Access; Current Information. (a) During the period from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time (or earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article 7), First Choice and Enterprise shall, for the purposes of verifying the representations and warranties of Enterprise and EB&T and First Choice and First Choice Bank, respectively, and preparing for the Merger and the other matters contemplated by this Agreement, (i) upon reasonable notice and subject to applicable Laws, afford the other party and its officers, employees, counsel, accountants and other authorized representatives access (subject to any reasonable restrictions imposed by First Choice or Enterprise with respect to in-person access in light of COVID-19 concerns), during normal business hours, to its and its Subsidiaries’ books, records (including, without limitation, Tax Returns and, subject to the consent of the independent auditors, work papers of independent auditors), information technology systems, properties and personnel and to such other information as the other party may reasonably request, and (ii) furnish to the other party, upon reasonable request, all such other information concerning its business, properties, personnel and Subsidiaries that is substantially similar in scope to the information provided to the other party in connection with its diligence review prior to the date of this Agreement. Any investigation pursuant to this Section 5.10 shall be conducted in such manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the conduct of business of the other party or any of its Subsidiaries. (b) During the period from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time (or earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article 7), First Choice will cause one or more of its designated representatives to confer with representatives of Enterprise and report the general status of its ongoing operations, at such times and in such manner as Enterprise may reasonably request. (c) During the period from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time (or earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article 7), each of Enterprise and First Choice will promptly notify the other party in writing of any matter hereafter arising which, if existing, occurring or known at the date of this Agreement, would have been required to be set forth or described in the Enterprise Disclosure Schedule or the First Choice Disclosure Schedule, as applicable, or which is necessary to correct any information in such party’s Disclosure Schedule that has been rendered materially inaccurate thereby. Each such notice shall include, or be accompanied by, a proposed supplement or amendment to such party’s Disclosure Schedule regarding such matter (a “Schedule Supplement”). Each Schedule Supplement shall be deemed to be incorporated into and to supplement and amend the First Choice Disclosure Schedule or Enterprise Disclosure Schedule, as applicable, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date; provided, however, that if the matter which is the subject of the Schedule Supplement constitutes or relates to something that could provide Enterprise with a right to terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.01(e) and Enterprise does not elect to terminate this Agreement prior to the earlier of (i) five (5) Business Days after the expiration of the applicable cure period and (ii) the Expiration Date, then Enterprise shall be deemed to have irrevocably waived any right to terminate this Agreement on account of such matter. (d) No investigation by a party or its representatives shall be deemed to modify or waive any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of the other party or its Subsidiary bank set forth in this Agreement, or the conditions to the respective obligations of Enterprise and First Choice to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. (e) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.10 to the contrary, no party shall be required to provide the other party with access or disclose information where such access or disclosure would, in the reasonable opinion of such party’s counsel, jeopardize the attorney-client privilege of the such party, or contravene any binding Contract entered into by such party prior to the date of this Agreement or any Law, Order or fiduciary duty applicable to such party. In the event any of the restrictions in this Section 5.10(e) shall apply, each party shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to make appropriate alternate disclosure arrangements, including adopting additional specific procedures to protect the confidentiality of sensitive material and to ensure compliance with applicable Laws.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Enterprise Financial Services Corp), Merger Agreement (First Choice Bancorp)
Access; Current Information. (a) During the period from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time (or earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article 7), First Choice Seacoast and Enterprise shall, for the purposes of verifying the representations and warranties of Enterprise and EB&T and First Choice Seacoast and First Choice Seacoast Bank, respectively, and preparing for the Merger and the other matters contemplated by this Agreement, (i) upon reasonable notice and subject to applicable Laws, afford the other party and its officers, employees, counsel, accountants and other authorized representatives access (subject to any reasonable restrictions imposed by First Choice Seacoast or Enterprise with respect to in-person access in light of COVID-19 concerns), during normal business hours, to its and its Subsidiaries’ books, records (including, without limitation, Tax Returns and, subject to the consent of the independent auditors, work papers of independent auditors), information technology systems, properties and personnel and to such other information as the other party may reasonably request, and (ii) furnish to the other party, upon reasonable request, all such other information concerning its business, properties, personnel and Subsidiaries that is substantially similar in scope to the information provided to the other party in connection with its diligence review prior to the date of this Agreement. Any investigation pursuant to this Section 5.10 5.09 shall be conducted in such manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the conduct of business of the other party or any of its Subsidiaries.
(b) During the period from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time (or earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article 7), First Choice Seacoast will cause one or more of its designated representatives to confer with representatives of Enterprise and report the general status of its ongoing operations, at such times and in such manner as Enterprise may reasonably request.
