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6.1.         Affirmative Covenants of Bryn Mawr. 

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 WSFS shall have been obtained (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), and except required by Law, as otherwise expressly contemplated herein or as set forth in Section 6.1 of Bryn Mawr’s Disclosure Memorandum, Bryn Mawr shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (a) operate its business only in the Ordinary Course <omitted> Ordinary Course” means the conduct of the business of Bryn Mawr and Bryn Mawr Bank in substantially the same manner as such business was operated on the date of this Agreement, including operations in conformance and consistent with Bryn Mawr and Bryn Mawr Bank’s practices and procedures prior to and as of such date. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Ordinary Course,” with respect to either Party, shall take into account  the  commercially reasonable  action  or  inaction  by  such  Party  and  its  Subsidiaries  in  response  to  the  Pandemic  to  comply  with  thePandemic Measures to the extent disclosed to the other Party prior to the date hereof.  (Page 46)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: No
5 . 1        Conduct of Businesses 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 Cadence Disclosure Schedule or the BancorpSouth 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), each of BancorpSouth and Cadence shall, and shall cause each of its respective Subsidiaries to, (a) conduct its business in the ordinary course in all material respects,
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 (vi)  the terms  “ordinary course”  and  “ordinary course of business” with respect to either party,  shall take into account the commercially reasonable actions taken by such party and its Subsidiaries in response to a Pandemic and the Pandemic Measures.  (Page 60)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: No
SECTION 5.01.          Conduct of Business.  (a) Conduct of Business by the Company.  Except for matters set forth in the Company Disclosure Letter, required by applicable Law or otherwise expressly permitted or expressly contemplated by this Agreement or with the prior written consent of Parent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, the Company shall, and shall cause each Company Subsidiary to, conduct its business in the ordinary course in all material respects and use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact its business organization and business relationships (Page 32)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: No
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: No
Section 5.1            Conduct of Business of the Company.   (a)           Except for matters set forth in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter or otherwise expressly required or permitted by this Agreement or required by Law or with the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time or the date of the termination of this Agreement, as the case may be, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (i) use reasonable best efforts to maintain its legal existence and conduct its business and the business of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course in substantially the same manner as previously conducted and (ii) to the extent consistent therewith, use and cause each of its Subsidiaries to use reasonable best efforts to preserve substantially intact the business organization of the Company and its Subsidiaries, goodwill associated therewith, relationships with regulators and business relationships.  (Page 39)

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 of this Agreement and the First Effective Time or the date, if any, on which this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.1, except (a) as set forth in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter, (b) as required or specifically permitted pursuant to this Agreement, (c) as required by Law, (d) for any actions taken or omitted to be taken reasonably and in good faith to respond to COVID-19 or any COVID-19 Measures (“COVID-19 Response”); provided that (x) if such COVID-19 Response would (in the absence of this clause (d)) otherwise require Parent’s consent pursuant to this Section 5.1 and could reasonably be expected to have an adverse financial impact on the Company or any Company Subsidiary (including the Canyon Newco Entities) of at least $5,000,000 or could reasonably be expected to otherwise materially and adversely impact the Company and the Company Subsidiaries (including the Canyon Newco Entities), taken as a whole, the Company shall, prior to making any such action, (A) provide prior written notice to Parent describing the material facts regarding the situation and the proposed course of action and (B) reasonably consult with Parent and consider in good faith Parent’s suggestions and/or feedback, and (y) in the case of any other COVID-19 Response that would (in the absence of this clause (d)) otherwise require Parent’s consent pursuant to this Section 5.1, the Company shall, prior to making any such COVID-19 Response, notify Parent in writing, or (e) as consented to in writing by Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), the Company (i) shall, and shall cause the Company Subsidiaries to, use reasonable best efforts to conduct their business in all material respects in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and to keep available the services of their present key employees and maintain their existing relations and goodwill with material customers, members, suppliers, licensors, licensees and other third parties with whom it has material business relations; provided, however, that no action with respect to subject matters specifically addressed by subclauses (ii)(a) through (r) shall be deemed a breach of this clause (i)   (Page 23)

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
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: Yes
SECTION 5.01. Conduct of Business of the Company.

(a) Except for matters set forth in Section 5.01(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter or as otherwise expressly contemplated by this Agreement or required by applicable Law (including any COVID-19 Response) except or with the prior written consent of Parent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), from the date of this Agreement to the earlier of the termination of this Agreement and the Effective Time, the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, conduct its business in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice in all material   39


respects and use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve as substantially intact its organizations, assets, employees, Authorizations, business and its existing relations with key customers, suppliers and other Persons with whom the Company or its Subsidiaries have significant business relationships and use commercially reasonable efforts to keep available the services of its employees (subject to Section 5.01(a)(viii)), in each case, consistent with past practice.  (Pages 47-48)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
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: Yes
“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: 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, 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 5.2    Operation of the Company and Company Subsidiaries. (a)    Except as Previously Disclosed, as expressly contemplated by or permitted by this Agreement, as required by applicable Legal Requirement, or with the prior written consent of Nicolet, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, during the period from the date of this Agreement to the earlier of the Closing Date or the termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to: (i) conduct its business in the Ordinary Course of Business in all material respects; <omitted>

“Ordinary Course of Business” shall include any action taken by a Person only if such action is consistent with the past practices of such Person and is similar in nature and magnitude to actions customarily taken in the ordinary course of the normal day-to-day operations of other Persons that are in the same line of business as such Person.  (Page 37)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
Section 5.1              Conduct of Business of the Company.   (a)             During the period from the date hereof until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms and the Effective Time, except (i) as may be required by applicable Law, including any Covid-19 Measure, or taken in good faith in response to or accordance with any Covid-19 Measure, (ii) with the prior written consent of Parent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (iii) as contemplated or required by this Agreement, or (iv) as set forth in Section 5.1(a)(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, use commercially reasonable efforts to (A) conduct its business in all material respects in the ordinary course consistent with past practice, (Page 19)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
SECTION 6.01      Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Merger. Except as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, expressly provided by this Agreement, required by Law or consented to in writing by Parent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), during the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, the Company shall, and shall cause each of the Company Subsidiaries to (i) conduct the businesses of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries in all material respects in the ordinary course of business, (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve materially intact its current business organization and to preserve in all material respects its relationships with key employees and others having significant business dealings with the Company or any Company Subsidiary and (iii) comply in all material respects with applicable Law. <omitted> References to “ordinary course of business” refers to the ordinary course of business of the applicable person consistent with past practice (including with respect to quantity and frequency). (Page 24)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
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: Yes
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;


<omitted>

(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: Yes
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: Yes
With respect to an action taken or not taken by any Person, “ordinary course” means an action or inaction that is consistent in nature, scope, frequency, timing and magnitude with the ordinary course of business and the past practices of such Person. <omitted> 

Section 6.1 Conduct of the Company. Except as set forth in Section 6.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, from the date hereof until the Effective Time, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, conduct its business in the ordinary course, and use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact its business organizations and relationships with third parties and to keep available the services of its present officers and employees. (Page 43)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes