Company Board Approval and Board Recommendation. Each of the Company Board and the Special Committee has adopted resolutions, by vote at meetings duly called at which a quorum of members of the Company Board and the Special Committee, respectively, were present, (i) approving the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger, (ii) determining that entering into this Agreement is advisable and in the best interests of the Company and its Public Stockholders and (iii) recommending that the Company’s stockholders adopt this Agreement (the “Company Recommendation”) and directing that this Agreement be submitted to the Company’s stockholders for adoption at a duly held meeting of the stockholders of the Company for such purpose (the “Company Stockholders Meeting”). As of the date of this Agreement, such resolutions have not been amended or withdrawn. Except for (x) the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Transactions contemplated hereby by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock entitled to vote on such matter at the Company Stockholders Meeting (or any adjournment thereof) (the “Company Stockholder Approval”) and (y) the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Transactions contemplated hereby by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock entitled to vote on such matter not owned, directly or indirectly, by Parent or any of its Affiliates, by any director of the Company who is a director or employee of Parent or a Section 16 officer (pursuant to Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act) of the Company (such holders, the “Public Stockholders”) at the Company Stockholders Meeting (or any adjournment thereof) (the “Company Additional Stockholder Approval” and, together with the Company Stockholder Approval, the “Company Requisite Stockholder Approvals”), no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize, adopt or approve, as applicable, this Agreement or to consummate the Transactions (except for the filing of the appropriate merger documents as required by the DGCL and the DLLCA). The Company has duly executed and delivered this Agreement and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by Parent and Merger Sub, this Agreement constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except, in each case, as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity. The Company Board’s approval of the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger, constitutes the Company Board’s approval of a “Transfer” as defined in the Company’s restated certificate of incorporation.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Jefferies Financial Group Inc.), Merger Agreement (Homefed Corp)
Company Board Approval and Board Recommendation. Each At a meeting duly called and held, prior to the execution of this Agreement, at which all directors of the Company Board were present and the Special Committee has adopted resolutionsvoting in favor, by vote at meetings duly called at which a quorum of members of the Company Board duly and unanimously adopted resolutions (which, as of the Special Committeeexecution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties hereto, respectivelyhave not been rescinded, were present, modified or withdrawn in any way) (i) approving declaring that this Agreement, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement Merger and the Transactionsother Transactions are advisable, including the Merger, (ii) determining that entering into this Agreement is advisable fair to and in the best interests of the Company and its Public Stockholders stockholders, (ii) adopting and approving this Agreement and approving that the Company enter into this Agreement and consummate the Transactions, including the Offer and the Merger, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, (iii) recommending determining to recommend that the Company’s stockholders adopt this Agreement (the “Company Recommendation”) and directing that this Agreement be submitted to the Company’s stockholders for adoption at a duly held meeting of the stockholders of the Company for such purpose (other than Parent and its Subsidiaries) accept the Offer and tender their shares to Merger Sub pursuant to the Offer, (iv) assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub set forth in Section 5.10, taking all actions necessary so that the restrictions on business combinations and stockholder vote requirements contained in Section 203 of the DGCL and any other Applicable Law with respect to a “moratorium,” “control share acquisition,” “business combination,” “fair price” or other forms of anti-takeover laws or regulations that may purport to be applicable will not apply with respect to or as a result of the Merger, this Agreement, the CVR Agreement, the Support Agreement and the Transactions and (v) agreeing and authorizing that the Merger be governed by Section 251(h) of the DGCL and consummated as soon as practicable following the Offer Acceptance Time (the matters described in clauses (i) through (v), the “Company Stockholders MeetingBoard Recommendation”). As of the date of this Agreement, such the resolutions constituting the Board Recommendation have not been amended withdrawn or withdrawn. Except for (x) the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Transactions contemplated hereby by the affirmative vote of the holders of modified in a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock entitled manner adverse to vote on such matter at the Company Stockholders Meeting (or any adjournment thereof) (the “Company Stockholder Approval”) and (y) the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Transactions contemplated hereby by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock entitled to vote on such matter not owned, directly or indirectly, by Parent or any of its Affiliates, by any director of the Company who is a director or employee of Parent or a Section 16 officer (pursuant to Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act) of the Company (such holders, the “Public Stockholders”) at the Company Stockholders Meeting (or any adjournment thereof) (the “Company Additional Stockholder Approval” and, together with the Company Stockholder Approval, the “Company Requisite Stockholder Approvals”), no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize, adopt or approve, as applicable, this Agreement or to consummate the Transactions (except for the filing of the appropriate merger documents as required by the DGCL and the DLLCA). The Company has duly executed and delivered this Agreement and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by Parent and Merger Sub, this Agreement constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except, in each case, as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity. The Company Board’s approval of the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger, constitutes the Company Board’s approval of a “Transfer” as defined in the Company’s restated certificate of incorporationParent.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Gurnet Holding Co), Merger Agreement (Corium International, Inc.)
