Common use of Further Action; Efforts Clause in Contracts

Further Action; Efforts. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each party will use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and regulations to consummate the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as practicable and no party hereto shall take or cause to be taken any action which would reasonably be expected to prevent, impede or delay the consummation of the Mergers. (b) In furtherance and not in limitation of the covenants of the parties contained in Section 7.7(a), if any objections are asserted with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby under any Law or if any suit is instituted (or threatened to be instituted) by any U.S. or foreign Governmental Body or any private party challenging any of the transactions contemplated hereby or which would otherwise prevent, materially impede or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, each of Parent, each Merger Sub, BioLite, and BioKey shall use commercially reasonable efforts to resolve any such objections or suits so as to permit consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. (c) In the event that any administrative or judicial investigation, suit, action or other proceeding is instituted (or threatened to be instituted) by a Governmental Body or private party challenging the Mergers or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement, or any other agreement contemplated hereby, or that otherwise would reasonably be expected to prevent, impede or delay the Mergers, or any such transaction or the satisfaction of any condition set forth in ARTICLE 8, each of Parent, each Merger Sub, BioLite and BioKey shall cooperate in good faith with each other and use its respective commercially reasonable efforts to contest and resist any such action or proceeding and to have vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned any decree, judgment, injunction or other order, whether temporary, preliminary or permanent, that is in effect and that prohibits, prevents or restricts consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (American BriVision (Holding) Corp), Agreement and Plan of Merger (American BriVision (Holding) Corp)

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Further Action; Efforts. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each party will use commercially its 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 under applicable laws and regulations Law to consummate the Mergers Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as practicable and no party hereto shall take or cause to be taken any action which would reasonably be expected to prevent, impede or delay the consummation of the MergersAgreement. (b) In furtherance and not in limitation of the covenants of the parties contained in Section 7.7(a7.5(a), if any objections are asserted with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby under any Law or if any suit is instituted (or threatened to be instituted) by any U.S. or foreign Governmental Body Entity or any private party challenging any of the transactions contemplated hereby or which that would otherwise prevent, materially impede or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, each of Parent, each Merger Sub, BioLite, Sub and BioKey the Company shall use commercially its reasonable best efforts to resolve any such objections or suits so as to permit consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including in order to resolve such objections or suits that, in any case if not resolved, would reasonably be expected to prevent, materially impede or materially delay the consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby, including selling, holding separate or otherwise disposing of or conducting its business in a manner that would resolve such objections or suits or agreeing to sell, hold separate or otherwise dispose of or conduct its business in a manner that would resolve such objections or suits or permitting the sale, holding separate or other disposition of, any of its assets or the assets of its subsidiaries or the conducting of its business in a manner that would resolve such objections or suits. Without excluding other possibilities, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be deemed to be materially delayed if unresolved objections or suits delay or would reasonably be expected to delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby beyond the Termination Date. (c) In the event that any administrative or judicial investigation, suit, action or other proceeding is instituted (or threatened to be instituted) by a Governmental Body Entity or private party challenging the Mergers Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement, or any other agreement contemplated hereby, or that otherwise would reasonably be expected to prevent, impede or delay the Mergers, or any such transaction or the satisfaction of any condition set forth in ARTICLE 8, each of Parent, each Merger Sub, BioLite Sub and BioKey the Company shall cooperate in good faith all respects with each other and use its respective commercially reasonable best efforts to contest and resist any such action or proceeding and to have vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned any decree, judgment, injunction or other order, whether temporary, preliminary or permanent, that is in effect and that prohibits, prevents or restricts consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. (d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in connection with obtaining any approval or consent from any person (other than a Governmental Entity) with respect to the Merger, (i) without the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), none of the Company or any of its subsidiaries shall pay or commit to pay to such person whose approval or consent is being solicited any cash or other consideration in excess of $1,000, make any commitment or incur any liability or other obligation in excess of $1,000 due to such person and (ii) no party or its affiliates shall be required to pay or commit to pay to such person whose approval or consent is being solicited any cash or other consideration, make any commitment or incur any liability or other obligation (provided, however, that such party shall give the other parties hereto the opportunity to make such payments). (e) As promptly as practicable and in any event prior to the Closing, the Company shall provide Parent with satisfactory evidence that the Company and its subsidiaries have used its commercially reasonable efforts to execute any instruments, send any notices and take any other actions that are, in each case, (i) reasonably requested by Parent in connection with its efforts to obtain the Additional Financing, (ii) capable of being effectuated within the period commencing on the date of the request and ending on the Termination Date and (iii) so requested to comply with the provisions of the Federal Assignment of Claims Act in respect of any Material Contract with a Governmental Entity. (f) Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Agreement, nothing in this Section 7.5 shall limit a party’s right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1(b) so long as such party has, until the time of such termination, complied in all material respects with its obligations under this Section 7.5.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Ace Comm Corp), Merger Agreement (Ace Comm Corp)

