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main | contract_12 | Section 6.02. Acquisition Proposals; Change of Recommendation. <omitted> (d) No Change of Recommendation or Alternative Acquisition Agreement. <omitted> provided, however, that no such actions may be taken unless and until: (I) the Company has given Parent written notice at least four Business Days in advance (the “Notice Period”), which notice shall set forth in writing that the Company Board intends to consider whether to take such action and a reasonably detailed description of the basis therefor, and shall also include, (y) in the case of such an Acquisition Proposal, all information required by Section 6.02(c), mutatis mutandis, and (z) in the case of an Intervening Event, a reasonably detailed description of such Intervening Event;
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Section 8.03. Termination by the Company. Subject to the other provisions of this Article VIII, this Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement may be abandoned by the Company:
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(b) at any time prior to the Offer Acceptance Time, in order for (i) the Company Board to cause or permit the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal and/or (ii) the Company to enter into or cause one of its Subsidiaries to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal, in each case so long as the Company has complied with the obligations contemplated by Section 6.02(d)(iii) and prior to termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.03(b), the Company pays or causes to be paid to Parent the Termination Fee by wire transfer of immediately available funds. (Page 86)
Section 6.02. Acquisition Proposals; Change of Recommendation. <omitted> (d) No Change of Recommendation or Alternative Acquisition Agreement. <omitted> provided, however, that no such actions may be taken unless and until: (I) the Company has given Parent written notice at least four Business Days in advance (the “Notice Period”) <omitted> (y) in the case of such an Acquisition Proposal <omitted> and (z) in the case of an Intervening Event <omitted> (II) during the Notice Period, <omitted> the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, negotiate in good faith with Parent to revise this Agreement
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Section 8.03. Termination by the Company. <omitted> this Agreement may be terminated
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(b) <omitted> in order for (i) the Company Board to cause or permit the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal and/or (ii) the Company to enter into or cause one of its Subsidiaries to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal, in each case so long as the Company has complied with the obligations contemplated by Section 6.02(d)(iii) (Page 86)
Section 6.02. Acquisition Proposals; Change of Recommendation. <omitted> (d) No Change of Recommendation or Alternative Acquisition Agreement. <omitted> (III) at the end of the Notice Period, the Company Board shall have taken into account any revisions to this Agreement proposed by Parent in writing in response to such notice contemplated by clause (I) of this 6.02(d)(iii) prior to the end of the Notice Period, and shall have thereafter determined in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that a failure to effect a Change of Recommendation would continue to be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law, or that such Alternative Acquisition Agreement contemplated by clause (B) of this Section 6.02(d)(iii), after consultation with its financial advisor, continues to be an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal, as the case may be (it being understood that (y) any revisions to any Acquisition Proposal shall be deemed to be a new Acquisition Proposal for purposes of Section 6.02(c) and this Section 6.02(d)(iii), including for purposes of the Notice Period, except that subsequent to the initial Notice Period, the Notice Period shall be reduced to two Business Days and (z) prior to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries entering into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement contemplated by clause (B) of this Section 6.02(d)(iii), the Company shall have terminated this Agreement and abandoned the transactions contemplated by this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.03(b)).
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Section 8.03. Termination by the Company. Subject to the other provisions of this Article VIII, this Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement may be abandoned by the Company:
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(b) at any time prior to the Offer Acceptance Time, in order for (i) the Company Board to cause or permit the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal and/or (ii) the Company to enter into or cause one of its Subsidiaries to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal, in each case so long as the Company has complied with the obligations contemplated by Section 6.02(d)(iii) and prior to termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.03(b), the Company pays or causes to be paid to Parent the Termination Fee by wire transfer of immediately available funds. (Page 86)
Section 6.02. Acquisition Proposals; Change of Recommendation. <omitted> (d) No Change of Recommendation or Alternative Acquisition Agreement. <omitted> (III) at the end of the Notice Period, the Company Board shall have taken into account any revisions to this Agreement proposed by Parent <omitted> in response to such notice contemplated by clause (I) of this 6.02(d)(iii) prior to the end of the Notice Period, and shall have thereafter determined in good faith <omitted> that a failure to effect a Change of Recommendation would continue to be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties <omitted> (it being understood that (y) any revisions to any Acquisition Proposal shall be deemed to be a new Acquisition Proposal for purposes of Section 6.02(c) and this Section 6.02(d)(iii), including for purposes of the Notice Period, except that subsequent to the initial Notice Period, the Notice Period shall be reduced to two Business Days and (z) prior to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries entering into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement contemplated by clause (B) of this Section 6.02(d)(iii), the Company shall have terminated this Agreement and abandoned the transactions contemplated by this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.03(b)).
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(b) <omitted> in order for (i) the Company Board to cause or permit the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal and/or (ii) the Company to enter into or cause one of its Subsidiaries to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal, in each case so long as the Company has complied with the obligations contemplated by Section 6.02(d)(iii) (Page 86) | 4 business days | 3 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
main | contract_19 | Section 5.3 Solicitation by the Company. <omitted> (d) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.3 or Section 5.4 to the contrary, at any time prior to the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company Board of Directors may (i) make a Change of Recommendation in response to an Intervening Event, or (ii) following receipt of a bona fide written Competing Proposal, which the Company Board of Directors determines in good faith after consultation with the Company’s outside legal and financial advisors is a Superior Proposal, (A) make a Change of Recommendation or (B) if such Competing Proposal did not result from a breach of Section 5.3(a), terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(g) in order to enter into a definitive agreement providing for such Superior Proposal, in each case with respect to clauses (i) and (ii), if and only if the Company Board of Directors has determined in good faith after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the duties of the members of the Company Board of Directors under applicable Law and the Company complies with Section 5.3(e).
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(e) Prior to the Company taking any action permitted (i) under Section 5.3(d)(i), (A) the Company shall provide Parent with four (4) business days’ prior written notice advising Parent it intends to effect a Change of Recommendation, which notice shall specify, in reasonable detail, the reasons therefor (including the material facts and circumstances related to the applicable Intervening Event), (B) if requested by Parent, the Company shall make its Representatives reasonably available to negotiate with Parent and its Representatives during such four (4) business day period following such notice regarding any proposal by Parent to amend the terms of this Agreement in response to such Intervening Event, and (C) and during such four (4) business day period, the Company shall consider in good faith any proposal by Parent to amend the terms and conditions of this Agreement in a manner that would obviate the basis for a Change of Recommendation, or (ii) under Section 5.3(d)(ii), (A) the Company shall provide Parent with four (4) business days’ prior written notice, which notice shall include an unredacted copy of such proposal and a copy of any financing commitments (in the form provided to the Company) relating thereto (and, to the extent not in writing, the material terms and conditions thereof and the identity of the Person making any such proposal), (B) the Company shall make its Representatives reasonably available to negotiate with Parent and its Representatives during such four (4) business day notice period, to the extent Parent wishes to negotiate, to enable Parent to propose revisions to the terms of this Agreement such that it would cause such Superior Proposal to no longer constitute a Superior Proposal, (C) upon the end of such notice period, the Company Board of Directors shall have considered in good faith any revisions to the terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent, and shall have determined that the Superior Proposal nevertheless continues to constitute a Superior Proposal and (D) in the event of any change, from time to time, to any of the financial terms or any material change to any of the other material terms of such Superior Proposal, the Company shall, in each case, have delivered to Parent an additional notice consistent with that described in clause (ii)(A) and a new notice period under clause (ii)(A) during which time the Company shall be required to comply with the requirements of this Section 5.3(e)(ii) anew with respect to each such additional notice, including clauses (ii)(A) through (ii)(D) above, except that such new notice period shall be two (2) business days. (Page 27)
<omitted> the Company Board of Directors may <omitted> (ii) following receipt of a bona fide written Competing Proposal, which the Company Board of Directors determines <omitted> is a Superior Proposal, <omitted> (B) <omitted> terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(g) <omitted> if <omitted> the Company complies with Section 5.3(e).
<omitted> Prior to the Company taking any action permitted <omitted> (ii) under Section 5.3(d)(ii), (A) the Company shall provide Parent with four (4) business days’ prior written notice, which notice shall include an unredacted copy of such proposal and a copy of any financing commitments <omitted> (and, <omitted> the material terms and conditions thereof and the identity of the Person making any such proposal), (B) the Company shall <omitted> negotiate with Parent <omitted> to enable Parent to propose revisions to the terms of this Agreement such that it would cause such Superior Proposal to no longer constitute a Superior Proposal (Page 27)
Section 5.3 Solicitation by the Company. <omitted> (d) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.3 or Section 5.4 to the contrary, at any time prior to the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company Board of Directors may (i) make a Change of Recommendation in response to an Intervening Event, or (ii) following receipt of a bona fide written Competing Proposal, which the Company Board of Directors determines in good faith after consultation with the Company’s outside legal and financial advisors is a Superior Proposal, (A) make a Change of Recommendation or (B) if such Competing Proposal did not result from a breach of Section 5.3(a), terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(g) in order to enter into a definitive agreement providing for such Superior Proposal, in each case with respect to clauses (i) and (ii), if and only if the Company Board of Directors has determined in good faith after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the duties of the members of the Company Board of Directors under applicable Law and the Company complies with Section 5.3(e).
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(e) Prior to the Company taking any action permitted (i) under Section 5.3(d)(i), (A) the Company shall provide Parent with four (4) business days’ prior written notice advising Parent it intends to effect a Change of Recommendation, which notice shall specify, in reasonable detail, the reasons therefor (including the material facts and circumstances related to the applicable Intervening Event), (B) if requested by Parent, the Company shall make its Representatives reasonably available to negotiate with Parent and its Representatives during such four (4) business day period following such notice regarding any proposal by Parent to amend the terms of this Agreement in response to such Intervening Event, and (C) and during such four (4) business day period, the Company shall consider in good faith any proposal by Parent to amend the terms and conditions of this Agreement in a manner that would obviate the basis for a Change of Recommendation, or (ii) under Section 5.3(d)(ii), (A) the Company shall provide Parent with four (4) business days’ prior written notice, which notice shall include an unredacted copy of such proposal and a copy of any financing commitments (in the form provided to the Company) relating thereto (and, to the extent not in writing, the material terms and conditions thereof and the identity of the Person making any such proposal), (B) the Company shall make its Representatives reasonably available to negotiate with Parent and its Representatives during such four (4) business day notice period, to the extent Parent wishes to negotiate, to enable Parent to propose revisions to the terms of this Agreement such that it would cause such Superior Proposal to no longer constitute a Superior Proposal, (C) upon the end of such notice period, the Company Board of Directors shall have considered in good faith any revisions to the terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent, and shall have determined that the Superior Proposal nevertheless continues to constitute a Superior Proposal and (D) in the event of any change, from time to time, to any of the financial terms or any material change to any of the other material terms of such Superior Proposal, the Company shall, in each case, have delivered to Parent an additional notice consistent with that described in clause (ii)(A) and a new notice period under clause (ii)(A) during which time the Company shall be required to comply with the requirements of this Section 5.3(e)(ii) anew with respect to each such additional notice, including clauses (ii)(A) through (ii)(D) above, except that such new notice period shall be two (2) business days. (Page 27)
the Company Board of Directors may <omitted> terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(g) in order to enter into a definitive agreement providing for such Superior Proposal, if and only if <omitted> the Company complies with Section 5.3(e).
<omitted> Prior to the Company taking any action permitted <omitted> (ii) under Section 5.3(d)(ii), <omitted> (D) in the event of any change, from time to time, to any of the financial terms or any material change to any of the other material terms of such Superior Proposal, the Company shall, in each case, have delivered to Parent an additional notice consistent with that described in clause (ii)(A) and a new notice period under clause (ii)(A) during which time the Company shall be required to comply with the requirements of this Section 5.3(e)(ii) anew with respect to each such additional notice, including clauses (ii)(A) through (ii)(D) above, except that such new notice period shall be two (2) business days. (Page 27) | 4 business days | 3 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
main | contract_104 | SECTION 5.02. No Solicitation; Adverse Recommendation Change. <omitted> (f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company Board may (i) make an Adverse Recommendation Change if (A) the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisor) that, as a result of an Intervening Event, failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the 47 Company’s directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law or (B) the Company receives a Company Takeover Proposal after the date of this Agreement that did not result from a breach of this Section 5.02 and for which the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisor) that such Company Takeover Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal and that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the Company’s directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law and (ii) solely in the case of clause (i)(B), enter into a definitive written agreement providing for the consummation of a Superior Proposal and concurrently terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.01(f); provided, however, that the Company Board and any committee thereof shall not, and shall cause the Company not to, take any action set forth in clause (i) or clause (ii) above unless, prior to taking such action (A) the Company has provided written notice to Parent (a “Notice of Adverse Recommendation Change”) advising Parent that the Company Board or any such committee intends to take such action and the reasons therefor, (B) in the case of any Notice of Adverse Recommendation Change provided in connection with an Intervening Event, such Notice of Adverse Recommendation Change contains a reasonably detailed description of such Intervening Event, (C) in the case of any Notice of Adverse Recommendation Change provided in connection with a Company Takeover Proposal, such Notice of Adverse Recommendation Change specifies the material terms and conditions of the related Superior Proposal, identifying the Person or group making such Superior Proposal and includes a copy of the relevant agreement or proposal with respect to such Superior Proposal, (D) a period of four Business Days has elapsed following Parent’s receipt of such Notice of Adverse Recommendation Change (it being understood that any amendment or modification to any Company Takeover Proposal that is the basis for such proposed Adverse Recommendation Change shall require a new Notice of Adverse Recommendation Change and an additional notice period (which shall be the longer of (x) three Business Days and (y) the period remaining under the initial notice period)), (E) if requested by Parent, the Company has negotiated, and has caused its Representatives to negotiate, in good faith with Parent and its Representatives during such four Business Day period (as it may be extended pursuant to clause (D)) to enable Parent to propose in writing in a binding offer to effect changes to the terms of this Agreement such that it would cause such Superior Proposal to no longer constitute a Superior Proposal and (F) taking into account any changes to the terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent in any binding proposal, the Company Board has determined in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisor) (1) with respect to the actions described in clause (i) of this Section 5.02(f), that it would continue to be inconsistent with the Company’s directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law not to effect the Adverse Recommendation Change and (2) with respect to the actions described in clause (i)(B) and clause (ii) of this Section 5.02(f), that the Company Takeover Proposal received by the Company continues to constitute a Superior Proposal, in each case, if such changes offered by Parent in such binding proposal were given effect; provided, further, that any purported termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 5.02(f) shall be void and of no force and effect unless such termination is in accordance with Section 8.01(f) and the Company pays to Parent the Company Termination Fee in accordance with Section 6.06 prior to or concurrently with such termination. (Pages 55-56)
SECTION 5.02. No Solicitation; Adverse Recommendation Change. <omitted> (f) <omitted> the Company Board may <omitted> if <omitted> the Company receives a Company Takeover Proposal <omitted> which the Company Board determines <omitted> constitutes a Superior Proposal <omitted> (ii) <omitted> enter into a definitive written agreement providing for the consummation of a Superior Proposal and concurrently terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.01(f); provided, however, that the Company Board and any committee thereof shall not, and shall cause the Company not to, take any action set forth in <omitted> clause (ii) above unless, prior to taking such action (A) the Company has provided <omitted> notice to Parent (a “Notice of Adverse Recommendation Change”) advising Parent that the Company Board or any such committee intends to take such action <omitted> , (D) a period of four Business Days has elapsed following Parent’s receipt of such Notice of Adverse Recommendation Change <omitted> , (E) if requested by Parent, the Company has negotiated <omitted> in good faith with Parent <omitted> during such four Business Day period <omitted> to enable Parent to propose in writing in a binding offer to effect changes to the terms of this Agreement such that it would cause such Superior Proposal to no longer constitute a Superior Proposal (Pages 55-56)
SECTION 5.02. No Solicitation; Adverse Recommendation Change. <omitted> (f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company Board may (i) make an Adverse Recommendation Change if (A) the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisor) that, as a result of an Intervening Event, failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the 47 Company’s directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law or (B) the Company receives a Company Takeover Proposal after the date of this Agreement that did not result from a breach of this Section 5.02 and for which the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisor) that such Company Takeover Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal and that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the Company’s directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law and (ii) solely in the case of clause (i)(B), enter into a definitive written agreement providing for the consummation of a Superior Proposal and concurrently terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.01(f); provided, however, that the Company Board and any committee thereof shall not, and shall cause the Company not to, take any action set forth in clause (i) or clause (ii) above unless, prior to taking such action (A) the Company has provided written notice to Parent (a “Notice of Adverse Recommendation Change”) advising Parent that the Company Board or any such committee intends to take such action and the reasons therefor, (B) in the case of any Notice of Adverse Recommendation Change provided in connection with an Intervening Event, such Notice of Adverse Recommendation Change contains a reasonably detailed description of such Intervening Event, (C) in the case of any Notice of Adverse Recommendation Change provided in connection with a Company Takeover Proposal, such Notice of Adverse Recommendation Change specifies the material terms and conditions of the related Superior Proposal, identifying the Person or group making such Superior Proposal and includes a copy of the relevant agreement or proposal with respect to such Superior Proposal, (D) a period of four Business Days has elapsed following Parent’s receipt of such Notice of Adverse Recommendation Change (it being understood that any amendment or modification to any Company Takeover Proposal that is the basis for such proposed Adverse Recommendation Change shall require a new Notice of Adverse Recommendation Change and an additional notice period (which shall be the longer of (x) three Business Days and (y) the period remaining under the initial notice period)), (E) if requested by Parent, the Company has negotiated, and has caused its Representatives to negotiate, in good faith with Parent and its Representatives during such four Business Day period (as it may be extended pursuant to clause (D)) to enable Parent to propose in writing in a binding offer to effect changes to the terms of this Agreement such that it would cause such Superior Proposal to no longer constitute a Superior Proposal and (F) taking into account any changes to the terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent in any binding proposal, the Company Board has determined in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisor) (1) with respect to the actions described in clause (i) of this Section 5.02(f), that it would continue to be inconsistent with the Company’s directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law not to effect the Adverse Recommendation Change and (2) with respect to the actions described in clause (i)(B) and clause (ii) of this Section 5.02(f), that the Company Takeover Proposal received by the Company continues to constitute a Superior Proposal, in each case, if such changes offered by Parent in such binding proposal were given effect; provided, further, that any purported termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 5.02(f) shall be void and of no force and effect unless such termination is in accordance with Section 8.01(f) and the Company pays to Parent the Company Termination Fee in accordance with Section 6.06 prior to or concurrently with such termination. (Pages 55-56)
SECTION 5.02. No Solicitation; Adverse Recommendation Change. <omitted> (f) <omitted> the Company Board may <omitted> if <omitted> the Company receives a Company Takeover Proposal <omitted> which the Company Board determines <omitted> constitutes a Superior Proposal <omitted> (ii) <omitted> enter into a definitive written agreement providing for the consummation of a Superior Proposal and concurrently terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.01(f); provided, however, that the Company Board and any committee thereof shall not, and shall cause the Company not to, take any action set forth in <omitted> clause (ii) above unless, prior to taking such action (A) the Company has provided <omitted> notice to Parent (a “Notice of Adverse Recommendation Change”) advising Parent that the Company Board or any such committee intends to take such action <omitted> (it being understood that any amendment or modification to any Company Takeover Proposal that is the basis for such proposed Adverse Recommendation Change shall require a new Notice of Adverse Recommendation Change and an additional notice period (which shall be the longer of (x) three Business Days and (y) the period remaining under the initial notice period)) (Pages 55-56) | 4 business days | 3 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
main | contract_73 | 5.2 Company Stockholders’ Meeting.
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(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 5.2(e), at any time prior to the adoption of this Agreement by the Required Company Stockholder Vote: (i) the Company’s board of directors may make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change and/or cause the Company to terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.1(j) and, concurrently with such termination, approve, and cause the Company to enter into, a Specified Company Acquisition Agreement in accordance with, and subject to compliance with, the provisions of Section 8.1(j) if (and only if): (A) an unsolicited, bona fide, written Company Acquisition Proposal is made to the Company after the date of this Agreement and is not withdrawn; (B) the Company’s board of directors determines in good faith, after having taken into account the advice of an independent financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include Qatalyst) and the advice of the Company’s outside legal counsel, that such Company Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Company Superior Offer; (C) the Company’s board of directors determines that, in light of such Company Superior Offer, the failure to make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or the failure to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(j) in order to accept such Company Superior Offer would be inconsistent with its fiduciary obligations to the Company’s stockholders under applicable Delaware law; (D) no less than four Business Days prior to making such Company Adverse Recommendation Change or terminating this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(j) in order to accept such Company Superior Offer, the Company’s board of directors delivers to Marvell a written notice (a “Company Recommendation Change Notice”) (1) stating that the Company has received a Company Superior Offer that did not result from a breach of any of the provisions of Section 4.3, (2) stating that the Company’s board of directors intends to make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change as a result of such Company Superior Offer (and describing the intended Company Adverse Recommendation Change) or intends to terminate this Agreement pursuant t o Section 8.1(j) in order to accept such Company Superior Offer, (3) specifying the material terms and conditions of such Company Superior Offer, including the identity of the Person making such Company Superior Offer and (4) attaching copies of the most current and complete draft of any Contract relating to such Company Superior Offer and all other documents and communications relating to such Company Superior Offer; (E) for four Business Days after receipt by Marvell of such Company Recommendation Change Notice, the Company’s board of directors has not made a Company Adverse Recommendation Change and the Company has not attempted to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(j); (F) throughout such four Business Day period, the Company engages (to the extent requested by Marvell) in good faith negotiations with Marvell to amend this Agreement in such a manner that the failure to make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or the failure to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(j) in order to accept such Company Superior Offer would not be inconsistent with the fiduciary obligations of the Company’s board of directors to the Company’s stockholders under applicable Delaware law; and (G) at the time of such Company Adverse Recommendation Change or the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(j) in order to accept such Company Superior Offer, the Company’s board of directors determines in good faith, after taking into account the advice of an independent financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include Qatalyst) and the advice of the Company’s outside legal counsel, that the failure to make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or the failure to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(j) in order to accept such Company Superior Offer would still be inconsistent with the fiduciary obligations of the Company’s board of directors to the Company’s stockholders under applicable Delaware law in light of such Company Superior Offer; provided, however, that when making such determination, the Company’s board of directors shall be obligated to consider any changes to the terms of this Agreement proposed by Marvell in writing as a result of the negotiations required by clause “(F)” above; or (Page 65)
5.2 Company Stockholders’ Meeting.
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(f) <omitted> (i) the Company’s board of directors may <omitted> cause the Company to terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.1(j) and, concurrently with such termination, approve, and cause the Company to enter into, a Specified Company Acquisition Agreement <omitted> if (and only if): <omitted> (D) no less than four Business Days prior to <omitted> terminating this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(j) in order to accept such Company Superior Offer, the Company’s board of directors delivers to Marvell <omitted> notice <omitted> (2) stating that the Company’s board of directors <omitted> intends to terminate this Agreement <omitted> (E) for four Business Days after receipt by Marvell of such Company Recommendation Change Notice, the Company’s board of directors <omitted> has not attempted to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(j); (F) throughout such four Business Day period, the Company engages (to the extent requested by Marvell) in good faith negotiations with Marvell to amend this Agreement <omitted> provided, however, <omitted> the Company’s board of directors shall be obligated to consider any changes to the terms of this Agreement proposed by Marvell <omitted> as a result of the negotiations required by clause “(F)” above; (Page 65)
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For purposes of clause “(i)” of this Section 5.2(f), any change in the form or amount of the consideration payable in connection with a Company Superior Offer, and any other material change to any of the terms of a Company Superior Offer, will be deemed to be a new Company Superior Offer, requiring a new Company Recommendation Change Notice and a new advance notice period, except that the advance notice period applicable to any such change to a Company Superior Offer pursuant to clause “(i)(D)” of this Section 5.2(f) shall be two Business Days rather than four Business Days, and the negotiation period in clause “(i)(E)” of this Section 5.2(f) shall be two Business Days rather than four Business Days. The Company shall ensure that any withdrawal or modification of the Company Board Recommendation does not have the effect of causing any corporate Takeover Statute of the State of Delaware or any other state to be applicable to this Agreement or any of the Contemplated Transactions. (Page 66)
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(f) <omitted> (i) the Company’s board of directors may <omitted> cause the Company to terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.1(j) and, concurrently with such termination, approve, and cause the Company to enter into, a Specified Company Acquisition Agreement in accordance with, and subject to compliance with, the provisions of Section 8.1(j) if (and only if): <omitted> (D) <omitted> prior to <omitted> terminating this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(j) in order to accept such Company Superior Offer, the Company’s board of directors delivers to Marvell <omitted> notice
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For purposes of clause “(i)” of this Section 5.2(f), any change in the form or amount of the consideration payable in connection with a Company Superior Offer, and any other material change to any of the terms of a Company Superior Offer, will be deemed to be a new Company Superior Offer, requiring a new Company Recommendation Change Notice and a new advance notice period, except that the advance notice period applicable to any such change to a Company Superior Offer pursuant to clause “(i)(D)” of this Section 5.2(f) shall be two Business Days rather than four Business Days, and the negotiation period in clause “(i)(E)” of this Section 5.2(f) shall be two Business Days rather than four Business Days. (Page 66) | 4 business days | 3 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
main | contract_29 | Section 5.3 Solicitation.
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(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, at any time after the date of this Agreement and prior to the time the Company Stockholder Approval is obtained, the Company Board may, subject to compliance with this Section 5.3(f), make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change and/or cause the Company to terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.1(h) in order to enter into a definitive agreement relating to a Company Superior Proposal, subject to paying the Company Termination Fee in accordance with Section 7.3, if, and only if, prior to taking such action, (i) an unsolicited bona fide written Company Takeover Proposal (that did not result from a material breach of this Section 5.3) is made to the Company by a third Person, (ii) the Company Board has determined in good faith, after consultation with independent financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that such Company Takeover Proposal constitutes a Company Superior Proposal, (iii) the Company Board has determined in good faith, after consultation with independent financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with the Company Board’s fiduciary or statutory duties under applicable Law, (iv) the Company has given Parent at least four (4) Business Days prior written notice of its intention to take such action, including the material terms and conditions of, and the identity of the Person making, any such Company Takeover Proposal that is the basis of the proposed action and the Company has contemporaneously provided to Parent a copy of the Company Takeover Proposal and a copy of any proposed Company Acquisition Agreements (it being understood that any amendment to any material term of such Company Takeover Proposal and shall require a new written notice and new notice period, except that the four (4) Business Day period referred to in this clause shall instead be equal to the longer of (x) two (2) Business Days or (y) the period remaining under the original four (4) Business Day notice period immediately prior to the delivery of the new written notice), (v) during such notice period, the Company Board has considered and, at the reasonable request of Parent, caused the Company to engage in good faith discussions regarding any revisions to the terms of this Agreement proposed in writing by Parent, and (vi) at the end of such notice period, the Company Board again has determined, after consultation with independent financial advisors and outside legal counsel and taking into account any revisions to the terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent, that the Company Superior Proposal would nevertheless continue to constitute a Company Superior Proposal if the revisions proposed by Parent were to be given effect, and that the failure to take such action would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with the Company Board’s fiduciary or statutory duties under applicable Law. (Page 22) | 4 business days | 3 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
main | contract_115 | (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else to the contrary contained in this Agreement, at any time prior to obtaining the Company Required Vote, the Company Board of Directors may, if, after consultation with its financial advisor and outside counsel, it determines that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of directors under Indiana Law, (x) make an Adverse Recommendation Change in response to a Change in Circumstance, (y) make an Adverse Recommendation Change in response to a Superior Proposal or (z) cause or permit the Company to terminate this Agreement in order to enter into a binding written definitive agreement to effect a Superior Proposal, if and only if:
(i) the Company shall have given Parent notice at least four (4) Business Days prior to making any such Adverse Recommendation Change or causing or permitting the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to clause (y) above, which notice shall include (A) the material terms and conditions of any Superior Proposal that is the basis of the proposed action by the Company Board of Directors, the identity of the Person making the Superior Proposal and copies of proposed definitive documentation with respect to the Superior Proposal (it being understood and agreed that (1) any amendment to any financial terms or other terms that are material of such Superior Proposal shall require a new notice and an additional three (3) Business Day period prior to taking any specified action and (2) in determining whether to make an Adverse Recommendation Change or to cause or permit the Company to so terminate this Agreement, the Company Board of Directors shall take into account any changes to the financial and other terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent in writing to the Company (and not revoked) in response to any such notice or otherwise within the periods described above) or (B) a reasonably detailed description of the material event or development constituting such Change in Circumstance;
(ii) the Company has and has caused its Subsidiaries and its and their respective Representatives to make themselves reasonably available to negotiate with Parent and its Representatives during the period referred to in clause (i) above to the extent requested in writing by Parent in order to permit Parent to propose one or more amendments to this Agreement that would result in such Takeover Proposal ceasing to constitute a Superior Proposal or such other matter no longer constituting a Change in Circumstance;
(iii) after considering any proposed binding offers to amend this Agreement committed to in writing by Parent (and not revoked) during the period referred to in clause (i) above, if any, the Company Board of Directors shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisor and outside counsel, that the failure to make the Adverse Recommendation Change in response to such Superior Proposal or Change in Circumstance or cause or permit the Company to terminate this Agreement in response to such Superior Proposal would be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of directors under Indiana Law. (Page 49)
(i) the Company shall have given Parent notice at least four (4) Business Days prior to <omitted> causing or permitting the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to clause (y) above, <omitted> (it being understood and agreed that <omitted> in determining whether to <omitted> cause or permit the Company to so terminate this Agreement, the Company Board of Directors shall take into account any changes to <omitted> this Agreement proposed by Parent
(c)Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else to the contrary contained in this Agreement, at any time prior to obtaining the Company Required Vote, the Company Board of Directors may, if, after consultation with its financial advisor and outside counsel, it determines that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of directors under Indiana Law, (x) make an Adverse Recommendation Change in response to a Change in Circumstance, (y) make an Adverse Recommendation Change in response to a Superior Proposal or (z) cause or permit the Company to terminate this Agreement in order to enter into a binding written definitive agreement to effect a Superior Proposal, if and only if:
(i) the Company shall have given Parent notice at least four (4) Business Days prior to making any such Adverse Recommendation Change or causing or permitting the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to clause (y) above, which notice shall include (A) the material terms and conditions of any Superior Proposal that is the basis of the proposed action by the Company Board of Directors, the identity of the Person making the Superior Proposal and copies of proposed definitive documentation with respect to the Superior Proposal (it being understood and agreed that (1) any amendment to any financial terms or other terms that are material of such Superior Proposal shall require a new notice and an additional three (3) Business Day period prior to taking any specified action and (2) in determining whether to make an Adverse Recommendation Change or to cause or permit the Company to so terminate this Agreement, the Company Board of Directors shall take into account any changes to the financial and other terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent in writing to the Company (and not revoked) in response to any such notice or otherwise within the periods described above) or (B) a reasonably detailed description of the material event or development constituting such Change in Circumstance; (Page 49)
(i) the Company shall have given Parent notice at least four (4) Business Days prior to <omitted> causing or permitting the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to clause (y) above, <omitted> (it being understood and agreed that (1) any amendment to any financial terms or other terms that are material of such Superior Proposal shall require a new notice and an additional three (3) Business Day period prior to taking any specified action and (2) in determining whether to <omitted> cause or permit the Company to so terminate this Agreement, the Company Board of Directors shall take into account any changes to <omitted> this Agreement proposed by Parent | 4 business days | 3 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
main | contract_69 | 7.2. Acquisition Proposals; Change of Recommendation.
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(d) No Change of Recommendation or Alternative Acquisition Agreement.
