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Section 5.1    Conduct of Company Business During Pendency of Merger. 

(a)    From and after the date of this Agreement and prior to earlier of the Effective Time and the date, if any, on which this Agreement is validly terminated pursuant to Section 8.1 (the “Termination Date”), except (i) as may be required by applicable Law, (ii) as may be agreed in writing by Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned); provided that Parent shall be deemed to have approved in writing if it provides no response within five (5) Business Days after written request by the Company in accordance with Section 9.7 of this Agreement for such approval, (iii) as may be expressly required or permitted by this Agreement or (iv) as set forth in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to (A) conduct its business in all material respects in the ordinary course consistent with past practices and (B) use its commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact in all material respects its business organization and business relationships; provided, however, that no action taken by the Company or its Subsidiaries that is expressly permitted by any provision of Section 5.1(b) (including any qualification or exception to any of the restrictions set forth in Section 5.1(b)) shall be deemed to be a breach of this Section 5.1(a).  (Page 35)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
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: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: No
Section 5.1. Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Closing. The Company agrees that between the date hereof and the earlier of the First Effective Time or the date, if any, on which this Agreement is validly terminated pursuant to Section 8.1, except as set forth in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter, as specifically permitted or required by this Agreement, as required by applicable Law or as consented to in writing by Parent (with respect to clauses (i) (with respect to the organizational documents of any Company Subsidiary only), (iv), (v), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (xiv), (xvi), (xvii), (xix), (xxii) and (xxiv) (or (xxix) with respect to any of the foregoing) of Section 5.1(b) only, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Company (a) shall, and shall cause each Company Subsidiary to, use reasonable best efforts to conduct its business in all material respects in the ordinary course of business and use reasonable best efforts to (i) preserve intact its and their present business organizations, goodwill and ongoing businesses, (ii) keep available the services of its and their present officers and other key employees (other than where termination of such services is for cause) and (iii) preserve its and their relationships with customers, suppliers, vendors, resellers, licensors, licensees, Governmental Entities, employees and other Persons with whom it and they have material business relations (it being agreed by the Parties that with respect to the matters specifically addressed by any provision of Section 5.1(b), such specific provisions shall govern over the more general provision of this Section 5.1(a)); (Page 53)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
Section 5.1. Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Closing. The Company agrees that between the date hereof and the earlier of the First Effective Time or the date, if any, on which this Agreement is validly terminated pursuant to Section 8.1, <omitted> except <omitted> as consented to in writing by Parent <omitted> such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed <omitted> the Company (a) shall, and shall cause each Company Subsidiary to, use reasonable best efforts to conduct its business in all material respects in the ordinary course of business (Page 53)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
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 set forth in the TCF Disclosure Schedule), required by law (including the Pandemic Measures) or as consented to in writing by the other party (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (a) TCF shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, (i) conduct its business in the ordinary course in all material respects and (Page 53)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: No
Section 6.01.     Conduct of the Company. Except for matters set forth in Section 6.01 of the Company Disclosure Letter, as contemplated by this Agreement (including any actions taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 8.07(h)), as required by Applicable Law or Contract, due to factors excluded from the definition of Material Adverse Effect, or with the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and shall be deemed to be given if, within five (5) Business Days after the Company has provided to Parent a written request for consent, Parent has not rejected such request in writing), from and after the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time or the date this Agreement is terminated, as applicable, (I) the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, conduct its business in the ordinary course (except for any actions taken reasonably and in good faith in response to COVID-19 or COVID-19 Measures) and use its reasonable best efforts to (x) preserve intact its present business organization, (y) keep available the services of its directors, officers and key employees and (z) maintain existing relationships with its material suppliers and others having material business relationships with it, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, <omitted> References to “ordinary course” or “ordinary course of business” refers to the ordinary course of business of the  Company  and  the  Subsidiaries  of  the  Company,  taken  as  a  whole,  materially  consistent  with  past  practice,  and,  except  with  respect  to Section  6.01(II),reasonable actions or omissions taken or to be taken by the Company in good faith from time to time in response to changing economic and other conditions, circumstances  or  events  relating  to  or  arising  from  COVID-19  or  COVID-19  Measures  and  the  results  thereof. (Page 27)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
Except for <omitted> with the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, <omitted> ), <omitted> (I) the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, conduct its business in the ordinary course <omitted> References to “ordinary course” or “ordinary course of business” refers to the ordinary course of business of the  Company  and  the  Subsidiaries  of  the  Company,  taken  as  a  whole,  materially  consistent  with  past  practice, (Page 27)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
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: No
except <omitted> (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, <omitted> 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 (Page 38)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: No
Section 5.1 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 in accordance with Section 7.1, except (A) as may be required by Law, (B) as may be agreed in writing by Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), (C) as may be expressly contemplated or required pursuant to this Agreement, (D) for any reasonable and good faith actions taken or omitted to be taken, or any plans, procedures and practices adopted, solely to preserve the property and assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries or to protect the safety or health of personnel of the Company and its Subsidiaries in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, in each case (i) consistent with prior practice or with respect to which the Company has reasonably consulted with Parent (to the extent practicable), and (ii) other than with respect to Section 5.1(a), Section 5.1(b), Section 5.1(c), Section 5.1(d), Section 5.1(k), Section 5.1(m), Section 5.1(q), Section 5.1(r), Section 5.1(s), and Section 5.1(y), to which this clause (D) shall not apply, and Section 5.1(n), to which this clause (D) shall be limited as set forth therein, or (E) as set forth in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter, (x) the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, conduct the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and in a manner consistent with past practice and use reasonable best efforts to preserve its assets and business organization and maintain its existing relationships and goodwill with material customers, suppliers, distributors, Governmental Authorities and business partners, and to keep available the services of its officers and key employees, and (y) the Company shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, directly or indirectly: (Page 24)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
Section 5.1 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 in accordance with Section 7.1, except (A) as may be required by Law, (B) as may be agreed in writing by Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), (Page 24)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
Section 4.1    Covenants of East. 

