase Agreement and the other Basic Documents shall be treated as a single integrated and indivisible agreement for all purposes, including the bankruptcy of any party and (z) not to assert or take or omit to take any action inconsistent with the agreements and understandings set forth in this Section 14 .
38Entire Agreements
Assignor conveys and assigns to Assignee all of Assignor’s right, title and interest in and to the Leases and the Contracts, together with the right to receive any and all sums and proceeds arising out of said Leases and Contracts, from and after [the date of conveyance of the Property by Assignor to Assignee (the “ Conveyance Date ”)] [the Master Lease Termination Date].
7Assignments
Subject to the last line of Section 6(c) of the Agreement, the Accrued Benefit will be paid in a cash lump sum within 30 days after any termination of employment.
68Payments
Any provision of this Agreement (or portion thereof) which is deemed invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction and subject to this Section 13(g) , be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability, without affecting in any way the remaining provisions thereof in such jurisdiction or rendering that or any other provisions of this Agreement invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any other jurisdiction. If any covenant should be deemed invalid, illegal, or unenforceable because its scope is considered excessive, such covenant shall be modified so that the scope of the covenant is reduced only to the minimum extent necessary to render the modified covenant valid, legal, and enforceable. No waiver of any provision or violation of this Agreement by the Company shall be implied by the Company’s forbearance or failure to take action.
79Severability
This Agreement and each Warrant Certificate issued hereunder shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to the conflicts of law principles thereof.
47Governing Laws
The Loan Documents, including this Agreement:  (a) integrate all the terms and conditions mentioned in or incidental to the Loan Documents; (b) supersede all oral negotiations and prior and other writings with respect to their subject matter; and (c) are intended by the parties as the final expression of the agreement with respect to the terms and conditions set forth in those documents and as the complete and exclusive statement of the terms agreed to by the parties.  If there is any conflict between the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement and those of any other agreement or instrument, including any of the other Loan Documents, the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall prevail.
52Integration
The execution, delivery and performance of the obligations under the Loan Documents (a) do not require any material consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority, except such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and except for any Perfection Requirements, (b) will not violate (i) the Organizational Documents of Holdings or any other Loan Party or the Blocked Borrower, or (ii) any Requirements of Law applicable to Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary or the Blocked Borrower, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture or other agreement or instrument that constitutes Material Indebtedness binding upon Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or the Blocked Borrower or their respective assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment, repurchase or redemption to be made by Holdings, the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or the Blocked Borrower, or give rise to a right of, or result in, termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation thereunder, and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary or the Blocked Borrower, except Liens created under the Loan Documents and the ABL Documents, except (in the case of each of clauses (a) , (b)(ii) and (c) ) to the extent that the failure to obtain or make such consent, approval, registration, filing or action, or such violation, default or right as the case may be, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
61No Conflicts
This Agreement, together with the Non-Solicitation Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto and supersedes in their entirety all prior representations, understandings, undertakings or agreements (whether oral or written and whether expressed or implied) of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, including, but not limited to, any rights to any severance and/or change in control benefits set forth in Executive’s original offer letter and any prior severance agreement. No waiver, alteration, or modification of any of the provisions of this Agreement will be binding unless it is in a writing that specifically mentions this Agreement and that is signed by Executive and by an authorized officer of the Company (other than Executive).
38Entire Agreements
Unless and until the Discharge of Senior Lender Claims has occurred, each First Lien Agent and the Senior Lenders shall have the sole and exclusive right, subject to the rights of the Grantors under the Senior Lender Documents, to adjust settlement for any insurance policy covering the Common Collateral or any other collateral in respect of the Second Priority Claims in the event of any loss thereunder and to approve any award granted in any condemnation or similar proceeding affecting the Common Collateral or such other collateral. Unless and until the Discharge of Senior Lender Claims has occurred, all proceeds of any such policy and any such award if in respect of the Common Collateral or such other collateral shall be paid (a) first, prior to the occurrence of the Discharge of Senior Lender Claims, to the First Lien Agents for the benefit of Senior Lenders pursuant to the terms of the Senior Lender Documents, (b) second, after the occurrence of the Discharge of Senior Lender Claims, to the Second Priority Agents for the benefit of the Second Priority Secured Parties pursuant to the terms of the applicable Second Priority Documents and (c) third, if no Second Priority Claims are outstanding, to the owner of the subject property, such other person as may be entitled thereto or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct. If any Second Priority Agent or any Second Priority Secured Party shall, at any time, receive any proceeds of any such insurance policy or any such award in contravention of this Agreement, it shall pay such proceeds over to any First Lien Agent in accordance with the terms of Section  4.2 .
51Insurances
The Plan is effective as of the Effective Date. The Plan shall continue in effect until the Board terminates it.
