Intervening Event. Notwithstanding anything contrary set forth in this Agreement, other than in connection with a Competing Proposal (which shall be subject to Section 5.04(b) and shall not be subject to this Section 5.04(c)) and prior to the time the Company Stockholder Approval is obtained, the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) may effect a Change of Company Recommendation in response to the occurrence of an Intervening Event if the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel (x) that an Intervening Event has occurred and is continuing and (y) that the failure to effect a Change of Company Recommendation in response to such Intervening Event would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, in each case only if: (i) the Company has first given Parent advance written notice at least three (3) Business Days prior to taking such action of its intention to take such action, specifying the reasons therefor and including a reasonably detailed description of such Intervening Event (it being agreed that the delivery of such notice and the public announcement of such delivery shall not constitute a Change of Company Recommendation), (ii) prior to effecting such Change of Company Recommendation, the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, negotiate with Parent in good faith (to the extent Parent requests in writing to so negotiate) during such three (3) Business Day period to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would obviate the basis for a Change of Company Recommendation, and (iii) following the end of such three (3) Business Day period, the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and after considering any written, binding and irrevocable amendments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed by Parent during such three (3) Business Day period, that the failure to make a Change of Company Recommendation would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Pc Tel Inc), Merger Agreement (Pc Tel Inc), Merger Agreement (Pc Tel Inc)
Intervening Event. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this AgreementSection 6.2(c), the board of directors of the Company, on the one hand, and the board of directors of Parent, on the other than in connection with a Competing Proposal (which shall be subject to Section 5.04(b) and shall not be subject to this Section 5.04(c)) and hand, may at any time prior to (but not after) obtaining the time Requisite Company Vote (in the case of the Company) or the Requisite Parent Vote (in the case of Parent) effect an Adverse Company Recommendation Change or Adverse Parent Recommendation Change, respectively, if (i) a Company Intervening Event (in the case of the Company) or Parent Intervening Event (in the case of Parent) occurs and (ii) the board of directors of the Company Stockholder Approval is obtained, (in the case of a Company Board Intervening Event) or Parent (or any duly authorized committee thereof) may effect in the case of a Change of Company Recommendation in response to the occurrence of an Parent Intervening Event if the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereofEvent) determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s its outside legal counsel (x) that an Intervening Event has occurred and is continuing and (y) financial advisor, that the failure to effect a Change of an Adverse Company Recommendation Change (in the case of the Company) or an Adverse Parent Recommendation Change (in the case of Parent) in response to such Company Intervening Event or Parent Intervening Event, respectively, would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, ; provided that the board of directors of the Party in each case only if: (i) the respect of which such Company has first given Parent advance written notice at least three (3) Business Days prior to taking such action of its intention to take such action, specifying the reasons therefor and including a reasonably detailed description of such Intervening Event (it being agreed that in the case of the Company) or Parent Intervening Event (in the case of Parent) occurs has first (x) caused such Party to provide the other Party at least four Business Days’ prior written notice of its intent to effect such an Adverse Company Recommendation Change or Adverse Parent Recommendation Change, which shall specify in reasonable detail the circumstances related to such determination, (y) caused such Party and its Representatives to negotiate, to the extent the other Party so wishes to negotiate, during such four Business Day period following delivery of such notice and the public announcement of such delivery shall not constitute a Change of Company Recommendation)notice, (ii) prior to effecting such Change of Company Recommendation, the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, negotiate with Parent in good faith (with the other Party concerning any revisions to the extent Parent requests in writing to so negotiate) during such three (3) Business Day period to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would obviate that the basis for a Change of other Party wishes to propose in response to such Company RecommendationIntervening Event or Parent Intervening Event, and (iiiz) following the end of such three after complying with clause (3x) Business Day periodand clause (y), the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines determined in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s its outside legal counsel and after considering any written, binding and irrevocable amendments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed by Parent during such three (3) Business Day periodfinancial advisor, that the failure to make a Change of effect an Adverse Company Recommendation would Change (in the case of the Company) or Adverse Parent Recommendation Change (in the case of Parent) in response to such Company Intervening Event or Parent Intervening Event, respectively, continues to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable LawLaw after taking into account any changes committed in writing to be made to this Agreement by the other Party.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Ak Steel Holding Corp), Merger Agreement (Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.), Merger Agreement (Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.)
Intervening Event. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreementherein, other than in connection with a Competing Proposal (which shall be subject to Section 5.04(b) and shall not be subject to this Section 5.04(c)) and prior to the time Offer Closing, the Board of Directors of the Company Stockholder Approval is obtained, the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) may effect a Company Adverse Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation in response to the any material development, fact, change, event, effect, occurrence of an Intervening Event if or circumstance with respect to the Company (excluding the Company exceeding internal or published projections, forecasts or revenue or earning predictions for any period, it being understood that the facts or occurrences giving rise or contributing to the Company’s ability to exceed such projections, forecasts or predictions shall not be so excluded) that (A) does not relate to an Acquisition Proposal, and (B) is not known or reasonably foreseeable (or the material consequences of which are not known or reasonably foreseeable) to the Company or the Board of Directors of the Company as of the date hereof if (1) the Board of Directors of the Company (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines has determined in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s its financial advisor and outside legal counsel (x) counsel, that an Intervening Event has occurred and is continuing and (y) that the failure to effect a Change of Company Recommendation in response take such action would be reasonably likely to such Intervening Event would be inconsistent with its the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law, in each case only if: Law and (i2) the Company has first given Parent advance written notice at least three (3) Business Days prior to taking such action action, the Board of Directors of the Company (or any committee thereof) has given Parent at least three Business Days’ prior written notice of its intention to take such action, specifying action which notice shall identify the reasons therefor and including a reasonably detailed description of such Intervening Event (it being agreed that for the delivery of such notice and the public announcement of such delivery shall not constitute a Change of proposed Company Recommendation), (ii) prior to effecting such Change of Company Recommendation, the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, negotiate with Parent in good faith (to the extent Parent requests in writing to so negotiate) during such three (3) Business Day period to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would obviate the basis for a Change of Company RecommendationAdverse Recommendation Change, and (iii3) following the end of such three (3) Business Day notice period, the Board of Directors of the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines shall have considered in good faith any revisions to this Agreement proposed in writing by Parent and shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s its financial advisor and outside legal counsel and after considering any written, binding and irrevocable amendments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed by Parent during such three (3) Business Day periodcounsel, that the failure to make a effect such Company Adverse Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with its the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law. For the avoidance of doubt, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change pursuant to this Section 7.02(f) shall not give rise to any termination right for the Company.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Campbell Thomas J), Merger Agreement (Michael Baker Corp), Merger Agreement (Michael Baker Corp)
Intervening Event. Notwithstanding anything contrary set forth in this Agreement, other Other than in connection with a Competing Proposal (which shall be subject to Section 5.04(b) and shall not be subject to this Section 5.04(c)) and Superior Proposal, at any time prior to receipt of the time the Company Stockholder Approval is obtainedApproval, the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) may effect a an Adverse Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation in response to the occurrence of an Intervening Event if the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines in good faith, faith (after consultation with the Company’s financial advisor and outside legal counsel (x) that an Intervening Event has occurred and is continuing and (y) counsel), that the failure to effect a Change of Company Recommendation in response to such Intervening Event do so would be inconsistent with its fiduciary the duties of the directors of the Company Board under applicable Law; provided, in each case only if: however, that the Company Board (or any committee thereof) shall not make such an Adverse Recommendation Change unless:
(i) the Company has first given Parent advance provided prior written notice to Parent at least three (3) four Business Days prior in advance to taking such action of its intention the effect that the Company Board has (A) so determined and (B) resolved to take such actioneffect an Adverse Recommendation Change pursuant to this Section 7.3(f), specifying which notice will specify and describe the reasons therefor facts and including a reasonably detailed description of such circumstances relating to the applicable Intervening Event (it being agreed that the delivery of such notice in reasonable detail and the public announcement of factual bases for the Company Board’s determination that such delivery shall not events or circumstances constitute a Change of Company Recommendation), an Intervening Event;
(ii) prior to effecting such Change of Company Recommendationan Adverse Recommendation Change, the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, negotiate must have negotiated with Parent and its Representatives in good faith during the four Business Day period following Parent’s receipt of such notice and ending at 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on such fourth Business Day (the “Notice of Intervening Event Period”) (to the extent that Parent requests in writing desires to so negotiate) during such three (3) Business Day period to make allow Parent to propose such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would obviate the basis for a Change of Company Recommendation, and (iii) following the end of such three (3) Business Day period, the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and after considering any written, binding and irrevocable amendments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement to obviate the need to effect an Adverse Recommendation Change in response to such Intervening Event; and
(iii) following the Notice of Intervening Event Period, the Company Board shall have determined (after consultation with the Company’s financial advisor and outside legal counsel and taking into account Parent’s proposed by Parent during such three (3revisions to the terms and conditions of this Agreement) Business Day period, in good faith that the failure to make a an Adverse Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation in response to such Intervening Event would continue to be inconsistent with its fiduciary the duties of the directors of the Company Board under applicable LawLaw if the revisions proposed by Parent were given effect.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (American Campus Communities Inc), Merger Agreement (American Campus Communities Inc), Merger Agreement (Resource REIT, Inc.)
Intervening Event. Notwithstanding anything contrary set forth in this Agreement, other than in connection with a Competing Proposal (which shall be subject to Section 5.04(b) and shall not be subject to this Section 5.04(c)) and prior to the time the Company Stockholder Approval is obtainedcontrary contained in Section 5.03(a), the Company Board (or may at any duly authorized committee thereof) may time prior to the receipt of the Requisite Company Vote effect a Company Adverse Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation in response to the occurrence of an Intervening Event if (i) the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines determines, in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s its financial advisors and outside legal counsel (x) counsel, that an Intervening Event has occurred and is continuing and (yii) that the failure to effect a Company Adverse Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation in response to such Intervening Event would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties to the stockholders of the Company under applicable Law; provided, in each case only if: however, that such Company Adverse Recommendation Change shall not occur unless (iA) the Company has first shall have given Parent advance written notice advising Parent of the material information and facts relating to such Intervening Event, and that the Company Board intends to hold a meeting to consider and determine whether to make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change in response to such Intervening Event, at least three five (35) Business Days Days’ prior to taking any such action meeting of its intention to take such action, specifying the reasons therefor and including a reasonably detailed description of such Intervening Event (it being agreed that the delivery of such notice and the public announcement of such delivery shall not constitute a Change of Company Recommendation)Board, (iiB) prior to effecting during such Change of Company Recommendationfive (5)-Business Day period, the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, negotiate with Parent has negotiated in good faith with Parent (to the extent Parent requests in writing wishes to so negotiate) during such three (3) Business Day period to make such adjustments in to the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would obviate the basis need for the Company Board to effect a Change of Company RecommendationAdverse Recommendation Change, and (iiiC) following at the end of such three five (35) Business Day period, the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s its financial advisors and outside legal counsel and taking into account any adjustments offered by Parent to the terms and conditions of this Agreement) makes a determination described in this clause (ii) that the failure of the Company Board to make such a Company Adverse Recommendation Change in response to such Intervening Event would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties to the stockholders of the Company under applicable Law; provided, further, that each time any material amendment, modification or change to the Intervening Event occurs (whether before or after considering any writtenthe Company Board makes such a determination), binding the Company shall notify Parent of such material amendment, modification or change in writing and irrevocable amendments such written notice shall commence a new five (5)-Business Day period during which the Company shall negotiate in good faith with Parent (to the extent Parent wishes to so negotiate) adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed by Parent during as contemplated above (it being understood that there may be multiple such three (3) Business Day period, that the failure to make a Change of Company Recommendation would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Lawextensions).
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Samples: Merger Agreement (SPAR Group, Inc.), Merger Agreement (SPAR Group, Inc.)
Intervening Event. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this AgreementSection 6.2(c), the board of directors of the Company, on the one hand, and Parent, on the other than in connection with a Competing Proposal (which shall be subject to Section 5.04(b) and shall not be subject to this Section 5.04(c)) and hand, may at any time prior to (but not after) obtaining the time Requisite Company Vote (in the case of the Company) or the Requisite Parent Vote (in the case of Parent) effect an Adverse Company Recommendation Change or Adverse Parent Recommendation Change, respectively, if (i) a Company Intervening Event (in the case of the Company) or Parent Intervening Event (in the case of Parent) occurs and (ii) the board of directors of the Company Stockholder Approval is obtained, (in the case of a Company Board Intervening Event) or Parent (or any duly authorized committee thereof) may effect in the case of a Change of Company Recommendation in response to the occurrence of an Parent Intervening Event if the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereofEvent) determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s its outside legal counsel (x) that an Intervening Event has occurred and is continuing and (y) financial advisor, that the failure to effect a Change of an Adverse Company Recommendation Change (in the case of the Company) or an Adverse Parent Recommendation Change (in the case of Parent) in response to such Company Intervening Event or Parent Intervening Event would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, Delaware law; provided that the board of directors of the Party in each case only if: (i) the respect of which such Company has first given Parent advance written notice at least three (3) Business Days prior to taking such action of its intention to take such action, specifying the reasons therefor and including a reasonably detailed description of such Intervening Event (it being agreed that in the case of the Company) or Parent Intervening Event (in the case of Parent) has first (x) caused such Party to provide the other Party at least four Business Days’ prior written notice of its intent to effect such an Adverse Company Recommendation Change or Adverse Parent Recommendation Change, which shall specify in reasonable detail the circumstances related to such determination, (y) caused such Party and its Representatives to negotiate, to the extent the other Party so wishes to negotiate, during such four Business Day period following delivery of such notice and the public announcement of such delivery shall not constitute a Change of Company Recommendation)notice, (ii) prior to effecting such Change of Company Recommendation, the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, negotiate with Parent in good faith (with the other Party concerning any revisions to the extent Parent requests in writing to so negotiate) during such three (3) Business Day period to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would obviate that the basis for a Change of other Party wishes to propose in response to such Company Recommendation, Intervening Event or Parent Intervening Event and (iiiz) following the end of such three after complying with clause (3x) Business Day periodand clause (y), the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines determined in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s its outside legal counsel and after considering any written, binding and irrevocable amendments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed by Parent during such three (3) Business Day periodfinancial advisor, that the failure to make a Change of effect an Adverse Company Recommendation would Change (in the case of the Company) or Adverse Parent Recommendation Change (in the case of Parent) in response to such Company Intervening Event or Parent Intervening Event continues to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable LawDelaware law after taking into account any changes committed in writing to be made to this Agreement and the Voting Agreement by the other Party.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Andeavor), Merger Agreement (Marathon Petroleum Corp)
Intervening Event. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in clause 3.2 or elsewhere in this Agreement, other than in connection with a Competing Proposal (which shall be subject to Section 5.04(b) and shall not be subject to this Section 5.04(c)) and upon the occurrence of any Intervening Event, the Boards may, at any time prior to the time End of the Acceptance Period, make an Adverse Recommendation Change, or authorize, resolve, agree or propose publicly to take any such action, only if all of the following conditions are met:
(a) the Company Stockholder Approval is obtainedshall have (i) provided to the Buyer four (4) Business Days' prior written notice, which shall (1) set forth in reasonable detail information describing the Intervening Event and the rationale for the Adverse Recommendation Change and (2) state expressly that, subject to clause (b) below, the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) may Boards have determined to effect a an Adverse Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation in response to and the occurrence of an Intervening Event if the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines Boards shall have determined, in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s its outside legal counsel (x) that an Intervening Event has occurred and is continuing and (y) financial advisors, that the failure to effect a an Adverse Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation in response to such Intervening Event would be inconsistent with its the respective fiduciary duties of the Boards under applicable Law, in each case only if: (i) the Company has first given Parent advance written notice at least three (3) Business Days prior to taking such action Laws of its intention to take such action, specifying the reasons therefor Netherlands and including a reasonably detailed description of such Intervening Event (it being agreed that the delivery of such notice and the public announcement of such delivery shall not constitute a Change of Company Recommendation), (ii) prior to effecting making such Change of Company Recommendationan Adverse Recommendation Change, to the Company shallextent requested in writing by the Buyer, and shall cause its Representatives to, negotiate with Parent engaged in good faith (to negotiations with the extent Parent requests in writing to so negotiate) Buyer during such three four (34) Business Day period to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of amend this Agreement as in response to the Intervening Event in such a manner that the failure of any of the Boards to effect an Adverse Recommendation Change in response to the Intervening Event in accordance with clause (b) below would obviate no longer be inconsistent with the basis for a Change respective fiduciary duties of Company Recommendation, and the Boards under the Laws of the Netherlands; and
(iiib) following no earlier than the end of such three four (34) Business Day period, the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines Boards shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s its outside legal counsel and after considering financial advisors, that, in light of such Intervening Event and taking into account any written, binding and irrevocable amendments to the revised terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed by Parent during such three (3) Business Day periodthe Buyer, that the failure to make a effect an Adverse Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation would continue to be inconsistent with its the respective fiduciary duties of the Boards under applicable Lawthe Laws of the Netherlands (it being understood and agreed that any material change to the circumstances giving rise to the Intervening Event that was previously the subject of a notice hereunder shall require a new notice to the Buyer as provided above; provided, that, with respect to each such material change, each reference in the preceding clause (a) and this clause (b) to a "four (4) Business Day" period shall be changed to refer to a "two (2) Business Day" period).
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Samples: Business Combination Agreement (Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.), Business Combination Agreement (Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.)
Intervening Event. Notwithstanding anything contrary set forth in “Intervening Event” shall mean any event, development, occurrence, circumstance, change or effect occurring after the date of this Agreement that has a material positive effect on the financial condition or results of operations of the Acquired Corporations (taken as a whole): (a) that was not known to the Board of Directors prior to the date of this Agreement, other than in connection with a Competing Proposal and the material consequences of which (which shall be subject based on facts known to Section 5.04(bmembers of the Board of Directors as of the date of this Agreement) were not reasonably foreseeable as of the date of this Agreement but become known to the Board of Directors prior to the Cut-off Time, and (b) that does not relate to any Acquisition Proposal; provided, however, that any event, development, occurrence, circumstance, change or effect related to any of the following shall not be subject deemed to this Section 5.04(c)) and prior constitute or be taken into account in determining whether there is, or would reasonably be expected to the time the Company Stockholder Approval is obtainedbe, the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) may effect a Change of Company Recommendation in response to the occurrence of an Intervening Event if the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel (x) that an Intervening Event has occurred and is continuing and (y) that the failure to effect a Change of Company Recommendation in response to such Intervening Event would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, in each case only ifEvent: (i) any breach of this Agreement by the Company; (ii) any event, development, occurrence, circumstance, change or effect directly resulting from the announcement (whether or not authorized by the Parties, including any pre signing reports in the press or otherwise, reporting on a potential transaction among the Parties or otherwise relating to the acquisition of the Company) or pendency of this Agreement or the Transactions, including the identity of, or events, developments, occurrences, circumstances, changes or effects relating to, Parent or any of its Affiliates or any communication by Parent or any of its Affiliates regarding plans, proposals or projections with respect to the Acquired Corporations or their employees (including any impact on the relationship of an Acquired Corporation contractual or otherwise, with its customers, suppliers, distributors, vendors, licensors, licensees, lenders, employees or partners); (iii) any change in the trading price or trading volume of the Shares or any change in the Company’s credit rating (although for purposes of clarity, any underlying facts, events, changes, developments or set of circumstances, with respect to this clause (iii) relating to or causing such change may be considered, along with the effects or consequences thereof); (iv) the fact that the Company has first given Parent advance written notice at least three (3) Business Days prior to taking such action exceeded or met any projections, forecasts, revenue or earnings predictions or expectations of its intention to take such action, specifying the reasons therefor and including a reasonably detailed description of such Intervening Event (it being agreed that the delivery of such notice and the public announcement of such delivery shall not constitute a Change of Company Recommendation), (ii) prior to effecting such Change of Company Recommendation, the Company shallor any securities analysts for any period ending (or for which revenues or earnings are released) on or after the date hereof (although for purposes of clarity, and shall cause its Representatives toany underlying facts, negotiate events, changes, developments or set of circumstances relating to or causing such material improvement or improvements may be considered, along with Parent the effects or consequences thereof); (v) any event, development, occurrence, circumstance, change or effect arising from any change in, or any compliance with or action taken for the purpose of complying with any change in, any Legal Requirement or GAAP (or interpretations of any Legal Requirement or GAAP) after the date of the Agreement; or (vi) any changes in good faith (to the extent Parent requests in writing to so negotiate) during such three (3) Business Day period to make such adjustments general economic or political conditions, or in the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would obviate the basis for a Change of Company Recommendationfinancial, and credit or securities markets in general (iii) following the end of such three (3) Business Day periodincluding changes in interest rates, the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines in good faithexchange rates, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and after considering any writtenstock, binding and irrevocable amendments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed by Parent during such three (3) Business Day period, that the failure to make a Change of Company Recommendation would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Lawbond and/or debt prices).
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Samples: Acquisition Agreement, Merger Agreement (IVERIC Bio, Inc.)
Intervening Event. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this AgreementSection 5.3(d), other than in connection upon the occurrence of any Intervening Event, the Company Board (acting on the recommendation of the Special Committee) with a Competing Proposal (which shall be subject respect to Section 5.04(b) and shall not be subject the Company Board Recommendation or the Special Committee with respect to this Section 5.04(c)) and the Special Committee Recommendation may, at any time prior to the time the Company Requisite Stockholder Approval is obtained, make a Recommendation Change with respect to such Intervening Event, if all of the following conditions are met:
(i) the Company shall have (A) provided to Parent five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice, which shall (1) set forth in reasonable detail information describing the Intervening Event and the rationale for the Recommendation Change and (2) state expressly that, subject to clause (ii) below, the Company Board (acting on the recommendation of the Special Committee) or the Special Committee has determined to make a Recommendation Change and (B) prior to making such a Recommendation Change, engage in good faith with Parent (to the extent Parent wishes to engage) during such five (5) Business Day notice period to consider any duly authorized committee thereof) may effect adjustments proposed in writing by Parent to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Equity Commitment Letter and/or the Guarantee such that the failure of the Company Board or the Special Committee to make a Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation in response to the occurrence of an Intervening Event if in accordance with clause (ii) below would no longer reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law; provided that each time a material change in the Intervening Event occurs, the Company shall notify Parent of such modification and comply with the requirements of this Section 5.3(e), provided that the time period set forth in this Section 5.3(e)(i) shall be for three (3) Business Days from the day of such notification; and
(ii) the Company Board (acting on the recommendation of the Special Committee), with respect to a Recommendation Change by the Company Board, or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines the Special Committee, with respect to a Recommendation Change by the Special Committee, shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s its outside legal counsel (x) counsel, that an Intervening Event has occurred and is continuing and (y) that the failure to effect a Change of Company Recommendation in response to such Intervening Event would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, in each case only if: (i) the Company has first given Parent advance written notice at least three (3) Business Days prior to taking such action of its intention to take such action, specifying the reasons therefor and including a reasonably detailed description light of such Intervening Event (it being agreed that the delivery of such notice and the public announcement of such delivery shall not constitute a Change of Company Recommendation), (ii) prior to effecting such Change of Company Recommendation, the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, negotiate with Parent in good faith (to the extent Parent requests taking into account any revised terms proposed in writing to so negotiate) during such three (3) Business Day period to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would obviate the basis for a Change of Company Recommendationby Parent, and (iii) following the end of such three (3) Business Day period, the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and after considering any written, binding and irrevocable amendments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed by Parent during such three (3) Business Day period, that the failure to make a such Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with its the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (R1 RCM Inc. /DE), Merger Agreement (R1 RCM Inc. /DE)
Intervening Event. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreementcontained herein, other than in connection with a Competing Proposal (which shall be subject to Section 5.04(b) and shall not be subject to this Section 5.04(c)) and prior to the time time, but not after, the Company Stockholder Approval Requisite Vote is obtained, the Board of Directors of the Company Board (or any duly an authorized committee thereof) may effect make a Change of Company Recommendation in response for a reason unrelated to an Acquisition Proposal if: (i) the occurrence Board of an Intervening Event if Directors of the Company Board (or any duly an authorized committee thereof) determines in good faith, faith (after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel (xcounsel) that that, in light of an Intervening Event Event, failure to make a Change of Recommendation would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law; (ii) the Company has occurred not breached (and is continuing not deemed to have breached) its obligations under Section 6.2, Section 6.3 and Section 6.4; (iii) the Company notifies Parent in writing, at least five (5) Business Days in advance, that it intends to effect a Change of Recommendation in connection with such Intervening Event, which notice shall specify the nature of the Intervening Event in reasonable detail; (iv) after providing such notice and prior to making such Change of Recommendation in connection with such Intervening Event, the Company shall negotiate in good faith with Parent during such five (5)-Business Day period (to the extent that Parent desires to negotiate) to make such revisions to the terms of this Agreement and the Financing Commitment as would permit the Board of Directors of the Company not to effect a Change of a Recommendation in connection with such Intervening Event; and (yv) the Board of Directors of the Company (or an authorized committee thereof) shall have considered in good faith any changes to this Agreement and the Financing Commitment and shall have again determined in good faith that the failure to effect a Change of Company Recommendation in response to such Intervening Event would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, in each case only if: (i) the Company has first given Parent advance written notice at least three (3) Business Days prior to taking Law if such action of its intention to take such action, specifying the reasons therefor and including a reasonably detailed description of such Intervening Event (it being agreed that the delivery of such notice and the public announcement of such delivery shall not constitute a Change of Company Recommendation), (ii) prior to effecting such Change of Company Recommendation, the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, negotiate with Parent in good faith (to the extent Parent requests in writing to so negotiate) during such three (3) Business Day period to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would obviate the basis for a Change of Company Recommendation, and (iii) following the end of such three (3) Business Day period, the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and after considering any written, binding and irrevocable amendments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed changes offered by Parent during such three (3) Business Day period, that the failure were to make a Change of Company Recommendation would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Lawgiven effect.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Sciquest Inc)
Intervening Event. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in clause 3.2 or elsewhere in this Agreement, other than in connection with a Competing Proposal (which shall be subject to Section 5.04(b) and shall not be subject to this Section 5.04(c)) and upon the occurrence of any Intervening Event, the Boards may, at any time prior to the time End of the Acceptance Period, make an Adverse Recommendation Change, or authorize, resolve, agree or propose publicly to take any such action, only if all of the following conditions are met:
(a) the Company Stockholder Approval is obtainedshall have (i) provided to the Buyer four (4) Business Days’ prior written notice, which shall (1) set forth in reasonable detail information describing the Intervening Event and the rationale for the Adverse Recommendation Change and (2) state expressly that, subject to clause (b) below, the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) may Boards have determined to effect a an Adverse Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation in response to and the occurrence of an Intervening Event if the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines Boards shall have determined, in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s its outside legal counsel (x) that an Intervening Event has occurred and is continuing and (y) financial advisors, that the failure to effect a an Adverse Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation in response to such Intervening Event would be inconsistent with its the respective fiduciary duties of the Boards under applicable Law, in each case only if: (i) the Company has first given Parent advance written notice at least three (3) Business Days prior to taking such action Laws of its intention to take such action, specifying the reasons therefor Netherlands and including a reasonably detailed description of such Intervening Event (it being agreed that the delivery of such notice and the public announcement of such delivery shall not constitute a Change of Company Recommendation), (ii) prior to effecting making such Change of Company Recommendationan Adverse Recommendation Change, to the Company shallextent requested in writing by the Buyer, and shall cause its Representatives to, negotiate with Parent engaged in good faith (to negotiations with the extent Parent requests in writing to so negotiate) Buyer during such three four (34) Business Day period to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of amend this Agreement as in response to the Intervening Event in such a manner that the failure of any of the Boards to effect an Adverse Recommendation Change in response to the Intervening Event in accordance with clause (b) below would obviate no longer be inconsistent with the basis for a Change respective fiduciary duties of Company Recommendation, and the Boards under the Laws of the Netherlands; and
(iiib) following no earlier than the end of such three four (34) Business Day period, the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines Boards shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s its outside legal counsel and after considering financial advisors, that, in light of such Intervening Event and taking into account any written, binding and irrevocable amendments to the revised terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed by Parent during such three (3) Business Day periodthe Buyer, that the failure to make a effect an Adverse Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation would continue to be inconsistent with its the respective fiduciary duties of the Boards under applicable Lawthe Laws of the Netherlands (it being understood and agreed that any material change to the circumstances giving rise to the Intervening Event that was previously the subject of a notice hereunder shall require a new notice to the Buyer as provided above; provided, that, with respect to each such material change, each reference in the preceding clause (a) and this clause (b) to a “four (4) Business Day” period shall be changed to refer to a “two (2) Business Day” period).
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Intervening Event. Notwithstanding anything contrary set forth in this Agreement, other than in connection with a Competing Proposal (which shall be subject to Section 5.04(b) and shall not be subject to this Section 5.04(c)) and prior to the time the Company Stockholder Approval is obtained, the The Company Board (or any duly authorized a committee thereof) may effect a Company Board Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation in response to the occurrence of an Intervening Event if the Company Board (or any duly authorized a committee thereof) determines in good faith, faith (after consultation with the Company’s its financial advisors and outside legal counsel (x) that an Intervening Event has occurred and is continuing and (ycounsel) that the failure to effect a Change of Company Recommendation in response do so would be reasonably likely to such Intervening Event would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, in each case only if: (i) the Company has first given Parent advance written notice at least three (3) Business Days prior to taking such action of its intention to take such action, specifying the reasons therefor and including a reasonably detailed description of such Intervening Event (it being agreed that the delivery of such notice and the public announcement of such delivery shall not constitute a Change of Company Recommendation), (ii) prior to effecting such Change of Company Recommendation, the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, negotiate with Parent in good faith (to the extent Parent requests in writing to so negotiate) during such three (3) Business Day period to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would obviate the basis for a Change of Company Recommendation, and (iii) following the end of such three (3) Business Day period; provided that, the Company Board (or any duly authorized a committee thereof) determines shall not effect such a Company Board Recommendation Change unless:
(A) the Company has provided prior written notice to Parent at least four (4) Business Days in advance to the effect that the Company Board (or a committee thereof) intends to effect a Company Board Recommendation Change, which notice shall specify the basis for such Company Board Recommendation Change, including, a reasonably detailed description of the facts and circumstances relating to such Intervening Event;
(B) during such four (4) Business Day period, if requested by Parent in good faith, after consultation the Company and its Representatives shall have engaged in good faith negotiations with the Company’s outside legal counsel and after considering Parent regarding any written, binding and irrevocable amendments modifications to the terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed by Parent during in order to cause such three Company Board Recommendation Change to cease to be necessary; and
(3C) the Company Board shall have considered any written proposals for modifications to this Agreement that may be proposed by Parent in a form that is binding on Parent subject only to execution by the Company and, at the end of such four (4) Business Day period, shall have determined in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel) that (1) after giving effect to such modifications proposed by Parent, such changes would not change the determination of the Company Board of the need for a Company Board Recommendation Change, and (2) the failure to make a the Company Board Change of Company Recommendation would still reasonably be likely to be inconsistent with its the Company Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable Law.; or
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Intervening Event. Notwithstanding anything In addition, and notwithstanding any provision to the contrary set forth in this AgreementSection 5.3, other than in connection with a Competing Proposal (which shall be subject to Section 5.04(b) and shall not be subject to this Section 5.04(c)) and at any time prior to the time the Company Stockholder Approval is has been obtained, the Company Board may, in response to a material development or change in material circumstances occurring or arising after the Agreement Date, the existence and material consequences of which were neither known nor reasonably foreseeable by the Company Board at or prior to the Agreement Date (and not relating to any Acquisition Proposal) (such material development or any duly authorized committee thereof) may effect change in circumstances, an “Intervening Event”), make a Change of Company Recommendation in response to the occurrence of an Intervening Event if the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines has in good faithfaith determined, after consultation with the Company’s its outside legal counsel (x) that an counsel, that, in light of such Intervening Event has occurred and is continuing and taking into account the results of any negotiation with Parent as contemplated by clause (y) that of this paragraph and any offer from Parent contemplated by clause (z) of this paragraph, the failure Company Board is required to effect a Change of Company Recommendation in response order to such Intervening Event would be inconsistent comply with its fiduciary duties obligations to the Company’s stockholders under applicable Law, in each case only if: Legal Requirements; provided that (ix) the Company has first given provided to Parent advance written notice at least three Business Days’ prior written notice (3the “Notice of Intervening Event”) (unless the Intervening Event arises fewer than three Business Days prior to taking the Company Stockholders Meeting in which case such action of its intention notice shall be given as promptly as practicable) advising Parent that the Company Board intends to take such action, action and specifying the reasons therefor and including a reasonably detailed description of such Intervening Event (it being agreed that the delivery of such notice and the public announcement of such delivery shall not constitute a Change of Company Recommendation)in reasonable detail, (ii) prior to effecting such Change of Company Recommendation, the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, negotiate with Parent in good faith (to the extent Parent requests in writing to so negotiatey) during such three (3) Business Day period to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would obviate the basis for a Change of Company Recommendation, and (iii) following the end of such three (3) Business Day period, the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines has, if requested by Parent, engaged in good faithfaith negotiations with Parent to amend this Agreement in such a manner that obviates the need for a Change of Recommendation as a result of the Intervening Event, and (z) Parent shall not have, during such three Business Day period, offered to amend this Agreement that the Company Board concludes in good faith (after consultation with the Company’s its outside legal counsel and a financial advisor of national standing) would obviate the need for the Company Board to effect such Change of Recommendation (it being agreed that (A) the Company Board shall convene a meeting to consider any such offer by Parent following the receipt thereof, (B) that the Company Board will not effect a Change of Recommendation for three Business Days after considering receipt by Parent of the Notice of Intervening Event and (C) any writtenchange in the facts, binding and irrevocable amendments events or circumstances related to the terms Intervening Event shall require a new Notice of Intervening Event to Parent and conditions of this Agreement proposed by Parent during such a new three (3) Business Day period). For the avoidance of doubt, in the absence of another Intervening Event, a determination by the Company Board after the Agreement Date that the failure to make a Change Per-Share Cash Amount payable in the Merger is not sufficient shall not constitute an Intervening Event in and of Company Recommendation would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Lawitself.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Virage Logic Corp)
Intervening Event. Notwithstanding anything contrary set forth in this AgreementSection 6.2 to the contrary, prior to obtaining the Requisite Company Vote, in connection with an Intervening Event and other than in response to or in connection with a Competing Proposal (which shall be subject to Section 5.04(b) and shall not be subject to this Section 5.04(c)) and prior to Superior Proposal, if the time board of directors of the Company Stockholder Approval is obtaineddetermines, in its good faith judgment upon the Company Board recommendation of the Special Committee (or any duly authorized committee thereof) may effect a Change of Company Recommendation in response to the occurrence of an Intervening Event if the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s its financial advisor and outside legal counsel (x) counsel), that an Intervening Event has occurred and is continuing and (y) that the failure to effect make a Change of Company Adverse Recommendation in response and/or terminate this Agreement pursuant to such Intervening Event Section 8.1 would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, in each case only if: the board of directors of the Company may, upon the recommendation of the Special Committee, effect a Company Adverse Recommendation and/or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(d)(iii); provided that prior to making such Company Adverse Recommendation, (i) the Company has first given provided Parent advance at least four (4) Business Days’ prior written notice at least three (3) Business Days prior to taking such action of its intention to take such action, specifying with reasonable details about the reasons therefor and including a reasonably detailed description of such Intervening Event (it being agreed indicating that the delivery board of such notice directors of the Company intends to effect a Company Adverse Recommendation and/or terminate this Agreement, and the public announcement of such delivery shall not constitute a Change of Company Recommendation), (ii) prior to effecting such Change during the four (4) Business Day period following Parent and Merger Sub's receipt of Company Recommendationthe aforementioned notice, the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, negotiate with Parent and Merger Sub in good faith (to the extent Parent requests in writing and Merger Sub desire to so negotiate) during such three (3) Business Day period to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement as Agreement, so that it would obviate no longer be inconsistent with the basis for board of directors’ fiduciary obligations not to effect a Change of Company Adverse Recommendation, and (iii) following the end of such three the four (34) Business Day period, the board of directors of the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereofacting at the direction of the Special Committee following consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel) determines shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and after considering taking into account any written, binding and irrevocable amendments changes to the terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed in writing by Parent during such three (3) Business Day periodand Merger Sub in response to the aforementioned notice, that the failure it would continue to make a Change of Company Recommendation would be inconsistent with its the board of directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable LawLaw not to effect the Company Adverse Recommendation in light of the Intervening Event.
