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Section 5.01 Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Merger. The Company agrees that between the date of this Agreement and the earlier of the Effective Time and the valid termination of this Agreement in accordance with ARTICLE VII, except (w) as set forth in Section 5.01 of the Company Disclosure Letter, (x) as expressly required or expressly provided for by this Agreement, (y) as required by applicable Law, any Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction or the rules and regulations of Nasdaq or pursuant to any COVID-19 Measures or (z) as consented to in writing by Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), the Company will, and will cause each Company Subsidiary to, use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct its business and operations in all material respects in the ordinary course of business,  (Page 16)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Commercially reasonable efforts
5.2 Operation of the Acquired Corporations’ Business. (a) During the Pre-Closing Period, except (w) as required or otherwise contemplated under this Agreement or as prohibited or required by applicable Legal Requirements, (x) with the written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, and provided that no consent shall be required if the Company reasonably believes after consulting with outside legal counsel that seeking such consent would violate Antitrust Law), (y) for any action required to be or reasonably taken, or omitted to be taken, pursuant to any COVID-19 Measures or which is otherwise required or reasonably taken, or omitted to be taken, in response to COVID-19 or any other pandemic, epidemic or disease outbreak, as determined by the Company in its reasonable discretion, or (z) as set forth in Section 5.2 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company shall, and shall cause each Acquired Corporation to, use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct its business and operations in the ordinary course in all material respects  (Page 41)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Commercially reasonable efforts
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: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Commercially reasonable efforts
6.1 Conduct of Business by the Paired Entities.  Except as (A) may be required by Law, (B) any COVID-19 Response after written notice to and,  to  the  extent  practicable  under  the circumstances,  consultation  with,  Parent,  (C)  set  forth  in Section  6.1  of  the  Paired  Entities  Disclosure  Schedule,  (D) consented to in writing in advance by Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) or (E) otherwise specifically contemplated or required under this Agreement (or as permitted under the exceptions set forth in Sections 6.1(a) through (t) below), during the period from the date of this Agreement to the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement, (x) each of the Paired Entities shall use commercially reasonable efforts to, and shall cause each of the Paired Entities Subsidiaries to use commercially reasonable efforts to, (i) carry on their respective businesses in the ordinary course of business consistent with the Operating Budget and the Capital Expenditure Budget and past practice,  (Page 46)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Commercially reasonable efforts
“Pandemic Measures” means any quarantine, “shelter in place”, “stay at home”, workforce reduction, reduced capacity, social distancing, shut down, closure, sequester or other directives, guidelines, executive orders, mandates or recommendations promulgated by any Governmental Entity, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization, in each case, in connection with or in response to the Pandemic. <omitted> 