Company Board Approval and Board Recommendation. Each The Company Board has unanimously, by resolutions duly adopted by the requisite vote of the Company Board and the Special Committee has adopted resolutionsdirectors (which, by vote at meetings duly called at which a quorum of members as of the Company Board execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Special Committeeparties hereto, respectivelyhave not been rescinded, were present, modified or withdrawn in any way) (i) approving the execution, delivery and performance of declared that this Agreement and the Transactions, including the Offer and the Merger, (ii) determining that entering into this Agreement is advisable are advisable, fair to and in the best interests of the Company and its Public Stockholders and (iii) recommending that the Company’s stockholders adopt this Agreement stockholders, (the “Company Recommendation”ii) and directing that this Agreement be submitted to the Company’s stockholders for adoption at a duly held meeting of the stockholders of the Company for such purpose (the “Company Stockholders Meeting”). As of the date of this Agreement, such resolutions have not been amended or withdrawn. Except for (x) the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Transactions contemplated hereby by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock entitled to vote on such matter at the Company Stockholders Meeting (or any adjournment thereof) (the “Company Stockholder Approval”) and (y) the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Transactions contemplated hereby by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock entitled to vote on such matter not owned, directly or indirectly, by Parent or any of its Affiliates, by any director of the Company who is a director or employee of Parent or a Section 16 officer (pursuant to Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act) of the Company (such holders, the “Public Stockholders”) at the Company Stockholders Meeting (or any adjournment thereof) (the “Company Additional Stockholder Approval” and, together with the Company Stockholder Approval, the “Company Requisite Stockholder Approvals”), no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize, adopt or approve, as applicable, this Agreement or to consummate the Transactions (except for the filing of the appropriate merger documents as required by the DGCL and the DLLCA). The Company has duly executed and delivered this Agreement and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by Parent and Merger Sub, this Agreement constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except, in each case, as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity. The Company Board’s approval of approved the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions, including the Offer and the Merger, constitutes on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, (iii) determined to recommend that the stockholders of the Company Board’s approval (other than Parent and its Subsidiaries) accept the Offer and tender their Shares to Merger Sub pursuant to the Offer, (iv) assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub set forth in Section 5.11, taken all actions necessary so that the restrictions on business combinations and stockholder vote requirements contained in Section 203 of the DGCL and any other Applicable Law with respect to a “Transfermoratorium,” as defined in “control share acquisition,” “business combination,” “fair price” or other forms of anti-takeover laws or regulations that may purport to be applicable, will not apply to the Company’s restated certificate , this Agreement or the Transactions and (v) agreed and authorized that the Merger be governed by Section 251(h) of incorporationthe DGCL and consummated as soon as practicable following the Offer Acceptance Time (the matters described in clauses (i) through (v), the “Board Recommendation”). Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub set forth in Section 5.11, and the Merger is effected under Section 251(h) of the DGCL, no vote of the holders of Company Common Stock or any other equity interests of the Company will be required to adopt this Agreement or to approve and consummate the Transactions.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Goldfield Corp), Merger Agreement (Goldfield Corp)
Company Board Approval and Board Recommendation. Each At a meeting duly called and held, prior to the execution of this Agreement, at which all directors of the Company Board were present and the Special Committee has adopted resolutionsvoting in favor, by vote at meetings duly called at which a quorum of members of the Company Board duly and unanimously adopted resolutions (which, as of the Special Committeedate of this Agreement, respectivelyhave not been rescinded, were present, modified or withdrawn in any way) (i) approving and declaring that this Agreement, the executionTender Agreement, delivery the Merger and performance the other Transactions are advisable, fair to and in the best interests of the stockholders of the Company, (ii) approving this Agreement, the Tender Agreement and the Transactions, including the Offer and the Merger, (ii) determining that entering into this Agreement is advisable on the terms and in subject to the best interests of the Company and its Public Stockholders and conditions set forth herein, (iii) recommending determining to recommend that the Company’s stockholders adopt this Agreement (the “Company Recommendation”) and directing that this Agreement be submitted to the Company’s stockholders for adoption at a duly held meeting of the stockholders of the Company for such purpose accept the Offer and tender their shares to Merger Sub pursuant to the Offer, (iv) taking all