Section 9.02 Conduct of FTAC During the Interim Period.
(a) During the Interim Period, except as set forth on Schedule 9.02 of the FTAC Schedules or as contemplated by this Agreement or as consented to by Tempo in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld, delayed or denied), no FTAC Party shall, and shall not permit any of its respective Subsidiaries (including the Company) to:
(i) change, modify or amend the Trust Agreement or the FTAC Organizational Documents;
(ii) (A) declare, set aside or pay any dividends on, or make any other distribution in respect of any outstanding capital stock of, or other equity interests in, FTAC or the Company; (B) split, combine or reclassify any capital stock of, or other equity interests in, FTAC or the Company; or (C) other than in connection with FTAC Stockholder Redemption or as otherwise required by FTAC’s organizational documents in order to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, or offer to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, any capital stock of, or other equity interests in, FTAC or the Company;
(iii) make, change or revoke any material tax election, adopt or change any material accounting method with respect to Taxes, file any amended material Tax Return, settle or compromise any material Tax liability, enter into any material closing agreement with respect to any Tax, surrender any right to claim a material refund of Taxes, consent to any extension or waiver of the limitations period applicable to any material Tax claim or assessment, or change its residence for any Tax purposes;
(iv) enter into, renew or amend in any material respect, any transaction or Contract with an Affiliate of FTAC, the Founders or the FP Investors (including, for the avoidance of doubt, (x) any director or officer of FTAC, the Founders or the FP Investors or anyone related by blood, marriage or adoption to any such person and (y) any Person with whom any director or officer of FTAC, the Founders or the FP Investors has a direct or indirect legal or contractual relationship or beneficial ownership interest of 5% or greater) or any other FTAC Affiliate Agreement;
(v) enter into, renew or amend in any material respect, any transaction or Contract relating to FTAC Transaction Expenses if such entry, renewal or amendment would result in additional FTAC Transaction Expenses that, individually or in the aggregate, exceed $5,000,000 (and in all cases subject to Section 9.02(a)(iv));
(vi) waive, release, compromise, settle or satisfy any pending or threatened material claim (which shall include, but not be limited to, any pending or threatened Action) or compromise or settle any liability;
(vii) except as contemplated by the Omnibus Incentive Plan Proposal, adopt or amend any FTAC Benefit Plan (or any plan, policy or arrangement that would be an FTAC Benefit Plan if so adopted), or enter into any employment contract or collective bargaining agreement, pay any special bonus or special remuneration to any director, officer, employee or contractor, or increase the salaries or wage rates or fringe benefits (including rights to severance or indemnification) of its directors, officers, employees or independent contractors;
(viii) acquire by merging or consolidating with, or by purchasing the assets of, or by any other manner, any business or Person or division thereof or otherwise acquire any assets;
(ix) adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, division transaction, consolidation or recapitalization;
(x) incur, guarantee or otherwise become liable for (whether directly, contingently or otherwise) any Indebtedness;
(xi) (A) offer, issue, deliver, grant or sell, or authorize or propose to offer, issue, deliver, grant or sell, any capital stock of, other equity interests, equity equivalents, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock ownership interests or similar rights in, FTAC (including any FTAC Preferred Stock) or any of
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