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6.1              Conduct of Company Business Pending the Merger.   (a)               Except (i) as set forth on Schedule 6.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, (ii) as expressly permitted or required by this Agreement, (iii) as may be required by applicable Law, (iv) for any actions required to comply with COVID-19 Measures or otherwise taken (or not taken) by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries reasonably and in good faith to respond to COVID-19 or the COVID-19 Measures; provided that prior to taking any actions in reliance on this clause (iv), which would otherwise be prohibited by any provision of this Agreement, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide advance notice to and consult with Parent (if reasonably practicable) with respect thereto or (v) otherwise consented to by Parent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), the Company covenants and agrees that, until the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII, it shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, use reasonable best efforts to conduct its businesses in the Ordinary Course, including by using reasonable best efforts to preserve substantially intact its present business organization, goodwill and assets, to keep available the services of its current officers and employees and preserve its existing relationships with Governmental Entities and its significant customers, suppliers, licensors, licensees, distributors, lessors and others having significant business dealings with it.
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“Ordinary Course” means, with respect to an action taken by any Person, that such action is consistent with the ordinary course of business and past practices of such Person, excluding any commercially reasonable deviations therefrom due to COVID-19 or COVID-19 Measures.  (Page 44)

Question: Buyer consent requirement (ordinary course)-Answer
Subquestion: <NONE>
Answer: Consent may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed
Section 6.1    Conduct of Business by the Company. During such period, and except (i) as expressly permitted or required by this Agreement, (ii) as may be required by applicable Law or pursuant to the terms of any Company Benefit Plan as in effect on the date hereof, (iii) for any actions taken reasonably and in good faith in response to COVID-19 or COVID-19 Measures, (iv) as set forth in Section6.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter or (v) with the prior written consent of Parent (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed): (a)    the Company shall, and shall cause each Company Subsidiary to (A) use its reasonable best efforts to conduct its business and the business of the Company Subsidiaries in the ordinary course in all material respects, and, to the extent consistent therewith, (B) use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact its business organizations, goodwill and assets and maintain its rights, franchises and existing relations with customers, suppliers, officers, employees and business associates (it being agreed that no action or omission by the Company or any Company Subsidiary with respect to a matter specifically addressed by any provision of Section 6.1(b) will be deemed a breach of this Section 6.1(a)). (Page 50)

Question: Buyer consent requirement (ordinary course)-Answer
Subquestion: <NONE>
Answer: Consent may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed
Section 5.1. Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Merger. (a) From and after the date of the Original Agreement and prior to the Effective Time or the earlier termination of this Agreement, except (i) with the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), (ii) as required by applicable Law, (iii) any COVID-19 Response taken or omitted to be taken, after written notice provided reasonably in advance of such action or omission to and, to the extent practicable under the circumstances, consultation with, Parent, (iv) as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or (v) as otherwise set forth in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, carry on its business in all material respects in the ordinary course of business and use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve its business organization intact and maintain existing relations with suppliers and other third parties with whom the Company and its Subsidiaries have significant business relationships;  (Page 20)

Question: Buyer consent requirement (ordinary course)-Answer
Subquestion: <NONE>
Answer: Consent may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed
5.1 Affirmative Obligations. Except (a) as contemplated by this Agreement; (b) as set forth in Section 5.1 or Section 5.2 of the Company Disclosure Letter; (c) as expressly prohibited by Section 5.2; (d) as required by applicable Law; (e) for any actions taken in good faith to respond to the actual or anticipated effects of COVID-19 or COVID-19 Measures; or (f) as approved in writing in advance by Parent (which approval will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided that Parent shall be deemed to have approved in writing if it provides no response within five (5) Business Days after a request by the Company for such approval, at all times during the period commencing with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier to occur of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and the Effective Time (the “Interim Period”), the Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to (i) maintain its existence in good standing pursuant to applicable law (to the extent that the concept of “good standing” is applicable in the case of any jurisdiction outside the United States); (ii) subject to the restrictions and exceptions set forth in Section 5.2 or elsewhere in this Agreement, use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct its business and operations, in all material respects, in the ordinary course of business; and  (Page 61)

Question: Buyer consent requirement (ordinary course)-Answer
Subquestion: <NONE>
Answer: Consent may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed
Section 5.1 Conduct of Company Business Prior to the First Effective Time. (a) Except (i) as required hereby or by applicable Law (including any COVID-19 Measure), (ii) as disclosed in Section 5.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule or (iii) as consented to in writing by Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), prior to the First Effective Time, the Company shall, and shall cause each Company Subsidiary to, use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct its business in the Ordinary Course of Business in all material respects and, to the extent consistent therewith, use commercially reasonable efforts <omitted> “Ordinary Course of Business” means the ordinary and usual course of day-to-day operations of the businesses of the Company Entities or Parent Entities, as applicable, consistent with past custom and practice; provided, that no action or omission that would constitute a breach of Contract, violation of Law or any tort (including negligence) shall be an action or omission in the Ordinary Course of Business.  (Page 52)

Question: Buyer consent requirement (ordinary course)-Answer
Subquestion: <NONE>
Answer: Consent may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed
Section 5.1 Interim Operations of the Company and Parent. 