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provided, however, that prior to taking such actions: (I) the Company must give Parent written notice of its intention to take such action at least four (4) Business Days in advance (the “Takeover Notice Period”), which notice shall set forth and shall also include all information required by Section 7.2(c), mutatis mutandis (it being understood that each time any material revision or amendment to the terms of the Acquisition Proposal determined to be a Superior Proposal is made, the four(4)-Business Day period shall be extended for an additional two (2) Business Days after notification of such change); (II) during the Takeover Notice Period, to the extent requested by Parent, the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, negotiate in good faith with Parent regarding any adjustments or modifications to the terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent; and (III) at the end of the Takeover Notice Period, the Company Board shall have, taking into account any revisions to this Agreement proposed by Parent in writing and any other information offered by Parent in response to such notice contemplated by clause (I) of this Section 7.2(d)(ii) prior to the end of the Takeover Notice Period, thereafter determined in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel and financial advisor, that such Acquisition Proposal continues to be a Superior Proposal and failure to make a Change of Recommendation would be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law. (Page 67) | 4 business days | 3 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
main | contract_70 | Section 6.03 No Solicitation <omitted> (e) Recommendation. <omitted> (ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, prior to the Offer Closing, the Company Board,
(A) in response to a Takeover Proposal received by the Company after the date of this Agreement that did not result from or involve a breach of Section 6.03(b), (x) may make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or (y) may cause the Company to terminate this Agreement in accordance with and pursuant to Section 8.04(a) in order to cause the Company to enter into a definitive agreement with respect to a Takeover Proposal, if and only if the Company Board has determined in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel and after taking into account any revisions to the terms of this Agreement that may be offered in writing by Parent in accordance with this Section 6.03(e), (I) that such Takeover Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal and (II) that the failure to make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or cause the Company to validly terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.04(a) would reasonably be expected to conflict with the Company Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable Law, provided, that prior to making such Company Adverse Recommendation Change or terminating this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.04(a), (i) the Company shall have given Parent at least four (4) Business Days’ prior written notice of its intention to take such action, including its reasonable basis for such decision and the material terms and conditions of, and the identity of the Person making any such Superior Proposal and contemporaneously provided to Parent a copy of the Superior Proposal, a copy of any proposed Company Acquisition Agreement and all related documentation, including with respect to financing arrangements, (ii) during such four (4) Business Day period following the date on which such notice is received, the Company shall and shall cause its Representatives to, if requested by Parent, negotiate with Parent in good faith to make such adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement as Parent may propose, (iii) upon the end of such notice period (or such subsequent notice period as 52
contemplated by clause (iv)), the Company Board shall have considered in good faith any revisions to the terms of this Agreement proposed in writing by Parent and capable of being accepted by the Company, and shall have determined, after consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that the Superior Proposal would nevertheless continue to constitute a Superior Proposal, and (iv) in the event of any change to any of the financial terms or any other material terms of such Superior Proposal, the Company shall, in each case, have delivered to Parent an additional notice consistent with that described in clause (i) above of this proviso and a new notice period under clause (i) of this proviso shall commence (provided, that the notice period thereunder shall only be three (3) Business Days during which time the Company shall be required to comply with the requirements of this Section 6.03(e) anew with respect to such additional notice, including clauses (i) through (iii) above of this proviso; or
(B) in response to a Company Intervening Event, may effect a Company Adverse Recommendation Change in response to a Company Intervening Event if the Company determines in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) that the failure to do so would reasonably be expected to conflict with the Company Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable Law, provided, that prior to making such Company Adverse Recommendation Change, (i) the Company shall have given Parent at least four (4) Business Days’ prior written notice of its intention to take such action, including specifying the Company Intervening Event in reasonable detail, (ii) during such four (4) Business Day period following the date on which such notice is received, the Company shall and shall cause its Representatives to, if requested by Parent, negotiate with Parent in good faith to make such adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement as Parent may propose, (iii) upon the end of such notice period the Company Board shall have considered in good faith any revisions to the terms of this Agreement proposed in writing by Parent and capable of being accepted by the Company, and shall have determined, after consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that the failure to make a Company Board Recommendation Change in response to such Company Intervening Event still would reasonably be expected to conflict with the Company Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable Law, and (iv) in the event of any material 53
change in the events surrounding the Company Intervening Event, the Company shall, in each case, have delivered to Parent an additional notice consistent with that described in clause (i) above of this proviso and a new notice period under clause (i) of this proviso shall commence (provided, that the notice period thereunder shall only be three (3) Business Days during which time the Company shall be required to comply with the requirements of this Section 6.03(e) anew with respect to such additional notice, including clauses (i) through (iii) above of this proviso. (Pages 57-59) | 4 business days | 3 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
main | contract_142 | 6.1 Company Board Recommendation. <omitted> (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, at any time prior to Offer Acceptance Time: (i) if the Company has received a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal (which Acquisition Proposal did not arise out of a material breach of Section 5.4) from any Person that has not been withdrawn and, after consultation with outside legal counsel and independent financial advisors, the Company Board shall have determined, in good faith, that such 51
Acquisition Proposal is a Superior Proposal, (x) the Company Board may make a Company Adverse Change Recommendation, or (y) the Company may terminate this Agreement to enter into a Specified Agreement with respect to such Superior Proposal, in each case if and only if: (A) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and independent financial advisors, that the failure to do so is inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the Company Board to the Company Stockholders under applicable Laws; (B) the Company shall have given Parent prior written notice of its intention to consider making a Company Adverse Change Recommendation or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(f) at least four (4) Business Days prior to making any such Company Adverse Change Recommendation or termination (a “Determination Notice”) (which notice shall not constitute a Company Adverse Change Recommendation); and (C) (1) the Company shall have provided to Parent all information contemplated to be provided in accordance with Section 5.4(d), (2) the Company shall have given Parent the four (4) Business Days after the Determination Notice to propose revisions to the terms of this Agreement or make other proposals so that such Acquisition Proposal would cease to constitute a Superior Proposal, and shall have negotiated in good faith with Parent (to the extent Parent desires to negotiate) with respect to such proposed revisions or other proposal, if any, (3) after considering the results of such negotiations and giving effect to the proposals made by Parent, if any, after consultation with outside legal counsel and independent financial advisors, the Company Board shall have determined, in good faith, that such Acquisition Proposal is a Superior Proposal and that the failure to make the Company Adverse Change Recommendation or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(f) is inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the Company Board to the Company Stockholders under applicable Laws, and (4) if the Company intends to terminate this Agreement to enter into a Specified Agreement, the Company shall have complied with Section 8.1(f). Issuance of any “stop, look and listen” communication by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to Rule 14d-9(f), in and of itself, shall not be considered a Company Adverse Change Recommendation and shall not require the giving of a Determination Notice or compliance with the procedures set forth in this Section 6.1. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section 6.1(b)(i) shall also apply to any material amendment (which shall include any change to the financial terms, including the form, amount and timing of payment of consideration) to any Acquisition Proposal and require a new Determination Notice, except that the references to four (4) Business Days shall be deemed to be three (3) Business Days; and (ii) other than in connection with an Acquisition Proposal, the Company Board may make a Company Adverse Change Recommendation in response to an Intervening Event, if and only if: (A) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and independent financial advisors, that the failure to do so is inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the Company Board to the Company Stockholders under applicable Laws; (B) the Company shall have given Parent a Determination Notice at least four (4) Business Days prior to making any such Company Adverse Change Recommendation; and (C) (1) the Company shall have specified the Intervening Event in reasonable detail, (2) the Company shall have given Parent the four (4) Business Days after the Determination Notice to propose revisions to the terms of this Agreement or make other proposals so that such Intervening Event would no longer necessitate a Company Adverse Change Recommendation, and shall have made its Representatives reasonably available to negotiate in good faith with Parent (to the extent Parent desires to do so) with respect to such proposed revisions or other proposal, if any, and (3) after considering the results of such negotiations and giving effect to the proposals made by 52
Parent, if any, after consultation with outside legal counsel, the Company Board shall have determined, in good faith, that the failure to make the Company Adverse Change Recommendation in response to such Intervening Event is inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the Company Board to the Company Stockholders under applicable Laws. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section 6.1(b)(ii) shall also apply to any material change to the facts and circumstances relating to such Intervening Event and require a new Determination Notice, except that the references to four (4) Business Days shall be deemed to be three (3) Business Days. (Pages 56-58) | 4 business days | 3 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
main | contract_79 | 6.3 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted> Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that, prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that it has received a Company Superior Proposal that was not solicited, initiated, knowingly encouraged or knowingly facilitated or otherwise procured in violation of this Section 6.3(a) (other than any violation that is immaterial in scope and effect), the Company Board may effect a Company Recommendation Change or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(g) if (A) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, (B) the Company has notified Parent in writing that it intends to take such action, (C) the Company has provided Parent with a copy of the proposed definitive agreements between the Company and the person making such Company Superior Proposal, and the identity of the person making such Company Superior Proposal, (D) for a period of four (4) Business Days following the notice delivered pursuant to clause (B) of this Section 6.3(b), the Company shall have discussed and negotiated in good faith and made the Company’s Representatives available to discuss and negotiate in good faith (in each case to the extent Parent desires to negotiate) with Parent’s Representatives any proposed modifications to the terms and conditions of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement so that the failure to take such action would no longer be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties under applicable Law of the Company Board (it being understood and agreed that any amendment to any material term or condition of any Company Superior Proposal shall require a new notice and a new negotiation period that shall expire on the later to occur of (I) two (2) Business Days following delivery of such new notice from the Company to Parent and (II) the expiration of the original four (4)-Business Day period described in clause (D) above), and (E) no earlier than the end of such negotiation period, the Company Board shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with its outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel, and after considering the terms of any proposed amendment or modification to this Agreement, that (x) the Company Alternative Transaction that is the subject of the notice described in clause (B) above still constitutes a Company Superior Proposal and (y) the failure to take such action would still be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law. (Page 49)
6.3 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted> prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, <omitted> the Company Board may <omitted> terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(g) if <omitted> (B) the Company has notified Parent in writing that it intends to take such action, <omitted> (D) for a period of four (4) Business Days following the notice delivered pursuant to clause (B) of this Section 6.3(b), the Company shall have discussed and negotiated in good faith and made the Company’s Representatives available to discuss and negotiate in good faith (in each case to the extent Parent desires to negotiate) with Parent’s Representatives any proposed modifications to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (Page 49)
6.3 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted> Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that, prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that it has received a Company Superior Proposal that was not solicited, initiated, knowingly encouraged or knowingly facilitated or otherwise procured in violation of this Section 6.3(a) (other than any violation that is immaterial in scope and effect), the Company Board may effect a Company Recommendation Change or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(g) if (A) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, (B) the Company has notified Parent in writing that it intends to take such action, (C) the Company has provided Parent with a copy of the proposed definitive agreements between the Company and the person making such Company Superior Proposal, and the identity of the person making such Company Superior Proposal, (D) for a period of four (4) Business Days following the notice delivered pursuant to clause (B) of this Section 6.3(b), the Company shall have discussed and negotiated in good faith and made the Company’s Representatives available to discuss and negotiate in good faith (in each case to the extent Parent desires to negotiate) with Parent’s Representatives any proposed modifications to the terms and conditions of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement so that the failure to take such action would no longer be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties under applicable Law of the Company Board (it being understood and agreed that any amendment to any material term or condition of any Company Superior Proposal shall require a new notice and a new negotiation period that shall expire on the later to occur of (I) two (2) Business Days following delivery of such new notice from the Company to Parent and (II) the expiration of the original four (4)-Business Day period described in clause (D) above), and (E) no earlier than the end of such negotiation period, the Company Board shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with its outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel, and after considering the terms of any proposed amendment or modification to this Agreement, that (x) the Company Alternative Transaction that is the subject of the notice described in clause (B) above still constitutes a Company Superior Proposal and (y) the failure to take such action would still be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law. (Page 49)
6.3 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted> prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, <omitted> the Company Board may <omitted> terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(g) if <omitted> (B) the Company has notified Parent in writing that it intends to take such action, <omitted> (it being understood and agreed that any amendment to any material term or condition of any Company Superior Proposal shall require a new notice and a new negotiation period that shall expire on the later to occur of (I) two (2) Business Days following delivery of such new notice from the Company to Parent and (II) the expiration of the original four (4)-Business Day period described in clause (D) above), (Page 49) | 4 business days | 3 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
main | contract_28 | (d) No Change of Recommendation or Alternative Acquisition Agreement. <omitted>
(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 7.2, prior to the Offer Acceptance Time, the Company Board may: (A) effect a Change of Recommendation (1) if (x) an unsolicited bona fide written Acquisition Proposal is received by the Company and has not been withdrawn and receipt of such Acquisition Proposal was not as a result of or related to any breach by the Company of its obligations set forth in Section 7.2(a) in any material respect or (y) an Intervening Event has occurred, and (2) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that based on the -68-
information then available and after consultation with an independent financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation, that a failure to effect a Change of Recommendation would be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law and, in the case of an Acquisition Proposal contemplated by clause (A)(1)(x) of this Section 7.2(d)(iii), that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal; and/or (B) cause or permit the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal (and the Company may enter into or cause a Subsidiary thereof to enter into such an Alternative Acquisition Agreement) or agree, authorize or commit to do so; provided, however, that no such actions may be taken unless and until: (I) the Company has given Parent written notice at least ninety-six hours in advance (the “Notice Period”), which notice shall set forth in writing that the Company Board intends to consider whether to take such action and the basis therefor, and shall also include (y) in the case of a Superior Proposal, all information required by Section 7.2(c), mutatis mutandis, and (z) in the case of an Intervening Event, a reasonably detailed description of such Intervening Event; (II) during the Notice Period, to the extent requested by Parent, the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, negotiate in good faith with Parent to revise this Agreement so that conditions set forth in clause (A)(2) of this Section 7.2(d)(iii) would not be satisfied or the Alternative Acquisition Agreement contemplated by clause (B) of this Section 7.2(d)(iii) would no longer be with respect to a Superior Proposal, as applicable; and (III) at the end of the Notice Period, the Company Board shall have taken into account any revisions to this Agreement proposed by Parent in writing and any other information offered by Parent in writing in response to such notice contemplated by clause (I) of this 7.2(d)(iii) prior to the end of the Notice Period, and shall have determined in good faith that, after consultation with outside legal counsel, based on the information then available, and after consultation with an independent financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation, a failure to effect a Change of Recommendation would be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law, or that such Alternative Acquisition Agreement contemplated by clause (B) of this Section 7.2(d)(iii) is an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal, as the case may be (it being understood that (y) any material revisions to any Acquisition Proposal shall be deemed to be a new Acquisition Proposal for purposes of Section 7.2(c) and this Section 7.2(d) (iii), including for purposes of the Notice Period, except that subsequent to the initial Notice Period, the Notice Period shall be reduced to seventy-two hours and (z) prior to the Company or any Subsidiary thereof entering into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement contemplated by clause (B) of this Section 7.2(d)(iii), the Company shall have terminated this Agreement and abandoned the Transactions in accordance with and pursuant to Section 9.3(b)). For the avoidance of doubt, the delivery, in and of itself, of any notice contemplated by this Section 7.2(d) will not constitute a Change of Recommendation or violate this Section 7.2(d). (Pages 73-74)
(d) No Change of Recommendation or Alternative Acquisition Agreement. <omitted>
(iii) <omitted> the Company Board may: <omitted> (B) cause or permit the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal (and the Company may enter into or cause a Subsidiary thereof to enter into such an Alternative Acquisition Agreement) or agree, authorize or commit to do so; provided, however, that no such actions may be taken unless and until: (I) the Company has given Parent <omitted> notice at least ninety-six hours in advance (the “Notice Period”), <omitted> that the Company Board intends to consider whether to take such action <omitted> (II) during the Notice Period, to the extent requested by Parent, the Company shall <omitted> negotiate in good faith with Parent to revise this Agreement so that <omitted> the Alternative Acquisition Agreement <omitted> would no longer be with respect to a Superior Proposal, as applicable; (Pages 73-74)
(d) No Change of Recommendation or Alternative Acquisition Agreement. <omitted>
(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 7.2, prior to the Offer Acceptance Time, the Company Board may: (A) effect a Change of Recommendation (1) if (x) an unsolicited bona fide written Acquisition Proposal is received by the Company and has not been withdrawn and receipt of such Acquisition Proposal was not as a result of or related to any breach by the Company of its obligations set forth in Section 7.2(a) in any material respect or (y) an Intervening Event has occurred, and (2) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that based on the -68-
information then available and after consultation with an independent financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation, that a failure to effect a Change of Recommendation would be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law and, in the case of an Acquisition Proposal contemplated by clause (A)(1)(x) of this Section 7.2(d)(iii), that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal; and/or (B) cause or permit the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal (and the Company may enter into or cause a Subsidiary thereof to enter into such an Alternative Acquisition Agreement) or agree, authorize or commit to do so; provided, however, that no such actions may be taken unless and until: (I) the Company has given Parent written notice at least ninety-six hours in advance (the “Notice Period”), which notice shall set forth in writing that the Company Board intends to consider whether to take such action and the basis therefor, and shall also include (y) in the case of a Superior Proposal, all information required by Section 7.2(c), mutatis mutandis, and (z) in the case of an Intervening Event, a reasonably detailed description of such Intervening Event; (II) during the Notice Period, to the extent requested by Parent, the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, negotiate in good faith with Parent to revise this Agreement so that conditions set forth in clause (A)(2) of this Section 7.2(d)(iii) would not be satisfied or the Alternative Acquisition Agreement contemplated by clause (B) of this Section 7.2(d)(iii) would no longer be with respect to a Superior Proposal, as applicable; and (III) at the end of the Notice Period, the Company Board shall have taken into account any revisions to this Agreement proposed by Parent in writing and any other information offered by Parent in writing in response to such notice contemplated by clause (I) of this 7.2(d)(iii) prior to the end of the Notice Period, and shall have determined in good faith that, after consultation with outside legal counsel, based on the information then available, and after consultation with an independent financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation, a failure to effect a Change of Recommendation would be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law, or that such Alternative Acquisition Agreement contemplated by clause (B) of this Section 7.2(d)(iii) is an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal, as the case may be (it being understood that (y) any material revisions to any Acquisition Proposal shall be deemed to be a new Acquisition Proposal for purposes of Section 7.2(c) and this Section 7.2(d) (iii), including for purposes of the Notice Period, except that subsequent to the initial Notice Period, the Notice Period shall be reduced to seventy-two hours and (z) prior to the Company or any Subsidiary thereof entering into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement contemplated by clause (B) of this Section 7.2(d)(iii), the Company shall have terminated this Agreement and abandoned the Transactions in accordance with and pursuant to Section 9.3(b)). For the avoidance of doubt, the delivery, in and of itself, of any notice contemplated by this Section 7.2(d) will not constitute a Change of Recommendation or violate this Section 7.2(d). (Pages 73-74)
(d) No Change of Recommendation or Alternative Acquisition Agreement.
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(iii) <omitted> the Company Board may: <omitted> (B) cause or permit the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal (and the Company may enter into or cause a Subsidiary thereof to enter into such an Alternative Acquisition Agreement) or agree, authorize or commit to do so; provided, however, that no such actions may be taken unless and until: (I) the Company has given Parent <omitted> notice at least ninety-six hours in advance (the “Notice Period”), <omitted> that the Company Board intends to consider whether to take such action <omitted> (it being understood that (y) any material revisions to any Acquisition Proposal shall be deemed to be a new Acquisition Proposal for purposes of Section 7.2(c) and this Section 7.2(d) (iii), including for purposes of the Notice Period, except that subsequent to the initial Notice Period, the Notice Period shall be reduced to seventy-two hours and (z) prior to the Company or any Subsidiary thereof entering into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement contemplated by clause (B) of this Section 7.2(d)(iii), the Company shall have terminated this Agreement and abandoned the Transactions in accordance with and pursuant to Section 9.3(b)). (Pages 73-74) | 4 calendar days | 4 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
rare_answers | <RARE_ANSWERS> | Section 6.04. No Solicitation; Other Offers. <omitted> (d) Last Look. Neither the Board of Directors nor the Company shall take any of the actions referred to in Section 6.04(b)(ii) unless and until: (i) the Company shall have notified Parent, in writing and at least five Business Days prior to taking such action, of its intention to take such action, specifying, in reasonable detail, the reasons for the Adverse Recommendation Change, and attaching a copy of any proposed agreements for the Superior Proposal or a reasonably detailed description of the Intervening Event, as applicable (such written notice, a “Notice of Superior Proposal”), (ii) Parent shall not have made, within 4 calendar days after receipt of such written notification (the “Notice Period”), an offer that the Board of Directors determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisors, obviates the need to effect the Adverse Recommendation Change, or is at least as favorable from a financial point of view to the Company’s stockholders, taking into consideration the identity of the counterparty, the expected timing and likelihood of consummation and such other factors determined by the Board of Directors to be relevant, in the case of any such Superior Proposal, as applicable, (iii) during the Notice Period, the Company and its Representatives shall have negotiated with Parent and its Representatives in good faith (to the extent Parent so desires to negotiate) to make such adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement so that either the failure to make an Adverse Recommendation Change in response to such Intervening Event would no longer be reasonably expected to be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the Board of Directors under Applicable Law or such Acquisition Proposal would cease to constitute a Superior Proposal, as appropriate, and (iv) in determining whether to make such Adverse Recommendation Change in response to such Intervening Event or Superior Proposal or terminate this Agreement in connection with such Superior Proposal, as applicable, the Board of Directors shall have taken into account any changes to the terms of this Agreement timely proposed by Parent in response to any Notice of Superior Proposal during the Notice Period (as may be extended); provided, further, that any material revision to any Acquisition Proposal shall require a new written notice to be provided in accordance with clause (i) and the Company shall be required to comply again with the requirements of this Section 6.04(d); provided, further, that the new Notice Period shall be three (3) calendar days (but in no event shorter than the original 4 calendar day Notice Period). (Page 25) | 4 calendar days | 4 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
rare_answers | <RARE_ANSWERS> | 6.1 Company Board Recommendation. <omitted> (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, at any time prior to Offer Acceptance Time: (i) if the Company has received a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal (which Acquisition Proposal did not arise out of a material breach of Section 5.4) from any Person that has not been withdrawn and, after consultation with outside legal counsel and independent financial advisors, the Company Board shall have determined, in good faith, that such 51
Acquisition Proposal is a Superior Proposal, (x) the Company Board may make a Company Adverse Change Recommendation, or (y) the Company may terminate this Agreement to enter into a Specified Agreement with respect to such Superior Proposal, in each case if and only if: (A) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and independent financial advisors, that the failure to do so is inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the Company Board to the Company Stockholders under applicable Laws; (B) the Company shall have given Parent prior written notice of its intention to consider making a Company Adverse Change Recommendation or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(f) at least four calendar days prior to making any such Company Adverse Change Recommendation or termination (a “Determination Notice”) (which notice shall not constitute a Company Adverse Change Recommendation); and (C) (1) the Company shall have provided to Parent all information contemplated to be provided in accordance with Section 5.4(d), (2) the Company shall have given Parent the four calendar days after the Determination Notice to propose revisions to the terms of this Agreement or make other proposals so that such Acquisition Proposal would cease to constitute a Superior Proposal, and shall have negotiated in good faith with Parent (to the extent Parent desires to negotiate) with respect to such proposed revisions or other proposal, if any, (3) after considering the results of such negotiations and giving effect to the proposals made by Parent, if any, after consultation with outside legal counsel and independent financial advisors, the Company Board shall have determined, in good faith, that such Acquisition Proposal is a Superior Proposal and that the failure to make the Company Adverse Change Recommendation or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(f) is inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the Company Board to the Company Stockholders under applicable Laws, and (4) if the Company intends to terminate this Agreement to enter into a Specified Agreement, the Company shall have complied with Section 8.1(f). Issuance of any “stop, look and listen” communication by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to Rule 14d-9(f), in and of itself, shall not be considered a Company Adverse Change Recommendation and shall not require the giving of a Determination Notice or compliance with the procedures set forth in this Section 6.1. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section 6.1(b)(i) shall also apply to any material amendment (which shall include any change to the financial terms, including the form, amount and timing of payment of consideration) to any Acquisition Proposal and require a new Determination Notice, except that the references to four calendar days shall be deemed to be three (3) calendar days; and (ii) other than in connection with an Acquisition Proposal, the Company Board may make a Company Adverse Change Recommendation in response to an Intervening Event, if and only if: (A) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and independent financial advisors, that the failure to do so is inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the Company Board to the Company Stockholders under applicable Laws; (B) the Company shall have given Parent a Determination Notice at least four calendar days prior to making any such Company Adverse Change Recommendation; and (C) (1) the Company shall have specified the Intervening Event in reasonable detail, (2) the Company shall have given Parent the four calendar days after the Determination Notice to propose revisions to the terms of this Agreement or make other proposals so that such Intervening Event would no longer necessitate a Company Adverse Change Recommendation, and shall have made its Representatives reasonably available to negotiate in good faith with Parent (to the extent Parent desires to do so) with respect to such proposed revisions or other proposal, if any, and (3) after considering the results of such negotiations and giving effect to the proposals made by 52
Parent, if any, after consultation with outside legal counsel, the Company Board shall have determined, in good faith, that the failure to make the Company Adverse Change Recommendation in response to such Intervening Event is inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the Company Board to the Company Stockholders under applicable Laws. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section 6.1(b)(ii) shall also apply to any material change to the facts and circumstances relating to such Intervening Event and require a new Determination Notice, except that the references to four calendar days shall be deemed to be three (3) calendar days. (Pages 56-58) | 4 calendar days | 4 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
rare_answers | <RARE_ANSWERS> | 4.5 Meeting of the Company’s Stockholders; Company Change in Recommendation. <omitted> (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, at any time prior to obtaining the Required Company Stockholder Vote, the Company Board may make a Company Change in Recommendation related to a Company Acquisition Proposal and authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement if and only if (x) the Company receives from a third party a bona fide written Company Acquisition Proposal after the date of this Agreement that has not been withdrawn and did not result from a breach of Section 4.2 and (y) prior to making such Company Change in Recommendation and/or authorizing the Company to terminate this Agreement to concurrently enter into a definitive agreement with respect to such Company Acquisition Proposal: <omitted> (ii) the Company delivers to Parent a written notice (the “Company Superior Proposal Notice”) no less than four (4) calendar days in advance stating that the Company Board intends to make a Company Change in Recommendation and/or terminate this Agreement to enter into a definitive agreement with respect to such Company Acquisition Proposal, which notice shall include the identity of the Person making such Company Acquisition Proposal and a copy of such proposal and a draft of the definitive agreement to be entered into in connection therewith (or, if not in writing, the material terms and conditions thereof) (Page 64)
4.5 Meeting of the Company’s Stockholders; Company Change in Recommendation. <omitted> the Company Board may make a Company Change in Recommendation related to a Company Acquisition Proposal and authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement if and only if <omitted> (ii) the Company delivers to Parent a written notice <omitted> no less than four (4) calendar days in advance stating that the Company Board intends to make a Company Change in Recommendation and/or terminate this Agreement to enter into a definitive agreement with respect to such Company Acquisition Proposal (Page 64)
4.5 Meeting of the Company’s Stockholders; Company Change in Recommendation.<omitted> (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, at any time prior to obtaining the Required Company Stockholder Vote, theCompany Board may make a Company Change in Recommendation related to a Company Acquisition Proposal and authorize the Company to terminate thisAgreement if and only if (x) the Company receives from a third party a bona fide written Company Acquisition Proposal after the date of this Agreement that has not been withdrawn and did not result from a breach of Section 4.2 and (y) prior to making such Company Change in Recommendation and/or authorizing theCompany to terminate this Agreement to concurrently enter into a definitive agreement with respect to such Company Acquisition Proposal: <omitted> (iii) (A) during the four (4) calendar day period commencing on the date of Parent’s receipt of such Company Superior Proposal Notice, if requested by Parent, the Company engages in good faith negotiations with Parent regarding a possible amendment of this Agreement so that the Company Acquisition Proposal that is the subject of the Company Superior Proposal Notice ceases to be a Company Superior Proposal; and (B) after the expiration of the negotiation period described in clause (A) above, the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel and its financial advisor, and after taking into account any amendments to this Agreement that Parent and Acquisition Sub have committed in writing to make as a result of the negotiations contemplated by clause (A) above, that such Company Acquisition Proposal continues to constitute a Company Superior Proposal; provided that if there is any change to any of the financial terms or any other material terms of such Company Acquisition Proposal, the Company shall, in each case, be required to deliver to Parent an additional notice consistent with that described in clause (ii) above and a new negotiation period under clause (A) above shall commence (except that the original four (4) calendar das notice period referred to in clause (A) above shall instead be equal to the longer of (1) three (3) Business Days and (2) the period remaining under the original four (4) calendar day notice period of clause (A) above), during which time the Company shall be required to comply with the requirements of Section 4.5(c)(iii) anew with respect to such additional notice (but substituting the time periods therein with the foregoing three (3) Business Day period) (Page 65)
4.5 Meeting of the Company’s Stockholders; Company Change in Recommendation. <omitted> prior to making such Company Change in Recommendation and/or authorizing the Company to terminate this Agreement to concurrently enter into a definitive agreement with respect to such Company Acquisition Proposal: <omitted> the Company shall, in each case, be required to deliver to Parent an additional notice consistent with that described in clause (ii) above and a new negotiation period under clause (A) above shall commence (except that the original ffour (4) calendar day notice period referred to in clause (A) above shall instead be equal to the longer of (1) three (3) Business Days and (2) the period remaining under the original four (4) calendar days notice period of clause (A) above), during which time the Company shall be required to comply with the requirements of Section 4.5(c)(iii) anew with respect to such additional notice (but substituting the time periods therein with the foregoing three (3) Business Day period) (Page 65) | 4 calendar days | 4 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
rare_answers | <RARE_ANSWERS> | Section 5.4 Non-Solicitation; Change in Recommendation.
<omitted>
(b) <omitted>
(iv) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary (but subject to this Section 5.4(b)(iv)), prior to the time the Required Company Vote is obtained, the Board of Trust Managers of the Company may make a Change in Recommendation in connection with or relating to a Superior Proposal or authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(i), if and only if (A) a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal (that did not result from a breach of this Section 5.4 in any material respect) is made to the Company by a third party, and such Acquisition Proposal is not withdrawn, (B) the Board of Trust Managers of the Company determines in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisors) that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal, (C) the Board of Trust Managers of the Company has determined in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) that the failure to effect a Change of Recommendation or authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(i) would be inconsistent with the Trust Manager’s duties under applicable Law and (D) (x) the Company provides Parent with at least 96 hours written notice stating that the Company will effect a Change of Recommendation pursuant to this Section 5.4(b)(iv) or the Board of Trust Managers of the Company will authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(i) at the expiration of such 96 hour period, which notice shall (I) provide the identity of the Person making the Superior Proposal and (II) attach the most current draft of any proposed definitive agreement and any ancillary documents with respect to such Superior Proposal; provided, however, that any change to the financial terms or any other material changes to the terms and conditions of such Superior Proposal shall require a new written notice to be delivered by the Company to Parent and the Company shall be required to comply again with the requirements of this Section 5.4(b)(iv) (provided that references to the 96 hour period above shall be deemed to refer to a two Business Day period (provided, that, for purposes of this Section 5.4(b)(iv), if the Company delivers written notice prior to 8:00 a.m. New York City time on a Business Day, such Business Day shall be included as one Business Day in such two Business Day period) in connection with the delivery of any such new notice), (y) during the period described in clause (x), the Company and its Representatives negotiate in good faith (to the extent that Parent desires to negotiate) to make any revisions to the terms of this Agreement as would permit the Board of Trust Managers of the Company not to effect a Change of Recommendation in connection with the Superior Proposal or authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(i), and (z) following the 96 hour period described in clause (x) (or two Business Day period, as applicable), the Board of Trust Managers of the Company again determines in good faith, after consultation with a financial advisor and outside legal counsel, and taking into account any adjustment or modification to the terms and conditions of this Agreement that Parent has committed in writing prior to the expiration of such 96 hour period (or two Business Day period, as applicable) and that are reflected in a written definitive agreement that would be binding on Parent if executed and delivered by the Company, that the Superior Proposal continues to (1) be reflected in a written definitive agreement that would be binding, subject to the terms and conditions of such written definitive agreement, on the applicable Person making the Superior Proposal, if executed and delivered by the Company and (2) constitute a Superior Proposal, and that the failure to effect a Change of Recommendation or authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(i) with respect to such Superior Proposal would be inconsistent with the Trust Managers’ duties under applicable Law. (Page 70)
Section 5.4 Non-Solicitation; Change in Recommendation.
<omitted>
(b) <omitted>
(iv) <omitted> the Board of Trust Managers of the Company may <omitted> authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(i), if and only if <omitted> (D) (x) the Company provides Parent with at least 96 hours written notice stating that the Company will effect a Change of Recommendation pursuant to this Section 5.4(b)(iv) or the Board of Trust Managers of the Company will authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(i) at the expiration of such 96 hour period, <omitted> (y) during the period described in clause (x), the Company and its Representatives negotiate in good faith (to the extent that Parent desires to negotiate) to make any revisions to the terms of this Agreement as would permit the Board of Trust Managers of the Company not to effect a Change of Recommendation in connection with the Superior Proposal or authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(i), (Page 70)
Section 5.4 Non-Solicitation; Change in Recommendation.
<omitted>
(b) <omitted>
(iv) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary (but subject to this Section 5.4(b)(iv)), prior to the time the Required Company Vote is obtained, the Board of Trust Managers of the Company may make a Change in Recommendation in connection with or relating to a Superior Proposal or authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(i), if and only if (A) a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal (that did not result from a breach of this Section 5.4 in any material respect) is made to the Company by a third party, and such Acquisition Proposal is not withdrawn, (B) the Board of Trust Managers of the Company determines in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisors) that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal, (C) the Board of Trust Managers of the Company has determined in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) that the failure to effect a Change of Recommendation or authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(i) would be inconsistent with the Trust Manager’s duties under applicable Law and (D) (x) the Company provides Parent with at least 96 hours written notice stating that the Company will effect a Change of Recommendation pursuant to this Section 5.4(b)(iv) or the Board of Trust Managers of the Company will authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(i) at the expiration of such 96 hour period, which notice shall (I) provide the identity of the Person making the Superior Proposal and (II) attach the most current draft of any proposed definitive agreement and any ancillary documents with respect to such Superior Proposal; provided, however, that any change to the financial terms or any other material changes to the terms and conditions of such Superior Proposal shall require a new written notice to be delivered by the Company to Parent and the Company shall be required to comply again with the requirements of this Section 5.4(b)(iv) (provided that references to the 96 hour period above shall be deemed to refer to a two Business Day period (provided, that, for purposes of this Section 5.4(b)(iv), if the Company delivers written notice prior to 8:00 a.m. New York City time on a Business Day, such Business Day shall be included as one Business Day in such two Business Day period) in connection with the delivery of any such new notice), (y) during the period described in clause (x), the Company and its Representatives negotiate in good faith (to the extent that Parent desires to negotiate) to make any revisions to the terms of this Agreement as would permit the Board of Trust Managers of the Company not to effect a Change of Recommendation in connection with the Superior Proposal or authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(i), and (z) following the 96 hour period described in clause (x) (or two Business Day period, as applicable), the Board of Trust Managers of the Company again determines in good faith, after consultation with a financial advisor and outside legal counsel, and taking into account any adjustment or modification to the terms and conditions of this Agreement that Parent has committed in writing prior to the expiration of such 96 hour period (or two Business Day period, as applicable) and that are reflected in a written definitive agreement that would be binding on Parent if executed and delivered by the Company, that the Superior Proposal continues to (1) be reflected in a written definitive agreement that would be binding, subject to the terms and conditions of such written definitive agreement, on the applicable Person making the Superior Proposal, if executed and delivered by the Company and (2) constitute a Superior Proposal, and that the failure to effect a Change of Recommendation or authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(i) with respect to such Superior Proposal would be inconsistent with the Trust Managers’ duties under applicable Law. (Page 70)
Section 5.4 Non-Solicitation; Change in Recommendation.
