Further Action; Consents; Filings Upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof, each of the parties hereto shall use all reasonable efforts to
(i) take, or cause to be taken, all appropriate action, and do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Law or otherwise to consummate and make effective the Mergers, (ii) obtain from Governmental Entities any consents, licenses, permits, waivers, approvals, authorizations or orders required to be obtained or made by Bergen, IVAX, BBI or the Surviving Corporations or any of their subsidiaries in connection with the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the Mergers and (iii) make all necessary filings, and thereafter make any other required or appropriate submissions, with respect to this Agreement and the Mergers required under (A) the rules and regulations of AMEX or the NYSE, (B) the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable federal or state securities Laws, (C) the HSR Act, (D) the New Jersey Industrial Site Recovery Act and (E) any other applicable Law. The parties hereto shall cooperate and consult with each other in connection with the making of all such filings, including by providing copies of all such documents to the nonfiling parties and their advisors prior to filing, and none of the parties shall file any such document if any of the other parties shall have reasonably objected to the filing of such document. No party shall consent to any voluntary extension of any statutory deadline or waiting period or to any voluntary delay of the consummation of the Mergers at the behest of any Governmental Entity without the consent and agreement of the other parties hereto, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
Conflicts; Consents and Approvals (a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company does not, and the performance and consummation of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby will not:
(i) violate, or result in a breach of any provision of, the Company Certificate of Incorporation or the Company By-Laws;
(ii) violate, or conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event that, with the giving of notice, the passage of time or otherwise, would constitute a default) under, or entitle any Person (with the giving of notice, the passage of time or otherwise) to terminate, accelerate, modify or call a default under, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, contract, undertaking, agreement, lease or other instrument or obligation to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party; or
(iii) violate any Applicable Laws relating to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets; except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, as set forth in the Company SEC Documents filed prior to the date hereof or for any of the foregoing that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
(b) The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement does not, and the performance and consummation of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby will not, require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to obtain any approval of any Person or approval of, observe any waiting period imposed by, or make any filing with or notification to or seek any approval or authorization from any Governmental Authority other than (i) actions, if any, required by the HSR Act, except for actions required by the HSR Act taken prior to the date hereof, (ii) the Company Stockholders Approval, if required, (iii) registrations or other actions required under United States federal and state securities laws as are contemplated by this Agreement and (iii) consents or approvals of any Governmental Authority the failure of which to obtain would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
Filings; Other Actions; Notification (a) The Company and Parent shall, subject to Sections 6.2 and 6.3, cooperate with each other and use, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to use, their respective reasonable best efforts to take or cause to be taken all actions, and do or cause to be done all things, necessary, proper or advisable under this Agreement and applicable Laws and Orders to consummate and make effective the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement as expeditiously as possible, including (i) preparing and filing all documentation to effect all necessary notices, reports and other filings (and in any event, by filing within ten (10) Business Days after the date of this Agreement the notifications, filings and other information required to be filed under the HSR Act and as promptly as practicable in the case of all other filings required under any Foreign Competition Laws with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, which are set forth Section 7.1(b)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Letter) and to obtain as expeditiously as possible all consents, registrations, approvals, permits, expirations of waiting periods and authorizations necessary or advisable to be obtained from any third party and/or any Governmental Entity in order to consummate the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) satisfying the conditions to consummating the Merger, (iii) defending any lawsuits or other legal proceedings, whether judicial or administrative, challenging this Agreement or the consummation of the Merger, (iv) obtaining (and cooperating with each other in obtaining) any consent, approval of, waiver or any exemption by, any non-governmental third party, in each case, to the extent necessary, proper or advisable in connection with the Merger and (v) executing and delivering any reasonable additional instruments necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to fully carry out the purposes of this Agreement.