(c) During the period from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time (or earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article 7), each of Enterprise and First Choice Seacoast will promptly notify the other party in writing of any matter hereafter arising which, if existing, occurring or known at the date of this Agreement, would have been required to be set forth or described in the Enterprise Disclosure Schedule or the First Choice Seacoast Disclosure Schedule, as applicable, or which is necessary to correct any information in such party’s Disclosure Schedule that has been rendered materially inaccurate thereby. Each such notice shall include, or be accompanied by, a proposed supplement or amendment to such party’s Disclosure Schedule regarding such matter (a “Schedule Supplement”). Each Schedule Supplement shall be deemed to be incorporated into and to supplement and amend the First Choice Seacoast Disclosure Schedule or Enterprise Disclosure Schedule, as applicable, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date; provided, however, that if the matter which is the subject of the Schedule Supplement constitutes or relates to something that could provide Enterprise with a right to terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.01(e) and Enterprise does not elect to terminate this Agreement prior to the earlier of (i) five (5) Business Days after the expiration of the applicable cure period and (ii) the Expiration Date, then Enterprise shall be deemed to have irrevocably waived any right to terminate this Agreement on account of such matter.
(d) No investigation by a party or its representatives shall be deemed to modify or waive any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of the other party or its Subsidiary bank set forth in this Agreement, or the conditions to the respective obligations of Enterprise and First Choice Seacoast to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
(e) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.10 5.09 to the contrary, no party shall be required to provide the other party with access or disclose information where such access or disclosure would, in the reasonable opinion of such party’s counsel, jeopardize the attorney-client privilege of the such party, or contravene any binding Contract entered into by such party prior to the date of this Agreement or any Law, Order or fiduciary duty applicable to such party. In the event any of the restrictions in this Section 5.10(e5.09(e) shall apply, each party shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to make appropriate alternate disclosure arrangements, including adopting additional specific procedures to protect the confidentiality of sensitive material and to ensure compliance with applicable Laws.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Enterprise Financial Services Corp)
Access; Current Information. (a) During Subject to Section 6.07(e) and the period from the date COVID-19 precautions, upon reasonable notice and subject to applicable Laws, each of this Agreement until the Effective Time (or earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article 7), First Choice Buyer and Enterprise shallCompany, for the purposes of verifying the representations and warranties of Enterprise and EB&T and First Choice and First Choice Bank, respectively, the other party and preparing for the Merger and the other matters contemplated by this Agreement, (i) upon reasonable notice and subject agrees to applicable Laws, afford to the other party and its officers, {Clients/1521/00383953.DOCX/7 }45 employees, counsel, accountants and other authorized representatives such access (subject to any reasonable restrictions imposed by First Choice or Enterprise with respect to in-person access in light of COVID-19 concerns), during normal business hours, hours and from time to time throughout the period prior to the Effective Time to its and its Subsidiaries’ books, records (including, without limitation, Tax Returns and, subject to the consent of the independent auditors, work papers of independent auditors), information technology systems, properties and personnel and to such other information relating to them as the other such party may reasonably request, request and (ii) furnish shall use commercially reasonable efforts to the other party, upon reasonable request, all such other information concerning provide any appropriate notices to employees and/or customers in accordance with applicable Law and its business, properties, personnel and Subsidiaries that is substantially similar in scope to the information provided to the other party in connection with its diligence review prior to the date of this Agreement. Any investigation pursuant to this Section 5.10 shall be conducted in such manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the conduct of business of the other party or any of its Subsidiariesprivacy policy.
(b) During As soon as reasonably practicable after they become available, to the period extent permitted by applicable Law, Company will furnish to Buyer copies of the board packages distributed to Company’s Board or the board of directors of its subsidiary bank, and minutes from the date meetings thereof, copies of this Agreement until the Effective Time (any internal management financial control reports showing actual financial performance against plan and previous period, and copies of any reports provided to its Board or earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article 7), First Choice will cause one or more of any committee thereof relating to its designated representatives to confer with representatives of Enterprise financial performance and report the general status of its ongoing operations, at such times and in such manner as Enterprise may reasonably requestrisk management.
