Competition Filings Sample Clauses
The Competition Filings clause requires the parties to submit necessary documents and notifications to relevant competition or antitrust authorities as part of their transaction. This typically involves preparing and filing merger notifications or seeking regulatory approvals where required by law, often in jurisdictions where the transaction could impact market competition. The core function of this clause is to ensure legal compliance with competition laws, thereby preventing delays or legal challenges that could arise from failing to obtain required regulatory clearances.
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Competition Filings. In furtherance of the respective obligations of Buyer and Seller contained in Section 4.4, Seller and Buyer shall (a) as promptly as practicable, but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days, following the execution and delivery of this Agreement, file or cause to be filed with the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) the initial notification and report form under the HSR Act required for the transactions contemplated hereby, (b) as promptly as practicable prepare and file or cause to be filed all Non-US Antitrust Approvals, (c) cooperate in responding promptly to any Request for Additional Information and Documentary Material under the HSR Act or other request for further information from any Governmental Authority in respect of such filings and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (d) seek to terminate any waiting periods under the HSR Act or applicable to Non-US Antitrust Approvals as soon as practicable and (e) furnish the other party and the other party’s counsel as promptly as practicable with all such information and reasonable assistance as may be reasonably required in order to effectuate the foregoing actions. Subject to the terms and conditions herein provided and without limiting the foregoing, each party hereto shall use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all other actions and do, or cause to be done, all other things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated hereby, including taking all such further action as reasonably may be necessary to resolve such objections, if any, as the FTC, the DOJ or any other Governmental Authority may assert under Antitrust Laws with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and to avoid or eliminate each and every impediment under any Law that may be asserted by any Governmental Authority with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby so as to enable the Closing to occur as soon as expeditiously possible. In furtherance thereof, the parties agree that if any administrative or judicial action or proceeding, including any action or proceeding by a private party, is instituted (or threatened to be instituted) challenging any transaction contemplated by this Agreement as violative of any Antitrust Law, Seller and Buyer shall cooperate in all respects with each other and shall use their respective best efforts to contest and resist any such action or proceeding ...
Competition Filings. In addition to the covenants contained in Section 4.1, each of MC Global, MCI and EPI will (a) take promptly all actions necessary to make the filings required of it under the HSR Act and any similar law or regulation of the European Union, (b) comply at the earliest practicable date with any request for additional information received by it from any Governmental or Regulatory Authorities in the area of competition laws and (c) cooperate in all respects to assist the others (and their respective shareholders and members) in connection with any filing under applicable competition laws and in connection with resolving any investigation or other inquiry concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement commenced by Governmental or Regulatory Authorities in the area of competition laws.
Competition Filings. (a) In furtherance of the respective obligations of Buyer and Seller contained in Section 4.4, Seller and Buyer shall (i) as promptly as practicable, but in no event later than ten Business Days, following the execution and delivery of this Agreement, file or cause to be filed with the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) the initial notification and report form under the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇ Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”) required for the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) if required by any Applicable Non-U.S. Antitrust Law, as promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement, notify the transactions contemplated hereby to any other Governmental Authority with competent jurisdiction to review the transactions contemplated hereby pursuant to such Applicable Non-U.S. Antitrust Laws, (iii) cooperate (and shall cause their respective Affiliates to cooperate) in promptly responding to and promptly providing the information requested by (A) any request for additional information and documentary material under the HSR Act, or (B) any requests for information from any Governmental Authority pursuant to any Applicable Non-U.S. Antitrust Law, (iv) seek to terminate any waiting periods under the HSR Act or applicable suspensory periods during which the Closing cannot occur under any other applicable Antitrust Laws as soon as practicable, (v) use reasonable best efforts to obtain any required consents or approvals pursuant to any Antitrust Law, and (vi) furnish the other party and the other party’s counsel as promptly as practicable with all such information and reasonable assistance as may be reasonably required in order to effectuate the foregoing actions. Neither party to this Agreement shall agree to any voluntary extension or delay of any waiting periods or applicable suspensory periods during which the Closing cannot occur under the HSR Act or under any Applicable Non-U.S. Antitrust Law, or otherwise withdraw its notification and report form under either the HSR Act or any Applicable Non-U.S. Antitrust Law, unless both Seller and Buyer have given their prior written consent to such extension, delay or withdrawal.
(b) Buyer and Seller shall use their reasonable best efforts to defend any challenge, administrative process or litigation brought by any Governmental Authority or third person seeking to restrain or prohibit any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreem...