(b) Subject to Section 6.6(c), in the event that the parties receive a request for information or documentary material pursuant to the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws (a “Second Request”), unless otherwise agreed to by the Company, the Parties will use their reasonable best efforts to submit an appropriate response to, and to certify compliance with, such Second Request as promptly as practicable, and counsel for both parties will closely cooperate during the entirety of any such Second Request review process. Neither Party shall agree to extend any waiting period under the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or enter into any agreement with any Governmental Entity to delay the transactions contemplated hereby except with prior written consent of the other Party. None of the Parties shall knowingly take, cause or permit to be taken or omit to take any action which such party reasonably expects is likely to materially delay or prevent consummation of the contemplated transactions, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties. As used in this Agreement, the term “Antitrust Laws” means the Xxxxxxx Antitrust Act, the Xxxxxxx Antitrust Act of 1914, the HSR Act and all other federal, state and foreign statutes, rules, regulations, orders, decrees and other Laws and Orders that are designed or intended to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade or competition.
Appropriate Action; Consents; Filings (a) Parent and the Company shall (and shall cause their affiliates to) use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) consummate the Transactions and cause the conditions set forth in Article VI to be satisfied, (ii) promptly obtain all actions or nonactions, consents, clearances, Permits (including Environmental Permits), waivers, approvals, authorizations and Orders from Governmental Entities necessary or advisable in connection with the consummation of the Transactions, (iii) as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement, make all registrations, notifications and filings with any Governmental Entity necessary or advisable in connection with the consummation of the Transactions, including filings required under Antitrust Laws, and promptly make any further submissions that are necessary or advisable, (iv) seek to resolve any objection or assertion by any Governmental Entity challenging this Agreement or the Transactions and (v) execute and deliver any additional instruments necessary or advisable to consummate the Transactions. Parent, the Company and their respective affiliates shall not be required to make any concessions under this Section 5.07 that are not conditioned upon the Closing. Parent and the Company shall each be responsible for the payment of one-half of the filing fees applicable to the Transactions pursuant to any Antitrust Law.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall Parent or its affiliates be required to (and the Company shall not, and shall cause its affiliates not to, without Parent’s prior written consent) offer, propose, negotiate, agree to, consent to or effect (i) any operational restrictions or limitations, (ii) any sale, license, disposition or holding separate of assets or businesses or (iii) any other remedy, condition, commitment or undertaking of any kind, in each case, in order to obtain actions or nonactions, consents, clearances, Permits, waivers, approvals, authorizations or Orders of Governmental Entities or to avoid the entry of, or to effect the dissolution of or vacate or lift, any Orders that would prevent or delay the consummation of the Transactions.
(c) Each party hereto shall: (i) give the other parties prompt notice of the making or commencement of any request, inquiry, investigation, or Proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity with respect to the Transactions; (ii) keep the other parties informed as to the status of any such request, inquiry, investigation, or Proceeding; and (iii) promptly inform the other parties of any communication to or from any Governmental Entity regarding the Transactions. Each party hereto will consult and cooperate with the other parties, and will consider in good faith the views of the other parties, in connection with any filing, analysis, appearance, presentation, memorandum, brief, argument, or opinion made or submitted to any Governmental Entity in connection with the Transactions. In addition, except as may be prohibited by any Governmental Entity or by any Law, in connection with any such request, inquiry, investigation, action or Proceeding, each party hereto will permit authorized representatives of the other parties to be present at each meeting or conference relating to such request, inquiry, investigation, action or Proceeding and to have access to and be consulted in connection with, and to the extent practicable, provided the opportunity to review in advance, any document or opinion made or submitted to any Governmental Entity in connection with such request, inquiry, investigation or Proceeding. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.07, no party hereto shall be in violation of this Agreement by virtue of providing information that is competitively sensitive to one another on an “outside counsel only” basis.
Necessary Further Actions If, at any time after the Effective Time, any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement and to vest the Surviving Corporation with full right, title and possession to all assets, property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub, then the directors and officers of the Company and Merger Sub as of immediately prior to the Effective Time will take all such lawful and necessary action.
