Approval and Consents; Cooperation. (a) Subject to Section 5.7(b) and Section 5.7(d), each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with each other and use (and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to use) their respective commercially reasonable efforts to take or cause to be taken all actions, and do or cause to be done all things, necessary or proper on their part under this Agreement and applicable Law to consummate and make effective the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions as soon as practicable. Without limiting the foregoing, but subject to Section 5.7(b) and Section 5.7(d), (i) the parties shall prepare and file as promptly as practicable all documentation, applications, notices, petitions, filings and other documents required to be made by such parties in connection with the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions, and shall submit promptly to such third parties and Governmental Entities any additional information reasonably requested in connection therewith; (ii) the parties shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to obtain as promptly as practicable all consents, waivers, licenses, orders, registrations, approvals, Permits and authorizations required to be obtained (pursuant to any applicable Law, Company Material Contract or otherwise) by such party from any third party and/or any Governmental Entity in connection with the Merger or the Contemplated Transactions (including, but not limited to, those approvals, consents, orders, registrations, declarations and filings set forth in Section 3.5(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule (collectively, the “Required Approvals”)); (iii) the parties shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to oppose or to lift, as the case may be, any restraint, injunction or other legal bar to the Merger; (iv) the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to assist Parent and Merger Sub in obtaining (A) current title commitments for each parcel constituting or comprising the Owned Real Property, (B) legible copies of all instruments referenced in such title commitments, and (C) a current American Land Title Association survey of each parcel constituting or comprising the Owned Real Property; and (v) the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain from the holders of the Company Preferred Stock written acknowledgement of the amount of Preferred Stock Merger Consideration. Subject to applicable Law, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub each shall, upon the reasonable request by the other, furnish the other with all information concerning itself, its Subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers and shareholders and such other matters as may reasonably be necessary in connection with the Proxy Statement or any other statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of the Company, Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries to any third party and/or Governmental Entity in connection with the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions. Parent and the Company may, as each deems advisable and necessary, reasonably designate any competitively sensitive material provided to the other under this Section 5.7 as “outside counsel only.” Such materials and the information contained therein shall be given only to the outside legal counsel of the recipient and will not be disclosed by such outside counsel to employees, officers or directors of the recipient unless express permission is obtained in advance from the source of the materials (Parent or the Company, as the case may be) or its legal counsel. (b) Notwithstanding Section 5.7(a), but subject to this Section 5.7(b) and Section 5.7(d) hereof, the parties agree to use their respective reasonable best efforts to (i) obtain clearance under the HSR Act as promptly as practicable, (ii) eliminate any impediment imposed by a Governmental Entity with respect to the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws so as to enable the parties to close the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions as promptly as practicable, and (iii) oppose, seek to lift, have vacated or terminated any Proceeding brought by any Governmental Entity arising under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws or any decree, order or judgment arising out of any Proceeding brought by any Governmental Entity under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws that would prevent the closing of the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each of Parent, Company and Merger Sub agrees (A) to make an appropriate filing of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act with respect to the Contemplated Transactions as promptly as practicable after the date hereof, but in any event, no later than five (5) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, and to supply as promptly as practicable any additional information and documentary material that may be required or requested pursuant to the HSR Act; and (B) to respond as promptly as practicable to any inquiries or requests received from any Governmental Entity in connection with antitrust or related matters. Each of the Company and Parent shall (x) give the other party prompt notice of the commencement or threat of commencement of any Proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity with respect to the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (y) keep the other party informed as to the status of any such Proceeding or threat, and (z) promptly inform the other party of any material communication, including concerning Antitrust Laws, to or from any Governmental Entity regarding the Merger. Except as may be prohibited by Law or any Governmental Entity, the Company and Parent will consult and cooperate with one another, and will consider in good faith the views of one another, in connection with any analysis, appearance, presentation, memorandum, brief, argument, opinion or proposal made or submitted in connection with any Proceeding under or relating to the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Law. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall have the right to review in advance, and to the extent practicable each will consult the other on, all the information relating to Company, Parent or Merger Sub, as the case may be, and any of their respective Subsidiaries, that appear in any filing made with, or written materials submitted to, any third party and/or any Governmental Entity in connection with any Proceeding arising under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws related to the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions. In exercising the foregoing right, each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall act reasonably and as promptly as practicable. In addition, except as may be prohibited by any Governmental Entity or by any Law, in connection with any Proceeding under or relating to the HSR Act, any Antitrust Law or any other similar Proceeding, each of the Company and Parent will permit authorized representatives of the other party to be present at each meeting or conference relating to any such Proceeding and to have access to and be consulted in connection with any document, opinion or proposal made or submitted to any Governmental Entity in connection with any such Proceeding. None of the Company, Parent or Merger Sub shall agree to participate in any substantive meeting or discussion with any such Governmental Entity in respect of any filing, investigation or inquiry related to any Proceeding arising under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws related to this Agreement or the Merger unless it consults with the other parties reasonably in advance and, to the extent permitted by such Governmental Entity, gives the other parties the opportunity to attend and participate. (c) At the request of Parent, the Company shall agree to divest, sell, dispose of, hold separate or otherwise take or commit to take any action that limits its freedom of action with respect to its or its Subsidiaries’ ability to retain any of the businesses, product lines or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, provided that any such action is conditioned upon the consummation of the Merger. (d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Parent shall not have any obligation under this Agreement to take any action if such action would constitute or could reasonably be expected to constitute a Detriment.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Rent a Center Inc De), Merger Agreement (Rent Way Inc)
Approval and Consents; Cooperation. (a) Subject to Section 5.7(b) the terms and Section 5.7(d)conditions of this Agreement, prior to the Effective Time, each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with each other and party will use (and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to use) their respective commercially its reasonable best efforts to take take, or cause to be taken taken, all actionsactions and to do, and do or cause to be done done, all thingsthings necessary, necessary proper or proper on their part advisable under this Agreement applicable laws and applicable Law regulations to consummate and make effective the Offer, the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions as soon as practicable. Without limiting other transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, that nothing in this Section 5.10 shall require Merger Sub or Purchaser to keep the foregoing, but subject to Section 5.7(b) and Section 5.7(d), (i) Offer open beyond the parties shall prepare and file as promptly as practicable all documentation, applications, notices, petitions, filings and other documents required to be made by such parties in connection with the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions, and shall submit promptly to such third parties and Governmental Entities any additional information reasonably requested in connection therewith; (ii) the parties shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to obtain as promptly as practicable all consents, waivers, licenses, orders, registrations, approvals, Permits and authorizations required to be obtained (pursuant to any applicable Law, Company Material Contract or otherwise) by such party from any third party and/or any Governmental Entity in connection with the Merger or the Contemplated Transactions (including, but not limited to, those approvals, consents, orders, registrations, declarations and filings expiration date set forth in Section 3.5(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule Offer (collectively, the “Required Approvals”as it may be extended from time to time)); (iii) the parties shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to oppose or to lift, as the case may be, any restraint, injunction or other legal bar to the Merger; (iv) the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to assist Parent and Merger Sub in obtaining (A) current title commitments for each parcel constituting or comprising the Owned Real Property, (B) legible copies of all instruments referenced in such title commitments, and (C) a current American Land Title Association survey of each parcel constituting or comprising the Owned Real Property; and (v) the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain from the holders of the Company Preferred Stock written acknowledgement of the amount of Preferred Stock Merger Consideration. Subject to applicable Law, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub each shall, upon the reasonable request by the other, furnish the other with all information concerning itself, its Subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers and shareholders and such other matters as may reasonably be necessary in connection with the Proxy Statement or any other statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of the Company, Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries to any third party and/or Governmental Entity in connection with the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions. Parent and the Company may, as each deems advisable and necessary, reasonably designate any competitively sensitive material provided to the other under this Section 5.7 as “outside counsel only.” Such materials and the information contained therein shall be given only to the outside legal counsel of the recipient and will not be disclosed by such outside counsel to employees, officers or directors of the recipient unless express permission is obtained in advance from the source of the materials (Parent or the Company, as the case may be) or its legal counsel.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 5.7(a), but subject to this Section 5.7(b) and Section 5.7(d) hereof, the parties agree to use their respective reasonable best efforts to (i) obtain clearance under the HSR Act as promptly as practicable, (ii) eliminate any impediment imposed by a Governmental Entity with respect to the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws so as to enable the parties to close the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions as promptly as practicable, and (iii) oppose, seek to lift, have vacated or terminated any Proceeding brought by any Governmental Entity arising under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws or any decree, order or judgment arising out of any Proceeding brought by any Governmental Entity under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws that would prevent the closing of the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, (i) to the extent required under the HSR Act, each of Parent, Company and Merger Sub party hereto agrees (A) to make an appropriate filing of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act with respect to the Contemplated Transactions transactions contemplated hereby as promptly as practicable after the date hereof, but in any event, no later than five (5) Business Days after the date of this Agreementpracticable, and in substantial compliance with the requirements of the Antitrust Laws, (ii) to supply as promptly as reasonably practicable any additional information and documentary material that may be required or requested pursuant to the HSR Act; Act and (Biii) subject to respond as promptly as practicable Section 5.10(e), to any inquiries take all other reasonable actions necessary, proper or requests received from any Governmental Entity in connection with antitrust or related matters. Each of the Company and Parent shall advisable to (x) give the other party prompt notice of the commencement or threat of commencement of avoid each and every impediment under any Proceeding Antitrust Law that may be asserted by or before any Governmental Entity Authority with respect to the Merger or any of so as to enable the other transactions contemplated by this AgreementClosing to occur as soon as reasonably possible, and (y) keep cause the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods under the HSR Act, including by requesting early termination of the waiting period provided for in the HSR Act.