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Intervening Event. (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, other than in connection with a Competing Proposal (which shall be but subject to Section 5.04(b) and shall not be subject to this Section 5.04(c2.13(2)) and , the Board may, at any time prior to obtaining the time the Company Stockholder Approval is obtainedRequired Shareholder Approval, the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) may effect make a Change of Company in Recommendation in response to the occurrence of an Intervening Event if the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereofbased upon, amongst other things, the recommendation of the Special Committee) determines has determined in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside 's external legal counsel (x) that an Intervening Event has occurred and is continuing and (y) financial advisors, that the failure by the Board to effect make such a Change of Company in Recommendation in response to such Intervening Event would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Lawduties.
(2) Upon becoming aware of an Intervening Event, in each case only if: (i) the Company has first given Parent advance shall promptly provide written notice to the Purchaser describing the Intervening Event in reasonable detail (the “Intervening Event Notice”), and shall at least three (3) Business Days prior all times keep the Purchaser reasonably informed of developments with respect to taking such action of its intention to take such action, specifying the reasons therefor and including a reasonably detailed description of such Intervening Event (whether or not such Intervening Event results in a Change in Recommendation). Prior to the Board making a Change in Recommendation in response to an Intervening Event, (A) the Company shall provide written notice to the Purchaser that it being agreed that the delivery of such notice and the public announcement of such delivery shall not constitute intends to make a Change of Recommendation and specifying, in reasonable detail, the underlying facts giving rise to, and the reasons for making a Change in Recommendation, including the reasons for which the Board believes that failure to make a Change in Recommendation in response to the Intervening Event would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties, (B) during the period ending on the earlier of five (5) Business Days following receipt by the Purchaser of the Intervening Event Notice and the third Business Day prior to the Company RecommendationMeeting (the “Intervening Event Period”), the Purchaser shall have the opportunity (but not the obligation) to (i) request such additional information as it may reasonably require (which information shall be provided promptly to the Purchaser), and (ii) prior offer to effecting such Change of Company Recommendation, amend the Arrangement and this Agreement and the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, negotiate with Parent in good faith (to the extent Parent requests in writing the Purchaser desires to so negotiate) during such three (3) Business Day period any proposal by the Purchaser to make such adjustments in amend the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would obviate so that the basis for a failure to make such Change of Company RecommendationRecommendation in response to such Intervening Event would no longer be inconsistent with the Board’s fiduciary duties, and (iiiC) following at the end of such three (3) Business Day periodIntervening Event Period, the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereofbased upon, amongst other things, the recommendation of the Special Committee) determines shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside external legal counsel and financial advisors (after considering in good faith taking into account any written, binding and irrevocable amendments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed by Parent during such three (3) Business Day periodthe Purchaser), that the failure by the Board to make a Change of Company in Recommendation in response to such Intervening Event would continue to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Lawduties.
(3) If the Company delivers an Intervening Event Notice to the Purchaser after a date that is less than five (5) Business Days prior to the Company Meeting, the Purchaser or the Company shall be entitled to, and the Company shall upon request by the Purchaser, postpone the Company Meeting to a date that is not more than fifteen (15) Business Days after the scheduled date of the Company Meeting (and, in any event, prior to the Outside Date).
(4) The Company acknowledges and agrees that any Change in Recommendation may only be made pursuant to Section 2.13(1) and no other provisions of this Agreement.
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Samples: Arrangement Agreement
Intervening Event. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreementherein, other than in connection with a Competing Proposal (which shall be subject to Section 5.04(b) and shall not be subject to this Section 5.04(c)) and prior to the time the Company Stockholder Shareholder Approval is obtained, but not after, the Board of Directors of the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) may effect a Company Adverse Recommendation Change involving the actions contemplated by clauses (i)(A) and (i)(B) of Company Recommendation Section 7.02(d) in response to any development, fact, change, event, effect, occurrence or circumstance that (A) does not relate to a Superior Proposal (which is addressed under Section 7.02(e)) and (B) is not known (or the occurrence material consequences of an Intervening Event if which are not known) to the Board of Directors of the Company as of the date hereof if (1) the Board of Directors of the Company (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines has determined in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s its financial advisor and outside legal counsel (x) counsel, that an Intervening Event has occurred and is continuing and (y) that the failure to effect a Change of Company Recommendation in response take such action would be reasonably likely to such Intervening Event would be inconsistent with its the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law, in each case only if: Law and (i2) the Company has first given Parent advance written notice at least three (3) Business Days prior to taking such action action, the Board of Directors of the Company (or any committee thereof) has given Parent at least three Business Days’ prior written notice of its intention to take such action, specifying action which notice will identify the reasons therefor and including a reasonably detailed description of such Intervening Event (it being agreed that for the delivery of such notice and the public announcement of such delivery shall not constitute a Change of proposed Company Recommendation), (ii) prior to effecting such Change of Company Recommendation, the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, negotiate with Parent in good faith (to the extent Parent requests in writing to so negotiate) during such three (3) Business Day period to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would obviate the basis for a Change of Company RecommendationAdverse Recommendation Change, and (iii3) following the end of such three (3) Business Day notice period, the Board of Directors of the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines shall have considered in good faith any revisions to this Agreement proposed in writing by Parent and shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s its financial advisor and outside legal counsel and after considering any written, binding and irrevocable amendments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed by Parent during such three (3) Business Day periodcounsel, that the failure to make a effect such Company Adverse Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with its the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law. For the avoidance of doubt, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change pursuant to this Section 7.02(f) shall not give rise to any termination right for the Company.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Heinz H J Co)
Intervening Event. Notwithstanding anything contrary set forth in Section 5.02(e) or any other provision of this AgreementAgreement to the contrary, other than in connection with a Competing Proposal (which shall be subject to Section 5.04(b) and shall not be subject to this Section 5.04(c)) and prior to the time obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval is obtainedApproval, but not after, the Board of Directors of the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) may effect a Change of Company Recommendation thereof may, in response to the occurrence of an Intervening Event if Event, make an Adverse Recommendation Change contemplated by Section 5.02(e)(i)(A) or Section 5.02(e)(i)(B), if, and only if, (i) the Board of Directors of the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines thereof has determined in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s its financial advisors and outside legal counsel (x) counsel, that an Intervening Event has occurred and is continuing and (y) that the its failure to effect a an Adverse Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation in response to such Intervening Event would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, in each case only if: Law and (iii) (A) the Company has first given Parent advance at least four (4) Business Days’ prior written notice at least three (3the “Intervening Event Notice Period”) Business Days prior to taking such action of its intention to take such actionaction (which notice shall not, specifying the reasons therefor in and including of itself, constitute an Adverse Recommendation Change), and which notice shall include a reasonably detailed description of such the Intervening Event (it being agreed that the delivery of such notice in reasonable detail and the public announcement of such delivery shall not constitute a Change of Company Recommendation)rationale for the Adverse Recommendation Change, (iiB) prior to effecting such Change of Company Recommendation, the Company shallhas negotiated with, and shall cause has caused its Representatives toto negotiate with, negotiate with Parent in good faith (during the Intervening Event Notice Period, to the extent Parent requests wishes to negotiate, in writing order to so negotiate) during such three (3) Business Day period enable Parent to make such adjustments in revise the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would obviate so that the basis for a Change Board of Company Recommendation, and (iii) following the end Directors of such three (3) Business Day period, the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereofthereof would be permitted to not take such action and (C) determines in good faithat the end of the Intervening Event Notice Period and after considering the results of such negotiations and giving effect to any proposals, amendment or modifications made or agreed to by Parent, if any, the Board of Directors of the Company or any duly authorized committee thereof (after consultation with the Company’s its financial advisors and outside legal counsel and after considering any written, binding and irrevocable amendments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed by Parent during such three (3counsel) Business Day period, shall have determined in good faith that the failure to make a such an Adverse Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation would continue to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable LawLaw (it being understood and agreed that any material change to the events, developments or circumstances surrounding the Intervening Event that was previously the subject of a notice hereunder shall require a new notice to Parent as provided above, but, with respect to any such subsequent notices, the Intervening Event Notice Period shall be deemed to be three (3) Business Days rather than four (4) Business Days; provided that such new notice shall in no event shorten the original four (4) Business Day notice period).
