Common use of Efforts; Regulatory Approvals; Transaction Litigation Clause in Contracts

Efforts; Regulatory Approvals; Transaction Litigation. (a) The parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each party: (i) shall promptly as practicable and in any event no more than five (5) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, make or cause to be made any filings required of each of them or any of their respective Affiliates under the HSR Act, (ii) shall make all filings and other submissions (if any) and give all notices (if any) required to be made and given by such party in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain each consent (if any) reasonably required to be obtained (pursuant to any applicable law or Contract, or otherwise) by such party in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or for such Contract to remain in full force and effect, (iv) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to lift any injunction prohibiting, or any other legal bar to, the transactions contemplated hereby and (v) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy the conditions precedent to the consummations of this Agreement. (b) Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, each party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to file or otherwise submit, as soon as practicable after the date of this Agreement, all applications, notices, reports and other documents reasonably required to be filed by such party with or otherwise submitted by such party to any Governmental Entity with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and to submit promptly any additional information requested by any such Governmental Entity. (c) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Parent shall give Company prompt (but no later than within two (2) Business Days) written notice of any litigation threatened or in writing against Parent and/or its directors relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (the “Transaction Litigation”) (including by providing copies of all pleadings with respect thereto) and keep the Company reasonably informed with respect to the status thereof. Parent will (i) give the Company the opportunity to participate in the defense, settlement or prosecution of any Transaction Litigation, (ii) consult with the Company with respect to the defense, settlement and prosecution of any Transaction Litigation, (iii) consider in good faith the Company’s advice with respect to such Transaction Litigation, and (iv) will not settle or consent or agree to settle or compromise any Transaction Litigation without the Company’s prior written consent (which such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Graphite Bio, Inc.)

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Efforts; Regulatory Approvals; Transaction Litigation. (a) The parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to consummate the transactions contemplated herebyContemplated Transactions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each party: (i) shall promptly as practicable and in any event no more than five (5) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, make or cause to be made any filings required of each of them or any of their respective Affiliates under the HSR Act, (ii) shall make all filings and other submissions (if any) and give all notices (if any) required to be made and given by such party in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, (iiiii) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain each consent (if any) reasonably required to be obtained (pursuant to any applicable law or Contract, or otherwise) by such party in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby Contemplated Transactions or for such Contract to remain in full force and effect, (iv) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to lift any injunction prohibiting, or any other legal bar to, the transactions contemplated hereby and (viii) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy the conditions precedent to the consummations of this Agreement. (b) Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, each party shall shall, (i) as promptly as practicable, and in any event no more than ten (10) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, make or cause to be made any filings required by each of them or any of their respective Affiliates under the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 and (ii) except as otherwise set forth in clause (i), use commercially reasonable efforts to file or otherwise submit, as soon as practicable within five (5) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, all applications, notices, reports and other documents reasonably required to be filed by such party with or otherwise submitted by such party to any Governmental Entity with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and to submit promptly any additional information requested by any such Governmental Entity. (c) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Parent shall give the Company prompt (but no not later than within two (2) Business Days) written notice of any “demand letter,” investigation by a Governmental Entity, or any litigation initiated, or threatened (orally or in writing writing) against Parent and/or its directors relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (the “Transaction Litigation”) (including by providing copies of all pleadings with respect thereto) and keep the Company reasonably informed with respect to the status thereof. Parent shall, on behalf of the parties hereto, control and lead all communications and strategy relating to any Transaction Litigation. Parent will (i) give the Company the opportunity to participate in the defense, settlement or prosecution of any Transaction Litigation, (ii) consult with the Company with respect to the defense, settlement and prosecution of any Transaction Litigation, (iii) consider in good faith the Company’s advice with respect to such Transaction Litigation, Litigation and (iv) will not settle or consent or agree to settle or compromise any Transaction Litigation without the Company’s prior written consent (which such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). Without otherwise limiting the rights of current or former directors and officers of Parent with regard to the right to counsel, following the Effective Time, current or former directors and officers of Parent with rights to indemnification as described in Section 7.5 shall be entitled to retain any counsel selected by such indemnified parties to participate in the defense of any Transaction Litigation as it relates to such directors and officers.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Allovir, Inc.)