actions necessary so that the “Company Stockholders Meeting”). As restrictions on business combinations and stockholder vote requirements contained in Section 203 of the date DGCL and any other Applicable Law with respect to a “moratorium,” “control share acquisition,” “business combination,” “fair price” or other form of this Agreementanti-takeover laws or regulations that may purport to be applicable will not apply with respect to or as a result of the Merger, such resolutions have not been amended or withdrawn. Except for (x) the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Transactions contemplated hereby by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock entitled to vote on such matter at the Company Stockholders Meeting (or any adjournment thereof) (the “Company Stockholder Approval”) and (yv) authorizing that the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Transactions contemplated hereby Merger be governed by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock entitled to vote on such matter not owned, directly or indirectly, by Parent or any of its Affiliates, by any director of the Company who is a director or employee of Parent or a Section 16 officer (pursuant to Rule 16a-1(f251(h) of the Exchange Act) DGCL and consummated as soon as practicable following the consummation of the Company Offer (such holdersthe matters in (i) through (iv), collectively, the “Public Stockholders”) at the Company Stockholders Meeting (or any adjournment thereof) (the “Company Additional Stockholder Approval” and, together with the Company Stockholder Approval, the “Company Requisite Stockholder ApprovalsBoard Recommendation”), no other corporate proceedings on the part . No provision of the Company are necessary to authorize, adopt or approve, as applicable, this Agreement or to consummate the Transactions (except for the filing of the appropriate merger documents as required by the DGCL and the DLLCA). The Company has duly executed and delivered this Agreement and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by Parent and Merger Sub, this Agreement constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except, in each case, as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity. The Company Board’s approval of the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger, constitutes the Company Board’s approval of a “Transfer” as defined in the Company’s restated certificate of incorporationOrganizational Documents has an effect similar to an anti-takeover law or regulation with respect to this Agreement, the Tender Agreement, the Offer, the Merger or any other Transaction.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Open Text Corp), Merger Agreement (Actuate Corp)
Company Board Approval and Board Recommendation. Each At a meeting duly called and held, prior to the execution of this Agreement, at which all directors of the Company Board were present and the Special Committee has adopted resolutionsvoting in favor, by vote at meetings duly called at which a quorum of members of the Company Board duly and unanimously adopted resolutions (which, as of the Special Committeeexecution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties hereto, respectivelyhave not been rescinded, were present, modified or withdrawn in any way) (i) approving the execution, delivery and performance of declaring that this Agreement and the Transactions, including the Offer and the Merger, (ii) determining that entering into this Agreement is are advisable and in the best interests of the Company and its Public Stockholders and (iii) recommending that the Company’s stockholders adopt this Agreement stockholders, (the “Company Recommendation”ii) and directing that this Agreement be submitted to the Company’s stockholders for adoption at a duly held meeting of the stockholders of the Company for such purpose (the “Company Stockholders Meeting”). As of the date of this Agreement, such resolutions have not been amended or withdrawn. Except for (x) the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Transactions contemplated hereby by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock entitled to vote on such matter at the Company Stockholders Meeting (or any adjournment thereof) (the “Company Stockholder Approval”) and (y) the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Transactions contemplated hereby by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock entitled to vote on such matter not owned, directly or indirectly, by Parent or any of its Affiliates, by any director of the Company who is a director or employee of Parent or a Section 16 officer (pursuant to Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act) of the Company (such holders, the “Public Stockholders”) at the Company Stockholders Meeting (or any adjournment thereof) (the “Company Additional Stockholder Approval” and, together with the Company Stockholder Approval, the “Company Requisite Stockholder Approvals”), no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize, adopt or approve, as applicable, this Agreement or to consummate the Transactions (except for the filing of the appropriate merger documents as required by the DGCL and the DLLCA). The Company has duly executed and delivered this Agreement and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by Parent and Merger Sub, this Agreement constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except, in each case, as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity. The Company Board’s approval of approving the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions, including the Offer and the Merger, constitutes on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, (iii) determining to recommend that the stockholders of the Company