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(b) <omitted>
(iv) <omitted> the Board of Trust Managers of the Company may <omitted> authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(i), <omitted> provided, however, that any change to the financial terms or any other material changes to the terms and conditions of such Superior Proposal shall require a new written notice to be delivered by the Company to Parent and the Company shall be required to comply again with the requirements of this Section 5.4(b)(iv) (provided that references to the 96 hour period above shall be deemed to refer to a two Business Day period (Page 70) | 4 calendar days | 4 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
rare_answers | <RARE_ANSWERS> | Section 5.2 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted>
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, prior to the time the Stockholder Approval is obtained, the Company Board may enter into a Company Acquisition Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(c) if prior to taking such action the Company Board or any duly constituted and authorized committee thereof has determined in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and legal counsel, that (x) failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the Company Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable Law, and (y) such Company Takeover Proposal constitutes a Company Superior Proposal; provided, however, that (1) the Company has given Parent at least four calendar days’ prior written notice of its intention to take such action (which notice shall include an unredacted copy of the Company Superior Proposal, an unredacted copy of the relevant proposed transaction agreements and an unredacted copy of any financing commitments relating thereto), (2) the Company has negotiated, and has caused its Representatives to negotiate, in good faith with Parent during such notice period, to the extent Parent wishes to negotiate, to enable Parent to propose in writing an offer binding on Parent to effect revisions to the terms of this Agreement such that it would cause such Company Superior Proposal to no longer constitute a Company Superior Proposal, (3) following the end of such notice period, the Company Board or any duly constituted and authorized committee thereof shall have considered in good faith such binding offer, and shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and legal counsel, that the Company Superior Proposal continues to constitute a Company Superior Proposal if the revisions proposed in such binding offer were to be given effect, (4) in the event of any material change to the terms of such Company Superior Proposal (it being understood that any change in financial terms and any formal written modification shall be deemed material), the Company shall, in each case, again comply with this Section 5.2(d) and shall have delivered to Parent an additional notice consistent with that described in clause (1) above and the notice period shall have recommenced, except that the notice period shall be at least three calendar days rather than the four calendar days otherwise contemplated by clause (1) above, and, if applicable, (5) the Company Board (or any duly constituted and authorized committee thereof) terminates this Agreement pursuant to the terms of Section 8.1(c) to enter into a Company Acquisition Agreement with respect to such Company Superior Proposal; and provided further, that the Company has complied with its obligations under this Section 5.2 (other than any violation that is immaterial in scope and effect); and provided further, that any purported termination of this Agreement pursuant to this sentence shall be void and of no force and effect, unless the termination is in accordance with Section 8.1(c) and, to the extent required under the terms of this Agreement, the Company pays Parent the applicable Termination Fee in accordance with Section 8.2(b) prior to or concurrently with such termination. <omitted> Section 8.1 Termination. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be abandoned: <omitted> (c) by the Company prior to the receipt of the Stockholder Approval, in order to concurrently enter into a Company AcquisitionAgreement with respect to a Company Superior Proposal (Page 47)
Section 5.2 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted>
<omitted> the Company Board may enter into a Company Acquisition Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(c) if prior to taking such action <omitted> (1) the Company has given Parent at least four calendar days’ <omitted> notice of its intention to take such action <omitted> (2) the Company has negotiated <omitted> in good faith with Parent during such notice period, to the extent Parent wishes to negotiate, to enable Parent to propose in writing an offer binding on Parent to effect revisions to the terms of this Agreement such that it would cause such Company Superior Proposal to no longer constitute a Company Superior Proposal, Section 8.1 Termination. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be abandoned: <omitted> (c) by the Company prior to the receipt of the Stockholder Approval, in order to concurrently enter into a Company AcquisitionAgreement with respect to a Company Superior Proposal (Page 47)
Section 5.2 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted>
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, prior to the time the Stockholder Approval is obtained, the Company Board may enter into a Company Acquisition Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(c) if prior to taking such action the Company Board or any duly constituted and authorized committee thereof has determined in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and legal counsel, that (x) failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the Company Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable Law, and (y) such Company Takeover Proposal constitutes a Company Superior Proposal; provided, however, that (1) the Company has given Parent at least four calendar days’ prior written notice of its intention to take such action (which notice shall include an unredacted copy of the Company Superior Proposal, an unredacted copy of the relevant proposed transaction agreements and an unredacted copy of any financing commitments relating thereto), (2) the Company has negotiated, and has caused its Representatives to negotiate, in good faith with Parent during such notice period, to the extent Parent wishes to negotiate, to enable Parent to propose in writing an offer binding on Parent to effect revisions to the terms of this Agreement such that it would cause such Company Superior Proposal to no longer constitute a Company Superior Proposal, (3) following the end of such notice period, the Company Board or any duly constituted and authorized committee thereof shall have considered in good faith such binding offer, and shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and legal counsel, that the Company Superior Proposal continues to constitute a Company Superior Proposal if the revisions proposed in such binding offer were to be given effect, (4) in the event of any material change to the terms of such Company Superior Proposal (it being understood that any change in financial terms and any formal written modification shall be deemed material), the Company shall, in each case, again comply with this Section 5.2(d) and shall have delivered to Parent an additional notice consistent with that described in clause (1) above and the notice period shall have recommenced, except that the notice period shall be at least three calendar days rather than the four calendar days otherwise contemplated by clause (1) above, and, if applicable, (5) the Company Board (or any duly constituted and authorized committee thereof) terminates this Agreement pursuant to the terms of Section 8.1(c) to enter into a Company Acquisition Agreement with respect to such Company Superior Proposal; and provided further, that the Company has complied with its obligations under this Section 5.2 (other than any violation that is immaterial in scope and effect); and provided further, that any purported termination of this Agreement pursuant to this sentence shall be void and of no force and effect, unless the termination is in accordance with Section 8.1(c) and, to the extent required under the terms of this Agreement, the Company pays Parent the applicable Termination Fee in accordance with Section 8.2(b) prior to or concurrently with such termination. (Page 47)
Section 5.2 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted>
<omitted> the Company Board may enter into a Company Acquisition Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(c) if prior to taking such action <omitted> (1) the Company has given Parent at least four calendar days’ <omitted> notice of its intention to take such action <omitted> (4) in the event of any material change to the terms of such Company Superior Proposal (it being understood that any change in financial terms and any formal written modification shall be deemed material), the Company shall, <omitted> have delivered to Parent an additional notice consistent with that described in clause (1) above and the notice period shall have recommenced, except that the notice period shall be at least three calendar days rather than the four calendar days otherwise contemplated by clause (1) above, and, if applicable, (Page 47) | 4 calendar days | 4 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
rare_answers | <RARE_ANSWERS> | Section 5.2 No Solicitation; Recommendations. <omitted> (d) Notwithstanding Section 5.2(b), at any time prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company Board may, if it determines in good faith (after consultation with outside counsel) that the failure to do so would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties to the Company Stockholders under applicable Law, taking into account all adjustments to the terms of this Agreement that may be offered by the Parent pursuant to this Section 5.2, (x) make an Adverse Recommendation Change in response to either (1) a Superior Proposal or (2) an Intervening Event or (y) terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(e) in response to a Superior Proposal; provided, however, that the Company Board may not make an Adverse Recommendation Change or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(e) in response to a Superior Proposal unless: (i) the Company notifies Parent in writing at least four calendar days before taking that action of its intention to do so, and specifies the reasons therefor, including the terms and conditions of, and the identity of the Person making, such Superior Proposal, and contemporaneously furnishes a copy (if any) of the proposed Alternative Acquisition Agreement and any other relevant transaction documents (it being understood and agreed that any amendment to the financial terms or any other material amendment to any material term of such Superior Proposal shall require a new written notice by the Company and a new notice period, provided such notice period shall be shortened to two Business Days); (ii) during the four calendar day period prior to its effecting an Adverse Recommendation Change or terminating this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(e), the Company negotiates, and causes its financial and legal advisors to, negotiate with Parent in good faith (to the extent Parent seeks to negotiate) regarding any revisions to the terms of the Transactions proposed by Parent; and (iii) if Parent makes a proposal during such four Business Day period to adjust the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company Board, after taking into consideration the adjusted terms and conditions of this Agreement as proposed by Parent, continues to determine in good faith (after consultation with outside counsel and its financial advisor) that such Superior Proposal continues to be a Superior Proposal and that the failure to make an Adverse Recommendation Change or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(e), as applicable, would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties to the Company Stockholders under applicable Law; (Page 84)
Section 5.2 No Solicitation; Recommendations. <omitted> (d) <omitted> at any time prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company Board may <omitted> (y) terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(e) in response to a Superior Proposal <omitted> provided, however, that the Company Board may not <omitted> terminate this Agreement <omitted> in response to a Superior Proposal unless: (i) the Company notifies Parent in writing at least four calendar days before taking that action of its intention to do so <omitted> , (ii) during the four calendar day period prior to its effecting an Adverse Recommendation Change <omitted> the Company negotiates, <omitted> with Parent in good faith (to the extent Parent seeks to negotiate) <omitted> regarding any revisions to the terms of the Transactions proposed by Parent (Page 84)
Section 5.2 No Solicitation; Recommendations. <omitted>
(d) Notwithstanding Section 5.2(b), at any time prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company Board may, if it determines in good faith (after consultation with outside counsel) that the failure to do so would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties to the Company Stockholders under applicable Law, taking into account all adjustments to the terms of this Agreement that may be offered by the Parent pursuant to this Section 5.2, (x) make an Adverse Recommendation Change in response to either (1) a Superior Proposal or (2) an Intervening Event or (y) terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(e) in response to a Superior Proposal; provided, however, that the Company Board may not make an Adverse Recommendation Change or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(e) in response to a Superior Proposal unless: (i) the Company notifies Parent in writing at least four Business Days before taking that action of its intention to do so, and specifies the reasons therefor, including the terms and conditions of, and the identity of the Person making, such Superior Proposal, and contemporaneously furnishes a copy (if any) of the proposed Alternative Acquisition Agreement and any other relevant transaction documents (it being understood and agreed that any amendment to the financial terms or any other material amendment to any material term of such Superior Proposal shall require a new written notice by the Company and a new notice period, provided such notice period shall be shortened to two Business Days); (Page 84)
Section 5.2 No Solicitation; Recommendations. <omitted>
(d) <omitted> the Company Board may <omitted> (y) terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(e) in response to a Superior Proposal; provided, however, that the Company Board may not <omitted> terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(e) in response to a Superior Proposal unless: (i) the Company notifies Parent <omitted> (it being understood and agreed that any amendment to the financial terms or any other material amendment to any material term of such Superior Proposal shall require a new written notice by the Company and a new notice period, provided such notice period shall be shortened to two Business Days); (Page 84) | 4 calendar days | 4 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
rare_answers | <RARE_ANSWERS> | 7.1 Shareholder Approvals. <omitted> (c) <omitted>
Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the receipt of the Requisite SB Shareholder Approval, SB’s board of directors may make an Adverse Recommendation Change <omitted> (C) SB’s board of directors provides written notice (a “Notice of Recommendation Change”) to Buyer of its receipt of the Superior Proposal and its intent to announce an Adverse Recommendation Change on the fourth business day following delivery of such notice, which notice shall specify the material terms and conditions of the Superior Proposal (and include a copy thereof with all accompanying documentation, if in writing) and identify the Person or Group making such Superior Proposal (it being understood that any amendment to any material term of such Acquisition Proposal shall require a new Notice of Recommendation Change, except that, in such case, the four (4) calendar day period referred to in this clause (C) and in clauses (D) and (E) shall be reduced to two business days following the giving of such new Notice of Recommendation Change); (D) after providing such Notice of Recommendation Change, SB shall negotiate in good faith with Buyer (if requested by Buyer) and provide Buyer reasonable opportunity during the subsequent three business day period to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would enable SB’s board of directors to proceed without an Adverse Recommendation Change (provided, however, that Buyer shall not be required to propose any such adjustments); and (E) SB’s board of directors, following such three business day period, again determines in good faith, after consultation with outside counsel, that such Acquisition Proposal nonetheless continues to constitute a Superior Proposal and that failure to take such action would be inconsistent with their fiduciary duties to SB and its shareholders under applicable Law. <omitted>
9.1 Termination. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, and notwithstanding the approval of this Agreement by the shareholders of SB, this Agreement may be terminated and the Merger abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time: <omitted> (f) By SB, prior to the Requisite SB Shareholder Approval (and provided that SB has complied in all material respects with Section 7.1 (including the provisions of Section 7.1(b) regarding the requirements for making an Adverse Recommendation Change)) and Section 7.3, in order to enter into a Superior Proposal. (Page 21) | 4 calendar days | 4 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
rare_answers | <RARE_ANSWERS> | Section 5.4 Acquisition Proposals. <omitted>
(b) <omitted> (iv) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, with respect to an Acquisition Proposal, the Board of Directors of VEREIT or Board of Directors of Realty Income, as applicable, may make a Change in VEREIT Recommendation or a Change in Realty Income Recommendation, as applicable (and in the event that the Board of Directors of VEREIT determines such Acquisition Proposal to be a Superior Proposal, in accordance with this Section 5.4, terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(d)(i)), in each case (including with respect to any such termination), if and only if (A) an unsolicited bona fide written Acquisition Proposal (that did not result from a material breach of this Section 5.4) is made to VEREIT or Realty Income, as applicable, by a third party, and such Acquisition Proposal is not withdrawn, (B) the Board of Directors of VEREIT or the Board of Directors of Realty Income, as applicable, has concluded in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel and financial advisors) that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal, (C) the Board of Directors of VEREIT or of Realty Income, as applicable, has concluded in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) that failure to do so would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of its duties to VEREIT or Realty Income, as applicable, (D) four (4) calendar days (the “Notice Period”) shall have elapsed since the party proposing to take such action has given written notice to the other party advising such other party that the notifying party intends to take such action and specifying in reasonable detail the reasons therefor, including the terms and conditions of any such Superior Proposal that is the basis of the proposed action (a “Notice of Recommendation Change”) (it being understood that any amendment to any material term of such Superior Proposal shall require a new Notice of Recommendation Change and a new Notice Period, except that the four (4) calendar day Notice Period referred to in clause (D) above shall instead be equal to the longer of (1) three (3) Business Days or (2) the period remaining under the Notice Period under clause (D) above immediately prior to the delivery of such additional notice under this clause (D)), (E) during the Notice Period, the notifying party has considered and, at the reasonable request of the other party, engaged in good faith discussions with such party regarding, any adjustment or modification of the terms of this Agreement proposed by the other party, and (F) the Board of Directors of the party proposing to take such action, following the Notice Period, again reasonably determines in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel, and taking into account any adjustment or modification of the terms of this Agreement proposed by the other party) that failure to do so would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of its duties to such party. (Page 30)
Section 5.4 Acquisition Proposals. <omitted>
(b) <omitted> (iv) <omitted> the Board of Directors of VEREIT <omitted> may <omitted> in the event that the Board of Directors of VEREIT determines such Acquisition Proposal to be a Superior Proposal, in accordance with this Section 5.4, terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(d)(i)) <omitted> , if and only if <omitted> (D) four (4) calendar days (the “Notice Period”) shall have elapsed since the party proposing to take such action has given written notice to the other party advising such other party that the notifying party intends to take such action <omitted> (E) during the Notice Period, the notifying party has considered and, at the reasonable request of the other party, engaged in good faith discussions with such party regarding, any adjustment or modification of the terms of this Agreement proposed by the other party (Page 30)
Section 5.4 Acquisition Proposals. <omitted>
(b) <omitted> (iv) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, with respect to an Acquisition Proposal, the Board of Directors of VEREIT or Board of Directors of Realty Income, as applicable, may make a Change in VEREIT Recommendation or a Change in Realty Income Recommendation, as applicable (and in the event that the Board of Directors of VEREIT determines such Acquisition Proposal to be a Superior Proposal, in accordance with this Section 5.4, terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(d)(i)), in each case (including with respect to any such termination), if and only if (A) an unsolicited bona fide written Acquisition Proposal (that did not result from a material breach of this Section 5.4) is made to VEREIT or Realty Income, as applicable, by a third party, and such Acquisition Proposal is not withdrawn, (B) the Board of Directors of VEREIT or the Board of Directors of Realty Income, as applicable, has concluded in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel and financial advisors) that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal, (C) the Board of Directors of VEREIT or of Realty Income, as applicable, has concluded in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) that failure to do so would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of its duties to VEREIT or Realty Income, as applicable, (D) four (4) Business Days (the “Notice Period”) shall have elapsed since the party proposing to take such action has given written notice to the other party advising such other party that the notifying party intends to take such action and specifying in reasonable detail the reasons therefor, including the terms and conditions of any such Superior Proposal that is the basis of the proposed action (a “Notice of Recommendation Change”) (it being understood that any amendment to any material term of such Superior Proposal shall require a new Notice of Recommendation Change and a new Notice Period, except that the four (4) calendar day Notice Period referred to in clause (D) above shall instead be equal to the longer of (1) three (3) Business Days or (2) the period remaining under the Notice Period under clause (D) above immediately prior to the delivery of such additional notice under this clause (D)), (E) during the Notice Period, the notifying party has considered and, at the reasonable request of the other party, engaged in good faith discussions with such party regarding, any adjustment or modification of the terms of this Agreement proposed by the other party, and (F) the Board of Directors of the party proposing to take such action, following the Notice Period, again reasonably determines in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel, and taking into account any adjustment or modification of the terms of this Agreement proposed by the other party) that failure to do so would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of its duties to such party. (Page 30)
Section 5.4 Acquisition Proposals. <omitted>
(b) <omitted> (iv) <omitted> the Board of Directors of VEREIT <omitted> may <omitted> in the event that the Board of Directors of VEREIT determines such Acquisition Proposal to be a Superior Proposal, in accordance with this Section 5.4, terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(d)(i)) <omitted> , if and only if <omitted> (D) four (4) Business Days (the “Notice Period”) shall have elapsed since the party proposing to take such action has given written notice to the other party advising such other party that the notifying party intends to take such action <omitted> (it being understood that any amendment to any material term of such Superior Proposal shall require a new Notice of Recommendation Change and a new Notice Period, except that the four (4) calendar day Notice Period referred to in clause (D) above shall instead be equal to the longer of (1) three (3) Business Days or (2) the period remaining under the Notice Period under clause (D) above immediately prior to the delivery of such additional notice under this clause (D)) (Page 30)
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(None entered) | 4 calendar days | 4 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
main | contract_34 | Section 5.2 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted>
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, prior to the time the Stockholder Approval is obtained, the Company Board may enter into a Company Acquisition Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(c) if prior to taking such action the Company Board or any duly constituted and authorized committee thereof has determined in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and legal counsel, that (x) failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the Company Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable Law, and (y) such Company Takeover Proposal constitutes a Company Superior Proposal; provided, however, that (1) the Company has given Parent at least four calendar days’ prior written notice of its intention to take such action (which notice shall include an unredacted copy of the Company Superior Proposal, an unredacted copy of the relevant proposed transaction agreements and an unredacted copy of any financing commitments relating thereto), (2) the Company has negotiated, and has caused its Representatives to negotiate, in good faith with Parent during such notice period, to the extent Parent wishes to negotiate, to enable Parent to propose in writing an offer binding on Parent to effect revisions to the terms of this Agreement such that it would cause such Company Superior Proposal to no longer constitute a Company Superior Proposal, (3) following the end of such notice period, the Company Board or any duly constituted and authorized committee thereof shall have considered in good faith such binding offer, and shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and legal counsel, that the Company Superior Proposal continues to constitute a Company Superior Proposal if the revisions proposed in such binding offer were to be given effect, (4) in the event of any material change to the terms of such Company Superior Proposal (it being understood that any change in financial terms and any formal written modification shall be deemed material), the Company shall, in each case, again comply with this Section 5.2(d) and shall have delivered to Parent an additional notice consistent with that described in clause (1) above and the notice period shall have recommenced, except that the notice period shall be at least three calendar days rather than the four calendar days otherwise contemplated by clause (1) above, and, if applicable, (5) the Company Board (or any duly constituted and authorized committee thereof) terminates this Agreement pursuant to the terms of Section 8.1(c) to enter into a Company Acquisition Agreement with respect to such Company Superior Proposal; and provided further, that the Company has complied with its obligations under this Section 5.2 (other than any violation that is immaterial in scope and effect); and provided further, that any purported termination of this Agreement pursuant to this sentence shall be void and of no force and effect, unless the termination is in accordance with Section 8.1(c) and, to the extent required under the terms of this Agreement, the Company pays Parent the applicable Termination Fee in accordance with Section 8.2(b) prior to or concurrently with such termination. <omitted> Section 8.1 Termination. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be abandoned: <omitted> (c) by the Company prior to the receipt of the Stockholder Approval, in order to concurrently enter into a Company AcquisitionAgreement with respect to a Company Superior Proposal (Page 47)
Section 5.2 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted>
<omitted> the Company Board may enter into a Company Acquisition Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(c) if prior to taking such action <omitted> (1) the Company has given Parent at least four calendar days’ <omitted> notice of its intention to take such action <omitted> (2) the Company has negotiated <omitted> in good faith with Parent during such notice period, to the extent Parent wishes to negotiate, to enable Parent to propose in writing an offer binding on Parent to effect revisions to the terms of this Agreement such that it would cause such Company Superior Proposal to no longer constitute a Company Superior Proposal, Section 8.1 Termination. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be abandoned: <omitted> (c) by the Company prior to the receipt of the Stockholder Approval, in order to concurrently enter into a Company AcquisitionAgreement with respect to a Company Superior Proposal (Page 47)
Section 5.2 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted>
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, prior to the time the Stockholder Approval is obtained, the Company Board may enter into a Company Acquisition Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(c) if prior to taking such action the Company Board or any duly constituted and authorized committee thereof has determined in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and legal counsel, that (x) failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the Company Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable Law, and (y) such Company Takeover Proposal constitutes a Company Superior Proposal; provided, however, that (1) the Company has given Parent at least four calendar days’ prior written notice of its intention to take such action (which notice shall include an unredacted copy of the Company Superior Proposal, an unredacted copy of the relevant proposed transaction agreements and an unredacted copy of any financing commitments relating thereto), (2) the Company has negotiated, and has caused its Representatives to negotiate, in good faith with Parent during such notice period, to the extent Parent wishes to negotiate, to enable Parent to propose in writing an offer binding on Parent to effect revisions to the terms of this Agreement such that it would cause such Company Superior Proposal to no longer constitute a Company Superior Proposal, (3) following the end of such notice period, the Company Board or any duly constituted and authorized committee thereof shall have considered in good faith such binding offer, and shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and legal counsel, that the Company Superior Proposal continues to constitute a Company Superior Proposal if the revisions proposed in such binding offer were to be given effect, (4) in the event of any material change to the terms of such Company Superior Proposal (it being understood that any change in financial terms and any formal written modification shall be deemed material), the Company shall, in each case, again comply with this Section 5.2(d) and shall have delivered to Parent an additional notice consistent with that described in clause (1) above and the notice period shall have recommenced, except that the notice period shall be at least three calendar days rather than the four calendar days otherwise contemplated by clause (1) above, and, if applicable, (5) the Company Board (or any duly constituted and authorized committee thereof) terminates this Agreement pursuant to the terms of Section 8.1(c) to enter into a Company Acquisition Agreement with respect to such Company Superior Proposal; and provided further, that the Company has complied with its obligations under this Section 5.2 (other than any violation that is immaterial in scope and effect); and provided further, that any purported termination of this Agreement pursuant to this sentence shall be void and of no force and effect, unless the termination is in accordance with Section 8.1(c) and, to the extent required under the terms of this Agreement, the Company pays Parent the applicable Termination Fee in accordance with Section 8.2(b) prior to or concurrently with such termination. (Page 47)
Section 5.2 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted>
<omitted> the Company Board may enter into a Company Acquisition Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(c) if prior to taking such action <omitted> (1) the Company has given Parent at least four calendar days’ <omitted> notice of its intention to take such action <omitted> (4) in the event of any material change to the terms of such Company Superior Proposal (it being understood that any change in financial terms and any formal written modification shall be deemed material), the Company shall, <omitted> have delivered to Parent an additional notice consistent with that described in clause (1) above and the notice period shall have recommenced, except that the notice period shall be at least three calendar days rather than the four calendar days otherwise contemplated by clause (1) above, and, if applicable, (Page 47) | 4 calendar days | 4 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
main | contract_26 | 5.3 No Solicitation. <omitted> (ii) if the Company has received a bona fide Acquisition Proposal, whether during the Go-Shop Period or after the No-Shop Period Start Date, that the Company Board (or a committee thereof) has concluded in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel) is a Superior Proposal, then the Company Board may (A) effect a Company Board Recommendation Change with respect to such Superior Proposal; or (B) authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(h) to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to such Superior Proposal substantially concurrently with the termination of this Agreement; provided, however, that the Company 51
Board (or a committee thereof) shall not take any action described in the foregoing clauses (A) or (B) unless: (1) the Company Board (or a committee thereof) determines in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel) that the failure to do so would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties pursuant to applicable Law; (2) the Company Group and its Representatives have complied in all material respects with their obligations pursuant to this Section 5.3 with respect to such Acquisition Proposal; (3) (i) the Company has provided prior written notice to Parent at least five (5) Business Days in advance (the “Proposal Notice Period”) to the effect that the Company Board (or a committee thereof) has (A) received a bona fide Acquisition Proposal that has not been withdrawn; (B) concluded in good faith that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal; and (C) resolved to effect a Company Board Recommendation Change or to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.3(e)(ii) absent any revision to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, which notice will specify the basis for such Company Board Recommendation Change or termination, including the identity of the Person or “group” of Persons making such Acquisition Proposal, the material terms thereof and copies of all relevant documents relating to such Acquisition Proposal; and (ii) prior to effecting such Company Board Recommendation Change or termination, the Company and its Representatives, during the Proposal Notice Period, must have (1) negotiated with Parent and its Representatives in good faith (to the extent that Parent desires to so negotiate) to offer such adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Financing Letters and/or the Guaranties so that such Acquisition Proposal would cease to constitute a Superior Proposal; and (2) taken into account any adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Financing Letters and/or the Guaranties proposed by Parent and other information provided by Parent during the Proposal Notice Period, in each case, that are offered in writing by Parent, no later than 11:59 p.m. (Pacific time) on the last day of the Proposal Notice Period, in a manner that would constitute a binding agreement between the parties if accepted by the Company; provided, however, that in the event of any material modifications to such Acquisition Proposal (it being understood that any change to the financial terms of such proposal shall be deemed a material modification), the Company will be required to deliver a new written notice to Parent and to comply with the requirements of this Section 5.3(e)(ii)(3) with respect to such new written notice (it being understood that the “Proposal Notice Period” in respect of such new written notice will be three (3) Business Days); ( (Pages 55-56) | 5 business days | 5 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
main | contract_92 | Section 7.3 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted>(f) Prior to making any Company Adverse Recommendation Change or entering into any Alternative Company Acquisition Agreement, (i) the Company Board shall provide Parent at least four (4) Business Days’ prior written notice of its intention to take such action, which notice shall specify, in reasonable detail, the reasons therefor and, in the case of a Company Acquisition Proposal, the material terms and conditions of such proposal, and attaching a copy of any proposed agreements for the Superior Company Proposal, if applicable, it being understood that the delivery of such notice shall not itself constitute a Company Adverse Recommendation Change; (ii) during the four (4) Business Days following such written notice, the Company Board and its Representatives shall negotiate in good faith with Parent (to the extent Parent desires to negotiate) regarding any revisions to the terms of the transactions contemplated hereby proposed by Parent in response to such Superior Company Proposal or Intervening Event, as applicable, as would enable the Company Board to maintain the Company Board Recommendation and not make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or, in the case of a Superior Company Proposal, terminate this Agreement; and (iii) at the end of the four (4) Business Day period described in the foregoing clause (ii), the Company Board shall have concluded in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and outside financial advisors (and taking into account any adjustment or modification of the terms of this Agreement proposed in writing by Parent), that, as applicable (A) the Company Acquisition Proposal continues to be a Superior Company Proposal or (B) the Intervening Event continues to warrant a Company Adverse Recommendation Change and, in each case, that failure to take such action would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Laws. (Page 69)
Section 7.3 No Solicitation by the Company.<omitted>(f) Prior to making any Company Adverse Recommendation Change or entering into any Alternative Company Acquisition Agreement, (i) the Company Board shall provide Parent at least four (4) Business Days’ prior written notice of its intention to take such action, <omitted> (ii) during the four (4) Business Days following such written notice, the Company Board and its Representatives shall negotiate in good faith with Parent <omitted> regarding any revisions to the terms of the transactions <omitted> proposed by Parent in response to such Superior Company Proposal or Intervening Event, as applicable, as would enable the Company Board to maintain the Company Board Recommendation and not make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or, in the case of a Superior Company Proposal, terminate this Agreement (Page 69)
(D) Section 7.3(f) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“Prior to making any Company Adverse Recommendation Change or entering into any Alternative Company Acquisition Agreement, (i) the Company Board shall provide Parent at least five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice of its intention to take such action, which notice shall specify, in reasonable detail, the reasons therefor and, in the case of a Company Acquisition Proposal, the material terms and conditions of such proposal, and attaching a copy of any proposed agreements for the Superior Company Proposal, if applicable, it being understood that the delivery of such notice shall not itself constitute a Company Adverse Recommendation Change; (ii) during the five (5) Business Days following such written notice, the Company Board and its Representatives shall negotiate in good faith with Parent (to the extent Parent desires to negotiate) regarding any revisions to the terms of the transactions contemplated hereby proposed by Parent in response to such Superior Company Proposal or Intervening Event, as applicable, as would enable the Company Board to maintain the Company Board Recommendation and not make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or, in the case of a Superior Company Proposal, terminate this Agreement; and (iii) at the end of the five (5) Business Day period described in the foregoing clause (ii), the Company Board shall have concluded in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and outside financial advisors (and taking into account any adjustment or modification 2
of the terms of this Agreement proposed in writing by Parent), that, as applicable (A) the Company Acquisition Proposal continues to be a Superior Company Proposal or (B) the Intervening Event continues to warrant a Company Adverse Recommendation Change and, in each case, that failure to take such action would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Laws.” (Pages 2-3)
(D) Section 7.3(f) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“<omitted>(i) the Company Board shall provide Parent at least five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice of its intention to take such action<omitted>, the material terms and conditions of such proposal, and attaching a copy of any proposed agreements for the Superior Company Proposal<omitted>; (ii) during the five (5) Business Days following such written notice, the Company Board and its Representatives shall negotiate in good faith with Parent <omitted>as would enable the Company Board to <omitted>, in the case of a Superior Company Proposal, terminate this Agreement (Pages 2-3) | 5 business days | 5 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
main | contract_114 | Section 7.3 Company Stockholder Approval. <omitted> (d) <omitted> Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, at any time prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company Board may effect a Change of Recommendation and/or cause the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(c)(iii) in response to a Superior Proposal received by the Company at any time after the date of this Agreement, provided that (A) the Company Board shall have determined in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal and financial advisors) that the failure to do so would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, (B) the Company shall have given Parent at least five (5) Business Days prior written notice of the Company’s intention to effect a Change of Recommendation or terminate this Agreement in response to such Superior Proposal, which shall include a description of the terms and conditions of the Superior Proposal, the identity of the Person making the Superior Proposal and a copy of any proposed definitive agreement(s) relating to such Superior Proposal, including any related financing commitments, if any, (C) the Company shall have complied in all material respects with its obligations pursuant to Article 6 and this Section 7.3 with respect to such Superior Proposal, (D) the Company shall have negotiated in good faith with Parent and its Representatives (to the extent Parent desires to negotiate) with respect to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and/or the Commitment Letters so that such Alternative Acquisition Proposal would cease to constitute a Superior Proposal (Page 46)
Section 7.3 Company Stockholder Approval. <omitted> (d) <omitted> the Company Board may <omitted> cause the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(c)(iii) in response to a Superior Proposal <omitted> provided that <omitted> (B) the Company shall have given Parent at least five (5) Business Days prior written notice of the Company’s intention to effect a Change of Recommendation or terminate this Agreement in response to such Superior Proposal, <omitted> , (D) the Company shall have negotiated in good faith with Parent and its Representatives (to the extent Parent desires to negotiate) with respect to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and/or the Commitment Letters so that such Alternative Acquisition Proposal would cease to constitute a Superior Proposal (Page 46)
Section 7.3 Company Stockholder Approval. <omitted> (d) <omitted> Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, at any time prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company Board may effect a Change of Recommendation and/or cause the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(c)(iii) in response to a Superior Proposal received by the Company at any time after the date of this Agreement, provided that (A) the Company Board shall have determined in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal and financial advisors) that the failure to do so would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, (B) the Company shall have given Parent at least five (5) Business Days prior written notice of the Company’s intention to effect a Change of Recommendation or terminate this Agreement in response to such Superior Proposal, which shall include a description of the terms and conditions of the Superior Proposal, the identity of the Person making the Superior Proposal and a copy of any proposed definitive agreement(s) relating to such Superior Proposal, including any related financing commitments, if any, (C) the Company shall have complied in all material respects with its obligations pursuant to Article 6 and this Section 7.3 with respect to such Superior Proposal, (D) the Company shall have negotiated in good faith with Parent and its Representatives (to the extent Parent desires to negotiate) with respect to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and/or the Commitment Letters so that such Alternative Acquisition Proposal would cease to constitute a Superior Proposal, (E) following such five (5) Business Day period, the Company Board (after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel and taking into account Parent’s proposed revisions to the terms and conditions of this Agreement that are binding on Parent and Merger Sub and irrevocable by Parent and Merger Sub until the expiration of the foregoing five-Business Day period (assuming the execution and delivery by the Company of the applicable definitive agreement) and any other information provided by Parent) shall have determined that the failure of the Company Board to make such a Change of Recommendation or to terminate this Agreement would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, and (F) in the event of a termination of this Agreement in order to cause the Company to enter into a definitive agreement with respect to such Superior Proposal, the Company shall have validly terminated this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.1(c)(iii), including paying the Company Termination Fee. In the event of any material amendments or modifications to such Alternative Acquisition Proposal (it being understood that any change to the financial terms of such proposal shall be deemed a material modification), the Company will be required to deliver a new written notice to Parent and to comply with the requirements of this Section 7.3(d) with respect to such new written notice (it being understood that the five (5) Business Day period shall be three (3) Business Days with respect to such new written notice, but in no event shorter than five (5) Business Days following the original written notice). In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, at any time prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company Board may also effect a Change of Recommendation in response to an Intervening Event if the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel, that the failure of the Company Board to take such action would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, provided that (i) the Company Board shall have given Parent at least five (5) Business Days prior written notice of the Company’s intention to effect a Change of Recommendation in response to such Intervening Event, which shall include a description in reasonable detail of the applicable Intervening Event, (ii) the Company Board shall have given Parent an opportunity to meet and negotiate with the Company and its advisors during the foregoing five (5) Business Day period (to the extent that Parent desires to so meet and negotiate) to discuss the foregoing Intervening Event and any adjustments or revisions to the terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent in response thereto to obviate the need to effect a Change of Recommendation, and following such five (5) Business Day period, the Company Board, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and taking into 42
account Parent’s proposed revisions to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, shall have determined that the failure of the Company Board to make such a Change of Recommendation in response to such Intervening Event would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law; provided, that each time any material amendment or modification to the Intervening Event occurs, the Company shall notify Parent of such amendment or modification in writing and the time period set forth in the preceding clause (ii) shall recommence and be extended for two (2) Business Days from the day of such notification. (Pages 46-47)
Section 7.3 Company Stockholder Approval. <omitted> (d) <omitted> (F) in the event of a termination of this Agreement in order to cause the Company to enter into a definitive agreement with respect to such Superior Proposal, the Company shall have validly terminated this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.1(c)(iii), <omitted> . In the event of any material amendments or modifications to such Alternative Acquisition Proposal <omitted> , the Company will be required to deliver a new written notice to Parent and to comply with the requirements of this Section 7.3(d) with respect to such new written notice (it being understood that the five (5) Business Day period shall be three (3) Business Days with respect to such new written notice, but in no event shorter than five (5) Business Days following the original written notice). (Pages 46-47) | 5 business days | 5 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
main | contract_99 | 6.3 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted> (f) The Company shall not be entitled to <omitted> terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.3(d) and Section 8.1(e) unless (x) the Company shall have provided to Parent at least five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice (the “Company Notice Period”) of the Company’s intention to take such action, which notice shall specify the material terms and conditions of such Company Acquisition Proposal (and have provided to Parent a copy of the available proposed transaction agreement to be entered into in respect of such Company Acquisition Proposal), or a detailed written description of such Company Intervening Event, as applicable, and (y):
(i) during the Company Notice Period, if requested by Parent, the Company shall have engaged in good faith negotiations with Parent regarding any adjustment or amendment to this Agreement or any other agreement proposed in writing by Parent; and
(ii) the Company Board shall have considered in good faith any proposed adjustments or amendments to this Agreement (including a change to the price terms hereof) and any other agreements that may be proposed in writing by Parent no later than 11:59 a.m., New York City time, on the last day of the Company Notice Period and shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with outside counsel and a financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation, that (A) the failure to <omitted> terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.3(d) and Section 8.1(e), as applicable, would breach the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law and (B) in the case of any action proposed to be taken pursuant to Section 6.3(d), such Company Acquisition Proposal continues to constitute a Superior Company Proposal. Any (A) material changes relating to such Company Intervening Event or (B) material revisions to such Superior Company Proposal offered in writing by the party making any such Superior Company Proposal, as applicable, shall constitute a new Company Intervening Event or Company Acquisition Proposal, as applicable, and, in each case, the Company shall be required to deliver a new written notice to Parent and to again comply with the requirements of this Section 6.3(f) with respect to such new written notice, except that the Company Notice Period shall be four (4) Business Days (rather than five (5) Business Days) with respect thereto, but no such new written notice shall shorten the original Company Notice (Pages 55-56) | 5 business days | 5 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
main | contract_35 | Section 5.4 No Company Solicitation. <omitted> (e) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.4 to the contrary, at any time before the Company Stockholder Approval is obtained, the Company Board may make a Company Change of Recommendation or authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement under Section 7.1(d)(i) if: <omitted> (iv) if requested by Parent, during the five (5) Business Day period after delivery of the Company Recommendation Change Notice, the Company and its Representatives negotiate in good faith with Parent and its Representatives related to revisions to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby to make such adjustments to the terms and conditions hereof so that such Alternative Acquisition Proposal would cease to constitute a Superior Acquisition Proposal; and (Page 61)
Section 5.4 No Company Solicitation. <omitted> (e) <omitted> the Company Board may <omitted> authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement under Section 7.1(d)(i) if: <omitted> (iv) <omitted> requested by Parent, during the five (5) Business Day period after delivery of the Company Recommendation Change Notice, the Company and its Representatives negotiate in good faith with Parent (Page 61)
Section 5.4 No Company Solicitation. <omitted> (e) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.4to the contrary, at any time before the Company Stockholder Approval is obtained, the Company Board may make a Company Change of Recommendation or authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement under Section 7.1(d)(i) if: <omitted> (v) at the end of such five (5) Business Day period and taking into account any changes to the terms hereof proposed by Parent in a written definitive agreement duly executed and delivered by Parent (provided, that if Parent has proposed any changes to the terms hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby and there is any subsequent amendment to any material term of such Alternative Acquisition Proposal, the Company Board shall provide a new Company Recommendation Change Notice (including all required information and documents) and an additional three (3) Business Day period from the date of such notice shall apply), the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel and a nationally recognized financial advisor) that such Alternative Acquisition Proposal continues to be a Superior Acquisition Proposal and that the failure to make such a Company Change of Recommendation in response to such Alternative Acquisition Proposal or authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement under Section 7.1(d)(i) would be inconsistent with the Company Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable Law. (Page 61)
Section 5.4 No Company Solicitation. <omitted> (e) the Company Board may <omitted> authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement under Section 7.1(d)(i) if: <omitted> (v) <omitted> Parent has proposed any changes to the terms hereof <omitted> and there is any subsequent amendment to any material term of such Alternative Acquisition Proposal, the Company Board shall provide <omitted> an additional three (3) Business Day period from the date of such notice shall apply (Page 61) | 5 business days | 5 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
main | contract_83 | Section 6.04. No Solicitation; Other Offers. <omitted> (d) Last Look. Neither the Board of Directors nor the Company shall take any of the actions referred to in Section 6.04(b)(ii) unless and until: (i) the Company shall have notified Parent, in writing and at least five Business Days prior to taking such action, of its intention to take such action, specifying, in reasonable detail, the reasons for the Adverse Recommendation Change, and attaching a copy of any proposed agreements for the Superior Proposal or a reasonably detailed description of the Intervening Event, as applicable (such written notice, a “Notice of Superior Proposal”), (ii) Parent shall not have made, within five Business Days after receipt of such written notification (the “Notice Period”), an offer that the Board of Directors determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisors, obviates the need to effect the Adverse Recommendation Change, or is at least as favorable from a financial point of view to the Company’s stockholders, taking into consideration the identity of the counterparty, the expected timing and likelihood of consummation and such other factors determined by the Board of Directors to be relevant, in the case of any such Superior Proposal, as applicable, (iii) during the Notice Period, the Company and its Representatives shall have negotiated with Parent and its Representatives in good faith (to the extent Parent so desires to negotiate) to make such adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement so that either the failure to make an Adverse Recommendation Change in response to such Intervening Event would no longer be reasonably expected to be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the Board of Directors under Applicable Law or such Acquisition Proposal would cease to constitute a Superior Proposal, as appropriate, and (iv) in determining whether to make such Adverse Recommendation Change in response to such Intervening Event or Superior Proposal or terminate this Agreement in connection with such Superior Proposal, as applicable, the Board of Directors shall have taken into account any changes to the terms of this Agreement timely proposed by Parent in response to any Notice of Superior Proposal during the Notice Period (as may be extended); provided, further, that any material revision to any Acquisition Proposal shall require a new written notice to be provided in accordance with clause (i) and the Company shall be required to comply again with the requirements of this Section 6.04(d); provided, further, that the new Notice Period shall be three (3) Business Days (but in no event shorter than the original five (5) Business Day Notice Period). (Page 25) | 5 business days | 5 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
main | contract_97 | Section 6.03. No Solicitation. <omitted>
(d) “Last Look”. Further, the Company Board shall not make an Adverse Recommendation Change unless (i) the Company promptly notifies Parent, in writing at least five Business Days before taking that action, of its intention to do so, attaching (A) in the case of an Adverse Recommendation Change to be made following receipt of a Superior Proposal, the most current version of the proposed agreement under which such Superior Proposal is proposed to be consummated and the identity of the Third Party making the Superior Proposal, or (B) in the case of an Adverse Recommendation Change to be made pursuant to an Intervening Event, a reasonably detailed description of the reasons for making such Adverse Recommendation Change, and (ii) Parent does not make, within five Business Days after its receipt of that written notification, a binding offer that (A) in the case of any Adverse Recommendation Change to be made following receipt of a Superior Proposal, is determined by the Company Board to be at least as favorable to the stockholders of the Company as such Superior Proposal (it being understood and agreed that any amendment to the financial terms or other material terms of such Superior Proposal shall require a new written notification from the Company and a new period under this Section 6.03(d), provided that such period for any amendments shall be three Business Days instead of five Business Days) or (B) in the case of an Adverse Recommendation Change to be made pursuant to an Intervening Event, obviates, in the reasonable judgment of the Company Board, the need for such Adverse Recommendation Change. (Page 58)
Section 6.03. No Solicitation. <omitted>
(d) “Last Look”. <omitted> the Company Board shall not make an Adverse Recommendation Change unless (i) the Company promptly notifies Parent, in writing at least five Business Days before taking that action, of its intention to do so, <omitted> (A) in the case of an Adverse Recommendation Change to be made following receipt of a Superior Proposal, <omitted> or (B) in the case of an Adverse Recommendation Change to be made pursuant to an Intervening Event, a reasonably detailed description of the reasons for making such Adverse Recommendation Change, (Page 58)
Section 6.03. No Solicitation. <omitted>
(d) “Last Look”. Further, the Company Board shall not make an Adverse Recommendation Change unless (i) the Company promptly notifies Parent, in writing at least five Business Days before taking that action, of its intention to do so, attaching (A) in the case of an Adverse Recommendation Change to be made following receipt of a Superior Proposal, the most current version of the proposed agreement under which such Superior Proposal is proposed to be consummated and the identity of the Third Party making the Superior Proposal, or (B) in the case of an Adverse Recommendation Change to be made pursuant to an Intervening Event, a reasonably detailed description of the reasons for making such Adverse Recommendation Change, and (ii) Parent does not make, within five Business Days after its receipt of that written notification, a binding offer that (A) in the case of any Adverse Recommendation Change to be made following receipt of a Superior Proposal, is determined by the Company Board to be at least as favorable to the stockholders of the Company as such Superior Proposal (it being understood and agreed that any amendment to the financial terms or other material terms of such Superior Proposal shall require a new written notification from the Company and a new period under this Section 6.03(d), provided that such period for any amendments shall be three Business Days instead of five Business Days) or (B) in the case of an Adverse Recommendation Change to be made pursuant to an Intervening Event, obviates, in the reasonable judgment of the Company Board, the need for such Adverse Recommendation Change. (Page 58)
Section 6.03. No Solicitation. <omitted>
(d) “Last Look”. <omitted> the Company Board shall not make an Adverse Recommendation Change unless (i) the Company promptly notifies Parent, in writing <omitted> (A) in the case of an Adverse Recommendation Change to be made following receipt of a Superior Proposal, <omitted> (it being understood and agreed that any amendment to the financial terms or other material terms of such Superior Proposal shall require a new written notification from the Company and a new period under this Section 6.03(d), provided that such period for any amendments shall be three Business Days instead of five Business Days) (Page 58) | 5 business days | 5 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
main | contract_112 | 6.06 Acquisition Proposal. <omitted> (d) <omitted> the Premier Financial Board may not effect a Acceptance of Superior Proposal unless: <omitted> (ii) Premier Financial shall have provided prior written notice to Peoples at least five business days in advance (the “Notice Period”) of taking such action, which notice shall advise Peoples that the Premier Financial Board has received a Superior Proposal, specifying the material terms and conditions of such Superior Proposal (including the identity of the Person or Group making the Superior Proposal); (iii) during the Notice Period, Premier Financial shall, and shall cause its financial advisors and outside counsel to, negotiate with Peoples in good faith (to the extent Peoples desires to so negotiate) to make such adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement so that such Superior Proposal ceases to constitute a Superior Proposal <omitted> 8.01 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated, and the Merger may be abandoned: <omitted> (f) By: (i) Premier Financial if (A) the Premier Financial Board (or a duly authorized committee thereof) has authorized an Acceptance of Superior Proposal, and (B) Premier Financial has complied in all respects with Section 6.06; provided, that the right of Premier Financial to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.01(f) is conditioned on and subject to the prior payment by Premier Financial to Peoples of the Termination Fee in accordance with Section 8.02(b). Any purported termination pursuant to this Section 8.01(f) shall be void and of no force or effect if Premier Financial shall not have paid and Peoples shall not have received the Termination Fee (Page 67)
6.06 Acquisition Proposal. <omitted> (d) <omitted> the Premier Financial Board may not effect a Acceptance of Superior Proposal unless: <omitted> (ii) Premier Financial shall have provided prior written notice to Peoples at least five business days in advance (the “Notice Period”) of taking such action <omitted> ; (iii) during the Notice Period, Premier Financial shall <omitted> negotiate with Peoples in good faith (to the extent Peoples desires to so negotiate) to make such adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement so that such Superior Proposal ceases to constitute a Superior Proposal <omitted> 8.01 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated <omitted> (f) By: (i) Premier Financial if (A) the Premier Financial Board <omitted> has authorized an Acceptance of Superior Proposal, and (B) Premier Financial has complied in all respects with Section 6.06 (Page 67)
6.06 Acquisition Proposal. <omitted> (d) <omitted> the Premier Financial Board may not effect a Acceptance of Superior Proposal unless: <omitted> (ii) Premier Financial shall have provided prior written notice to Peoples at least five business days in advance (the “Notice Period”) of taking such action, which notice shall advise Peoples that the Premier Financial Board has received a Superior Proposal, specifying the material terms and conditions of such Superior Proposal (including the identity of the Person or Group making the Superior Proposal); (iii) during the Notice Period, Premier Financial shall, and shall cause its financial advisors and outside counsel to, negotiate with Peoples in good faith (to the extent Peoples desires to so negotiate) to make such adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement so that such Superior Proposal ceases to constitute a Superior Proposal; and (iv) the Premier Financial Board shall have concluded in good faith (after consultation with Premier Financial’s financial advisors and outside legal counsel) that, after considering the results of such negotiations and giving effect to any proposals, amendments or modifications offered or agreed to by Peoples, if any, that such Acquisition Proposal continues to constitute a Superior Proposal. If during the Notice Period any revisions are made to the Superior Proposal, Premier Financial shall deliver a new written notice to Peoples giving rise to a new five business day Notice Period and shall again comply with the requirements of this Section 6.06(d) with respect to such new written notice. <omitted> 8.01 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated, and the Merger may be abandoned: <omitted> (f) By: (i) Premier Financial if (A) the Premier Financial Board (or a duly authorized committee thereof) has authorized an Acceptance of Superior Proposal, and (B) Premier Financial has complied in all respects with Section 6.06; provided, that the right of Premier Financial to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.01(f) is conditioned on and subject to the prior payment by Premier Financial to Peoples of the Termination Fee in accordance with Section 8.02(b). Any purported termination pursuant to this Section 8.01(f) shall be void and of no force or effect if Premier Financial shall not have paid and Peoples shall not have received the Termination Fee (Page 67)
6.06 Acquisition Proposal. <omitted> (d) <omitted> the Premier Financial Board may not effect a Acceptance of Superior Proposal unless: <omitted> (ii) Premier Financial shall have provided prior written notice to Peoples at least five business days in advance (the “Notice Period”) of taking such action <omitted> . If during the Notice Period any revisions are made to the Superior Proposal, Premier Financial shall deliver a new written notice to Peoples giving rise to a new five business day Notice Period and shall again comply with the requirements of this Section 6.06(d) with respect to such new written notice. <omitted> 8.01 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated <omitted> (f) By: (i) Premier Financial if (A) the Premier Financial Board <omitted> has authorized an Acceptance of Superior Proposal, and (B) Premier Financial has complied in all respects with Section 6.06 (Page 67) | 5 business days | 5 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
main | contract_149 | Section 5.5 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted>
(d) If, at any time after the date of this Agreement and prior to the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company Board receives a Company Acquisition Proposal that the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel, constitutes a Company Superior Proposal that was not initiated, sought, solicited, knowingly facilitated, knowingly encouraged, knowingly induced or otherwise procured in breach of this Agreement, the Company Board may effect a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(c)(ii) in order to enter into a definitive agreement with respect to such Company Superior Proposal if (A) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law; (B) the Company provides Parent with five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice of the Company Board’s intention to effect such a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(c)(ii), which notice shall include the identity of the party (or parties) making such Company Superior Proposal, the material terms of such Company Superior Proposal (including the price) and copies of the current drafts of material agreements providing for such Company Superior Proposal; (C) for a period of five (5) Business Days following the notice delivered pursuant to clause (B) of this Section 5.5(d), the Company shall have discussed and negotiated in good faith and made the Company’s Representatives available to discuss and negotiate in good faith (in each case to the extent Parent desires to negotiate) with Parent’s Representatives any proposed modifications to the terms and conditions of this Agreement so that the failure to take such action would no longer reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the Company Board under applicable Law (it being understood and agreed that any amendment to any material term or condition of any Company Superior Proposal shall require a new notice and a new three (3)-Business Day negotiation period); and (D) no earlier than the end of such negotiation period, the Company Board shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel and after considering the terms of any proposed amendment or modification to this Agreement, that (x) the Company Acquisition Proposal that is the subject of the notice described in clause (B) above still constitutes a Company Superior Proposal and (y) the failure to take such action would still be reasonably expected to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law. (Pages 28-29)
Section 5.5 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted>
(d) <omitted> the Company Board may effect a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(c)(ii) <omitted> if <omitted>
(B) the Company provides Parent with five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice of the Company Board’s intention to effect such a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(c)(ii), <omitted>; (C) for a period of five (5) Business Days following the notice delivered pursuant to clause (B) of this Section 5.5(d), the Company shall have discussed and negotiated in good faith and made the Company’s Representatives available to discuss and negotiate in good faith <omitted> with Parent’s Representatives any proposed modifications to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (Pages 28-29)
Section 5.5 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted>
(d) If, at any time after the date of this Agreement and prior to the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company Board receives a Company Acquisition Proposal that the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel, constitutes a Company Superior Proposal that was not initiated, sought, solicited, knowingly facilitated, knowingly encouraged, knowingly induced or otherwise procured in breach of this Agreement, the Company Board may effect a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(c)(ii) in order to enter into a definitive agreement with respect to such Company Superior Proposal if (A) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law; (B) the Company provides Parent with five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice of the Company Board’s intention to effect such a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(c)(ii), which notice shall include the identity of the party (or parties) making such Company Superior Proposal, the material terms of such Company Superior Proposal (including the price) and copies of the current drafts of material agreements providing for such Company Superior Proposal; (C) for a period of five (5) Business Days following the notice delivered pursuant to clause (B) of this Section 5.5(d), the Company shall have discussed and negotiated in good faith and made the Company’s Representatives available to discuss and negotiate in good faith (in each case to the extent Parent desires to negotiate) with Parent’s Representatives any proposed modifications to the terms and conditions of this Agreement so that the failure to take such action would no longer reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the Company Board under applicable Law (it being understood and agreed that any amendment to any material term or condition of any Company Superior Proposal shall require a new notice and a new three (3)-Business Day negotiation period); and (D) no earlier than the end of such negotiation period, the Company Board shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel and after considering the terms of any proposed amendment or modification to this Agreement, that (x) the Company Acquisition Proposal that is the subject of the notice described in clause (B) above still constitutes a Company Superior Proposal and (y) the failure to take such action would still be (Pages 28-29)
Section 5.5 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted>
d) <omitted> the Company Board may effect a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(c)(ii) in order to enter into a definitive agreement with respect to such Company Superior Proposal if <omitted> (C) for a period of five (5) Business Days following the notice delivered pursuant to clause (B) of this Section 5.5(d), the Company shall have discussed and negotiated in good faith and made the Company’s Representatives available to discuss and negotiate in good faith <omitted> any proposed modifications to the terms and conditions of this Agreement <omitted> (it being understood and agreed that any amendment to any material term or condition of any Company Superior Proposal shall require a new notice and a new three (3)-Business Day negotiation period) (Pages 28-29) | 5 business days | 5 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
main | contract_146 | provided, however, that the Company Board may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.01(c)(i) unless (i) the Company Board has provided five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice to Parent that it is prepared to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.01(c)(i) in response to a Superior Company Proposal, which written notice shall include the material terms and conditions of such Superior Company Proposal, (ii) if requested by Parent, during the five (5) Business Day period after delivery of such written notice, the Company and its Representatives negotiate in good faith with Parent and its Representatives regarding any revisions to this Agreement committed to in writing by Parent and (iii) at the end of such five (5) Business Day period and taking into account any changes to the terms of this Agreement committed to in writing by Parent (it being understood and agreed that if there has been any subsequent amendment to any material term of such Superior Company Proposal, the Company Board shall provide a new written notice and an additional three (3) Business Day period from the date of such written notice shall apply), the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisors) that the failure to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.01(c)(i) as a result of such Superior Company Proposal would be inconsistent with the Company Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable Law. In determining whether to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.01(c)(i), the Company Board shall take into account any changes to the terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent in response to such a written notice. (Page 43) | 5 business days | 5 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
main | contract_68 | Section 6.3 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted> (e) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary: <omitted>
(iii) prior to, but not after, the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, in response to a bona fide written Company Competing Proposal from a third party that was not solicited at any time following the execution of this Agreement and did not arise from a breach of the obligations set forth in this Section 6.3, if the Company Board so chooses, the Company Board may effect a Company Change of Recommendation if: (A) the Company Board or any committee thereof determines in good faith after consultation with the Company’s financial advisors and outside legal counsel that such Company Competing Proposal is a Company Superior Proposal; (B) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that failure to effect a Company Change of Recommendation in response to such Company Superior Proposal would be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties owed by the Company Board to the stockholders of the Company under applicable Law; (C) the Company provides Parent written notice of such proposed action and the basis thereof five (5) Business Days in advance, which notice shall set forth in writing that the Company Board or a committee thereof intends to consider whether to take such action and include a copy of the available proposed Company Competing Proposal and any applicable transaction and financing documents; (D) after giving such notice and prior to effecting such Company Change of Recommendation or termination, the Company negotiates (and causes its officers, employees, financial advisor and outside legal counsel to negotiate) in good faith with Parent (to the extent Parent wishes to negotiate) to make such adjustments or revisions to the terms of this Agreement as would permit the Company Board or a committee thereof not to effect a Company Change of Recommendation in response thereto; and (E) at the end of the five (5) Business Day period, prior to taking action to effect a Company Change of Recommendation, the Company Board or a committee thereof takes into account any adjustments or revisions to the terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent in writing and any other information offered by Parent in response to the notice, and determines in good faith after consultation with the Company’s financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that the Company Competing Proposal remains a Company Superior Proposal and that the failure to effect a Company Change of 66
Recommendation in response to such Company Superior Proposal would be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties owed by the Company Board to the stockholders of the Company under applicable Law; provided, that in the event of any material amendment or material modification to any Company Superior Proposal (it being understood that any amendment or modification to the economic terms of any such Company Superior Proposal shall be deemed material), the Company shall be required to deliver a new written notice to Parent and to comply with the requirements of this Section 6.3(e)(iii) with respect to such new written notice, except that the advance written notice obligation set forth in this Section 6.3(e)(iii) shall be reduced to two (2) Business Days; provided, further, that any such new written notice shall in no event shorten the original five (5) Business Day notice period;
<omitted> Section 8.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger and the other Transactions may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time, whether (except as expressly set forth below) before or after the Company Stockholder Approval or the Parent Stockholder Approval has been obtained: <omitted> (e) by the Company, in order to enter into a definitive agreement with respect to a Company Superior Proposal; provided, however, that (i) the Company shall not have Willfully and Materially Breached any of its obligations under Section 6.3 (Pages 71-72)
Section 6.3 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted>
the Company Board may effect a Company Change of Recommendation if: <omitted> (C) the Company provides Parent written notice of such proposed action and the basis thereof five (5) Business Days in advance, which notice shall set forth in writing that the Company Board or a committee thereof intends to consider whether to take such action and include a copy of the available proposed Company Competing Proposal and any applicable transaction and financing documents; (D) after giving such notice and prior to effecting such Company Change of Recommendation or termination, the Company negotiates <omitted> in good faith with Parent <omitted> to make such adjustments or revisions to the terms of this Agreement
<omitted> Section 8.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated <omitted> (e) by the Company, in order to enter into a definitive agreement with respect to a Company Superior Proposal; (Pages 71-72)
Section 6.3 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted>
(iii) prior to, but not after, the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, in response to a bona fide written Company Competing Proposal from a third party that was not solicited at any time following the execution of this Agreement and did not arise from a breach of the obligations set forth in this Section 6.3, if the Company Board so chooses, the Company Board may effect a Company Change of Recommendation if: (A) the Company Board or any committee thereof determines in good faith after consultation with the Company’s financial advisors and outside legal counsel that such Company Competing Proposal is a Company Superior Proposal; (B) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that failure to effect a Company Change of Recommendation in response to such Company Superior Proposal would be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties owed by the Company Board to the stockholders of the Company under applicable Law; (C) the Company provides Parent written notice of such proposed action and the basis thereof five (5) Business Days in advance, which notice shall set forth in writing that the Company Board or a committee thereof intends to consider whether to take such action and include a copy of the available proposed Company Competing Proposal and any applicable transaction and financing documents; (D) after giving such notice and prior to effecting such Company Change of Recommendation or termination, the Company negotiates (and causes its officers, employees, financial advisor and outside legal counsel to negotiate) in good faith with Parent (to the extent Parent wishes to negotiate) to make such adjustments or revisions to the terms of this Agreement as would permit the Company Board or a committee thereof not to effect a Company Change of Recommendation in response thereto; and (E) at the end of the five (5) Business Day period, prior to taking action to effect a Company Change of Recommendation, the Company Board or a committee thereof takes into account any adjustments or revisions to the terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent in writing and any other information offered by Parent in response to the notice, and determines in good faith after consultation with the Company’s financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that the Company Competing Proposal remains a Company Superior Proposal and that the failure to effect a Company Change of 66
Recommendation in response to such Company Superior Proposal would be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties owed by the Company Board to the stockholders of the Company under applicable Law; provided, that in the event of any material amendment or material modification to any Company Superior Proposal (it being understood that any amendment or modification to the economic terms of any such Company Superior Proposal shall be deemed material), the Company shall be required to deliver a new written notice to Parent and to comply with the requirements of this Section 6.3(e)(iii) with respect to such new written notice, except that the advance written notice obligation set forth in this Section 6.3(e)(iii) shall be reduced to two (2) Business Days; provided, further, that any such new written notice shall in no event shorten the original five (5) Business Day notice period;
<omitted> Section 8.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger and the other Transactions may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time, whether (except as expressly set forth below) before or after the Company Stockholder Approval or the Parent Stockholder Approval has been obtained: <omitted> (e) by the Company, in order to enter into a definitive agreement with respect to a Company Superior Proposal; provided, however, that (i) the Company shall not have Willfully and Materially Breached any of its obligations under Section 6.3 (Pages 71-72)
Section 6.3 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted> provided, that in the event of any material amendment or material modification to any Company Superior Proposal <omitted> the Company shall be required to deliver a new written notice to Parent <omitted> except that the advance written notice obligation set forth in this Section 6.3(e)(iii) shall be reduced to two (2) Business Days;
<omitted> Section 8.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated <omitted> (e) by the Company, in order to enter into a definitive agreement with respect to a Company Superior Proposal; (Pages 71-72) | 5 business days | 5 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
main | contract_30 | 9.01 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated, and the Merger may be abandoned: <omitted> (h) Superior Proposal. <omitted> provided that (X) this Agreement may be terminated by CBTC pursuant to this Section 9.01(h)(i) only after the fifth (5th) business day following United’s receipt of written notice from CBTC advising United that CBTC is prepared to enter into an agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal and only if, during such five (5) business day period, United does not make an offer to CBTC that the CBTC Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its financial and legal advisors, is at least as favorable as the Superior Proposal (Page 59) | 5 business days | 5 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
main | contract_13 | 6.2 Solicitation of Transactions. <omitted> (c) <omitted>
(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, at any time prior to the time the Requisite Company Vote is obtained, the Company Board may in response to an Acquisition Proposal that the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel and its financial advisor) constitutes a Superior Proposal and that was made after the date of this Agreement and did not result from a breach of Section 6.2(b)(i), (A) make a Change in Recommendation (other than the type in clause (F) of Change in Recommendation) if the Company Board has concluded in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) that, in light of the receipt of such Superior Proposal, that failure to make such Change in Recommendation would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, or (B) cause the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(f) and concurrently with such termination enter into an Acquisition Agreement if the Company Board has concluded in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that, in light of the receipt of such Superior Proposal, that failure to so terminate this Agreement would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law; provided, however, that the Company Board may not effect a Change in Recommendation or terminate this Agreement unless the Company shall have provided prior written notice to Parent at least five (5) business days in advance of its intention to take such action (a “Notice of Designated Superior Proposal”), and prior to effecting such Change in Recommendation or termination of this Agreement, the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, during such five (5) business day period, negotiate with Parent in good faith (to the extent that Parent desires to negotiate) to make such adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement so that the Change in Recommendation is no longer necessary and such Superior Proposal no longer constitutes a Superior Proposal (and in the event of any material change to any of the terms (including the form, amount and timing of payment of consideration) of such Superior Proposal the Company, the Company shall, in each case, deliver to Parent an additional notice consistent with that described in this proviso and a renewed negotiation period under this proviso shall commence (except that the five (5) business day period shall instead be equal to three (3) business days; provided that if such additional notice is delivered during the initial five (5) business day negotiation period, the initial negotiation period shall not be reduced by such notice)); provided further, that the Company shall not be entitled to terminate this Agreement pursuant to the foregoing clause (B), and any purported termination pursuant to the foregoing clause (B) shall be void and of no force or effect, unless concurrently with such termination the Company pays by wire transfer of immediately available funds the Company Termination Fee in accordance with Section 8.1(f). (Page 31)
6.2 Solicitation of Transactions. <omitted>
(iii) <omitted> the Company Board may in response to an Acquisition Proposal that <omitted> constitutes a Superior Proposal <omitted> (B) cause the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(f) <omitted> ; provided, however, that the Company Board may not <omitted> terminate this Agreement unless the Company shall have provided <omitted> notice <omitted> and prior to effecting such <omitted> termination of this Agreement, the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, during such five (5) business day period, negotiate with Parent in good faith (to the extent that Parent desires to negotiate) to make such adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (Page 31)
