Termination Clause Example from Business Contracts

Termination. The obligations of the Underwriters hereunder shall be subject to termination in the absolute discretion of the Representatives, at any time prior to the time of purchase (i) if any of the conditions specified in Section 6 shall not have been fulfilled when and as required by this Agreement to be fulfilled, (ii) if any material adverse change occurs (financial or otherwise) (other than as disclosed in, contemplated by or incorporated by reference into, the Registration Statement and Prospectus a...t the time of purchase), in the operations, business, net worth, condition or prospects of the Company, or a material change in management of the Company occurs, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, which would make it impracticable, in the Representatives' sole judgment, to market the Notes, (iii) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war, or other calamity or crisis the effect of which on financial markets is such as to make it, in the sole judgment of the Representatives, impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or delivery of the Notes as contemplated by any Disclosure Package or Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto) (iv) if trading in any securities of the Company has been suspended by the Commission or by the NYSE, or if trading generally on the NYSE has been suspended (including an automatic halt in trading pursuant to market-decline triggers other than those in which solely program trading is temporarily halted), or limitations on or minimum prices for trading (other than limitations on hours or numbers of days of trading) shall have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices for securities have been required, by such exchange or FINRA or Nasdaq or by order of the Commission or any other governmental authority, or (v) if a banking moratorium shall have been declared by New York or United States authorities or if there has occurred a material disruption in commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance services in the United States. If the Underwriters elect to terminate this Agreement as provided in this Section 7, the Issuers shall be notified promptly by telephone, which shall be promptly confirmed by facsimile. If the sale to the Underwriters of the Notes, as contemplated by this Agreement, is not carried out by the Underwriters for any reason permitted under this Agreement or if such sale is not carried out because the Issuers shall be unable to comply with any of the terms of this Agreement, the Issuers shall not be under any obligation or liability under this Agreement (except to the extent provided in Sections 4(m), 5 and 9 hereof), and the Underwriters shall be under no obligation or liability to the Issuers under this Agreement (except to the extent provided in Section 9 hereof) or to one another hereunder. View More