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Section 5.1 Conduct of Business of the Company. (a) The Company covenants and agrees that, during the period from the date hereof until the Effective Time, except (i) as expressly required by this Agreement, (ii) as disclosed in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter, (iii) as required by applicable Law (including COVID-19 Measures and similar Laws) or (iv) as Parent shall otherwise consent in writing (e-mail by an officer of Parent being sufficient) (which consent shall not 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 of business consistent with past practice and use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact its businesses; provided, however, that no action by the Company or its Subsidiaries with respect to matters specifically addressed by any provision of Section 5.1(b) shall be deemed a breach of this sentence unless such action constitutes a breach of such provision of Section 5.1(b).  (Page 39)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Commercially reasonable efforts
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: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Commercially reasonable efforts
SECTION 5.01. Conduct of Business Pending the Merger. From the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article VIII, except (v) for actions reasonably taken in connection with the De-Banking (so long as done in accordance with Section 6.18) or as otherwise expressly contemplated by this Agreement, (w) as set forth in Section 5.01 of the Company Disclosure Letter, (x) as required by applicable Law, (y) as required or prohibited by any Public Health Event Measure or as may be reasonably taken in good faith in response to a new or worsening Public Health Event or (z) as consented to in writing by Parent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed): (a) the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, use commercially reasonable efforts to carry on its business in the Ordinary Course of Business in all material respects; <omitted> “Ordinary Course of Business” means the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries consistent with past practice, as such past practice may have been reasonably affected by any Public Health Event and any Public Health Event Measures.  (Page 31)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Commercially reasonable efforts
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 (including in connection with the Conversions), (iii) as may be required by applicable Law (including COVID-19 Measures), or (iv) otherwise consented to by Isla in writing (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Company covenants and agrees that, until the earlier of the Merger 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, including by using reasonable best efforts to preserve substantially intact its present business organization and assets and preserve its existing relationships with Governmental Entities and its significant customers, suppliers, lessors and others having significant business dealings with it of business in all material respects. <omitted> 

“ordinary course of business” means, with respect to an action taken by any Person, that such action is consistent with the ordinary course of business of such Person, excluding (whether or not such term is qualified by “consistent with past practice” or any similar phrase) any commercially reasonable deviations therefrom due to COVID-19 or COVID-19 Measures. (Page 71)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Commercially reasonable efforts
5.1           Conduct of Business of Boston Private Prior to the 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 Boston Private Disclosure Schedule), required by law (including the Pandemic Measures) or as consented to in writing by SVB Financial (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (i) Boston Private shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, (a) conduct its business only in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice  (Page 56)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Flat covenant (no efforts standard)
4.1    Interim Operations. (a)    The Company agrees that, during the period from the date of this Agreement through the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement, except (1) to the extent Parent shall otherwise give its prior consent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (2) as set forth in Part 4.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (3) as may be required by applicable Legal Requirements or (4) as expressly required by this Agreement, the Company shall, and shall cause the Company Subsidiaries to, conduct its business in the ordinary course in all material respects  (Page 39)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Flat covenant (no efforts standard)
Section 5.01    Covenants of Company. During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the Effective Time or earlier termination of this Agreement, except as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, as required by applicable Law or with the prior written consent of Buyer, Company shall (a) carry on its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice (Page 56)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Flat covenant (no efforts standard)
5.2 Affirmative Obligations of the Company. Except (x) as expressly required or contemplated under the terms of this Agreement or as required by applicable Law, (y) as set forth in Section 5.2 of the Company Disclosure Letter or (z) with the written consent of Parent, at all times during the Pre-Closing Period, the Company shall (and shall cause each of the Acquired Corporations to): (a) carry on its business in all material respects in the ordinary course, including with respect to preparing financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020 and the audit of such financial statements in a manner reasonably expected to result in a completion of such audit by February 15, 2021 (provided, that the Company may take actions outside of the ordinary course to the extent reasonably necessary to (i) protect the health and safety of the Acquired Corporations’ employees in respect of the Acquired Corporations’ business activities in response to COVID-19 or (ii) to implement COVID-19 Measures, and provided, further, that the Company provides written notice to Parent prior to taking such actions); (Page 48)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Flat covenant (no efforts standard)
5.1 Covenants of the Company. 

(a) Except as otherwise contemplated or required by this Agreement, as required by Applicable Law, as set forth in Section 5.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, or with Parent’s prior written consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), during the Pre- Closing Period, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to (i) act and carry on its business in the Ordinary Course of Business <omitted>

“Ordinary Course of Business” means, with respect to an action taken, or omitted to be taken, by any Person, that such action, or the failure to take such action, is consistent with the ordinary course of business of such Person, including any commercially reasonable deviations therefrom taken in good faith by such Person as a result of or in response to pandemics (including COVID-19). (Page 40)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Flat covenant (no efforts standard)
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: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Flat covenant (no efforts standard)
“Ordinary Course of Business” means, with respect to any Person, the conduct by a Person of the relevant business in the ordinary course, which in the case of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to include, without limitation, the manner in which the Company and its Subsidiaries have been operating at any time since the Original Signing Date through the date of this Agreement and any COVID-19 Measures taken by the Company and its Subsidiaries following the date of this Agreement. <omitted>
7.1 Conduct of the Company. 