6.2 Solicitation of Transactions. <omitted> (c) <omitted> (iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, at any time prior to the time the Requisite Company Vote is obtained, the Company Board may in response to an Acquisition Proposal that the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel and its financial advisor) constitutes a Superior Proposal and that was made after the date of this Agreement and did not result from a breach of Section 6.2(b)(i), (A) make a Change in Recommendation (other than the type in clause (F) of Change in Recommendation) if the Company Board has concluded in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) that, in light of the receipt of such Superior Proposal, that failure to make such Change in Recommendation would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, or (B) cause the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(f) and concurrently with such termination enter into an Acquisition Agreement if the Company Board has concluded in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that, in light of the receipt of such Superior Proposal, that failure to so terminate this Agreement would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law; provided, however, that the Company Board may not effect a Change in Recommendation or terminate this Agreement unless the Company shall have provided prior written notice to Parent at least five (5) business days in advance of its intention to take such action (a “Notice of Designated Superior Proposal”), and prior to effecting such Change in Recommendation or termination of this Agreement, the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, during such five (5) business day period, negotiate with Parent in good faith (to the extent that Parent desires to negotiate) to make such adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement so that the Change in Recommendation is no longer necessary and such Superior Proposal no longer constitutes a Superior Proposal (and in the event of any material change to any of the terms (including the form, amount and timing of payment of consideration) of such Superior Proposal the Company, the Company shall, in each case, deliver to Parent an additional notice consistent with that described in this proviso and a renewed negotiation period under this proviso shall commence (except that the five (5) business day period shall instead be equal to three (3) business days; provided that if such additional notice is delivered during the initial five (5) business day negotiation period, the initial negotiation period shall not be reduced by such notice)); provided further, that the Company shall not be entitled to terminate this Agreement pursuant to the foregoing clause (B), and any purported termination pursuant to the foregoing clause (B) shall be void and of no force or effect, unless concurrently with such termination the Company pays by wire transfer of immediately available funds the Company Termination Fee in accordance with Section 8.1(f). (Page 31)
6.2 Solicitation of Transactions. <omitted>
(iii) <omitted> the Company Board may <omitted> terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(f) <omitted> ; provided, however, that the Company Board may not <omitted> terminate this Agreement unless the Company shall have provided <omitted> notice <omitted> (and in the event of any material change to any of the terms (including the form, amount and timing of payment of consideration) of such Superior Proposal the Company, the Company shall, in each case, deliver to Parent an additional notice <omitted> and a renewed negotiation period under this proviso shall commence (except that the five (5) business day period shall instead be equal to three (3) business days <omitted> )) (Page 31) | 5 business days | 5 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
main | contract_144 | SECTION 5.02.No Solicitation. <omitted> (b) <omitted> Notwithstanding the foregoing, and only at a time prior to the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company may (x) make an Adverse Recommendation Change under clause (A) of the definition thereof in response to an Intervening Event, (y) make an Adverse Recommendation Change under clause (A) of the definition thereof in response to a Superior Proposal or (z) terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.01(f) in response to a Superior Proposal in order to enter into a definitive agreement providing for such Superior Proposal, but in each case only if: (1) the Company Board has received a Superior Proposal that did not result, directly or indirectly, from a breach of Section 5.02 (in the case of the preceding clause (y) or clause (z)), or an Intervening Event has occurred (in the case of the preceding clause (x)); (2) in light of such Superior Proposal (in the case of the preceding clause (y) or clause (z)) or such Intervening Event (in the case of the preceding clause (x)), as the case may be, the Company Board shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel and consultation with a financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation, that failure to make an Adverse Recommendation Change under clause (A) of the definition thereof (in the case of the preceding clause (y)) or to terminate this Agreement (in the case of the preceding clause (z)) or to make an Adverse Recommendation Change under clause (A) of the definition thereof (in the case of the preceding clause (x)) would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties to the stockholders of the Company under Delaware Law (any such determination, a “Withdrawal Determination”); (3) the Company has notified Parent in writing that it has made a Withdrawal Determination (any such notice, a “Triggering Notice”) and provided Parent unredacted copies of the documents and/or agreements providing for the Superior Proposal (including any other documents or agreements referred to in or to be entered into in connection with the Superior Proposal) or described the Intervening Event in writing in reasonable detail, as the case may be; (4) during the five (5) business days commencing on the date of receipt by Parent of the Triggering Notice (such time period, the “Notice Period”), if requested by Parent, the Company shall have negotiated in good faith with Parent to permit Parent to make a proposal to amend the terms of the Transactions or the Transaction Agreements; (5) at the end of the Notice Period, and taking into account any irrevocable written proposals (including any proposal to amend the terms of the Transactions or the Transaction Agreements) made by Parent since receipt of the Triggering Notice (a “Parent Proposal”), such Superior Proposal remains a Superior Proposal and the Company Board has again made a Withdrawal Determination in response to such Superior Proposal or such Intervening Event is continuing and the Company Board has again made a Withdrawal Determination in response to such Intervening Event (it being understood and agreed that if, in light of any Parent Proposal, the Company Board is no longer able to make a Withdrawal Determination with respect to such Superior Proposal or Intervening Event, then the Company shall immediately enter into amendments to the Transaction Agreements with Parent and Sub that embodies the terms of such Parent Proposal); (6) the Company is in compliance in all material respects with Section 5.02 and Parent is not at such time entitled to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.01(c) or Section 8.01(d)(ii); and (7) the Company (i) has paid prior to or concurrently pays the Termination Fee to Parent pursuant to Section 8.02 and immediately after such termination enters into a definitive agreement providing for such Superior Proposal, in the case of a termination of this Agreement pursuant to the preceding clause (z) or (ii) has set aside for immediate payment, the funds for the fee due under Section 8.02 in the case of an Adverse Recommendation Change pursuant to the preceding clause (x) or (y). The Company acknowledges and agrees that each successive modification to the financial terms or other material terms of an Acquisition Proposal that is determined to be a Superior Proposal, and any material change to the Intervening Event, shall require a new Triggering Notice and a new Notice Period (except that the five (5) business day notice period referred to in the Notice Period shall instead be equal to the longer of (I) three (3) business days and (II) the period remaining under the Notice Period immediately prior to the delivery of such additional notice under this sentence). (Page 53)
SECTION 5.02.No Solicitation. <omitted> (b) <omitted> the Company may <omitted> (z) terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.01(f) in response to a Superior Proposal in order to enter into a definitive agreement providing for such Superior Proposal, but in each case only if: <omitted> the Company has notified Parent in writing that it has made a Withdrawal Determination <omitted> ; (4) during the five (5) business days commencing on the date of receipt by Parent of the Triggering Notice (such time period, the “Notice Period”), if requested by Parent, the Company shall have negotiated in good faith with Parent to permit Parent to make a proposal to amend the terms of the Transactions or the Transaction Agreements; (Page 53)
SECTION 5.02.No Solicitation. <omitted> (b) <omitted> Notwithstanding the foregoing, and only at a time prior to the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company may (x) make an Adverse Recommendation Change under clause (A) of the definition thereof in response to an Intervening Event, (y) make an Adverse Recommendation Change under clause (A) of the definition thereof in response to a Superior Proposal or (z) terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.01(f) in response to a Superior Proposal in order to enter into a definitive agreement providing for such Superior Proposal, but in each case only if: (1) the Company Board has received a Superior Proposal that did not result, directly or indirectly, from a breach of Section 5.02 (in the case of the preceding clause (y) or clause (z)), or an Intervening Event has occurred (in the case of the preceding clause (x)); (2) in light of such Superior Proposal (in the case of the preceding clause (y) or clause (z)) or such Intervening Event (in the case of the preceding clause (x)), as the case may be, the Company Board shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel and consultation with a financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation, that failure to make an Adverse Recommendation Change under clause (A) of the definition thereof (in the case of the preceding clause (y)) or to terminate this Agreement (in the case of the preceding clause (z)) or to make an Adverse Recommendation Change under clause (A) of the definition thereof (in the case of the preceding clause (x)) would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties to the stockholders of the Company under Delaware Law (any such determination, a “Withdrawal Determination”); (3) the Company has notified Parent in writing that it has made a Withdrawal Determination (any such notice, a “Triggering Notice”) and provided Parent unredacted copies of the documents and/or agreements providing for the Superior Proposal (including any other documents or agreements referred to in or to be entered into in connection with the Superior Proposal) or described the Intervening Event in writing in reasonable detail, as the case may be; (4) during the five (5) business days commencing on the date of receipt by Parent of the Triggering Notice (such time period, the “Notice Period”), if requested by Parent, the Company shall have negotiated in good faith with Parent to permit Parent to make a proposal to amend the terms of the Transactions or the Transaction Agreements; (5) at the end of the Notice Period, and taking into account any irrevocable written proposals (including any proposal to amend the terms of the Transactions or the Transaction Agreements) made by Parent since receipt of the Triggering Notice (a “Parent Proposal”), such Superior Proposal remains a Superior Proposal and the Company Board has again made a Withdrawal Determination in response to such Superior Proposal or such Intervening Event is continuing and the Company Board has again made a Withdrawal Determination in response to such Intervening Event (it being understood and agreed that if, in light of any Parent Proposal, the Company Board is no longer able to make a Withdrawal Determination with respect to such Superior Proposal or Intervening Event, then the Company shall immediately enter into amendments to the Transaction Agreements with Parent and Sub that embodies the terms of such Parent Proposal); (6) the Company is in compliance in all material respects with Section 5.02 and Parent is not at such time entitled to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.01(c) or Section 8.01(d)(ii); and (7) the Company (i) has paid prior to or concurrently pays the Termination Fee to Parent pursuant to Section 8.02 and immediately after such termination enters into a definitive agreement providing for such Superior Proposal, in the case of a termination of this Agreement pursuant to the preceding clause (z) or (ii) has set aside for immediate payment, the funds for the fee due under Section 8.02 in the case of an Adverse Recommendation Change pursuant to the preceding clause (x) or (y). The Company acknowledges and agrees that each successive modification to the financial terms or other material terms of an Acquisition Proposal that is determined to be a Superior Proposal, and any material change to the Intervening Event, shall require a new Triggering Notice and a new Notice Period (except that the five (5) business day notice period referred to in the Notice Period shall instead be equal to the longer of (I) three (3) business days and (II) the period remaining under the Notice Period immediately prior to the delivery of such additional notice under this sentence). (Page 53)
SECTION 5.02.No Solicitation. <omitted> (b) <omitted> the Company may <omitted> (z) terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.01(f) in response to a Superior Proposal in order to enter into a definitive agreement providing for such Superior Proposal, but in each case only if: <omitted> (3) the Company has notified Parent in writing that it has made a Withdrawal Determination (any such notice, a “Triggering Notice”) <omitted> The Company acknowledges and agrees that each successive modification to the financial terms or other material terms of an Acquisition Proposal that is determined to be a Superior Proposal, and any material change to the Intervening Event, shall require a new Triggering Notice and a new Notice Period (except that the five (5) business day notice period referred to in the Notice Period shall instead be equal to the longer of (I) three (3) business days and (II) the period remaining under the Notice Period immediately prior to the delivery of such additional notice under this sentence). (Page 53) | 5 business days | 5 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
main | contract_23 | Section 6.03 No Solicitation by the Company <omitted> f) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, prior to the Company Approval Time, in response to a bona fide Company Acquisition Proposal that has not resulted from a violation of this Section 6.03 that the Board of Directors of the Company determines in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel, constitutes a Company Superior Proposal, the Board of Directors of the Company may, subject to compliance with this Section 6.03(f), (i) make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or (ii) terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.01(d) (iii); provided, that (A) the Company shall first notify Parent in writing at least five Business Days before taking such action of its intention to take such action, which notice shall include an unredacted copy (if any) of the acquisition agreement and all other transaction documents relating thereto, (B) the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, negotiate with Parent and its Representatives during such five Business Day notice period (to the extent Parent seeks to negotiate) regarding any adjustments proposed by Parent to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, (C) upon the end of such notice period, the Board of Directors of the Company shall have considered in good faith any revisions to the terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent, and shall have determined, after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel, that the Company Superior Proposal would nevertheless continue to constitute a Company Superior Proposal if the adjusted terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent were to be given effect and (D) in the event of any change, from time to time, to any of the financial terms or any other material terms of such Company Superior Proposal, the Company shall, in each case, have delivered to Parent an additional notice consistent with that described in clause (A) of this proviso and a new notice period under clause (A) of this proviso shall commence each time (except that such notice period shall be reduced to two Business Days), during which time the Company shall be required to comply with the requirements of this Section 6.03(f) anew with respect to each such additional notice. (Page 82)
Section 6.03 No Solicitation by the Company <omitted> (f) <omitted> in response to a <omitted> Company Acquisition Proposal <omitted> that the Board of Directors of the Company determines in good faith <omitted> constitutes a Company Superior Proposal, the Board of Directors of the Company may, <omitted> (ii) terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.01(d) (iii); provided, that (A) the Company shall first notify Parent in writing at least five Business Days before taking such action of its intention to take such action, <omitted> (B) the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, negotiate with Parent and its Representatives during such five Business Day notice period (to the extent Parent seeks to negotiate) regarding any adjustments proposed by Parent to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (Page 82)
Section 6.03 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted> (f) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, prior to the Company Approval Time, in response to a bona fide Company Acquisition Proposal that has not resulted from a violation of this Section 6.03 that the Board of Directors of the Company determines in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel, constitutes a Company Superior Proposal, the Board of Directors of the Company may, subject to compliance with this Section 6.03(f), (i) make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or (ii) terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.01(d) (iii); provided, that (A) the Company shall first notify Parent in writing at least five Business Days before taking such action of its intention to take such action, which notice shall include an unredacted copy (if any) of the acquisition agreement and all other transaction documents relating thereto, (B) the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, negotiate with Parent and its Representatives during such five Business Day notice period (to the extent Parent seeks to negotiate) regarding any adjustments proposed by Parent to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, (C) upon the end of such notice period, the Board of Directors of the Company shall have considered in good faith any revisions to the terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent, and shall have determined, after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel, that the Company Superior Proposal would nevertheless continue to constitute a Company Superior Proposal if the adjusted terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent were to be given effect and (D) in the event of any change, from time to time, to any of the financial terms or any other material terms of such Company Superior Proposal, the Company shall, in each case, have delivered to Parent an additional notice consistent with that described in clause (A) of this proviso and a new notice period under clause (A) of this proviso shall commence each time (except that such notice period shall be reduced to two Business Days), during which time the Company shall be required to comply with the requirements of this Section 6.03(f) anew with respect to each such additional notice. (Page 82)
Section 6.03 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted> (f) <omitted> in response to a <omitted> Company Acquisition Proposal <omitted> that the Board of Directors of the Company determines in good faith <omitted> constitutes a Company Superior Proposal, the Board of Directors of the Company may <omitted> (ii) terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.01(d) (iii); provided, that (A) the Company shall first notify Parent in writing at least five Business Days before taking such action of its intention to take such action <omitted> and (D) in the event of any change, from time to time, to any of the financial terms or any other material terms of such Company Superior Proposal, the Company shall, in each case, have delivered to Parent an additional notice consistent with that described in clause (A) of this proviso and a new notice period under clause (A) of this proviso shall commence each time (except that such notice period shall be reduced to two Business Days), during which time the Company shall be required to comply with the requirements of this Section 6.03(f) anew with respect to each such additional notice. (Page 82) | 5 business days | 5 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
main | contract_82 | Section 5.3 Acquisition Proposals. <omitted>
the Company may also terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1 to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to the applicable Superior Proposal; provided, however, that neither the Company Board or the Company shall take any of the foregoing actions unless: <omitted>
(i) the Company shall have provided prior written notice (a “Determination Notice”) to Parent at least five (5) Business Days in advance (the “Notice Period”) to the effect that the Company Board intends to take such action and specifying in reasonable detail the circumstances giving 32
rise to such proposed action, including, in the case such action is proposed to be taken in connection with an Acquisition Proposal, the information specified by Section 5.3(c) with respect to such Acquisition Proposal (it being understood and agreed that the delivery of a Determination Notice shall not, in and of itself, be deemed a Change of Recommendation);
(ii) the Company shall have, and shall have used reasonable best efforts to cause its Representatives to have, during the Notice Period negotiated with Parent and its Representatives in good faith (to the extent Parent desires to negotiate) to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement such that (A) the failure to take such action would no longer be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law and (B) with respect to any such action to be taken in connection with an Acquisition Proposal, such Acquisition Proposal ceases to constitute a Superior Proposal; provided, however, that in the event of any material revision to the terms of such Superior Proposal, the Company shall be required to deliver a new Determination Notice to Parent and to comply with the requirements of Section 5.3(e)(i) and this Section 5.3(e)(ii) with respect to such new Determination Notice and the revised Superior Proposal contemplated thereby (except that the Notice Period in respect of such new Determination Notice shall be the longer of (x) three Business Days and (y) the period remaining under the initial Notice Period);
(iii) at or following the end of such Notice Period, the Company Board shall have determined in good faith (after consultation with the Company’s outside legal and financial advisors) based on the information then available that (A) failure to take such action would continue to be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law and (B) with respect to any such action to be taken in connection with an Acquisition Proposal, such Acquisition Proposal continues to constitute a Superior Proposal, in each case taking into account any revisions to this Agreement made or proposed in writing by Parent prior to the time of such determination pursuant to clause (iii) above; and
(iv) in the event of a termination of this Agreement to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal, the Company shall have validly terminated this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.1 and paid the Company Termination Fee in accordance with Section 7.4. (Pages 35-36)
Section 5.3 Acquisition Proposals. <omitted>
the Company may also terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1 to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to the applicable Superior Proposal; provided, however, that <omitted>
(i) the Company shall have provided <omitted> notice (a “Determination Notice”) to Parent at least five (5) Business Days in advance (the “Notice Period”) to the effect that the Company Board intends to take such action <omitted>
(ii) the Company shall have <omitted> during the Notice Period negotiated with Parent and its Representatives in good faith (to the extent Parent desires to negotiate) to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement such that (A) the failure to take such action would no longer be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law and (B) with respect to any such action to be taken in connection with an Acquisition Proposal, such Acquisition Proposal ceases to constitute a Superior Proposal; (Pages 35-36)
Section 5.3 Acquisition Proposals. <omitted>
the Company may also terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1 to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to the applicable Superior Proposal; provided, however, that <omitted>
(i) the Company shall have provided prior written notice (a “Determination Notice”) to Parent at least five (5) Business Days in advance (the “Notice Period”) to the effect that the Company Board intends to take such action and specifying in reasonable detail the circumstances giving 32
rise to such proposed action, including, in the case such action is proposed to be taken in connection with an Acquisition Proposal, the information specified by Section 5.3(c) with respect to such Acquisition Proposal (it being understood and agreed that the delivery of a Determination Notice shall not, in and of itself, be deemed a Change of Recommendation);
(ii) the Company shall have, and shall have used reasonable best efforts to cause its Representatives to have, during the Notice Period negotiated with Parent and its Representatives in good faith (to the extent Parent desires to negotiate) to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement such that (A) the failure to take such action would no longer be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law and (B) with respect to any such action to be taken in connection with an Acquisition Proposal, such Acquisition Proposal ceases to constitute a Superior Proposal; provided, however, that in the event of any material revision to the terms of such Superior Proposal, the Company shall be required to deliver a new Determination Notice to Parent and to comply with the requirements of Section 5.3(e)(i) and this Section 5.3(e)(ii) with respect to such new Determination Notice and the revised Superior Proposal contemplated thereby (except that the Notice Period in respect of such new Determination Notice shall be the longer of (x) three Business Days and (y) the period remaining under the initial Notice Period);
(iii) at or following the end of such Notice Period, the Company Board shall have determined in good faith (after consultation with the Company’s outside legal and financial advisors) based on the information then available that (A) failure to take such action would continue to be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law and (B) with respect to any such action to be taken in connection with an Acquisition Proposal, such Acquisition Proposal continues to constitute a Superior Proposal, in each case taking into account any revisions to this Agreement made or proposed in writing by Parent prior to the time of such determination pursuant to clause (iii) above; and
(iv) in the event of a termination of this Agreement to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal, the Company shall have validly terminated this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.1 and paid the Company Termination Fee in accordance with Section 7.4. (Pages 35-36)
Section 5.3 Acquisition Proposals. <omitted>
the Company may also terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1 to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to the applicable Superior Proposal; provided, however, that <omitted>
(i) the Company shall have provided <omitted> notice (a “Determination Notice”) to Parent at least five (5) Business Days in advance (the “Notice Period”) to the effect that the Company Board intends to take such action <omitted>
(ii) <omitted> provided, however, that in the event of any material revision to the terms of such Superior Proposal, the Company shall be required to deliver a new Determination Notice to Parent <omitted> (except that the Notice Period in respect of such new Determination Notice shall be the longer of (x) three Business Days and (y) the period remaining under the initial Notice Period); (Pages 35-36) | 5 business days | 5 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
main | contract_40 | Section 7.2 No Solicitation.
<omitted>
(e) Notwithstanding the provisions herein to the contrary, prior to making any Company Adverse Recommendation Change or entering into a definitive agreement in connection with a Superior Proposal in accordance with Section 7.2(d): (i) the Company Board shall provide Parent at least five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice (a “Notice”) of its determination to take such action, which notice shall specify, in reasonable detail, the reasons therefor and, in the case of an Intervening Event, the reasonable detail thereof, and, in the case of a Company Acquisition Proposal, the terms and conditions of such proposal, including a copy of any proposed definitive agreements relating to such proposal; (ii) during the five (5) Business Days following such written notice (the “Notice Period”), the Company Board and its Representatives shall negotiate in good faith with Parent and its Representatives (to the extent Parent desires to negotiate) regarding any revisions to the terms of the transactions contemplated hereby proposed by Parent in response to such Superior Proposal or Intervening Event, as applicable; and (iii) at the end of the Notice Period, the Company Board shall have concluded in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and outside financial advisors (and taking into account any adjustment or modification of the terms of this Agreement proposed in writing by Parent), that, as applicable (A) the Company Acquisition Proposal continues to be a Superior Proposal or (B) the Intervening Event continues to warrant a Company Adverse Recommendation Change and, in each case, that failure to take such action would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Laws; provided that any material revision, amendment, update or supplement to the terms of any Company Acquisition Proposal shall require a new Notice and the Company shall be required to comply again with the requirements of this Section 7.2(e); provided, further, that the new Notice Period shall be three (3) Business Days. (Page 69) | 5 business days | 5 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
main | contract_39 | Section 5.9 Acquisition Proposals.
<omitted>
(b)
<omitted>
provided, however, that the Company may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 5.9 unless and until (x) five (5) Business Days have elapsed following the delivery to Nicolet of a written notice of such determination by the Company Board and, during such five (5) Business-Day period, the parties cooperate with one another with the intent of enabling the parties to engage in good faith negotiations so that the Contemplated Transactions may be effected, and (y) at the end of such five (5) Business-Day period, the Company Board continues, in good faith and after consultation with outside legal counsel and financial advisors, to believe that a Superior Proposal continues to exist. (Page 44) | 5 business days | 5 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
main | contract_88 | Section 5.4 No Company Solicitation.
<omitted>
(e) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.4 to the contrary, at any time before the Company Stockholder Approval is obtained, the Company Board may make a Company Change of Recommendation or authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement under Section 7.1(d) (i) if: (i) the Company has received a written Alternative Acquisition Proposal that did not result from a breach of this Section 5.4;
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(ii) the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel and a nationally recognized financial advisor) that such Alternative Acquisition Proposal is a Superior Acquisition Proposal and the failure to make a Company Change of Recommendation or authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement under Section 7.1(d)(i) in response to such Alternative Acquisition Proposal would be inconsistent with the Company Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable Law; (iii) the Company Board provides to Parent a prior written notice that the Company Board intends to make a Company Change of Recommendation or authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement under Section 7.1(d)(i) (a “Company Recommendation Change Notice”) in response to such Alternative Acquisition Proposal, which Company Recommendation Change Notice shall identify the Person making such Alternative Acquisition Proposal, attach a copy of any Alternative Acquisition Agreement and any proposed written definitive agreement, or the latest draft thereof, relating to such Alternative Acquisition Proposal and summarize in reasonable detail any material terms and conditions of such Alternative Acquisition Proposal that are not reflected in such copies; (iv) if requested by Parent, during the five (5) Business Day period after delivery of the Company Recommendation Change Notice, the Company and its Representatives negotiate in good faith with Parent and its Representatives, which negotiation may be on a non-exclusive basis, related to revisions to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby; and (Page 23)
Section 5.4 No Company Solicitation.
<omitted>
(e) <omitted> the Company Board may <omitted> authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement under Section 7.1(d) (i) if:
(iii) the Company Board provides to Parent a prior written notice that the Company Board intends to make a Company Change of Recommendation or authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement under Section 7.1(d)(i) (a “Company Recommendation Change Notice”) in response to such Alternative Acquisition Proposal <omitted> ; (iv) if requested by Parent, during the five (5) Business Day period after delivery of the Company Recommendation Change Notice, the Company and its Representatives negotiate in good faith with Parent and its Representatives, which negotiation may be on a non-exclusive basis, related to revisions to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (Page 23)
Section 5.4 No Company Solicitation.
<omitted>
(e) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.4 to the contrary, at any time before the Company Stockholder Approval is obtained, the Company Board may make a Company Change of Recommendation or authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement under Section 7.1(d) (i) if: (i) the Company has received a written Alternative Acquisition Proposal that did not result from a breach of this Section 5.4;
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(ii) the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel and a nationally recognized financial advisor) that such Alternative Acquisition Proposal is a Superior Acquisition Proposal and the failure to make a Company Change of Recommendation or authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement under Section 7.1(d)(i) in response to such Alternative Acquisition Proposal would be inconsistent with the Company Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable Law; (iii) the Company Board provides to Parent a prior written notice that the Company Board intends to make a Company Change of Recommendation or authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement under Section 7.1(d)(i) (a “Company Recommendation Change Notice”) in response to such Alternative Acquisition Proposal, which Company Recommendation Change Notice shall identify the Person making such Alternative Acquisition Proposal, attach a copy of any Alternative Acquisition Agreement and any proposed written definitive agreement, or the latest draft thereof, relating to such Alternative Acquisition Proposal and summarize in reasonable detail any material terms and conditions of such Alternative Acquisition Proposal that are not reflected in such copies; (iv) if requested by Parent, during the five (5) Business Day period after delivery of the Company Recommendation Change Notice, the Company and its Representatives negotiate in good faith with Parent and its Representatives, which negotiation may be on a non-exclusive basis, related to revisions to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby; and (v) at the end of such five (5) Business Day period and taking into account any changes to the terms hereof proposed by Parent in writing (provided that, if Parent has proposed any changes to the terms hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby and there is any subsequent amendment to any material term of such Alternative Acquisition Proposal, the Company Board shall provide a new Company Recommendation Change Notice (including all required information and documents as set forth in Section 5.4(e)(iii)) and an additional two (2) Business Day period from the date of such notice shall apply), the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel and a nationally recognized financial advisor) that such Alternative Acquisition Proposal continues to be a Superior Acquisition Proposal and that the failure to make such a Company Change of Recommendation in response to such Alternative Acquisition Proposal or authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement under Section 7.1(d)(i) would be inconsistent with the Company Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable Law. (Page 23)
Section 5.4 No Company Solicitation.
<omitted>
(e) <omitted> the Company Board may <omitted> authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement under Section 7.1(d) (i) if:
<omitted>
(ii) the Company Board determines in good faith <omitted> that such Alternative Acquisition Proposal is a Superior Acquisition Proposal <omitted>
(iii) the Company Board provides to Parent a prior written notice that the Company Board intends to make a Company Change of Recommendation or authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement under Section 7.1(d)(i) (a “Company Recommendation Change Notice”) in response to such Alternative Acquisition Proposal <omitted>
(v) <omitted> (provided that, if Parent has proposed any changes to the terms hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby and there is any subsequent amendment to any material term of such Alternative Acquisition Proposal, the Company Board shall provide a new Company Recommendation Change Notice <omitted> and an additional two (2) Business Day period from the date of such notice shall apply) (Page 23) | 5 business days | 5 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
main | contract_2 | Section 7.1 Company Board Recommendation. <omitted> (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, at any time prior to accepting for payment such number of Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as satisfies the Minimum Condition (the “Offer Acceptance Time”), if the Company has received a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal (which Acquisition Proposal did not arise out of a material breach of Section 6.3(a)) from any Person that has not been withdrawn and is a Superior Offer, (x) the Company Board may make a Company Adverse Change Recommendation, or (y) the Company may terminate this Agreement to enter into a Specified Agreement with respect to such Superior Offer, if and only if: (A) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel, that the failure to do so would breach the fiduciary duties of the Company Board under applicable Law; (B) the Company shall have given Parent prior written notice of its intention to consider making a Company Adverse Change Recommendation or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1(d)(i) at least five (5) Business Days prior to making any such Company Adverse Change Recommendation or termination (a “Determination Notice”) (which notice shall not constitute a Company Adverse Change Recommendation); and (C)(i) the Company shall have provided to Parent a summary of the material terms and conditions of the Acquisition Proposal, including the identity of the Person making such Acquisition Proposal, in accordance with Section 6.3(c)) and provide Parent with copies of all documents and written or electronic communications relating to such Acquisition Proposal, (ii) the Company shall have given Parent five (5) Business Days after the Determination Notice to propose revisions to the terms of this Agreement or make another proposal so that such Acquisition Proposal would cease to constitute a Superior Offer, and, to the extent requested by Parent, shall have negotiated in good faith with Parent and its Representatives with respect to such proposed revisions or other proposal, if any, and (iii) at the end of such five (5) Business Day period, the Company Board makes the determination under Section 7.1(b)(A) (after taking into account the amendments to this Agreement and the Transactions proposed by Parent, if any). With respect to Section 7.1(b)(C), if there are any material amendments, revisions or changes to the terms of any such Superior Offer, the Company shall notify Parent of each such material amendment, revision or change and the applicable five (5) Business Day period shall be extended until at least three (3) Business Days after the time that Parent receives notification from the Company of each such revision. (Page 29) | 5 business days | 5 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
rare_answers | <RARE_ANSWERS> | (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else to the contrary contained in this Agreement, at any time prior to obtaining the Company Required Vote, the Company Board of Directors may, if, after consultation with its financial advisor and outside counsel, it determines that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of directors under Indiana Law, (x) make an Adverse Recommendation Change in response to a Change in Circumstance, (y) make an Adverse Recommendation Change in response to a Superior Proposal or (z) cause or permit the Company to terminate this Agreement in order to enter into a binding written definitive agreement to effect a Superior Proposal, if and only if:
(i) the Company shall have given Parent notice at least five calendar days prior to making any such Adverse Recommendation Change or causing or permitting the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to clause (y) above, which notice shall include (A) the material terms and conditions of any Superior Proposal that is the basis of the proposed action by the Company Board of Directors, the identity of the Person making the Superior Proposal and copies of proposed definitive documentation with respect to the Superior Proposal (it being understood and agreed that (1) any amendment to any financial terms or other terms that are material of such Superior Proposal shall require a new notice and an additional three (3) Business Day period prior to taking any specified action and (2) in determining whether to make an Adverse Recommendation Change or to cause or permit the Company to so terminate this Agreement, the Company Board of Directors shall take into account any changes to the financial and other terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent in writing to the Company (and not revoked) in response to any such notice or otherwise within the periods described above) or (B) a reasonably detailed description of the material event or development constituting such Change in Circumstance;
(ii) the Company has and has caused its Subsidiaries and its and their respective Representatives to make themselves reasonably available to negotiate with Parent and its Representatives during the period referred to in clause (i) above to the extent requested in writing by Parent in order to permit Parent to propose one or more amendments to this Agreement that would result in such Takeover Proposal ceasing to constitute a Superior Proposal or such other matter no longer constituting a Change in Circumstance;
(iii) after considering any proposed binding offers to amend this Agreement committed to in writing by Parent (and not revoked) during the period referred to in clause (i) above, if any, the Company Board of Directors shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisor and outside counsel, that the failure to make the Adverse Recommendation Change in response to such Superior Proposal or Change in Circumstance or cause or permit the Company to terminate this Agreement in response to such Superior Proposal would be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of directors under Indiana Law. (Page 49)
(i) the Company shall have given Parent notice at least five calendar days prior to <omitted> causing or permitting the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to clause (y) above, <omitted> (it being understood and agreed that <omitted> in determining whether to <omitted> cause or permit the Company to so terminate this Agreement, the Company Board of Directors shall take into account any changes to <omitted> this Agreement proposed by Parent
(c)Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else to the contrary contained in this Agreement, at any time prior to obtaining the Company Required Vote, the Company Board of Directors may, if, after consultation with its financial advisor and outside counsel, it determines that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of directors under Indiana Law, (x) make an Adverse Recommendation Change in response to a Change in Circumstance, (y) make an Adverse Recommendation Change in response to a Superior Proposal or (z) cause or permit the Company to terminate this Agreement in order to enter into a binding written definitive agreement to effect a Superior Proposal, if and only if:
(i) the Company shall have given Parent notice at least five calendar days prior to making any such Adverse Recommendation Change or causing or permitting the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to clause (y) above, which notice shall include (A) the material terms and conditions of any Superior Proposal that is the basis of the proposed action by the Company Board of Directors, the identity of the Person making the Superior Proposal and copies of proposed definitive documentation with respect to the Superior Proposal (it being understood and agreed that (1) any amendment to any financial terms or other terms that are material of such Superior Proposal shall require a new notice and an additional three (3) Business Day period prior to taking any specified action and (2) in determining whether to make an Adverse Recommendation Change or to cause or permit the Company to so terminate this Agreement, the Company Board of Directors shall take into account any changes to the financial and other terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent in writing to the Company (and not revoked) in response to any such notice or otherwise within the periods described above) or (B) a reasonably detailed description of the material event or development constituting such Change in Circumstance; (Page 49)
(i) the Company shall have given Parent notice at least four (4) Business Days prior to <omitted> causing or permitting the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to clause (y) above, <omitted> (it being understood and agreed that (1) any amendment to any financial terms or other terms that are material of such Superior Proposal shall require a new notice and an additional three (3) Business Day period prior to taking any specified action and (2) in determining whether to <omitted> cause or permit the Company to so terminate this Agreement, the Company Board of Directors shall take into account any changes to <omitted> this Agreement proposed by Parent | 5 calendar days | 6 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
rare_answers | <RARE_ANSWERS> | Section 5.3 Acquisition Proposals.
