Termination Clause Example with 2,481 Variations from Business Contracts

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Termination. The Underwriters may terminate this Agreement by notice given by the Representatives to the Company if, after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date, (i) trading generally shall have been suspended or materially limited on, or by, as the case may be, any of the New York Stock Exchange or The Nasdaq Global Market, (ii) trading of any securities issued or guaranteed by the Company shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any over-the-counter market, (iii)... a material disruption in securities settlement, payment or clearance services in the United States shall have occurred, (iv) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared by Federal or New York State authorities or (v) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, or any change in financial markets or any calamity or crisis that, in the judgment of the Representatives, is material and adverse and which, singly or together with any other event specified in this clause (v), makes it, in the reasonable judgement of the Representatives, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offer, sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus. View More

Variations of a "Termination" Clause from Business Contracts

Termination. The Underwriters This Agreement may terminate this Agreement be terminated by you by notice given by the Representatives to the Company if, after Company, the execution Operating Partnership and delivery of this Agreement and the Selling Stockholders (a) at any time prior to the Closing Date, (i) trading generally shall have been suspended or materially limited on, or by, as the case may be, Date if any of the New York Stock Exchange or The Nasdaq Global Market, (ii) trading following has occurr...ed: (i) since the respective dates as of any securities issued or guaranteed by the Company shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any over-the-counter market, (iii) a material disruption in securities settlement, payment or clearance services in the United States shall have occurred, (iv) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared by Federal or New York State authorities or (v) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, or any change in financial markets or any calamity or crisis that, in the judgment of the Representatives, which information is material and adverse and which, singly or together with any other event specified in this clause (v), makes it, in the reasonable judgement of the Representatives, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offer, sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated given in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, any material adverse change in or affecting the results of operations, business, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business; (ii) any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or declaration of war or national emergency or other national or international calamity or crisis (including, without limitation, an act of terrorism) or change in economic or political conditions if the effect of such outbreak, escalation, declaration, emergency, calamity, crisis or change on the financial markets of the United States would, in your judgment, make it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or delivery of the Shares as contemplated by the Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus. Prospectus; (iii) suspension of trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq Global Market or limitation on prices (other than limitations on hours or numbers of days of trading) for securities on any such exchange; (iv) the declaration of a banking moratorium by the United States or New York State and other jurisdictions as applicable authorities; (v) any downgrading in the rating of any of the Company's debt securities by any "nationally recognized statistical rating organization" (within the 26 meaning of Rule 15c3-1(c)(2)(vi)(F) under the Exchange Act) or any public announcement by any such organization that it has under surveillance or review, with possible negative implications, its rating of any of the Company's debt securities; or (vi) the suspension of trading of the Company's common stock by the New York Stock Exchange, the Commission or any other governmental authority; or (b) as provided in Sections 8 and 10 of this Agreement. View More
Termination. The Underwriters This Agreement may terminate this Agreement be terminated by you by notice given by the Representatives to the Company if, after Company, the execution Operating Partnership and delivery of this Agreement and the Selling Stockholders (a) at any time prior to the Closing Date, (i) trading generally shall have been suspended or materially limited on, or by, as the case may be, Date if any of the New York Stock Exchange or The Nasdaq Global Market, (ii) trading following has occurr...ed: (i) since the respective dates as of any securities issued or guaranteed by the Company shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any over-the-counter market, (iii) a material disruption in securities settlement, payment or clearance services in the United States shall have occurred, (iv) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared by Federal or New York State authorities or (v) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, or any change in financial markets or any calamity or crisis that, in the judgment of the Representatives, which information is material and adverse and which, singly or together with any other event specified in this clause (v), makes it, in the reasonable judgement of the Representatives, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offer, sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated given in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, any material adverse change in or affecting the results of operations, business, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business; (ii) any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or declaration of war or national emergency or other national or international calamity or crisis (including, without limitation, an act of terrorism) or change in economic or political conditions if the effect of such outbreak, escalation, declaration, emergency, calamity, crisis or change on the 26 financial markets of the United States would, in your judgment, make it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or delivery of the Shares as contemplated by the Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus. Prospectus; (iii) suspension of trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq Global Market or limitation on prices (other than limitations on hours or numbers of days of trading) for securities on any such exchange; (iv) the declaration of a banking moratorium by the United States or New York State and other jurisdictions as applicable authorities; (v) any downgrading in the rating of any of the Company's debt securities by any "nationally recognized statistical rating organization" (within the meaning of Rule 15c3-1(c)(2)(vi)(F) under the Exchange Act) or any public announcement by any such organization that it has under surveillance or review, with possible negative implications, its rating of any of the Company's debt securities; or (vi) the suspension of trading of the Company's common stock by the New York Stock Exchange, the Commission or any other governmental authority; or (b) as provided in Sections 8 and 10 of this Agreement. View More