No Conflicts; Consents and Approvals The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Loan Documents, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the issuance of the Revolving Note, will not: (i) constitute a violation of or conflict with the any Credit Parties’ respective articles of incorporation (including any certificates of designation, is applicable), bylaws, operating agreement, partnership agreement, certificate of organization or similar governing or organizational documents; (ii) constitute a violation of, or a default or breach under (either immediately, upon notice, upon lapse of time, or both), or conflicts with, or gives to any other Person any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any provision of any contract or agreement to which any Credit Party is a party or by which any of its or their assets or properties may be bound; (iii) constitute a violation of, or a default or breach under (either immediately, upon notice, upon lapse of time, or both), or conflicts with, any order, writ, injunction, decree, or any other judgment of any nature whatsoever; (iv) constitute a violation of, or conflict with, any law, rule, ordinance or other regulation (including foreign and United States federal and state securities laws); or (v) result in the loss or adverse modification of, or the imposition of any fine, penalty or other Lien, claim or encumbrance with respect to, any Permit granted or issued to, or otherwise held by or for the use of, any Credit Party or any of its assets. The Credit Parties are not in violation of any Credit Parties’ respective articles of incorporation (including any certificates of designation, is applicable), bylaws, operating agreement, partnership agreement, certificate of organization or similar governing or organizational documents, as applicable, and the Credit Parties are not in default or breach (and no event has occurred which with notice or lapse of time or both could put any Credit Party in default or breach) under, and the Credit Parties have not taken any action or failed to take any action that would give to any other Person any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any contract or agreement to which any Credit Party is a party or by which any property or assets of any Credit Party are bound or affected. No business of any Credit Party is being conducted, and shall not be conducted, in violation of any law, rule, ordinance or other regulation. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement, the Credit Parties are not required to obtain any consent or approval of, from, or with any Governmental Authority, or any other Person, in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under this Agreement or the Loan Documents in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof. All consents and approvals which any Credit Party is required to obtain pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to the Effective Date.
Filings, Consents and Approvals The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than: (i) the filings required pursuant to Section 4.4 of this Agreement, (ii) the filing with the Commission of the Prospectus Supplement, (iii) application(s) to each applicable Trading Market for the listing of the Shares and Warrant Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby and (iv) such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws (collectively, the “Required Approvals”).
HSR Filings Each party hereto shall file or cause to be filed with the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice any notifications required to be filed by itself or its respective "ultimate parent" company under the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the "HSR Act"), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. Such parties will use all commercially reasonable efforts to make such filings within 200 days after the date hereof, and to respond promptly to any requests for additional information made by either of such agencies.
No Further Authorizations or Approvals Required The Company’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the issuance and sale of the Securities, the compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of the Securities, the Indenture and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and by the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Pricing Disclosure Package (i) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, have been effected in accordance with the 1940 Act and will not result in any violation of the provisions of the charter, articles or certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Company or similar organizational documents of any subsidiary, (ii) will not conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, or require the consent of any other party to, any existing instrument, except for such conflicts, breaches, defaults, liens, charges or encumbrances as would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) will not result in any material respect in any violation of any law, administrative regulation or administrative or court decree applicable to the Company or any subsidiary and (iv) will not affect the validity of the Securities or the legal authority of the Company to comply with the Securities, the Indenture or this Agreement. No consent, approval, authorization or other order of, or registration or filing with, any court or other governmental or regulatory authority or agency, is required for the Company’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of the Securities, the Indenture or consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and by the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Pricing Disclosure Package, except such as have already been obtained or made under the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Trust Indenture Act and such as may be required under any applicable state securities or blue sky laws or from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”).
Approvals, Consents and Waivers Each Group Company shall have obtained any and all approvals, consents and waivers necessary for consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, but not limited to, (i) all permits, authorizations, approvals, consents or permits of any governmental authority or regulatory body, and (ii) the waiver by the existing shareholders of the Company of any anti-dilution rights, rights of first refusal, preemptive rights and all similar rights in connection with the issuance of the Purchased Shares at the Closing.