Competition Filings. Subject to the terms and conditions provided in this Agreement, each Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take promptly, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do promptly, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to file with the relevant Governmental Authorities overseeing competition or merger control issues in each relevant jurisdiction (including the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice), all relevant documents, filings, and other materials required or requested by those Governmental Authorities. ▇▇▇▇ and ITOCHU each shall promptly supply the other with any documents or information which may be reasonably required to be exchanged in order to effectuate such filings, provided, however, that disclosure of such documents or information may be limited to outside counsel of the receiving Party at the discretion of the disclosing Party. ▇▇▇▇ and ITOCHU shall use commercially reasonable efforts to facilitate and expedite the identification and resolution of any issues arising under the Antitrust Laws at the earliest practicable dates. Such commercially reasonable efforts and cooperation include each Party’s agreement (i) to keep each other appropriately informed of communications from and to personnel of the reviewing Governmental Authorities, and (ii) to confer with each other regarding appropriate contacts with and response to personnel of such Governmental Authorities and the content of any such contacts or presentations, in each case unless prohibited by applicable law. Unless prohibited by the applicable Governmental Authority, each of ITOCHU and ▇▇▇▇ shall promptly inform the other of any oral communication with, and provide copies of written communications with, any relevant Governmental Authority regarding any such filings in advance of such communications. No Party shall independently participate in any formal meeting with any Governmental Authority in respect of any such filings, investigation or other inquiry without giving the other Party prior notice of the meeting or telephone call and, to the extent permitted by such Governmental Authority, the opportunity to attend and/or participate. Subject to applicable Legal Requirements, the Parties will consult and cooperate with one another in connection with any analyses, appearances, presentations, memoranda, briefs, arguments, opinions and proposals made or submitted by or on behalf of any Party hereto r...
Competition Filings. 5.5.1 If required pursuant to applicable Law, each of Purchaser and Seller shall file or cause to be filed as soon as practicable, and in any event no later than five (5) Business Days following the Execution Date, any notifications required under the HSR Act and any comparable filing required by applicable foreign Law. Thereafter, each of Purchaser and Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to respond as promptly as practicable to any inquiries or requests received from any Governmental Authority for additional information or documentation and to cause the waiting periods or approvals under the HSR Act and any applicable foreign Law to terminate or expire or to be approved at the earliest possible date after the date of filing; provided, however, that Purchaser shall have the right to withdraw and re-file its HSR notification if Purchaser reasonably determines that doing so is likely to cause the waiting period under the HSR Act to terminate or expire sooner.
5.5.2 Purchaser and Seller shall cooperate with each other and shall (a) promptly prepare and file all necessary documentation; and (b) effect all necessary applications, notices, petitions and filings and execute all agreements and documents. In connection with the foregoing, (i) Purchaser shall have the right to review and approve in advance all characterizations of the information relating to Purchaser; (ii) Seller shall have the right to review and approve in advance all characterizations of the information relating to Seller and its Affiliates; and (iii) each of Purchaser and Seller shall have the right to review and approve in advance all characterizations of the information relating to the Transactions contemplated hereby, in each case, that appear in any material filing made in connection with this Section 5.5.
5.5.3 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.5, except as otherwise may be mutually agreed to by the Parties, nothing in this Agreement shall require or obligate Purchaser or any of its Affiliates to, and Seller shall not and shall not permit its Representatives to, without the prior written consent of Purchaser, agree or otherwise be required to sell, divest, dispose of, license, hold separate, or take or commit to take any action that limits in any respect its freedom of action after the Closing with respect to, or its ability to retain after the Closing, any businesses, products, rights, services, licenses, or assets of Purchaser, Seller or any of their...
Competition Filings. (a) Parent and Holdings shall, as promptly as practicable but in any event not more than 10 business days after the date hereof, file, or cause to be filed all required notification and report forms under the HSR Act with the Federal Trade Commission (the "FTC") and the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice (the "Antitrust Division") and will use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to respond as promptly as practicable to all inquiries received from the FTC and the Antitrust Division for additional information or documentation and to cause the waiting periods under the HSR Act to terminate or expire at the earliest possible date.
(b) Parent and Holdings shall, as promptly as practicable but in any event not more than 15 business days after the date hereof, file, or cause to be filed (i) all required forms and letters under the EC Commission Regulation 4064/89 with the European Commission, (ii) all required forms and letters under the Canadian Competition Act with the Canadian Competition Bureau and (iii) all required notices to and applications with Governmental Authorities in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and, in each case, will use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to respond as promptly as practicable to all inquiries received from the European Commission, the Canadian Competition Bureau or any other Governmental Authority for additional information or documentation, and to cause the waiting period under the Canadian Competition Act or any Foreign Competition Laws to terminate or expire at the earliest possible date, or consents, approvals or authorizations to be adopted at the earliest possible date under the EC Commission Regulation 4064/89 or any Foreign Competition Laws, as may apply.
(c) Parent and Holdings will each furnish to the other such information and assistance as the other may reasonably request in connection with its preparation of any filings necessary under the provisions of the HSR Act, EC Commission Regulation 4064/89, the Canadian Competition Act and any applicable Foreign Competition Laws.
