Illegal Payments. None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including any of its respective officers or directors) has taken or failed to take any action which would cause it to be in material violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the U.K. Anti-Bribery Act of 2010, the Unfair Competition Prevention Act of Japan or any similar anti-bribery or anti-corruption Law of any similar Law of any other jurisdiction, in each case as amended, or any rules or regulations thereunder. None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any third party acting on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, has offered, paid, promised to pay, or authorized, or will offer, pay, promise to pay, or authorize, directly or indirectly, the giving of money or anything of value to any Official, or to any other Person while knowing or being aware of a high probability that all or a portion of such money or thing of value will be offered, given or promised, directly or indirectly, to any Official, for the purpose of: (i) influencing any act or decision of such Official in his, her or its official capacity, including a decision to fail to perform his, her or its official duties or functions; or (ii) inducing such Official to use his, her or its influence with any Governmental Authority to affect or influence any act or decision of such Governmental Authority, or to obtain an improper advantage in order to assist the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any other Person in obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. For purposes of this Agreement, an “Official” shall include any appointed or elected official, any government employee, any political party, party official, or candidate for political office, or any officer, director or employee of any Governmental Authority.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (OvaScience, Inc.), Merger Agreement (Targacept Inc), Merger Agreement (Zalicus Inc.)
Illegal Payments. (a) None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including any of its respective officers or directors) has taken or failed to take any action which would cause it to be in violation in any material violation respect of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the U.K. Anti-Bribery Act of 2010, the Unfair Competition Prevention Act of Japan or any similar anti-bribery or anti-corruption Law of any similar Law law of any other jurisdiction, in each case as amended, or any rules or regulations thereunder. None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any third party acting on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, has offered, paid, promised to pay, or authorized, or will offer, pay, promise to pay, or authorize, directly or indirectly, the giving of money or anything of value to any Official, or to any other Person while knowing or being aware of a high probability that all or a portion of such money or thing of value will be offered, given or promised, directly or indirectly, to any Official, for the purpose of: (i) influencing any act or decision of such Official in his, her or its official capacity, including a decision to fail to perform his, her or its official duties or functions; or (ii) inducing such Official to use his, her or its influence with any Governmental Authority to affect or influence any act or decision of such Governmental Authority, or to obtain an improper advantage in order to assist the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any other Person in obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. .
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, an “Official” shall include any appointed or elected official, any government employee, any political party, party official, or candidate for political office, or any officer, director or employee of any Governmental Authority.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Spark Networks SE), Agreement and Plan of Merger
Illegal Payments. None of the Company Saffron or any of its Subsidiaries (including any of its respective officers or directors) has taken or failed to take any action which would cause it to be in material violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the U.K. Anti-Bribery Act of 2010, the Unfair Competition Prevention Act of Japan or any similar anti-bribery or anti-corruption Law of any similar Law of any other jurisdiction, in each case as amended, or any rules or regulations thereunder. None of the Company Saffron or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of the CompanySaffron, any third party acting on behalf of the Company Saffron or any of its Subsidiaries, has offered, paid, promised to pay, or authorized, or will offer, pay, promise to pay, or authorize, directly or indirectly, the giving of money or anything of value to any Official, or to any other Person while knowing or being aware of a high probability that all or a portion of such money or thing of value will be offered, given or promised, directly or indirectly, to any Official, for the purpose of: (i) influencing any act or decision of such Official in his, her or its official capacity, including a decision to fail to perform his, her or its official duties or functions; or (ii) inducing such Official to use his, her or its influence with any Governmental Authority to affect or influence any act or decision of such Governmental Authority, or to obtain an improper advantage in order to assist the CompanySaffron, any of its Subsidiaries or any other Person in obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, the Company Saffron or any of its Subsidiaries. For purposes of this Agreement, an “Official” shall include any appointed or elected official, any government employee, any political party, party official, or candidate for political office, or any officer, director or employee of any Governmental Authority.
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Illegal Payments. None of the Company or any of its the Company Subsidiaries (including any of its respective officers or directors) has taken or failed to take any action which would cause it to be in material violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the U.K. Anti-Bribery Act of 2010, the Unfair Competition Prevention Act of Japan or any similar anti-bribery or anti-corruption Law of any similar Law of any other jurisdiction, in each case as amended, or any rules or regulations thereunder. None of the Company or any of its the Company Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge knowledge of the Company, any third party acting on behalf of the Company or any of its the Company Subsidiaries, has offered, paid, promised to pay, or authorized, or will offer, pay, promise to pay, or authorize, directly or indirectly, the giving of money or anything of value to any Official, or to any other Person while knowing or being aware of a high probability that all or a portion of such money or thing of value will be offered, given or promised, directly or indirectly, to any Official, for the purpose of: (i) influencing any act or decision of such Official in his, her or its official capacity, including a decision to fail to perform his, her or its official duties or functions; or (ii) inducing such Official to use his, her or its influence with any Governmental Authority Entity to affect or influence any act or decision of such Governmental AuthorityEntity, or to obtain an improper advantage in order to assist the Company, any of its the Company Subsidiaries or any other Person in obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, the Company or any of its the Company Subsidiaries. For purposes of this Agreement, an “Official” shall include any appointed or elected official, any government employee, any political party, party official, or candidate for political office, or any officer, director or employee of any Governmental AuthorityEntity.
