Covenants Regarding Non-Solicitation. (a) The Company shall not, directly or indirectly, through any officer, director, Employee, representative or agent of the Company, (i) solicit, initiate or knowingly encourage (including by way of furnishing information or entering into any form of agreement, arrangement or understanding) the initiation of any inquiries or proposals regarding a merger, arrangement, consolidation, sale of assets, reorganization or recapitalization with any party other than Parent and its affiliates (an "Acquisition Proposal"), (ii) participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding any Acquisition Proposal, (iii) withdraw or modify in a manner adverse to Parent the approval of the Board of Directors of the Company of the Contemplated Transactions (iv) approve or recommend any Acquisition Proposal or (v) cause the Company to enter into any agreement related to any Acquisition Proposal; provided, however, that, subject to section 5.8 but notwithstanding the preceding part of this section 5.7(a) and any other provision of this Agreement, nothing shall prevent the Board of Directors of the Company from considering, negotiating, approving, recommending to the Company shareholders or entering into an agreement in respect of an unsolicited bona fide written Acquisition Proposal that the Board of Directors of the Company determines in good faith, after consultation with financial advisors and after receiving an opinion of outside counsel to the effect that it is appropriate that the Board of Directors of the Company take such action in order to discharge properly its fiduciary duties, would, if consummated in accordance with its terms, result in a transaction (x) more favourable to the Company's shareholders than the transaction contemplated by this Agreement and (y) having a value per Share greater than the per share value attributable thereto under the transaction contemplated by this Agreement (any such Acquisition Proposal being referred to herein as a "Superior Proposal").
Covenants Regarding Non-Solicitation. (a) Each Party shall, and shall direct and cause its respective officers, directors, employees, representatives, advisors and agents and its subsidiaries and their representatives, advisors, agents, officers, directors and employees to immediately cease and cause to be terminated any solicitation, encouragement, activity, discussion or negotiation with any parties that may be ongoing with respect to an Acquisition Proposal whether or not initiated by such Party, and each Party shall request the return of information regarding such Party and its respective subsidiaries previously provided to such parties and shall request the destruction of all materials including or incorporating any confidential information regarding such Party and its Subsidiaries. Each Party agrees not to release any third party from any confidentiality agreement relating to a potential Acquisition Proposal to which such third party is a party. Each Party further agrees not to release any third party from any standstill or similar agreement or obligation to which such third party is a party or by which such third party is bound (it being understood and agreed that the automatic termination of a standstill provision due to the announcement of the Arrangement or the entry into this Agreement shall not be a violation of this Section 2(a)).
Covenants Regarding Non-Solicitation. (a) Subject to Section 4.5 , Silvermex shall not, directly or indirectly, through any officer, director, employee, representative or agent of Silvermex or any Silvermex Subsidiary:
Covenants Regarding Non-Solicitation. (a) Continental shall, and shall direct and cause its Representatives and its Subsidiaries and their Representatives to, immediately cease and cause to be terminated any solicitation, encouragement, activity, discussion or negotiation with any parties that may be ongoing with respect to an Acquisition Proposal whether or not initiated by Continental and, in connection therewith, Continental shall request (and exercise all rights it has to require) the return of information regarding Continental and its Subsidiaries previously provided to such parties under confidentiality agreements and shall request, to the extent it is entitled to do so under such confidentiality agreements (and exercise all rights it has to require), the destruction of all materials including or incorporating any confidential information regarding Continental and its Subsidiaries.
Covenants Regarding Non-Solicitation. (a) Western shall and shall cause the officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents of it and its subsidiaries to immediately cease any existing discussions or negotiations with any Person (other than Purchaser) with respect to any proposal that constitutes, or may reasonably be expected to constitute, an Acquisition Proposal and to request, in accordance with the terms of any applicable confidentiality agreement, the return or destruction of all confidential information provided in connection therewith;
Covenants Regarding Non-Solicitation. (a) Subject to this Section 5.5 and Section 5.6, Sonus shall not, directly or indirectly, through any officer, director, employee, representative or agent of Sonus:
Covenants Regarding Non-Solicitation. (a) QAT shall, and shall cause the officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents of it and of its subsidiaries to immediately cease any existing discussions or negotiations with any Person (other than Purchaser) with respect to any proposal that constitutes, or may reasonably be expected to constitute, an Acquisition Proposal and request, in accordance with the terms of any applicable confidentiality agreement (other than the Confidentiality Agreement), the return or destruction of all confidential information provided in connection therewith.
Covenants Regarding Non-Solicitation. 4.2 Subject to §4.7, GenSci will not, directly or indirectly, through any officer, director, employee, representative or agent of GenSci or any of the GenSci Subsidiaries:
Covenants Regarding Non-Solicitation. (a) Northern Orion shall, and shall direct and cause its officers, directors, employees, representatives, advisors and agents and its subsidiaries and their representatives, advisors, agents, officers, directors and employees to immediately cease and cause to be terminated any solicitation, encouragement, activity, discussion or negotiation with any parties that may be ongoing with respect to an Acquisition Proposal whether or not initiated by Northern Orion and Northern Orion shall request the return of information regarding Northern Orion and its subsidiaries previously provided to such parties and shall request the destruction of all materials including or incorporating any confidential information regarding Northern Orion and its subsidiaries. Northern Orion agrees not to release any third party from any confidentiality agreement relating to a potential Acquisition Proposal to which such third party is a party. Northern Orion further agrees not to release any third party from any standstill or similar agreement or obligation to which such third party is a party or by which such third party is bound.
Covenants Regarding Non-Solicitation. (a) Other than in respect of the Arrangement, E&C shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, through any officer, director, employee, advisor, representative or agent, or otherwise (i) solicit, initiate, facilitate, engage in or respond to or encourage (including by way of furnishing information or entering into any form of agreement, arrangement or understanding) any inquiries, proposals or transactions involving E&C and/or its Subsidiaries regarding any merger, amalgamation, arrangement, restructuring, take-over bid, tender offer, exchange offer, sale or purchase of substantial assets, sale or purchase of a material number of treasury shares, any material equity interest or rights or any other material interests therein or thereto, any business combination, liquidation, reorganization or recapitalization or any similar transaction or series of related or similar transactions which would have the effect of any of the foregoing (any of the foregoing inquiries, proposals or transactions being referred to herein as an “Acquisition Proposal”); (ii) encourage or participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding any Acquisition Proposal or potential Acquisition Proposal; (iii) accept or approve or recommend, or agree to accept, approve or recommend, any Acquisition Proposal or potential Acquisition Proposal; or (iv) cause E&C or any Subsidiary to enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding related to any Acquisition Proposal or potential Acquisition Proposal; provided that nothing contained in this Agreement shall prevent the Board of Directors from taking any of the actions described in clauses (i) through (iv) above in respect of a bona fide, written Acquisition Proposal received after the date hereof that:
