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Competitive Offers Sample Clauses

Competitive Offers. Sellers shall not, directly or indirectly, and will cause Nanotech’s officers, employees and Affiliates not to, solicit or initiate the submission of proposals from, or solicit, encourage, entertain or enter into arrangements, agreements or understandings with, or discuss with or furnish information to, any Person (other than the Buyer and the Investigating Parties) with respect to the acquisition in whatever form of all or any portion of the Nanotech Shares.
Competitive Offers. If at any time during the duration of this Order, Seller sells or offers to sell comparable quantities of similar grades of products as the goods to be provided hereunder at a price lower than Sellers price to Buyer than in effect or upon other terms and conditions more favorable to buyers than the terms and conditions hereof, Seller shall promptly notify Buyer thereof and offer such lower price or such other more favorable terms and conditions to Buyer during the period in which such lower price or such other more favorable terms and conditions are in effect.
Competitive Offers. Sellers shall not, directly or indirectly, and will cause each of their respective officers, employees and Affiliates not to, solicit or initiate the submission of proposals from, or solicit, encourage, entertain or enter into arrangements, agreements or understandings with, or discuss with or furnish information to, any Person (other than the Buyer and the Investigating Parties) with respect to the acquisition in whatever form of all or any portion of the Acquired Assets, the Business or the Parent Shares.
Competitive Offers. If, on or after January 1, 2003, any BUYER receives a bona fide offer: (a) for delivery at all of BUYERS' Plants covered by this Agreement; (b) in a quantity equal to 100% of the annual requirements of all BUYERS' Plants covered by this Agreement for the subsequent year; (c) for less than the price then applicable to the total sales of pitch from SELLER to BUYERS hereunder; and (d) meeting the specifications set forth in Attachment "A"; then BUYERS may give SELLER a notice ("BUYERS' Notice") in writing specifying details of the substitute pitch and attaching a verified copy of the third party's written offer (which offer shall include, without limitation, the identity of the supplier of the substitute pitch and the price, quantity, period and all other material terms of such offer) unless such third party offer was made with the condition that it not be disclosed to another party. SELLER shall have the right to verify, without limitation, the identity of the supplier of the substitute pitch and the price, quantity, period and all other material terms of such offer through an independent certified public accountant to be mutually agreed upon by the SELLER and BUYERS. The independent certified public accountant shall provide to SELLER a report certifying that the BUYERS' Notice is an accurate description of the above terms contained in the offer from the supplier of the substitute pitch. All costs and expenses for such verification, including fees of the independent certified public accountant shall be for the SELLER'S account unless the report of the certified public accountant shows that the BUYERS' Notice does not accurately describe the competitive terms. If the BUYERS give the SELLER a BUYERS' Notice, the SELLER may by notice to the BUYERS ("SELLER'S Notice") agree to reduce the price of its pitch by the difference between the total sales price offered by the third party and the total sales price otherwise applicable to sales of pitch from SELLER to BUYERS hereunder, such price reduction to be in effect for the term of the competitive offer. If SELLER does not give a SELLER'S Notice within thirty (30) days of its receipt of a BUYERS' Notice, the BUYERS may accept deliveries of substitute pitch from that third party on the terms of the third party's above mentioned offer. BUYERS may not give a BUYERS' Notice to SELLER for a calendar year (1) in which SELLER is already meeting a competitive offer with respect to any of BUYER'S Plants or (2) in which SELLE...