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Samples: Business Combination Agreement (KBL Merger Corp. Iv)
Illegal Payments. None of the Company Chardonnay or any of its Subsidiaries (including any of its respective officers or directors) has taken or failed to take any action which would cause it to be in violation in any material violation respect of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the U.K. Anti-Bribery Act of 2010, the Unfair Competition Prevention Act of Japan or any similar anti-bribery or anti-corruption Law of any similar Law of any other jurisdiction, in each case as amended, or any rules or regulations thereunder. None of the Company Chardonnay or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of the CompanyChardonnay, any third party acting on behalf of the Company Chardonnay or any of its Subsidiaries, has offered, paid, promised to pay, or authorized, or will offer, pay, promise to pay, or authorize, directly or indirectly, the giving of money or anything of value to any Official, or to any other Person while knowing or being aware of a high probability that all or a portion of such money or thing of value will be offered, given or promised, directly or indirectly, to any Official, for the purpose of: (i) influencing any act or decision of such Official in his, her or its official capacity, including a decision to fail to perform his, her or its official duties or functions; or (ii) inducing such Official to use his, her or its influence with any Governmental Authority to affect or influence any act or decision of such Governmental Authority, or to obtain an improper advantage in order to assist the CompanyChardonnay, any of its Subsidiaries or any other Person in obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, the Company Chardonnay or any of its Subsidiaries. For purposes of this Agreement, an “Official” shall include any appointed or elected official, any government employee, any political party, party official, or candidate for political office, or any officer, director or employee of any Governmental Authority.
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Illegal Payments. None Neither Seller nor any of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries Acquired Companies (including any of its their respective officers officers, directors or directorsemployees) has taken taken, promised to take, or failed to take any action which would cause it to be in material violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the U.K. Anti-Bribery Improper Solicitation and Graft Act of 2010Korea, the Unfair Competition Prevention Act of Japan or any similar anti-bribery or anti-corruption Law of or any similar Law of any other jurisdiction, in each case case, as amended, or any rules or regulations thereunder. None Neither Seller nor any of the Company or Acquired Companies (including any of its Subsidiaries ortheir respective officers, directors or employees), nor, to the Knowledge of the CompanySeller, any third party acting on behalf of the Company Seller or any of its Subsidiariesthe Acquired Companies, has offered, paid, promised to pay, or authorized, or will offer, pay, promise to pay, or authorize, authorize directly or indirectly, the giving of money or anything of value to any Official, or to any other Person while knowing or being aware of a high probability that all or a portion of such money or thing of value will be offered, given or promised, directly or indirectly, to any Official, for the purpose of: (i) influencing any act or decision of such Official in his, her or its official capacity, including a decision to fail to perform his, her or its official duties or functions; or (ii) inducing such Official to use his, her or its influence with any Governmental Authority to affect or influence any act or decision of such Governmental Authority, or to obtain an improper advantage in order to assist the CompanySeller, any of its Subsidiaries the Acquired Companies or any other Person in obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, the Company Seller or any of its Subsidiariesthe Acquired Companies. For purposes of this Agreement, an “Official” shall include any appointed or elected official, any government employee, any political party, party official, or candidate for political office, or any officer, director or employee of any Governmental Authority.
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Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (AquaVenture Holdings LTD)
Illegal Payments. None of the Company Talos or any of its Subsidiaries (including any of its respective officers or directors) has taken or failed to take any action which would cause it to be in material violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the U.K. Anti-Bribery Act of 2010, the Unfair Competition Prevention Act of Japan or any similar anti-bribery or anti-corruption Law of any similar Law of any other jurisdiction, in each case as amended, or any rules or regulations thereunder. None of the Company Talos or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of the CompanyTalos, any third party acting on behalf of the Company Talos or any of its Subsidiaries, has offered, paid, promised to pay, or authorized, or will offer, pay, promise to pay, or authorize, directly or indirectly, the giving of money or anything of value to any Official, or to any other Person while knowing or being aware of a high probability that all or a portion of such money or thing of value will be offered, given or promised, directly or indirectly, to any Official, for the purpose of: (i) influencing any act or decision of such Official in his, her or its official capacity, including a decision to fail to perform his, her or its official duties or functions; or (ii) inducing such Official to use his, her or its influence with any Governmental Authority to affect or influence any act or decision of such Governmental Authority, or to obtain an improper advantage in order to assist the CompanyTalos, any of its Subsidiaries or any other Person in obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, the Company Talos or any of its Subsidiaries. For purposes of this Agreement, an “Official” shall include any appointed or elected official, any government employee, any political party, party official, or candidate for political office, or any officer, director or employee of any Governmental Authority.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Targacept Inc)
Illegal Payments. None of the Company Riesling or any of its Subsidiaries (including any of its respective officers or directors) has taken or failed to take any action which would cause it to be in violation in any material violation respect of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the U.K. Anti-Bribery Act of 2010, the Unfair Competition Prevention Act of Japan or any similar anti-bribery or anti-corruption Law of any similar Law of any other jurisdiction, in each case as amended, or any rules or regulations thereunder. None of the Company Riesling or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of the CompanyRiesling, any third party acting on behalf of the Company Riesling or any of its Subsidiaries, has offered, paid, promised to pay, or authorized, or will offer, pay, promise to pay, or authorize, directly or indirectly, the giving of money or anything of value to any Official, or to any other Person while knowing or being aware of a high probability that all or a portion of such money or thing of value will be offered, given or promised, directly or indirectly, to any Official, for the purpose of: (i) influencing any act or decision of such Official in his, her or its official capacity, including a decision to fail to perform his, her or its official duties or functions; or (ii) inducing such Official to use his, her or its influence with any Governmental Authority to affect or influence any act or decision of such Governmental Authority, or to obtain an improper advantage in order to assist the CompanyRiesling, any of its Subsidiaries or any other Person in obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, the Company Riesling or any of its Subsidiaries. For purposes of this Agreement, an “Official” shall include any appointed or elected official, any government employee, any political party, party official, or candidate for political office, or any officer, director or employee of any Governmental Authority.
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