Joint Efforts To the full extent permitted by law, neither this Agreement nor any ambiguity or uncertainty herein will be construed against any of the parties hereto, whether under any rule of construction or otherwise. On the contrary, this Agreement has been prepared by the joint efforts of the respective attorneys for, and has been reviewed by, each of the parties hereto.
Agent Efforts Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, upon the receipt of an Issuance Notice, the Agent will use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal sales and trading practices to place the Shares with respect to which the Agent has agreed to act as sales agent, subject to, and in accordance with the information specified in, the Issuance Notice, unless the sale of the Shares described therein has been suspended, cancelled or otherwise terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties to this Agreement may modify an Issuance Notice at any time provided they both agree in writing to any such modification.
Joint Effort The preparation of this Agreement has been a joint effort of the parties, and the resulting document shall not be construed more severely against one of the parties than the other.
Development Efforts 4.2.1 Hana shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to Develop each Product in the Territory (including carrying out its responsibilities under the Development Plan) to:
(a) conduct or cause to be conducted the necessary and appropriate clinical trials as necessary to obtain and maintain Regulatory Approvals for each Product; and
(b) prepare, file and prosecute or cause to be prepared, filed and prosecuted the Regulatory Submission for each Product.
4.2.2 Hana will provide INEX with written reports to keep INEX fully informed of the progress of the Development of each Product as follows:
(a) at the close of each Calendar Quarter during the first twenty-four (24) months following the Effective Date of the Definitive Agreements; and
(b) on or before June 31 and December 31 of each and every calendar year thereafter.
Diligent Efforts Pfizer and Xenogen Cranbury each shall use reasonably diligent efforts to achieve the objectives of the Research Program. Xenogen Cranbury will use reasonably diligent efforts to achieve the objectives listed in the Research Plan and Pfizer will use reasonably diligent efforts to assist Xenogen Cranbury in such efforts.
Reasonable Efforts; Notification (a) Other than taking any action permitted by Section 5.4(d) and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 5.9, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement each of the parties agrees to use all commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other parties in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the following: (i) the taking of all reasonable acts necessary to cause the conditions precedent set forth in Article VI to be satisfied, (ii) the obtaining of all necessary actions or nonactions, waivers, consents, approvals, orders and authorizations from Governmental Entities and the making of all necessary registrations, declarations and filings (including registrations, declarations and filings with Governmental Entities, if any) and the taking of all reasonable steps as may be necessary to avoid any suit, claim, action, investigation or proceeding by any Governmental Entity, (iii) the obtaining of all consents, approvals or waivers from third parties required as a result of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement, (iv) the defending of any suits, claims, actions, investigations or proceedings, whether judicial or administrative, challenging this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including seeking to have any stay or temporary restraining order entered by any court or other Governmental Entity vacated or reversed, and (v) the execution or delivery of any additional instruments reasonably necessary to consummate the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby, and to fully carry out the purposes of, this Agreement. In connection with and without limiting the foregoing, Nova and the Nova Board shall, if any state takeover statute or similar statute or regulation is or becomes applicable to the Merger or this Agreement, use all commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the Merger may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to minimize the effect of such statute or regulation on the Merger and this Agreement.
(b) Nova shall give prompt notice to Saturn upon becoming aware that any representation or warranty made by it contained in this Agreement has become untrue or inaccurate in any material respect, or of any failure of Nova to comply with or satisfy in any material respect any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it under this Agreement, in each case, such that the conditions set forth in Article VI would not be satisfied; provided, however, that no such notification shall affect the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements of the parties or the conditions to the obligations of the parties under this Agreement. Nova will notify Saturn of any actions, suits, claims, investigations or proceedings commenced or threatened in writing against, relating to or involving or otherwise affecting such party or any of its Subsidiaries that relate to the consummation of the Merger.
(c) Saturn shall give prompt notice to Nova upon becoming aware that any representation or warranty made by it contained in this Agreement has become untrue or inaccurate in any material respect, or of any failure of Saturn to comply with or satisfy in any material respect any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it under this Agreement, in each case, such that the conditions set forth in Article VI would not be satisfied; provided, however, that no such notification shall affect the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements of the parties or the conditions to the obligations of the parties under this Agreement. Saturn will notify Nova of any actions, suits, claims, investigations or proceedings commenced or threatened in writing against, relating to or involving or otherwise affecting such party or any of its Subsidiaries that relate to the consummation of the Merger.
Force Majeure Notice In relation to any Relevant Force Majeure Event:
(a) as soon as reasonably practicable after the Affected Party becomes aware, or ought reasonably to have become aware, that such Force Majeure Event qualifies for relief under this Clause 17 (and, in any event, within 72 hours of becoming aware of such circumstances), the Affected Party shall give a Force Majeure Notice; and
(b) the Force Majeure Notice shall include detailed particulars (to the extent available) of the Relevant Force Majeure Event and its consequences, its effects on the Affected Party, the Relevant Obligations, the likely duration of such consequences and effects and the remedial measures proposed by the Affected Party to avoid or remove the Relevant Force Majeure Event or to mitigate its consequences and effects.
