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ANTITRUST DIVISION APPROVAL. As used herein, the following terms have the following meanings in connection with the Pre-Merger Notice:

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• Antitrust Approval (a) Each Party agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the other Transaction Agreements and the Rights Offering Sub-Plan, including (i) if applicable, filing, or causing to be filed, the Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement with the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice and the United States Federal Trade Commission and any filings under any other Antitrust Laws that are necessary to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as soon as reasonably practicable following the date on which the Approval Order is entered and (ii) promptly furnishing documents or information requested by any Antitrust Authority. (b) The Company and each Investor subject to an obligation pursuant to the Antitrust Laws to notify any transaction contemplated by this Agreement, the Rights Offering Sub-Plan or the Transaction Agreements that has notified the Company in writing of such obligation (each such Investor, a “Filing Party”) agree to reasonably cooperate with each other as to the appropriate time of filing such notification and its content. The Company and each Filing Party shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law: (i) promptly notify each other of, and if in writing, furnish each other with copies of (or, in the case of material oral communications, advise each other orally of) any communications from or with an Antitrust Authority; (ii) not participate in any meeting with an Antitrust Authority unless it consults with each other Filing Party and the Company, as applicable, in advance and, to the extent permitted by the Antitrust Authority and applicable Law, give each other Filing Party and the Company, as applicable, a reasonable opportunity to attend and participate thereat; (iii) furnish each other Filing Party and the Company, as applicable, with copies of all correspondence, filings and communications between such Filing Party or the Company and the Antitrust Authority; (iv) furnish each other Filing Party with such necessary information and reasonable assistance as may be reasonably necessary in connection with the preparation of necessary filings or submission of information to the Antitrust Authority; and (v) not withdraw its filing, if any, under the HSR Act without the prior written consent of Requisite Investors and the Company. (c) Should a Filing Party be subject to an obligation under the Antitrust Laws to jointly notify with one or more other Filing Parties (each, a “Joint Filing Party”) a transaction contemplated by this Agreement, the Rights Offering Sub-Plan or the Transaction Agreements, such Joint Filing Party shall promptly notify each other Joint Filing Party of, and if in writing, furnish each other Joint Filing Party with copies of (or, in the case of material oral communications, advise each other Joint Filing Party orally of) any communications from or with an Antitrust Authority. (d) The Company and each Filing Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the waiting periods under the applicable Antitrust Laws to terminate or expire at the earliest possible date after the date of filing. The communications contemplated by this Section 7.15 may be made by the Company or a Filing Party on an outside counsel-only basis or subject to other agreed upon confidentiality safeguards. The obligations in this Section 7.15 shall not apply to filings, correspondence, communications or meetings with Antitrust Authorities unrelated to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Rights Offering Sub-Plan and the Transaction Agreements. (e) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, nothing shall require the Company, any Investor or any of their respective Affiliates to (i) dispose of, license or hold separate any of its or its Subsidiaries’ or Affiliates’ assets or the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ assets, (ii) limit its freedom of action with respect to any of its or its Subsidiaries’ businesses, the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ businesses or make any other behavioral commitments, (iii) divest any of its Subsidiaries, its Affiliates or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, or (iv) commit or agree to any of the foregoing. Without the prior written consent of Requisite Investors (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall commit or agree to (i) dispose of, license or hold separate any of its assets or (ii) limit its freedom of action with respect to any of its businesses or commit or agree to any of the foregoing, in each case, in order to secure any necessary consent or approvals for the transactions contemplated hereby under the Antitrust Laws. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, neither the Investors, nor any of their Affiliates, nor the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, shall be required as a result of this Agreement, to initiate any legal action against, or defend any litigation brought by, the United States Department of Justice, the United States Federal Trade Commission, or any other Governmental Entity in order to avoid the entry of, or to effect the dissolution of, any injunction, temporary restraining order or other order in any suit or proceeding which would otherwise have the effect of preventing or materially delaying the transactions contemplated hereby, or which may require any undertaking or condition set forth in the preceding sentence.