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Air Transport Services Group, Inc.)
Intervening Event. Notwithstanding anything contrary set forth in In response to an Intervening Event (as defined below) that has occurred after the date of this Agreement, other than in connection with a Competing Proposal (which shall be subject to Section 5.04(b) and shall not be subject to this Section 5.04(c)) and Agreement but prior to the time receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval is obtainedSeller Shareholder Vote, the Company Seller Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) may may, prior to the receipt of the Seller Shareholder Vote, effect a Seller Board Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation in response to if (and only if): (i) the occurrence of an Intervening Event if the Company Seller Board shall have determined (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines in good faith, after consultation with the CompanySeller’s outside legal counsel (x) that an Intervening Event has occurred and is continuing and (ycounsel) that the failure to effect a make such Seller Board Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation in response would reasonably be expected to such Intervening Event would be inconsistent with its the Seller Board’s fiduciary duties obligations under applicable Law, in each case only if: (i) the Company has first given Parent advance written notice at least three (3) Business Days prior to taking such action of its intention to take such action, specifying the reasons therefor and including a reasonably detailed description of such Intervening Event (it being agreed that the delivery of such notice and the public announcement of such delivery shall not constitute a Change of Company Recommendation), (ii) prior to effecting the Seller Board Recommendation Change, Seller promptly notifies Purchaser, in writing, at least five (5) Business Days (the “Intervening Event Notice Period”) before taking such Change action of Company Recommendationits intent to consider such action (which notice shall not, by itself, constitute a Seller board Recommendation Change), and which notice shall include a reasonably detailed description of the Company underlying facts giving rise to, and the reasons for taking, such action; (iii) Seller shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, during the Intervening Event Notice Period, negotiate with Parent Purchaser in good faith (to the extent Parent requests in writing to so negotiate) during such three (3) Business Day period to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would obviate so that the basis for a Change of Company Recommendationunderlying facts giving rise to, and the reasons for taking such action, ceases to constitute an Intervening Event, if Purchaser, in its reasonable discretion, proposes to make such adjustments (iii) following it being agreed that in the end event that, after commencement of such the Intervening Event Notice Period, there is any material development in an Intervening Event, the Intervening Event Notice Period shall be extended, if applicable, to ensure that at least three (3) Business Day period, Days remains in the Company Intervening Event Notice Period subsequent to the xxxx Xxxxxx notifies Purchaser of any such material development (it being understood that there may be multiple extensions)); and (iv) the Seller Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) still determines in good faith, after consultation consulting with the CompanySeller’s outside legal counsel and after considering any written, binding and irrevocable amendments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed by Parent during such three (3) Business Day periodcounsel, that the failure to make a Change of Company effect such Seller Board Recommendation Change, after taking into account any adjustments made by Purchaser during the Intervening Event Notice Period, would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law.fiduciary
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Intervening Event. Notwithstanding anything contrary set forth in In response to an Intervening Event (as defined below) that has occurred after the date of this Agreement, other than in connection with a Competing Proposal (which shall be subject to Section 5.04(b) and shall not be subject to this Section 5.04(c)) and Agreement but prior to the time receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval is obtainedSeller Shareholder Vote, the Company Seller Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) may may, prior to the receipt of the Seller Shareholder Vote, effect a Seller Board Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation in response to if (and only if): (i) the occurrence of an Intervening Event if the Company Seller Board shall have determined (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines in good faith, after consultation with the CompanySeller’s outside legal counsel (x) that an Intervening Event has occurred and is continuing and (ycounsel) that the failure to effect a make such Seller Board Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation in response would reasonably be expected to such Intervening Event would be inconsistent with its the Seller Board’s fiduciary duties obligations under applicable Law, in each case only if: (i) the Company has first given Parent advance written notice at least three (3) Business Days prior to taking such action of its intention to take such action, specifying the reasons therefor and including a reasonably detailed description of such Intervening Event (it being agreed that the delivery of such notice and the public announcement of such delivery shall not constitute a Change of Company Recommendation), (ii) prior to effecting the Seller Board Recommendation Change, Seller promptly notifies Purchaser, in writing, at least five (5) Business Days (the “Intervening Event Notice Period”) before taking such Change action of Company Recommendationits intent to consider such action (which notice shall not, by itself, constitute a Seller board Recommendation Change), and which notice shall include a reasonably detailed description of the Company underlying facts giving rise to, and the reasons for taking, such action; (iii) Seller shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, during the Intervening Event Notice Period, negotiate with Parent Purchaser in good faith (to the extent Parent requests in writing to so negotiate) during such three (3) Business Day period to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would obviate so that the basis for a Change of Company Recommendationunderlying facts giving rise to, and the reasons for taking such action, ceases to constitute an Intervening Event, if Purchaser, in its reasonable discretion, proposes to make such adjustments (iii) following it being agreed that in the end event that, after commencement of such the Intervening Event Notice Period, there is any material development in an Intervening Event, the Intervening Event Notice Period shall be extended, if applicable, to ensure that at least three (3) Business Day period, Days remains in the Company Intervening Event Notice Period subsequent to the txxx Xxxxxx notifies Purchaser of any such material development (it being understood that there may be multiple extensions)); and (iv) the Seller Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) still determines in good faith, after consultation consulting with the CompanySeller’s outside legal counsel and after considering any written, binding and irrevocable amendments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed by Parent during such three (3) Business Day periodcounsel, that the failure to make a Change of Company effect such Seller Board Recommendation Change, after taking into account any adjustments made by Purchaser during the Intervening Event Notice Period, would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law. Seller acknowledges and hereby agrees that any Seller Board Recommendation Change effected (or proposed to be effected) in response to or in connection with any Acquisition Proposal may be made solely and exclusively pursuant to Section 6.2(c) only, and may not be made pursuant to this Section 6.2(g). “Intervening Event” means, with respect to Seller any material event, circumstance, change, effect, development, or condition occurring or arising after the date hereof that (A) affects the business, assets or operations of the Acquired Companies, (B) was not known to, nor reasonably foreseeable by, or if known, the effect of which was not reasonably foreseeable by, any member of the Seller Board (assuming consultations with appropriate officers and Representatives of Seller) as of or prior to the date of this Agreement, (C) becomes known to the Seller Board prior to the receipt of the Seller Shareholder Vote and (D) did not result from or arise out of the announcement or pendency of, or any actions required to be taken by either Purchaser or Seller (or to be refrained from being taken by such Purchaser or Seller) pursuant to, this Agreement; provided, however, that in no event shall (x) the receipt, existence, or terms of an Acquisition Proposal or any matter relating thereto or consequence thereof constitute an Intervening Event or (y) a change in the market price or trading volume of the equity or debt securities of Seller or of the equity or credit ratings or the ratings outlook for Seller by any applicable rating agency (in and of themselves) constitute an Intervening Event.