Section 5.1 Conduct of Business 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 expressly set forth in Section 5.1 or Section 5.2 of the KTYB Disclosure Schedule), required by law (including the Pandemic Measures), required by any Regulatory Agencies or as consented to in writing by the other party (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), each party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (a) conduct its respective businesses in the ordinary course, consistent with past practices, in all material respects and use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain and preserve intact its business organization, employees and advantageous business relationships, and (b) take no action that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect or materially delay the ability to obtain any necessary approvals of any Regulatory Agency or other Governmental Entity required for the transactions contemplated hereby or to perform its respective covenants and agreements under this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby on a timely basis. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 5.1, Section 5.2 (other than Section 5.2(b) and Section 5.2(f), to which this sentence shall not apply) or Section 5.3 (other than Section 5.3(b), to which this sentence shall not apply), a party and its Subsidiaries may take any commercially reasonable actions that such party reasonably determines are necessary or prudent for it to take or not take in response to the Pandemic or the Pandemic Measures; provided, that such party shall provide prior notice to the other party to the extent such actions would otherwise require consent of the other party under this Section 5.1, Section 5.2 or Section 5.3. (Page 35)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Commercially reasonable efforts
“ordinary course of business” means an action taken, or omitted to be taken, in the ordinary course of such business in all respects that is materially consistent with past practice, without taking into account the transactions contemplated hereby including the Transactions; provided that “ordinary course of business” shall be deemed to include all Covid-19 Actions. <omitted> 4.1.2 Ordinary and Usual Course. Without prior written consent of GBCI (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed under subparagraphs (d), (e), (k), and (o) below), subject to applicable Law and except (y) as set forth on Schedule 4.1.2 and (z) for Permitted Actions, from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time or an earlier Termination Date, AB and the Bank will use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct their respective businesses only in the ordinary course of business in all material respects and will not do, and AB will not permit any other AB Subsidiary to do, any of the following:  (Page 35)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Commercially reasonable efforts
Section 6.1.         Covenants of the Company   (a)            Except (i) as set forth in Section 6.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, (ii) as required by applicable Law, (iii) as expressly permitted by this Agreement, (iv) any COVID-19 Measure or (v) with the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall be requested by the Company in accordance with Section 6.1(c) and will not be unreasonably delayed, withheld or conditioned by Parent), from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Acceptance Time or the date this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Article VIII (the “Pre-Closing Period”), the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to use commercially reasonable efforts to (A) carry on its business in the ordinary course of business, (Page 21)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Commercially reasonable efforts
1.3 Certain Interpretations.
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(i) When used herein, references to “ordinary course” or “ordinary course of business” will be construed to mean “ordinary course of business, consistent with past practices.”
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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 contemplated by Section 5.2; (d) for any actions taken reasonably and in good faith to respond to COVID-19 or any COVID-19 Measures; or (e) as approved by Parent I (which approval will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), at all times during the period commencing with the execution and delivery of the Original Agreement and continuing until the earlier to occur of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and the Company Merger Effective Time, each of the Company Parties will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (i) use its respective commercially reasonable efforts to maintain its existence in good standing pursuant to applicable law; (ii) subject to the restrictions and exceptions set forth in Section 5.2 or elsewhere in this Agreement, use its respective commercially reasonable efforts to conduct its business and operations in the ordinary course of business;  (Page 64)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Commercially reasonable efforts
Section 5.1      Conduct of Business by the Company and Parent.   (a)           From and after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time or the date, if any, on which this Agreement is earlier terminated pursuant to Section 7.1 (the “Termination Date”), except (i) as may be required by applicable Law or any Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction, (ii) for any actions taken reasonably and in good faith to respond to COVID-19 Measures (provided that prior to taking any material actions that the Company intends to take, to the extent the Company intends to take such actions in reliance on this clause (ii), the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide advance notice to and consult with Parent (if reasonably practicable) prior to taking such actions), (iii) as may be consented to in writing by Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned); provided that Parent shall be deemed to have consented in writing if it provides no response within five (5) business days after a request by the Company for such consent, (iv) as may be required or expressly contemplated by this Agreement, or (v) as otherwise set forth in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company covenants and agrees with Parent to use commercially reasonable efforts to, and to cause each of its Subsidiaries to use its commercially reasonable efforts to, conduct the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries in all material respects in the ordinary course of business and, to the extent consistent therewith, use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve its assets and business organization intact in all material respects;  (Page 38)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Commercially reasonable efforts
Section 5.1 Conduct of the Company. (a) From and after the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time or the date, if any, on which this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 7.1 (the “Termination Date”), and except (i) as may be required by applicable Law or the regulations or requirements of any stock exchange or regulatory organization applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) with the prior written consent of Parent (such consent not to be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed), (iii) as may be expressly contemplated or required by this Agreement, (iv) in connection with a Company COVID Action or (v) as set forth in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company covenants and agrees that it shall use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries in all material respects in the Ordinary Course of Business, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact their present lines of business, and to maintain their rights, franchises and Company Permits;


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(xli) “Ordinary Course of Business” shall describe any action taken by a person if such action is (A) consistent with such person’s past practices and/or is taken in the ordinary course of such person’s normal day-to-day operations, (B) in the case of an action taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a Company COVID Action and (C) in the case of an action taken by Parent or any of its subsidiaries, a Parent COVID Action.  (Page 55)