Further Action; Efforts. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each party will use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and regulations to consummate the Mergers Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as practicable and no party hereto shall take or cause to be taken any action which would reasonably be expected to prevent, impede or delay the consummation of the MergersMerger. (b) In furtherance and not in limitation of the covenants of the parties contained in Section 7.7(a6.6(a), if any objections are asserted with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby under any Law or if any suit is instituted (or threatened to be instituted) by any U.S. or foreign Governmental Body or any private party challenging any of the transactions contemplated hereby or which would otherwise prevent, materially impede or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, each of Parent, each Merger Sub, BioLite, Sub and BioKey the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to resolve any such objections or suits so as to permit consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. (c) In Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 6.6(c), in the event that any administrative or judicial investigation, suit, action or other proceeding is instituted (or threatened to be instituted) by a Governmental Body or private party challenging the Mergers Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement, or any other agreement contemplated hereby, or that otherwise would reasonably be expected to prevent, impede or delay the MergersMerger, or any such transaction or the satisfaction of any condition set forth in ARTICLE 87, each of Parent, each Merger Sub, BioLite Sub and BioKey the Company shall cooperate in good faith with each other and use its respective commercially reasonable efforts to contest and resist any such action or proceeding and to have vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned any decree, judgment, injunction or other order, whether temporary, preliminary or permanent, that is in effect and that prohibits, prevents or restricts consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (National Holdings Corp)

Further Action; Efforts. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each party Party will use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and regulations to consummate the Mergers Acquisition and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as practicable and no party hereto shall take or cause to be taken any action which would reasonably be expected to prevent, impede or delay the consummation of the MergersAcquisition. (ba) In furtherance and not in limitation of the covenants of the parties Parties contained in Section 7.7(a), if any objections are asserted with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby under any Law or if any suit is instituted (or threatened to be instituted) by any U.S. or foreign Governmental Body or any private party challenging any of the transactions contemplated hereby or which would otherwise prevent, materially impede or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, each of Parent, each Merger SubWFOE, BioLiteTarget, and BioKey each Target Shareholder shall use commercially reasonable efforts to resolve any such objections or suits so as to permit consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. (cb) In the event that any administrative or judicial investigation, suit, action or other proceeding is instituted (or threatened to be instituted) by a Governmental Body or private party challenging the Mergers or any other transaction transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or any other agreement contemplated hereby, or that otherwise would reasonably be expected to prevent, impede or delay the Mergers, or any such transaction Acquisition or the satisfaction of any condition set forth in ARTICLE 8, each of Parent, each Merger Sub, BioLite Target and BioKey Target Shareholder shall cooperate in good faith with each other and use its respective commercially reasonable efforts to contest and resist any such action or proceeding and to have vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned any decree, judgment, injunction or other order, whether temporary, preliminary or permanent, that is in effect and that prohibits, prevents or restricts consummation of the transactions Acquisition contemplated by this Agreement.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Business Acquisition Agreement (China VTV LTD)

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Further Action; Efforts. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each party will use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and regulations to consummate the Mergers Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as practicable and no party hereto shall take or cause to be taken any action which would reasonably be expected to prevent, impede or delay the consummation of the MergersMerger. (b) In furtherance and not in limitation of the covenants of the parties contained in Section 7.7(a), herein if any objections are asserted with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby under any Law or if any suit is instituted (or threatened to be instituted) by any U.S. or foreign Governmental Body or any private party challenging any of the transactions contemplated hereby or which would otherwise prevent, materially impede or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, each of Parent, each Merger Sub, BioLite, Sub and BioKey the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to resolve any such objections or suits so as to permit consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. (c) In Subject to the limitations set forth herein, in the event that any administrative or judicial investigation, suit, action or other proceeding is instituted (or threatened to be instituted) by a Governmental Body or private party challenging the Mergers Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement, or any other agreement contemplated hereby, or that otherwise would reasonably be expected to prevent, impede or delay the MergersMerger, or any such transaction or the satisfaction of any condition set forth in ARTICLE 8condition, each of Parent, each Merger Sub, BioLite Sub and BioKey the Company shall cooperate in good faith with each other and use its respective commercially reasonable efforts to contest and resist any such action or proceeding and to have vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned any decree, judgment, injunction or other order, whether temporary, preliminary or permanent, that is in effect and that prohibits, prevents or restricts consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (SpineZ)

