Actions by the Company. Neither the Board of Directors of the Company nor any committee thereof shall (i) (A) withdraw (or modify in a manner adverse to GameStop), or publicly propose to withdraw (or modify in a manner adverse to GameStop), the approval recommendation or declaration of advisability by such Board of Directors or any such committee thereof of this Agreement, the Company Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (B) recommend, adopt or approve, or propose publicly to recommend, adopt or approve, any Company Takeover Proposal (any action described in this clause (i) being referred to as a “Company Adverse Recommendation Change”) or (ii) approve or recommend, or allow the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to execute or enter into, any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, merger agreement, acquisition agreement, option agreement, joint venture agreement, partnership agreement or other similar agreement constituting or related to any Company Takeover Proposal (other than a confidentiality agreement referred to in Section 5.2(a)). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, (I) (1) the Board of Directors of the Company shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with outside counsel, that the failure to make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change would be inconsistent with the fulfillment of its fiduciary duties or any other obligations under applicable Law, (2) the Company provides written notice (a “Notice of Company Adverse Recommendation”) advising GameStop that the Board of Directors of the Company has made the determination described in clause (1) above, (3) for a period of five Business Days following GameStop’s receipt of a Notice of Company Adverse Recommendation, the Company negotiates with GameStop in good faith to make such adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would enable the Company to proceed with its recommendation of this Agreement and the Mergers and not make such Company Adverse Recommendation Change, and (4) at the end of such five-Business Day period the Board of Directors of the Company maintains its determination described in clause (1) above (after taking into account such proposed adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement), or (II) (v) the Company receives a Company Takeover Proposal, (w) the Board of Directors of the Company shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with outside counsel, that the failure to make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change would be inconsistent with the fulfillment of its fiduciary duties or any other obligations under applicable Law, (x) the Company provides GameStop with a Notice of Company Adverse Recommendation advising GameStop that the Board of Directors of the Company has made the determination described in clause (w) above, (y) for a period of five Business Days following GameStop’s receipt of a Notice of Company Adverse Recommendation, the Company negotiates with GameStop in good faith to make such adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would enable the Company to proceed with its recommendation of this Agreement and the Mergers and not make such Company Adverse Recommendation Change, and (z) at the end of such five-Business Day period the Board of Directors of the Company maintains its determination described in clause (w) above (after taking into account such proposed adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement), then the Board of Directors of the Company may (A) make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change and (B), in the case of clause (II) above where the Company receives a Company Takeover Proposal, upon termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.1(d)(iii), and concurrent payment of the Company Termination Fee in accordance with Section 8.3(b), approve and enter into an agreement relating to a Company Takeover Proposal that constitutes a Company Superior Proposal. No Company Adverse Recommendation Change shall change the approval of the Board of Directors of the Company for purposes of causing the Company’s certificate of incorporation, any state takeover Law (including Section 203 of the DGCL) or other state Law to be inapplicable to the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Electronics Boutique Holdings Corp), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Electronics Boutique Holdings Corp), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Electronics Boutique Holdings Corp)
Actions by the Company. Neither the Board of Directors of the Company nor any committee thereof shall (i) (A) withdraw (or modify in a manner adverse to GameStopParent), or publicly propose to withdraw (or modify in a manner adverse to GameStopParent), the approval approval, recommendation or declaration of advisability by such Board of Directors or any such committee thereof of this Agreement, the Company Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (B) recommend, adopt or approve, or propose publicly to recommend, adopt or approve, any Company Takeover Proposal (any action described in this clause (i) being referred to as a “Company Adverse Recommendation Change”) or (ii) approve or recommend, or propose publicly to approve or recommend, or allow the Company or any of its the Company Subsidiaries to execute or enter into, any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, merger agreement, acquisition agreement, option agreement, joint venture agreement, partnership agreement or other similar agreement constituting or related to, or that is intended to or could reasonably be expected to lead to, any Company Takeover Proposal (other than a confidentiality agreement referred to in Section 5.2(a4.2(a)) (an “Acquisition Agreement”). Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the foregoingcontrary, if, prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, (I) (1) the Board of Directors of the Company shall have determined determines in good faith, after consultation with outside counsel, faith that the failure to do so would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, it may (A) terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(d)(ii) and cause the Company to enter into an Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal (which was made after the date hereof and did not otherwise result from a breach of this Section 4.2) or (B) make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change would be inconsistent with the fulfillment of its fiduciary duties or any other obligations under applicable LawChange, if: (2i) the Company provides written notice (a “Notice of Company Adverse Recommendation”) advising GameStop Parent that the Board of Directors of the Company has made intends to take such action and specifying the determination described in clause reasons therefor, including, if applicable, the terms and conditions of any Superior Proposal that is the basis of the proposed action by the Board of Directors (1) above, it being understood and agreed that any amendment to the financial terms or any other material term of such Superior Proposal shall require a new Notice of Adverse Recommendation); (3ii) for a period of five Business Days following GameStopParent’s receipt of a Notice of Company Adverse Recommendation, Recommendation the Company negotiates with GameStop Parent in good faith to make such adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would enable the Company to proceed with its recommendation of this Agreement and the Mergers Merger and not make such Company Adverse Recommendation Change, Change (it being understood that such negotiation need not be exclusive); and (4iii) if applicable, at the end of such five-five Business Day period period, the Board of Directors of the Company maintains its determination described in clause (1) above continues to believe that the Company Takeover Proposal, if any, constitutes a Superior Proposal (after taking into account such proposed adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement), or (II) (v) the Company receives a Company Takeover Proposal, (w) the Board of Directors of the Company shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with outside counsel, that the failure to make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change would be inconsistent with the fulfillment of its fiduciary duties or any other obligations under applicable Law, (x) the Company provides GameStop with a Notice of Company Adverse Recommendation advising GameStop that the Board of Directors of the Company has made the determination described in clause (w) above, (y) for a period of five Business Days following GameStop’s receipt of a Notice of Company Adverse Recommendation, the Company negotiates with GameStop in good faith to make such adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would enable the Company to proceed with its recommendation of this Agreement and the Mergers and not make such Company Adverse Recommendation Change, and (z) at the end of such five-Business Day period the Board of Directors of the Company maintains its determination described in clause (w) above (after taking into account such proposed adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement), then the Board of Directors of the Company may (A) make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change and (B), in the case of clause (II) above where the Company receives a Company Takeover Proposal, upon termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.1(d)(iii), and concurrent payment of the Company Termination Fee in accordance with Section 8.3(b), approve and enter into an agreement relating to a Company Takeover Proposal that constitutes a Company Superior Proposal. No Company Adverse Recommendation Change shall change the approval of the Board of Directors of the Company for purposes of causing the Company’s certificate of incorporation, any state takeover Law (including Section 203 Article 13.03 of the DGCLTBCA or Section 21.606 of the TBOC) or other similar state Law that purports to limit or restrict business combinations to be inapplicable to the Mergers Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Schulman a Inc), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Ico Inc)
Actions by the Company. Neither the Board of Directors of the Company nor any committee thereof shall (i) (A) withdraw (or modify in a manner adverse to GameStopParent), or publicly propose to withdraw (or modify in a manner adverse to GameStopParent), the approval approval, recommendation or declaration of advisability by such Board of Directors or any such committee thereof of this Agreement, the Company Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (B) recommend, adopt or approve, or propose publicly to recommend, adopt or approve, any Company Takeover Proposal (any action described in this clause (i) being referred to as a “Company Adverse Recommendation Change”) or (ii) approve or recommend, or propose publicly to approve or recommend, or allow the Company or any of its the Company Subsidiaries to execute or enter into, any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, merger agreement, acquisition agreement, option agreement, joint venture agreement, partnership agreement or other similar agreement constituting or related to, or that is intended to or would reasonably be expected to lead to, any Company Takeover Proposal (other than a confidentiality agreement referred to in Section 5.2(a4.2(a)) (an “Acquisition Agreement”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, (I) (1) the Board of Directors of the Company shall have determined determines in good faith, after consultation with outside counsel, faith that the failure to do so would be reasonably likely to be a violation of its fiduciary duties to the stockholders of the Company under applicable Delaware Law, the Company may (A) terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(d)(iii) and cause the Company to enter into an Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal (which was made after the date hereof and did not otherwise result from a breach of this Section 4.2) or (B) make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change would be inconsistent with the fulfillment of its fiduciary duties or any other obligations under applicable LawChange, if: (2i) the Company provides written notice (a “Notice of Company Adverse Recommendation”) advising GameStop Parent that the Board of Directors of the Company has made intends to take such action and specifying the determination described in clause reasons therefor, including, if applicable, the terms and conditions of any Superior Proposal that is the basis of the proposed action by the Board of Directors (1) above, it being understood and agreed that any amendment to the amount of consideration or any other material term of such Superior Proposal shall require a new Notice of Adverse Recommendation); (3ii) for a period of five three Business Days following GameStopParent’s receipt of a Notice of Company Adverse Recommendation, Recommendation the Company negotiates with GameStop Parent in good faith to make such adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would enable the Company to proceed with its recommendation of this Agreement and the Mergers Merger and not make such Company Adverse Recommendation Change, Change (it being understood that such negotiation need not be exclusive); and (4iii) if applicable, at the end of such five-three Business Day period period, the Board of Directors of the Company maintains its determination described in clause (1) above continues to believe that the Company Takeover Proposal, if any, constitutes a Superior Proposal (after taking into account such proposed adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement), or (II) (v) the Company receives a Company Takeover Proposal, (w) the Board of Directors of the Company shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with outside counsel, that the failure to make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change would be inconsistent with the fulfillment of its fiduciary duties or any other obligations under applicable Law, (x) the Company provides GameStop with a Notice of Company Adverse Recommendation advising GameStop that the Board of Directors of the Company has made the determination described in clause (w) above, (y) for a period of five Business Days following GameStop’s receipt of a Notice of Company Adverse Recommendation, the Company negotiates with GameStop in good faith to make such adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would enable the Company to proceed with its recommendation of this Agreement and the Mergers and not make such Company Adverse Recommendation Change, and (z) at the end of such five-Business Day period the Board of Directors of the Company maintains its determination described in clause (w) above (after taking into account such proposed adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement), then the Board of Directors of the Company may (A) make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change and (B), in the case of clause (II) above where the Company receives a Company Takeover Proposal, upon termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.1(d)(iii), and concurrent payment of the Company Termination Fee in accordance with Section 8.3(b), approve and enter into an agreement relating to a Company Takeover Proposal that constitutes a Company Superior Proposal. No Company Adverse Recommendation Change shall change the approval of the Board of Directors of the Company for purposes of causing the Company’s certificate of incorporation, any state takeover Law (including Section 203 of the DGCL) or other state Law to be inapplicable to the Mergers Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Cleveland Cliffs Inc), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.)
Actions by the Company. Neither the Board of Directors of the Company nor any committee thereof shall will (i) (A) withdraw or qualify (or modify in a manner adverse to GameStopParent), or publicly propose to withdraw or qualify (or modify in a manner adverse to GameStopParent), the approval approval, recommendation or declaration of advisability by such Board of Directors or any such committee thereof of this Agreement, the Company Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or Transactions, (B) recommend, adopt or approve, or propose publicly to recommend, adopt or approve, or fail to reject, any Company Takeover Proposal Proposal, or (C) make any other public statement in connection with the Company Stockholders Meeting inconsistent with the Company Recommendation (any action described in this clause (i) being referred to as a “Company Adverse Recommendation Change”) or (ii) approve or recommend, or propose to approve or recommend, or allow the Company or any of its the Company Subsidiaries to execute or enter into, any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, merger agreement, acquisition agreement, option agreement, joint venture agreement, partnership agreement or other similar agreement constituting or related to, or that is intended to or would reasonably be expected to lead to, any Company Takeover Proposal or requiring the Company to abandon, terminate, delay or fail to consummate, or that would otherwise impede, interfere with or be inconsistent with, the Merger or any of the other Transactions, or requiring the Company to fail to comply with this Agreement (an “Acquisition Agreement”) (other than a confidentiality agreement referred to in Section 5.2(a)). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder ApprovalAppointment Time, (I) (1) if the Board of Directors of the Company shall have determined determines in good faith, faith (after consultation with outside counsel, counsel and a financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation) that the failure to do so could result in a breach of its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, the Board of Directors of the Company may, (i) terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(d)(ii) and cause the Company to enter into an Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal (which was made after the date hereof and did not otherwise result from a breach of this Section 5.2) or (ii) in response to an Intervening Event or a Company Takeover Proposal that constitutes a Superior Proposal, make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change would be inconsistent with the fulfillment of its fiduciary duties or any other obligations under applicable LawChange, if: (2A) the Company provides written notice (a “Notice of Company Adverse Recommendation”) advising GameStop Parent that the Board of Directors of the Company has made intends to take such action and specifying the determination described reasons therefor and including, as applicable, the most current version of any proposed agreement reflecting the terms and conditions of any Superior Proposal that is the basis of the proposed action by the Board of Directors (or a detailed summary of such terms and conditions if no agreement exists) (it being understood and agreed that any amendment to the financial terms or any other material term of such Superior Proposal requires a new Notice of Adverse Recommendation) or a detailed description of the Intervening Event if the Company intends to make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change in clause (1) aboveresponse to an Intervening Event, (3B) for a period of five three Business Days following GameStopParent’s receipt of a Notice of Company Adverse Recommendation, Recommendation the Company negotiates with GameStop Parent in good faith to make such adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would enable the Company to proceed with its recommendation of this Agreement and the Mergers Transactions and not make such Company Adverse Recommendation ChangeChange or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(d)(ii), and (4C) at the end of such five-three Business Day period period, the Board of Directors of the Company maintains determines in good faith (after consultation with outside counsel and a financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation) that the Company Takeover Proposal giving rise to the Notice of Adverse Recommendation constitutes a Superior Proposal or determines in good faith (after consultation with outside counsel) that failure to effect a Company Adverse Recommendation could result in a breach of its determination described fiduciary duties under applicable Law in clause (1) above light of the Intervening Event giving rise to the Notice of Adverse Recommendation (after taking into account such proposed adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement), or (II) (v) the Company receives a Company Takeover Proposal, (w) the Board of Directors of the Company shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with outside counsel, that the failure to make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change would be inconsistent with the fulfillment of its fiduciary duties or any other obligations under applicable Law, (x) the Company provides GameStop with a Notice of Company Adverse Recommendation advising GameStop that the Board of Directors of the Company has made the determination described in clause (w) above, (y) for a period of five Business Days following GameStop’s receipt of a Notice of Company Adverse Recommendation, the Company negotiates with GameStop in good faith to make such adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would enable the Company to proceed with its recommendation of this Agreement and the Mergers and not make such Company Adverse Recommendation Change, and (z) at the end of such five-Business Day period the Board of Directors of the Company maintains its determination described in clause (w) above (after taking into account such proposed adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreementby Parent), then the Board of Directors of the Company may (A) make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change and (B), in the case of clause (II) above where the Company receives a Company Takeover Proposal, upon termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.1(d)(iii), and concurrent payment of the Company Termination Fee in accordance with Section 8.3(b), approve and enter into an agreement relating to a Company Takeover Proposal that constitutes a Company Superior Proposal. No Company Adverse Recommendation Change shall will change the approval of the Board of Directors of the Company for purposes of causing the Company’s certificate of incorporation, any state takeover Law (including Section 203 of the DGCL) or other state Law to be inapplicable to the Mergers Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this AgreementTransactions.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (International Coal Group, Inc.), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Arch Coal Inc)
Actions by the Company. Neither the Board of Directors of the Company nor any committee thereof shall (i) (A) withdraw or qualify (or modify or amend in a manner adverse to GameStopParent or Merger Sub), or publicly propose to withdraw or qualify (or modify or amend in a manner adverse to GameStopParent or Merger Sub), the approval recommendation or declaration of advisability by such Board of Directors or any such committee thereof of this Agreement, the Company Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the "Company Recommendation") or take any action or make any statement, filing or release, in connection with the Stockholder Meeting or otherwise, inconsistent with the Company Recommendation, or (B) recommend, adopt or approve, or propose publicly to recommend, adopt or approve, any Company Takeover Proposal (any action described in this clause (i) being referred to as a “Company an "Adverse Recommendation Change”") or (ii) approve or recommend, or allow the Company or any of its the Company Subsidiaries to execute or enter into, any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, merger agreement, acquisition agreement, option agreement, joint venture agreement, partnership agreement or other similar agreement constituting or related to any Company Takeover Proposal (other than a confidentiality agreement referred to in Section 5.2(a)). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, in response to receipt of an unsolicited bona fide written Takeover Proposal, (I) (1A) the Board of Directors of the Company shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with outside counselcounsel and the Company Financial Advisor or another nationally recognized investment banking firm, that the failure to make (i) such proposal is a Company Superior Proposal, and (ii) making an Adverse Recommendation Change would be inconsistent is necessary for the Board of Directors to comply with the fulfillment of its fiduciary duties or any other obligations under applicable Law, (2B) the Company provides to Parent a written notice (a “"Notice of Company Adverse Recommendation”Superior Proposal") (i) advising GameStop Parent that the Board of Directors of the Company has made the determination described in clause (1) abovereceived a Superior Proposal, (3ii) for a period specifying in reasonable detail the material terms and conditions of five Business Days following GameStop’s receipt such Superior Proposal, including the amount per Share that the stockholders of a Notice of Company Adverse Recommendation, the Company will receive (valuing any non-cash consideration at what the Board of Directors of the Company determines in its reasonable good faith judgment, after consultation with its independent financial advisers, to be the fair value of the non-cash consideration) and including a copy of all written materials provided to or by the Company in connection with such Superior Proposal and (iii) identifying the person making such Superior Proposal, (C) the Company cooperates and negotiates with GameStop in good faith with Parent during the three Business Day period specified in the immediately succeeding clause (D) to make such adjustments to in the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would enable the Company to proceed with its recommendation of this Agreement and the Mergers and not make such Company Recommendation without an Adverse Recommendation Change, and (4D) at the end Parent does not, within three Business Days of such five-Business Day period the Board of Directors Parent's receipt of the Company maintains its determination described in clause (1) above (after taking into account such proposed adjustments to the terms and conditions Notice of this Agreement), or (II) (v) the Company receives a Company Takeover Superior Proposal, (w) the Board of Directors of the Company shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with outside counsel, that the failure to make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change would be inconsistent with the fulfillment of its fiduciary duties or any other obligations under applicable Law, (x) the Company provides GameStop with a Notice of Company Adverse Recommendation advising GameStop an offer that the Board of Directors of the Company has made the determination described determines in clause (w) above, (y) for a period of five Business Days following GameStop’s receipt of a Notice of Company Adverse Recommendation, the Company negotiates with GameStop in its reasonable good faith judgment (after consultation with a financial adviser of nationally recognized reputation) to make such adjustments be as favorable to the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would enable the Company to proceed with its recommendation of this Agreement and the Mergers and not make such Company Adverse Recommendation Change, and (z) at the end of such five-Business Day period the Board of Directors stockholders of the Company maintains its determination described in clause (w) above (after taking into account as such proposed adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement)Superior Proposal, then the Board of Directors of the Company may (A) make a Company an Adverse Recommendation Change and (B), in the case of clause (II) above where the Company receives a Company Takeover Proposal, upon termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.1(d)(iii), and concurrent payment of the Company Termination Fee in accordance with Section 8.3(b), approve and enter into an agreement relating to a Company Takeover Proposal that constitutes a Company Superior Proposal. No Company Adverse Recommendation Change shall change the approval of the Board of Directors of the Company for purposes of causing the Company’s certificate of incorporation, any state takeover Law (including Section 203 of the DGCL) or other state Law to be inapplicable to the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by this AgreementChange.
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Actions by the Company. Neither the Board of Directors of the Company nor any committee thereof shall (i) (A) withdraw (or qualify or modify in a manner adverse to GameStopParent), or publicly propose to withdraw (or qualify or modify in a manner adverse to GameStopParent), the approval approval, recommendation or declaration of advisability by such the Board of Directors or any such committee thereof of this Agreement, the Company Merger Agreement or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement (it being understood and agreed that failing to recommend against or taking a neutral position or no position with respect to acceptance of a tender offer or exchange offer, or a publicly disclosed merger or other business combination proposal, constituting a Company Takeover Proposal within ten (10) Business Days after commencement of such offer, or receipt of such proposal, shall be considered an adverse modification), (B) recommend, adopt or approve, or propose publicly to recommend, adopt or approve, any Company Takeover Proposal or (C) fail to include the Company Recommendation in the Proxy Statement (any action described in this clause (i) being referred to as a “Company Adverse Recommendation Change”) or (ii) approve or recommend, or propose publicly to approve or recommend, or allow the Company or any of its the Company Subsidiaries to execute or enter into, any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, merger agreement, acquisition agreement, option agreement, joint venture agreement, partnership agreement or other similar agreement constituting or related to, or that is intended to or could reasonably be expected to result in, any Company Takeover Proposal (other than a confidentiality agreement referred to in Section 5.2(a4.2(a)) (an “Acquisition Agreement”). Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the foregoingcontrary, if, prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Shareholder Approval, (I) (1) the Board of Directors of the Company shall have determined determines in good faith, faith (after consultation consulting with outside counsel, ) that the failure to do so would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, it may, prior to obtaining the Company Shareholder Approval, (A) cause the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(d)(ii) and cause the Company to enter into an Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal or (B) make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change would be inconsistent with Change, but in the fulfillment case of (A) or (B) only if: (i) the Company is not in breach in any material respect of its fiduciary duties or any other obligations under applicable Lawpursuant to this Section 4.2, (2ii) the Company provides written notice to Parent (a “Notice of Company Adverse Recommendation”) advising GameStop Parent that the Board of Directors intends to take such action and specifying the reasons therefor, including, if applicable, the terms and conditions of any Superior Proposal, the identity of the Company has made party making the determination described in clause Superior Proposal and copies of any written proposal and all correspondence received from the third party relating to such Superior Proposal that are the basis of the proposed action by the Board of Directors; (1) above, (3ii) for a period of five three (3) Business Days following GameStopParent’s receipt of a Notice of Company Adverse Recommendation (or two (2) Business Days after receipt of a new Notice of Adverse Recommendation; it being understood and agreed that any amendment to the financial terms or other material terms of such Superior Proposal shall be considered a new Notice of Adverse Recommendation), the Company negotiates with GameStop Parent in good faith to make such adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would enable the Company to proceed with its recommendation of this Agreement and the Mergers Merger and not make such Company Adverse Recommendation Change, Change (it being understood that such negotiation need not be exclusive); and (4iii) if applicable, at the end of such five-three (3) Business Day period (or two (2) Business Day) period, the Board of Directors of continues to believe in good faith that the Company maintains its determination described in clause Takeover Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal (1) above (after taking into account such proposed adjustments any amendments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement), or (II) (v) the Company receives a Company Takeover Proposal, (w) the Board of Directors of the Company Agreement that Parent shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with outside counsel, that the failure agreed to make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change would be inconsistent with the fulfillment of its fiduciary duties or any other obligations under applicable Law, (x) the Company provides GameStop with a Notice of Company Adverse Recommendation advising GameStop that the Board of Directors of the Company has made the determination described in clause (w) above, (y) for a period of five Business Days following GameStop’s receipt of a Notice of Company Adverse Recommendation, the Company negotiates with GameStop in good faith prior to make such adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would enable the Company to proceed with its recommendation of this Agreement and the Mergers and not make such Company Adverse Recommendation Change, and (z) at the end of such five-Business Day period the Board of Directors of the Company maintains its determination described in clause (w) above (after taking into account such proposed adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreementperiod), then the Board of Directors of the Company may (A) make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change and (B), in the case of clause (II) above where the Company receives a Company Takeover Proposal, upon termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.1(d)(iii), and concurrent payment of the Company Termination Fee in accordance with Section 8.3(b), approve and enter into an agreement relating to a Company Takeover Proposal that constitutes a Company Superior Proposal. No Company Adverse Recommendation Change shall change the approval of the Board of Directors of the Company for purposes of causing the Company’s certificate of incorporation, any state takeover Law (including Section 203 of the DGCL) or other state Law to be inapplicable to the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Keithley Instruments Inc)
Actions by the Company. Neither the Board of Directors of the Company nor any committee thereof shall (i) (A) withdraw (or modify in a manner adverse to GameStopParent), or publicly propose to withdraw (or modify in a manner adverse to GameStopParent), the approval approval, recommendation or declaration of advisability by such Board of Directors or any such committee thereof of this Agreement, the Company Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement Transactions or (B) recommend, adopt or approve, or propose publicly to recommend, adopt or approve, or fail to reject, any Company Takeover Proposal (any action described in this clause (i) being referred to as a “Company Adverse Recommendation Change”) or (ii) approve or recommend, or propose publicly to approve or recommend, or allow the Company or any of its the Company Subsidiaries to execute or enter into, any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, merger agreement, acquisition agreement, option agreement, joint venture agreement, partnership agreement or other similar agreement constituting or related to, or that is intended to or would reasonably be expected to lead to, any Company Takeover Proposal (other than a confidentiality agreement referred to in Section 5.2(a4.2(a)) (an “Acquisition Agreement”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, (I) (1) the Board of Directors of the Company shall have determined determines in good faith, after consultation with outside counsel, faith that the failure to do so would be reasonably likely to be a breach of its fiduciary duties to the stockholders of the Company under applicable Delaware Law, the Company may (A) terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(d)(ii) and cause the Company to enter into an Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal (which was made after the date hereof and did not otherwise result from a breach of this Section 4.2 (other than from an immaterial breach of this Section 4.2, the effect of which is not material)) or (B) make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change would be inconsistent with the fulfillment Change, if, in either case of its fiduciary duties (A) or any other obligations under applicable Law, (2B): (x) the Company provides written notice (a “Notice of Company Adverse Recommendation”) advising GameStop Parent that the Board of Directors of the Company has made intends to take such action and specifying the determination described in clause reasons therefor, including, if applicable, the material terms and conditions of any Superior Proposal that is the basis of the proposed action by the Board of Directors (1) above, (3) for it being understood and agreed that any amendment to the amount of consideration or any other material term of such Superior Proposal shall require a period of five Business Days following GameStop’s receipt of a new Notice of Company Adverse Recommendation, ); (y) during the Parent Review Period the Company negotiates with GameStop Parent in good faith to make such adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would enable the Company to proceed with its recommendation of this Agreement and the Mergers Merger and not make such Company Adverse Recommendation Change, ; and (4z) if applicable, at the end of such five-Business Day period Parent Review Period, the Board of Directors of the Company maintains its determination described in clause (1) above continues to believe that the Company Takeover Proposal, if any, constitutes a Superior Proposal (after taking into account such proposed adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement), or (II) (v) the Company receives a Company Takeover Proposal, (w) the Board of Directors of the Company shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with outside counsel, that the failure to make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change would be inconsistent with the fulfillment of its fiduciary duties or any other obligations under applicable Law, (x) the Company provides GameStop with a Notice of Company Adverse Recommendation advising GameStop that the Board of Directors of the Company has made the determination described in clause (w) above, (y) for a period of five Business Days following GameStop’s receipt of a Notice of Company Adverse Recommendation, the Company negotiates with GameStop in good faith to make such adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would enable the Company to proceed with its recommendation of this Agreement and the Mergers and not make such Company Adverse Recommendation Change, and (z) at the end of such five-Business Day period the Board of Directors of the Company maintains its determination described in clause (w) above (after taking into account such proposed adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement), then the Board of Directors of the Company may (A) make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change and (B), in the case of clause (II) above where the Company receives a Company Takeover Proposal, upon termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.1(d)(iii), and concurrent payment of the Company Termination Fee in accordance with Section 8.3(b), approve and enter into an agreement relating to a Company Takeover Proposal that constitutes a Company Superior Proposal. No Company Adverse Recommendation Change shall change the a prior approval of the Board of Directors of the Company for purposes of causing the Company’s certificate of incorporation, that caused any state takeover Law (including Section 203 of the DGCL) or other state Law to be inapplicable to the Mergers Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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Actions by the Company. Neither the Board of Directors of the Company nor any committee thereof shall (i) (A) withdraw (or modify in a manner adverse to GameStopParent), or publicly propose to withdraw (or modify in a manner adverse to GameStopParent), the approval approval, recommendation or declaration of advisability by such Board of Directors or any such committee thereof of this Agreement, the Company Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (B) recommend, adopt or approve, or propose publicly to recommend, adopt or approve, any Company Takeover Proposal (any action described in this clause (i) being referred to as a “Company Adverse Recommendation Change”) or (ii) approve or recommend, or propose to approve or recommend, or allow the Company or any of its the Company Subsidiaries to execute or enter into, any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, merger agreement, acquisition agreement, option agreement, joint venture agreement, partnership agreement or other similar agreement constituting or related to, or that is intended to or would reasonably be expected to lead to, any Company Takeover Proposal (other than a confidentiality agreement agreement, referred to in Section 5.2(a4.2(a)) (an “Acquisition Agreement”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, prior to obtaining in the Company Stockholder Approval, (I) (1) event that the Board of Directors of the Company shall have determined receives a Company Takeover Proposal that the Board of Directors of the Company determines in good faith, faith (after consultation with outside counselcounsel and a financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation) to be a Superior Proposal, and which Company Takeover Proposal was made after the date hereof and did not otherwise result from a breach of this Section 4.2, the Board of Directors of the Company may, if and only to the extent that the failure Board of Directors of the Company determines in good faith (after consulting with outside legal counsel) that it is required to do so in order to comply with its fiduciary duties to the stockholders of the Company under the DGCL, make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change would be inconsistent with the fulfillment of its fiduciary duties or any other obligations under applicable LawChange, (2) if the Company provides written notice (a “Notice of Company Adverse Recommendation”) advising GameStop Parent that the Board of Directors of the Company has made intends to take such action and specifying the determination described in clause (1) abovereasons therefor, (3) for a period of five Business Days following GameStop’s receipt of a Notice of Company Adverse Recommendation, the Company negotiates with GameStop in good faith to make such adjustments to including the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would enable any Superior Proposal that is the Company to proceed with its recommendation basis of this Agreement and the Mergers and not make such Company Adverse Recommendation Change, and (4) at the end of such five-Business Day period proposed action by the Board of Directors of the Company maintains its determination described in clause (1) above (after taking into account such proposed adjustments it being understood and agreed that any amendment to the financial terms and conditions of this Agreement), or (II) (v) the Company receives a Company Takeover Proposal, (w) the Board of Directors of the Company shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with outside counsel, that the failure to make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change would be inconsistent with the fulfillment of its fiduciary duties or any other obligations under applicable Law, (x) the Company provides GameStop with material term of such Superior Proposal shall require a new Notice of Company Adverse Recommendation advising GameStop that the Board of Directors of the Company has made the determination described in clause (w) above, (y) for a period of five Business Days following GameStop’s receipt of a Notice of Company Adverse Recommendation, the Company negotiates with GameStop in good faith to make such adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would enable the Company to proceed with its recommendation of this Agreement and the Mergers and not make such Company Adverse Recommendation Change, and (z) at the end of such five-Business Day period the Board of Directors of the Company maintains its determination described in clause (w) above (after taking into account such proposed adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement), then the Board of Directors of the Company may (A) make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change and (B), in the case of clause (II) above where the Company receives a Company Takeover Proposal, upon termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.1(d)(iii), and concurrent payment of the Company Termination Fee in accordance with Section 8.3(b), approve and enter into an agreement relating to a Company Takeover Proposal that constitutes a Company Superior Proposal. No Company Adverse Recommendation Change shall change the approval of the Board of Directors of the Company for purposes of causing the Company’s certificate of incorporation, any state takeover Law (including Section 203 of the DGCL) or other state Law to be inapplicable to the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Smtek International Inc)
Actions by the Company. Neither the Board of Directors of the Company nor any committee thereof shall (i) (A) withdraw (or modify in a manner adverse to GameStopParent), or publicly propose to withdraw (or modify in a manner adverse to GameStopParent), the approval approval, recommendation or declaration of advisability by such Board of Directors or any such committee thereof of this Agreement, the Company Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement Transactions or (B) recommend, adopt or approve, or propose publicly to recommend, adopt or approve, or fail to reject, any Company Takeover Proposal (any action described in this clause (i) being referred to as a “"Company Adverse Recommendation Change”") or (ii) approve or recommend, or propose publicly to approve or recommend, or allow the Company or any of its the Company Subsidiaries to execute or enter into, any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, merger agreement, acquisition agreement, option agreement, joint venture agreement, partnership agreement or other similar agreement constituting or related to, or that is intended to or would reasonably be expected to lead to, any Company Takeover Proposal (other than a confidentiality agreement referred to in Section 5.2(a4.2(a)) (an "Acquisition Agreement"). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, (I) (1) the Board of Directors of the Company shall have determined determines in good faith, after consultation with outside counsel, faith that the failure to do so would be reasonably likely to be a breach of its fiduciary duties to the stockholders of the Company under applicable Delaware Law, the Company may (A) terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(d)(ii) and cause the Company to enter into an Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal (which was made after the date hereof and did not otherwise result from a breach of this Section 4.2 (other than from an immaterial breach of this Section 4.2, the effect of which is not material)) or (B) make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change would be inconsistent with the fulfillment Change, if, in either case of its fiduciary duties (A) or any other obligations under applicable Law, (2B): (x) the Company provides written notice (a “"Notice of Company Adverse Recommendation”") advising GameStop Parent that the Board of Directors of the Company has made intends to take such action and specifying the determination described in clause reasons therefor, including, if applicable, the material terms and conditions of any Superior Proposal that is the basis of the proposed action by the Board of Directors (1) above, (3) for it being understood and agreed that any amendment to the amount of consideration or any other material term of such Superior Proposal shall require a period of five Business Days following GameStop’s receipt of a new Notice of Company Adverse Recommendation, ); (y) during the Parent Review Period the Company negotiates with GameStop Parent in good faith to make such adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would enable the Company to proceed with its recommendation of this Agreement and the Mergers Merger and not make such Company Adverse Recommendation Change, ; and (4z) if applicable, at the end of such five-Business Day period Parent Review Period, the Board of Directors of the Company maintains its determination described in clause (1) above continues to believe that the Company Takeover Proposal, if any, constitutes a Superior Proposal (after taking into account such proposed adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement), or (II) (v) the Company receives a Company Takeover Proposal, (w) the Board of Directors of the Company shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with outside counsel, that the failure to make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change would be inconsistent with the fulfillment of its fiduciary duties or any other obligations under applicable Law, (x) the Company provides GameStop with a Notice of Company Adverse Recommendation advising GameStop that the Board of Directors of the Company has made the determination described in clause (w) above, (y) for a period of five Business Days following GameStop’s receipt of a Notice of Company Adverse Recommendation, the Company negotiates with GameStop in good faith to make such adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would enable the Company to proceed with its recommendation of this Agreement and the Mergers and not make such Company Adverse Recommendation Change, and (z) at the end of such five-Business Day period the Board of Directors of the Company maintains its determination described in clause (w) above (after taking into account such proposed adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement), then the Board of Directors of the Company may (A) make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change and (B), in the case of clause (II) above where the Company receives a Company Takeover Proposal, upon termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.1(d)(iii), and concurrent payment of the Company Termination Fee in accordance with Section 8.3(b), approve and enter into an agreement relating to a Company Takeover Proposal that constitutes a Company Superior Proposal. No Company Adverse Recommendation Change shall change the a prior approval of the Board of Directors of the Company for purposes of causing the Company’s certificate of incorporation, that caused any state takeover Law (including Section 203 of the DGCL) or other state Law to be inapplicable to the Mergers Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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Actions by the Company. Neither the Board of Directors of the Company nor any committee thereof shall (i) (A) withdraw (or modify in a manner adverse to GameStopParent), or publicly propose to withdraw (or modify in a manner adverse to GameStopParent), the approval recommendation or declaration of advisability by such Board of Directors or any such committee thereof of this Agreement, the Company Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (B) recommend, adopt or approve, or propose publicly to recommend, adopt or approve, any Company Takeover Proposal (any action described in this clause (i) being referred to as a “Company Adverse Recommendation Change”"COMPANY ADVERSE RECOMMENDATION CHANGE") or (ii) approve or recommend, or allow the Company or any of its the Company Subsidiaries to execute or enter into, any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, merger agreement, acquisition agreement, option agreement, joint venture agreement, partnership agreement or other similar agreement constituting or related to any Company Takeover Proposal (other than a confidentiality agreement referred to in Section 5.2(a4.2(a)). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, (I) (1) the Board of Directors of the Company shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with outside counsel, that the failure to make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change would be inconsistent with the fulfillment of its fiduciary duties or any other obligations under applicable Law, (2) the Company provides written notice (a “Notice of Company Adverse Recommendation”) advising GameStop that the Board of Directors of the Company has made the determination described in clause (1) above, (3) for a period of five Business Days following GameStop’s receipt of a Notice of Company Adverse Recommendation, the Company negotiates with GameStop in good faith to make such adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would enable the Company to proceed with its recommendation of this Agreement and the Mergers and not make such Company Adverse Recommendation Change, and (4) at the end of such five-Business Day period the Board of Directors of the Company maintains its determination described in clause (1) above (after taking into account such proposed adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement), or (II) (v) the Company receives a Company Takeover Proposal, (w) the Board of Directors of the Company shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with outside counsel, that it is necessary for the failure to make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change would be inconsistent with the fulfillment proper discharge of its fiduciary duties or any other obligations under applicable Law, (x) the Company provides GameStop with written notice (a Notice of Company Adverse Recommendation "NOTICE OF ADVERSE RECOMMENDATION") advising GameStop Parent that the Board of Directors of the Company has made the determination described in clause (w) above, (y) for a period of five three calendar days (at least one of which shall be a Business Days Day) following GameStop’s Parent's receipt of a Notice of Company Adverse Recommendation, the Company negotiates with GameStop Parent in good faith to make such adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would enable the Company to proceed with its recommendation of this Agreement and the Mergers Merger and not make such Company Adverse Recommendation Change, Change and (z) at the end of such fivethree-Business Day day period the Board of Directors of the Company maintains its determination described in clause (w) above (after taking into account such proposed adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement), then the Board of Directors of the Company may (A) make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change and and/or (B), in the case of clause (II) above where the Company receives a Company Takeover Proposal, upon termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.1(d)(iii), 7.1(d)(ii) and concurrent payment of the Company Termination Fee in accordance with Section 8.3(b7.3(b), approve and enter into an agreement relating to a Company Takeover Proposal that constitutes a Company Superior Proposal. No Company Adverse Recommendation Change shall change the approval of the Board of Directors of the Company for purposes of causing Article 12 of the Company’s certificate 's Amended and Restated Certificate of incorporationIncorporation, any state takeover Law (including Section 203 of the DGCL) or other state Law to be inapplicable to the Mergers Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (May Department Stores Co)