(b) Each of Purchaser, Merger Sub and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) cooperate in all respects with each other party informed as to the status of in connection with any such Proceeding filing or threatsubmission and in connection with any investigation or other inquiry (including any proceeding initiated by a private party), and (zii) promptly inform the other party to this Agreement of any communication received by such party from, or given by such party to, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), or any other Governmental Entity, and of any material communicationcommunication received or given in connection with any proceeding by a private party, including concerning Antitrust Lawsin each case regarding any of the transactions contemplated hereby, and (iii) permit the other party to review any communication given by it to, and consult with each other in advance of any meeting or from conference with, any such Governmental Entity regarding the Merger. Except as may be prohibited by Law or any Governmental Entity, the Company and Parent will consult and cooperate with one another, and will consider in good faith the views of one anotheror, in connection with any analysisproceeding by a private party, appearance, presentation, memorandum, brief, argument, opinion or proposal made or submitted in connection with any Proceeding under or relating to the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Law. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall have the right to review in advanceperson, and to the extent practicable each will consult the other on, all the information relating to Company, Parent or Merger Sub, as the case may be, and any of their respective Subsidiaries, that appear in any filing made with, or written materials submitted to, any third party and/or any Governmental Entity in connection with any Proceeding arising under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws related to the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions. In exercising the foregoing right, each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall act reasonably and as promptly as practicable. In addition, except as may be prohibited by any Governmental Entity or by any Law, in connection with any Proceeding under or relating to the HSR Act, any Antitrust Law or any other similar Proceeding, each of the Company and Parent will permit authorized representatives of the other party to be present at each meeting or conference relating to any such Proceeding and to have access to and be consulted in connection with any document, opinion or proposal made or submitted to any Governmental Entity in connection with any such Proceeding. None of the Company, Parent or Merger Sub shall agree to participate in any substantive meeting or discussion with any such Governmental Entity in respect of any filing, investigation or inquiry related to any Proceeding arising under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws related to this Agreement or the Merger unless it consults with the other parties reasonably in advance and, to the extent permitted by such Governmental EntityEntity or other person, gives give the other parties party the opportunity to attend and participateparticipate in such meetings and conferences.
(c) At the request of Parent, the Company shall agree to divest, sell, dispose of, hold separate or otherwise take or commit to take If any action that limits its freedom of action objections are asserted with respect to its the transactions contemplated hereby under the HSR Act or its Subsidiaries’ ability if any suit is instituted (or threatened to retain be instituted) by the FTC, the DOJ or any other applicable Governmental Entity or any private party challenging any of the businesses, product lines or assets transactions contemplated hereby as violative of the Company HSR Act or any of its Subsidiarieswhich would otherwise prevent, provided that any such action is conditioned upon materially impede or materially delay the consummation of the Mergertransactions contemplated hereby, each of Merger Sub, Purchaser and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to resolve any such objections or suits so as to permit consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including in order to resolve such objections or suits which, in any case if not resolved, could reasonably be expected to prevent, materially impede or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(d) Notwithstanding anything In the event that any administrative or judicial action or proceeding is instituted (or threatened to be instituted) by a Governmental Entity or private party challenging the contrary contained in Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement, Parent or any other agreement contemplated hereby, each of Merger Sub, Purchaser and the Company shall cooperate in all respects with each other and use its respective reasonable best efforts to contest and resist any such action or proceeding and to have vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned any decree, judgment, injunction or other order, whether temporary, preliminary or permanent, that is in effect and that prohibits, prevents or restricts consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Agreement the parties hereto understand and agree that the reasonable best efforts of any party hereto, shall not have obligate Merger Sub, Purchaser or any obligation under this Agreement of their respective Affiliates to divest or otherwise hold separate (including by establishing a trust or otherwise), or take any other action if (or otherwise agreeing to do any of the foregoing) with respect to (i) any business, asset or property that was owned by the Purchaser or its Subsidiaries prior to the Effective Time or (ii) the Surviving Corporation’s businesses, assets or properties other than those stores set forth on that certain letter agreement between the Purchaser and the Company, dated even date herewith and relating to this Section 5.10.
(f) The parties shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to obtain any other consents of third parties which are disclosed as being required under Section 4.5 of the Company Disclosure Schedule (collectively, the “Required Approvals”) for the purposes of consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and shall reasonably cooperate and consult with one another with respect to such action would constitute efforts; provided, that this Section 5.10(f) shall not require any party to pay any consideration (other than customary attorneys’ fees and nominal transfer or could reasonably be expected review fees) in order to constitute a Detrimentobtain such consents.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Whole Foods Market Inc), Merger Agreement (Wild Oats Markets Inc)
Approval and Consents; Cooperation. (a) Subject to Section 5.7(b) and Section 5.7(d), each Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with each other and use (and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to use) their respective commercially reasonable efforts to take or cause to be taken all actions, and do or cause to be done all things, necessary or proper on their part under this Agreement and applicable Law Laws to consummate and make effective the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions other transactions contemplated by this Agreement as soon as practicable. Without limiting the foregoing, but subject to Section 5.7(bincluding (a) preparing and Section 5.7(d), (i) the parties shall prepare and file filing as promptly as practicable all documentation, documentation to effect all necessary applications, notices, petitions, filings filings, Tax ruling requests and other documents required to be made by such parties in connection with the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions, and shall submit promptly to such third parties and Governmental Entities any additional information reasonably requested in connection therewith; (ii) the parties shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to obtain as promptly as practicable all consents, waivers, licenses, orders, registrations, approvals, Permits Permits, Tax rulings and authorizations required necessary to be obtained (pursuant to any applicable Law, Company Material Contract or otherwise) by such party from any third party and/or any Governmental Entity in connection with order to consummate the Merger or any of the Contemplated Transactions other transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, but not limited to, those approvals, consents, orders, registrations, declarations and filings set forth in Section 3.5(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule (collectively, the “Required Approvals”)); , (iiib) taking all reasonable steps as may be necessary to obtain all such Required Approvals and (c) obtaining estoppel certificates with respect to each Leased Real Property. Without limiting the parties shall generality of the foregoing, each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub agree to make all necessary filings in connection with the Required Approvals as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement, and to use their respective its commercially reasonable efforts to oppose furnish or cause to liftbe furnished, as promptly as practicable, all information and documents requested with respect to such Required Approvals, and shall otherwise cooperate with any applicable Governmental Entity or third party in order to obtain any Required Approvals in as expeditious a manner as possible. Each of the case may beCompany, any restraint, injunction or other legal bar to the Merger; (iv) the Company Parent and Merger Sub shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to assist Parent resolve such objections, if any, as any Governmental Entity may threaten or assert with respect to this Agreement and Merger Sub the transactions contemplated hereby in obtaining (A) current title commitments for each parcel constituting or comprising connection with the Owned Real Property, (B) legible copies of all instruments referenced in such title commitments, and (C) a current American Land Title Association survey of each parcel constituting or comprising the Owned Real Property; and (v) the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain from the holders of the Company Preferred Stock written acknowledgement of the amount of Preferred Stock Merger ConsiderationRequired Approvals. Subject to applicable Law, the The Company, Parent and Merger Sub each shall, upon the reasonable request by the other, furnish the other with all information concerning itself, its Subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers and shareholders and such other matters as may reasonably be necessary in connection with the Proxy Statement or any other statement, filing, Tax ruling request, notice or application made by or on behalf of the Company, Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries to any third party and/or Governmental Entity in connection with the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions. Parent and the Company may, as each deems advisable and necessary, reasonably designate any competitively sensitive material provided to or the other under transactions contemplated by this Section 5.7 as “outside counsel only.” Such materials and the information contained therein shall be given only to the outside legal counsel of the recipient and will not be disclosed by such outside counsel to employees, officers or directors of the recipient unless express permission is obtained in advance from the source of the materials (Parent or the Company, as the case may be) or its legal counselAgreement.