Consents, Approvals and Filings; Other Actions. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Party shall use reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, to cause the conditions in Article VI to be satisfied as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date hereof (and in any event no later than the Outside Date (as it may be extended under Section 7.1(b)(i)), including making all Filings to or with, and using reasonable best efforts to obtain all Consents of, Governmental Authorities that are necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the Merger (including the HSR Clearance, the Required Filings, the Required Consents, the Specified Filings and the Specified Consents). In addition, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain all Consents of (i) Persons other than Governmental Authorities and (ii) Governmental Authorities in their capacity as a customer (any such Person, including Governmental Authorities in their capacity as a customer, a “Third Party”) that are necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the Merger; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to make, or commit or agree to make, any concession or payment to, or incur any Liability to, any such Third Party to obtain any such Consent, and may not make any such concession or payment or incur any such Liability, without Parent’s prior written consent or be required to make, or commit or agree to make, any such concession or payment to, or incur any Liability that is not conditioned on the consummation of the Merger; provided, further, that, notwithstanding the obligations of the Company pursuant to this sentence of this Section 5.7(a) to use reasonable best efforts to obtain such Consents from such Third Parties, the Company’s inability or failure to obtain any such Consents, and any consequences to the extent arising out of or related to such inability or failure, including the termination by any such Third Party of a Contract between such Third Party and any Company Entity to the extent related to the Merger, shall in no event (1) be deemed a breach of, or failure to perform or comply with, a covenant or agreement hereunder for purposes of Section 6.2(b) or (2) grant Parent any right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1 or fail to consummate the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby (for the avoidance of doubt, and not in limitation of the foregoing, this proviso is applicable to the Specified Consent set forth under Item 8 of Section 3.4(b)(iv) of the Company Disclosure Schedule).
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Centene Corp), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Magellan Health Inc)
Consents, Approvals and Filings; Other Actions. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Party shall use reasonable best efforts (i) to make all Filings to or with, and to obtain all Consents of, Governmental Authorities that are necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the Mergers and (ii) to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, to cause the conditions in Article VI to be satisfied as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date hereof (and in any event no event, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the Outside Date (as it may be extended under Section 7.1(b)(i))), including making all Filings in each case, subject to or withSection 5.7(d). In addition, and using each Party shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain all Consents of, of Persons other than Governmental Authorities that are necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the Merger (including the HSR Clearance, the Required Filings, the Required Consents, the Specified Filings and the Specified Consents). In addition, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain all Consents of (i) Persons other than Governmental Authorities and (ii) Governmental Authorities in their capacity as a customer (any such Person, including Governmental Authorities in their capacity as a customer, a “Third Party”) that are necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the MergerMergers; provided, however, that (A) the Company shall not be obligated to make, or commit or agree to make, any concession or payment to, or incur any Liability to, any such Third Party non-Governmental Authority third Person to obtain any such Consent, and may not make any such concession or payment or incur any such Liability, Consent without Parent’s prior written consent or and (B) no Party shall be required to make, or commit or agree to make, any such concession or payment to, or incur any Liability that is not conditioned on the consummation of the Merger; provided, further, that, notwithstanding the obligations of the Company pursuant to this sentence of this Section 5.7(a) to use reasonable best efforts to obtain such Consents from such Third Parties, the Company’s inability or failure to obtain any such Consents, and any consequences to the extent arising out of or related to such inability or failure, including the termination by any such Third Party of a Contract between such Third Party and any Company Entity to the extent related to the Merger, shall in no event (1) be deemed a breach of, or failure to perform or comply with, a covenant or agreement hereunder for purposes of Section 6.2(b) or (2) grant Parent any right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1 or fail to consummate the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby (for the avoidance of doubt, and not in limitation of the foregoing, this proviso is applicable to the Specified Consent set forth under Item 8 of Section 3.4(b)(iv) of the Company Disclosure Schedule)Mergers.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Performance Food Group Co)
Consents, Approvals and Filings; Other Actions. (a) Subject Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to use their reasonable best efforts to: (i) cause the conditions to Closing to be satisfied as promptly as practicable, (ii) assuming the Company has provided all information as Parent reasonably requires from the Company related to the terms Required Approvals to Parent by June 22, 2012, make and conditions hereofeffect prior to June 26, 2012 (or, to the extent that the Company provides such information after June 22, 2012, within two (2) Business Days of the receipt of such information by Parent) all registrations, filings, notifications, applications and submissions required to be made or effected by it pursuant to Healthcare Laws (and other applicable Laws with respect to the Merger) to take all actions necessary to initiate obtaining the Required Approvals; (iii) make an appropriate filing of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act with respect to the Merger as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement (and in any event, on or before July 9, 2012 unless otherwise mutually agreed by the parties); and (iv) take or cause to be taken, on a timely basis, all other actions necessary or appropriate for the purpose of consummating and effectuating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Party of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub agrees to use reasonable best efforts to: (x) promptly provide all information requested by any Governmental Entity in connection with the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including with respect to the Required Approvals); (y) promptly take, and cause its Affiliates to take, all actions necessary to secure the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period under the HSR Act and obtain any antitrust clearance or similar clearance required to be obtained from any foreign competition authority or any other Governmental Entity in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and (z) promptly provide all notifications and registrations required by, and file all applications and other filings with, each relevant Governmental Entity or third party seeking any necessary or appropriate consent, approval, waiver or other authorization (including the Required Approvals) from such Governmental Entity or third party required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Company, on the one hand, and Parent and Merger Sub, on the other hand, shall provide the other with all information and signatures necessary for the preparation and filing of such applications, notifications and filings on a timely basis, and shall use reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, to cause the conditions in Article VI to be satisfied as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date hereof (and in any event no later than the Outside Date (as it may be extended under Section 7.1(b)(i)), including making all Filings to or with, and using reasonable best efforts cooperate with one another to obtain all Consents ofthe requisite consents, Governmental Authorities that are necessaryapprovals, proper waivers or advisable to consummate the Merger other authorizations (including the HSR ClearanceRequired Approvals) and to prosecute the applications or other requests for consent, approval, waiver or authorization (including the Required Filings, the Required Consents, the Specified Filings Approvals) diligently and the Specified Consents). In addition, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain all Consents of (i) Persons other than Governmental Authorities and (ii) Governmental Authorities in their capacity as a customer (any such Person, including Governmental Authorities in their capacity as a customer, a “Third Party”) that are necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the Merger; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to make, or commit or agree to make, any concession or payment to, or incur any Liability to, any such Third Party to obtain any such Consent, and may not make any such concession or payment or incur any such Liability, without Parent’s prior written consent or be required to make, or commit or agree to make, any such concession or payment to, or incur any Liability that is not conditioned on the consummation of the Merger; provided, further, that, notwithstanding the obligations of the Company pursuant to this sentence of this Section 5.7(a) to use reasonable best efforts to obtain such Consents from such Third Parties, the Company’s inability or failure to obtain any such Consents, and any consequences to the extent arising out of or related to such inability or failure, including the termination by any such Third Party of a Contract between such Third Party and any Company Entity to the extent related to the Merger, shall in no event (1) be deemed a breach of, or failure to perform or comply with, a covenant or agreement hereunder for purposes of Section 6.2(b) or (2) grant Parent any right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1 or fail to consummate the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby (for the avoidance of doubt, and not in limitation of the foregoing, this proviso is applicable to the Specified Consent set forth under Item 8 of Section 3.4(b)(iv) of the Company Disclosure Schedule)good faith.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Sun Healthcare Group Inc)