Termination. The (a) This Agreement shall be subject to termination in the absolute discretion of the Underwriters, without liability on the part of the Underwriters may terminate this Agreement to the Company, the Operating Partnership or the Manager, by written notice given by the Representatives to the Company if, after the execution and prior to delivery of this Agreement and payment for the Notes, if at any time prior to such time (i) there has been, since the Closing Date, (i) Execution Time, or since ...the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, any material adverse change in the business, management, financial position, results of operations or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or in the ability of the Manager to perform its obligations under the Management Agreement, which would, in the sole judgment of the Representatives, make it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the sale or delivery of the Notes as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto), (ii) trading in securities generally on the NYSE shall have been suspended or materially limited on, or by, as the case may be, any of the New York Stock Exchange or The Nasdaq Global Market, (ii) trading of any securities issued or guaranteed by the Company minimum prices shall have been suspended established on any exchange such exchange, (iii) a banking moratorium shall have been declared either by federal or in any over-the-counter market, (iii) New York State authorities, (iv) a material disruption has occurred in securities settlement, payment settlement or securities clearance services in the United States shall have occurred, (iv) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared by Federal or New York State authorities or (v) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, declaration by the United States of a national emergency or any change in financial markets war, or any other calamity or crisis that, the effect of which on financial markets is such as to make it, in the sole judgment of the Representatives, is material and adverse and which, singly or together with any other event specified in this clause (v), makes it, in the reasonable judgement of the Representatives, impracticable impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offer, sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner Notes as contemplated in by the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus. Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto). 27 (b) If any one or more Underwriters shall fail to purchase and pay for any of the Notes agreed to be purchased by such Underwriter hereunder and such failure to purchase shall constitute a default in the performance of its or their obligations under this Agreement, the remaining Underwriters shall be obligated severally to take up and pay for (in the respective proportions which the principal amount of Notes set forth opposite their names in Schedule I hereto bears to the aggregate principal amount of Notes set forth opposite the names of all the remaining Underwriters) the Notes which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase; provided, however, that in the event that the aggregate principal amount of Notes which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase shall exceed 10% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes set forth in Schedule I hereto, the remaining Underwriters shall have the right to purchase all, but shall not be under any obligation to purchase any, of the Notes, and if such non-defaulting Underwriters do not purchase all the Notes, this Agreement will terminate without liability to any non-defaulting Underwriter, the Company or the Operating Partnership. In the event of a default by any Underwriter as set forth in this Section 9(b), the Closing Time or the Option Closing Time, as applicable, shall be postponed for such period, not exceeding seven Business Days, as the non-defaulting Underwriters and the Company shall agree in order that the required changes in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements may be effected. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall relieve any defaulting Underwriter of its liability, if any, to the Company, the Operating Partnership, the Manager or any non-defaulting Underwriter for damages occasioned by its default hereunder. View More
Termination. The Underwriters This Agreement may terminate this Agreement be terminated by you by notice given by the Representatives to the Company if, after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and (a) at any time prior to the Closing Date, (i) trading generally shall have been suspended Date or materially limited on, or by, any Option Closing Date (if different from the Closing Date and then only as the case may be, to Option Shares) if any of the New York Stock Exchange or The Nasdaq Global Marke...t, (ii) trading following has occurred: (i) since the respective dates as of any securities issued or guaranteed by the Company shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any over-the-counter market, (iii) a material disruption in securities settlement, payment or clearance services in the United States shall have occurred, (iv) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared by Federal or New York State authorities or (v) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, or any change in financial markets or any calamity or crisis that, in the judgment of the Representatives, which information is material and adverse and which, singly or together with any other event specified in this clause (v), makes it, in the reasonable judgement of the Representatives, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offer, sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated given in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, any material adverse change in or affecting the results of