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6.2 Negative Covenants of SB. 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 contemplated herein, SB covenants and agrees that it will not do or agree or commit to do, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do or agree or commit to do, any of the following: (Page 18)

Question: Negative interim operating covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: No
(b)            Except (i) as set forth on Schedule 6.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, (ii) as expressly required by this Agreement, (iii) as may be required by applicable Law, or (iv) as otherwise consented to by Parent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), until the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII, the Company shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to:  (Page 28)

Question: Negative interim operating covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: No
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, 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 (A) expressly permitted or required by this Agreement, (B) set forth in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter, (C) consented to in writing by Parent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) or (D) required by applicable Law, the Company shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to: (Page 54)

Question: Negative interim operating covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: No
Section 4.1    Conduct of Business by the Company. <omitted> (b)    Without limiting the generality of the foregoing (except as provided herein), from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time or the date, if any, on which this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 7.1, except (x) as prohibited or required by applicable Law or by any Governmental Entity,   31


(y) as set forth in Section 4.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule or (z) as otherwise contemplated, required or permitted by this Agreement, unless Parent shall otherwise consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, except with respect to any consent requested under Section 4.1(b)(ii), (iii), (vi), (xi), (xix) or (xxii) (in connection with any of the foregoing Sections)), the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly: (Pages 35-36)

Question: Negative interim operating covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: No
(b)    Without limiting the generality of, and in furtherance of the foregoing, during the period from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time (or earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article 7), except as set forth in Section 5.01(b) of the First Choice Disclosure Schedule as of the date hereof, except as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, except as required by applicable Law, or except with the prior written consent of Enterprise (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), First Choice shall not, and shall cause each First Choice Subsidiary not to:  (Page 59)

Question: Negative interim operating covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: No
SECTION 5.01. Conduct of Business. <omitted> (b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as required by applicable Law, Judgment or a 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 may be terminated pursuant to Section 7.01), unless Parent otherwise expressly consents in writing in advance (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Company shall not: (Page 38)

Question: Negative interim operating covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: No
Section 6.1 Conduct of Business by Company. <omitted> (b)            Without limiting the foregoing, Company covenants and agrees that, during the Interim Period, except (w) to the extent required by applicable Law or the regulations or requirements of any stock exchange or regulatory organization applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary, (x) as may be consented to in writing by Parent (which consent shall not in any case be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned (it being understood that with respect to items requiring consent pursuant to clause (xi) below (regarding certain Company Leases) if, within two (2) Business Days after Company provides notice requesting Parent’s consent pursuant to this Section 6.1(b), Parent has not either affirmatively provided or withheld consent


o r reasonably requested additional information from Company with respect to such request, Company may provide a second notice requesting such consent, which notice shall specifically state that it is a second notice under this Section 6.1(b), and to the extent no response is received from Parent within one (1) Business Days after Company delivers such second notice, Parent’s consent shall be deemed given)), (y) as may be expressly required or expressly permitted by this Agreement, or (z) as set forth in Section 6.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter, Company shall not, and shall not cause or permit any Company Subsidiary to, do any of the following: (Pages 39-40)

Question: Negative interim operating covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: No
4.1       Interim Operations. ( a ) <omitted> Without limiting the foregoing, 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 or required by this Agreement, the Company shall not (and shall not permit any Company Subsidiary to), in each case by merger, consolidation, division, operation of law, or otherwise:  (Page 51)

Question: Negative interim operating covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: No
6.1          Conduct of Business by NIC Pending the Closing. 

(a)          NIC agrees that between the date hereof and the earlier of the Effective Time or the date, if any, on which this Agreement is terminated pursuant t o Section 8.1, except (v) as set forth in Section 6.1 of the NIC Disclosure Letter, (w) in connection with a NIC COVID Action that is required by applicable Law (provided that, if a NIC COVID Action is required in certain jurisdictions where NIC conducts business, NIC may take such NIC COVID Action in any other jurisdiction where NIC conducts business), (x) as contemplated, permitted or required by this Agreement, (y) as may be required by applicable Law, including the regulations or requirements of any stock exchange or regulatory organization applicable to NIC or any NIC Subsidiary, or any NIC Plan, or (z) as consented to in writing by Tyler (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed, except with respect to Sections 6.1(b)(ii) and 6.1(b)(iv), which may be given in Tyler’s sole discretion),  <omitted> (b)          Subject to the exceptions set forth in Section 6.1(a), NIC shall not take any of the following actions:  (Page 32)