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Samples: Securities Purchase Agreement (Communications Systems Inc)
Intervening Event. Notwithstanding anything contrary set forth in this Agreement, other Other than in connection with a Competing Proposal (which shall be subject to Section 5.04(b) and shall not be subject to this Section 5.04(c)) and Superior Proposal, at any time prior to receipt of the time the Company Stockholder Approval is obtainedApproval, the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) may effect a an Adverse Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation in response to the occurrence of an Intervening Event if the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines in good faith, faith (after consultation with the Company’s financial advisor and outside legal counsel (x) that an Intervening Event has occurred and is continuing and (y) counsel), that the failure to effect a Change of Company Recommendation in response to such Intervening Event do so would be inconsistent with its fiduciary the duties of the directors of the Company Board under applicable Law; provided, in each case only if: however, that the Company Board (or any committee thereof) shall not make such an Adverse Recommendation Change unless:
(i) the Company has first given Parent advance provided prior written notice to Parent at least three (3) four Business Days prior in advance to taking such action of its intention the effect that the Company Board has (A) so determined and (B) resolved to take such actioneffect an Adverse Recommendation Change pursuant to this Section 7.3(g), specifying which notice will specify and describe the reasons therefor facts and including a reasonably detailed description of such circumstances relating to the applicable Intervening Event (it being agreed that the delivery of such notice in reasonable detail and the public announcement of factual bases for the Company Board’s determination that such delivery shall not events or circumstances constitute a Change of Company Recommendation), an Intervening Event;
(ii) prior to effecting such Change of Company Recommendationan Adverse Recommendation Change, the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, negotiate must have negotiated with Parent and its Representatives in good faith during the four Business Day period following Parent’s receipt of such notice and ending at 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on such fourth Business Day (the “Notice of Intervening Event Period”) (to the extent that Parent requests in writing desires to so negotiate) during such three (3) Business Day period to make allow Parent to propose such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would obviate the basis for a Change of Company Recommendation, and (iii) following the end of such three (3) Business Day period, the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and after considering any written, binding and irrevocable amendments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement to obviate the need to effect an Adverse Recommendation Change in response to such Intervening Event; and
(iii) following the Notice of Intervening Event Period, the Company Board shall have determined (after consultation with the Company’s financial advisor and outside legal counsel and taking into account Parent’s proposed by Parent during such three (3revisions to the terms and conditions of this Agreement) Business Day period, in good faith that the failure to make a an Adverse Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation in response to such Intervening Event would continue to be inconsistent with its fiduciary the duties of the directors of the Company Board under applicable LawLaw if the revisions proposed by Parent were given effect.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Preferred Apartment Communities Inc)
Intervening Event. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth contained in this Agreement, other than in connection with a Competing Proposal (which shall be subject to Section Section 5.04(b) and shall not be subject to this Section Section 5.04(c)) and prior to the time the Company Stockholder Shareholder Approval is obtained, the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) may effect a Change of Company Recommendation in response to the occurrence of an Intervening Event if the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel (x) that an Intervening Event has occurred and is continuing and (y) counsel, that the failure to effect a Change of Company Recommendation in response would be reasonably likely to such Intervening Event would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, provided, that, in each case only if: :
(i) the Company has first given Parent advance written notice at least three four (34) Business Days prior to taking such action of its intention to take such action, specifying the reasons therefor and including a reasonably detailed description of such Intervening Event (it being agreed that the delivery of such notice and the public announcement of such delivery shall not constitute a Change of Company Recommendation), ;
(ii) if requested by Parent, prior to effecting such Change of Company Recommendation, the Company shall, and shall cause direct its applicable Representatives to, negotiate with Parent in good faith during the four (to the extent Parent requests in writing to so negotiate) during such three (34) Business Day period Days commencing on the date of delivery of such notice regarding any adjustments to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would obviate the basis for a Change of Company Recommendation, and proposed by Parent in writing;
(iii) following the end of such three four (34) Business Day period, the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and after considering any written, binding and irrevocable proposed amendments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed by Parent in writing during such three four (34) Business Day period, that the failure to make a Change of Company Recommendation would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (MTS Systems Corp)
Intervening Event. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth contained in this Agreement, other than in connection with a Competing Proposal (which shall be subject to Section 5.04(b) and shall not be subject to this Section 5.04(c)) and at any time prior to the time receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval is obtainedMember Approval, the Company Parent Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) may effect a make an Adverse Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation in response to the occurrence of an Intervening Event if the Company Parent Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel (x) that an Intervening Event has occurred and is continuing and (y) After Consultation, that the failure to effect a Change of Company Recommendation in response do so would reasonably be expected to such Intervening Event would be inconsistent with its the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable LawLegal Requirement; provided, in each case only if: (that the Parent Board may not effect such an Adverse Recommendation Change unless:
i) the Company has first given Parent advance shall have provided prior written notice to Buyer, at least three four (34) Business Days prior to taking such action in advance (the “Intervening Event Notice Period”), of its intention to take effect such actionAdverse Recommendation Change (which notice itself shall not constitute an Adverse Recommendation Change), specifying which notice shall specify the reasons therefor and including a reasonably detailed description details of such Intervening Event (it being agreed that the delivery of such notice and the public announcement of such delivery shall not constitute a Change of Company Recommendation), (basis upon which the Parent Board intends to effect an Adverse Recommendation Change; and
ii) prior to effecting such Change of Company RecommendationAdverse Recommendation Change, (A) if requested by Buyer, the Company shallSeller Parties shall have, and shall cause its have caused their Representatives to, during the Intervening Event Notice Period, negotiate with Parent Buyer in good faith (to the extent Parent requests in writing to so negotiate) during such three (3) Business Day period to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would obviate the basis for a so that an Adverse Recommendation Change of Company Recommendationis no longer necessary, and (iiiB) following Buyer shall not have, during the end Intervening Event Notice Period, made an irrevocable written offer that would, upon the Seller Parties’ acceptance thereof, be binding on Buyer and that, after due consideration of such three (3) Business Day period, offer by the Company Parent Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines in good faithfaith and After Consultation, after consultation with results in the Company’s outside legal counsel and after considering any written, binding and irrevocable amendments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed by Parent during such three (3) Business Day period, Board determining that the failure to make a Change of Company Recommendation it would not be inconsistent with its the Parent Board’s fiduciary duties to the Members under applicable Law.law to not affect the Adverse Recommendation Change. In the event of any material changes to the circumstances applicable to the Intervening Event, after the start of the Intervening Event Notice Period, the Seller Parties shall be required to deliver a new written notice to Buyer pursuant to Section 6.2(f)i) and to comply with the requirements of this Section 6.2(f) with respect to such new written notice (including a new Intervening Event Notice Period) except the Intervening Event Notice Period shall be at least two
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Samples: Asset Purchase Agreement
Intervening Event. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth contained in this Agreement, other than in connection with a Competing Proposal (which shall be subject to Section 5.04(b) and shall not be subject to this Section 5.04(c)) and at any time prior to the time receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval is obtainedMember Approval, the Company Parent Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) may effect a make an Adverse Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation in response to the occurrence of an Intervening Event if the Company Parent Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel (x) that an Intervening Event has occurred and is continuing and (y) After Consultation, that the failure to effect a Change of Company Recommendation in response do so would reasonably be expected to such Intervening Event would be inconsistent with its the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable LawLegal Requirement; provided, in each case only if: (that the Parent Board may not effect such an Adverse Recommendation Change unless:
i) the Company has first given Parent advance shall have provided prior written notice to Buyer, at least three four (34) Business Days prior to taking such action in advance (the “Intervening Event Notice Period”), of its intention to take effect such actionAdverse Recommendation Change (which notice itself shall not constitute an Adverse Recommendation Change), specifying which notice shall specify the reasons therefor and including a reasonably detailed description details of such Intervening Event (it being agreed that the delivery of such notice and the public announcement of such delivery shall not constitute a Change of Company Recommendation), (basis upon which the Parent Board intends to effect an Adverse Recommendation Change; and
ii) prior to effecting such Change of Company RecommendationAdverse Recommendation Change, (A) if requested by Buyer, the Company shallSeller Parties shall have, and shall cause its have caused their Representatives to, during the Intervening Event Notice Period, negotiate with Parent Buyer in good faith (to the extent Parent requests in writing to so negotiate) during such three (3) Business Day period to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would obviate the basis for a so that an Adverse Recommendation Change of Company Recommendationis no longer necessary, and (iiiB) following Buyer shall not have, during the end Intervening Event Notice Period, made an irrevocable written offer that would, upon the Seller Parties’ acceptance thereof, be binding on Buyer and that, after due consideration of such three (3) Business Day period, offer by the Company Parent Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines in good faithfaith and After Consultation, after consultation with results in the Company’s outside legal counsel and after considering any written, binding and irrevocable amendments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed by Parent during such three (3) Business Day period, Board determining that the failure to make a Change of Company Recommendation it would not be inconsistent with its the Parent Board’s fiduciary duties to the Members under applicable Lawlaw to not affect the Adverse Recommendation Change. In the event of any material changes to the circumstances applicable to the Intervening Event, after the start of the Intervening Event Notice Period, the Seller Parties shall be required to deliver a new written notice to Buyer pursuant to Section 6.2(f)i) and to comply with the requirements of this Section 6.2(f) with respect to such new written notice (including a new Intervening Event Notice Period) except the Intervening Event Notice Period shall be at least two (2) Business Days (rather than the four (4) Business Days contemplated by Section 6.2(f)i)).