operations, business, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business; (ii) any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or declaration of war or national emergency or other national or international calamity or crisis (including, without limitation, an act of terrorism) or change in economic or political conditions if the effect of such outbreak, escalation, declaration, emergency, calamity, crisis or change on the financial markets of the United States would, in your judgment, make it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or delivery of the Shares as contemplated by the Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus. Prospectus; (iii) suspension of trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ Stock Market or limitation on prices (other than limitations on hours or numbers of days of trading) for securities on any such exchange; (iv) the declaration of a banking moratorium by the United States or New York State and other jurisdictions as applicable authorities; (v) any downgrading in the rating of any of the Company's debt securities by any "nationally recognized statistical rating organization" (within the meaning of Rule 3(a)(62) under the 26 Exchange Act) or any public announcement by any such organization that it has under surveillance or review, with possible negative implications, its rating of any of the Company's debt securities; or (vii) the suspension of trading of the Company's common stock by the NASDAQ Stock Market, the Commission or any other governmental authority; or (b) as provided in Sections 6 and 8 of this Agreement. View More
Termination. The Underwriters This Agreement may terminate this Agreement be terminated by you by notice given by the Representatives to the Company if, after Company, the execution Operating Partnership and delivery of this Agreement and the Selling Stockholders (a) at any time prior to the Closing Date, (i) trading generally shall have been suspended or materially limited on, or by, as the case may be, Date if any of the New York Stock Exchange or The Nasdaq Global Market, (ii) trading following has occurr...ed: (i) since the respective dates as of any securities issued or guaranteed by the Company shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any over-the-counter market, (iii) a material disruption in securities settlement, payment or clearance services in the United States shall have occurred, (iv) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared by Federal or New York State authorities or (v) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, or any change in financial markets or any calamity or crisis that, in the judgment of the Representatives, which information is material and adverse and which, singly or together with any other event specified in this clause (v), makes it, in the reasonable judgement of the Representatives, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offer, sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated given in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, any material adverse change in or affecting the results of operations, business, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business; (ii) any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or declaration of war or national emergency or other national or international calamity or crisis (including, without limitation, an act of terrorism) or change in economic or political conditions if the effect of such outbreak, escalation, declaration, emergency, calamity, crisis or change on the financial markets of the United States would, in your judgment, make it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or delivery of the Shares as contemplated by the Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus. Prospectus; (iii) suspension of trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq Global Market or limitation on prices (other than limitations on hours or numbers of days of trading) for securities on any such exchange; (iv) the declaration of a banking moratorium by the United States or New York State and other jurisdictions as applicable authorities; (v) any downgrading in the rating of any of the Company's debt securities by any "nationally recognized statistical rating organization" (within the meaning of Rule 15c3-1(c)(2)(vi)(F) under the Exchange Act) or any public announcement by any such 26 organization that it has under surveillance or review, with possible negative implications, its rating of any of the Company's debt securities; or (vi) the suspension of trading of the Company's common stock by the New York Stock Exchange, the Commission or any other governmental authority; or (b) as provided in Sections 8 and 10 of this Agreement. View More
Termination. The Underwriters This Agreement may terminate this Agreement be terminated by you by notice given by the Representatives to the Company if, after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and (a) at any time prior to the Closing Date, (i) trading generally shall have been suspended Date or materially limited on, or by, any Option Closing Date (if different from the Closing Date and then only as the case may be, to Option Shares) if any of the New York Stock Exchange or The Nasdaq Global Marke...t, (ii) trading following has occurred: (i) since the respective dates as of any securities issued or guaranteed by the Company shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any over-the-counter market, (iii) a material disruption in securities settlement, payment or clearance services in the United States shall have occurred, (iv) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared by Federal or New York State authorities or (v) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, or any change in financial markets or any calamity or crisis that, in the judgment of the Representatives, which information is material and adverse and which, singly or together with any other event specified in this clause (v), makes it, in the reasonable judgement of the Representatives, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offer, sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated given in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, any material adverse change or any development involving a prospective material adverse change in or affecting the earnings, business, management, properties, assets, rights, operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company and the subsidiary taken as a whole, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business; (ii) any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or declaration of war or national emergency or other national or international calamity or crisis (including, without limitation, an act of terrorism) or change in economic or political conditions if the effect of such outbreak, escalation, declaration, emergency, calamity, crisis