Question: Negative interim operating covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: No
4.01 Forbearances of Premier Financial. From the date hereof until the Effective Time, except as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, as required by law (including Pandemic Measures) or required by an applicable Regulatory Order, without the prior written consent of Peoples, Premier Financial shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to:  (Page 18)

Question: Negative interim operating covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
SECTION 6.1     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 IX, except as otherwise expressly required or permitted by this Agreement, as set forth in Section 6.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter, as required by applicable Laws or as Parent shall otherwise consent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed),<omitted> (b) without limiting the foregoing, the Company shall not and shall cause each of its subsidiaries not to and, with respect to subclauses (xi)(A) and (xix) below, shall not cause or authorize any Company Joint Venture to:  (Page 51)

Question: Negative interim operating covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
Section 6.1Conduct of the Business.

<omitted>

In addition (and without limiting the generality of the foregoing), except (1) as set forth in Section 6.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (2) for any COVID-19 Measure or (3) as is otherwise expressly permitted or required by the terms of this Agreement or required by applicable Law, the Company shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, do any of the following without the prior written consent of the Purchaser (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned): (Page 29)

Question: Negative interim operating covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
(b) Between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, except (w) as expressly required by this Agreement, (x) as disclosed in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter, (y) as required by applicable Law (including COVID-19 Measures and similar Laws), or (z) 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), neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall:  (Page 39)

Question: Negative interim operating covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
(b)          Except as set forth on the corresponding subsection of Section 6.1(b) 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 in order to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic or COVID-19 Measures, until the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to:  (Page 43)

Question: Negative interim operating covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any Company Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, do any of the following, except (A) with the prior written consent of Parent, (B) as set forth in Section 5.01 of the Company Disclosure Letter, (C) as expressly required by this Agreement or (D) during any period of full or partial suspension of operations related to COVID-19 or any COVID-19 Measures, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may, in connection with COVID-19 or any COVID-19 Measures, take such actions as are reasonably necessary (i) to protect the health and safety of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees and other individuals having business dealings with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) to respond to third-party supply or service disruptions caused by COVID-19 or any COVID-19 Measures, in each case of clause (D)(i) and (D)(ii), subject to reasonable prior consultation with Parent to the extent reasonably practicable:  (Page 47)

Question: Negative interim operating covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
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 “COVIDCompany 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),  <omitted> (c) without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall not, and shall cause each subsidiary of the Company not to, do any of the following and shall exercise (and shall cause its subsidiaries to exercise) any available rights with respect to its Joint Ventures to cause each such Joint Venture not to do any of the following:  (Page 46)

Question: Negative interim operating covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and subject to the exceptions set forth in the foregoing clauses (v), (w), (x), (y)(A) and (z) (provided that the parenthetical providing that Parent’s consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed shall only apply to clauses (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (viii) and (ix) below, and, insofar as it relates to the forgoing subsections, (xiv)), from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time, the Company will not and will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause its Subsidiaries not to:  (Page 41)

Question: Negative interim operating covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, 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 otherwise permitted or contemplated by this Agreement or the Support Agreements or the Spin-Off Agreements, as set forth in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter, as consented to in writing by Parent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) or as required by applicable Law, the Company shall not, nor shall it permit any of its RemainCo Subsidiaries to (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the following limitations on the Company and its Subsidiaries shall only be binding on RemainCo and its RemainCo Subsidiaries and shall not apply to SpinCo or its Subsidiaries that are SpinCo Entities):  (Page 55)

Question: Negative interim operating covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
Section 5.2 Operation of the Company’s Business. <omitted> (b) During the Pre-Closing Period, except (w) as required or otherwise contemplated under this Agreement or as required by applicable Legal Requirements, (x) with the written consent of Parent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, (y) for any actions taken reasonably and in good faith in response to COVID-19 or COVID-19 Measures or (z) as set forth in Section 5.2 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall: (Page 41)