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 5.7(a), but subject to this Section 5.7(b) and Section 5.7(d) hereof, the parties agree to use their respective reasonable best efforts to (i) obtain clearance under the HSR Act as promptly as practicable, (ii) eliminate any impediment imposed by a Governmental Entity with respect to the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws so as to enable the parties to close the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions as promptly as practicable, and (iii) oppose, seek to lift, have vacated or terminated any Proceeding brought by any Governmental Entity arising under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws or any decree, order or judgment arising out of any Proceeding brought by any Governmental Entity under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws that would prevent the closing of the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each provisions of Parent, Company and Merger Sub agrees (ASection 5.7(a) to make an appropriate filing of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act with respect to the Contemplated Transactions as promptly as practicable after the date hereof, but in any event, no later than five (5) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, and to supply as promptly as practicable any additional information and documentary material that may be required or requested pursuant to the HSR Act; and (B) to respond as promptly as practicable to any inquiries or requests received from any Governmental Entity in connection with antitrust or related matters. Each of the Company and Parent shall (x) give the other party prompt notice of the commencement or threat of commencement of any Proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity with respect to the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (y) keep the other party informed as to the status of any such Proceeding or threat, and (z) promptly inform the other party of any material communication, including concerning Antitrust Laws, to or from any Governmental Entity regarding the Merger. Except as may be prohibited by Law or any Governmental Entity, the Company and Parent will consult and cooperate with one another, and will consider in good faith the views of one another, in connection with any analysis, appearance, presentation, memorandum, brief, argument, opinion or proposal made or submitted in connection with any Proceeding under or relating to the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Law. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall have the right to review in advance, and to the extent practicable each will consult the other on, all the information relating to Company, Parent or Merger Sub, as the case may be, and any of their respective Subsidiaries, that appear in any filing made with, or written materials submitted to, any third party and/or any Governmental Entity in connection with any Proceeding arising under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws related to the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions. In exercising the foregoing right, each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall act take all action reasonably necessary to obtain the approval of the Merger and as promptly as practicable. In addition, except as may be prohibited the other transactions contemplated by any Governmental Entity or by any Law, in connection with any Proceeding this Agreement under or relating to the HSR Act, any Antitrust Law or Act and any other similar Proceedingapplicable Laws governing competition. As soon as practicable after the date hereof, each of the Company and Parent will permit authorized representatives of the other party to be present at each meeting or conference relating to but in any such Proceeding and to have access to and be consulted in connection with any documentevent within ten (10) business days thereafter, opinion or proposal made or submitted to any Governmental Entity in connection with any such Proceeding. None of the Company, Parent or and Merger Sub shall agree file Notification and Report Forms with the DOJ and the FTC with respect to participate in any substantive meeting or discussion with any such Governmental Entity in respect of any filing, investigation or inquiry related to any Proceeding arising under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws related to this Agreement or the Merger unless it consults and the other transactions contemplated hereby. Each of the parties shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the other parties reasonably hereto in advance andconnection with such filing, and each such party shall respond as promptly as practicable to all requests or inquiries received from the extent permitted by such Governmental Entity, gives the other parties the opportunity to attend and participateFTC or DOJ for additional documentation or information in connection therewith.
(c) At the request of Parent, the Company shall agree to divest, sell, dispose of, hold separate or otherwise take or commit to take any action that limits its freedom of action with respect to its or its Subsidiaries’ ability to retain any of the businesses, product lines or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, provided that any such action is conditioned upon the consummation of the Merger.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Parent shall not have any obligation under this Agreement to take any action if such action would constitute or could reasonably be expected to constitute a Detriment.
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Approval and Consents; Cooperation. (a) Subject to Section 5.7(b) and Section 5.7(d), each Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with each other and use (and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to use) their respective commercially reasonable efforts to take or cause to be taken all actions, and do or cause to be done all things, necessary necessary, proper or proper advisable on their part under this Agreement and applicable Law laws to consummate and make effective the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions other transactions contemplated by this Agreement as soon as practicable. Without limiting the foregoing, but subject to Section 5.7(b) including preparing and Section 5.7(d), (i) the parties shall prepare and file filing as promptly as practicable all documentation, documentation to effect all necessary applications, notices, petitions, filings filings, and other documents required to be made by such parties in connection with the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions, and shall submit promptly to such third parties and Governmental Entities any additional information reasonably requested in connection therewith; (ii) the parties shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to obtain as promptly as practicable all consentsRequired Approvals and Consents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, waiverseach of the Company, licenses, orders, registrations, approvals, Permits Parent and authorizations required Merger Sub agree to be obtained (pursuant to any applicable Law, Company Material Contract or otherwise) by such party from any third party and/or any Governmental Entity make all necessary filings in connection with the Merger or Required Approvals and Consents as promptly as practicable after the Contemplated Transactions (includingdate of this Agreement, but not limited to, those approvals, consents, orders, registrations, declarations and filings set forth in Section 3.5(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule (collectively, the “Required Approvals”)); (iii) the parties shall to use their respective its best commercially reasonable efforts to oppose furnish or cause to liftbe furnished, as promptly as practicable, all information and documents requested with respect to such Required Approvals and Consents, and shall otherwise cooperate with any applicable Governmental Entity or third party in order to obtain any Required Approvals and Consents in as expeditious a manner as possible. Each of the case may beCompany, any restraint, injunction or other legal bar to the Merger; (iv) the Company Parent and Merger Sub shall use its best commercially reasonable efforts to assist Parent resolve such objections, if any, as any Governmental Entity may threaten or assert with respect to this Agreement and Merger Sub the transactions contemplated hereby in obtaining (A) current title commitments for each parcel constituting or comprising connection with the Owned Real Property, (B) legible copies of all instruments referenced in such title commitments, Required Approvals and (C) a current American Land Title Association survey of each parcel constituting or comprising the Owned Real Property; and (v) the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain from the holders of the Company Preferred Stock written acknowledgement of the amount of Preferred Stock Merger ConsiderationConsents. Subject to applicable Law, the The Company, Parent and Merger Sub each shall, upon the reasonable request by the other, furnish the other with all information concerning itself, its Subsidiaries, if any, affiliates, directors, officers and shareholders stockholders and such other matters as may reasonably be necessary or advisable in connection with the Proxy Statement or any other statement, filing, Tax ruling request, notice or application made by or on behalf of the Company, Parent or any of their respective its Subsidiaries to any third party and/or Governmental Entity in connection with the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions. Parent and the Company may, as each deems advisable and necessary, reasonably designate any competitively sensitive material provided to the other under this Section 5.7 as “outside counsel only.” Such materials and the information contained therein shall be given only to the outside legal counsel of the recipient and will not be disclosed by such outside counsel to employees, officers or directors of the recipient unless express permission is obtained in advance from the source of the materials (Parent or the Company, as the case may be) or its legal counsel.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 5.7(a), but subject to this Section 5.7(b) and Section 5.7(d) hereof, the parties agree to use their respective reasonable best efforts to (i) obtain clearance under the HSR Act as promptly as practicable, (ii) eliminate any impediment imposed by a Governmental Entity with respect to the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws so as to enable the parties to close the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions as promptly as practicable, and (iii) oppose, seek to lift, have vacated or terminated any Proceeding brought by any Governmental Entity arising under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws or any decree, order or judgment arising out of any Proceeding brought by any Governmental Entity under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws that would prevent the closing of the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each of Parent, Company and Merger Sub agrees (A) to make an appropriate filing of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act with respect to the Contemplated Transactions as promptly as practicable after the date hereof, but in any event, no later than five (5) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, and to supply as promptly as practicable any additional information and documentary material that may be required or requested pursuant to the HSR Act; and (B) to respond as promptly as practicable to any inquiries or requests received from any Governmental Entity in connection with antitrust or related matters. Each of the Company and Parent shall (x) give the other party prompt notice of the commencement or threat of commencement of any Proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity with respect to the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (y) . Each party will keep the other party informed as to parties apprised of the status of any inquiries made of such Proceeding or threat, and (z) promptly inform the other party of any material communication, including concerning Antitrust Laws, to or from by any Governmental Entity regarding the Merger. Except as may be prohibited by Law Authority or any Governmental Entity, the Company and Parent will consult and cooperate with one another, and will consider in good faith the views of one another, in connection with any analysis, appearance, presentation, memorandum, brief, argument, opinion or proposal made or submitted in connection with any Proceeding under or relating to the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Law. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall have the right to review in advance, and to the extent practicable each will consult the other on, all the information relating to Company, Parent or Merger Sub, as the case may be, and any members of their respective Subsidiaries, that appear in any filing made with, or written materials submitted to, any third party and/or any Governmental Entity in connection staffs with any Proceeding arising under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws related to the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions. In exercising the foregoing right, each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall act reasonably and as promptly as practicable. In addition, except as may be prohibited by any Governmental Entity or by any Law, in connection with any Proceeding under or relating to the HSR Act, any Antitrust Law or any other similar Proceeding, each of the Company and Parent will permit authorized representatives of the other party to be present at each meeting or conference relating to any such Proceeding and to have access to and be consulted in connection with any document, opinion or proposal made or submitted to any Governmental Entity in connection with any such Proceeding. None of the Company, Parent or Merger Sub shall agree to participate in any substantive meeting or discussion with any such Governmental Entity in respect of any filing, investigation or inquiry related to any Proceeding arising under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws related to this Agreement or the Merger unless it consults with transactions contemplated hereby. The Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, use its best commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all Consents; provided that no Indebtedness shall be repaid, except as otherwise required pursuant to the terms of any applicable loan Contract, and no Contract shall be amended nor any right thereunder be waived, and no money or other parties reasonably in advance andconsideration shall be expended, to the extent permitted by such Governmental Entity, gives the other parties the opportunity to attend and participate.
(c) At the request of Parent, the Company shall agree to divest, sell, dispose of, hold separate or otherwise take or commit to take any action that limits its freedom of action with respect to its or its Subsidiaries’ ability to retain any of the businesses, product lines or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, provided that obtain any such action is conditioned upon the consummation of the MergerConsent.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Parent shall not have any obligation under this Agreement to take any action if such action would constitute or could reasonably be expected to constitute a Detriment.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Inforte Corp)
Approval and Consents; Cooperation. (a) Subject to Section 5.7(b) and Section 5.7(d), each Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with each other and use (and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to use) their respective commercially reasonable efforts to take or cause to be taken all actions, and do or cause to be done all things, necessary necessary, proper or proper advisable on their part under this Agreement and applicable Law laws to consummate and make effective the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions other transactions contemplated by this Agreement as soon as practicable. Without limiting the foregoing, but subject to Section 5.7(bincluding (a) preparing and Section 5.7(d), (i) the parties shall prepare and file filing as promptly as practicable all documentation, documentation to effect all necessary applications, notices, petitions, filings filings, Tax ruling requests and other documents required to be made by such parties in connection with the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions, and shall submit promptly to such third parties and Governmental Entities any additional information reasonably requested in connection therewith; (ii) the parties shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to obtain as promptly as practicable all consents, waivers, licenses, orders, registrations, approvals, Permits Permits, Tax rulings and authorizations required necessary or advisable to be obtained (pursuant to any applicable Law, Company Material Contract or otherwise) by such party from any third party and/or any Governmental Entity in connection with order to consummate the Merger or any of the Contemplated Transactions other transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, but not limited to, those approvals, consents, orders, registrations, declarations and filings set forth in Section 3.5(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule Letter (collectively, the “"Required Approvals”")); (iii) the parties shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to oppose or to lift, as the case may be, any restraint, injunction or other legal bar to the Merger; (iv) the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to assist Parent and Merger Sub in obtaining (A) current title commitments for each parcel constituting or comprising the Owned Real Property, (B) legible copies of all instruments referenced in such title commitments, and (C) a current American Land Title Association survey of each parcel constituting or comprising the Owned Real Property; and (v) the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain from the holders of the Company Preferred Stock written acknowledgement of the amount of Preferred Stock Merger Consideration. Subject to applicable Law, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub each shall, upon the reasonable request by the other, furnish the other with all information concerning itself, its Subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers and shareholders and such other matters as may reasonably be necessary in connection with the Proxy Statement or any other statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of the Company, Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries to any third party and/or Governmental Entity in connection with the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions. Parent and the Company may, as each deems advisable and necessary, reasonably designate any competitively sensitive material provided to the other under this Section 5.7 as “outside counsel only.” Such materials and the information contained therein shall be given only to the outside legal counsel of the recipient and will not be disclosed by such outside counsel to employees, officers or directors of the recipient unless express permission is obtained in advance from the source of the materials (Parent or the Company, as the case may be) or its legal counsel.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 5.7(a), but subject to this Section 5.7(b) and Section 5.7(d) hereof, the parties agree to use their respective taking all commercially reasonable best efforts to (i) obtain clearance under the HSR Act as promptly as practicable, (ii) eliminate any impediment imposed by a Governmental Entity with respect to the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws so as to enable the parties to close the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions as promptly as practicable, and (iii) oppose, seek to lift, have vacated or terminated any Proceeding brought by any Governmental Entity arising under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws or any decree, order or judgment arising out of any Proceeding brought by any Governmental Entity under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws that would prevent the closing of the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each of Parent, Company and Merger Sub agrees (A) to make an appropriate filing of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act with respect to the Contemplated Transactions as promptly as practicable after the date hereof, but in any event, no later than five (5) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, and to supply as promptly as practicable any additional information and documentary material that may be required or requested pursuant to the HSR Act; and (B) to respond as promptly as practicable to any inquiries or requests received from any Governmental Entity in connection with antitrust or related matters. Each of the Company and Parent shall (x) give the other party prompt notice of the commencement or threat of commencement of any Proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity with respect to the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (y) keep the other party informed as to the status of any such Proceeding or threat, and (z) promptly inform the other party of any material communication, including concerning Antitrust Laws, to or from any Governmental Entity regarding the Merger. Except steps as may be prohibited by Law or any Governmental Entity, necessary to obtain all such Required Approvals (provided that in no event shall the Company and Parent will consult and cooperate with one another, and will consider in good faith the views of one another, in connection with any analysis, appearance, presentation, memorandum, brief, argument, opinion or proposal made or submitted in connection with any Proceeding under or relating be required to the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Law. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall have the right to review in advance, and to the extent practicable each will consult the other on, all the information relating to Company, Parent or Merger Sub, as the case may be, and any of their respective Subsidiaries, that appear in any filing made with, or written materials submitted to, any third party and/or any Governmental Entity in connection with any Proceeding arising under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws related to the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions. In exercising the foregoing right, each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall act reasonably and as promptly as practicable. In addition, except as may be prohibited by any Governmental Entity or by any Law, in connection with any Proceeding under or relating to the HSR Act, any Antitrust Law or any other similar Proceeding, each of the Company and Parent will permit authorized representatives of the other party to be present at each meeting or conference relating to any such Proceeding and to have access to and be consulted in connection with any document, opinion or proposal made or submitted to any Governmental Entity in connection with any such Proceeding. None of the Company, Parent or Merger Sub shall agree to participate in any substantive meeting or discussion with any such Governmental Entity in respect of any filing, investigation or inquiry related to any Proceeding arising under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws related to this Agreement or the Merger unless it consults with the other parties reasonably in advance and, to the extent permitted by such Governmental Entity, gives the other parties the opportunity to attend and participate.