or change on the financial markets of the United States would, in your judgment, materially impair the investment quality of the Shares; (iii) suspension of trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange or the Final Prospectus. NASDAQ Global Market or limitation on prices (other than limitations on hours or numbers of days of trading) for securities on any such exchange; (iv) the enactment, publication, decree or other promulgation of any statute, regulation, rule or order of any court or other governmental authority which in your opinion materially and adversely affects or may materially and adversely affect the business or operations of the Company; (v) the declaration of a banking moratorium by the United States or New York State and other jurisdictions as applicable authorities; (vi) any downgrading, or placement on any watch list for possible downgrading, in the rating of any of the Company's debt securities or preferred stock by any "nationally recognized statistical rating organization" (within the meaning of Rule 15c3-1(c)(2)(vi)(F) under the Exchange Act) or any public announcement by such organization that it has under surveillance or review, or has changed its outlook with respect to, its rating of any such debt securities or preferred stock (other than an announcement with positive implications of a possible upgrading); (vii) the suspension of trading of the Company's common stock by the NASDAQ Global Market, the Commission or any other governmental authority; or (viii) the taking of any action by any governmental body or agency in respect of its monetary or fiscal affairs which in your opinion has a material adverse effect on the securities markets in the United States; or (b) as provided in Sections 6 and 8 of this Agreement. View More
Termination. The Underwriters This Agreement may terminate this Agreement be terminated by the Representative by notice given by the Representatives to the Company if, after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and (a) at any time prior to the Closing Date, (i) trading generally shall have been suspended Date or materially limited on, or by, any Option Closing Date (if different from the Closing Date and then only as the case may be, to Option Shares) if any of the New York Stock Exchange following h...as occurred: (i) since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, any material adverse change or The Nasdaq Global Market, (ii) trading any development involving a prospective material adverse change in or affecting the earnings, business, management, properties, assets, rights, operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of any securities issued or guaranteed by the Company shall have been suspended on any exchange and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole, whether or in any over-the-counter market, (iii) a material disruption in securities settlement, payment or clearance services not arising in the United States shall have occurred, (iv) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared by Federal or New York State authorities or (v) there shall have occurred ordinary course of business; (ii) any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, hostilities or any change in financial markets declaration of war or any national emergency or other national or international calamity or crisis that, (including, without limitation, an act of terrorism) or change in economic or political conditions if the effect of such outbreak, escalation, declaration, emergency, calamity, crisis or change on the financial markets of the United States would, in the judgment Representative's judgment, materially impair the investment quality of the Representatives, is material Shares; (iii) suspension of trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE MKT or the NASDAQ Global Market or limitation on prices (other than limitations on hours or numbers of days of trading) for securities on any such exchange; (iv) the enactment, publication, decree or other promulgation of any statute, regulation, rule or order of any court or other governmental authority which in the Representative's opinion materially and adverse adversely affects the business or operations of the Company and which, singly the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (v) the declaration of a banking moratorium by the United States or together New York State authorities; (vi) any downgrading, or placement on any watch list for possible downgrading, in the rating of any of the Company's debt securities or preferred stock by any "nationally recognized statistical rating organization" (within the meaning of Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act) or any public announcement by such organization that it has under surveillance or review, or has changed its outlook with respect to, its rating of any such debt securities or preferred stock (other than an announcement with positive implications of a possible upgrading); (vii) the suspension of trading of the Common Stock by the NYSE MKT, the Commission or any other event specified governmental authority; or (viii) the taking of any action by any governmental body or agency in this clause (v), makes it, respect of its monetary or fiscal affairs which in your opinion has a material adverse effect on the securities markets in the reasonable judgement United States; or (b) as provided in Sections 8 and 10 of the Representatives, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offer, sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus. this Agreement. View More
Termination. The Underwriters may terminate this Agreement by notice given by the Representatives to the Company if, Company, if after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date, Date (i) trading in securities generally on or by the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") shall have been suspended or materially limited on, or by, as the case may be, any of the New York Stock Exchange or The Nasdaq Global Market, limited, (ii) trading of any securities issued or guaranteed by of t...he Company shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any over-the-counter market, the NYSE, (iii) a material disruption in securities settlement, payment or clearance services in the United States shall have occurred, (iv) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities in the State of New York or the United States shall have been declared by Federal federal or New York State authorities authorities, or (v) (iv) there shall have occurred any outbreak material outbreak, or escalation material escalation, of hostilities, hostilities or any change other national or international calamity or crisis, which in each case of (i) through (iv) above is of such magnitude and severity in its effect on the financial markets or any calamity or crisis that, of the United States, in the reasonable judgment of the Representatives, as to prevent or materially impair the delivery, or enforcement of contracts for sale, of the Securities. 