Question: Negative interim operating covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
(b) Except (i) as set forth in Section 6.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, without limiting the generality of Section 6.1(a), during the Pre-Closing Period and except (i) as set forth in the Company Disclosure Letter, (ii) as required by applicable Law, (iii) as expressly permitted by this Agreement or (iv) any action taken, or omitted to be taken, in each case, that is reasonably necessary to comply with any directives, guidelines or recommendations promulgated by any Governmental Body in connection with or in response to COVID-19, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of Parent (which consent will not be unreasonably delayed, withheld or conditioned):  (Page 42)

Question: Negative interim operating covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
Section 6.3    Efforts to Consummate the Merger.    (a)    Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company, on the one hand, and each of Parent and Merger Sub, on the other hand, will cooperate with the Other Party and use (and will cause their respective Subsidiaries to use) its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) take or cause to be taken all actions, and do or cause to be done all things, necessary, proper or advisable to cause the conditions to the Closing to be satisfied as promptly as reasonably practicable and to consummate and make effective, as promptly as practicable, the Merger, including preparing and filing promptly and fully all documentation to effect all necessary filings, notifications, notices, petitions, statements, registrations, submissions of information, applications and other documents (including filing any Notification and Report Form required pursuant to the HSR Act and the Austrian Cartel Act 2005 within ten (10) Business Days following the execution of this Agreement and to request early termination of the applicable waiting period, (ii) obtain promptly all Consents, clearances, expirations or terminations of waiting periods, registrations, authorizations and other confirmations from any Governmental Entity or third party necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the Merger (Page 53)

Section 6.3    Efforts to Consummate the Merger. 
 <omitted> (c)    Each Party agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, any and all steps and to make, or cause to be made, any and all undertakings necessary to resolve any objections that a Governmental Entity may assert under any Antitrust Law with respect to the Transactions, and to avoid or eliminate each and every impediment under any Antitrust Law that may be asserted by any Governmental Entity with respect to the Merger, in each case, so as to enable the Closing to occur as promptly as practicable (Page 54)

Question: General Antitrust Efforts Standard
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Commercially reasonable efforts
Section 6.2 Filings, Consents and Approvals. <omitted> 

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, each of the Parties shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to, use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, to file, or cause to be filed, all documents and to do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other Parties in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Antitrust Laws to consummate and make effective the Transactions as soon as reasonably practicable, including (i) the obtaining of all necessary actions or nonactions, waivers, consents, clearances, decisions, declarations, approvals and, expirations or terminations of waiting periods from Governmental Bodies and the making of   44


all necessary registrations and filings and the taking of all steps as may be necessary to obtain any such consent, decision, declaration, approval, clearance or waiver, or expiration or termination of a waiting period by or from, or to avoid an action or proceeding by, any Governmental Body in connection with any Antitrust Law, (Pages 48-49)

Question: General Antitrust Efforts Standard
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Commercially reasonable efforts
Section 5.4 Regulatory Matters. <omitted> (b) The parties shall cooperate with each other and use their commercially reasonable efforts to promptly prepare and file, or cause to be prepared and filed, all necessary documentation, to effect all applications, notices, petitions and filings, to obtain as promptly as practicable all permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all third parties and Regulatory Agencies and Governmental Entities which are necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the Merger and the Bank Merger), and to comply with the terms and conditions of all permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all Regulatory Agencies and Governmental Entities. (Page 39)

Question: General Antitrust Efforts Standard
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Commercially reasonable efforts
(a) Each of Buyer and Company and their respective Subsidiaries shall cooperate and use their respective commercially reasonable efforts (i) to promptly prepare all documentation (including the Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus), to effect all filings, to obtain all permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all third parties and Governmental Authorities necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, all Regulatory Approvals and all other consents and approvals of a Governmental Authority required to consummate the Merger (Page 67)

Question: General Antitrust Efforts Standard
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Commercially reasonable efforts
Section 5.6          Filings; Other Actions; Notification. 

(a)          Cooperation.  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company and Parent shall cooperate with each other and use (and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to use) their respective commercially reasonable efforts to take or cause to be taken all actions, and do or cause to be done all things, reasonably necessary, proper or advisable on its part under this Agreement and applicable Laws, including the Antitrust Laws, to consummate and make effective the Merger as soon as reasonably practicable and advisable, (Page 48)

Question: General Antitrust Efforts Standard
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Commercially reasonable efforts