Efforts; Regulatory Approvals; Transaction Litigation. (a) The parties Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to consummate the transactions contemplated herebyTransactions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each partyParty: (i) shall promptly as practicable and in any event no more than five (5) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, make or cause to be made any filings required of each of them or any of their respective Affiliates under the HSR Act, (ii) shall make all filings and other submissions (if any) and give all notices (if any) required to be made and given by such party Party in connection with the transactions contemplated herebyTransactions, (iiiii) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain each consent (if any) reasonably required to be obtained (pursuant to any applicable law Law or Contract, or otherwise) by such party Party in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby Transactions or for such Contract to not give rise to any increased, additional, accelerated or guaranteed rights or entitlements to a third party thereunder, or to remain in full force and effecteffect following the completion of the Transactions, (iviii) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to lift any injunction prohibiting, or any other legal bar to, the transactions contemplated hereby Transactions and (viv) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy the conditions precedent to the consummations consummation of this Agreementthe Transactions. (b) Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, each party Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to file or otherwise submit, as soon as practicable after the date of this Agreement, all applications, notices, reports and other documents reasonably required to be filed by such party Party with or otherwise submitted by such party Party to any Governmental Entity with respect to the transactions contemplated herebyTransactions, and to submit promptly any additional information requested by any such Governmental Entity. (c) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Parent shall give the Company prompt (but no later than within two (2) Business Days) written notice of any “demand letter” or any litigation initiated, or threatened or in writing writing, against Parent and/or its directors relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby Transactions (the “Transaction Litigation”) (including by providing copies of all pleadings with respect thereto) and keep the Company reasonably informed with respect to the status thereof. Parent will (i) give the Company Company, at its sole cost and expense, the opportunity to participate in in, but not control, the defense, settlement or prosecution of any Transaction LitigationLitigation (to the extent that the attorney-client privilege is not undermined or otherwise adversely affected; provided, that Parent and the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to find alternative solutions to not undermine or adversely affect the privilege such as entering into common interest agreements, joint defense agreements or similar agreements), (ii) consult with the Company with respect to the defense, settlement and prosecution of any Transaction Litigation, (iii) consider in good faith the Company’s advice with respect to such Transaction Litigation, and (iv) will not settle or consent or agree to settle or compromise any Transaction Litigation without the Company’s prior written consent (which such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld withheld, conditioned or delayed).

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Reneo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)

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Efforts; Regulatory Approvals; Transaction Litigation. (a) The parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to consummate the transactions contemplated herebyContemplated Transactions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each party: (i) shall promptly as practicable and in any event no more than five (5) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, make or cause to be made any filings required of by each of them or any of their respective Affiliates under the HSR Act, (ii) shall make all filings and other submissions (if any) and give all notices (if any) required to be made and given by such party in connection with the transactions contemplated herebyContemplated Transactions, (iii) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain each consent (if any) reasonably required to be obtained (pursuant to any applicable law or Contract, or otherwise) by such party in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby Contemplated Transactions or for such Contract to remain in full force and effect, (iv) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to lift any injunction prohibiting, or any other legal bar to, the transactions contemplated hereby Contemplated Transactions and (v) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy the conditions precedent to the consummations of this Agreement. (b) Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, each party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to file or otherwise submit, as soon as practicable after the date of this Agreement, all applications, notices, reports and other documents reasonably required to be filed by such party with or otherwise submitted by such party to any Governmental Entity with respect to the transactions contemplated herebyContemplated Transactions, and to submit promptly any additional information requested by any such Governmental Entity. (c) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Parent shall give the Company prompt (but no not later than within two (2) Business Days) written notice of any “demand letter” or any litigation initiated, or threatened or in writing against Parent and/or its directors relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby Contemplated Transactions (the “Transaction Litigation”) (including by providing copies of all pleadings with respect thereto) and keep the Company reasonably informed with respect to the status thereof. Parent will (i) give the Company the opportunity to participate in the defense, settlement or prosecution of any Transaction Litigation, (ii) consult with the Company with respect to the defense, settlement and prosecution of any Transaction Litigation, (iii) consider in good faith the Company’s advice with respect to such Transaction Litigation, Litigation and (iv) will not settle or consent or agree to settle or compromise any Transaction Litigation without the Company’s prior written consent (which such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). Without otherwise limiting the rights of current or former directors and officers of Parent with regard to the right to counsel, following the First Effective Time, current or former directors and officers of Parent with rights to indemnification as described in Section 7.5 shall be entitled to retain any counsel selected by such indemnified parties to defend any Transaction Litigation as it relates to such indemnified parties in accordance with Section 7.5.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Aerovate Therapeutics, Inc.)

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