21 11. Effectiveness; Defaulting Underwriters. This Agreement shall become effective upon the execution and delivery hereof by the parties hereto. If, on the Closing Date, any one or more of the Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Securities that it has or they have agreed to purchase hereunder on such date, and the aggregate principal amount of Securities which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase is material and adverse and which, singly or together with any not more than one-tenth of the aggregate principal amount of Securities to be purchased on such date, the other event specified in this clause (v), makes it, Underwriters shall be obligated severally in the reasonable judgement proportions that the principal amount of Securities set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule I bears to the aggregate principal amount of Securities set forth opposite the names of all such non-defaulting Underwriters, or in such other proportions as the Representatives may specify, to purchase the Securities which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase on such date; provided that in no event shall the principal amount of Securities that any Underwriter has agreed to purchase on such date pursuant to this Agreement be increased pursuant to this Section 11 by an amount in excess of one-ninth of such principal amount of Securities without the written consent of such Underwriter. If, on the Closing Date, any Underwriter or Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Securities and the aggregate principal amount of Securities with respect to which such default occurs is more than one-tenth of the Representatives, impracticable or inadvisable aggregate principal amount of Securities to proceed with be purchased on such date, and arrangements satisfactory to the offer, sale or delivery Representatives and the Company for the purchase of the such Securities are not made within 36 hours after such default, this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the terms and part of any non-defaulting Underwriter or the Company. In any such case either the Representatives or the Company shall have the right to postpone the Closing Date, but in no event for longer than seven days, in order that the manner contemplated required changes, if any, in the Registration Statement, in the General Disclosure Package Time of Sale Prospectus, in the Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements may be effected. Any action taken under this paragraph shall not relieve any defaulting Underwriter from liability in respect of any default of such Underwriter under this Agreement. If this Agreement shall be terminated by the Underwriters, or any one of them, because of any failure or refusal on the part of the Company to comply with the terms or to fulfill any of the conditions of this Agreement, or if for any reason the Company shall be unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Company will reimburse the Underwriters or such Underwriters as have so terminated this Agreement with respect to themselves, severally, for all out-of-pocket expenses (including the fees and disbursements of their counsel) reasonably incurred by such Underwriters in connection with this Agreement or the Final Prospectus. offering contemplated hereunder. 22 12. USA Patriot Act. In accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), the Underwriters are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies their respective clients, including the Company, which information may include the name and address of their respective clients, as well as other information that will allow the Underwriters to properly identify their respective clients. View More
Termination. The Underwriters may terminate this This Agreement shall be subject to termination by notice given by the Representatives to the Company if, Company, if (a) after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and on or prior to the Closing Date, Date (i) trading generally shall have been suspended or materially limited on, on or by, as the case may be, any of the New York Stock Exchange, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the Chicago Board of Options Exchange, the Chicago Mercantile Exc...hange or The Nasdaq Global Market, the Chicago Board of Trade or there shall have been established by any of such exchanges or by the Commission or by any federal or state agency or by the decision of any court, any general limitation on prices for such trading or any general restrictions on the distribution of securities, (ii) trading of any securities issued or guaranteed by of the Company or Eversource Energy shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any over-the-counter market, (iii) a material disruption in securities settlement, payment or clearance services in the United States shall have occurred, (iv) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities in New York shall have been declared by either Federal or New York State authorities authorities, (iv) there shall have occurred any (A) outbreak of hostilities affecting the United States, or (B) other national or international calamity or crisis, or any material adverse change in financial, political or economic conditions affecting the United States, including, but not limited to, an escalation of hostilities that existed prior to the date of this Agreement, or (v) there shall have occurred any outbreak material disruption in commercial banking, securities settlement or escalation of hostilities, or any change in financial markets or any calamity or crisis that, clearance services and (b) in the judgment case of any of the Representatives, is material and adverse and which, events specified in clauses 9(a)(i) through 9(a)(v), such event, singly or together with any other event specified in this clause (v), such event, makes it, it impracticable or inadvisable, in the reasonable judgement sole judgment of the Representatives, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offer, sale or delivery of the Securities Bonds on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package most recent Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus. 19 10. Defaulting Underwriters. (a) If, on the Closing Date, any one or more of the Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase the Bonds set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter or Underwriters in Schedule I hereto that it has or they have agreed to purchase hereunder on such date, and the aggregate amount of such Bonds