(c) At the request of Parent, the Company shall agree to divest, sell, dispose of, hold separate or otherwise take pay or commit to take pay any action that limits its freedom of action with respect material fee, material penalties or other material consideration to its any landlord or its Subsidiaries’ ability other third party to retain obtain any of the businessesconsent, product lines approval or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, provided that any such action is conditioned upon waiver required for the consummation of the Merger), and (c) obtaining estoppel certificates with respect to each Leased Real Property.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Parent shall not have any obligation under this Agreement to take any action if such action would constitute or could reasonably be expected to constitute a Detriment.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Sorensen Trust)
Approval and Consents; Cooperation. (a) Subject to Section 5.7(b) and Section 5.7(d), each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with each other and use (and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to use) their respective commercially reasonable efforts to take or cause to be taken all actions, and do or cause to be done all things, necessary or proper on their part under this Agreement and applicable Law to consummate and make effective the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions as soon as practicable. Without limiting the foregoing, but subject to Section 5.7(b) and Section 5.7(d), (i) the parties shall take all reasonable steps as may be necessary to (a) prepare and file as promptly as practicable all documentation, documentation to effect all necessary applications, notices, petitions, filings and other documents required to be made by such parties in connection with the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions, and shall submit promptly to such third parties and Governmental Entities any additional information reasonably requested in connection therewith; (ii) the parties shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to obtain as promptly as practicable all consents, waivers, licenses, orders, registrations, approvals, Permits and authorizations required necessary or advisable to be obtained (pursuant to any applicable Law, Company Material Contract or otherwise) by such party from any third party and/or any Governmental Entity in connection with order to consummate the Merger or the Contemplated Transactions (including, but not limited to, those approvals, consents, orders, registrations, declarations and filings set forth in Section 3.5(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule (collectively, the “Required Approvals”)); ) and (iiib) obtain all such Required Approvals. Each of the parties shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to oppose or to liftCompany, as the case may be, any restraint, injunction or other legal bar to the Merger; (iv) the Company Parent and Merger Sub shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to assist Parent resolve any objections to such Required Approvals, if any, as any Governmental Entity may threaten or assert with respect to this Agreement and Merger Sub the Contemplated Transactions in obtaining (A) current title commitments for each parcel constituting or comprising connection with the Owned Real Property, (B) legible copies of all instruments referenced in such title commitments, and (C) a current American Land Title Association survey of each parcel constituting or comprising the Owned Real Property; and (v) the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain from the holders of the Company Preferred Stock written acknowledgement of the amount of Preferred Stock Merger ConsiderationRequired Approvals. Subject to applicable Law, the The Company, Parent and Merger Sub each shall, upon the reasonable request by the other, furnish the other with all information concerning itself, its Subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers and shareholders stockholders and such other matters as may reasonably be necessary in connection with the Proxy Statement or any other statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of the Company, Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries to any third party and/or Governmental Entity in connection with the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions. Parent and the Company may, as each deems advisable and necessary, reasonably designate any competitively sensitive material provided to the other under this Section 5.7 as “outside counsel only.” Such materials and the information contained therein shall be given only to the outside legal counsel of the recipient and will not be disclosed by such outside counsel to employees, officers or directors of the recipient unless express permission is obtained in advance from the source of the materials (Parent or the Company, as the case may be) or its legal counsel.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 5.7(a)anything to the contrary in this Agreement, but subject to this Section 5.7(b) Company, Parent and Section 5.7(d) hereof, the parties agree to Merger Sub will use their respective commercially reasonable best efforts to (i) obtain clearance take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under the HSR Act as promptly as practicable, (ii) eliminate any impediment imposed by a Governmental Entity with respect Law to the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws so as to enable the parties to close the Merger and consummate the Contemplated Transactions in as promptly expeditious manner as practicable, and (iii) oppose, seek to lift, have vacated or terminated any Proceeding brought by any Governmental Entity arising under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws or any decree, order or judgment arising out of any Proceeding brought by any Governmental Entity under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws that would prevent the closing of the Merger and the Contemplated Transactionspossible. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each of Parent, Company and Merger Sub agrees (Ai) to make an appropriate filing of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act with respect to the Contemplated Transactions as promptly as practicable after the date hereof, but in any event, no later than five (5) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, hereof and to supply as promptly as practicable any additional information and documentary material that may be required or requested pursuant to the HSR Act; Act and (Bii) to respond take all other actions reasonably necessary to cause the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods under the HSR Act (and to obtain the necessary approvals under any similar foreign Law, rules or regulations) as promptly soon as practicable practicable; provided, however, that, Parent and Merger Sub shall not be required to implement any required divestiture, hold separate or similar transaction with respect to any inquiries assets or requests received from agree to waive any Governmental Entity substantial rights or to accept any substantial limitation on its operations or to dispose of any significant assets in connection with antitrust or related matters. Each of the Company and Parent shall (x) give the other party prompt notice of the commencement or threat of commencement of any Proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity with respect to the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (y) keep the other party informed as to the status of obtaining any such Proceeding consent or threat, and (z) promptly inform the other party of any material communication, including concerning Antitrust Laws, authorization. Subject to or from any Governmental Entity regarding the Merger. Except as may be prohibited by Law or any Governmental Entity, the Company and Parent will consult and cooperate with one another, and will consider in good faith the views of one another, in connection with any analysis, appearance, presentation, memorandum, brief, argument, opinion or proposal made or submitted in connection with any Proceeding under or relating to the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Law. Without limiting the foregoingsharing of information, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall have the right to review in advance, and to the extent practicable each will consult the other on, all the information relating to Company, Parent or Merger Sub, as the case may be, and any of their respective Subsidiaries, that appear in any filing made with, or written materials submitted to, any third party and/or any Governmental Entity in connection with any Proceeding legal proceeding arising under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws related to the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions. In exercising the foregoing right, each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall act reasonably and as promptly as practicable. In addition, except as may be prohibited by any Governmental Entity or by any Law, in connection with any Proceeding under or relating to the HSR Act, any Antitrust Law or any other similar Proceeding, each of the Company and Parent will permit authorized representatives of the other party to be present at each meeting or conference relating to any such Proceeding and to have access to and be consulted in connection with any document, opinion or proposal made or submitted to any Governmental Entity in connection with any such Proceeding. None of the Company, Parent or Merger Sub shall agree to participate in any substantive meeting or discussion with any such Governmental Entity in respect of any filing, investigation or inquiry related to any Proceeding legal proceeding arising under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws related to this Agreement or the Merger unless it consults with the other parties reasonably in advance and, to the extent permitted by such Governmental Entity, gives the other parties the opportunity to attend and participate.
(c) At the request of Parent, the Company shall agree to divest, sell, dispose of, hold separate or otherwise take or commit to take any action that limits its freedom of action with respect to its or its Subsidiaries’ ability to retain any of the businesses, product lines or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, provided that any such action is conditioned upon the consummation of the Merger.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Parent shall not have any obligation under this Agreement to take any action if such action would constitute or could reasonably be expected to constitute a Detriment.
