Common use of Antitrust Matters Clause in Contracts

Antitrust Matters. The Offer is subject to the HSR Act, which provides that parties to certain mergers or acquisitions notify the DOJ and the FTC of the proposed transactions and wait a specific period of time before closing while the agencies review the proposed transactions. Parent and the Company each filed their respective HSR Act notification forms on May 14, 2020 and the 15-day waiting period will expire at 11:59 pm on May 29, 2020, unless terminated early or otherwise extended. Parent and the Company requested early termination of the 15-day waiting period. The DOJ or the FTC may extend the waiting period by requesting additional information or documentary material from Parent. If such a request is made, such waiting period will expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on the tenth calendar day after substantial compliance by Parent with such request. Only one extension of the waiting period pursuant to a request for additional information is authorized by the HSR Act. Thereafter, such waiting period may be extended only by court order or with the consent of Parent. In practice, complying with a request for additional information or material can take a significant amount of time. In addition, if the DOJ or the FTC raise substantive issues in connection with a proposed transaction, the parties frequently engage in negotiations with the relevant governmental agency concerning possible means of addressing those issues and may agree to delay the transaction while such negotiations continue. We are not required to irrevocably accept for purchase Shares tendered in the Offer unless and until the waiting period requirements imposed by the HSR Act with respect to the Offer have been satisfied. See Section 14—"Conditions of the Offer." The FTC and the DOJ sometimes scrutinize the legality under the Antitrust Laws (as defined below) of transactions such as Purchaser's acquisition of Shares in the Offer and the Merger. At any time before or after Purchaser's acquisition of Shares, either the DOJ or the FTC could take such action under the Antitrust Laws as it deems necessary or desirable in the public interest, including seeking to enjoin the acquisition of Shares in the Offer or otherwise seeking divestiture of Shares acquired by Purchaser or divestiture of substantial assets of the Company or Parent or its subsidiaries. Private parties, as well as state governments, may also bring legal action under the Antitrust Laws under certain circumstances. There can be no assurance that a challenge on antitrust grounds to the Offer or other acquisition of Shares by Purchaser will not be made or, if such a challenge is made, of the result. See Section 14—"Conditions of the Offer" for certain conditions of the Offer, including conditions with respect to litigation and certain government actions. The Offer is also subject to the German Act Against Restraints of Competition of 1958, as amended, and may be completed only if the German Federal Cartel Office (which we refer to as the "FCO") has cleared the Offer either by written approval or by the expiration of a one-month waiting period unless the FCO notifies Parent within the one-month waiting period of the initiation of an in-depth investigation, in which case the waiting period would be extended for an additional three months unless the FCO notifies Parent within the four-month waiting period that the acquisition satisfies the conditions for a prohibition and may not be consummated. Parent submitted a merger notification to the FCO on May 14, 2020 and the FCO cleared the Offer on May 20, 2020. The Offer is also subject to the Austrian Cartel Act 2005, as amended, and may be completed only if the Offer is deemed approved by the Austrian Federal Competition Agency (which we refer to as the "FCA") and the Federal Cartel Prosecutor ("FCP", together with the FCA the "Austrian Authorities"), either by waiver for filing a request for examination or by expiration of a four-week waiting period, which might be prolonged for two additional weeks upon application of the parties unless the Austrian Table of Contents Authorities notify Parent of the initiation of an in-depth investigation, in which case the waiting period would be extended for up to an additional ten months. Parent submitted the notification filing to the FCA on May 14, 2020 and the waiting period applicable to the Offer is scheduled to expire on June 12, 2020. As used in this Offer to Purchase, "Antitrust Laws" means the HSR Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Xxxxxxx Act, the Xxxxxxx Act, and any applicable foreign antitrust laws and all other laws that are designed or intended to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade or lessening of competition through merger or acquisition.