• Commission Approval The Parties understand and agree that this Agreement will be filed with the Commission for approval by such Commission (or the FCC if the Commission fails to act) pursuant to Section 252 of the Act. Each Party specifically reserves its right to judicial review of this Agreement under Section 252(e)(6) of the Act, or any other available remedy at law or equity. If the Commission, the FCC or any court rejects any portion of this Agreement, the Parties agree to meet and negotiate in good faith to arrive at a mutually acceptable modification of the rejected portion and any provisions that would be materially affected by deletion of the rejected portion; provided that such rejected portion shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this Agreement. The Parties acknowledge that nothing in this Agreement shall limit a Party's ability, independent of such Party's agreement to support and participate in the approval of this Agreement, to assert public policy issues relating to the Act, including challenging the validity of any portion of the Act or an FCC or Commission rule, order, Guideline or other determination made pursuant to the Act, or the application by CBT for suspension or modification of portions of the Act or rules pursuant to Section 251(f)(2) of the Act. In the event CBT obtains a suspension or modification of any portion of the Act or rules thereunder pursuant to Section 252(f)(2) of the Act, the Parties shall negotiate as necessary to incorporate the applicable terms and conditions of such suspension or modification and the Parties agree to negotiate as necessary in order to clarify the application of such suspension or modification to the terms of into this Agreement.

• Authorization, Approval, etc No authorization, approval, or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority, regulatory body or any other Person is required either (a) for the pledge by the Pledgor of any Collateral pursuant to this Pledge Agreement or for the execution, delivery, and performance of this Pledge Agreement by the Pledgor, or (b) for the exercise by the Collateral Agent of the voting or other rights provided for in this Pledge Agreement, or, except with respect to any Pledged Shares, as may be required in connection with a disposition of such Pledged Shares by laws affecting the offering and sale of securities generally, the remedies in respect of the Collateral pursuant to this Pledge Agreement.

• HSR Approval The applicable waiting period under the HSR Act shall have expired or been terminated.

• Antitrust Approvals All terminations or expirations of waiting periods imposed by any Governmental Entity necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including under the HSR Act and any other Antitrust Laws, shall have occurred and all other notifications, consents, authorizations and approvals required to be made or obtained from any Governmental Entity under any Antitrust Law shall have been made or obtained for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

• FCC Approval Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents, neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender will take any action pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, which would constitute or result in a change in control of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries requiring the prior approval of the FCC without first obtaining such prior approval of the FCC. After the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Borrower shall take or cause to be taken any action which the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in order to obtain from the FCC such approval as may be necessary to enable the Administrative Agent to exercise and enjoy the full rights and benefits granted to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders by this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, including, at the Borrower’s cost and expense, the use of the Borrower’s best efforts to assist in obtaining such approval for any action or transaction contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents for which such approval is required by Law.