Competitive Offers. Unless otherwise provided under this Article 11, the selection of all Subcontractors and suppliers shall be made by competitive Offers in a manner that will not encourage favoritism or substantially diminish competition. While not subject to the competitive procurement requirements of ORS Chapter 279C, the process shall conform to the following procedures, in general compliance with the open and competitive nature of public procurement, taking into account industry subcontracting practices.
Competitive Offers. (1) Relevant Assets [****]. Following the [****] year after the Effective Date, in the event APPLETON receives a competitive offer for the sale of products (i) meeting the specifications of any Product manufactured at or using, as applicable, any Relevant Asset [****] (such specifications having been provided to SUPPLIER by APPLETON and in place at the time of the competitive offer) and (ii) having comparable services to such Product, including delivery times, which offer is (x) less than the net price charged to APPLETON by SUPPLER for such Product, (y) for not less than [****] percent ([****]%) of the volume of such Products and (z) for a term of not less than [****], then SUPPLIER may [****], the parties shall implement a reasonable process and timeline for winding down production in the event of such a reduction; provided, however, that the parties shall agree to a reasonable price adjustment on all other Products such that SUPPLIER may, with respect to its sale of such other Products to APPLETON, achieve [****]. (2) [****]. Following the [****] year after the Effective Date, in the event APPLETON receives a competitive offer for the sale of products (i) meeting the specifications of any Product manufactured at the [****] (such specifications having been provided to SUPPLIER by APPLETON and in place at the time of the competitive offer) and (ii) having comparable services to such Product, including delivery times, which offer is (x) less than the net price for such Product, (y) for not less than [****] percent ([****]%) of the volume of such Products and (z) for a term of not less than [****], then SUPPLIER may [****], the parties shall implement a reasonable process and timeline for winding down production in the event of such a reduction.
Competitive Offers. If Buyer gives satisfactory evidence that it can purchase a product of like quality and quantity [***] [Confidential Treatment Required] at a lower price and under terms and conditions similar to those of this Contract and Seller elects not to meet the lower price, all quantities actually purchased by Buyer at the lower price will be deducted from the applicable remaining quantity obligation. If Seller elects to meet the lower price, Seller may withdraw its lower price on notice or immediately upon termination of the competitive lower price. If Seller is prevented by law, regulation or governmental action from increasing or continuing any price already in effect under this Contract, Seller may terminate this Contract on thirty (30) days notice
Competitive Offers. If Buyer gives satisfactory evidence that it can purchase a minimum supply [***] [Confidential Treatment Required] lbs during a 1 year period, of product of like quality and quantity produced in the United States (including its territories or possessions) at a lower price and under terms and conditions similar to those of this Contract and Seller elects not to meet the lower price, all quantities actually purchased by Buyer at the lower price will be deducted from the applicable remaining quantity obligation. If Seller elects to meet the lower price, Seller may withdraw its lower price on notice or immediately upon termination of the competitive lower price. If Seller is prevented by law, regulation or governmental action from increasing or continuing any price already in effect under this Contract, Seller may terminate this Contract on thirty (30) days notice.