(a)    Except (i) as provided in Section 4.1(a) of the East Disclosure Letter, (ii) as required by applicable Law, (iii) as expressly permitted by this Agreement, (iv) with the prior written consent of Central (which consent shall not be unreasonably delayed, withheld or conditioned), or (v) as expressly provided for in East’s capital budget (the “East Budget”), a correct and complete copy of which has been made available to Central, from the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time or the date this Agreement shall be terminated in accordance with Article VII (the “Pre-Closing Period”), East (which for purposes of this Section 4.1 shall include the East Subsidiaries) shall, (A) conduct the business and operations of East and the East Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in all material respects in the ordinary course consistent with past practice (Page 62)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
Except <omitted> (iv) with the prior written consent of Central (which consent shall not be unreasonably delayed, withheld or conditioned), <omitted>  from the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time or the date this Agreement shall be terminated in accordance with Article VII (the “Pre-Closing Period”), East (which for purposes of this Section 4.1 shall include the East Subsidiaries) shall, (A) conduct the business and operations of East and the East Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in all material respects in the ordinary course consistent with past practice (Page 62)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
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 consistent with past practice in all material respects and use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain and preserve intact its business organization and maintain satisfactory relationships with customers, suppliers and distributors and other Persons with whom the Company or any Company Subsidiary has material business relations (Page 51)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
4.1 Interim Operations. (a) <omitted> except (1) to the extent Parent shall otherwise give its prior consent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), <omitted> the Company shall, and shall cause the Company Subsidiaries to, conduct its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice in all material respects (Page 51)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
Section 6.01. Conduct of the Company. Except (v) with the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) <omitted> from the date hereof until the Effective Time (provided, that the Company shall give Parent written notice of any such action that is material to the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ business within 24 hours thereof), the Company (a) shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, use commercially reasonable efforts to (1) preserve substantially intact its business, organization, assets and properties, and (2) preserve in all material respects its relationships with any customers, suppliers, vendors, payors, partners, Governmental Authorities, licensors, licensees and any other Persons with which it has material business relations, in each case in this clause (a) in the ordinary course of business, and (y) and (b) shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to:  (Page 21)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Commercially reasonable efforts
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: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Commercially reasonable efforts
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: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Commercially reasonable efforts
Section 5.01 Conduct of Business of the Company. (a) During the period from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, except as expressly permitted by this Agreement (including the restrictions contemplated in this Section 5.01(a)) or as required by applicable Law or with the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed), to use its commercially reasonable efforts to conduct its business in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (Page 36)

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