Efforts to Close (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company and Parent shall use all reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and regulations to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including (i) preparing and filing as promptly as practicable with any governmental authority or other third party all documentation to effect all necessary filings, notices, petitions, statements, registrations, submissions of information, applications and other documents and (ii) obtaining and maintaining all approvals, consents, registrations, permits, authorizations and other confirmations required to be obtained from any governmental authority or other third party that are necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each of Parent and the Company shall make an appropriate filing of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby (the "Notification and Report Form") as promptly as practicable and use their commercially reasonable best efforts to (i) file the Notification and Report Form within fifteen (15) Business Days of the date of this Agreement, (ii) supply as promptly as practicable any additional information and documentary material that may be requested pursuant to the HSR Act, and (iii) take all other actions necessary to cause the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods under the HSR Act as soon as practicable. In connection with all filings made under the HSR Act, each of Parent and the Company shall in good faith reasonably cooperate and consult with each other.
(c) In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, if applicable, each of Parent and the Company shall make any appropriate filings pursuant to the applicable foreign antitrust laws, rules and regulations ("Foreign Antitrust Laws") with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby as promptly as practicable after the date hereof and use their commercially reasonable best efforts to (i) supply as promptly as practicable any additional information and documentary material that may be requested pursuant to the Foreign Antitrust Laws, and (ii) take all other actions necessary to cause the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods under the Foreign Antitrust Laws as soon as practicable. In connection with all filings made under the Foreign Antitrust Laws, each of Parent and the Company shall in good faith reasonably cooperate and consult with each other.
(d) In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, if applicable, each of Parent and the Company shall as promptly as practicable after the date hereof use their commercially reasonable best efforts to make any appropriate filings necessary to, and shall obtain approval of this Agreement, the Merger and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by the Federal Communication Commission and the Public Utilities Commissions of any state in which such approval is required (the "CLEC Approvals"). In connection with all filings made in connection with CLEC Approvals, each of Parent and the Company shall in good faith reasonably cooperate and consult with each other
(e) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to require Parent or the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof to (i) litigate or agree to litigate against any governmental entity or (ii) take or agree to take any Action of Divestiture (as defined below). For purposes of this Agreement, an "Action of Divestiture" shall mean (i) making proposals, executing or carrying out agreements or submitting to legal requirements providing for the license, sale or other disposition or holding separate (through the establishment of a trust or otherwise) of any assets or categories of assets that are material to Parent, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries or the holding separate of Company capital stock or imposing or seeking to impose any limitation on the ability of Parent, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries, to conduct their respective businesses or own such assets or to acquire, hold or exercise full rights of ownership of the Company's business or (ii) otherwise taking any step to avoid or eliminate any impediment which may be asserted under any legal requirement governing competition, monopolies or restrictive trade practices.
Termination Notice for Force Majeure Event If a Force Majeure Event subsists for a period of 180 (one hundred and eighty) days or more within a continuous period of 365 (three hundred and sixty five) days, either Party may in its discretion terminate this Agreement by issuing a Termination Notice to the other Party without being liable in any manner whatsoever, save as provided in this Article 34, and upon issue of such Termination Notice, this Agreement shall, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, stand terminated forthwith; provided that before issuing such Termination Notice, the Party intending to issue the Termination Notice shall inform the other Party of such intention and grant 15 (fifteen) days time to make a representation, and may after the expiry of such 15 (fifteen) days period, whether or not it is in receipt of such representation, in its sole discretion issue the Termination Notice.
Required Good Faith Efforts In accordance with 5 NYCRR § 142.8, Contractors must document their good faith efforts toward utilizing MWBEs on the Contract. Evidence of required good faith efforts shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
1. A list of the general circulation, trade, and MWBE-oriented publications and dates of publications in which the Contractor solicited the participation of certified MWBEs as subcontractors/suppliers, copies of such solicitations, and any responses thereto.
2. A list of the certified MWBEs appearing in the Empire State Development (“ESD”) MWBE directory that were solicited for this Contract. Provide proof of dates or copies of the solicitations and copies of the responses made by the certified MWBEs. Describe specific reasons that responding certified MWBEs were not selected.
3. Descriptions of the Contract documents/plans/specifications made available to certified MWBEs by the Contractor when soliciting their participation and steps taken to structure the scope of work for the purpose of subcontracting with, or obtaining supplies from, certified MWBEs.
4. A description of the negotiations between the Contractor and certified MWBEs for the purposes of complying with the MWBE goals of this Contract.
5. Dates of any pre-bid, pre-award, or other meetings attended by Contractor, if any, scheduled by OGS with certified MWBEs whom OGS determined were capable of fulfilling the MWBE goals set in the Contract.
6. Other information deemed relevant to the request.