• HSR Filing Each Party (or its “ultimate parent entity” as that term is defined under the HSR Act and its implementing regulations) shall, within ten (10) business days after the Execution Date (or such later time as may be agreed to in writing by the Parties), file, on an expedited basis (meaning, with a request for early termination of the waiting period), the filing fee of which shall be borne by the Parties equally, with the United States Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice (the “Division”), any HSR Filing required of it under the HSR Act with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. The Parties shall cooperate with each other to the extent reasonably necessary in the preparation of any such HSR Filing. As promptly as is practicable after receiving any request from any appropriate Governmental Authority for information, documents, or other materials in connection with the review of the HSR Filing, each Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to comply with such request. Each Party shall each cooperate reasonably with the other in connection with resolving any inquiry or investigation by any Governmental Authority relating to the HSR Filing. Each Party agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to secure termination or expiration of any waiting periods under any Applicable Laws and/or to obtain the approval of any antitrust Governmental Authority, as applicable, for the transactions contemplated hereby. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each Party shall promptly inform the other Party of any communication to or from any Governmental Authority regarding the Agreement and/or the transactions contemplated by the Agreement. Except as may be prohibited by any Governmental Authority or by any Applicable Law, the Parties will consult and cooperate with one another, and will consider in good faith the views of one another, in connection with preparing any submission or presentation to any Governmental Authority in connection with any such inquiry. Except as may be prohibited by any Governmental Authority or by any Applicable Law, the Parties will permit authorized representatives of the other Party to be present at any meeting, telephone call or conference with such Government Authority in connection with any such inquiry. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this Agreement shall require or obligate either Party to, and either Party shall not without the prior written consent of the other Party: (i) agree or otherwise become subject to any restrictions, conditions, limitations, licensing requirements, or other understandings required or requested by the FTC or the Division in connection the FTC’s or Division’s investigation of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement as part of the HSR process; or (ii) agree or otherwise be required to sell or otherwise dispose of, hold separate (through the establishment or a trust or otherwise), or divest itself of all or any portion of the business, assets, or operations of such Party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event a Governmental Authority plans to enjoin the transaction contemplated herein, or if the HSR Clearance Date has not occurred within six (6) months following the Execution Date, the Parties may each terminate this Agreement upon written notice to the other Party.

• Antitrust Laws Without limiting the generality of Section 10.1 and Section 10.3, to the extent required under any Laws that are designed to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade (“Antitrust Laws”), each party hereto agrees to make any required filing or application under Antitrust Laws, as applicable, in each case, at such party’s sole cost and expense, with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby as promptly as practicable, to supply as promptly as reasonably practicable any additional information and documentary material that may be reasonably requested pursuant to Antitrust Laws and to take all other actions reasonably necessary, proper or advisable to cause the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods under Antitrust Laws as soon as practicable, including by requesting early termination of the waiting period provided for under the Antitrust Laws. Each party hereto shall, in connection with its efforts to obtain all requisite approvals and authorizations for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under any Antitrust Law, use its commercially reasonable efforts to: (i) cooperate in all respects with each other party hereto or its Affiliates in connection with any filing or submission and in connection with any investigation or other inquiry, including any proceeding initiated by a private Person; (ii) keep the other parties reasonably informed of any communication received by such party or its Representatives from, or given by such party or its Representatives to, any Governmental Authority and of any communication received or given in connection with any proceeding by a private Person, in each case regarding any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) permit a Representative of the other Parties and their respective outside counsel to review any communication given by it to, and consult with each other in advance of any meeting or conference with, any Governmental Authority or, in connection with any proceeding by a private Person, with any other Person, and to the extent permitted by such Governmental Authority or other Person, give a Representative or Representatives of the other Parties the opportunity to attend and participate in such meetings and conferences; (iv) in the event a Representative of a party hereto is prohibited from participating in or attending any meetings or conferences, the other parties hereto shall keep such party promptly and reasonably apprised with respect thereto; and (v) use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate in the filing of any memoranda, white papers, filings, correspondence or other written communications explaining or defending the transactions contemplated hereby, articulating any regulatory or competitive argument, and/or responding to requests or objections made by any Governmental Authority.

• Authorization; Approvals The issuance of the Policy and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Insurance Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate proceedings. No further approvals or filings of any kind, including, without limitation, any further approvals of or further filings with any governmental agency or other governmental authority, or any approval of the Insurer’s board of directors or stockholders, are necessary for the Policy, this Agreement and the Insurance Agreement to constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Insurer.

• Antitrust Notification If the Holder determines, in its sole judgment upon the advice of counsel, that the issuance of any Warrant Shares pursuant to the terms hereof would be subject to the provisions of the Hxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”), the Company shall file as soon as practicable after the date on which the Company receives notice from the Holder of the applicability of the HSR Act and a request to so file with the United States Federal Trade Commission and the United States Department of Justice the notification and report form required to be filed by it pursuant to the HSR Act in connection with such issuance.