Acquiror Public Filings From the date hereof through the Closing, Acquiror will keep current and timely file all reports required to be filed or furnished with the SEC and otherwise comply in all material respects with its reporting obligations under applicable Securities Laws.
Stockholder Action Each Stockholder agrees that, in such Stockholder's capacity as a stockholder of the Company, such Stockholder shall, pursuant to Section 2.5 hereof, vote, or grant proxies relating to the Common Stock at the time held by such Stockholder to vote, all of such Stockholder's Common Stock in favor of any sale or exchange of securities of the Company or any merger, consolidation or other business combination or any similar transaction pursuant to Section 2.5 hereof if, and to the extent that, approval of the Company's stockholders is required in order to effect such transaction. ARTICLE III
Appropriate Action; Consents; Filings The Company and Associated shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to (a) take, or cause to be taken, all appropriate action, and do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper, or advisable under applicable Law to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (b) obtain all consents, licenses, permits, waivers, approvals, authorizations, or orders required under Law (including, without limitation, all foreign and domestic (federal, state, and local) governmental and regulatory rulings and approvals and parties to contracts) in connection with the authorization, execution, and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation by them of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the Merger; and (c) make all necessary filings, and thereafter make any other required submissions, with respect to this Agreement and the Merger required under (i) the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, and any other applicable federal or state securities laws, (ii) any applicable federal or state banking laws, and (iii) any other applicable Law; provided, that Associated and the Company shall cooperate with each other in connection with the making of all such filings, including providing copies of all such documents to the non-filing party and its advisors prior to filing and, if requested, to accept all reasonable additions, deletions, or changes suggested in connection therewith. The Company and Associated shall furnish all information required for any application or other filing to be made pursuant to the rules and regulations of any applicable Law (including all information required to be included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and the Registration Statement) in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In case at any time after the Effective Time any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, the proper officers and directors of each party to this Agreement shall use all reasonable efforts to take all such necessary action. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions in Section 7.01 and Section 7.03, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause each executive officer of the Company listed on Exhibit 7.02(i), as of the date of the Effective Time, to execute and deliver to Associated each of the Executive Agreements (as defined in Section 7.02(i)) in accordance with the terms set forth on Exhibit 7.02(i). Subject to the satisfaction of the other conditions in Section 7.01 and Section 7.02, Associated will execute, as of the date of the Effective Time, and deliver to the applicable executive officers of the Company listed on Exhibit 7.02(i) each of the Executive Agreements applicable to such executive officer in accordance with the terms set forth on Exhibit 7.02(i).
Company Actions The Company hereby consents to the Offer and represents and warrants that (a) its Board of Directors (at a meeting duly called and held), has (i) determined that the Offer and the Merger are fair to and in the best interests of the stockholders of the Company, (ii) resolved to approve the Offer and the Merger and recommend (subject to its fiduciary duties after taking into account advice of legal counsel) acceptance of the Offer and approval and adoption of this Agreement by such stockholders of the Company, (iii) taken all necessary steps to render Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL") inapplicable to the Merger, (iv) resolved to elect not to be subject, to the extent permitted by law, to any state takeover law other than Section 203 of the DGCL that may purport to be applicable to the Offer, the Merger or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (v) approved the Company Rights Agreement Amendment (as defined below), and (b) Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx Securities Corporation ("DLJ"), the Company's financial advisor, has advised the Company's Board of Directors that, in their opinion, the consideration to be paid in the Offer and the Merger to the Company's stockholders is fair, from a financial point of view, to such stockholders. Upon commencement of the Offer, the Company shall file with the SEC a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 (the "Schedule 14D-9") containing the recommendations of its Board of Directors in favor of the Offer and the Merger and shall permit the inclusion in the Offer Documents of such recommendations, in each case subject to the fiduciary duties of the Board of Directors of the Company. The Company, IHK and Merger Sub will promptly correct any information provided by them for use in the Schedule 14D-9 that becomes false or misleading in any material respect, and the Company will take all steps necessary to cause the Schedule 14D-9 as so corrected to be filed with the SEC and to be disseminated to holders of shares of Company Common Stock, in each case as and to the extent required by applicable law. IHK and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Schedule 14D-9 prior to its filing with the SEC. The Company agrees to provide IHK with any comments that may be received from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule 14D-9 and any amendments thereto, promptly after receipt thereof.
Further Action; Consents; Filings (a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof, each of the parties hereto shall use all reasonable efforts to (i) take, or cause to be taken, all appropriate action, and do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Law or otherwise to consummate and make effective the Merger, (ii) obtain from Governmental Entities any consents, licenses, permits, waivers, approvals, authorizations or orders required to be obtained or made by Parent or Company or any of their respective subsidiaries in connection with the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the Merger and (iii) make all necessary filings, and thereafter make any other required or appropriate submissions, with respect to this Agreement and the Merger required under (A) the rules and regulations of the NNM, (B) the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable Federal or state securities Laws, (C) the HSR Act, if any, and (D) any other applicable Law. The parties hereto shall cooperate and consult with each other in connection with the making of all such filings, including by providing copies of all such documents to the nonfiling parties and their advisors prior to filing, and none of the parties shall file any such document if any of the other parties shall have reasonably objected to the filing of such document. No party shall consent to any voluntary extension of any statutory deadline or waiting period or to any voluntary delay of the consummation of the Merger at the behest of any Governmental Entity without the consent and agreement of the other parties hereto, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
Class Action Filings The Sub-Adviser is not responsible for making any class action filings on behalf of the Trust.
The Merger Closing Effective Time 1.1. The Merger 1 1.2. Closing 2 1.3. Effective Time 2
Validity of Contemplated Transactions The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Buyer, the execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of the Collateral Documents to which it is a party and the consummation of the Transactions do not and will not (a) contravene any provision of the organizational documents of Buyer, or (b) constitute a breach of, or result in a Default under, or cause the acceleration of any payments pursuant to, any agreement, contract, indenture, lease or mortgage to which Buyer is a party or by which either Buyer or its assets is bound, or violate any provision of any applicable Law, permit or license to which Buyer is subject, where any such breaches, Defaults or violations would materially impair the ability of Buyer to consummate and perform the Transactions.
Consents, Approvals and Filings, Etc Except as set forth on Schedule 6.10 hereof, no material authorization, consent, approval, license, qualification or formal exemption from, nor any filing, declaration or registration with, any court, governmental agency or regulatory authority or any securities exchange or any other Person (whether or not governmental) is required in connection with (a) the execution, delivery and performance: (i) by any Credit Party of this Agreement and any of the other Loan Documents to which such Credit Party is a party or (ii) by the Credit Parties of the grant of Liens granted, conveyed or otherwise established (or to be granted, conveyed or otherwise established) by or under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, as applicable, and (b) otherwise necessary to the operation of its business, except in each case for (x) such matters which have been previously obtained, and (y) such filings to be made concurrently herewith or promptly following the Effective Date as are required by the Collateral Documents to perfect Liens in favor of the Agent. All such material authorizations, consents, approvals, licenses, qualifications, exemptions, filings, declarations and registrations which have previously been obtained or made, as the case may be, are in full force and effect and, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, are not the subject of any attack or threatened attack (in each case in any material respect) by appeal or direct proceeding or otherwise.
Required Vote of the Company Stockholders The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Voting Stock in favor of the adoption of this Agreement (the “Company Stockholder Approval”) is the only vote of holders of securities of the Company that is required to approve this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Mergers.