33Effective Dates
Following any expiration or termination of this Agreement and Executive’s employment hereunder, in addition any amounts owed pursuant to Section 5 hereof, the Company shall pay to Executive all amounts earned by Executive hereunder prior to the date of such expiration and termination, as soon as administratively practicable following the date of termination of Executive’s employment, in the normal course consistent with the provisions of this Agreement. Additionally, subject to Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 7, 8 and 9 of this Agreement, if Executive terminates his employment with the Company without Good Reason on or after the date Executive attains age 62 (provided Executive has no less than 10 years of actual continuous service with Company following the date hereof as of such termination), all of Executive’s stock options and equity awards outstanding at termination of Executive’s employment shall continue to vest for four (4) years after the termination as if Executive remained employed through such time, and such stock options shall remain outstanding through the original expiration date of the stock options (disregarding any earlier expiration date based on Executive’s termination of employment).
68Payments
Upon a Change in Control or a Change in Ownership, (i) the provisions of Paragraphs 11, 15 and 17 hereof shall become null and void and of no force and effect insofar as they apply to a Participant who has been terminated under the conditions described in Paragraph 21(a) above; and (ii) no action, including, but not by way of limitation, the amendment, suspension or termination of this Plan, shall be taken which would affect the rights of any Participant or the operation of this Plan with respect to any Stock Option or share of Restricted Stock to which the Participant may have become entitled hereunder on or prior to the date of the Change in Control or Change in Ownership or to which he/she may become entitled as a result of such Change in Control or Change in Ownership.
59Miscellaneous
Options which have not become vested as of the date the Optionee’s Employment terminates shall immediately be forfeited on such date, and the Optionee shall have no further rights with respect thereto.
44Forfeitures
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Lease, any consent or approval to be given by Landlord under this Lease may be withheld or denied at Landlord’s sole and absolute discretion.
22Consents
Unless otherwise provided in the Plan, Participant’s Restricted Stock shall vest in accordance with the Vesting Schedule and/or upon the Special Vesting Events set forth in the Notice of Restricted Stock Grant.
95Vesting
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York without regard to the conflicts of laws principles thereof.  The parties hereto hereby irrevocably agree that any suit or proceeding arising directly and/or indirectly pursuant to or under this Agreement, shall be brought solely in a federal or state court located in the City, County and State of New York.  By its execution hereof, the parties hereby covenant and irrevocably submit to the in personam jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in the City, County and State of New York and agree that any process in any such action may be served upon any of them personally, or by certified mail or registered mail upon them or their agent, return receipt requested, with the same full force and effect as if personally served upon them in New York City. The parties hereto waive any claim that any such jurisdiction is not a convenient forum for any such suit or proceeding and any defense or lack of in personam jurisdiction with respect thereto.   EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
47Governing Laws
A Member shall not assign all or any of its rights, obligations or benefits under this Agreement to any other Person otherwise than (i) in connection with a transfer of its Company Interests pursuant to Article  IX or (ii) with the prior written consent of each of the other Members, which consent may be withheld in such Member’s sole discretion, and any attempted assignment not in compliance with Article  IX or this Section  13.3 shall be void.
7Assignments
Notwithstanding any conflicts of law or choice of law provision to the contrary, this Agreement shall be construed and interpreted according to the laws of the State of Texas.
47Governing Laws
Except as set forth on Schedule 2.18 or except as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Group Companies, the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries is and, for the past three (3) years, has been conducted in compliance in all respects with applicable Law. No representation or warranty is given under this Section 2.18 with respect to Taxes, Environmental Laws, ERISA or other Laws relating to employee benefit matters, Labor Laws or Federal and State Health Care Laws, which matters are covered under Sections 2.13 , 2.14 , 2.16 , 2.17 and 2.22 , respectively.
19Compliance With Laws
The Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable pursuant to any fee letter between the Company and any Arranger or Lender, this Agreement or any other Loan Document on or prior to the Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrowers hereunder or under any other Loan Document.
42Fees
(a) Interest on this Promissory Note shall commence accruing on the Issuance Date and shall be computed annually on the basis of a 365-day year for the actual number of days elapsed since the Issuance Date through each Conversion Date (as defined in Section 3(c)(i))(as to the applicable portion of the Full Note Amount then being converted) and through the Maturity Date (as to any portion of the Full Note Amount not previously converted, as applicable) (each, an “Interest Conversion Date” ). Interest shall compound and capitalize on each of the first (1 st ) and second (2 nd ) anniversaries of the Issuance Date and, in each case, shall be added to the Principal amount then-outstanding at such time.
54Interests
Each Acquiror Party has the corporate or limited liability company, as the case may be, power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and each other Transaction Agreement to which it is a party and to consummate the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement and such other Transaction Agreements.
70Powers
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may request the issuance of (and, subject to the penultimate sentence of clause (b) below, the applicable Issuing Lender shall issue) Letters of Credit in Dollars, at any time and from time to time during the Revolving Availability Period, in each case, for the Borrower’s own account or the account of any other Subsidiary of the Borrower, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Lender and the Borrower. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of letter of credit application or other agreement submitted by the Borrower to, or entered into by the Borrower with, an Issuing Lender relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.
46General
Executive shall be entitled to paid vacation in accordance with the Employer’s vacation policy during the Term.  Executive may use his vacation in a reasonable manner based upon the business need s of the Company.
93Vacations