Common use of Fiduciary Exception to No Solicitation or Negotiation Provision Clause in Contracts

Fiduciary Exception to No Solicitation or Negotiation Provision. Notwithstanding the limitations set forth in Section 5.3(a) and subject to Section 5.3(c), if after the date hereof the Company receives, prior to the Company Stockholder Approval being obtained, a bona fide, written Competing Proposal from any Person that did not result from a material breach of this Section 5.3, and the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and a financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation) that such Competing Proposal constitutes or would reasonably be expected to lead to a Superior Proposal, then the Company may (i) furnish information with respect to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries to the Person that has made such Competing Proposal, if, prior to so furnishing such information, the Company receives from such Person an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement; provided, in the case of this clause (i), that such information has previously been, or is substantially concurrently, made available to Parent, and (ii) engage in or otherwise participate in discussions or negotiations with the Person making such Competing Proposal regarding such Competing Proposal; provided, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), that at or prior to the first time that the Company furnishes any nonpublic information to or participates in any discussions or negotiations with any Person, the Company shall provide written notice to Parent of the identity of such Person and of the Company’s intention to furnish information to or participate in discussions or negotiations with such Person. The Company shall provide Parent with an accurate and complete copy of any Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement entered into pursuant to this Section 5.3(b) for informational purposes only within forty-eight (48) hours of execution thereof.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Allergan PLC), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Kythera Biopharmaceuticals Inc), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Allergan PLC)

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Fiduciary Exception to No Solicitation or Negotiation Provision. Notwithstanding the limitations set forth in Section 5.3(a6.2(a) and subject to Section 5.3(c6.2(c), if after the date hereof the Company receives, prior to the Company Stockholder Approval being obtainedAcceptance Time, a bona fide, unsolicited written Competing Proposal from any Person that did not result from a material breach of this Section 5.36.2, (i) the Company and its Representatives may contact such Person or group of Persons solely to clarify the terms and conditions thereof solely to determine whether such Competing Proposal constitutes or could reasonably be expected to lead to a Superior Proposal or to advise a Person that has made any such Competing Proposal of the terms and conditions of this Section 6.2, subject to the Company’s compliance with the terms and conditions hereof and (ii) if the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and a financial advisor of nationally recognized reputationadvisors) that such Competing Proposal constitutes or would could reasonably be expected to lead to a Superior Proposal, then the Company may (iA) furnish nonpublic information with respect to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries Subsidiary to the Person that has made such Competing Proposal, if, prior to so furnishing such information, the Company receives from such Person an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement; provided, in the case of this clause (iA), that such information has previously been, or is substantially concurrently, made available to Parent, and (iiB) engage in or otherwise participate in discussions or negotiations with the Person making such Competing Proposal regarding such Competing Proposal; provided, in the case of clauses (iA) and (iiB), that at or least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the first time that the Company furnishes furnishing any nonpublic information to or participates participating in any discussions or the initial substantive negotiations with any PersonPerson making such a Competing Proposal (or their Representatives), the Company shall provide written notice to Parent of the identity of such Person and of the Company’s intention to furnish nonpublic information to or participate in discussions or negotiations with such Person. The Company shall provide Parent with an accurate and complete copy of any Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement entered into pursuant to this Section 5.3(b6.2(b) for informational purposes only within forty-eight (48) hours of execution thereof.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Repros Therapeutics Inc.)

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Fiduciary Exception to No Solicitation or Negotiation Provision. Notwithstanding the limitations set forth in Section 5.3(a) and subject to Section 5.3(c), if after the date hereof the Company receives, prior to the Company Stockholder Approval being obtained, a bona fide, written Competing Proposal from any Person that did not result from a material breach of this Section 5.3, and the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with the Company’s 's outside legal counsel and a financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation) that such Competing Proposal constitutes or would reasonably be expected to lead to a Superior Proposal, then the Company may (i) furnish information with respect to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries to the Person that has made such Competing Proposal, if, prior to so furnishing such information, the Company receives from such Person an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement; provided, in the case of this clause (i), that such information has previously been, or is substantially concurrently, made available to Parent, and (ii) engage in or otherwise participate in discussions or negotiations with the Person making such Competing Proposal regarding such Competing Proposal; provided, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), that at or prior to the first time that the Company furnishes any nonpublic information to or participates in any discussions or negotiations with any Person, the Company shall provide written notice to Parent of the identity of such Person and of the Company’s 's intention to furnish information to or participate in discussions or negotiations with such Person. The Company shall provide Parent with an accurate and complete copy of any Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement entered into pursuant to this Section 5.3(b) for informational purposes only within forty-eight (48) hours of execution thereof.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Kythera Biopharmaceuticals Inc)

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