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Samples: The Merger Agreement (Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)

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Antitrust Matters. The Offer is and the Merger are subject to the HSR Act, which provides that parties to certain mergers or acquisitions notify the DOJ Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (the "DOJ") and the FTC Federal Trade Commission (the "FTC") of the proposed transactions transaction and wait a specific period of time before closing while the agencies review the proposed transactionstransaction. On April 13, 2018, Parent filed a premerger Notification and Report Form under the HSR Act with the DOJ and the Company each FTC in connection with the purchase of the Shares in the Offer and the Merger. On April 13, 2018, AveXis filed their respective a premerger Notification and Report Form under the HSR Act notification forms on May 14, 2020 with the DOJ and the FTC in connection with the Offer and the Merger. Parent's filing triggered a 15-day initial waiting period will expire at 11:59 pm on May 29period, 2020, unless terminated early or otherwise extended. Parent and the Company requested for which early termination of was requested. However, the 15-day waiting period. The DOJ or the FTC may extend the waiting period by requesting additional information or documentary material from Parent. If such a request is made, such waiting period will expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on the tenth calendar day after substantial compliance by Parent with such request. Only one extension of the waiting period pursuant to a request for additional information is authorized by the HSR Act. Thereafter, such waiting period may be extended only by court order or with the consent of Parent. In practice, complying with a request for additional information or material can take a significant amount of time. In addition, if the DOJ or the FTC raise substantive issues in connection with a proposed transaction, the parties frequently engage in negotiations with the relevant governmental agency concerning possible means of addressing those issues and may agree to delay the transaction while such negotiations continue. We are not required to irrevocably accept for purchase payment Shares tendered in the Offer unless and until the waiting period requirements imposed by the HSR Act with respect to the Offer have been satisfied. See Section 14—"Conditions of the Offer." The FTC and the DOJ sometimes scrutinize the legality under the Antitrust Laws (as defined below) of transactions such as Purchaser's acquisition of Shares in the Offer and the Merger. At any time before or after Purchaser's acquisition of Shares, either the DOJ or the FTC could take such action under the Antitrust Laws as it deems necessary or desirable in the public interest, including seeking to enjoin the acquisition of Shares in the Offer or otherwise seeking divestiture of Shares acquired by Purchaser or divestiture of substantial assets of the Company AveXis or Parent or its subsidiaries. Private parties, as well as state governments, may also bring legal action under the Antitrust Laws under certain circumstances. There can be no assurance that a challenge on antitrust grounds to the Offer or other acquisition of Shares by Purchaser on antitrust grounds will not be made or, if such a challenge is made, of the result. See Section 14—"Conditions of the Offer" for certain conditions of the Offer, including conditions with respect to litigation and certain government actions. The Offer is also subject to the German Act Against Restraints of Competition of 1958, as amended, and may be completed only if the German Federal Cartel Office (which we refer to as the "FCO") has cleared the Offer either by written approval or by the expiration of a one-month waiting period unless the FCO notifies Parent within the one-month waiting period of the initiation of an in-depth investigation, in which case the waiting period would be extended for an additional three months unless the FCO notifies Parent within the four-month waiting period that the acquisition satisfies the conditions for a prohibition and may not be consummated. Parent submitted a merger notification to the FCO on May 14, 2020 and the FCO cleared the Offer on May 20, 2020. The Offer is also subject to the Austrian Cartel Act 2005, as amended, and may be completed only if the Offer is deemed approved by the Austrian Federal Competition Agency (which we refer to as the "FCA") and the Federal Cartel Prosecutor ("FCP", together with the FCA the "Austrian Authorities"), either by waiver for filing a request for examination or by expiration of a four-week waiting period, which might be prolonged for two additional weeks upon application of the parties unless the Austrian Table of Contents Authorities notify Parent of the initiation of an in-depth investigation, in which case the waiting period would be extended for up to an additional ten months. Parent submitted the notification filing to the FCA on May 14, 2020 and the waiting period applicable to the Offer is scheduled to expire on June 12, 2020. As used in this Offer to Purchase, "Antitrust Laws" means the Xxxxxxx Act, as amended, the Xxxxxxx Act, as amended, the HSR Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Xxxxxxx Actas amended, the Xxxxxxx Act, and any applicable foreign antitrust laws and all other applicable laws and regulations (including non U.S. laws and regulations) issued by a Governmental Body that are designed or intended to prohibitpreserve or protect competition, prohibit and restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or agreements in restraint of trade or lessening monopolization, attempted monopolization, restraints of trade and abuse of a dominant position, or to prevent acquisitions, mergers or other business combinations and similar transactions, the effect of which may be to lessen or impede competition through merger or acquisitionto tend to create or strengthen a dominant position or to create a monopoly.

