AT&T Shareholders' Meeting; Proxy Material. (a) Subject to applicable law, AT&T shall cause the AT&T Shareholders' Meeting to be duly called and held as soon as reasonably practicable (taking into consideration all relevant factors, including delays due to complications of preparing required pro forma and other financial statements) for the purpose of voting on the approval and adoption of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, that if within five days of the time the parties are notified by the SEC that it is willing to declare the Registration Statement effective any conditions shall exist (such conditions, the "Mandatory Residual Conditions") such that, as a result of the AT&T Shareholders' Approval being obtained, the holders of the Senior Notes would be entitled to require AT&T or any of its Affiliates to repurchase all or any portion of the Senior Notes, then AT&T shall be entitled to delay the calling of the AT&T Shareholders' Meeting until such time as the Mandatory Residual Conditions no longer exist. In connection with the AT&T Shareholders' Meeting, AT&T will (i) subject to Section 8.02(b), use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the AT&T Shareholders' Approval and (ii) otherwise comply with all legal requirements applicable to AT&T Shareholders' Meeting. (b) Except as provided below, AT&T's Board of Directors shall recommend approval and adoption of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by AT&T shareholders. AT&T's Board of Directors shall be permitted to withdraw, or modify in a manner adverse to Comcast, its recommendation to AT&T shareholders only if (i) AT&T has complied with the terms of Section 8.03, including the requirement in Section 8.03(d) that it notify Comcast promptly after its receipt of any AT&T Broadband Acquisition Proposal; (ii) AT&T's Board of Directors determines in good faith by a majority vote, after consulting with AT&T's outside counsel, that it must take such action to comply with its fiduciary duties under applicable law; and (iii) AT&T shall have delivered to Comcast a prior written notice advising Comcast that it intends to take such action and describing its reasons for taking such action (such notice to be delivered not less than two Business Days prior to the time such action is taken). Unless this Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable law, AT&T shall submit this Agreement to AT&T shareholders at the AT&T Shareholders' Meeting even if AT&T's Board of Directors determines at any time after the date hereof that it is no longer advisable or recommends that AT&T shareholders reject it.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (At&t Corp), Merger Agreement (Comcast Corp)
AT&T Shareholders' Meeting; Proxy Material. (a) Subject to applicable law, AT&T shall cause the AT&T Shareholders' ’ Meeting to be duly called and held as soon as reasonably practicable (taking into consideration all relevant factors, including delays due to complications of preparing required pro forma and other financial statements) for the purpose of voting on the approval and adoption of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, that if within five days of the time the parties are notified by the SEC that it is willing to declare the Registration Statement effective any conditions shall exist (such conditions, the "“Mandatory Residual Conditions"”) such that, as a result of the AT&T Shareholders' ’ Approval being obtained, the holders of the Senior Notes would be entitled to require AT&T or any of its Affiliates to repurchase all or any portion of the Senior Notes, then AT&T shall be entitled to delay the calling of the AT&T Shareholders' ’ Meeting until such time as the Mandatory Residual Conditions no longer exist. In connection with the AT&T Shareholders' ’ Meeting, AT&T will (i) subject to Section 8.02(b), use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the AT&T Shareholders' ’ Approval and (ii) otherwise comply with all legal requirements applicable to AT&T Shareholders' ’ Meeting.
(b) Except as provided below, AT&T's ’s Board of Directors shall recommend approval and adoption of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by AT&T shareholders. AT&T's ’s Board of Directors shall be permitted to withdraw, or modify in a manner adverse to Comcast, its recommendation to AT&T shareholders only if (i) AT&T has complied with the terms of Section 8.03, including the requirement in Section 8.03(d) that it notify Comcast promptly after its receipt of any AT&T Broadband Acquisition Proposal; (ii) AT&T's ’s Board of Directors determines in good faith by a majority vote, after consulting with AT&T's ’s outside counsel, that it must take such action to comply with its fiduciary duties under applicable law; and (iii) AT&T shall have delivered to Comcast a prior written notice advising Comcast that it intends to take such action and describing its reasons for taking such action (such notice to be delivered not less than two Business Days prior to the time such action is taken). Unless this Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable law, AT&T shall submit this Agreement to AT&T shareholders at the AT&T Shareholders' ’ Meeting even if AT&T's ’s Board of Directors determines at any time after the date hereof that it is no longer advisable or recommends that AT&T shareholders reject it.
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Samples: Merger Agreement, Merger Agreement
AT&T Shareholders' Meeting; Proxy Material. (a) Subject to applicable law, AT&T shall cause the AT&T Shareholders' Meeting to be duly called and held as soon as reasonably practicable (taking into consideration all relevant factors, including delays due to complications of preparing required pro forma and other financial Financial statements) for the purpose of voting on proposals in respect of each of the approval and adoption of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this AgreementAT&T Shareholders' Approvals; provided, however, that if within five days of the time the parties are notified by the SEC that it is willing to declare the Registration Statement effective any conditions shall exist (such conditions, the "Mandatory Residual Conditions") such that, as a result of the AT&T Shareholders' Transaction Approval being obtained, the holders of the Senior Notes would be entitled to require AT&T or any of its Affiliates to repurchase all or any portion of the Senior Notes, then AT&T shall be entitled to delay the calling of the AT&T Shareholders' Meeting until such time as the Mandatory Residual Conditions no longer exist. In connection with the AT&T Shareholders' Meeting, AT&T will (i) subject to Section 8.02(b), use its reasonable best efforts to obtain each of the AT&T Shareholders' Approval Approvals and (ii) otherwise comply with all legal requirements applicable to AT&T Shareholders' Meeting.
(b) Except as provided below, AT&T's Board of Directors shall recommend approval and adoption of this Agreement and each of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement proposals in respect of the AT&T Shareholders' Approvals by AT&T shareholders. AT&T's Board of Directors shall be permitted to withdraw, or modify in a manner adverse to Comcast, its recommendation recommendations to AT&T shareholders only if (i) AT&T has complied with the terms of Section 8.03, including the requirement in Section 8.03(d) that it notify Comcast promptly after its receipt of any AT&T Broadband Acquisition Proposal; (ii) AT&T's Board of Directors determines in good faith by a majority vote, after consulting with AT&T's outside counsel, that it must take such action to comply with its fiduciary duties under applicable law; and (iii) AT&T shall have delivered to Comcast a prior written notice advising Comcast that it intends to take such action and describing its reasons for taking such action (such notice to be delivered not less than two Business Days prior to the time such action is taken). Unless this Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable law, AT&T shall submit this Agreement to proposals in respect of each of the AT&T shareholders Shareholders' Approvals at the AT&T Shareholders' Meeting even if AT&T's Board of Directors determines at any time after the date hereof that it is this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby or the Parent Charter to be implemented at the Effective Time, including the corporate governance provisions included therein, are no longer advisable or recommends that AT&T shareholders reject iteither of the proposals in respect of the AT&T Shareholders' Approvals.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Comcast Corp)