Related to Competitive Offers

  • Competitive Products Competitive Products" means products that serve the same function as, or that could be used to replace, products the Company provided to, offered to, or was in the process of developing for a present, former, or future possible customer/partner at any time during the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the last day of Participant's employment (or at any time during Participant's employment if Participant was employed for less than 12 months), with which Participant had direct responsibility for the sale or development of such products or managing those persons responsible for the sale or development of such products.

  • Competitive Business “Competitive Business” shall mean an enterprise that is in the business of offering banking products and/or services, which services and/or products are similar or substantially identical to those offered by the Bank during Executive’s employment with the Bank.

  • Competitive Bidding 3.5.2.1 Bidding Documents shall consist of bidding requirements and proposed Contract Documents.

  • Competitive Activities During the term of this Agreement, Consultant will not, directly or indirectly, in any individual or representative capacity, engage or participate in or provide services to any business that is competitive with the types and kinds of business being conducted by Company.

  • Competitive Activity (i) The Participant shall be deemed to have engaged in “Competitive Activity” if, during the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the later of (x) the date that is 12 months after the date the Participant’s Employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries is terminated or (y) the maximum number of years of base salary the Participant is entitled to receive as severance under any agreement with, or plan or policy of the Company or an Affiliate (the “Restricted Period”), the Participant, whether on the Participant’s own behalf or on behalf of or in conjunction with any other person or entity, directly or indirectly violates any of the following prohibitions: (A) During the Restricted Period, the Participant will not solicit or assist in soliciting in a Competitive Business (as defined below) the business of any client or prospective client: (1) with whom the Participant had personal contact or dealings on behalf of the Company during the one-year period preceding the Participant’s termination of Employment; (2) with whom employees directly reporting to the Participant (or the Participant’s direct reports) have had personal contact or dealings on behalf of the Company during the one year immediately preceding the Participant’s termination of Employment; or (3) for whom the Participant had direct or indirect responsibility during the one year immediately preceding the Participant’s termination of Employment. (B) During the Restricted Period, the Participant will not directly or indirectly: (1) engage in any business that is engaged in, or has plans to engage in, at any time during the Restricted Period, any activity that competes in the business of manufacturing and marketing food products that directly compete with the core brands of the Company as of the Termination Date (and for such purpose, a “core brand” shall be any brand generating annual revenues in an amount equal to at least 5% of the Company’s annual revenues, in the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year of such Termination Date) in any geographical area that is within 100 miles from any geographical area where the Company or its Affiliates manufactures and markets its products or services (a “Competitive Business”); (2) enter the employ of, or render any services to, any Person (or any division or controlled or controlling affiliate of any Person) who or which engages in a Competitive Business; (3) acquire a financial interest in, or otherwise become actively involved with, any Competitive Business, directly or indirectly, as an individual, partner, shareholder, officer, director, principal, agent, trustee or consultant; or (4) interfere with, or attempt to interfere with, business relationships (whether formed before, on or after the date of this Agreement) between the Company or any of its Affiliates and customers, clients, suppliers, partners, members or investors of the Company or its Affiliates. (C) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Participant may, directly or indirectly own, solely as an investment, securities of any Person engaged in a Competitive Business which are publicly traded on a national or regional stock exchange or on the over-the-counter market if the Participant (i) is not a controlling person of, or a member of a group which controls, such person and (ii) does not, directly or indirectly, own 5% or more of any class of securities of such Person. (D) During the Restricted Period, the Participant will not, whether on the Participant’s own behalf or on behalf of or in conjunction with any Person, directly or indirectly: (1) solicit or encourage any employee of the Company or its Affiliates to leave the employment of the Company or its Affiliates; or (2) hire any such employee who was employed by the Company or its Affiliates as of the date of the Participant’s termination of Employment with the Company or who left the employment of the Company or its Affiliates coincident with, or within 120 days (one year in the case of any such employee who reported directly to the Participant immediately preceding the Participant’s termination of Employment (or the Participant’s direct reports)) prior to or after, the termination of the Participant’s Employment with the Company. (3) During the Restricted Period, the Participant will not, directly or indirectly, solicit or encourage to cease to work with the Company or its Affiliates any consultant then under contract with the Company or its Affiliates, is such action would result in the Company being disadvantaged. Any solicitation or hiring, that the Participant is not personally involved in, of an employee or former employee of the Company through general advertising shall not, of itself, be a breach of this Section 7(a)(i)(D) (ii) It is expressly understood and agreed that although the Participant and the Company consider the restrictions contained in this Section 7 to be reasonable, if a final judicial determination is made by a court of competent jurisdiction that the time or territory or any other restriction contained in this Agreement is an unenforceable restriction against the Participant, the provisions of this Agreement shall not be rendered void but shall be deemed amended to apply as to such maximum time and territory and to such maximum extent as such court may judicially determine or indicate to be enforceable. Alternatively, if any court of competent jurisdiction finds that any restriction contained in this Agreement is unenforceable, and such restriction cannot be amended so as to make it enforceable, such finding shall not affect the enforceability of any of the other restrictions contained herein (iii) The period of time during which the provisions of this Section 7 shall be in effect shall be extended by the length of time during which the Participant is in breach of the terms hereof as determined by any court of competent jurisdiction on the Company’s application for injunctive relief.

