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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: 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 Sterling Disclosure Schedule or the Webster Disclosure Schedule), required by law or as consented to in writing by the other party (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), each of Sterling and Webster shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, (a) conduct its business in the ordinary course in all material respects, <omitted>

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 5.1 or Section 5.2 (other than Sections 5.2(b) and 5.2(f), 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 and consult in good faith with the other party to the extent such actions would otherwise require consent of the other party under this Section 5.1 or Section 5.2. (Page 29)

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 Company Disclosure Schedule or the Parent 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) the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, (i) conduct its business in the ordinary course in all material respects, and  (Page 50)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
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: Yes
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: Yes
SECTION 5.2 Conduct of Business by the Company. Except for matters set forth in Section 5.2 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or otherwise expressly permitted or expressly contemplated by this Agreement or required by applicable Law (including COVID-19 Measures) or with the prior written consent of Parent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time, or, if earlier, the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Company shall, and shall cause each Company Subsidiary to, (i) conduct its business in the ordinary course of business in all material respects  (Page 42)

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: Yes
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: Yes
Section 5.1    Conduct of Business by the Company. 

(a)    From and after the date of this Agreement and prior to earlier of the Control Date and 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, (ii) as may be agreed in writing by Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), (iii) as may be expressly contemplated, required or expressly 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, use its commercially reasonable efforts to (A) conduct its business in all material respects in the Ordinary Course of Business in accordance with the capital allocation policy set forth on Section 5.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule (the “Company Capital Allocation Policy”), (Page 53)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
Section 5.2          Operation of the Company’s Business. 

(a)          Except (i) as expressly contemplated, required or permitted by this Agreement, (ii) as required by applicable Law, (iii) as set forth in Section 5.2(a) or Section 5.2(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, (iv) as consented to in writing by Parent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) or (v) for any actions taken reasonably and in good faith in response to any COVID-19 Measure or COVID-19, during the Interim Period, the Company shall and shall cause the Company Subsidiaries to:  (A) ensure that it conducts its and their respective businesses in the ordinary course in all material respects and in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws; (B) use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact its and their respective current business organizations, keep available the services of its and their respective current officers and employees and maintain its and their respective relations and goodwill with material customers, suppliers, landlords, Governmental Authorities and other Persons having material business relationships with the Company or the Company Subsidiaries; and (C) keep in full force and effect all appropriate insurance policies covering all material assets of the Company. (Page 38)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
5.1 Covenants of the Company. 

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

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

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
Section 6.01 Conduct of Business of the Company. (a)  During the period from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the termination of the Agreement in accordance with Article X and the Effective Time (such period of time, the “Interim Period”), the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries, except (i) as expressly permitted or required by this Agreement, (ii) as required by applicable Law, (iii) in connection with a Company COVID Action or (iv) with the prior written consent of Parent and US Holdco (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed), to use reasonable best efforts to operate in the ordinary course of business.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall be permitted to take, and nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit the Company or its Subsidiaries from taking, any Company COVID Action.  (Page 73)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
6.1 Conduct of Company Business Pending the Merger. 

(a) Except (i) as set forth on Schedule 6.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, (ii) as expressly permitted or required by this Agreement (including in connection with the Conversions), (iii) as may be required by applicable Law (including COVID-19 Measures), or (iv) otherwise consented to by Isla in writing (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Company covenants and agrees that, until the earlier of the Merger Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII, it shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct its businesses in the ordinary course, including by using reasonable best efforts to preserve substantially intact its present business organization and assets and preserve its existing relationships with Governmental Entities and its significant customers, suppliers, lessors and others having significant business dealings with it of business in all material respects. <omitted> 

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

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
Section 6.1    Conduct of Business by the Company. During such period, and except (i) as expressly permitted or required by this Agreement, (ii) as may be required by applicable Law or pursuant to the terms of any Company Benefit Plan as in effect on the date hereof, (iii) for any actions taken reasonably and in good faith in response to COVID-19 or COVID-19 Measures, (iv) as set forth in Section6.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter or (v) with the prior written consent of Parent (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed): (a)    the Company shall, and shall cause each Company Subsidiary to (A) use its reasonable best efforts to conduct its business and the business of the Company Subsidiaries in the ordinary course in all material respects, and, to the extent consistent therewith, (B) use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact its business organizations, goodwill and assets and maintain its rights, franchises and existing relations with customers, suppliers, officers, employees and business associates (it being agreed that no action or omission by the Company or any Company Subsidiary with respect to a matter specifically addressed by any provision of Section 6.1(b) will be deemed a breach of this Section 6.1(a)). (Page 50)

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

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
Section 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 (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (2) as set forth in Section 4.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (3) as may be required by applicable Legal Requirements (including COVID-19 Measures) or (4) as expressly required by this Agreement, the Company shall, and shall cause the Company Subsidiaries to, use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct its business in the ordinary course of business; provided that any action expressly permitted by the remaining provisions of this Section 4.1(a) (including Section 4.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule will not constitute a violation of the foregoing. (Page 62)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
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) as approved by Parent (which approval will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); or (e) as may be required by applicable Law, 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 Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (i) use its respective reasonable best efforts   -57-


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, conduct its business and operations in the ordinary course of business, except with respect to actions or omissions that constitute COVID-19 Measures; and  (Pages 61-62)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
7.1. Interim Operations. (a) From and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement, except (the following exceptions (i)–(v), the “Interim Covenant Exceptions”) (i) as otherwise required or expressly permitted by this Agreement, (ii) as may be required by applicable Law, (iii) for any actions taken reasonably and in good faith as a result of COVID-19 or to respond to or comply with COVID-19 Measures, (iv) 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 or good faith request for additional information within five (5) Business Days after receiving a written request (email sufficient) from the Company for such consent or (v) as otherwise set forth in Section 7.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to use reasonable best efforts to, conduct its business in all material respects in the ordinary course of business and, to the extent consistent therewith, (Page 60)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
Section 6.2       Operation of the Company’s Business.   (a)            During the Pre-Closing Period: (i) except (A) as required or expressly contemplated under this Agreement or as required by applicable Laws, (B) for any action reasonably taken, or omitted to be taken, as required by or to comply with 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 Acquired Companies shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) conduct in all material respects its business and operations in the ordinary course and (ii) preserve intact the material components of the Company’s current business organization, including by maintaining its relations and goodwill with all material suppliers, material customers, Governmental Bodies and other material business relations (it being understood that with respect to the matters specifically addressed by any provision of Section 6.2(b), such specific provisions shall govern over the more general provision of this Section 6.2(a)). (Page 29)

Question: Ordinary course covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
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 termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, except as expressly set forth in Section 5.01 of the Company Disclosure Letter, as expressly contemplated or required by any other provision of this Agreement or as required by applicable Law (including any COVID-19 Measures), unless Parent otherwise agrees in writing (which agreement 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 operations in all material respects in the ordinary course of business  (Page 22)

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