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Approval and Consents; Cooperation. (a) Subject to Section 5.7(b) and Section 5.7(d), each Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with each other and use (and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to use) their respective commercially reasonable efforts to take or cause to be taken all actions, and do or cause to be done all things, necessary necessary, proper or proper advisable on their part under this Agreement and applicable Law laws to consummate and make effective the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions other transactions contemplated by this Agreement as soon as practicable. Without limiting the foregoing, but subject to Section 5.7(bincluding (a) preparing and Section 5.7(d), (i) the parties shall prepare and file filing as promptly as practicable all documentation, documentation to effect all necessary applications, notices, petitions, filings filings, Tax ruling requests and other documents required to be made by such parties in connection with the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions, and shall submit promptly to such third parties and Governmental Entities any additional information reasonably requested in connection therewith; (ii) the parties shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to obtain as promptly as practicable all consents, waivers, licenses, orders, registrations, approvals, Permits Permits, Tax rulings and authorizations required necessary or advisable to be obtained (pursuant to any applicable Law, Company Material Contract or otherwise) by such party from any third party and/or any Governmental Entity in connection with order to consummate the Merger or any of the Contemplated Transactions other transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, but not limited to, those approvals, consents, orders, registrations, declarations and filings set forth in Section 3.5(b) and 3.14 of the Company Disclosure Schedule Letter (collectively, the “Required Approvals”)); , (iiib) the parties shall use their respective taking all commercially reasonable efforts steps as may be necessary to oppose obtain all such Required Approvals (provided that in no event shall the Company be required to pay or commit to liftpay any material fee, as the case may be, any restraint, injunction material penalties or other legal bar material consideration to any landlord or other third party to obtain any consent, approval or waiver required for the consummation of the Merger; ), and (ivc) obtaining estoppel certificates with respect to each Leased Real Property. Without limiting the Company shall generality of the foregoing, each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub agree to make all necessary filings in connection with the Required Approvals as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement, and to use its commercially reasonable efforts to assist furnish or cause to be furnished, as promptly as practicable, all information and documents requested with respect to such Required Approvals, and shall otherwise cooperate with any applicable Governmental Entity or third party in order to obtain any Required Approvals in as expeditious a manner as possible. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub in obtaining (A) current title commitments for each parcel constituting or comprising the Owned Real Property, (B) legible copies of all instruments referenced in such title commitments, and (C) a current American Land Title Association survey of each parcel constituting or comprising the Owned Real Property; and (v) the Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to obtain from resolve such objections, if any, as any Governmental Entity may threaten or assert with respect to this Agreement and the holders transactions contemplated hereby in connection with the Required Approvals. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall Parent be required to, or the Company be permitted to, agree to any divestiture of any businesses, assets or product lines of the Company Preferred Stock or Parent or any of its Subsidiaries in order to enable any approval under any Regulatory Laws that is necessary to consummate the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement, without the prior written acknowledgement consent of the amount of Preferred Stock Merger ConsiderationParent, which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed. Subject to applicable Law, the The Company, Parent and Merger Sub each shall, upon the reasonable request by the other, furnish the other with all information concerning itself, its Subsidiaries, if any, affiliates, directors, officers and shareholders stockholders and such other matters as may reasonably be necessary or advisable in connection with the Proxy Statement or any other statement, filing, Tax ruling request, notice or application made by or on behalf of the Company, Parent or any of their respective its Subsidiaries to any third party and/or Governmental Entity in connection with the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions. Parent and the Company may, as each deems advisable and necessary, reasonably designate any competitively sensitive material provided to the other under this Section 5.7 as “outside counsel only.” Such materials and the information contained therein shall be given only to the outside legal counsel of the recipient and will not be disclosed by such outside counsel to employees, officers or directors of the recipient unless express permission is obtained in advance from the source of the materials (Parent or the Company, as the case may be) or its legal counsel.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 5.7(a), but subject to this Section 5.7(b) and Section 5.7(d) hereof, the parties agree to use their respective reasonable best efforts to (i) obtain clearance under the HSR Act as promptly as practicable, (ii) eliminate any impediment imposed by a Governmental Entity with respect to the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws so as to enable the parties to close the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions as promptly as practicable, and (iii) oppose, seek to lift, have vacated or terminated any Proceeding brought by any Governmental Entity arising under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws or any decree, order or judgment arising out of any Proceeding brought by any Governmental Entity under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws that would prevent the closing of the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each of Parent, Company and Merger Sub agrees (A) to make an appropriate filing of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act with respect to the Contemplated Transactions as promptly as practicable after the date hereof, but in any event, no later than five (5) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, and to supply as promptly as practicable any additional information and documentary material that may be required or requested pursuant to the HSR Act; and (B) to respond as promptly as practicable to any inquiries or requests received from any Governmental Entity in connection with antitrust or related matters. Each of the Company and Parent shall (x) give the other party prompt notice of the commencement or threat of commencement of any Proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity with respect to the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (y) keep the other party informed as to the status of any such Proceeding or threat, and (z) promptly inform the other party of any material communication, including concerning Antitrust Laws, to or from any Governmental Entity regarding the Merger. Except as may be prohibited by Law or any Governmental Entity, the Company and Parent will consult and cooperate with one another, and will consider in good faith the views of one another, in connection with any analysis, appearance, presentation, memorandum, brief, argument, opinion or proposal made or submitted in connection with any Proceeding under or relating to the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Law. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall have the right to review in advance, and to the extent practicable each will consult the other on, all the information relating to Company, Parent or Merger Sub, as the case may be, and any of their respective Subsidiaries, that appear in any filing made with, or written materials submitted to, any third party and/or any Governmental Entity in connection with any Proceeding arising under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws related to the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions. In exercising the foregoing right, each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall act reasonably and as promptly as practicable. In addition, except as may be prohibited by any Governmental Entity or by any Law, in connection with any Proceeding under or relating to the HSR Act, any Antitrust Law or any other similar Proceeding, each of the Company and Parent will permit authorized representatives of the other party to be present at each meeting or conference relating to any such Proceeding and to have access to and be consulted in connection with any document, opinion or proposal made or submitted to any Governmental Entity in connection with any such Proceeding. None of the Company, Parent or Merger Sub shall agree to participate in any substantive meeting or discussion with any such Governmental Entity in respect of any filing, investigation or inquiry related to any Proceeding arising under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws related to this Agreement or the Merger unless it consults with the other parties reasonably in advance and, to the extent permitted by such Governmental Entity, gives the other parties the opportunity to attend and participate.
(c) At the request of Parent, the Company shall agree to divest, sell, dispose of, hold separate or otherwise take or commit to take any action that limits its freedom of action with respect to its or its Subsidiaries’ ability to retain any of the businesses, product lines or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, provided that any such action is conditioned upon the consummation of the Merger.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Parent shall not have any obligation under this Agreement to take any action if such action would constitute or could reasonably be expected to constitute a Detriment.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Ablest Inc)
Approval and Consents; Cooperation. (a) Subject to Section 5.7(b) and Section 5.7(d), each Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with each other and use (and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to use) their respective commercially reasonable efforts to take or cause to be taken all actions, and do or cause to be done all things, necessary necessary, proper or proper advisable on their part under this Agreement and applicable Law laws to consummate and make effective the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions other transactions contemplated by this Agreement as soon as practicable. Without limiting the foregoing, but subject to Section 5.7(bincluding (a) preparing and Section 5.7(d), (i) the parties shall prepare and file filing as promptly as practicable all documentation, documentation to effect all necessary applications, notices, petitions, filings filings, Tax ruling requests and other documents required to be made by such parties in connection with the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions, and shall submit promptly to such third parties and Governmental Entities any additional information reasonably requested in connection therewith; (ii) the parties shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to obtain as promptly as practicable all consents, waivers, licenses, orders, registrations, approvals, Permits Permits, Tax rulings and authorizations required necessary or advisable to be obtained (pursuant to any applicable Law, Company Material Contract or otherwise) by such party from any third party and/or any Governmental Entity in connection with order to consummate the Merger or any of the Contemplated Transactions other transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, but not limited to, those approvals, consents, orders, registrations, declarations and filings set forth in Section 3.5(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule (collectively, the “Required Approvals”)); , (iiib) taking all reasonable steps as may be necessary to obtain all such Required Approvals and (c) obtaining estoppel certificates with respect to each Leased Real Property. Without limiting the parties shall generality of the foregoing, each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub agree to make all necessary filings in connection with the Required Approvals as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement, and to use their respective its commercially reasonable efforts to oppose furnish or cause to liftbe furnished, as promptly as practicable, all information and documents requested with respect to such Required Approvals, and shall otherwise cooperate with any applicable Governmental Entity or third party in order to obtain any Required Approvals in as expeditious a manner as possible. Each of the case may beCompany, any restraint, injunction or other legal bar to the Merger; (iv) the Company Parent and Merger Sub shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to assist resolve such objections, if any, as any Governmental Entity may threaten or assert with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby in connection with the Required Approvals. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall Parent and Merger Sub in obtaining (A) current title commitments for each parcel constituting be required to, or comprising the Owned Real Property, (B) legible copies of all instruments referenced in such title commitments, and (C) a current American Land Title Association survey of each parcel constituting or comprising the Owned Real Property; and (v) the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts be permitted to, agree to obtain from the holders any divestiture of any businesses, assets or product lines of the Company Preferred Stock written acknowledgement or Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries in order to enable any approval under any Regulatory Laws that is necessary to consummate the amount Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement to the extent that such divestiture would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or any Effect that is or would reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect on or change in the financial condition, properties, business, results of Preferred Stock Merger Considerationoperations, or net assets of Parent and all of its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in each case, on a stand-alone basis without giving effect to the Merger. Subject to applicable Law, the The Company, Parent and Merger Sub each shall, upon the reasonable request by the other, furnish the other with all information concerning itself, its Subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers and shareholders and such other matters as may reasonably be necessary or advisable in connection with the Proxy Statement or any other statement, filing, Tax ruling request, notice or application made by or on behalf of the Company, Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries to any third party and/or Governmental Entity in connection with the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions. Parent and the Company may, as each deems advisable and necessary, reasonably designate any competitively sensitive material provided to or the other under transactions contemplated by this Section 5.7 as “outside counsel only.” Such materials and the information contained therein shall be given only to the outside legal counsel of the recipient and will not be disclosed by such outside counsel to employees, officers or directors of the recipient unless express permission is obtained in advance from the source of the materials (Parent or the Company, as the case may be) or its legal counselAgreement.