  • Competitive Bid Procedure (a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, from time to time during the Availability Period any Borrower may request Competitive Bids for Competitive Loans in US Dollars and may (but shall not have any obligation to) accept Competitive Bids and borrow Competitive Loans; provided that the aggregate Exposures at any time shall not exceed the aggregate Commitments. To request Competitive Bids, the Company or the applicable Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by telephone (i) in the case of a Eurocurrency Competitive Borrowing, not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, four Business Days before the date of the proposed Competitive Borrowing and (ii) in the case of a Fixed Rate Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, one Business Day before the date of the proposed Competitive Borrowing. Not more than three Competitive Bid Requests may be submitted on the same day. Each telephonic Competitive Bid Request shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Competitive Bid Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Company. Each such telephonic and written Competitive Bid Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02: (i) the Borrower requesting the Competitive Bid and the aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing; (ii) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day; (iii) whether such Borrowing is to be a Eurocurrency Borrowing or a Fixed Rate Borrowing; (iv) the Interest Period to be applicable to such Borrowing, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”; and (v) the location and number of the Company’s account to which funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.05. Promptly following receipt of a Competitive Bid Request in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of the details thereof by telecopy, inviting the Lenders to submit Competitive Bids. (b) Each Lender may (but shall not have any obligation to) make one or more Competitive Bids to the Company in response to a Competitive Bid Request. Each Competitive Bid by a Lender must be in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and must be received by the Administrative Agent by telecopy, (i) in the case of a Eurocurrency Competitive Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, four Business Days before the date of the proposed Competitive Borrowing and (ii) in the case of a Fixed Rate Borrowing, not later than 9:30 a.m., New York City time, on the date of the proposed Competitive Borrowing. Competitive Bids that do not conform to the form approved by the Administrative Agent may be rejected by the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent shall notify the applicable Lender as promptly as practicable. Each Competitive Bid shall specify (i) the principal amount (which may equal the entire principal amount of the Competitive Borrowing requested by the Company) of the Competitive Loan or Loans that the Lender is willing to make, (ii) the Competitive Bid Rate or Rates at which the Lender is prepared to make such Loan or Loans (expressed as a percentage rate per annum in the form of a decimal to no more than four decimal places) and (iii) the Interest Period applicable to each such Loan and the last day thereof. (c) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Company by telecopy of the Competitive Bid Rate and the principal amount specified in each Competitive Bid and the identity of the Lender that shall have made such Competitive Bid. (d) Subject only to the provisions of this paragraph, the applicable Borrower may accept or reject any Competitive Bid. The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent by telephone, confirmed by telecopy in a form approved by the Administrative Agent, whether and to what extent it has decided to accept or reject each Competitive Bid, (i) in the case of a Eurocurrency Competitive Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Competitive Borrowing and (ii) in the case of a Fixed Rate Borrowing, not later than 10:30 a.m., New York City time, on the date of the proposed Competitive Borrowing; provided that (i) the failure of the Borrower to give such notice shall be deemed to be a rejection of each Competitive Bid, (ii) the Borrower shall not accept a Competitive Bid made at a particular Competitive Bid Rate if such Borrower rejects a Competitive Bid made at a lower Competitive Bid Rate, (iii) the aggregate amount of the Competitive Bids accepted by the Borrower shall not exceed the aggregate amount of the requested Competitive Borrowing specified in the related Competitive Bid Request and (iv) to the extent necessary to comply with clause (iii) above, the Borrower may accept Competitive Bids at the same Competitive Bid Rate in part, which acceptance, in the case of multiple Competitive Bids at such Competitive Bid Rate, shall be made pro rata in accordance with the amount of each such Competitive Bid; provided further that in calculating the pro rata allocation of acceptances of portions of multiple Competitive Bids at a particular Competitive Bid Rate pursuant to clause (iv) the amounts shall be rounded to integral multiples of the Borrowing Multiple in a manner determined by the Borrower. A notice given by the Borrower pursuant to this paragraph shall be irrevocable. (e) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each bidding Lender by telecopy whether or not its Competitive Bid has been accepted (and, if so, the amount and Competitive Bid Rate so accepted), and each successful bidder will thereupon become bound, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, to make the Competitive Loan in respect of which its Competitive Bid has been accepted. (f) If the Administrative Agent or one of its Affiliates shall elect to submit a Competitive Bid in its capacity as a Lender, it shall submit such Competitive Bid directly to the applicable Borrower at least one quarter of an hour earlier than the time by which the other Lenders are required to submit their Competitive Bids to the Administrative Agent pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section.