Board’s approval (other than Parent and its Subsidiaries) accept the Offer and tender their Shares to Merger Sub pursuant to the Offer, (iv) assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub set forth in Section 5.10, taking all actions necessary so that the restrictions on business combinations and stockholder vote requirements contained in Section 203 of the DGCL and any other Applicable Law with respect to a “Transfermoratorium,” “control share acquisition,” “business combination,” “fair price” or other forms of anti-takeover laws or regulations that may purport to be applicable, will not apply to the Company with respect to or as defined a result of this Agreement or the Transactions and (v) agreeing and authorizing that the Merger be governed by Section 251(h) of the DGCL and consummated as soon as practicable following the consummation of the Offer (the matters described in clauses (i) through (v), the Company’s restated certificate “Board Recommendation”). Assuming the accuracy of incorporationthe representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub set forth in Section 5.10, and the Merger is effected under Section 251(h) of the DGCL, no vote of the holders of Company Common Stock or any other equity interests of the Company will be required to adopt this Agreement or to approve and consummate the Transactions.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Medicines Co /De)
Company Board Approval and Board Recommendation. Each At a meeting duly called and held, prior to the execution of this Agreement, at which all directors of the Company Board were present and the Special Committee has adopted resolutionsvoting in favor, by vote at meetings duly called at which a quorum of members of the Company Board duly and unanimously adopted resolutions (which, as of the Special Committeedate of this Agreement, respectivelyhave not been rescinded, were present, modified or withdrawn in any way) (i) approving declaring that this Agreement, the executionTender Agreements, delivery and performance of this Agreement the Merger and the Transactionsother Transactions are advisable, including the Merger, (ii) determining that entering into this Agreement is advisable fair to and in the best interests of the Company and its Public Stockholders stockholders, (ii) adopting and approving this Agreement and approving that the Company enter into this Agreement and consummate the Transactions, including the Offer and the Merger, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, (iii) recommending determining to recommend that the Company’s stockholders adopt this Agreement (the “Company Recommendation”) and directing that this Agreement be submitted to the Company’s stockholders for adoption at a duly held meeting of the stockholders of the Company for such purpose (other than Parent and its Subsidiaries) accept the Offer and tender their shares to Merger Sub pursuant to the Offer, (iv) assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub set forth in Section 5.10, taking all actions necessary so that the restrictions on business combinations and stockholder vote requirements contained in Section 203 of the DGCL and any other Applicable Law with respect to a “moratorium,” “control share acquisition,” “business combination,” “fair price” or other forms of anti-takeover laws or regulations that may purport to be applicable will not apply with respect to or as a result of the Merger, this Agreement, each of the Tender Agreements and the Transactions and (v) agreeing and authorizing that the Merger be governed by Section 251(h) of the DGCL and consummated as soon as practicable following the consummation of the Offer (the matters described in clauses (i) through (v), the “Company Stockholders MeetingBoard Recommendation”). As of the date of this Agreement, such the resolutions constituting the Board Recommendation have not been amended withdrawn or withdrawn. Except for (x) the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Transactions contemplated hereby by the affirmative vote of the holders of modified in a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock entitled manner adverse to vote on such matter at the Company Stockholders Meeting (or any adjournment thereof) (the “Company Stockholder Approval”) and (y) the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Transactions contemplated hereby by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock entitled to vote on such matter not owned, directly or indirectly, by Parent or any of its Affiliates, by any director of the Company who is a director or employee of Parent or a Section 16 officer (pursuant to Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act) of the Company (such holders, the “Public Stockholders”) at the Company Stockholders Meeting (or any adjournment thereof) (the “Company Additional Stockholder Approval” and, together with the Company Stockholder Approval, the “Company Requisite Stockholder Approvals”), no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize, adopt or approve, as applicable, this Agreement or to consummate the Transactions (except for the filing of the appropriate merger documents as required by the DGCL and the DLLCA). The Company has duly executed and delivered this Agreement and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by Parent and Merger Sub, this Agreement constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except, in each case, as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity. The Company Board’s approval of the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger, constitutes the Company Board’s approval of a “Transfer” as defined in the Company’s restated certificate of incorporationParent.
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