which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase is not more than one-tenth of the aggregate amount of the Bonds of such Underwriter or Underwriters to be purchased on such date, the other Underwriters shall be obligated severally in the proportions that the amount of such Bonds set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule I hereto bears to the aggregate amount of such Bonds set forth opposite the names of all such non-defaulting Underwriters, or in such other proportions as the Representatives may specify, to purchase the Bonds which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase on such date; provided that in no event shall the amount of the Bonds that any Underwriter has agreed to purchase pursuant to this Agreement be increased pursuant to this Section 10 by an amount in excess of one-ninth of such amount of such Bonds without the written consent of such Underwriter. If, on the Closing Date, any Underwriter or Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase such Bonds and the aggregate amount of such Bonds with respect to which such default occurs is more than one tenth of the aggregate amount of such Bonds to be purchased on such date, and arrangements satisfactory to the Representatives and the Company for the purchase of such Bonds are not made within 36 hours after such default, this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter or the Company. In any such case either the Representatives or the Company shall have the right to postpone the Closing Date, but in no event for longer than seven days, in order that the required changes, if any, in the Registration Statement and in the Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements may be effected. Any action taken under this paragraph shall not relieve any defaulting Underwriter from liability in respect of any default of such Underwriter under this Agreement. (b) If this Agreement shall be terminated by the Underwriters because any condition to the obligation of the Underwriters set forth in Section 6 hereof is not satisfied, because of any termination pursuant to Section 9 hereof or because of any failure or refusal on the part of the Company to comply with the terms or to fulfill any of the conditions of this Agreement, or if for any reason the Company shall be unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Company will reimburse the Underwriters for all out of pocket expenses (including the fees and disbursements of their counsel) reasonably incurred by the Underwriters in connection with this Agreement or the offering contemplated hereunder. View More
Termination. The Underwriters This Agreement may terminate this Agreement be terminated by you by notice given by the Representatives to the Company if, after and the execution and delivery of this Agreement and Selling Stockholders (a) at any time prior to the Closing Date, (i) trading generally shall have been suspended Date or materially limited on, or by, any Option Closing Date (if different from the Closing Date and then only as the case may be, to Option Shares) if any of the New York Stock Exchange o...r The Nasdaq Global Market, (ii) trading following has occurred: (i) since the respective dates as of any securities issued or guaranteed by the Company shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any over-the-counter market, (iii) a material disruption in securities settlement, payment or clearance services in the United States shall have occurred, (iv) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared by Federal or New York State authorities or (v) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, or any change in financial markets or any calamity or crisis that, in the judgment of the Representatives, which information is material and adverse and which, singly or together with any other event specified in this clause (v), makes it, in the reasonable judgement of the Representatives, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offer, sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated given in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, any material adverse change or any development involving a prospective material adverse change in or affecting the earnings, business, properties, assets, operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; (ii) any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or declaration of war or national emergency or other national or international calamity or crisis (including, without limitation, an act of terrorism) or change in economic or political conditions if the effect of such outbreak, escalation, declaration, emergency, calamity, crisis or change on the financial markets of the United States would, in your judgment, materially impair the investment quality of the Shares; (iii) suspension or material limitation of trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange or the Final Prospectus. NASDAQ Stock Market or limitation on prices (other than limitations on hours or numbers of days of trading) for securities on any such exchange; (iv) the enactment, publication, decree or other promulgation of any statute, regulation, rule or order of any court or other governmental authority which in your opinion materially and adversely affects or may materially and adversely affect the business or operations of the Company; (v) the declaration of a banking moratorium by the United States or New York State authorities; (vi) any downgrading, or placement on any watch list for possible downgrading, in the rating of any of the Company's debt securities or preferred stock by any "nationally recognized statistical rating organization" (within the meaning of Section 3(a)(62) under the Exchange Act) or any public announcement by such organization that it has under surveillance or review, or has changed its outlook with respect to, its rating of any such debt securities or preferred stock (other than an announcement with positive implications of a possible upgrading); (vii) the suspension of trading of the Company's common stock by the New York Stock Exchange, the Commission or any other governmental authority; or (viii) the taking of any action by any governmental body or agency in respect of its monetary or fiscal affairs which in your opinion has a material adverse effect on the securities markets in the United States; or (b) as provided in Sections 7 and 9 of this Agreement. 31 12. SUCCESSORS. This Agreement has been and is made solely for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors, executors, administrators, heirs and assigns, and the officers, directors and controlling persons referred to herein, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder. No purchaser of any of the Shares from any Underwriter shall be deemed a successor or assign merely because of such purchase. View More