(c) During the period from the date of this Agreement until to the Effective Time (Time, Company will cause one or earlier termination more of its designated representatives to confer on a regular basis with representatives of Buyer and to report the general status of the ongoing operations of Company and its Subsidiaries. Without limiting the foregoing, Company agrees to provide to Buyer, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, a copy of each report filed by it or any of its Subsidiaries with a Governmental Authority reasonably promptly following the filing thereof. During the period from the date of this Agreement in accordance with Article 7)to the Effective Time, each of Enterprise and First Choice party will promptly notify the other party supplement or amend its Disclosure Schedule delivered in writing of connection herewith with respect to any matter hereafter arising which, if existing, occurring or known at the date of this Agreement, would have been required to be set forth or described in the Enterprise its Disclosure Schedule or the First Choice Disclosure Schedule, as applicable, or which is necessary to correct any information in such party’s its Disclosure Schedule that which has been rendered materially inaccurate thereby. Each such notice shall include, or be accompanied by, a proposed No supplement or amendment to such party’s its Disclosure Schedule regarding such matter (a “Schedule Supplement”). Each Schedule Supplement shall be deemed to be incorporated into and to supplement and amend the First Choice an admission by Company that such Company Disclosure Schedule or Enterprise Disclosure Schedule, as applicable, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date; provided, however, that if the matter which is the subject of the Schedule Supplement constitutes or relates to something that could provide Enterprise with a right to terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.01(e) and Enterprise does not elect to terminate this Agreement was materially inaccurate prior to the earlier of (i) five (5) Business Days after the expiration of the applicable cure period and (ii) the Expiration Date, then Enterprise shall be deemed to have irrevocably waived any right to terminate this Agreement on account of such mattersupplement or amendment or that such supplement or amendment constitutes a material change.
(d) No investigation by a party or its representatives representatives, or updating of any Disclosure Schedule, shall be deemed to modify or waive any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of the other any party or its Subsidiary subsidiary bank set forth in this Agreement, or the conditions to the respective obligations of Enterprise Buyer and First Choice Company to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Any investigation pursuant to this Section 6.07 shall be conducted in such manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the conduct of business of the other party or any of its Subsidiaries. The Company and Buyer will not, and will cause its respective representatives not to, use any information and documents obtained in the course of the consideration of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including any information obtained pursuant to this Section 6.07, for any purpose unrelated to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and will hold such information and documents in confidence and treat such information and documents as secret and confidential and to use all reasonable efforts to safeguard the confidentiality of such information and documents.
(e) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.10 6.07 to the contrary, no party shall be required to provide the other with any documents (including board minutes) that disclose confidential discussions, evaluations or information relating to this Agreement or the transactions {Clients/1521/00383953.DOCX/7 }46 contemplated hereby (including any third party with access proposals received prior to or disclose following the date hereof), any confidential supervisory information where such access or disclosure wouldany other matter that may violate a confidentiality obligation or fiduciary duty or any Law or regulation, or may result in the reasonable opinion its waiver of such party’s counsel, jeopardize the attorney-client privilege of the such party, or contravene any binding Contract entered into by such party prior to the date of this Agreement or any Law, Order or fiduciary duty applicable to such partyprivilege. In the event any of the restrictions in this Section 5.10(e6.07(e) shall apply, each party shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such consents, waivers, decrees and approvals necessary to satisfy any confidentiality issues relating to documents prepared or held by third parties (including work papers), and the parties will use commercially reasonable efforts to make appropriate alternate disclosure arrangements, including adopting additional specific procedures to protect the confidentiality of sensitive material and to ensure compliance with applicable Laws.
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Access; Current Information. (a) During the period from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time (or earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article 7), First Choice Company and Enterprise Parent shall, for the purposes of verifying the representations and warranties of Enterprise Parent and EB&T Parent Bank and First Choice Company and First Choice Company Bank, respectively, and preparing for the Merger and the other matters contemplated by this Agreement, (i) upon reasonable notice and subject to applicable Laws, afford the other party and its officers, employees, counsel, accountants and other authorized representatives access (subject to any reasonable restrictions imposed by First Choice or Enterprise with respect to in-person access in light of COVID-19 concerns)access, during normal business hours, to its and its Subsidiaries’ books, records (including, without limitation, Tax Returns and, subject to the consent of the independent auditors, work papers of independent auditors), information technology systems, properties and personnel and to such other information as the other party may reasonably request, and (ii) furnish to the other party, upon reasonable request, all such other information concerning its business, properties, personnel and Subsidiaries that is substantially similar in scope to the information provided to the other party in connection with its diligence review prior to the date of this Agreement. Any investigation pursuant to this Section 5.10 5.09 shall be conducted in such manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the conduct of business of the other party or any of its Subsidiaries.
(b) During the period from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time (or earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article 7), First Choice Company will cause one or more of its designated representatives to confer with representatives of Enterprise Parent and report the general status of its ongoing operations, at such times and in such manner as Enterprise Parent may reasonably request.
(c) During the period from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time (or earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article 7), each of Enterprise Parent and First Choice Company will promptly notify the other party in writing of any matter hereafter arising which, if existing, occurring or known at the date of this Agreement, would have been required to be set forth or described in the Enterprise Parent Disclosure Schedule or the First Choice Company Disclosure Schedule, as applicable, or which is necessary to correct any information in such party’s Disclosure Schedule that has been rendered materially inaccurate thereby. Each such notice shall include, or be accompanied by, a proposed supplement or amendment to such party’s Disclosure Schedule regarding such matter (a “Schedule Supplement”). Each Schedule Supplement shall be deemed to be incorporated into and to supplement and amend the First Choice Company Disclosure Schedule or Enterprise Parent Disclosure Schedule, as applicable, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date; provided, however, that if the matter which is the subject of the Schedule Supplement constitutes or relates to something that could provide Enterprise Parent with a right to terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.01(e) and Enterprise Parent does not elect to terminate this Agreement prior to the earlier of (i) five (5) Business Days after the expiration of the applicable cure period and (ii) the Expiration Date, then Enterprise Parent shall be deemed to have irrevocably waived any right to terminate this Agreement on account of such matter.