(d) The parties shall promptly furnish to each other copies of all filings and correspondence relating to the Transactions with any Governmental Authority specified in this Section 5.3.
Competition Filings. (a) If required pursuant to Law, each of BioMarin and Merck Serono shall file or cause to be filed, as soon as practicable, and in any event no later than [*] Business Days following the Agreement Date, any notifications or filing required by any applicable competition Law in the Territory. Thereafter, each of BioMarin and Merck Serono shall use commercially reasonable efforts to respond as promptly as practicable to any inquiries or requests received from any Governmental Authority for additional information or documentation and to cause the waiting periods under the any applicable competition Law to terminate or expire at the earliest possible date after the date of filing.
(b) In connection with the foregoing, BioMarin shall have the right to review and approve in advance all characterizations of the information relating to BioMarin and its Affiliates; Merck Serono shall have the right to review and approve in advance all characterizations of the information relating to Merck Serono and its Affiliates; and each of BioMarin and Merck Serono shall have the right to review and (as practicable) approve in advance all characterizations of the information relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, in each case, that appear in any material filing made in connection with Section 6.03(a). BioMarin and Merck Serono may, as each deems reasonably advisable and necessary, designate any competitively sensitive information provided to the other under this Section 6.03 as “outside counsel only.” Such information shall be given only to outside counsel of the recipient. In addition, BioMarin and Merck Serono may redact any information from such documents shared with the other Party or its counsel that is not pertinent to the subject matter of the filing or submission.
(c) All filing fees under any applicable competition Law shall be borne one-half by BioMarin, on the one hand, and one-half by Merck Serono, on the other hand. All expenses (including legal fees and expenses) in preparing such filings and complying with any request for additional information or documentary material from any applicable Governmental Body, shall be borne by the Party incurring such expenses.
Competition Filings. Any waiting period (and any extension thereof) applicable to the consummation of the Merger under the HSR Act, the Fair Trading Act, and the E.C. Merger Regulation, shall have expired or been terminated;
Competition Filings. (a) The parties shall each cooperate reasonably with one another in connection with resolving any inquiry or investigation by any Governmental Authority relating to the transactions contemplated hereby. Without limiting the foregoing, each party shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to (i) promptly inform the other party of any written or oral communication received from any Governmental Authority relating to the transactions contemplated hereby (and if in writing, furnish the other party with a copy of such communication); (ii) respond as promptly as practicable to any request from any Governmental Authority for information, documents or other materials in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby; (iii) provide to the other party, and permit the other party to review and comment in advance of submission, considering in good faith the views of the other party, and incorporate the other party’s reasonable comments, all proposed correspondence, filings, and written communications to any Governmental Authority with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, provided that such material (A) may be redacted as necessary (1) to comply with contractual arrangements, (2) to address legal privilege concerns or (3) to remove references concerning the valuation of the parties or (B) designated as “outside counsel only,” which materials and the information contained therein shall be given only to outside counsel and previously-agreed outside economic consultants of the recipient and will not be disclosed by such outside counsel or outside economic consultants to employees, officers, or directors of the recipient without the advance written consent of the party providing such materials; and (iv) not participate in any substantive meeting, communication, or discussion with any Governmental Authority in respect of investigation or inquiry concerning the transactions contemplated hereby unless it consults with the other party in advance and, except as prohibited by applicable Law or the FTC or DOJ, gives the other party the opportunity to attend and participate therein.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement will require or obligate Buyer or any of its Affiliates to (and in no event shall any representation, warranty or covenant of Buyer contained in this Agreement be breached or deemed breached as a result of the failure of Buyer to take any of the following actions): (i) agree to or ...
Competition Filings. (i) Nasdaq and Borse Dubai acknowledge and agree that one or more filings under the HSR Act shall be necessary in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements. Promptly following the execution of this Agreement, Nasdaq and Borse Dubai shall file with the proper authorities all forms and other documents necessary to be filed pursuant to the HSR Act, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, in connection with the issuance of the Nasdaq Shares and shall cooperate with each other in promptly producing such additional information as those authorities may reasonably require to allow early termination of the notice period provided by the HSR Act or as otherwise necessary to comply with statutory requirements of the Federal Trade Commission or the Department of Justice. Borse Dubai and Nasdaq shall each pay one-half of all filing fees associated with the filing of the HSR Act notifications. Nasdaq and Borse Dubai shall use their reasonable best efforts to ensure that the waiting period (and any extension thereof) applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements under the HSR Act shall promptly be terminated or expire.
(ii) If any filings under any other applicable competition, merger control, antitrust or similar law are required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, Nasdaq and Borse Dubai shall file with the proper authorities all forms and other documents necessary to receive the necessary approvals under such law, and shall use their reasonable best efforts to secure such approval.