<omitted>
(e) Change of Recommendation / Superior Proposal Termination. Notwith-standing anything to the contrary in this Agreement, at any time prior to the time the Company Stockholder Approval is obtained, (x) the Company Board may make a Change of Recommendation (1) if the Company receives a bona fide unsolicited Acquisition Proposal following the Agreement Date that did not result from a violation of Section 5.3 and the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with the Company’s outside legal and financial advisors) based on the information then available that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal or (2) in response to a Company Intervening Event, in either case of (1) or (2), only if the Company Board determines in good faith that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law and (y) if the Company Board is permitted to make a Change of Recommendation pursuant to clause (x)(1), the Company may also terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1 to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to the applicable Superior Proposal; provided, however, that neither the Company Board or the Company shall take any of the foregoing actions unless:
(i) the Company shall have complied in all material respects with its obligations under this Section 5.3(e);
(ii) the Company shall have provided prior written notice (a “Determination Notice”) to Parent at least five calendar days in advance (the “Notice Period”) to the effect that the Company Board intends to take such action and specifying in writing, in reasonable detail the circumstances giving rise to such proposed action, including, in the case such action is proposed to be taken in connection with an Acquisition Proposal, the information specified by Section 5.3(c) with respect to such Acquisition Proposal (it being understood and agreed that the delivery of a Determination Notice shall not, in and of itself, be deemed a Change of Recommendation);
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(iii) the Company shall have, during the Notice Period negotiated with Parent and its Representatives in good faith (to the extent Parent desires to negotiate) to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement such that (A) the failure to take such action would no longer be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law and (B) with respect to any such action to be taken in connection with an Acquisition Proposal, such Acquisition Proposal ceases to constitute a Superior Proposal; provided, however, that in the event of any material revision to the terms of such Superior Proposal, the Company shall be required to deliver a new Determination Notice to Parent and to comply with the requirements of Section 5.3(e)(ii) and this Section 5.3(e)(iii) with respect to such new Determination Notice (except that the references to five calendar days shall be deemed to be two (2) Business Days) and the revised Superior Proposal contemplated thereby;
(iv) at or following the end of such Notice Period, the Company Board shall have determined in good faith based on the information then available that (A) failure to take such action would continue to be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law and (B) with respect to any such action to be taken in connection with an Acquisition Proposal, such Acquisition Proposal continues to constitute a Superior Proposal, in each case taking into account any revisions to this Agreement made or proposed in writing by Parent prior to the time of such determination pursuant to clause (iii) above; and
(v) in the event of a termination of this Agreement to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal, the Company shall have validly terminated this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.1 and paid the Company Termination Fee in accordance with Section 7.4. (Pages 44-45) | 5 calendar days | 6 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
rare_answers | <RARE_ANSWERS> | Section 6.03. No Solicitation. <omitted>
(d) “Last Look”. Further, the Company Board shall not make an Adverse Recommendation Change unless (i) the Company promptly notifies Parent, in writing at least five Business Days before taking that action, of its intention to do so, attaching (A) in the case of an Adverse Recommendation Change to be made following receipt of a Superior Proposal, the most current version of the proposed agreement under which such Superior Proposal is proposed to be consummated and the identity of the Third Party making the Superior Proposal, or (B) in the case of an Adverse Recommendation Change to be made pursuant to an Intervening Event, a reasonably detailed description of the reasons for making such Adverse Recommendation Change, and (ii) Parent does not make, within five calendar days after its receipt of that written notification, a binding offer that (A) in the case of any Adverse Recommendation Change to be made following receipt of a Superior Proposal, is determined by the Company Board to be at least as favorable to the stockholders of the Company as such Superior Proposal (it being understood and agreed that any amendment to the financial terms or other material terms of such Superior Proposal shall require a new written notification from the Company and a new period under this Section 6.03(d), provided that such period for any amendments shall be three Business Days instead of five calendar days) or (B) in the case of an Adverse Recommendation Change to be made pursuant to an Intervening Event, obviates, in the reasonable judgment of the Company Board, the need for such Adverse Recommendation Change. (Page 58)
Section 6.03. No Solicitation. <omitted>
(d) “Last Look”. <omitted> the Company Board shall not make an Adverse Recommendation Change unless (i) the Company promptly notifies Parent, in writing at least five Business Days before taking that action, of its intention to do so, <omitted> (A) in the case of an Adverse Recommendation Change to be made following receipt of a Superior Proposal, <omitted> or (B) in the case of an Adverse Recommendation Change to be made pursuant to an Intervening Event, a reasonably detailed description of the reasons for making such Adverse Recommendation Change, (Page 58)
Section 6.03. No Solicitation. <omitted>
(d) “Last Look”. Further, the Company Board shall not make an Adverse Recommendation Change unless (i) the Company promptly notifies Parent, in writing at least five Business Days before taking that action, of its intention to do so, attaching (A) in the case of an Adverse Recommendation Change to be made following receipt of a Superior Proposal, the most current version of the proposed agreement under which such Superior Proposal is proposed to be consummated and the identity of the Third Party making the Superior Proposal, or (B) in the case of an Adverse Recommendation Change to be made pursuant to an Intervening Event, a reasonably detailed description of the reasons for making such Adverse Recommendation Change, and (ii) Parent does not make, within five calendar days after its receipt of that written notification, a binding offer that (A) in the case of any Adverse Recommendation Change to be made following receipt of a Superior Proposal, is determined by the Company Board to be at least as favorable to the stockholders of the Company as such Superior Proposal (it being understood and agreed that any amendment to the financial terms or other material terms of such Superior Proposal shall require a new written notification from the Company and a new period under this Section 6.03(d), provided that such period for any amendments shall be three Business Days instead of five calendar days) or (B) in the case of an Adverse Recommendation Change to be made pursuant to an Intervening Event, obviates, in the reasonable judgment of the Company Board, the need for such Adverse Recommendation Change. (Page 58)
Section 6.03. No Solicitation. <omitted>
(d) “Last Look”. <omitted> the Company Board shall not make an Adverse Recommendation Change unless (i) the Company promptly notifies Parent, in writing <omitted> (A) in the case of an Adverse Recommendation Change to be made following receipt of a Superior Proposal, <omitted> (it being understood and agreed that any amendment to the financial terms or other material terms of such Superior Proposal shall require a new written notification from the Company and a new period under this Section 6.03(d), provided that such period for any amendments shall be three Business Days instead of five calendar days) (Page 58) | 5 calendar days | 6 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
rare_answers | <RARE_ANSWERS> | 7.1 Shareholder Approvals. <omitted> (c) <omitted>
Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the receipt of the Requisite SB Shareholder Approval, SB’s board of directors may make an Adverse Recommendation Change <omitted> (C) SB’s board of directors provides written notice (a “Notice of Recommendation Change”) to Buyer of its receipt of the Superior Proposal and its intent to announce an Adverse Recommendation Change on the fifth calendar day following delivery of such notice, which notice shall specify the material terms and conditions of the Superior Proposal (and include a copy thereof with all accompanying documentation, if in writing) and identify the Person or Group making such Superior Proposal (it being understood that any amendment to any material term of such Acquisition Proposal shall require a new Notice of Recommendation Change, except that, in such case, the five calendar day period referred to in this clause (C) and in clauses (D) and (E) shall be reduced to two business days following the giving of such new Notice of Recommendation Change); (D) after providing such Notice of Recommendation Change, SB shall negotiate in good faith with Buyer (if requested by Buyer) and provide Buyer reasonable opportunity during the subsequent three business day period to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would enable SB’s board of directors to proceed without an Adverse Recommendation Change (provided, however, that Buyer shall not be required to propose any such adjustments); and (E) SB’s board of directors, following such five calendar day period, again determines in good faith, after consultation with outside counsel, that such Acquisition Proposal nonetheless continues to constitute a Superior Proposal and that failure to take such action would be inconsistent with their fiduciary duties to SB and its shareholders under applicable Law. <omitted>
9.1 Termination. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, and notwithstanding the approval of this Agreement by the shareholders of SB, this Agreement may be terminated and the Merger abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time: <omitted> (f) By SB, prior to the Requisite SB Shareholder Approval (and provided that SB has complied in all material respects with Section 7.1 (including the provisions of Section 7.1(b) regarding the requirements for making an Adverse Recommendation Change)) and Section 7.3, in order to enter into a Superior Proposal. (Page 21) | 5 calendar days | 6 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
rare_answers | <RARE_ANSWERS> | Section 6.04. No Solicitation; Other Offers. <omitted> (d) Last Look. Neither the Board of Directors nor the Company shall take any of the actions referred to in Section 6.04(b)(ii) unless and until: (i) the Company shall have notified Parent, in writing and at least five calendar days prior to taking such action, of its intention to take such action, specifying, in reasonable detail, the reasons for the Adverse Recommendation Change, and attaching a copy of any proposed agreements for the Superior Proposal or a reasonably detailed description of the Intervening Event, as applicable (such written notice, a “Notice of Superior Proposal”), (ii) Parent shall not have made, within five calendar days after receipt of such written notification (the “Notice Period”), an offer that the Board of Directors determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisors, obviates the need to effect the Adverse Recommendation Change, or is at least as favorable from a financial point of view to the Company’s stockholders, taking into consideration the identity of the counterparty, the expected timing and likelihood of consummation and such other factors determined by the Board of Directors to be relevant, in the case of any such Superior Proposal, as applicable, (iii) during the Notice Period, the Company and its Representatives shall have negotiated with Parent and its Representatives in good faith (to the extent Parent so desires to negotiate) to make such adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement so that either the failure to make an Adverse Recommendation Change in response to such Intervening Event would no longer be reasonably expected to be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the Board of Directors under Applicable Law or such Acquisition Proposal would cease to constitute a Superior Proposal, as appropriate, and (iv) in determining whether to make such Adverse Recommendation Change in response to such Intervening Event or Superior Proposal or terminate this Agreement in connection with such Superior Proposal, as applicable, the Board of Directors shall have taken into account any changes to the terms of this Agreement timely proposed by Parent in response to any Notice of Superior Proposal during the Notice Period (as may be extended); provided, further, that any material revision to any Acquisition Proposal shall require a new written notice to be provided in accordance with clause (i) and the Company shall be required to comply again with the requirements of this Section 6.04(d); provided, further, that the new Notice Period shall be three (3) Business Days (but in no event shorter than the original five (5) calendar day Notice Period). (Page 25) | 5 calendar days | 6 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
rare_answers | <RARE_ANSWERS> | Section 5.4 Acquisition Proposals. <omitted>
(b) <omitted> (iv) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, with respect to an Acquisition Proposal, the Board of Directors of VEREIT or Board of Directors of Realty Income, as applicable, may make a Change in VEREIT Recommendation or a Change in Realty Income Recommendation, as applicable (and in the event that the Board of Directors of VEREIT determines such Acquisition Proposal to be a Superior Proposal, in accordance with this Section 5.4, terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(d)(i)), in each case (including with respect to any such termination), if and only if (A) an unsolicited bona fide written Acquisition Proposal (that did not result from a material breach of this Section 5.4) is made to VEREIT or Realty Income, as applicable, by a third party, and such Acquisition Proposal is not withdrawn, (B) the Board of Directors of VEREIT or the Board of Directors of Realty Income, as applicable, has concluded in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel and financial advisors) that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal, (C) the Board of Directors of VEREIT or of Realty Income, as applicable, has concluded in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) that failure to do so would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of its duties to VEREIT or Realty Income, as applicable, (D) five calendar days (the “Notice Period”) shall have elapsed since the party proposing to take such action has given written notice to the other party advising such other party that the notifying party intends to take such action and specifying in reasonable detail the reasons therefor, including the terms and conditions of any such Superior Proposal that is the basis of the proposed action (a “Notice of Recommendation Change”) (it being understood that any amendment to any material term of such Superior Proposal shall require a new Notice of Recommendation Change and a new Notice Period, except that the five calendar day Notice Period referred to in clause (D) above shall instead be equal to the longer of (1) three (3) Business Days or (2) the period remaining under the Notice Period under clause (D) above immediately prior to the delivery of such additional notice under this clause (D)), (E) during the Notice Period, the notifying party has considered and, at the reasonable request of the other party, engaged in good faith discussions with such party regarding, any adjustment or modification of the terms of this Agreement proposed by the other party, and (F) the Board of Directors of the party proposing to take such action, following the Notice Period, again reasonably determines in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel, and taking into account any adjustment or modification of the terms of this Agreement proposed by the other party) that failure to do so would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of its duties to such party. (Page 30)
Section 5.4 Acquisition Proposals. <omitted>
(b) <omitted> (iv) <omitted> the Board of Directors of VEREIT <omitted> may <omitted> in the event that the Board of Directors of VEREIT determines such Acquisition Proposal to be a Superior Proposal, in accordance with this Section 5.4, terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(d)(i)) <omitted> , if and only if <omitted> (D) five calendar days (the “Notice Period”) shall have elapsed since the party proposing to take such action has given written notice to the other party advising such other party that the notifying party intends to take such action <omitted> (E) during the Notice Period, the notifying party has considered and, at the reasonable request of the other party, engaged in good faith discussions with such party regarding, any adjustment or modification of the terms of this Agreement proposed by the other party (Page 30)
Section 5.4 Acquisition Proposals. <omitted>
(b) <omitted> (iv) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, with respect to an Acquisition Proposal, the Board of Directors of VEREIT or Board of Directors of Realty Income, as applicable, may make a Change in VEREIT Recommendation or a Change in Realty Income Recommendation, as applicable (and in the event that the Board of Directors of VEREIT determines such Acquisition Proposal to be a Superior Proposal, in accordance with this Section 5.4, terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(d)(i)), in each case (including with respect to any such termination), if and only if (A) an unsolicited bona fide written Acquisition Proposal (that did not result from a material breach of this Section 5.4) is made to VEREIT or Realty Income, as applicable, by a third party, and such Acquisition Proposal is not withdrawn, (B) the Board of Directors of VEREIT or the Board of Directors of Realty Income, as applicable, has concluded in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel and financial advisors) that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal, (C) the Board of Directors of VEREIT or of Realty Income, as applicable, has concluded in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) that failure to do so would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of its duties to VEREIT or Realty Income, as applicable, (D) five calendar days (the “Notice Period”) shall have elapsed since the party proposing to take such action has given written notice to the other party advising such other party that the notifying party intends to take such action and specifying in reasonable detail the reasons therefor, including the terms and conditions of any such Superior Proposal that is the basis of the proposed action (a “Notice of Recommendation Change”) (it being understood that any amendment to any material term of such Superior Proposal shall require a new Notice of Recommendation Change and a new Notice Period, except that the five calendar day Notice Period referred to in clause (D) above shall instead be equal to the longer of (1) three (3) Business Days or (2) the period remaining under the Notice Period under clause (D) above immediately prior to the delivery of such additional notice under this clause (D)), (E) during the Notice Period, the notifying party has considered and, at the reasonable request of the other party, engaged in good faith discussions with such party regarding, any adjustment or modification of the terms of this Agreement proposed by the other party, and (F) the Board of Directors of the party proposing to take such action, following the Notice Period, again reasonably determines in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel, and taking into account any adjustment or modification of the terms of this Agreement proposed by the other party) that failure to do so would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of its duties to such party. (Page 30)
Section 5.4 Acquisition Proposals. <omitted>
(b) <omitted> (iv) <omitted> the Board of Directors of VEREIT <omitted> may <omitted> in the event that the Board of Directors of VEREIT determines such Acquisition Proposal to be a Superior Proposal, in accordance with this Section 5.4, terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(d)(i)) <omitted> , if and only if <omitted> (D) five calendar days (the “Notice Period”) shall have elapsed since the party proposing to take such action has given written notice to the other party advising such other party that the notifying party intends to take such action <omitted> (it being understood that any amendment to any material term of such Superior Proposal shall require a new Notice of Recommendation Change and a new Notice Period, except that the five calendar day Notice Period referred to in clause (D) above shall instead be equal to the longer of (1) three (3) Business Days or (2) the period remaining under the Notice Period under clause (D) above immediately prior to the delivery of such additional notice under this clause (D)) (Page 30)
(None entered)
(None entered) | 5 calendar days | 6 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
rare_answers | <RARE_ANSWERS> | Section 6.03. No Solicitation; Other Offers.
<omitted>
(e)
<omitted>
provided that the Board of Directors of the Company shall not make an Adverse Recommendation Change (or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.01(d)(i)), unless (i) the Company promptly notifies Parent, in writing at least five calendar days before taking that action, of its intention to do so, attaching (A) in the case of an Adverse Recommendation Change to be made following receipt of a Superior Proposal, the most current version of the proposed agreement under which such Superior Proposal is proposed to be consummated and the identity of the Third Party making the Superior Proposal, or (B) in the case of an Adverse Recommendation Change to be made pursuant to an Intervening Event, a reasonably detailed description of the reasons for making such Adverse Recommendation Change, (ii) during such five calendar day period, if requested by Parent, the Company and its Representatives shall have discussed and negotiated in good faith (in each case to the extent Parent desires to negotiate) with Parent and its Representatives regarding any proposal by Parent to amend the terms of this Agreement in response to such potential Adverse Recommendation Change and (iii) the Board of Directors of the Company has determined in good faith, after consulting with its outside legal counsel and the Company’s financial advisor, that Parent has not made, within such five calendar day period, an offer that (A) in the case of any Adverse Recommendation Change to be made following receipt of a Superior Proposal, is at least as favorable to the shareholders of the Company as such Superior Proposal (it being understood and agreed that any amendment to the financial terms or other material terms of such Superior Proposal shall require a new written notification from the Company and a new three Business Day period under this Section 6.03(e)) or (B) in the case of an Adverse Recommendation Change to be made pursuant to an Intervening Event, obviates the need for such Adverse Recommendation Change. (Page 49) | 5 calendar days | 6 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
rare_answers | <RARE_ANSWERS> | 6.1 Company Board Recommendation. <omitted> (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, at any time prior to Offer Acceptance Time: (i) if the Company has received a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal (which Acquisition Proposal did not arise out of a material breach of Section 5.4) from any Person that has not been withdrawn and, after consultation with outside legal counsel and independent financial advisors, the Company Board shall have determined, in good faith, that such 51
Acquisition Proposal is a Superior Proposal, (x) the Company Board may make a Company Adverse Change Recommendation, or (y) the Company may terminate this Agreement to enter into a Specified Agreement with respect to such Superior Proposal, in each case if and only if: (A) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and independent financial advisors, that the failure to do so is inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the Company Board to the Company Stockholders under applicable Laws; (B) the Company shall have given Parent prior written notice of its intention to consider making a Company Adverse Change Recommendation or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(f) at least five calendar days prior to making any such Company Adverse Change Recommendation or termination (a “Determination Notice”) (which notice shall not constitute a Company Adverse Change Recommendation); and (C) (1) the Company shall have provided to Parent all information contemplated to be provided in accordance with Section 5.4(d), (2) the Company shall have given Parent the five calendar days after the Determination Notice to propose revisions to the terms of this Agreement or make other proposals so that such Acquisition Proposal would cease to constitute a Superior Proposal, and shall have negotiated in good faith with Parent (to the extent Parent desires to negotiate) with respect to such proposed revisions or other proposal, if any, (3) after considering the results of such negotiations and giving effect to the proposals made by Parent, if any, after consultation with outside legal counsel and independent financial advisors, the Company Board shall have determined, in good faith, that such Acquisition Proposal is a Superior Proposal and that the failure to make the Company Adverse Change Recommendation or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(f) is inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the Company Board to the Company Stockholders under applicable Laws, and (4) if the Company intends to terminate this Agreement to enter into a Specified Agreement, the Company shall have complied with Section 8.1(f). Issuance of any “stop, look and listen” communication by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to Rule 14d-9(f), in and of itself, shall not be considered a Company Adverse Change Recommendation and shall not require the giving of a Determination Notice or compliance with the procedures set forth in this Section 6.1. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section 6.1(b)(i) shall also apply to any material amendment (which shall include any change to the financial terms, including the form, amount and timing of payment of consideration) to any Acquisition Proposal and require a new Determination Notice, except that the references to five calendar days shall be deemed to be three (3) Business Days; and (ii) other than in connection with an Acquisition Proposal, the Company Board may make a Company Adverse Change Recommendation in response to an Intervening Event, if and only if: (A) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and independent financial advisors, that the failure to do so is inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the Company Board to the Company Stockholders under applicable Laws; (B) the Company shall have given Parent a Determination Notice at least five calendar days prior to making any such Company Adverse Change Recommendation; and (C) (1) the Company shall have specified the Intervening Event in reasonable detail, (2) the Company shall have given Parent the five calendar days after the Determination Notice to propose revisions to the terms of this Agreement or make other proposals so that such Intervening Event would no longer necessitate a Company Adverse Change Recommendation, and shall have made its Representatives reasonably available to negotiate in good faith with Parent (to the extent Parent desires to do so) with respect to such proposed revisions or other proposal, if any, and (3) after considering the results of such negotiations and giving effect to the proposals made by 52
Parent, if any, after consultation with outside legal counsel, the Company Board shall have determined, in good faith, that the failure to make the Company Adverse Change Recommendation in response to such Intervening Event is inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the Company Board to the Company Stockholders under applicable Laws. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section 6.1(b)(ii) shall also apply to any material change to the facts and circumstances relating to such Intervening Event and require a new Determination Notice, except that the references to five calendar days shall be deemed to be three (3) Business Days. (Pages 56-58) | 5 calendar days | 6 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
rare_answers | <RARE_ANSWERS> | Section 5.04 Company Recommendation. <omitted>
(b) Superior Proposal. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, at any time prior to the receipt of the Company Shareholder Approval, the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) may, in response to the receipt of a bona fide, written Competing Proposal received after the date hereof that did not result from a breach of Section 5.03(a) and is not withdrawn, make a Change of Company Recommendation (and, if so desired by the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.01(d) in order to cause the Company to enter into a binding and definitive written Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Competing Proposal), only if: <omitted>
(ii) the Company provides Parent written notice at least 10 days’ prior effecting a Change of Company Recommendation of the Company Board’s intention to take such action (a “Notice of Change of Recommendation”), which notice shall identify the person making such Competing Proposal and include a copy of all definitive agreements to effect such Superior Proposal to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary would be a party and any financing commitments to which the person making such Competing Proposal would be a party (subject to customary redactions to debt financing commitments) (it being agreed that neither the delivery of the Notice of Change of Recommendation by the Company nor the public disclosure thereof shall constitute a Change of Company Recommendation); (iii) if requested by Parent, prior to effecting such Change of Company Recommendation, the Company shall, and shall direct its applicable Representatives to, negotiate with Parent in good faith during the 10 days commencing on the date of delivery of the Notice of Change of Recommendation regarding adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed by Parent in writing; (Page 19)
Section 5.04 Company Recommendation. <omitted>
(b) Superior Proposal. <omitted> the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) may, in response to the receipt of a <omitted> Competing Proposal <omitted> that did not result from a breach of Section 5.03(a) <omitted> terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.01(d) in order to cause the Company to enter into a binding and definitive written Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Competing Proposal), only if: <omitted>
(ii) the Company provides Parent <omitted>notice at least 10 days’ prior effecting a Change of Company Recommendation of the Company Board’s intention to take such action (a “Notice of Change of Recommendation”) <omitted> (iii) if requested by Parent, prior to effecting such Change of Company Recommendation, the Company shall <omitted> negotiate with Parent in good faith during the 10 days <omitted> regarding adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement (Page 19)
Section 5.04 Company Recommendation. <omitted>
(b) Superior Proposal. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, at any time prior to the receipt of the Company Shareholder Approval, the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) may, in response to the receipt of a bona fide, written Competing Proposal received after the date hereof that did not result from a breach of Section 5.03(a) and is not withdrawn, make a Change of Company Recommendation (and, if so desired by the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.01(d) in order to cause the Company to enter into a binding and definitive written Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Competing Proposal), only if: <omitted>
(ii) the Company provides Parent written notice at least 10 days’ prior effecting a Change of Company Recommendation of the Company Board’s intention to take such action (a “Notice of Change of Recommendation”), which notice shall identify the person making such Competing Proposal and include a copy of all definitive agreements to effect such Superior Proposal to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary would be a party and any financing commitments to which the person making such Competing Proposal would be a party (subject to customary redactions to debt financing commitments) (it being agreed that neither the delivery of the Notice of Change of Recommendation by the Company nor the public disclosure thereof shall constitute a Change of Company Recommendation); (iii) if requested by Parent, prior to effecting such Change of Company Recommendation, the Company shall, and shall direct its applicable Representatives to, negotiate with Parent in good faith during the 10 days commencing on the date of delivery of the Notice of Change of Recommendation regarding adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed by Parent in writing; 39 (iv) no earlier than the end of the 10 day period beginning after the delivery of the Notice of Change of Recommendation, the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel and after considering any proposed amendments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed by Parent in writing during such 10 day period, that (A) failure to take such action would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law and (B) such Competing Proposal continues to constitute a Superior Proposal; provided, that any change to the financial terms (including any change to the amount or form of consideration payable) or other material amendment to the terms of such Competing Proposal (whether or not in response to any changes proposed by Parent pursuant to clause (iii)) shall require a new Notice of Change of Recommendation and an additional two (2) Business Day period from the date of such notice during which the terms of clause (i) through (iv) shall apply mutatis mutandis (other than the number of days). (Page 19)
Section 5.04 Company Recommendation. <omitted>
(b) Superior Proposal. <omitted> the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) may, in response to the receipt of a <omitted> Competing Proposal <omitted> that did not result from a breach of Section 5.03(a) <omitted> terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.01(d) in order to cause the Company to enter into a binding and definitive written Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Competing Proposal), only if: <omitted>
<omitted> provided, that any change to the financial terms (including any change to the amount or form of consideration payable) or other material amendment to the terms of such Competing Proposal (whether or not in response to any changes proposed by Parent pursuant to clause (iii)) shall require a new Notice of Change of Recommendation and an additional two (2) Business Day period from the date of such notice during which the terms of clause (i) through (iv) shall apply mutatis mutandis (other than the number of days). (Page 19) | Greater than 5 business days | 7 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
rare_answers | <RARE_ANSWERS> | (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else to the contrary contained in this Agreement, at any time prior to obtaining the Company Required Vote, the Company Board of Directors may, if, after consultation with its financial advisor and outside counsel, it determines that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of directors under Indiana Law, (x) make an Adverse Recommendation Change in response to a Change in Circumstance, (y) make an Adverse Recommendation Change in response to a Superior Proposal or (z) cause or permit the Company to terminate this Agreement in order to enter into a binding written definitive agreement to effect a Superior Proposal, if and only if:
(i) the Company shall have given Parent notice at least 10 calendar days’ prior making any such Adverse Recommendation Change or causing or permitting the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to clause (y) above, which notice shall include (A) the material terms and conditions of any Superior Proposal that is the basis of the proposed action by the Company Board of Directors, the identity of the Person making the Superior Proposal and copies of proposed definitive documentation with respect to the Superior Proposal (it being understood and agreed that (1) any amendment to any financial terms or other terms that are material of such Superior Proposal shall require a new notice and an additional three (3) Business Day period prior to taking any specified action and (2) in determining whether to make an Adverse Recommendation Change or to cause or permit the Company to so terminate this Agreement, the Company Board of Directors shall take into account any changes to the financial and other terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent in writing to the Company (and not revoked) in response to any such notice or otherwise within the periods described above) or (B) a reasonably detailed description of the material event or development constituting such Change in Circumstance;
(ii) the Company has and has caused its Subsidiaries and its and their respective Representatives to make themselves reasonably available to negotiate with Parent and its Representatives during the period referred to in clause (i) above to the extent requested in writing by Parent in order to permit Parent to propose one or more amendments to this Agreement that would result in such Takeover Proposal ceasing to constitute a Superior Proposal or such other matter no longer constituting a Change in Circumstance;
(iii) after considering any proposed binding offers to amend this Agreement committed to in writing by Parent (and not revoked) during the period referred to in clause (i) above, if any, the Company Board of Directors shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisor and outside counsel, that the failure to make the Adverse Recommendation Change in response to such Superior Proposal or Change in Circumstance or cause or permit the Company to terminate this Agreement in response to such Superior Proposal would be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of directors under Indiana Law. (Page 49)
(i) the Company shall have given Parent notice at least 10 calendar days’ prior <omitted> causing or permitting the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to clause (y) above, <omitted> (it being understood and agreed that <omitted> in determining whether to <omitted> cause or permit the Company to so terminate this Agreement, the Company Board of Directors shall take into account any changes to <omitted> this Agreement proposed by Parent
(c)Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else to the contrary contained in this Agreement, at any time prior to obtaining the Company Required Vote, the Company Board of Directors may, if, after consultation with its financial advisor and outside counsel, it determines that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of directors under Indiana Law, (x) make an Adverse Recommendation Change in response to a Change in Circumstance, (y) make an Adverse Recommendation Change in response to a Superior Proposal or (z) cause or permit the Company to terminate this Agreement in order to enter into a binding written definitive agreement to effect a Superior Proposal, if and only if:
(i) the Company shall have given Parent notice at least 10 calendar days’ prior making any such Adverse Recommendation Change or causing or permitting the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to clause (y) above, which notice shall include (A) the material terms and conditions of any Superior Proposal that is the basis of the proposed action by the Company Board of Directors, the identity of the Person making the Superior Proposal and copies of proposed definitive documentation with respect to the Superior Proposal (it being understood and agreed that (1) any amendment to any financial terms or other terms that are material of such Superior Proposal shall require a new notice and an additional three (3) Business Day period prior to taking any specified action and (2) in determining whether to make an Adverse Recommendation Change or to cause or permit the Company to so terminate this Agreement, the Company Board of Directors shall take into account any changes to the financial and other terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent in writing to the Company (and not revoked) in response to any such notice or otherwise within the periods described above) or (B) a reasonably detailed description of the material event or development constituting such Change in Circumstance; (Page 49)
(i) the Company shall have given Parent notice at least 10 calendar days’ prior <omitted> causing or permitting the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to clause (y) above, <omitted> (it being understood and agreed that (1) any amendment to any financial terms or other terms that are material of such Superior Proposal shall require a new notice and an additional three (3) Business Day period prior to taking any specified action and (2) in determining whether to <omitted> cause or permit the Company to so terminate this Agreement, the Company Board of Directors shall take into account any changes to <omitted> this Agreement proposed by Parent | Greater than 5 business days | 7 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
rare_answers | <RARE_ANSWERS> | Section 6.1. Acquisition Proposals. <omitted> provided, further, that the Company will not be entitled to effect such Change of Recommendation or terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.1(d)(ii) unless (x) the Company delivers to Parent a written notice (a “Company Notice”), at least 10 days before the Board of Directors (or a duly authorized committee thereof) takes such action, advising Parent that the Board of Directors (or a duly authorized committee thereof) proposes to take such action and containing the material details of such Intervening Event or the material terms and conditions of the Superior Proposal (and shall have provided to Parent a copy of the available proposed transaction agreement to be entered into in respect of such Superior Proposal), as applicable, that is the basis of the proposed action of the Board of Directors (or a duly authorized committee thereof) and (y) at or after 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the tenth (10t h) calendar day immediately following the day on which the Company delivered the Company Notice (such period from the time the Company Notice is provided until 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the tenthv (10t h) calendar day immediately following the day on which the Company delivered the Company Notice, the “Notice Period”), the Board of Directors (or a duly authorized committee thereof) shall have determined in good faith (after consultation with its outside counsel and financial advisors and taking into account any changes to the terms of this Agreement agreed to in writing by Parent during the Notice Period) that the failure to make a Change of Recommendation or to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(d)(ii) would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, or in the case of an Acquisition Proposal, such Acquisition Proposal continues to constitute a Superior Proposal; provided, however, that any amendment to the financial terms or other material terms or conditions (including the provision of financing) of such Acquisition Proposal (which, after taking into account any changes offered and agreed to in writing by Parent during the Notice Period, ceased to constitute a Superior Proposal) that would reasonably be likely to result in such Acquisition Proposal again constituting a Superior Proposal, shall require a new Company Notice and an additional two (2) Business Day Notice Period. If requested by Parent, the Company will, and will cause its Subsidiaries and direct its or their Representatives to, during the Notice Period, engage in good faith negotiations with Parent and its Representatives to make such adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement so that, (A) in the case of an Acquisition Proposal, such Acquisition Proposal would cease to constitute a Superior Proposal, and (B) in the case of an Intervening Event, the failure of the Board of Directors (or a duly authorized committee thereof) to make a Change of Recommendation would not be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law. (Page 54) | Greater than 5 business days | 7 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
rare_answers | <RARE_ANSWERS> | provided, however, that AB may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.4.6 unless <omitted> (c) it has provided GBCI at least 10 days’ prior written notice advising GBCI that the board of directors of AB is prepared to accept a Superior Proposal (the “Superior Proposal Notice Period”) and has given GBCI, if it so elects, an opportunity to amend the terms of this Agreement during the Superior Proposal Notice Period (and negotiated with GBCI in good faith with respect to such terms during the Superior Proposal Notice Period) in such a manner as would enable AB’s board of directors to proceed with the Merger without violating their fiduciary duties (Page 51)
provided, however, that AB may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.4.6 unless <omitted> (c) it has provided GBCI at least 10 days’ prior written notice advising GBCI that the board of directors of AB is prepared to accept a Superior Proposal (the “Superior Proposal Notice Period”) and has given GBCI, if it so elects, an opportunity to amend the terms of this Agreement (Page 51)
(None entered) | Greater than 5 business days | 7 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
main | contract_77 | Section 5.14 No Solicitation; Change of Recommendation. <omitted>
(C) (1) KTYB shall have provided prior written notice to SYBT at least six (6) business days in advance (the “Notice Period”), to the effect that the Board of Directors of KTYB (or a duly authorized committee thereof) has concluded in good faith that a Superior Proposal has been received and, absent any revision to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Board of Directors of KTYB (or a duly authorized committee thereof) has resolved to effect a Change in Recommendation pursuant to this Section 5.14(h) (and terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(f)), which notice shall specify the basis for such Change in Recommendation, including the identity of the person or group of persons making the Superior Proposal, the material terms thereof and copies of all relevant documents relating to such Superior Proposal;
(2) prior to effecting such Change in Recommendation (or termination pursuant to Section 7.1(f)), (aa) KTYB shall, and shall cause its financial and legal advisors to, during the Notice Period, negotiate with SYBT and its Representatives in good faith (to the extent SYBT desires to negotiate) to make adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and permit SYBT and its Representatives to make a presentation to the Board of Directors of KTYB (or a duly authorized committee thereof) regarding this Agreement and any adjustments with respect thereto (to the extent SYBT desires to make such presentation), and (bb) at the end of the Notice Period the Board of Directors of KTYB (or a duly authorized committee thereof) again makes the determination in good faith (i) after consultation with outside legal counsel that the failure to make a Change in Recommendation (or authorize the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(f)) would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable law and (ii) taking into account any adjustment to the terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed by SYBT, that the Acquisition Proposal continues to be a Superior
Proposal; provided that, in the event of any material revisions to the Acquisition Proposal that the Board of Directors of KTYB (or a duly authorized committee thereof) has determined to be a Superior Proposal, KTYB shall be required to deliver a new written notice to SYBT and to comply with the requirements of this Section 5.14 (including this Section 5.14(h)) with respect to such new written notice and the revised Superior Proposal contemplated thereby; <omitted>
Section 7.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Effective Time: <omitted> (f) by:
(1) KTYB if, (i) the Board of Directors of KTYB (or a duly authorized committee thereof) has authorized KTYB to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal, (ii) KTYB has complied in all respects with Section 5.14 and (iii) in the case of clause (i), immediately after the termination of this Agreement, KTYB enters into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal referred to in the foregoing clause (i); provided that the right of KTYB to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(f)(1) is conditioned on and subject to the prior payment by KTYB to SYBT of the Termination Fee in accordance with Section 7.2(b), and any purported termination pursuant to this Section 7.1(f)(1) shall be void and of no force or effect if KTYB shall not have paid and SYBT shall not have received the Termination Fee; (Pages 46-47) | Greater than 5 business days | 7 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
rare_answers | <RARE_ANSWERS> | 6.1 Company Board Recommendation. <omitted> (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, at any time prior to Offer Acceptance Time: (i) if the Company has received a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal (which Acquisition Proposal did not arise out of a material breach of Section 5.4) from any Person that has not been withdrawn and, after consultation with outside legal counsel and independent financial advisors, the Company Board shall have determined, in good faith, that such 51
Acquisition Proposal is a Superior Proposal, (x) the Company Board may make a Company Adverse Change Recommendation, or (y) the Company may terminate this Agreement to enter into a Specified Agreement with respect to such Superior Proposal, in each case if and only if: (A) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and independent financial advisors, that the failure to do so is inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the Company Board to the Company Stockholders under applicable Laws; (B) the Company shall have given Parent prior written notice of its intention to consider making a Company Adverse Change Recommendation or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(f) at least calendar 10 days’ prior making any such Company Adverse Change Recommendation or termination (a “Determination Notice”) (which notice shall not constitute a Company Adverse Change Recommendation); and (C) (1) the Company shall have provided to Parent all information contemplated to be provided in accordance with Section 5.4(d), (2) the Company shall have given Parent the ten (10) calendar days after the Determination Notice to propose revisions to the terms of this Agreement or make other proposals so that such Acquisition Proposal would cease to constitute a Superior Proposal, and shall have negotiated in good faith with Parent (to the extent Parent desires to negotiate) with respect to such proposed revisions or other proposal, if any, (3) after considering the results of such negotiations and giving effect to the proposals made by Parent, if any, after consultation with outside legal counsel and independent financial advisors, the Company Board shall have determined, in good faith, that such Acquisition Proposal is a Superior Proposal and that the failure to make the Company Adverse Change Recommendation or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(f) is inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the Company Board to the Company Stockholders under applicable Laws, and (4) if the Company intends to terminate this Agreement to enter into a Specified Agreement, the Company shall have complied with Section 8.1(f). Issuance of any “stop, look and listen” communication by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to Rule 14d-9(f), in and of itself, shall not be considered a Company Adverse Change Recommendation and shall not require the giving of a Determination Notice or compliance with the procedures set forth in this Section 6.1. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section 6.1(b)(i) shall also apply to any material amendment (which shall include any change to the financial terms, including the form, amount and timing of payment of consideration) to any Acquisition Proposal and require a new Determination Notice, except that the references to ten (10) calendar days shall be deemed to be three (3) Business Days; and (ii) other than in connection with an Acquisition Proposal, the Company Board may make a Company Adverse Change Recommendation in response to an Intervening Event, if and only if: (A) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and independent financial advisors, that the failure to do so is inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the Company Board to the Company Stockholders under applicable Laws; (B) the Company shall have given Parent a Determination Notice at least 10 calendar days’ prior making any such Company Adverse Change Recommendation; and (C) (1) the Company shall have specified the Intervening Event in reasonable detail, (2) the Company shall have given Parent the ten (10) calendar days after the Determination Notice to propose revisions to the terms of this Agreement or make other proposals so that such Intervening Event would no longer necessitate a Company Adverse Change Recommendation, and shall have made its Representatives reasonably available to negotiate in good faith with Parent (to the extent Parent desires to do so) with respect to such proposed revisions or other proposal, if any, and (3) after considering the results of such negotiations and giving effect to the proposals made by 52
Parent, if any, after consultation with outside legal counsel, the Company Board shall have determined, in good faith, that the failure to make the Company Adverse Change Recommendation in response to such Intervening Event is inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the Company Board to the Company Stockholders under applicable Laws. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section 6.1(b)(ii) shall also apply to any material change to the facts and circumstances relating to such Intervening Event and require a new Determination Notice, except that the references to ten (10) calendar days shall be deemed to be three (3) Business Days. (Pages 56-58) | Greater than 5 business days | 7 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_5 | Section 6.02 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted> (d) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, prior to the Company Approval Time, in response to a Company Acquisition Proposal that the Board of Directors of the Company determines in good faith constitutes a Company Superior Proposal, the Board of Directors of the Company may, subject to compliance with this Section 6.02(d), (i) make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change and/or (ii) terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 10.01(d)(iii); provided, that (A) the Company shall first notify Parent in writing at least four Business Days before taking such action that the Company intends to take such action, which notice shall include an unredacted copy of such proposal and a copy of any financing commitments (in the form provided to the Company) relating thereto (and, to the extent not in writing, the material terms and conditions thereof and the identity of the person making any such proposal), (B) the Company shall make its Representatives reasonably available to negotiate with Parent and its Representatives during such four Business Day notice period, to the extent Parent wishes to negotiate, to enable Parent to propose revisions to the terms of this Agreement such that it would cause such Company Superior Proposal to no longer constitute a Company Superior Proposal, (C) upon the end of such notice period, the Board of Directors of the Company shall have considered in good faith any revisions to the terms of this Agreement committed to in writing by Parent, and shall have determined that the Company Superior Proposal would nevertheless continue to constitute a Company Superior Proposal if the revisions committed to in writing by Parent were to be given effect and (D) in the event of any change, from time to time, to any of the financial terms or any other material terms of such Company Superior Proposal, the Company shall, in each case, have delivered to Parent an additional notice consistent with that described in clause (A) of this proviso and a new notice period under clause (A) of this proviso shall commence each time, except each such notice period shall be three Business Days (instead of four Business Days), during which time the Company shall be required to comply with the requirements of this Section 6.02(d) anew with respect to each such additional notice, including clauses (A) through (D) above of this proviso. (Page 76) | 4 business days | 3 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_5 | Section 6.02 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted> (d) <omitted> the Board of Directors of the Company may <omitted> (ii) terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 10.01(d)(iii); provided, that (A) the Company shall first notify Parent in writing at least four Business Days before taking such action that the Company intends to take such action, <omitted> (D) in the event of any change, from time to time, to any of the financial terms or any other material terms of such Company Superior Proposal, the Company shall, in each case, have delivered to Parent an additional notice consistent with that described in clause (A) of this proviso and a new notice period under clause (A) of this proviso shall commence each time, except each such notice period shall be three Business Days (instead of four Business Days), during which time the Company shall be required to comply with the requirements of this Section 6.02(d) anew with respect to each such additional notice, including clauses (A) through (D) above of this proviso. (Page 76) | 4 business days | 3 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_9 | Section 5.2. Acquisition Proposals. <omitted>
Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, prior to the Expiration Date, (x) if an Intervening Event occurs and the Special Committee determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that failure to effect a Change of Recommendation in light of such Intervening Event would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with their fiduciary obligations under applicable Law, the Company Board (acting upon the recommendation and direction of the Special Committee) may effect a Change of Recommendation contemplated by clauses (1) or (2) of the definition thereof or (y) if the Company receives, directly or indirectly through one or more of its Representatives, an unsolicited, written, bona fide Acquisition Proposal that the Company Board (acting upon the recommendation of the Special Committee) and the Special Committee concludes in good faith, after consultation with their financial advisor and outside legal counsel, constitutes a Superior Proposal and such Acquisition Proposal did not result from a material breach by the Company of this Section 5.2, the Company Board (acting upon the recommendation of the Special Committee) and the Special Committee may effect a Change of Recommendation and/or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.3(a) in order to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement providing for such Superior Proposal, and, in the case of either clause (x) or (y): (i) the Company shall have provided prior written notice to Parent, at least three (3) Business Days in advance, that it intends to effect a
Change of Recommendation (a “Notice of Change of Recommendation”) and/or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.3(a), which notice shall specify in reasonable detail the basis for the Change of Recommendation and/or termination and (A) in the case of a Superior Proposal, the identity of the Person or group of Persons making such Superior Proposal and the material terms thereof, along with a copy of any proposed agreement in respect of such Superior Proposal (or, if there is no such proposed agreement, a written summary of the material terms and conditions of such Superior Proposal); or (B) in the case of an Intervening Event, reasonable detail regarding the Intervening Event;
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(ii) after providing such notice and prior to effecting such Change of Recommendation and/or terminating this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.3(a), the Company shall have negotiated, and shall have caused its Representatives to be available to negotiate, with Parent and Merger Sub in good faith (to the extent Parent and Merger Sub desire to negotiate) during such three (3) Business Day period (the “Notice Period”) to make such adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would obviate the need for the Company to effect a Change of Recommendation and/or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.3(a); and (iii) following the end of the Notice Period, the Company Board (acting upon the recommendation of the Special Committee) and the Special Committee shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with their outside legal counsel and, with respect to clause (A) below, their financial advisor, taking into account any changes to this Agreement proposed in writing by Parent in response to the Notice of Change of Recommendation, that (A) the Superior Proposal giving rise to the Notice of Change of Recommendation continues to be a Superior Proposal or (B) in the case of an Intervening Event, the failure of the Company Board and the Special Committee to effect a Change of Recommendation would continue to be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with its fiduciary obligations under applicable Law. Any amendment to the financial terms or any other material change to the terms of a Superior Proposal shall require the Company to deliver a new Notice of Change of Recommendation and the Company shall be required to comply again with the requirements of clauses (i) - (iii) above; provided, however, that subsequent to the initial Notice Period, the Notice Period shall be reduced to two (2) Business Days following receipt by Parent of any such new Notice of Change of Recommendation. (Pages 22-23) | 3 business days | 1 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_9 | Section 5.2. Acquisition Proposals. <omitted>
(y) if the Company receives <omitted> an <omitted> Acquisition Proposal that the Company Board <omitted> concludes <omitted> constitutes a Superior Proposal <omitted> the Company Board (acting upon the recommendation of the Special Committee) and the Special Committee may <omitted> terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.3(a) in order to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement providing for such Superior Proposal, and <omitted>
(i) the Company shall have provided <omitted> notice to Parent, at least three (3) Business Days in advance, that it intends to <omitted> terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.3(a), <omitted>
<omitted> Any amendment to the financial terms or any other material change to the terms of a Superior Proposal shall require the Company to deliver a new Notice <omitted> provided, however, that subsequent to the initial Notice Period, the Notice Period shall be reduced to two (2) Business Days following receipt by Parent of any such new Notice of Change of Recommendation. (Pages 22-23) | 3 business days | 1 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_12 | Section 6.02. Acquisition Proposals; Change of Recommendation. <omitted> (d) No Change of Recommendation or Alternative Acquisition Agreement. <omitted> (III) at the end of the Notice Period, the Company Board shall have taken into account any revisions to this Agreement proposed by Parent in writing in response to such notice contemplated by clause (I) of this 6.02(d)(iii) prior to the end of the Notice Period, and shall have thereafter determined in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that a failure to effect a Change of Recommendation would continue to be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law, or that such Alternative Acquisition Agreement contemplated by clause (B) of this Section 6.02(d)(iii), after consultation with its financial advisor, continues to be an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal, as the case may be (it being understood that (y) any revisions to any Acquisition Proposal shall be deemed to be a new Acquisition Proposal for purposes of Section 6.02(c) and this Section 6.02(d)(iii), including for purposes of the Notice Period, except that subsequent to the initial Notice Period, the Notice Period shall be reduced to two Business Days and (z) prior to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries entering into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement contemplated by clause (B) of this Section 6.02(d)(iii), the Company shall have terminated this Agreement and abandoned the transactions contemplated by this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.03(b)).