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Samples: Merger Agreement (Novartis Ag)

Antitrust Matters. The Offer is and the Merger are subject to the HSR Act, which provides that parties certain acquisition transactions may not be consummated unless certain information has been furnished to the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) and certain mergers waiting period requirements have expired or acquisitions notify been terminated. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on October 27, 2016, Parent and Everyday Health filed with the FTC and the DOJ a Notification and Report Form for Certain Mergers and Acquisitions under the HSR Act (the “HSR Filing”) in connection with the purchase of the Shares in the Offer and the FTC of the proposed transactions and wait Merger. The filings are subject to a specific period of time before closing while the agencies review the proposed transactions. Parent and the Company each filed their respective HSR Act notification forms on May 14, 2020 and the 15-day initial waiting period will that would normally expire at 11:59 pm p.m., New York City time, on May 29November 11, 20202016, unless terminated early or otherwise extended. Parent and the Company requested early termination of the 15-day waiting periodperiod is granted. The However, the DOJ or the FTC may extend the initial waiting period by requesting additional information or documentary material from Parentprior to such expiration. If such a request is made, such waiting period will expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on the tenth calendar 10th day after substantial compliance by Parent with such request. Only one extension If the waiting periods noted above would expire on a Table of Contents Saturday, Sunday or legal public holiday, the waiting period will instead expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on the next business day. Accordingly, unless the DOJ or the FTC extends the waiting period by requesting additional information or documentary material, the waiting period under the HSR Act applicable to the Offer and the Merger will actually expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on November 14, 2016, unless early termination of the waiting period pursuant to a request for additional information is authorized by granted. After the HSR Act. Thereafter, such waiting period may expires, absent Xxxxxx’s and Everyday Health’s agreement, the acquisition can be extended blocked only by court order order. The FTC or with the consent of ParentAntitrust Division may terminate the additional 10-day waiting period before its expiration. In practice, complying with a request for additional information or material can take a significant amount of time. In addition, if the DOJ or the FTC raise raises substantive issues in connection with a proposed transaction, the parties frequently engage in negotiations with the relevant governmental agency concerning possible means of addressing those issues and may agree to delay the transaction while such negotiations continue. We are The Purchaser is not required to irrevocably accept for purchase payment Shares tendered in the Offer unless and until the waiting period requirements imposed by the HSR Act with respect to the Offer have expired or been satisfiedterminated. See Section 14—"Conditions 14—“Conditions of the Offer." The FTC and the DOJ sometimes scrutinize the legality under the Antitrust Laws (as defined below) of transactions such as the Purchaser's ’s acquisition of Shares in the Offer and the Merger. At any time before or after the Purchaser's ’s acquisition of Shares, either the DOJ or the FTC (whichever agency reviews the transaction) could take such action under the Antitrust Laws as it deems or they deem necessary or desirable in the public interest, including seeking to enjoin the acquisition of Shares in the Offer or or, in the absence of an injunction, otherwise seeking divestiture of Shares acquired by the Purchaser or divestiture of substantial assets of the Company or Parent or its subsidiaries. Private parties, as well as state governments, may also bring legal action under the Antitrust Laws under certain circumstances. There can be no assurance that a challenge on antitrust grounds to the Offer or other acquisition of Shares by the Purchaser on antitrust grounds will not be made or, if such a challenge is made, of the result. See Section 14—"Conditions 14—“Conditions of the Offer" for certain conditions of the Offer, including conditions with respect to litigation and certain government actions. The Offer is also subject to the German Act Against Restraints of Competition of 1958, as amended, and may be completed only if the German Federal Cartel Office (which we refer to as the "FCO") has cleared the Offer either by written approval or by the expiration of a one-month waiting period unless the FCO notifies Parent within the one-month waiting period of the initiation of an in-depth investigation, in which case the waiting period would be extended for an additional three months unless the FCO notifies Parent within the four-month waiting period that the acquisition satisfies the conditions for a prohibition and may not be consummated. Parent submitted a merger notification to the FCO on May 14, 2020 and the FCO cleared the Offer on May 20, 2020. The Offer is also subject to the Austrian Cartel Act 2005, as amended, and may be completed only if the Offer is deemed approved by the Austrian Federal Competition Agency (which we refer to as the "FCA") and the Federal Cartel Prosecutor ("FCP", together with the FCA the "Austrian Authorities"), either by waiver for filing a request for examination or by expiration of a four-week waiting period, which might be prolonged for two additional weeks upon application of the parties unless the Austrian Table of Contents Authorities notify Parent of the initiation of an in-depth investigation, in which case the waiting period would be extended for up to an additional ten months. Parent submitted the notification filing to the FCA on May 14, 2020 and the waiting period applicable to the Offer is scheduled to expire on June 12, 2020. As used in this Offer to Purchase, "Antitrust Laws" means the HSR Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Xxxxxxx Act, the Xxxxxxx Act, and any applicable foreign antitrust laws and all other laws that are designed or intended to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade or lessening of competition through merger or acquisition.