Further Action; Efforts. (a) Subject to Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, each party will of the parties shall use commercially its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, and cooperate with each other in order to do, all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and regulations Law (including under any Antitrust Law) to consummate the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as at the earliest practicable date, including: (i) causing the preparation and no party hereto shall take or cause filing of all forms, registrations and notices required to be taken filed to consummate the Merger; (ii) using reasonable best efforts to defend all lawsuits and other proceedings by or before any action which would reasonably be expected to prevent, impede Governmental Entity challenging this Agreement or delay the consummation of the Mergers. Merger; and (biii) In furtherance and not in limitation of the covenants of the parties contained in Section 7.7(a), if using reasonable best efforts to resolve any objections are objection asserted with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby under this Agreement under any Antitrust Law or if any suit is instituted (or threatened to be instituted) raised by any U.S. Governmental Entity and to prevent the entry of any court order, and to have vacated, lifted, reversed or foreign overturned any judgment, order, injunction, ruling, writ, decree or other action of any Governmental Body or any private party challenging any of the transactions contemplated hereby or which Entity that would otherwise prevent, materially impede prohibit, restrict or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated herebyby this Agreement. In furtherance thereof, each of the Company shall, if requested by Parent, each Merger Sub, BioLite, and BioKey shall use commercially reasonable efforts to resolve obtain all necessary or appropriate consents, waivers and approvals and give any required notices under any Contracts to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party in connection with this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, that the Company shall not be required to pay any consent or other similar fee, or other similar payment or other consideration to obtain the consent, waiver or approval of any Person under any Contract, and, for the avoidance of doubt, no such objections consent, waiver, approval or suits so notice shall be a condition to any party’s obligation to consummate the Merger hereunder. (b) If a party receives a request for information or documentary material from any Governmental Entity with respect to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, then such party shall in good faith make, or cause to be made, as soon as reasonably practicable and after consultation with the other party, a response which is, at a minimum, in substantial compliance with such request. (c) The parties shall keep each other apprised of the status of matters relating to the completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and work cooperatively in connection with obtaining the approvals of or clearances from each applicable Governmental Entity, including: (i) cooperating with each other in connection with filings required to be made by any party under any Antitrust Law and liaising with each other in relation to each step of the procedure before the relevant Governmental Entities and as to permit the contents of all communications with such Governmental Entities. In particular, to the extent permitted by Law or Governmental Entity, no party will make any notification in relation to the transactions contemplated hereunder without first providing the other party with a copy of such notification in draft form and giving such other party a reasonable opportunity to discuss its content before it is filed with the relevant Governmental Entities, and such first party shall consider and take account of all reasonable comments timely made by the other party in this respect; (ii) furnishing to the other party all information within its possession that is required for any application or other filing to be made by the other party pursuant to the applicable Law in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) promptly notifying each other of any communications from or with any Governmental Entity with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and ensuring to the extent permitted by Law or Governmental Entity that each of the parties is entitled to attend any meetings with or other appearances before any Governmental Entity with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (iv) consulting and cooperating with one another in connection with all analyses, appearances, presentations, memoranda, briefs, arguments, opinions and proposals made or submitted by or on behalf of any party hereto in connection with proceedings under or relating to the Antitrust Laws; and (v) without prejudice to any rights of the parties hereunder, consulting and cooperating in all respects with the other in defending all lawsuits and other proceedings by or before any Governmental Entity challenging this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. (cd) In Notwithstanding the event that any administrative or judicial investigationforegoing, suitcommercially and/or competitively sensitive information and materials of a party will be provided to the other party on an outside counsel-only basis while, action or to the extent feasible, making a version in which the commercial and/or competitively sensitive information has been redacted available to the other proceeding is instituted party. (or threatened to be institutede) by a Governmental Body or private party challenging the Mergers or any other transaction contemplated by For purposes of this Agreement, or “Antitrust Law” means the Xxxxxxx Act, as amended, the Xxxxxxx Act, as amended, the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, the Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended, any other agreement contemplated hereby, or that otherwise would reasonably be expected to prevent, impede or delay filings required under the Mergers, or any such transaction or the satisfaction applicable requirements of any condition set forth in ARTICLE 8, each of Parent, each Merger Sub, BioLite and BioKey shall cooperate in good faith with each other and use its respective commercially reasonable efforts to contest and resist any such action or proceeding and to have vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned any decree, judgment, injunction antitrust or other ordercompetition laws of jurisdictions other than the United States or investment laws relating to foreign ownership, whether temporaryand all other Laws that are designed or intended to prohibit, preliminary restrict or permanent, that is in regulate actions having the purpose or effect and that prohibits, prevents of monopolization or restricts consummation restraint of the transactions contemplated by this Agreementtrade or lessening of competition through merger or acquisition.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Red Lion Hotels CORP)

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