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 5.7(a), but subject to this Section 5.7(b) and Section 5.7(d) hereof, the parties agree to use their respective reasonable best efforts to (i) obtain clearance under the HSR Act as promptly as practicable, (ii) eliminate any impediment imposed by a Governmental Entity with respect to the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws so as to enable the parties to close the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions as promptly as practicable, and (iii) oppose, seek to lift, have vacated or terminated any Proceeding brought by any Governmental Entity arising under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws or any decree, order or judgment arising out of any Proceeding brought by any Governmental Entity under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws that would prevent the closing of the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each provisions of Parent, Company and Merger Sub agrees (ASection 5.7(a) to make an appropriate filing of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act with respect to the Contemplated Transactions as promptly as practicable after the date hereof, but in any event, no later than five (5) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, and to supply as promptly as practicable any additional information and documentary material that may be required or requested pursuant to the HSR Act; and (B) to respond as promptly as practicable to any inquiries or requests received from any Governmental Entity in connection with antitrust or related matters. Each of the Company and Parent shall (x) give the other party prompt notice of the commencement or threat of commencement of any Proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity with respect to the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (y) keep the other party informed as to the status of any such Proceeding or threat, and (z) promptly inform the other party of any material communication, including concerning Antitrust Laws, to or from any Governmental Entity regarding the Merger. Except as may be prohibited by Law or any Governmental Entity, the Company and Parent will consult and cooperate with one another, and will consider in good faith the views of one another, in connection with any analysis, appearance, presentation, memorandum, brief, argument, opinion or proposal made or submitted in connection with any Proceeding under or relating to the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Law. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall have the right to review in advance, and to the extent practicable each will consult the other on, all the information relating to Company, Parent or Merger Sub, as the case may be, and any of their respective Subsidiaries, that appear in any filing made with, or written materials submitted to, any third party and/or any Governmental Entity in connection with any Proceeding arising under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws related to the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions. In exercising the foregoing right, each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall act take all action reasonably necessary to obtain the approval of the Merger and as promptly as practicable. In addition, except as may be prohibited the other transactions contemplated by any Governmental Entity or by any Law, in connection with any Proceeding this Agreement under or relating to the HSR Act, any Antitrust Law or Act and any other similar Proceedingapplicable laws governing competition. As soon as practicable after the date hereof, each of the Company and Parent will permit authorized representatives of the other party to be present at each meeting or conference relating to but in any such Proceeding and to have access to and be consulted in connection with any documentevent within ten (10) business days thereafter, opinion or proposal made or submitted to any Governmental Entity in connection with any such Proceeding. None of the Company, Parent or and Merger Sub shall agree file Notification and Report Forms with the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) with respect to participate in any substantive meeting or discussion with any such Governmental Entity in respect of any filing, investigation or inquiry related to any Proceeding arising under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws related to this Agreement or the Merger unless it consults and the other transactions contemplated hereby. Each of the parties shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the other parties reasonably hereto in advance andconnection with such filing, and each such party shall respond as promptly as practicable to all requests or inquiries received from the extent permitted by such Governmental Entity, gives the other parties the opportunity to attend and participateFTC or DOJ for additional documentation or information in connection therewith.
(c) At the request of Parent, the Company shall agree to divest, sell, dispose of, hold separate or otherwise take or commit to take any action that limits its freedom of action with respect to its or its Subsidiaries’ ability to retain any of the businesses, product lines or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, provided that any such action is conditioned upon the consummation of the Merger.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Parent shall not have any obligation under this Agreement to take any action if such action would constitute or could reasonably be expected to constitute a Detriment.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Remedytemp Inc)
Approval and Consents; Cooperation. (a) Subject to Section 5.7(b) and Section 5.7(d), each Each of the Company, Parent Company and Merger Sub Acquirer shall cooperate with each other and use (and the Company shall cause their respective its Subsidiaries to use) their respective commercially reasonable efforts to take or cause to be taken all actions, and do or cause to be done all things, necessary necessary, proper or proper advisable on their part under this Agreement and applicable Law to consummate and make effective the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions other transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Article 6) as soon as practicable. Without limiting the foregoing, but subject to Section 5.7(b) and Section 5.7(d), including (i) the parties shall prepare preparing and file filing as promptly as practicable all documentation, documentation to effect all applications, notices, petitions, filings filings, tax ruling requests and other documents required to be made by such parties in connection with the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions, and shall submit promptly to such third parties and Governmental Entities any additional information reasonably requested in connection therewith; (ii) the parties shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to obtain as promptly as practicable all consents, waivers, exemptions, licenses, orders, registrations, approvals, Permits permits, tax rulings and authorizations required necessary to be obtained (pursuant to any applicable Law, Company Material Contract or otherwise) by such party from any third party and/or any Governmental Entity in connection with order to consummate the Merger or the Contemplated Transactions (including, but not limited to, those approvals, consents, orders, registrations, declarations and filings set forth in Section 3.5(b) any of the Company Disclosure Schedule other transactions contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, the “"Required Regulatory Approvals”)); (iii") the parties shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to oppose or to lift, as the case may be, any restraint, injunction or other legal bar to the Merger; (iv) the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to assist Parent and Merger Sub in obtaining (A) current title commitments for each parcel constituting or comprising the Owned Real Property, (B) legible copies of all instruments referenced in such title commitments, and (Cii) a current American Land Title Association survey of each parcel constituting or comprising the Owned Real Property; and (v) the Company shall use its commercially taking all reasonable efforts steps as may be necessary to obtain from the holders of the all such Required Regulatory Approvals. The Company Preferred Stock written acknowledgement of the amount of Preferred Stock Merger Consideration. Subject to applicable Law, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub Acquirer each shall, upon the reasonable request by the other, furnish the other with all information concerning itself, its Subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers its Representatives and shareholders equity holders and such other matters as may reasonably be necessary or advisable in connection with the Proxy Statement Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 or any Required Regulatory Approvals or other statement, filing, tax ruling request, notice or application made by or on behalf of the Company, Parent Acquirer or any of their respective Subsidiaries to any third party and/or any Governmental Entity in connection with the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions. Parent and the Company may, as each deems advisable and necessary, reasonably designate any competitively sensitive material provided to the other under this Section 5.7 as “outside counsel only.” Such materials and the information contained therein shall be given only to the outside legal counsel of the recipient and will not be disclosed by such outside counsel to employees, officers or directors of the recipient unless express permission is obtained in advance from the source of the materials (Parent or the Company, as the case may be) or its legal counsel.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 5.7(a), but subject to this Section 5.7(b) and Section 5.7(d) hereof, the parties agree to use their respective reasonable best efforts to (i) obtain clearance under the HSR Act as promptly as practicable, (ii) eliminate any impediment imposed by a Governmental Entity with respect to the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws so as to enable the parties to close the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions as promptly as practicable, and (iii) oppose, seek to lift, have vacated or terminated any Proceeding brought by any Governmental Entity arising under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws or any decree, order or judgment arising out of any Proceeding brought by any Governmental Entity under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws that would prevent the closing of the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each of Parent, Company and Merger Sub agrees (A) to make an appropriate filing of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act with respect to the Contemplated Transactions as promptly as practicable after the date hereof, but in any event, no later than five (5) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, and to supply as promptly as practicable any additional information and documentary material that may be required or requested pursuant to the HSR Act; and (B) to respond as promptly as practicable to any inquiries or requests received from any Governmental Entity in connection with antitrust or related matters. Each of the Company and Parent shall (x) give the other party prompt notice of the commencement or threat of commencement of any Proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity with respect to the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (y) keep the other party informed as to the status of any such Proceeding or threat, and (z) promptly inform the other party of any material communication, including concerning Antitrust Laws, to or from any Governmental Entity regarding the Merger. Except as may be prohibited by Law or any Governmental Entity, the Company and Parent will consult and cooperate with one another, and will consider in good faith the views of one another, in connection with any analysis, appearance, presentation, memorandum, brief, argument, opinion or proposal made or submitted in connection with any Proceeding under or relating to the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Law. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall have the right to review in advance, and to the extent practicable each will consult the other on, all the information relating to Company, Parent or Merger Sub, as the case may be, and any of their respective Subsidiaries, that appear in any filing made with, or written materials submitted to, any third party and/or any Governmental Entity in connection with any Proceeding arising under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws related to the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions. In exercising the foregoing right, each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall act reasonably and as promptly as practicable. In addition, except as may be prohibited by any Governmental Entity or by any Law, in connection with any Proceeding under or relating to the HSR Act, any Antitrust Law or any other similar Proceeding, each of the Company and Parent will permit authorized representatives of the other party to be present at each meeting or conference relating to any such Proceeding and to have access to and be consulted in connection with any document, opinion or proposal made or submitted to any Governmental Entity in connection with any such Proceeding. None of the Company, Parent or Merger Sub shall agree to participate in any substantive meeting or discussion with any such Governmental Entity in respect of any filing, investigation or inquiry related to any Proceeding arising under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws related to this Agreement or the Merger unless it consults with the other parties reasonably in advance and, to the extent permitted by such Governmental Entity, gives the other parties the opportunity to attend and participate.