(a) From and after the execution and delivery of this Agreement until the earlier to occur of the Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article IX, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, except as set forth in Section 7.1(a)(i)-(xxiv) of the Company Disclosure Letter, consented to in writing by Parent (such consent (x) not to be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed and (y) to be provided as set forth in Section 7.2), previously approved in writing by Parent pursuant to the Original Merger Agreement or in compliance with a Company Material Contract, and except (A) as otherwise specifically contemplated by this Agreement, (B) as is required by a Governmental Entity or applicable Law or (C) COVID-19 Measures, (1) comply in all material respects with all applicable Laws and the material requirements of all Company Material Contracts and conduct its business in all material respects in the Ordinary Course of Business (Page 61)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Flat covenant (no efforts standard)
Section 4.1 Covenants of the Company. <omitted> (a) From and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time or termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, and except <omitted> (v) 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, conduct its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and use reasonable best efforts to preserve its business organization intact, maintain its material assets and properties in their current condition (normal wear and tear excepted) and maintain its existing relations and goodwill with customers, suppliers, distributors, creditors, lessors and tenants, and shall maintain the status of the Company as a REIT.  (Page 53)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Flat covenant (no efforts standard)
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: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Flat covenant (no efforts standard)
Section 5.1. Interim Operations of the Company. During the period from the date hereof through the earlier of the Effective Time and the date of termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, conduct its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice  (Page 25)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Flat covenant (no efforts standard)
Section 6.01 Conduct of the Company Pending the Merger. 

(a) The Company agrees that, from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time or the valid termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.01, except as (w) set forth on Section 6.01(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter (x) as required by Applicable Law, (y) expressly required by this Agreement or (z) otherwise with the prior written consent of Parent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (i) conduct its operations, in all material respects, in the ordinary course of business, and (ii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to preserve the goodwill and current relationships of the Acquired Companies with employees, customers, suppliers and other Persons with which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has significant business relations; provided, however, that no action by the Acquired Companies with respect to matters specifically addressed by any provision of the following sentence shall be deemed a breach of the covenants contained in this sentence unless such action would constitute a breach of such specific provision in the following sentence; provided, further, that the failure by an Acquired Company to take any action prohibited by any clause in the following sentence shall not be deemed to be a breach of the covenants contained in this sentence. (Page 55)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Flat covenant (no efforts standard)
Section 7.01          Conduct of the Company. During the period from the date hereof until the Effective Time, ((v) except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, (w) with the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (x) as may be required by Applicable Law or to the extent necessary to comply with any obligation under any Contracts made available to Parent on or prior to the date of this Agreement, (y) as set forth in Section 7.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or (z) for any action taken, or omitted to be taken, in order to comply with any COVID-19 Measures, or any other COVID-19 Responses, as determined by the Company in its reasonable discretion, provided that prior to taking any actions in reliance on this clause (z), which would otherwise be prohibited by this Section 7.01, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to provide advance notice to and consult with Parent in good faith with respect thereto), the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, conduct its business in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and the Company shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to: (Page 27)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Flat covenant (no efforts standard)
Section 4.1              Covenants of the Company. Except as expressly provided or permitted herein, set forth in Section 4.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter or consented to in writing by Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), during the period commencing on the Agreement Date and ending at the Effective Time or such earlier date as this Agreement may be terminated in accordance with its terms (the “Pre-Closing Period”), the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to (1) act and carry on its business in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, except with respect to actions or omissions that constitute COVID-19 Responses  (Page 17)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Flat covenant (no efforts standard)
Section 5.1 Conduct of Business. 

(a) Except (i) as expressly contemplated or expressly permitted by this Agreement, (ii) as required by applicable Law (including COVID-19 Measures) or (iii) as set forth in Section 5.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, during the period from the date of this Agreement until the First Effective Time, unless Parent otherwise consents in advance in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to conduct its business in all material respects in the Ordinary Course of Business  (Page 41)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Reasonable best efforts
Section 5.1 Conduct of the Company. From the date of this Agreement until the earlier to occur of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article IX, except as (i) expressly permitted or required by this Agreement, (ii) set forth in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter, (iii) the Company determines, in good faith, may be necessary or advisable in connection with any COVID-19 Measure, (iv) consented to in writing by Parent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) or (v) required by applicable Law, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, use its reasonable best efforts to conduct its business in all material respects in the ordinary course of business and preserve in all material respects its present relationships with key customers, suppliers, employees and other Persons with which it has material business relations. (Page 54)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Reasonable best efforts
SECTION 5.01           Conduct of Business.   ( a )             Conduct of Business by the Company. Except (i) for matters set forth in Section 5.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (ii) as required or expressly contemplated by this Agreement, (iii) as mandated by a Governmental Entity or required by applicable Law, (iv) for any actions that the Company reasonably determines are necessary to comply with COVID-19 Measures or to respond to COVID-19 in a manner consistent with past practice, 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) with the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed and in the event Parent does not provide a decision within five (5) Business Days after such consent is requested by the Company in the manner set forth in Section 9.02, Parent shall be deemed to have consented to such request; provided that in the event Parent reasonably requests additional information in connection with such request, the five (5) Business Period day described above shall be tolled until the date such additional information is provided to Parent, whereupon Parent shall have three (3) Business Days to provide a decision), from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time or the date which this Agreement is validly terminated pursuant to Section 8.01, the Company shall, and shall cause each Company Subsidiary to, (A)  use reasonable best efforts to conduct its business in the ordinary course of business in all material respects (Page 37)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Reasonable best efforts