<omitted>
Section 8.03. Termination by the Company. Subject to the other provisions of this Article VIII, this Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement may be abandoned by the Company:
<omitted>
(b) at any time prior to the Offer Acceptance Time, in order for (i) the Company Board to cause or permit the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal and/or (ii) the Company to enter into or cause one of its Subsidiaries to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal, in each case so long as the Company has complied with the obligations contemplated by Section 6.02(d)(iii) and prior to termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.03(b), the Company pays or causes to be paid to Parent the Termination Fee by wire transfer of immediately available funds. (Page 86) | 4 business days | 3 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_12 | Section 6.02. Acquisition Proposals; Change of Recommendation. <omitted> (d) No Change of Recommendation or Alternative Acquisition Agreement. <omitted> (III) at the end of the Notice Period, the Company Board shall have taken into account any revisions to this Agreement proposed by Parent <omitted> in response to such notice contemplated by clause (I) of this 6.02(d)(iii) prior to the end of the Notice Period, and shall have thereafter determined in good faith <omitted> that a failure to effect a Change of Recommendation would continue to be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties <omitted> (it being understood that (y) any revisions to any Acquisition Proposal shall be deemed to be a new Acquisition Proposal for purposes of Section 6.02(c) and this Section 6.02(d)(iii), including for purposes of the Notice Period, except that subsequent to the initial Notice Period, the Notice Period shall be reduced to two Business Days and (z) prior to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries entering into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement contemplated by clause (B) of this Section 6.02(d)(iii), the Company shall have terminated this Agreement and abandoned the transactions contemplated by this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.03(b)).
<omitted>
Section 8.03. Termination by the Company. <omitted> this Agreement may be terminated
<omitted>
(b) <omitted> in order for (i) the Company Board to cause or permit the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal and/or (ii) the Company to enter into or cause one of its Subsidiaries to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal, in each case so long as the Company has complied with the obligations contemplated by Section 6.02(d)(iii) (Page 86) | 4 business days | 3 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_13 | 6.2 Solicitation of Transactions. <omitted> (c) <omitted> (iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, at any time prior to the time the Requisite Company Vote is obtained, the Company Board may in response to an Acquisition Proposal that the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel and its financial advisor) constitutes a Superior Proposal and that was made after the date of this Agreement and did not result from a breach of Section 6.2(b)(i), (A) make a Change in Recommendation (other than the type in clause (F) of Change in Recommendation) if the Company Board has concluded in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) that, in light of the receipt of such Superior Proposal, that failure to make such Change in Recommendation would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, or (B) cause the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(f) and concurrently with such termination enter into an Acquisition Agreement if the Company Board has concluded in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that, in light of the receipt of such Superior Proposal, that failure to so terminate this Agreement would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law; provided, however, that the Company Board may not effect a Change in Recommendation or terminate this Agreement unless the Company shall have provided prior written notice to Parent at least five (5) business days in advance of its intention to take such action (a “Notice of Designated Superior Proposal”), and prior to effecting such Change in Recommendation or termination of this Agreement, the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, during such five (5) business day period, negotiate with Parent in good faith (to the extent that Parent desires to negotiate) to make such adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement so that the Change in Recommendation is no longer necessary and such Superior Proposal no longer constitutes a Superior Proposal (and in the event of any material change to any of the terms (including the form, amount and timing of payment of consideration) of such Superior Proposal the Company, the Company shall, in each case, deliver to Parent an additional notice consistent with that described in this proviso and a renewed negotiation period under this proviso shall commence (except that the five (5) business day period shall instead be equal to three (3) business days; provided that if such additional notice is delivered during the initial five (5) business day negotiation period, the initial negotiation period shall not be reduced by such notice)); provided further, that the Company shall not be entitled to terminate this Agreement pursuant to the foregoing clause (B), and any purported termination pursuant to the foregoing clause (B) shall be void and of no force or effect, unless concurrently with such termination the Company pays by wire transfer of immediately available funds the Company Termination Fee in accordance with Section 8.1(f). (Page 31) | 5 business days | 5 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_13 | 6.2 Solicitation of Transactions. <omitted>
(iii) <omitted> the Company Board may <omitted> terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(f) <omitted> ; provided, however, that the Company Board may not <omitted> terminate this Agreement unless the Company shall have provided <omitted> notice <omitted> (and in the event of any material change to any of the terms (including the form, amount and timing of payment of consideration) of such Superior Proposal the Company, the Company shall, in each case, deliver to Parent an additional notice <omitted> and a renewed negotiation period under this proviso shall commence (except that the five (5) business day period shall instead be equal to three (3) business days <omitted> )) (Page 31) | 5 business days | 5 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_19 | Section 5.3 Solicitation by the Company. <omitted> (d) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.3 or Section 5.4 to the contrary, at any time prior to the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company Board of Directors may (i) make a Change of Recommendation in response to an Intervening Event, or (ii) following receipt of a bona fide written Competing Proposal, which the Company Board of Directors determines in good faith after consultation with the Company’s outside legal and financial advisors is a Superior Proposal, (A) make a Change of Recommendation or (B) if such Competing Proposal did not result from a breach of Section 5.3(a), terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(g) in order to enter into a definitive agreement providing for such Superior Proposal, in each case with respect to clauses (i) and (ii), if and only if the Company Board of Directors has determined in good faith after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the duties of the members of the Company Board of Directors under applicable Law and the Company complies with Section 5.3(e).
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(e) Prior to the Company taking any action permitted (i) under Section 5.3(d)(i), (A) the Company shall provide Parent with four (4) business days’ prior written notice advising Parent it intends to effect a Change of Recommendation, which notice shall specify, in reasonable detail, the reasons therefor (including the material facts and circumstances related to the applicable Intervening Event), (B) if requested by Parent, the Company shall make its Representatives reasonably available to negotiate with Parent and its Representatives during such four (4) business day period following such notice regarding any proposal by Parent to amend the terms of this Agreement in response to such Intervening Event, and (C) and during such four (4) business day period, the Company shall consider in good faith any proposal by Parent to amend the terms and conditions of this Agreement in a manner that would obviate the basis for a Change of Recommendation, or (ii) under Section 5.3(d)(ii), (A) the Company shall provide Parent with four (4) business days’ prior written notice, which notice shall include an unredacted copy of such proposal and a copy of any financing commitments (in the form provided to the Company) relating thereto (and, to the extent not in writing, the material terms and conditions thereof and the identity of the Person making any such proposal), (B) the Company shall make its Representatives reasonably available to negotiate with Parent and its Representatives during such four (4) business day notice period, to the extent Parent wishes to negotiate, to enable Parent to propose revisions to the terms of this Agreement such that it would cause such Superior Proposal to no longer constitute a Superior Proposal, (C) upon the end of such notice period, the Company Board of Directors shall have considered in good faith any revisions to the terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent, and shall have determined that the Superior Proposal nevertheless continues to constitute a Superior Proposal and (D) in the event of any change, from time to time, to any of the financial terms or any material change to any of the other material terms of such Superior Proposal, the Company shall, in each case, have delivered to Parent an additional notice consistent with that described in clause (ii)(A) and a new notice period under clause (ii)(A) during which time the Company shall be required to comply with the requirements of this Section 5.3(e)(ii) anew with respect to each such additional notice, including clauses (ii)(A) through (ii)(D) above, except that such new notice period shall be two (2) business days. (Page 27) | 4 business days | 3 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_19 | the Company Board of Directors may <omitted> terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(g) in order to enter into a definitive agreement providing for such Superior Proposal, if and only if <omitted> the Company complies with Section 5.3(e).
<omitted> Prior to the Company taking any action permitted <omitted> (ii) under Section 5.3(d)(ii), <omitted> (D) in the event of any change, from time to time, to any of the financial terms or any material change to any of the other material terms of such Superior Proposal, the Company shall, in each case, have delivered to Parent an additional notice consistent with that described in clause (ii)(A) and a new notice period under clause (ii)(A) during which time the Company shall be required to comply with the requirements of this Section 5.3(e)(ii) anew with respect to each such additional notice, including clauses (ii)(A) through (ii)(D) above, except that such new notice period shall be two (2) business days. (Page 27) | 4 business days | 3 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_22 | 7.2. Acquisition Proposals; Change of Recommendation. <omitted> (d) No Change of Recommendation or Alternative Acquisition Agreement; Exceptions. <omitted> (iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 7.2(d), prior to the time the Requisite Company Vote is obtained, the Company Board may (1) effect a Change of Recommendation or (2) cause the Company to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal and terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.3(b) (any action described in clause (1) or (2) being a “Fundamental Action”) if (A) an unsolicited, bona fide written Acquisition Proposal that did not result from a material breach of the obligations set forth in this Section 7.2 is received by the Company or an Intervening Event has occurred, and (B) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel and its financial advisor, based on the information then available, that (w) in the case of an Acquisition Proposal, such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal and (x) a failure to effect a Fundamental Action in response to such Acquisition Proposal or Intervening Event, as applicable, would be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law; provided, however, that no such Fundamental Actions may be taken unless and until: (I) the Company has given Parent written notice at least four Business Days in advance (such notice period, the “Notice Period” and such notice, the “Notice”), which Notice shall set forth in writing that the Company Board intends to consider whether to take such Fundamental Action and a reasonably detailed description of the basis therefor, and shall also include, in the case of a Fundamental Action to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement, the then-current draft of such agreement, and, in the case of an Intervening Event, a reasonably detailed description of such Intervening Event (provided, that such Notice shall not, by itself, constitute a Change of Recommendation); (II) during the Notice Period, to the extent requested by Parent, the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, negotiate in good faith with Parent to revise this Agreement so that the condition set forth in clause (B) of this Section 7.2(d)(iii) would not be satisfied; and (III) at the end of the Notice Period, the Company Board shall have taken into account any revisions to this Agreement proposed by Parent in writing and any other information offered by Parent in response to such Notice prior to the end of the Notice Period, and shall have thereafter determined in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel and its financial advisor, based on the information then available, that (y) in the case of an Acquisition Proposal, such Acquisition Proposal continues to constitute a Superior Proposal and (z) a failure to effect a Fundamental Action would continue to be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law (it being understood that any amendment or modification to the economic or other material terms of any such Acquisition Proposal (if applicable) shall require a new Notice and a new Notice Period (which, subsequent to the initial Notice Period, shall be reduced to two Business Days rather than four Business Days)). (Page 42) | 4 business days | 3 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_22 | 7.2. Acquisition Proposals <omitted> (d) No <omitted> Alternative Acquisition Agreement; Exceptions. <omitted> the Company Board may <omitted> cause the Company to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal and terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.3(b) (any action described in clause <omitted> (2) being a “Fundamental Action”) if (A) an <omitted> Acquisition Proposal <omitted> is received by the Company <omitted> and (B) the Company Board determines <omitted> that <omitted> such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal and <omitted> the Company has given Parent <omitted> notice at least four Business Days in advance (such notice period, the “Notice Period” and such notice, the “Notice”) <omitted> that the Company Board intends to consider whether to take such Fundamental Action <omitted> (it being understood that any amendment or modification to the economic or other material terms of any such Acquisition Proposal <omitted> shall require a new Notice and a new Notice Period (which, subsequent to the initial Notice Period, shall be reduced to two Business Days <omitted> )). (Page 42) | 4 business days | 3 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_23 | Section 6.03 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted> (f) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, prior to the Company Approval Time, in response to a bona fide Company Acquisition Proposal that has not resulted from a violation of this Section 6.03 that the Board of Directors of the Company determines in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel, constitutes a Company Superior Proposal, the Board of Directors of the Company may, subject to compliance with this Section 6.03(f), (i) make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or (ii) terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.01(d) (iii); provided, that (A) the Company shall first notify Parent in writing at least five Business Days before taking such action of its intention to take such action, which notice shall include an unredacted copy (if any) of the acquisition agreement and all other transaction documents relating thereto, (B) the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, negotiate with Parent and its Representatives during such five Business Day notice period (to the extent Parent seeks to negotiate) regarding any adjustments proposed by Parent to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, (C) upon the end of such notice period, the Board of Directors of the Company shall have considered in good faith any revisions to the terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent, and shall have determined, after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel, that the Company Superior Proposal would nevertheless continue to constitute a Company Superior Proposal if the adjusted terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent were to be given effect and (D) in the event of any change, from time to time, to any of the financial terms or any other material terms of such Company Superior Proposal, the Company shall, in each case, have delivered to Parent an additional notice consistent with that described in clause (A) of this proviso and a new notice period under clause (A) of this proviso shall commence each time (except that such notice period shall be reduced to two Business Days), during which time the Company shall be required to comply with the requirements of this Section 6.03(f) anew with respect to each such additional notice. (Page 82) | 5 business days | 5 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_23 | Section 6.03 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted> (f) <omitted> in response to a <omitted> Company Acquisition Proposal <omitted> that the Board of Directors of the Company determines in good faith <omitted> constitutes a Company Superior Proposal, the Board of Directors of the Company may <omitted> (ii) terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.01(d) (iii); provided, that (A) the Company shall first notify Parent in writing at least five Business Days before taking such action of its intention to take such action <omitted> and (D) in the event of any change, from time to time, to any of the financial terms or any other material terms of such Company Superior Proposal, the Company shall, in each case, have delivered to Parent an additional notice consistent with that described in clause (A) of this proviso and a new notice period under clause (A) of this proviso shall commence each time (except that such notice period shall be reduced to two Business Days), during which time the Company shall be required to comply with the requirements of this Section 6.03(f) anew with respect to each such additional notice. (Page 82) | 5 business days | 5 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_17 | 6.3 Stockholders' Approvals.
<omitted>
(b) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, subject to Section 8.1 and Section 8.2, prior to the receipt of the Requisite BancShares Vote, in the case of BancShares, or the Requisite CIT Vote, in the case of CIT, each of the Boards of Directors of BancShares and CIT may submit this Agreement to its stockholders without recommendation (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall constitute a Recommendation Change), in which event such Board of Directors may communicate the basis for its lack of recommendation to its stockholders in the Joint Proxy Statement or an appropriate amendment or supplement thereto to the extent required by law (although the resolutions approving this Agreement as of the date hereof may not be rescinded or amended), if (i)(A) such Board of Directors has received an Acquisition Proposal, which it believes in good faith, after receiving the advice of its outside counsel and, with respect to financial matters, its financial advisors, constitutes a Superior Proposal (in which event, subject to compliance with this Section 6.3(b), the Board of Directors of CIT may cause CIT to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(f) and the Board of Directors of BancShares may cause BancShares to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(g)) or (B) an Intervening Event has occurred, and (ii) such Board of Directors, after receiving the advice of its outside counsel and, with respect to financial matters, its financial advisors, determines in good faith that failure to take such actions would more likely than not result in a violation of its fiduciary duty under applicable law, in each case, if, but only if, (1) BancShares and CIT, as applicable, have complied in all material respects with Section 6.12, (2) BancShares or CIT, as applicable, delivers to the other party at least four (4) business days’ prior written notice of its intention to take such action, and furnishes to the other party a reasonable description of the events or circumstances giving rise to its determination to take such action (including, in the event such action is taken in response to an Acquisition Proposal, the identity of the person making such Acquisition Proposal, a copy of the proposed transaction agreement(s) and all other documents relating to such Acquisition Proposal), (3) prior to taking such action, BancShares or CIT, as applicable, negotiates, and causes its financial, legal, and other advisors to negotiate, in good faith with the other party, during the four (4) business day period following BancShares’ or CIT’s, as applicable, delivery of the notice referred to in such sub-clause (2) above (to the extent the party receiving such notice desires to so negotiate), and (4) after the conclusion of such four (4) business day period, the Board of Directors of BancShares or CIT, as applicable, determines in good faith, after giving effect to all of the adjustments (if any) which may be offered by the other party pursuant to sub-clause (3) above, that, in the case of actions described in clause (i) (A) above, such Acquisition Proposal continues to constitute a Superior Proposal and in case of actions described in either clause (i)(A) or clause (i)(B) above, it would nevertheless more likely than not result in a violation of its fiduciary duties under applicable law to make or continue to make the BancShares Board Recommendation or the CIT Board Recommendation, as applicable (it being agreed that, if such actions are being taken in response to an Acquisition Proposal, in the event that, following delivery of the notice referred to in sub-clause (2) above, there is any material revision to the terms of such Acquisition Proposal, including, any revision in price, the four (4) business day period during which the parties agree to negotiate in good faith shall be extended, if applicable, to ensure that at least two (2) business days remain to negotiate subsequent to the time BancShares or CIT, as applicable, notifies the other party of any such material revision (it being understood that there may be multiple extensions)). (Page 58) | 4 business days | 3 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_17 | 6.3 Stockholders' Approvals.
<omitted>
(b) <omitted> the Board of Directors of CIT may cause CIT to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(f) <omitted> if, but only if, <omitted> (2) BancShares or CIT, as applicable, delivers to the other party at least four (4) business days’ prior written notice of its intention to take such action <omitted> in the event that, following delivery of the notice referred to in sub-clause (2) above, there is any material revision to the terms of such Acquisition Proposal, including, any revision in price, the four (4) business day period during which the parties agree to negotiate in good faith shall be extended, if applicable, to ensure that at least two (2) business days remain to negotiate subsequent to the time BancShares or CIT, as applicable, notifies the other party of any such material revision (it being understood that there may be multiple extensions)). (Page 58) | 4 business days | 3 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_27 | Section 5.4 Company No Solicitation. <omitted>
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, prior to the time the Company Stockholder Approval is obtained, after receiving a bona fide unsolicited written Company Takeover Proposal that did not result from a material breach (or a deemed material breach) of Section 5.4, (x) the Company Board may make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change if the Company Board has determined in good faith, after consultation with its outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that (i) such Company Takeover Proposal constitutes a Company Superior Proposal and (ii) in light of such Company Takeover Proposal, the failure to take such action would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with the Company Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable Law and/or (y) the Company may terminate this Agreement in order to enter into a binding written agreement with respect to a Company Superior Proposal in accordance with Section 7.1(k); provided that the Company Board has determined in good faith, after consultation with its outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that failure to take such action would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with the Company Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable Law; provided, however, that, prior to making any Company Adverse Recommendation Change or terminating this Agreement as described in clauses (x) and (y) of this sentence, (A) the Company has given Parent at least four Business Days’ prior written notice of its intention to take such action (which notice shall specify the material terms and conditions of any such Company Superior Proposal) and has contemporaneously provided to Parent a copy of the Company Superior Proposal and a copy of any written proposed transaction documents with the person making such Company Superior Proposal, (B) the Company has negotiated in good faith with Parent during such notice period, to the extent Parent wishes to negotiate in good faith, to enable Parent to propose revisions to the terms of this Agreement such that it would cause such Company Superior Proposal to no longer constitute a Company Superior Proposal, (C) following the end of such notice period, the Company Board shall have considered in good faith any revisions to the terms of this Agreement proposed in writing by Parent, and shall have determined, after consultation with its outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that the Company Superior Proposal continues to constitute a Company Superior Proposal if the revisions proposed by Parent were to be given effect, and (D) in the event of any change to any material terms of such Company Superior Proposal, the Company shall, in each case, have delivered to Parent an additional notice consistent with that described in clause (A) above of this proviso and a new notice period under clause (A) of this proviso shall commence (except that the four Business Day notice period referred to in clause (A) above of this proviso shall instead be equal to the longer of (i) three Business Days and (ii) the period remaining under the notice period under clause (A) of this proviso immediately prior to the delivery of such additional notice under this clause (D)) during which time the Company shall be required to comply with the requirements of this Section 5.4(e) anew with respect to such additional notice, including clauses (A) through (D) above of this proviso. (Page 65) | 4 business days | 3 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_27 | Section 5.4 Company No Solicitation. <omitted>
prior to <omitted> terminating this Agreement <omitted> (D) in the event of any change to any material terms of such Company Superior Proposal, the Company shall, in each case, have delivered to Parent an additional notice consistent with that described in clause (A) above of this proviso and a new notice period under clause (A) of this proviso shall commence (except that the four Business Day notice period referred to in clause (A) above of this proviso shall instead be equal to the longer of (i) three Business Days and (ii) the period remaining under the notice period under clause (A) of this proviso immediately prior to the delivery of such additional notice under this clause (D)) (Page 65) | 4 business days | 3 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_28 | (d) No Change of Recommendation or Alternative Acquisition Agreement. <omitted>
(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 7.2, prior to the Offer Acceptance Time, the Company Board may: (A) effect a Change of Recommendation (1) if (x) an unsolicited bona fide written Acquisition Proposal is received by the Company and has not been withdrawn and receipt of such Acquisition Proposal was not as a result of or related to any breach by the Company of its obligations set forth in Section 7.2(a) in any material respect or (y) an Intervening Event has occurred, and (2) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that based on the -68-
information then available and after consultation with an independent financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation, that a failure to effect a Change of Recommendation would be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law and, in the case of an Acquisition Proposal contemplated by clause (A)(1)(x) of this Section 7.2(d)(iii), that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal; and/or (B) cause or permit the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal (and the Company may enter into or cause a Subsidiary thereof to enter into such an Alternative Acquisition Agreement) or agree, authorize or commit to do so; provided, however, that no such actions may be taken unless and until: (I) the Company has given Parent written notice at least ninety-six hours in advance (the “Notice Period”), which notice shall set forth in writing that the Company Board intends to consider whether to take such action and the basis therefor, and shall also include (y) in the case of a Superior Proposal, all information required by Section 7.2(c), mutatis mutandis, and (z) in the case of an Intervening Event, a reasonably detailed description of such Intervening Event; (II) during the Notice Period, to the extent requested by Parent, the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, negotiate in good faith with Parent to revise this Agreement so that conditions set forth in clause (A)(2) of this Section 7.2(d)(iii) would not be satisfied or the Alternative Acquisition Agreement contemplated by clause (B) of this Section 7.2(d)(iii) would no longer be with respect to a Superior Proposal, as applicable; and (III) at the end of the Notice Period, the Company Board shall have taken into account any revisions to this Agreement proposed by Parent in writing and any other information offered by Parent in writing in response to such notice contemplated by clause (I) of this 7.2(d)(iii) prior to the end of the Notice Period, and shall have determined in good faith that, after consultation with outside legal counsel, based on the information then available, and after consultation with an independent financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation, a failure to effect a Change of Recommendation would be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law, or that such Alternative Acquisition Agreement contemplated by clause (B) of this Section 7.2(d)(iii) is an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal, as the case may be (it being understood that (y) any material revisions to any Acquisition Proposal shall be deemed to be a new Acquisition Proposal for purposes of Section 7.2(c) and this Section 7.2(d) (iii), including for purposes of the Notice Period, except that subsequent to the initial Notice Period, the Notice Period shall be reduced to seventy-two hours and (z) prior to the Company or any Subsidiary thereof entering into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement contemplated by clause (B) of this Section 7.2(d)(iii), the Company shall have terminated this Agreement and abandoned the Transactions in accordance with and pursuant to Section 9.3(b)). For the avoidance of doubt, the delivery, in and of itself, of any notice contemplated by this Section 7.2(d) will not constitute a Change of Recommendation or violate this Section 7.2(d). (Pages 73-74) | 4 calendar days | 4 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_28 | (d) No Change of Recommendation or Alternative Acquisition Agreement.