(a) From the date of this Agreement and until the Effective Time or the earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, except as (v) otherwise expressly contemplated by this Agreement, (w) set forth in the applicable subsection of Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter (it being agreed that disclosure of any item in any subsection of Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter shall be deemed   36


disclosure with respect to any other subsection of Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter only to the extent that the relevance of such item to such subsection is reasonably apparent on its face), (x) required by applicable Law, (y)(A) required to comply with COVID-19 Measures or otherwise taken (or not taken) by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries reasonably and in good faith to respond to COVID-19 or COVID-19 Measures or (B) taken (or not taken) by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries reasonably and in good faith to respond to any other extraordinary event that was not reasonably foreseeable as of the date of this Agreement and occurring after the date of this Agreement that is outside of the control of the Company or its Affiliates and is outside of the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures (and is not related to a Company Takeover Proposal); provided that prior to taking any actions in reliance on this clause (y), which would otherwise be prohibited by any provision of this Agreement, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide advance notice to and consult with Parent (if reasonably practicable) with respect thereto or (z) consented to in writing by Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, use its commercially reasonable efforts to conduct its business in all material respects in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and in compliance in all material respects with all material applicable Laws, and shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, use its commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact its present business organization, keep available the services of its directors, officers and employees and maintain existing relations and goodwill with customers, distributors, lenders, partners (including Joint Venture partners and others with similar relationships), suppliers and others having material business associations with it or its Subsidiaries;  (Pages 40-41)

Question: Buyer consent requirement (ordinary course)-Answer
Subquestion: <NONE>
Answer: Consent may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed
SECTION 5.1 Conduct of Business of the Company Pending the Merger. From the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and the valid termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article VIII, except as otherwise expressly permitted or required by this Agreement, as set forth in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the taking of any COVID Action (the “COVID Company Exception”), or to the extent required to comply with applicable Laws, or unless Parent shall otherwise consent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (a) the Company shall, and shall cause each of its subsidiaries to, and the Company shall exercise (and cause its subsidiaries to exercise) any available rights with respect to its Joint Ventures to cause each such Joint Venture to, (i) conduct its business in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and in substantially the same manner as heretofore conducted  (Page 46)

Question: Buyer consent requirement (ordinary course)-Answer
Subquestion: <NONE>
Answer: Consent may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed
SECTION 5.01. Conduct of Business. (a) Except as required by applicable Law, Judgment or Governmental Authority, as expressly required or expressly permitted by this Agreement or as set forth in Section 5.01 of the Company Disclosure Letter, during the period from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time (or such earlier date on which this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 7.01), unless Parent otherwise expressly provides consent in writing in advance of the Company taking or omitting to take any action (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed): (i) the Company shall use its commercially reasonably efforts to carry on its business in all material respects in the ordinary course of business, <omitted> 

“ordinary course of business” shall mean the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice. (Page 38)

Question: Buyer consent requirement (ordinary course)-Answer
Subquestion: <NONE>
Answer: Consent may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed
When used  herein,  references  to “ordinary  course”  or  “ordinary  course  of  business”  will  be construed  to  mean  “ordinary  course  of business, reasonably consistent with past practices, including with respect to timing, frequency and magnitude.” <omitted> 
5.1         Affirmative Obligations. Except (a) as expressly contemplated by this Agreement; (b) as set forth in Section 5.1 or Section 5.2 of the Company Disclosure Letter; (c) as expressly prohibited by Section 5.2; (d) as required by applicable Law or required, or in the Company’s reasonable, good faith discretion, advisable in connection with any COVID-19 Measures, or (e) as approved in writing in advance by Parent (which approval will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed (provided, that Parent shall be deemed to have approved in writing if it provides no written response within five (5) Business Days after a written request by the Company for such approval)), at all times during the period commencing with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier to occur of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and the Effective Time (the “Interim Period”), the Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to (i) maintain its existence in good standing pursuant to applicable law (to the extent that the concept of “good standing” is applicable in the case of any jurisdiction outside the United States); (ii) subject to the restrictions and exceptions set forth in Section 5.2 or elsewhere in this Agreement, conduct its business and operations in the ordinary course of business; and (iii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to (A) preserve intact its material assets, properties, Contracts or other legally binding understandings, licenses and business organizations; (B) keep available the services of its current officers and senior management-level employees; and (C) preserve the current relationships with its material third party business relations; provided, that notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.1 to the contrary, no action by or failure to act of any Company Group Member in order to comply with the express requirements of any subsection of Section 5.2 shall in and of itself be deemed a breach of this Section 5.1 or any other subsection of Section 5.2. (Page 59)

Question: Buyer consent requirement (ordinary course)-Answer
Subquestion: <NONE>
Answer: Consent may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed
6.1 Affirmative Covenants of SB and Buyer. (a) From the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement, unless the prior written Consent of Buyer shall have been obtained (which Consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed, or conditioned), and except as otherwise expressly contemplated herein, SB shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (i) operate its business only in the usual, regular, and ordinary course (Page 18)