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, (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), 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 in all material respects <omitted> “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  (Page 51)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Commercially reasonable efforts
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: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Commercially reasonable efforts
Section 5.1 Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Closing. (a) The Company agrees that between the date of this Agreement and the Company Merger Effective Time or the date, if any, on which this Agreement is terminated pursuant to ​Section 8.1, except (i) as set forth in ​Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter, (ii) as expressly contemplated by or required pursuant to this Agreement, (iii) as may be required by applicable Law or (iv) as consented to in writing by Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), the Company shall maintain its qualification for taxation as a REIT and shall, and shall cause each of the Company Subsidiaries to, use its commercially reasonable efforts to (x) conduct its business in all material respects in the ordinary course of business and in compliance with applicable Laws, (y) maintain in all material respects its business organization and business relationships, and (z) maintain its material assets and properties in their current condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted; provided, that no action by the Company or the Company 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 would constitute a breach of such other provision. <omitted> “Ordinary course of business” shall be understood to include any action reasonably taken or not taken in response to exigent circumstances, but shall otherwise be understood to be consistent with past practice. <omitted> Section 6.8          COVID-19. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in ‎Section 5.1, nothing in ‎Section 5.1 shall prevent the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries from taking or failing to take any commercially reasonable action, including the establishment of any policy, procedure or protocol, reasonably and in good faith in response to COVID-19 or any COVID-19 Measures, and no such commercially reasonable action or omission shall be deemed to violate or breach ‎Section 5.1. (Page 23)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Commercially reasonable efforts
Section 6.2 Operation of the Company’s Business. 

(a) During the Pre-Closing Period: (i) except (A) as required or otherwise contemplated under this Agreement or as required by applicable Laws, (B) any action required to be taken, or omitted to be taken,   -36-


pursuant to COVID-19 Measures, (C) with the written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) or (D) as set forth in Section 6.2 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) conduct in all material respects its business and operations in the ordinary course  (Pages 40-41)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Commercially reasonable efforts
Section 5.1 Conduct of Business. (a) Conduct of Business by the Company. Except as otherwise expressly required or permitted by this Agreement, as set forth in Section 5.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter or as may be required by Law (including “shelter-in-place,” “stay-at-home” and similar Laws), during the period from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time, except as 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 commercially reasonable efforts to (i) carry on its business in the ordinary course in all material respects,  (Page 74)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Commercially reasonable efforts
Section 5.1             Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Mergers. During the period from the date of this Agreement to the earlier of the Partnership Merger Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.1 (the “Interim Period”), except as (a) otherwise expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, (b) as required by Law, (c) required to comply with COVID-19 Measures or otherwise taken (or not taken) by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries reasonably and in good faith to respond to COVID-19 Measures after using commercially reasonable efforts to provide advance notice to and consult with Parent (if reasonably practicable) with respect thereto, (d) as set forth in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter or (e) to the extent that Parent shall otherwise consent in writing, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, the Company shall, and shall cause each Company Subsidiary to, in all material respects, use commercially reasonable efforts (i) to carry on their respective businesses in the ordinary course of business consistent with the Company Budget, (ii) to maintain and preserve substantially intact their respective current business organizations, (iii) to retain the services of their respective current officers and key employees, (iv) to preserve their goodwill and relationships with tenants, customers and others having business dealings with them and (v) to preserve their assets and properties in good repair and condition (normal wear and tear excepted <omitted> All references to the “ordinary course of business” shall mean the “ordinary course of business consistent with past practice”. (Page 25)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Commercially reasonable efforts
5.1    Affirmative Obligations. Except (a) as contemplated by this Agreement (including the activities of the Company pursuant to Section 5.3, Section 6.6 and Section 6.21); (b) as set forth in Section 5.1 or Section 5.2 of the Company Disclosure Letter; (c) as prohibited by Section 5.2; (d) as required by applicable Law; (e) for any reasonable actions taken in good faith to respond to the actual 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), 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) subject to the restrictions and exceptions set forth in Section 5.2 of this Agreement, use commercially reasonable efforts to carry on its business, in all material respects, in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; and (ii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to (A) preserve intact its present business, (B) keep available the services of its officers and employees and (C) preserve its relationships with customers, suppliers, distributors, licensors, licensees and other Persons with which it has significant business dealings; 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 49)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Commercially reasonable efforts