<omitted>
(iii) <omitted> the Company Board may: <omitted> (B) cause or permit the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal (and the Company may enter into or cause a Subsidiary thereof to enter into such an Alternative Acquisition Agreement) or agree, authorize or commit to do so; provided, however, that no such actions may be taken unless and until: (I) the Company has given Parent <omitted> notice at least ninety-six hours in advance (the “Notice Period”), <omitted> that the Company Board intends to consider whether to take such action <omitted> (it being understood that (y) any material revisions to any Acquisition Proposal shall be deemed to be a new Acquisition Proposal for purposes of Section 7.2(c) and this Section 7.2(d) (iii), including for purposes of the Notice Period, except that subsequent to the initial Notice Period, the Notice Period shall be reduced to seventy-two hours and (z) prior to the Company or any Subsidiary thereof entering into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement contemplated by clause (B) of this Section 7.2(d)(iii), the Company shall have terminated this Agreement and abandoned the Transactions in accordance with and pursuant to Section 9.3(b)). (Pages 73-74) | 4 calendar days | 4 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_32 | 6.1 Company Board Recommendation; Termination. <omitted> (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, at any time prior to the Offer Acceptance Time: (i) if the Company has received a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal from any Person or group of Persons that has not been withdrawn and after consultation with outside legal counsel, the Company Board shall have determined, in good faith, that such Acquisition Proposal is a Superior Offer, (x) the Company Board may make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change, and/or (y) the Company may terminate this Agreement to enter into a Specified Agreement with respect to such Superior Offer, in each case, if: (A) the Company shall have given Parent prior written notice of its intention to consider making a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or terminating this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(e), including, if not already provided, providing to Parent the material terms and conditions of the Acquisition Proposal, at least three (3) business days prior to making any such Company Adverse Recommendation Change or termination (a “Determination Notice”) (which notice shall not constitute a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or termination); and (B) at the end of the three (3) business-day period following the provision of the Determination Notice, after giving effect to any revisions to the terms of this Agreement irrevocably proposed in writing by Parent or any other proposals irrevocably offered in writing by Parent in response to such Determination Notice, after consultation with outside legal counsel, the Company Board shall have determined, in good faith, that such Acquisition Proposal is a Superior Offer. Issuance of any “stop, look and listen” communication by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to Rule 14d-9(f) shall not be considered a Company Adverse Recommendation Change and shall not require the giving of a Determination Notice or compliance with the procedures set forth in this Section 6.1. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section 6.1(b)(i) shall also apply to any material amendment to any Acquisition Proposal and require a new Determination Notice, except that the references to three (3) business days shall be deemed to be two (2) business days (Page 46) | 3 business days | 1 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_32 | 6.1 Company Board Recommendation; Termination. <omitted> (b) <omitted> (i) if the Company has received a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal <omitted> and <omitted> the Company Board shall have determined <omitted> that such Acquisition Proposal is a Superior Offer, <omitted> (y) the Company may terminate this Agreement to enter into a Specified Agreement with respect to such Superior Offer <omitted> if: (A) the Company shall have given Parent prior written notice of its intention to consider <omitted> terminating this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(e) <omitted> at least three (3) business days prior to <omitted> termination (a “Determination Notice”) <omitted> . <omitted> the provisions of this Section 6.1(b)(i) shall also apply to any material amendment to any Acquisition Proposal and require a new Determination Notice, except that the references to three (3) business days shall be deemed to be two (2) business days (Page 46) | 3 business days | 1 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_34 | Section 5.2 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted>
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, prior to the time the Stockholder Approval is obtained, the Company Board may enter into a Company Acquisition Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(c) if prior to taking such action the Company Board or any duly constituted and authorized committee thereof has determined in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and legal counsel, that (x) failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the Company Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable Law, and (y) such Company Takeover Proposal constitutes a Company Superior Proposal; provided, however, that (1) the Company has given Parent at least four calendar days’ prior written notice of its intention to take such action (which notice shall include an unredacted copy of the Company Superior Proposal, an unredacted copy of the relevant proposed transaction agreements and an unredacted copy of any financing commitments relating thereto), (2) the Company has negotiated, and has caused its Representatives to negotiate, in good faith with Parent during such notice period, to the extent Parent wishes to negotiate, to enable Parent to propose in writing an offer binding on Parent to effect revisions to the terms of this Agreement such that it would cause such Company Superior Proposal to no longer constitute a Company Superior Proposal, (3) following the end of such notice period, the Company Board or any duly constituted and authorized committee thereof shall have considered in good faith such binding offer, and shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and legal counsel, that the Company Superior Proposal continues to constitute a Company Superior Proposal if the revisions proposed in such binding offer were to be given effect, (4) in the event of any material change to the terms of such Company Superior Proposal (it being understood that any change in financial terms and any formal written modification shall be deemed material), the Company shall, in each case, again comply with this Section 5.2(d) and shall have delivered to Parent an additional notice consistent with that described in clause (1) above and the notice period shall have recommenced, except that the notice period shall be at least three calendar days rather than the four calendar days otherwise contemplated by clause (1) above, and, if applicable, (5) the Company Board (or any duly constituted and authorized committee thereof) terminates this Agreement pursuant to the terms of Section 8.1(c) to enter into a Company Acquisition Agreement with respect to such Company Superior Proposal; and provided further, that the Company has complied with its obligations under this Section 5.2 (other than any violation that is immaterial in scope and effect); and provided further, that any purported termination of this Agreement pursuant to this sentence shall be void and of no force and effect, unless the termination is in accordance with Section 8.1(c) and, to the extent required under the terms of this Agreement, the Company pays Parent the applicable Termination Fee in accordance with Section 8.2(b) prior to or concurrently with such termination. (Page 47) | 4 calendar days | 4 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_34 | Section 5.2 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted>
<omitted> the Company Board may enter into a Company Acquisition Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(c) if prior to taking such action <omitted> (1) the Company has given Parent at least four calendar days’ <omitted> notice of its intention to take such action <omitted> (4) in the event of any material change to the terms of such Company Superior Proposal (it being understood that any change in financial terms and any formal written modification shall be deemed material), the Company shall, <omitted> have delivered to Parent an additional notice consistent with that described in clause (1) above and the notice period shall have recommenced, except that the notice period shall be at least three calendar days rather than the four calendar days otherwise contemplated by clause (1) above, and, if applicable, (Page 47) | 4 calendar days | 4 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_35 | Section 5.4 No Company Solicitation. <omitted> (e) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.4to the contrary, at any time before the Company Stockholder Approval is obtained, the Company Board may make a Company Change of Recommendation or authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement under Section 7.1(d)(i) if: <omitted> (v) at the end of such five (5) Business Day period and taking into account any changes to the terms hereof proposed by Parent in a written definitive agreement duly executed and delivered by Parent (provided, that if Parent has proposed any changes to the terms hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby and there is any subsequent amendment to any material term of such Alternative Acquisition Proposal, the Company Board shall provide a new Company Recommendation Change Notice (including all required information and documents) and an additional three (3) Business Day period from the date of such notice shall apply), the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel and a nationally recognized financial advisor) that such Alternative Acquisition Proposal continues to be a Superior Acquisition Proposal and that the failure to make such a Company Change of Recommendation in response to such Alternative Acquisition Proposal or authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement under Section 7.1(d)(i) would be inconsistent with the Company Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable Law. (Page 61) | 5 business days | 5 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_35 | Section 5.4 No Company Solicitation. <omitted> (e) the Company Board may <omitted> authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement under Section 7.1(d)(i) if: <omitted> (v) <omitted> Parent has proposed any changes to the terms hereof <omitted> and there is any subsequent amendment to any material term of such Alternative Acquisition Proposal, the Company Board shall provide <omitted> an additional three (3) Business Day period from the date of such notice shall apply (Page 61) | 5 business days | 5 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_36 | Section 6.5 Non-Solicitation; Competing Proposals. <omitted> (d) <omitted> provided, however, that (x) no Adverse Recommendation Change may be made and (y) no termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 6.5(d) and Section 8.1(c)(ii) may be effected, in each case unless and until: (i) the fourth (4th) Business Day (the “Notice Period”) following Parent’s receipt of a written notice from the Company advising Parent of the Company’s board of directors’ intent to make an Adverse Recommendation Change (a “Notice of Adverse Recommendation”) or terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 6.5(d) and Section 8.1(c)(ii) (a “Notice of Superior Proposal”), which Notice of Adverse Recommendation shall specify in reasonable detail the applicable Intervening Event or Superior Proposal and which Notice of Superior Proposal shall specify the terms and conditions (and include the most current version of each proposed Contract providing for such Superior Proposal, including any Contract relating to financing) of any such Competing Proposal which the board of directors of the Company has concluded constitutes a Superior Proposal and the identity of the Person making such Competing Proposal, (ii) during the Notice Period, if requested by Parent, the Company and its Representatives shall negotiate with Parent and its Representatives in good faith (to the extent Parent so desires to negotiate) to make adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement so that either the failure to make an Adverse Recommendation Change in response to such Intervening Event would no longer be reasonably expected to be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the board of directors of the Company under applicable Law or such Competing Proposal would cease to constitute a Superior Proposal, as appropriate, and (iii) in determining whether to make such Adverse Recommendation Change or terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 6.5(d) and Section 8.1(c)(ii), as applicable, the board of directors of the Company shall take into account any changes to the terms of this Agreement timely proposed by Parent in response to a Notice of Adverse Recommendation or a Notice of Superior Proposal during the Notice Period (as may be extended). Any material revision to any Competing Proposal shall require a new Notice of Superior Proposal and the Company shall be required to comply again with the requirements of this Section 6.5(d); provided that the new Notice Period shall be three (3) Business Days (but in no event shorter than the original four (4) Business Day Notice Period). (Page 53) | 4 business days | 3 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_36 | Section 6.5 Non-Solicitation; Competing Proposals. <omitted> (d) <omitted> no termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 6.5(d) and Section 8.1(c)(ii) may be effected <omitted> unless and until: (i) <omitted> following Parent’s receipt of a <omitted> notice from the Company advising Parent of the Company’s board of directors’ intent to <omitted> terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 6.5(d) and Section 8.1(c)(ii) (a “Notice of Superior Proposal”), <omitted> Any material revision to any Competing Proposal shall require a new Notice of Superior Proposal <omitted> provided that the new Notice Period shall be three (3) Business Days (but in no event shorter than the original four (4) Business Day Notice Period). (Page 53) | 4 business days | 3 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_41 | Section 5.03 Solicitation; Change of Company Recommendation. <omitted> (e) <omitted> (iii) prior to making such Change of Company Recommendation in accordance with Section 5.03(e) or terminating this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.01(d) in order to enter into the Alternative Acquisition Agreement, as applicable, if requested by Parent, the Company has negotiated, and directed the applicable Representatives of the Company to negotiate, in good faith with Parent during the three (3) Business Days (as may be extended by two (2) Business Days solely as required by clause (iv) below) following the date of such Notice of Superior Proposal Change of Recommendation with respect to any changes to the terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent in response thereto; and (iv) taking into account any changes to the terms of this Agreement offered by Parent pursuant to clause (iii) above and any other information provided by Parent in response to such Notice of Superior Proposal Change of Recommendation, the Company Board (or any committee thereof) has determined in good faith, after consultation with its outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that such Competing Proposal would continue to constitute a Superior Proposal and that the failure to make such Change of Company Recommendation or to terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.01(d), as applicable, would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the Company Board under applicable Law; provided that any amendment to the financial terms or any other material term or condition of such Competing Proposal (whether or not in response to any changes proposed by Parent pursuant to clause (iii) above) shall require a new Notice of Superior Proposal Change of Recommendation and an additional two (2) Business Day-notice period from the date of such notice during which the terms of clause (iii) above and this clause (iv) shall apply mutatis mutandis (other than the number of Business Days). (Page 25) | 3 business days | 1 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_41 | Section 5.03 Solicitation; Change of Company Recommendation. <omitted> (e) <omitted> (iii) prior to <omitted> or terminating this Agreement <omitted> in order to enter into the Alternative Acquisition Agreement, as applicable, if requested by Parent, the Company has negotiated, and directed the applicable Representatives of the Company to negotiate, in good faith with Parent during the three (3) Business Days (as may be extended by two (2) Business Days solely as required by clause (iv) below) following the date of such Notice of Superior Proposal Change of Recommendation with respect to any changes to the terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent in response thereto; and (iv) taking into account any changes to the terms of this Agreement offered by Parent pursuant to clause (iii) above and any other information provided by Parent in response to such Notice of Superior Proposal Change of Recommendation, the Company Board (or any committee thereof) has determined in good faith <omitted> to terminate this Agreement <omitted> shall require a new Notice of Superior Proposal Change of Recommendation and an additional two (2) Business Day-notice period from the date of such notice during which the terms of clause (iii) above and this clause (iv) shall apply mutatis mutandis (other than the number of Business Days). (Page 25) | 3 business days | 1 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_46 | Section 6.03. No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted> (e) Without limiting or affecting Section 6.03(a), Section 6.03(b) or Section 6.03(c), the Board of Directors of the Company shall not make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change and/or effect a Company Superior Proposal Termination involving or relating to a Company Superior Proposal unless (i) the Company promptly notifies Parent, in writing at least four (4) Business Days before taking such action, that the Company intends to take such action, which notice attaches the most current version of any proposed agreement or a reasonably detailed summary of all material terms of such Company Superior Proposal and the identity of the Third Party making such Company Superior Proposal, (ii) if requested by Parent, during such four (4) Business Day period, the Company and its Representatives have discussed and negotiated in good faith with Parent regarding any proposal by Parent to amend the terms of this Agreement in response to such Company Superior Proposal and (iii) after such four (4) Business Day period, the Board of Directors of the Company, after discussions with the Company’s outside legal counsel and financial advisor, determines in good faith by majority vote, taking into account any proposal by Parent to amend the terms of this Agreement, that such Company Acquisition Proposal continues to constitute a Company Superior Proposal (it being understood and agreed that in the event of any amendment to the financial terms or other material terms of any such Company Superior Proposal, a new written notification from the Company consistent with that described in clause (i) of this Section 6.03(e) shall be required and a new notice period under clause (i) of this Section 6.03(e) shall commence, during which notice period the Company shall be required to comply with the requirements of this Section 6.03(e) anew, except that such new notice period shall be for two (2) Business Days (as opposed to four (4) Business Days)). After delivery of such written notice pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence until the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Company shall promptly keep Parent informed of all material developments affecting the material terms of any such Company Superior Proposal (and the Company shall provide Parent with copies of any additional written materials received that relate to such Company Superior Proposal). (Page 90) | 4 business days | 3 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_46 | Section 6.03. No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted> (e) <omitted> the Board of Directors of the Company shall not <omitted> effect a Company Superior Proposal Termination involving or relating to a Company Superior Proposal unless (i) the Company promptly notifies Parent <omitted> (it being understood and agreed that in the event of any amendment to the financial terms or other material terms of any such Company Superior Proposal, a new written notification from the Company consistent with that described in clause (i) of this Section 6.03(e) shall be required and a new notice period under clause (i) of this Section 6.03(e) shall commence, during which notice period the Company shall be required to comply with the requirements of this Section 6.03(e) anew, except that such new notice period shall be for two (2) Business Days (as opposed to four (4) Business Days)) (Page 90) | 4 business days | 3 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_59 | Section 5.4 Acquisition Proposals. <omitted> (d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 5.4, following receipt of a written Acquisition Proposal that did not result from a breach of this Section 5.4, and that the Company Board (acting upon the recommendation of the Special Committee) determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisors, constitutes a Superior Proposal, the Company Board and the Special Committee may at any time prior to the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, but not after, make an Adverse Recommendation Change or terminate this Agreement to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to such Superior Proposal in accordance with Section 7.1(c)(ii), or authorize, resolve, agree or propose publicly to take any such action, if all of the following conditions are met: (i) (A) the Company shall have provided to Parent four Business Days’ prior written notice, which shall state expressly (1) that it has received a written Acquisition Proposal that constitutes a Superior Proposal, (2) the material terms and conditions of the Acquisition Proposal (including the consideration offered therein and the identity of the Person or group making the Acquisition Proposal) and shall have contemporaneously provided an unredacted copy of the Alternative Acquisition Agreement and all other documents (other than immaterial documents) related to the Superior Proposal (it being understood and agreed that any amendment to the financial terms or any other material term or condition of such Superior Proposal shall require a new notice and an additional three Business Day period) and (3) that, subject to clause (ii) below, the Company Board (acting upon the recommendation of the Special Committee) has determined to make an Adverse Recommendation Change or to terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.1(c)(ii) in order to enter into the Alternative Acquisition Agreement, as applicable, and (B) prior to making such Adverse Recommendation Change or terminating this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.1(c)(ii), as applicable, (x) the Company shall have used commercially reasonable efforts to engage in good faith with Parent (to the extent Parent wishes to engage) during such four Business Day period to consider any adjustments proposed by Parent to the terms and conditions of this Agreement such that the Alternative Acquisition Agreement ceases to constitute a Superior Proposal and (y) in determining whether to make an Adverse Recommendation Change or to effect a termination in accordance with Section 7.1(c)(ii), the Company Board and the Special Committee shall have taken into account any changes to the terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent and any other information provided by Parent in response to such notice; (Pages 43-44) | 4 business days | 3 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_59 | Section 5.4 Acquisition Proposals. <omitted> the Company Board and the Special Committee may <omitted> terminate this Agreement to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to such Superior Proposal in accordance with Section 7.1(c)(ii) <omitted> if all of the following conditions are met: (i) (A) the Company shall have provided to Parent <omitted> written notice, which shall state expressly <omitted> (it being understood and agreed that any amendment to the financial terms or any other material term or condition of such Superior Proposal shall require a new notice and an additional three Business Day period) and (3) that, subject to clause (ii) below, the Company Board (acting upon the recommendation of the Special Committee) has determined to <omitted> terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.1(c)(ii) (Pages 43-44) | 4 business days | 3 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_64 | Section 4.4 No Solicitation of Transactions. <omitted> (f) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company Board may, prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval and subject to the other provisions of this Section 4.4, (x) effect a Change of Board Recommendation in response to a Superior Proposal and/or (y) validly terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.1(e), if (i) the Company receives a Qualifying Acquisition Proposal that the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with one or more of its financial advisors and outside legal counsel) is a Superior Proposal and (ii) the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) that its failure to effect a Change of Board Recommendation or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.1(e) would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties to the Company Stockholders under applicable Law; provided that the Company Board may not effect a Change of Board Recommendation pursuant to the foregoing clause (x) or terminate this Agreement pursuant to the foregoing clause (y) unless: <omitted> (ii) the Company shall have provided prior written notice to Parent, at least four (4) Business Days in advance (the “Superior Proposal Notice Period”), of its intention to effect such a Change of Board Recommendation in response to a Superior Proposal (which notice itself shall not constitute a Change of Board Recommendation) or validly terminate this Agreement to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to such Superior Proposal, which notice shall specify the material terms and conditions of such Superior Proposal and the identity of the Person or group making such Superior Proposal, and shall have contemporaneously provided a copy of the relevant proposed definitive transaction agreements with the Person making such Superior Proposal; (iii) if requested by Parent, the Company shall have negotiated with, and shall have caused the Company Representatives to negotiate with, Parent in good faith during the Superior Proposal Notice Period in order to enable Parent to modify the terms of this Agreement in such a manner that would eliminate the need for taking such action (and would cause such Superior Proposal to no longer constitute a Superior Proposal) as determined by the Company Board in good faith (after consultation with one or more of its financial advisors and outside legal counsel); (iv) following the Company’s and the Company Representatives’ negotiation in good faith with Parent, to the extent such negotiation is requested by Parent, during the Superior Proposal Notice Period and after considering the results of such negotiations and giving effect to any proposals, amendments or modifications made or agreed to by Parent, if any, the Company Board (after consultation with one or more of its financial advisors and outside legal counsel) shall have determined in good faith that such Superior Proposal still constitutes a Superior Proposal (it being understood and agreed that any change to the financial or other material terms of an Acquisition Proposal that was previously the subject of a notice hereunder shall require a new notice to Parent as provided above, but with respect to any such subsequent notices the Superior Proposal Notice Period shall be deemed to be three (3) Business Days rather than four (4) Business Days); and (Page 23) | 4 business days | 3 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_64 | Section 4.4 No Solicitation of Transactions. <omitted> (f) <omitted> the Company Board may <omitted> (y) validly terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.1(e), if (i) the Company receives a Qualifying Acquisition Proposal that the Company Board determines <omitted> is a Superior Proposal and (ii) the Company Board determines <omitted> that its failure to <omitted> terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.1(e) would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties <omitted> ; provided that the Company Board may not <omitted> terminate this Agreement pursuant to the foregoing clause (y) unless: <omitted> (ii) the Company shall have provided prior <omitted> notice to Parent, <omitted> (it being understood and agreed that any change to the financial or other material terms of an Acquisition Proposal that was previously the subject of a notice hereunder shall require a new notice to Parent as provided above, but with respect to any such subsequent notices the Superior Proposal Notice Period shall be deemed to be three (3) Business Days rather than four (4) Business Days); and (Page 23) | 4 business days | 3 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_68 | Section 6.3 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted>
(iii) prior to, but not after, the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, in response to a bona fide written Company Competing Proposal from a third party that was not solicited at any time following the execution of this Agreement and did not arise from a breach of the obligations set forth in this Section 6.3, if the Company Board so chooses, the Company Board may effect a Company Change of Recommendation if: (A) the Company Board or any committee thereof determines in good faith after consultation with the Company’s financial advisors and outside legal counsel that such Company Competing Proposal is a Company Superior Proposal; (B) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that failure to effect a Company Change of Recommendation in response to such Company Superior Proposal would be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties owed by the Company Board to the stockholders of the Company under applicable Law; (C) the Company provides Parent written notice of such proposed action and the basis thereof five (5) Business Days in advance, which notice shall set forth in writing that the Company Board or a committee thereof intends to consider whether to take such action and include a copy of the available proposed Company Competing Proposal and any applicable transaction and financing documents; (D) after giving such notice and prior to effecting such Company Change of Recommendation or termination, the Company negotiates (and causes its officers, employees, financial advisor and outside legal counsel to negotiate) in good faith with Parent (to the extent Parent wishes to negotiate) to make such adjustments or revisions to the terms of this Agreement as would permit the Company Board or a committee thereof not to effect a Company Change of Recommendation in response thereto; and (E) at the end of the five (5) Business Day period, prior to taking action to effect a Company Change of Recommendation, the Company Board or a committee thereof takes into account any adjustments or revisions to the terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent in writing and any other information offered by Parent in response to the notice, and determines in good faith after consultation with the Company’s financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that the Company Competing Proposal remains a Company Superior Proposal and that the failure to effect a Company Change of 66
Recommendation in response to such Company Superior Proposal would be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties owed by the Company Board to the stockholders of the Company under applicable Law; provided, that in the event of any material amendment or material modification to any Company Superior Proposal (it being understood that any amendment or modification to the economic terms of any such Company Superior Proposal shall be deemed material), the Company shall be required to deliver a new written notice to Parent and to comply with the requirements of this Section 6.3(e)(iii) with respect to such new written notice, except that the advance written notice obligation set forth in this Section 6.3(e)(iii) shall be reduced to two (2) Business Days; provided, further, that any such new written notice shall in no event shorten the original five (5) Business Day notice period;
<omitted> Section 8.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger and the other Transactions may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time, whether (except as expressly set forth below) before or after the Company Stockholder Approval or the Parent Stockholder Approval has been obtained: <omitted> (e) by the Company, in order to enter into a definitive agreement with respect to a Company Superior Proposal; provided, however, that (i) the Company shall not have Willfully and Materially Breached any of its obligations under Section 6.3 (Pages 71-72) | 5 business days | 5 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_68 | Section 6.3 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted> provided, that in the event of any material amendment or material modification to any Company Superior Proposal <omitted> the Company shall be required to deliver a new written notice to Parent <omitted> except that the advance written notice obligation set forth in this Section 6.3(e)(iii) shall be reduced to two (2) Business Days;
<omitted> Section 8.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated <omitted> (e) by the Company, in order to enter into a definitive agreement with respect to a Company Superior Proposal; (Pages 71-72) | 5 business days | 5 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_67 | Section 6.02 No Solicitation; Adverse Recommendation Change. <omitted> (d) The Company Board shall not be entitled to effect an Adverse Recommendation Change or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01(h) unless, prior to adoption of this Agreement by the Required Company Stockholder Approval: (i) (A) an Acquisition Proposal that did not result from a breach of Section 6.01(a) (other than a breach that is immaterial and unintentional) is made to the Company by a Third Party following the date hereof; (B) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its financial and outside legal advisors, that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes, or could reasonably be expected to lead to, a Superior Proposal, (C) the Company has provided, at least seventy-two (72) hours in advance (or, if such seventy-two (72)-hour period does not include at least one (1) Business Day, ending on the first (1st) Business Day commencing after the passage of such seventy-two (72)-hour period), written notice (a “Notice of Adverse Recommendation Change”) to Parent that the Company intends to take such action (it being understood that the delivery of a Notice of Adverse Recommendation Change and any amendment or update thereto and the determination to so deliver such notice, amendment or update will not, by itself, constitute an Adverse Recommendation Change), which notice includes, as applicable, (1) written notice of the material terms and conditions of such Acquisition Proposal, (2) an unredacted copy of the Alternative Acquisition Agreement in respect of such Acquisition Proposal, (3) an unredacted copy of
any other Contracts to be entered into in connection with such Acquisition Proposal that the Company Board determined was material to its decision that the Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal; (D) during such seventy-two (72)-hour period following the time of Parent’s receipt of the Notice of Adverse Recommendation Change, the Company shall have, and shall have caused its directors, officers and employees to, and shall have used reasonable best efforts to cause its other Representatives to, negotiate with Parent in good faith (to the extent Parent desires to negotiate) to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Commitment Letters and Guaranty so that such Acquisition Proposal ceases to constitute a Superior Proposal; and (E) following the end of such seventy-two (72)-hour period described in the preceding clause (D), the Company Board shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with its financial and outside legal advisors, taking into account any changes to this Agreement, the Commitment Letters and Guaranty irrevocably offered in writing by Parent in response to the Notice of Adverse Recommendation Change or otherwise, that the Superior Proposal giving rise to the Notice of Adverse Recommendation Change continues to constitute a Superior Proposal and that the failure to make such Adverse Recommendation Change would still be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under Applicable Law; provided, however, that, in the event of any material amendment of such Superior Proposal or any material change to the facts and circumstances relating to the Adverse Recommendation Change, the Company shall be required to issue a new Notice of Adverse Recommendation Change or otherwise comply again with the requirements of this Section 6.02(d) (provided, however, that for purposes of this sentence, references to the seventy-two (72)-hour period above shall be deemed to be references to a forty-eight (48)-hour period (or, if such forty-eight (48)-hour period does not include at least one (1) Business Day, ending on the first (1st) Business Day commencing after the passage of such forty-eight (48)-hour period) from the time of Parent’s receipt of the Notice of Adverse Recommendation Change); or (Pages 27-28) | 3 calendar days | 2 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_67 | Section 6.02 No Solicitation; Adverse Recommendation Change. <omitted> (d) The Company Board shall not be entitled to <omitted> terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01(h) unless <omitted> (C) the Company has provided, at least seventy-two (72) hours in advance (or, if such seventy-two (72)-hour period does not include at least one (1) Business Day, ending on the first (1st) Business Day commencing after the passage of such seventy-two (72)-hour period), written notice (a “Notice of Adverse Recommendation Change”) to Parent that the Company intends to take such action <omitted> provided, however, that, in the event of any material amendment of such Superior Proposal or any material change to the facts and circumstances relating to the Adverse Recommendation Change, the Company shall be required to issue a new Notice of Adverse Recommendation Change or otherwise comply again with the requirements of this Section 6.02(d) (provided, however, that for purposes of this sentence, references to the seventy-two (72)-hour period above shall be deemed to be references to a forty-eight (48)-hour period (or, if such forty-eight (48)-hour period does not include at least one (1) Business Day, ending on the first (1st) Business Day commencing after the passage of such forty-eight (48)-hour period) from the time of Parent’s receipt of the Notice of Adverse Recommendation Change); or (Pages 27-28) | 3 calendar days | 2 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_73 | 5.2 Company Stockholders’ Meeting.
<omitted>
(f) <omitted> (i) the Company’s board of directors may <omitted> cause the Company to terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.1(j) and, concurrently with such termination, approve, and cause the Company to enter into, a Specified Company Acquisition Agreement in accordance with, and subject to compliance with, the provisions of Section 8.1(j) if (and only if): <omitted> (D) <omitted> prior to <omitted> terminating this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(j) in order to accept such Company Superior Offer, the Company’s board of directors delivers to Marvell <omitted> notice
<omitted>
For purposes of clause “(i)” of this Section 5.2(f), any change in the form or amount of the consideration payable in connection with a Company Superior Offer, and any other material change to any of the terms of a Company Superior Offer, will be deemed to be a new Company Superior Offer, requiring a new Company Recommendation Change Notice and a new advance notice period, except that the advance notice period applicable to any such change to a Company Superior Offer pursuant to clause “(i)(D)” of this Section 5.2(f) shall be two Business Days rather than four Business Days, and the negotiation period in clause “(i)(E)” of this Section 5.2(f) shall be two Business Days rather than four Business Days. The Company shall ensure that any withdrawal or modification of the Company Board Recommendation does not have the effect of causing any corporate Takeover Statute of the State of Delaware or any other state to be applicable to this Agreement or any of the Contemplated Transactions. (Page 66) | 4 business days | 3 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_73 | 5.2 Company Stockholders’ Meeting.
<omitted>
(f) <omitted> (i) the Company’s board of directors may <omitted> cause the Company to terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.1(j) and, concurrently with such termination, approve, and cause the Company to enter into, a Specified Company Acquisition Agreement in accordance with, and subject to compliance with, the provisions of Section 8.1(j) if (and only if): <omitted> (D) <omitted> prior to <omitted> terminating this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(j) in order to accept such Company Superior Offer, the Company’s board of directors delivers to Marvell <omitted> notice
<omitted>
For purposes of clause “(i)” of this Section 5.2(f), any change in the form or amount of the consideration payable in connection with a Company Superior Offer, and any other material change to any of the terms of a Company Superior Offer, will be deemed to be a new Company Superior Offer, requiring a new Company Recommendation Change Notice and a new advance notice period, except that the advance notice period applicable to any such change to a Company Superior Offer pursuant to clause “(i)(D)” of this Section 5.2(f) shall be two Business Days rather than four Business Days, and the negotiation period in clause “(i)(E)” of this Section 5.2(f) shall be two Business Days rather than four Business Days. (Page 66) | 4 business days | 3 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_79 | 6.3 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted> Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that, prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that it has received a Company Superior Proposal that was not solicited, initiated, knowingly encouraged or knowingly facilitated or otherwise procured in violation of this Section 6.3(a) (other than any violation that is immaterial in scope and effect), the Company Board may effect a Company Recommendation Change or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(g) if (A) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, (B) the Company has notified Parent in writing that it intends to take such action, (C) the Company has provided Parent with a copy of the proposed definitive agreements between the Company and the person making such Company Superior Proposal, and the identity of the person making such Company Superior Proposal, (D) for a period of four (4) Business Days following the notice delivered pursuant to clause (B) of this Section 6.3(b), the Company shall have discussed and negotiated in good faith and made the Company’s Representatives available to discuss and negotiate in good faith (in each case to the extent Parent desires to negotiate) with Parent’s Representatives any proposed modifications to the terms and conditions of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement so that the failure to take such action would no longer be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties under applicable Law of the Company Board (it being understood and agreed that any amendment to any material term or condition of any Company Superior Proposal shall require a new notice and a new negotiation period that shall expire on the later to occur of (I) two (2) Business Days following delivery of such new notice from the Company to Parent and (II) the expiration of the original four (4)-Business Day period described in clause (D) above), and (E) no earlier than the end of such negotiation period, the Company Board shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with its outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel, and after considering the terms of any proposed amendment or modification to this Agreement, that (x) the Company Alternative Transaction that is the subject of the notice described in clause (B) above still constitutes a Company Superior Proposal and (y) the failure to take such action would still be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law. (Page 49) | 4 business days | 3 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_79 | 6.3 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted> prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, <omitted> the Company Board may <omitted> terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(g) if <omitted> (B) the Company has notified Parent in writing that it intends to take such action, <omitted> (it being understood and agreed that any amendment to any material term or condition of any Company Superior Proposal shall require a new notice and a new negotiation period that shall expire on the later to occur of (I) two (2) Business Days following delivery of such new notice from the Company to Parent and (II) the expiration of the original four (4)-Business Day period described in clause (D) above), (Page 49) | 4 business days | 3 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_82 | Section 5.3 Acquisition Proposals. <omitted>
the Company may also terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1 to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to the applicable Superior Proposal; provided, however, that <omitted>
(i) the Company shall have provided prior written notice (a “Determination Notice”) to Parent at least five (5) Business Days in advance (the “Notice Period”) to the effect that the Company Board intends to take such action and specifying in reasonable detail the circumstances giving 32
rise to such proposed action, including, in the case such action is proposed to be taken in connection with an Acquisition Proposal, the information specified by Section 5.3(c) with respect to such Acquisition Proposal (it being understood and agreed that the delivery of a Determination Notice shall not, in and of itself, be deemed a Change of Recommendation);
(ii) the Company shall have, and shall have used reasonable best efforts to cause its Representatives to have, during the Notice Period negotiated with Parent and its Representatives in good faith (to the extent Parent desires to negotiate) to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement such that (A) the failure to take such action would no longer be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law and (B) with respect to any such action to be taken in connection with an Acquisition Proposal, such Acquisition Proposal ceases to constitute a Superior Proposal; provided, however, that in the event of any material revision to the terms of such Superior Proposal, the Company shall be required to deliver a new Determination Notice to Parent and to comply with the requirements of Section 5.3(e)(i) and this Section 5.3(e)(ii) with respect to such new Determination Notice and the revised Superior Proposal contemplated thereby (except that the Notice Period in respect of such new Determination Notice shall be the longer of (x) three Business Days and (y) the period remaining under the initial Notice Period);
(iii) at or following the end of such Notice Period, the Company Board shall have determined in good faith (after consultation with the Company’s outside legal and financial advisors) based on the information then available that (A) failure to take such action would continue to be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law and (B) with respect to any such action to be taken in connection with an Acquisition Proposal, such Acquisition Proposal continues to constitute a Superior Proposal, in each case taking into account any revisions to this Agreement made or proposed in writing by Parent prior to the time of such determination pursuant to clause (iii) above; and
(iv) in the event of a termination of this Agreement to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal, the Company shall have validly terminated this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.1 and paid the Company Termination Fee in accordance with Section 7.4. (Pages 35-36) | 5 business days | 5 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
abridged | contract_82 | Section 5.3 Acquisition Proposals. <omitted>
the Company may also terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1 to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to the applicable Superior Proposal; provided, however, that <omitted>
(i) the Company shall have provided <omitted> notice (a “Determination Notice”) to Parent at least five (5) Business Days in advance (the “Notice Period”) to the effect that the Company Board intends to take such action <omitted>
(ii) <omitted> provided, however, that in the event of any material revision to the terms of such Superior Proposal, the Company shall be required to deliver a new Determination Notice to Parent <omitted> (except that the Notice Period in respect of such new Determination Notice shall be the longer of (x) three Business Days and (y) the period remaining under the initial Notice Period); (Pages 35-36) | 5 business days | 5 | Initial matching rights period (FTR)-Answer | <NONE> | Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with FTR | 101 | Deal Protection and Related Provisions |
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