(d) No investigation by a party or its representatives shall be deemed to modify or waive any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of the other party or its Subsidiary bank set forth in this Agreement, or the conditions to the respective obligations of Enterprise Parent and First Choice Company to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
(e) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.10 5.09 to the contrary, no party shall be required to provide the other party with access or disclose information where such access or disclosure would, in the reasonable opinion of such party’s counsel, jeopardize the attorney-client privilege of the such party, or contravene any binding Contract entered into by such party prior to the date of this Agreement or any Law, Order or fiduciary duty applicable to such party. In the event any of the restrictions in this Section 5.10(e5.09(e) shall apply, each party shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to make appropriate alternate disclosure arrangements, including adopting additional specific procedures to protect the confidentiality of sensitive material and to ensure compliance with applicable Laws.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Enterprise Financial Services Corp)
Access; Current Information. (a) During the period from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time (or earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article 7), First Choice Company and Enterprise Parent shall, for the purposes of verifying the representations and warranties of Enterprise Parent and EB&T Parent Bank and First Choice Company and First Choice Company Bank, respectively, and preparing for the Merger and the other matters contemplated by this Agreement, (i) upon reasonable notice and subject to applicable Laws, afford the other party and its officers, employees, counsel, accountants and other authorized representatives access (subject to any reasonable restrictions imposed by First Choice or Enterprise with respect to in-person access in light of COVID-19 concerns)access, during normal business hours, to its and its Subsidiaries’ ' books, records (including, without limitation, Tax Returns and, subject to the consent of the independent auditors, work papers of independent auditors), information technology systems, properties and personnel and to such other information as the other party may reasonably request, and (ii) furnish to the other party, upon reasonable request, all such other information concerning its business, properties, personnel and Subsidiaries that is substantially similar in scope to the information provided to the other party in connection with its diligence review prior to the date of this Agreement. Any investigation pursuant to this Section 5.10 5.09 shall be conducted in such manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the conduct of business of the other party or any of its Subsidiaries.
(b) During the period from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time (or earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article 7), First Choice Company will cause one or more of its designated representatives to confer with representatives of Enterprise Parent and report the general status of its ongoing operations, at such times and in such manner as Enterprise Parent may reasonably request.
(c) During the period from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time (or earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article 7), each of Enterprise Parent and First Choice Company will promptly notify the other party in writing of any matter hereafter arising which, if existing, occurring or known at the date of this Agreement, would have been required to be set forth or described in the Enterprise Parent Disclosure Schedule or the First Choice Company Disclosure Schedule, as applicable, or which is necessary to correct any information in such party’s 's Disclosure Schedule that has been rendered materially inaccurate thereby. Each such notice shall include, or be accompanied by, a proposed supplement or amendment to such party’s 's Disclosure Schedule regarding such matter (a “"Schedule Supplement”"). Each Schedule Supplement shall be deemed to be incorporated into and to supplement and amend the First Choice Company Disclosure Schedule or Enterprise Parent Disclosure Schedule, as applicable, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date; provided, however, that if the matter which is the subject of the Schedule Supplement constitutes or relates to something that could provide Enterprise Parent with a right to terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.01(e) and Enterprise Parent does not elect to terminate this Agreement prior to the earlier of (i) five (5) Business Days after the expiration of the applicable cure period and (ii) the Expiration Date, then Enterprise Parent shall be deemed to have irrevocably waived any right to terminate this Agreement on account of such matter.
(d) No investigation by a party or its representatives shall be deemed to modify or waive any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of the other party or its Subsidiary bank set forth in this Agreement, or the conditions to the respective obligations of Enterprise Parent and First Choice Company to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
(e) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.10 5.09 to the contrary, no party shall be required to provide the other party with access or disclose information where such access or disclosure would, in the reasonable opinion of such party’s 's counsel, jeopardize the attorney-client privilege of the such party, or contravene any binding Contract entered into by such party prior to the date of this Agreement or any Law, Order or fiduciary duty applicable to such party. In the event any of the restrictions in this Section 5.10(e5.09(e) shall apply, each party shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to make appropriate alternate disclosure arrangements, including adopting additional specific procedures to protect the confidentiality of sensitive material and to ensure compliance with applicable Laws.
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