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Samples: Merger Agreement (J2 Global, Inc.)

Antitrust Matters. The Offer is subject to Under the HSR Act, which provides and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, certain transactions may not be consummated until certain information and documentary materials have been furnished to the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), and the applicable HSR Act waiting period has expired or been terminated. The requirements of the HSR Act apply to the acquisition of Shares in the Offer. Under the HSR Act, the purchase of shares in a cash tender offer may not be completed until the expiration of a fifteen (15)-day waiting period following the filing by the acquiring person of a Premerger Notification and Report Form with the DOJ and the FTC, but this period may be (a) shortened if the reviewing agency grants “early termination” of the waiting period (provided, however, that the FTC announced on February 4, 2021 that the FTC and DOJ will not grant early termination during the transition to the new Xxxxx Administration while the FTC is reviewing the processes and procedures used to grant early termination, stating that the FTC anticipated that the suspension will be temporary and brief, but that suspension continues), (b) restarted if the acquiring person voluntarily withdraws and refiles to allow an additional fifteen (15)-day waiting period, or (c) continued if the reviewing agency issues a request for additional information and documentary material (a “Second Request”). The parties agreed in the Merger Agreement to certain mergers or acquisitions notify file such Premerger Notification and Report Forms under the HSR Act with the DOJ and the FTC in connection with the purchase of the proposed transactions Shares in the Offer promptly, and wait no later than ten (10) business days from the date of the Merger Agreement unless otherwise agreed to in writing between the parties. If a specific Second Request is issued, the waiting period with respect to the Offer would be continued until ten (10) days following the date of Amgen’s compliance with that request, unless earlier terminated. Thereafter, the reviewing agency may take action to preliminarily or permanently enjoin the Table of Contents transaction or the parties may agree not to consummate the transaction for some period of time before closing while time. If either the agencies review the proposed transactions. Parent and the Company each filed their respective HSR Act notification forms on May 14, 2020 and the 15-day fifteen (15)-day initial waiting period will expire at or the ten (10)-day post-substantial compliance waiting period expires on a Saturday, Sunday or federal holiday, then the period is extended until 11:59 pm p.m. Eastern Time on May 29the next day that is not a Saturday, 2020, unless terminated early Sunday or otherwise extended. Parent and the Company requested early termination of the 15-day waiting periodfederal holiday. The DOJ or and the FTC may extend scrutinize the waiting period by requesting additional information or documentary material from Parent. If such a request is made, such waiting period will expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on legality under the tenth calendar day after substantial compliance by Parent with such request. Only one extension antitrust laws of the waiting period Amgen’s proposed acquisition of Shares pursuant to a request the Offer. At any time before or after Xxxxx’s acceptance for additional information is authorized by payment of Shares pursuant to the HSR Act. Thereafter, such waiting period may be extended only by court order or with the consent of Parent. In practice, complying with a request for additional information or material can take a significant amount of time. In additionOffer, if the DOJ or the FTC raise substantive issues concludes that Amgen’s acquisition of Five Prime would violate antitrust law by substantially lessening competition in connection with a proposed transactionany line of commerce affecting U.S. consumers, the parties frequently engage in negotiations with the relevant governmental agency concerning possible means of addressing those issues and may agree to delay the transaction while such negotiations continue. We are not required to irrevocably accept for purchase Shares tendered in the Offer unless and until the waiting period requirements imposed by the HSR Act with respect to the Offer have been satisfied. See Section 14—"Conditions of the Offer." The FTC DOJ and the DOJ sometimes scrutinize FTC have the legality under authority to challenge the Antitrust Laws (as defined below) acquisition by seeking a federal court order and/or administrative order enjoining the acquisition or, if Shares have already been acquired, requiring disposition of transactions such as Purchaser's acquisition of Shares in the Offer and the Merger. At any time before or after Purchaser's acquisition of Shares, either the DOJ or the FTC could take such action under the Antitrust Laws as it deems necessary or desirable in the public interest, including seeking to enjoin the acquisition of Shares in the Offer or otherwise seeking divestiture of Shares acquired by Purchaser or divestiture of substantial assets of the Company Amgen, Five Prime, or Parent any of their respective subsidiaries or its subsidiariesaffiliates, or requiring other relief. Private parties, as well as United States state governments, attorneys general and private persons may also bring legal action under U.S. antitrust law seeking similar relief or conditions to the Antitrust Laws completion of the Offer. Competition authorities in other countries may also investigate the acquisition, seek to block it, or seek relief after it is consummated, under certain circumstancesforeign competition law. There While Amgen and Purchaser believe that consummation of the Offer and the Merger would not violate any antitrust or competition laws, there can be no assurance that a challenge on antitrust grounds to the Offer or other acquisition of Shares by Purchaser the Merger on antitrust or competition law grounds will not be made or, if such a challenge is made, of what the resultresult will be. See Section 14—"Conditions 15—“Conditions of the Offer" for certain conditions of the Offer, including conditions with respect to litigation and certain government actions. The Offer is also subject to the German Act Against Restraints of Competition of 1958, as amended, and may be completed only if the German Federal Cartel Office (which we refer to as the "FCO") has cleared the Offer either by written approval or by the expiration of a one-month waiting period unless the FCO notifies Parent within the one-month waiting period of the initiation of an in-depth investigation, in which case the waiting period would be extended for an additional three months unless the FCO notifies Parent within the four-month waiting period that the acquisition satisfies the conditions for a prohibition and may not be consummated. Parent submitted a merger notification to the FCO on May 14, 2020 and the FCO cleared the Offer on May 20, 2020. The Offer is also subject to the Austrian Cartel Act 2005, as amended, and may be completed only if the Offer is deemed approved by the Austrian Federal Competition Agency (which we refer to as the "FCA") and the Federal Cartel Prosecutor ("FCP", together with the FCA the "Austrian Authorities"), either by waiver for filing a request for examination or by expiration of a four-week waiting period, which might be prolonged for two additional weeks upon application of the parties unless the Austrian Table of Contents Authorities notify Parent of the initiation of an in-depth investigation, in which case the waiting period would be extended for up to an additional ten months. Parent submitted the notification filing to the FCA on May 14, 2020 and the waiting period applicable to the Offer is scheduled to expire on June 12, 2020. As used in this Offer to Purchase, "Antitrust Laws" “antitrust laws” means the Xxxxxxx Act, as amended, the Xxxxxxx Act, as amended, the HSR Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Xxxxxxx Actas amended, the Xxxxxxx Act, and any applicable foreign state antitrust laws and all other applicable laws and regulations (including non-U.S. laws and regulations) issued by a government authority that are designed or intended to prohibitpreserve or protect competition, prohibit and restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or agreements in restraint of trade or lessening monopolization, attempted monopolization, restraints of trade and abuse of a dominant position, or to prevent acquisitions, mergers or other business combinations and similar transactions, the effect of which may be to lessen or impede competition through merger or acquisitionto tend to create or strengthen a dominant position or to create a monopoly.

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Samples: Merger Agreement (Amgen Inc)