  • International Competitive Bidding Except as otherwise provided in paragraph 2 below, goods and works shall be procured under contracts awarded on the basis of International Competitive Bidding.

  • Competitive Bid Loans The Company may obtain loans under Sections 1.1 and 1.2 pursuant to the competitive bid procedures set forth in the Section 1.10 ("Competitive Bid Loans"), subject to the terms and conditions of Section 1.1 or 1.1 (as the case may be), except as otherwise provided in this Section 1.10. Each Bank may make such Competitive Bid Loans to the Company, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in such amounts as such Bank, in its sole discretion, desires to make to the Company. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of Section 1.1, the aggregate outstanding amount of Competitive Bid Loans made against the Aggregate Commitment shall reduce each Bank's Commitment pro rata in accordance with its respective Percentage Interest, regardless of which Bank makes such Competitive Bid Loans. Any Competitive Bid Loan made under the Demand Line shall be due and payable upon demand in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, notwithstanding any of the terms of such Competitive Bid Loan. The procedure for making Competitive Bid Loans shall be as follows: (a) The Company may make requests for bids from the Banks to make Competitive Bid Loans ("Competitive Bids") not later than 9:00 a.m., Milwaukee time, on the proposed borrowing date for one or more Competitive Bid Loans. Each such request shall be given directly to each of the Banks, shall be given in writing (which may be a facsimile transmission) signed by the Company, and shall specify (I) the proposed borrowing date, which shall be a Business Day, (ii) the aggregate amount of the requested Competitive Bid Loans, which shall not be less than $1,000,000 or, for amounts in excess thereof, an integral multiple of $100,000, (iii) the interest period for each Competitive Bid Loan ("Loan Period"), which shall commence on the applicable borrowing date and end on a specified date thereafter not exceeding 180 days from such borrowing date (up to three (3) Loan Periods may be requested pursuant to each Competitive Bid), and the last day of each such Loan Period, and (iv) if more than one Loan Period is so specified, the principal amount allocable to each such Loan Period. (b) Each Bank in its sole discretion may (but is not obligated to) submit one or more Competitive Bids to the Company not later than 11:00 a.m., Milwaukee time, on the proposed borrowing date specified in such request for Competitive Bids (such 11:00 a.m. time being herein called the "Submission Deadline") by facsimile or in writing, and thereby irrevocably offer to make all or any part (any such part referred to as a "Portion") of any Competitive Bid Loan described in the relevant request for Competitive Bids at a fixed rate of interest per annum (each a "Bid Rate") specified therein, without reference to the LIBOR Rate or other basis for interest rates, in an aggregate principal amount of not less than $1,000,000 and, for amounts in excess thereof, an integral multiple of $100,000. Multiple Competitive Bids may be delivered by any Bank. (c) The Company shall, in its sole discretion but subject to paragraph (d) below, irrevocably accept or reject any such Competitive Bid (or any Portion thereof) not later than 12:00 noon on the proposed borrowing date by notice to the appropriate Bank by telephone (confirmed in writing promptly delivered to such Bank and the Agent the same day). If a Bank fails to receive notice from the Company of its acceptance or rejection of any Competitive Bids made by such Bank at or prior to 12:00 noon on such day, all such Competitive Bids shall be deemed to have been rejected by the Company. The Company's written acceptance of any Competitive Bid shall constitute a borrowing notice of the Company, and shall specify the amount, maturity date and Bid Rate for each Competitive Bid Loan. The Company will give written notice to the Agent in the form of Part 3 to Exhibit 2.1 hereto on each Business Day on which there is any change in the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Competitive Bid Loans, setting forth the aggregate principal amount of all Competitive Bid Loans then outstanding after giving effect to any Competitive Bid Loans made on such Business Day. (d) If the Company accepts a Portion of a proposed Competitive Bid Loan for a single Loan Period at the Bid Rate provided therefor in a Bank's Competitive Bid, such Portion shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or, for amounts in excess thereof, an integral multiple of $100,000. If the Company accepts any Competitive Bid Loan or Portion offered in any Competitive Bid, the Company must accept Competitive Bids (and Competitive Bid Loans and Portions thereby offered) based exclusively upon the successively lowest Bid Rates within each Loan Period an no other criteria. If two (2) or more Banks submit Competitive Bids with identical Bid Rates for the same Loan Period and the Company accepts any thereof, the Company shall accept all such Competitive Bids as nearly as possible in proportion to the amounts of such Banks' respective Competitive Bids with identical Bid Rates for such Loan Period, provided, that if the amount of Competitive Bid Loans to be so allocated is not sufficient to enable each such Bank to make such Competitive Bid Loan (or Portions thereof) in an aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000, or for amounts in excess thereof, an integral multiple of $100,000, the Company shall round the Competitive Bid Loans (or Portions thereof) allocated to such Bank or Banks as the Company shall select as necessary to a minimum of $1,000,000 and, if greater than $1,000,000 the nearest multiple of $100,000, or select the Competitive Bid of only one of such Banks. (e) Not later than 1:30 p.m., Milwaukee time, on the relevant borrowing date, each Bank whose Competitive Bid was accepted by the Company shall make available to the Agent, in immediately available funds, the proceeds of such Bank's Competitive Bid Loan(s). Upon fulfillment of the applicable borrowing conditions, the Agent shall deposit in the Company's account maintained with the Agent or as the Company may otherwise direct in writing on the relevant borrowing date the proceeds of such Competitive Bid Loans, in immediately available funds. (h) Section 2.2(b) of the Credit Agreement is amended by adding an additional subparagraph (3) thereto, reading in its entirety as follows:

  • National Competitive Bidding Goods estimated to cost less than $250,000 equivalent per contract and works estimated to cost less than $500,000 equivalent per contract, may be procured under contracts awarded on the basis of National Competitive Bidding.

  • Competitive Bid Quote Request When the Borrower wishes to request offers to make Competitive Bid Loans under this Section 2.16, it shall transmit to the Administrative Agent by telecopy a Competitive Bid Quote Request substantially in the form of Exhibit C-1 hereto so as to be received no later than (i) 10:00 a.m. (Chicago time) at least five Business Days prior to the Borrowing Date proposed therein, in the case of a request for a Competitive LIBOR Margin or (ii) 9:00 a.m. (Chicago time) at least one Business Day prior to the Borrowing Date proposed therein, in the case of a request for an Absolute Rate specifying: (i) the proposed Borrowing Date for the proposed Competitive Bid Loan, (ii) the requested aggregate principal amount of such Competitive Bid Loan, (iii) whether the Competitive Bid Quotes requested are to set forth a Competitive LIBOR Margin or an Absolute Rate, or both, and (iv) the LIBOR Interest Period, if a Competitive LIBOR Margin is requested, or the Absolute Interest Period, if an Absolute Rate is requested. The Borrower may request offers to make Competitive Bid Loans for more than one Interest Period (but not more than five Interest Periods) in a single Competitive Bid Quote Request. No Competitive Bid Quote Request shall be given within five Business Days (or such other number of days as the Borrower and the Administrative Agent may agree) of any other Competitive Bid Quote Request. A Competitive Bid Quote Request that does not conform substantially to the form of Exhibit C-1 hereto shall be rejected, and the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower of such rejection by telecopy.