(c) At the request of Parent, the Company shall agree to divest, sell, dispose of, hold separate or otherwise take or commit to take any action that limits its freedom of action with respect to its or its Subsidiaries’ ability to retain any of the businesses, product lines or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, provided that any such action is conditioned upon the consummation of the Merger.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Parent shall not have any obligation under this Agreement to take any action if such action would constitute or could reasonably be expected to constitute a Detriment.
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Approval and Consents; Cooperation. (a) Subject to Section 5.7(b) and Section 5.7(d), each Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with each other and use (and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to use) their respective commercially reasonable efforts to take or cause to be taken all actions, and do or cause to be done all things, necessary necessary, proper or proper advisable on their part under this Agreement and applicable Law laws to consummate and make effective the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions other transactions contemplated by this Agreement as soon as practicable. Without limiting the foregoing, but subject to Section 5.7(bincluding (a) preparing and Section 5.7(d), (i) the parties shall prepare and file filing as promptly as practicable all documentation, documentation to effect all necessary applications, notices, petitions, filings filings, Tax ruling requests and other documents required to be made by such parties in connection with the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions, and shall submit promptly to such third parties and Governmental Entities any additional information reasonably requested in connection therewith; (ii) the parties shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to obtain as promptly as practicable all consents, waivers, licenses, orders, registrations, approvals, Permits Permits, Tax rulings and authorizations required necessary or advisable to be obtained (pursuant to any applicable Law, Company Material Contract or otherwise) by such party from any third party and/or any Governmental Entity in connection with order to consummate the Merger or any of the Contemplated Transactions other transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, but not limited to, those approvals, consents, orders, registrations, declarations and filings set forth in Section 3.5(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule Letter (collectively, the “Required Approvals”)); (iii) the parties shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to oppose or to lift, as the case may be, any restraint, injunction or other legal bar to the Merger; (iv) the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to assist Parent and Merger Sub in obtaining (A) current title commitments for each parcel constituting or comprising the Owned Real Property, (B) legible copies of all instruments referenced in such title commitments, and (C) a current American Land Title Association survey of each parcel constituting or comprising the Owned Real Property; and (v) the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain from the holders of the Company Preferred Stock written acknowledgement of the amount of Preferred Stock Merger Consideration. Subject to applicable Law, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub each shall, upon the reasonable request by the other, furnish the other with all information concerning itself, its Subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers and shareholders and such other matters as may reasonably be necessary in connection with the Proxy Statement or any other statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of the Company, Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries to any third party and/or Governmental Entity in connection with the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions. Parent and the Company may, as each deems advisable and necessary, reasonably designate any competitively sensitive material provided to the other under this Section 5.7 as “outside counsel only.” Such materials and the information contained therein shall be given only to the outside legal counsel of the recipient and will not be disclosed by such outside counsel to employees, officers or directors of the recipient unless express permission is obtained in advance from the source of the materials (Parent or the Company, as the case may be) or its legal counsel.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 5.7(a), but subject to this Section 5.7(b) and Section 5.7(d) hereof, the parties agree to use their respective taking all commercially reasonable best efforts to (i) obtain clearance under the HSR Act as promptly as practicable, (ii) eliminate any impediment imposed by a Governmental Entity with respect to the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws so as to enable the parties to close the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions as promptly as practicable, and (iii) oppose, seek to lift, have vacated or terminated any Proceeding brought by any Governmental Entity arising under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws or any decree, order or judgment arising out of any Proceeding brought by any Governmental Entity under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws that would prevent the closing of the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each of Parent, Company and Merger Sub agrees (A) to make an appropriate filing of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act with respect to the Contemplated Transactions as promptly as practicable after the date hereof, but in any event, no later than five (5) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, and to supply as promptly as practicable any additional information and documentary material that may be required or requested pursuant to the HSR Act; and (B) to respond as promptly as practicable to any inquiries or requests received from any Governmental Entity in connection with antitrust or related matters. Each of the Company and Parent shall (x) give the other party prompt notice of the commencement or threat of commencement of any Proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity with respect to the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (y) keep the other party informed as to the status of any such Proceeding or threat, and (z) promptly inform the other party of any material communication, including concerning Antitrust Laws, to or from any Governmental Entity regarding the Merger. Except steps as may be prohibited by Law or any Governmental Entity, necessary to obtain all such Required Approvals (provided that in no event shall the Company and Parent will consult and cooperate with one another, and will consider in good faith the views of one another, in connection with any analysis, appearance, presentation, memorandum, brief, argument, opinion or proposal made or submitted in connection with any Proceeding under or relating be required to the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Law. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall have the right to review in advance, and to the extent practicable each will consult the other on, all the information relating to Company, Parent or Merger Sub, as the case may be, and any of their respective Subsidiaries, that appear in any filing made with, or written materials submitted to, any third party and/or any Governmental Entity in connection with any Proceeding arising under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws related to the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions. In exercising the foregoing right, each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall act reasonably and as promptly as practicable. In addition, except as may be prohibited by any Governmental Entity or by any Law, in connection with any Proceeding under or relating to the HSR Act, any Antitrust Law or any other similar Proceeding, each of the Company and Parent will permit authorized representatives of the other party to be present at each meeting or conference relating to any such Proceeding and to have access to and be consulted in connection with any document, opinion or proposal made or submitted to any Governmental Entity in connection with any such Proceeding. None of the Company, Parent or Merger Sub shall agree to participate in any substantive meeting or discussion with any such Governmental Entity in respect of any filing, investigation or inquiry related to any Proceeding arising under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws related to this Agreement or the Merger unless it consults with the other parties reasonably in advance and, to the extent permitted by such Governmental Entity, gives the other parties the opportunity to attend and participate.
(c) At the request of Parent, the Company shall agree to divest, sell, dispose of, hold separate or otherwise take pay or commit to take pay any action that limits its freedom of action with respect material fee, material penalties or other material consideration to its any landlord or its Subsidiaries’ ability other third party to retain obtain any of the businessesconsent, product lines approval or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, provided that any such action is conditioned upon waiver required for the consummation of the Merger), and (c) obtaining estoppel certificates with respect to each Leased Real Property.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Parent shall not have any obligation under this Agreement to take any action if such action would constitute or could reasonably be expected to constitute a Detriment.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Westaff Inc)