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Antitrust Matters. The Offer is offer and the merger are subject to the HSR Act, which provides that parties to certain mergers or acquisitions notify the DOJ Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) and the FTC Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) of the proposed transactions transaction and wait a specific period of time before closing while the agencies review the proposed transactionstransaction. Parent LabCorp intends to file on July 1, 2009 a Notification and Report Form for Certain Mergers and Acquisitions under the HSR Act with the DOJ and the Company each filed their respective FTC in connection with the purchase of the Shares in the offer and the merger. Monogram’s ultimate parent entity is also required to file a Notification and Report Form for certain mergers and acquisitions under the HSR Act notification forms on May 14, 2020 with the DOJ and the FTC in connection with offer and the merger no later than 10 calendar days following LabCorp’s filing, or the next business day if the tenth calendar day falls on a Table of Contents weekend or federal holiday. LabCorp’s filing will trigger a 15-day initial waiting period will expire at 11:59 pm on May 29period, 2020, unless terminated early or otherwise extended. Parent and the Company requested for which early termination of will be requested. However, the 15-day waiting period. The DOJ or the FTC may extend the waiting period by requesting additional information or documentary material from ParentLabCorp or Monogram. If such a request is made, such waiting period will expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on the tenth calendar day after substantial compliance by Parent LabCorp with such request. Only one extension of the waiting period pursuant to a request for additional information is authorized by the HSR Act. Thereafter, such waiting period may be extended only by court order or with the consent of ParentLabCorp. In practice, complying with a request for additional information or material can take a significant amount of time. In addition, if the DOJ or the FTC raise substantive issues in connection with a proposed transaction, the parties frequently engage in negotiations with the relevant governmental agency concerning possible means of addressing those issues and may agree to delay the transaction while such negotiations continue. We are not required to irrevocably accept for purchase payment Shares tendered in the Offer offer unless and until the waiting period requirements imposed by the HSR Act with respect to the Offer offer have been satisfied. See Section 14—"Conditions 14—“Conditions of the Offer." The FTC and the DOJ sometimes scrutinize the legality under the Antitrust Laws (as defined below) of transactions such as the Purchaser's ’s acquisition of Shares in the Offer offer and the Mergermerger. At any time before or after the Purchaser's ’s acquisition of Shares, either the DOJ or the FTC could take such action under the Antitrust Laws as it deems necessary or desirable in the public interest, including seeking to enjoin the acquisition of Shares in the Offer offer or otherwise seeking divestiture of Shares acquired by the Purchaser or divestiture of substantial assets of the Company Monogram or Parent LabCorp or its subsidiaries. Private parties, as well as state governments, may also bring legal action under the Antitrust Laws under certain circumstances. There can be no assurance that a challenge on antitrust grounds to the Offer offer or other acquisition of Shares by the Purchaser on antitrust grounds will not be made or, if such a challenge is made, of the result. See Section 14—"Conditions 14—“Conditions of the Offer" for certain conditions of the Offeroffer, including conditions with respect to litigation and certain government actions. The Offer is also subject As used in this offer to purchase, “Antitrust Laws” means the German Act Against Restraints of Competition of 1958Xxxxxxx Act, as amended, and may be completed only if the German Federal Cartel Office (which we refer to as the "FCO") has cleared the Offer either by written approval or by the expiration of a one-month waiting period unless the FCO notifies Parent within the one-month waiting period of the initiation of an in-depth investigation, in which case the waiting period would be extended for an additional three months unless the FCO notifies Parent within the four-month waiting period that the acquisition satisfies the conditions for a prohibition and may not be consummated. Parent submitted a merger notification to the FCO on May 14, 2020 and the FCO cleared the Offer on May 20, 2020. The Offer is also subject to the Austrian Cartel Act 2005Xxxxxxx Act, as amended, and may be completed only if the Offer is deemed approved by the Austrian Federal Competition Agency (which we refer to as the "FCA") and the Federal Cartel Prosecutor ("FCP", together with the FCA the "Austrian Authorities"), either by waiver for filing a request for examination or by expiration of a four-week waiting period, which might be prolonged for two additional weeks upon application of the parties unless the Austrian Table of Contents Authorities notify Parent of the initiation of an in-depth investigation, in which case the waiting period would be extended for up to an additional ten months. Parent submitted the notification filing to the FCA on May 14, 2020 and the waiting period applicable to the Offer is scheduled to expire on June 12, 2020. As used in this Offer to Purchase, "Antitrust Laws" means the HSR Act, as amended, the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Xxxxxxx Act, the Xxxxxxx Actas amended, and any applicable foreign antitrust laws all other Federal and all state statutes, rules, regulations, orders, decrees, administrative and judicial doctrines, and other laws that are designed or intended to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or monopolization, restraint of trade or substantially lessening of competition through merger or acquisitioncompetition.

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Samples: Laboratory Corp of America Holdings

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