Question: Buyer consent requirement (ordinary course)-Answer
Subquestion: <NONE>
Answer: Consent may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed
6.1. Conduct of Business Prior to Effective Time.   During the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time or earlier termination of this Agreement, except as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement (including as set forth in the DCB Disclosure Schedule or the Bridge Bancorp Disclosure Schedule), required by law, or as consented to in writing by the other party (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), each of Bridge Bancorp and DCB shall, and shall cause each of its respective Subsidiaries to, (a) conduct its business in the ordinary course in all material respects,  (Page 62)

Question: Buyer consent requirement (ordinary course)-Answer
Subquestion: <NONE>
Answer: Consent may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed
6.1 Conduct of Company Business Pending the Merger. 

(a)          Except as set forth on Section 6.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, as expressly permitted, contemplated or required by this Agreement, as may be required by applicable Law or otherwise consented to by Parent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), and except for actions taken (or not taken) in good faith (and following prior consultation with Parent and reasonable consideration of Parent’s comments and recommendations) in order to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic or COVID-19 Measures, the Company covenants and agrees that, until the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII, it shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct its businesses in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, including by using commercially reasonable efforts to preserve substantially intact its present business organization, goodwill and assets, to keep available the services of its current officers and employees, and preserve its existing relationships with its significant customers, suppliers, licensors, licensees, distributors, lessors and others having significant business dealings with it; provided, that no action by the Company or its Subsidiaries with respect to matters specifically addressed by any provision of Section 6.1(b) shall be deemed a breach of this Section 6.1(a) unless such action would constitute a breach of such other provision.  (Page 43)

Question: Buyer consent requirement (ordinary course)-Answer
Subquestion: <NONE>
Answer: Consent may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed
Section 4.1                 Covenants of the Company.   (a)               From and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time or the valid termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, and except as (i) expressly contemplated or required by this Agreement, (ii) set forth in Section 4.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter, (iii) required by applicable Law or (iv) with Parent’s prior written consent (which consent is not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct its business in the ordinary course in all material respects and to preserve its business organization intact and maintain its existing relations and goodwill with customers, suppliers, managers, operators, distributors, creditors, lessors and tenants, and shall maintain the status of the Company (and any of its applicable Subsidiaries) as a REIT (provided that in no event shall the Company be required to change its practices, classifications or tax positions as of the date of this Agreement as a result of this clause (a) in order to maintain its REIT status absent changes in applicable Law) provided that (i) no action by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to the extent expressly permitted by an exception to any of Section 4.1(b)(i) through 4.1(b)(xxix) shall be deemed to be a breach of this Section 4.1(a) and (ii) any failure to take any action prohibited by Section 4.1(b)(i) through 4.1(b)(xxix) shall not be deemed a breach of this Section 4.1(a); and provided, further that this Section 4.1(a) shall not prohibit the Company or its Subsidiaries from taking commercially reasonable actions in response to the actual or anticipated effects of COVID-19 or any COVID- 19 Measures (subject, in the case of this second proviso, to consultation with Parent in advance of taking such actions to the extent reasonably practicable). (Page 19)

Question: Buyer consent requirement (ordinary course)-Answer
Subquestion: <NONE>
Answer: Consent may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed
Section 6.01    Conduct of the Company. The Company covenants and agrees that, except for matters (i) expressly permitted or expressly contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) set forth on Section 6.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (iii) reasonably undertaken in connection with any COVID-19 Measures, (iv) undertaken with the prior written consent of Parent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, that Parent shall be deemed to have approved in writing if it provides no written response within five Business Days after a written request by the Company for such approval in compliance with the terms of Section 9.01), (v) required by Applicable Law or the rules and regulations of Nasdaq, from the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article 8, the Company (A) shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, use commercially reasonable efforts to (1) conduct its business in the ordinary course in all material respects, substantially consistent with past practice, (2) maintain its business as a going concern, (3) keep available the services of its current officers and key employees and to preserve the goodwill of and maintain satisfactory relationships with those Persons having material business relationships with the Company and its Subsidiaries and (4) preserve intact its business organization, (Page 58)

Question: Buyer consent requirement (ordinary course)-Answer
Subquestion: <NONE>
Answer: Consent may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed
Section 6.1 Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Merger. The Company covenants and agrees that, between the date of this Agreement and the earlier of the Effective Time and the date, if any, on which this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.1, except as (a) may be required by Law, (b) subject to the last paragraph of this Section 6.1, the Company determines, in good faith, may be necessary or advisable in accordance with the COVID Measures or otherwise in response to COVID-19, (c) may be consented to in writing by Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (d) may be expressly required or expressly contemplated pursuant to this Agreement or (e) set forth in Section 6.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter, (x) the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to conduct the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business,  (Page 42)

Question: Buyer consent requirement (ordinary course)-Answer
Subquestion: <NONE>
Answer: Consent may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed