Affiliates Letters. (a) The Company has delivered to Parent a list of names and addresses of those persons, in the Company's reasonable judgment after consultation with outside legal counsel, who, as of the date hereof, are affiliates within the meaning of Rule 145 of the rules and regulations promulgated under the 1933 Act or otherwise applicable SEC accounting releases with respect to pooling-of-interests accounting treatment (each such person, an "Affiliate") of the Company. The Company shall provide Parent such information and documents as Parent shall reasonably request for purposes of reviewing such list and shall promptly update such list to reflect any changes thereto. The Company has delivered or caused to be delivered, or will, promptly after the execution hereof, deliver or cause to be delivered, to Parent an affiliate's letter in the form attached hereto as EXHIBIT B, executed by each of the Affiliates of the Company identified in the foregoing list, who were available, and shall use reasonable best efforts to deliver or cause to be delivered to Parent as soon as practicable after the date hereof such an affiliate's letter executed by any Affiliate who was not available to sign and deliver such letter on or prior to the date hereof and by any additional persons who, to the knowledge of the Company, become Affiliates after the date hereof. Parent shall be entitled to place legends as specified in such affiliates' letters on the certificates evidencing any of the Parent Common Stock received by such Affiliates pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and to issue appropriate stop transfer instructions to the transfer agent for the Parent Common Stock, consistent with the terms of such letters.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Arterial Vascular Engineering Inc), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Medtronic Inc)
Affiliates Letters. (a) The Company has delivered to Parent a list of names and addresses of those persons, in the Company's reasonable judgment after consultation with outside legal counsel, who, as of the date hereof, are affiliates within the meaning of Rule 145 of the rules and regulations promulgated under the 1933 Act or otherwise applicable SEC accounting releases with respect to pooling-of-interests accounting treatment (each such person, an "Affiliate") of the Company. The Company shall provide Parent such information and documents as Parent shall reasonably request for purposes of reviewing such list and shall promptly update such list to reflect any changes thereto. The Company has delivered or caused to be delivered, or will, promptly after the execution hereof, deliver or cause to be delivered, to Parent an affiliate's letter in the form attached hereto as EXHIBIT BExhibit C, executed by each of the Affiliates of the Company identified in the foregoing list, who were available, and shall use reasonable best efforts to deliver or cause to be delivered to Parent as soon as practicable after the date hereof such an affiliate's letter executed by any Affiliate who was not available to sign and deliver such letter on or prior to the date hereof and by any additional persons who, to the knowledge of the Company, become Affiliates after the date hereof. Parent shall be entitled to place legends as specified in such affiliates' letters on the certificates evidencing any of the Parent Common Stock received by such Affiliates pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and to issue appropriate stop transfer instructions to the transfer agent for the Parent Common Stock, consistent with the terms of such letters.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Medtronic Inc), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Xomed Surgical Products Inc)
Affiliates Letters. (a) The As soon as practicable after the date of this Agreement, the Company has delivered shall deliver to Parent a list of names and addresses of those persons, in the Company's reasonable judgment after consultation with outside legal counsel, who, as of the date hereof, are affiliates within the meaning of Rule 145 of the rules and regulations promulgated under the 1933 Act or otherwise applicable SEC accounting releases with respect to pooling-of-interests accounting treatment (each such person, an "Affiliate") of the Company. The Company shall provide Parent such information and documents as Parent shall reasonably request for purposes of reviewing such list and shall promptly update such list to reflect any changes thereto. The Company has delivered or caused to be delivered, or will, promptly As soon as practicable after the execution hereofdate of this Agreement, the Company will deliver or cause to be delivered, to Parent an affiliate's letter in the form attached hereto as EXHIBIT B, executed by each of the Affiliates of the Company identified in the foregoing list, who were available, and shall use reasonable best efforts to deliver or cause to be delivered to Parent as soon as practicable after the date hereof such an affiliate's letter executed by any Affiliate who was not available to sign and deliver such letter on or prior to the date hereof and by any additional persons who, to the knowledge of the Company, become Affiliates after the date hereof. Parent shall be entitled to place legends as specified in such affiliates' letters on the certificates evidencing any of the Parent Common Stock received by such Affiliates pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and to issue appropriate stop transfer instructions to the transfer agent for the Parent Common Stock, consistent with the terms of such letters.
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