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Intervening Event. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the foregoing, in response to an Intervening Event that has occurred after the date of this Agreement, other than in connection with a Competing Proposal (which shall be subject to Section 5.04(b) and shall not be subject to this Section 5.04(c)) and Agreement but prior to the time the Company Stockholder Approval is obtainedOffer Closing, the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) may effect a Company Adverse Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation in response to the occurrence of an Intervening Event if the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel (x) that an Intervening Event has occurred and is continuing and (y) that the failure to effect a Change of Company Recommendation in response to such Intervening Event would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, in each case only if: (i) prior to effecting the Company has first given Parent advance written notice Adverse Recommendation Change, the Company promptly notifies Parent, in writing, at least three (3) four Business Days prior to (the “Intervening Event Notice Period”) before taking such action of its intention intent to take consider such actionaction (a “Notice of Intervening Event”) (which notice shall not, specifying the reasons therefor by itself, constitute a Company Adverse Recommendation Change), and including which notice shall include a reasonably detailed description of such Intervening Event (it being agreed that the delivery of such notice underlying facts giving rise to, and the public announcement of reasons for taking, such delivery shall not constitute a Change of Company Recommendation), action; (ii) prior to effecting such Change of Company Recommendation, the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, during the Intervening Event Notice Period, negotiate with Parent in good faith (to the extent Parent requests in writing to so negotiate) during such three (3) Business Day period to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would obviate so that the basis underlying facts giving rise to, and the reasons for taking such action, cease to constitute an Intervening Event, if Parent, in its discretion, proposes to make such adjustments (it being understood and agreed that the occurrence of a Change material modification to such Intervening Event shall require a new Notice of Company Recommendation, Intervening Event with a new two business day notice period following Parent’s receipt of such Notice of Intervening Event) (it being understood that there may be multiple extensions); and (iii) following the end of such three (3) Business Day period, the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines in good faith, after consultation consulting with the Company’s its financial advisors and outside legal counsel and after considering any written, binding and irrevocable amendments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed by Parent during such three (3) Business Day periodcounsel, that the failure to make a Change of effect such Company Adverse Recommendation Change, after taking into account any adjustments made by Parent during the Intervening Event Notice Period, would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law.
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Intervening Event. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreementherein, other than in connection with a Competing Proposal (which shall be subject to Section 5.04(b) and shall not be subject to this Section 5.04(c)) and prior to the time the Company Stockholder Approval is obtainedOffer Closing, the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) may only effect a Company Adverse Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation that does not relate to a Takeover Proposal if it is in response to any material development, fact, change, event, effect, occurrence or circumstance with respect to the occurrence Company that was not known or reasonably foreseeable (or the material consequences of which were not known or reasonably foreseeable) by the Company or the Company Board as of the date hereof (excluding the Company exceeding internal or published projections, forecasts or revenue or earning predictions for any period (an "Excluded Event"), it being understood that the facts or occurrences giving rise or contributing to an Excluded Event shall not be so excluded) (an "Intervening Event Event") if (1) the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines has determined in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s its financial advisor and outside legal counsel (x) that an Intervening Event has occurred and is continuing and (y) counsel, that the failure to effect a Change of Company Recommendation in response take such action would be reasonably likely to such Intervening Event would be inconsistent with its the directors' fiduciary duties under applicable Law, in each case only if: Law (i) it being understood that the Company has first given Parent advance written notice at least three Board (3or any committee thereof) Business Days in making such determination may consider an Intervening Event alone or together with developments, facts, changes, events, effects, occurrences or circumstances that were known or reasonably foreseeable by the Company or the Company Board as of the date hereof), (2) prior to taking such action action, the Company Board (or any committee thereof) has given Parent at least three Business Days' prior written notice of its intention to take such action, specifying action which notice shall identify the reasons therefor and including a reasonably detailed description of such Intervening Event (it being agreed that for the delivery of such notice and the public announcement of such delivery shall not constitute a Change of proposed Company Recommendation), (ii) prior to effecting such Change of Company Recommendation, the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, negotiate with Parent in good faith (to the extent Parent requests in writing to so negotiate) during such three (3) Business Day period to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would obviate the basis for a Change of Company RecommendationAdverse Recommendation Change, and (iii3) following the end of such three (3) Business Day notice period, the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines shall have considered in good faith any revisions to this Agreement proposed in writing by Parent and shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s its financial advisor and outside legal counsel and after considering any written, binding and irrevocable amendments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed by Parent during such three (3) Business Day periodcounsel, that the failure to make a effect such Company Adverse Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with its the directors' fiduciary duties under applicable Law. For the avoidance of doubt, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change pursuant to this Section 7.3(d) shall not give rise to any termination right by the Company.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Official Payments Holdings, Inc.)
Intervening Event. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreementherein, other than in connection with a Competing Proposal (which shall be subject to Section 5.04(b) and shall not be subject to this Section 5.04(c)) and prior to the time the Company Stockholder Approval is obtainedOffer Closing, the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) may only effect a Company Adverse Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation that does not relate to a Takeover Proposal if it is in response to any material development, fact, change, event, effect, occurrence or circumstance with respect to the occurrence Company that was not known or reasonably foreseeable (or the material consequences of which were not known or reasonably foreseeable) by the Company or the Company Board as of the date hereof (excluding the Company exceeding internal or published projections, forecasts or revenue or earning predictions for any period (an “Excluded Event”), it being understood that the facts or occurrences giving rise or contributing to an Excluded Event shall not be so excluded) (an “Intervening Event Event”) if (1) the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines has determined in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s its financial advisor and outside legal counsel (x) that an Intervening Event has occurred and is continuing and (y) counsel, that the failure to effect a Change of Company Recommendation in response take such action would be reasonably likely to such Intervening Event would be inconsistent with its the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law, in each case only if: Law (i) it being understood that the Company has first given Parent advance written notice at least three Board (3or any committee thereof) Business Days in making such determination may consider an Intervening Event alone or together with developments, facts, changes, events, effects, occurrences or circumstances that were known or reasonably foreseeable by the Company or the Company Board as of the date hereof), (2) prior to taking such action action, the Company Board (or any committee thereof) has given Parent at least three Business Days’ prior written notice of its intention to take such action, specifying action which notice shall identify the reasons therefor and including a reasonably detailed description of such Intervening Event (it being agreed that for the delivery of such notice and the public announcement of such delivery shall not constitute a Change of proposed Company Recommendation), (ii) prior to effecting such Change of Company Recommendation, the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, negotiate with Parent in good faith (to the extent Parent requests in writing to so negotiate) during such three (3) Business Day period to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would obviate the basis for a Change of Company RecommendationAdverse Recommendation Change, and (iii3) following the end of such three (3) Business Day notice period, the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines shall have considered in good faith any revisions to this Agreement proposed in writing by Parent and shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s its financial advisor and outside legal counsel and after considering any written, binding and irrevocable amendments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed by Parent during such three (3) Business Day periodcounsel, that the failure to make a effect such Company Adverse Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with its the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law. For the avoidance of doubt, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change pursuant to this Section 7.3(d) shall not give rise to any termination right by the Company.
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Intervening Event. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this AgreementSection 6.2(c)(i), the board of directors of the Company, on the one hand, and Parent, on the other than in connection with a Competing Proposal (which shall be subject to Section 5.04(b) and shall not be subject to this Section 5.04(c)) and hand, may at any time prior to (but not after) obtaining the time Requisite Company Vote (in the case of the Company) or the Requisite Parent Vote (in the case of Parent) effect an Adverse Company Recommendation Change or Adverse Parent Recommendation Change, respectively, if (i) a Company Intervening Event (in the case of the Company) or Parent Intervening Event (in the case of Parent) occurs and (ii) the board of directors of the Company Stockholder Approval is obtained, (in the case of a Company Board Intervening Event) or Parent (or any duly authorized committee thereof) may effect in the case of a Change of Company Recommendation in response to the occurrence of an Parent Intervening Event if the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereofEvent) determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s its outside legal counsel (x) that an Intervening Event has occurred and is continuing and (y) financial advisor, that the failure to effect a Change of an Adverse Company Recommendation Change (in the case of the Company) or an Adverse Parent Recommendation Change (in the case of Parent) in response to such Company Intervening Event or Parent Intervening Event would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, Delaware law; provided that the board of directors of the party in each case only if: (i) the respect of which such Company has first given Parent advance written notice at least three (3) Business Days prior to taking such action of its intention to take such action, specifying the reasons therefor and including a reasonably detailed description of such Intervening Event (it being agreed that in the case of the Company) or Parent Intervening Event (in the case of Parent) has first (x) caused such party to provide the other party at least four business days’ prior written notice of its intent to effect such an Adverse Company Recommendation Change or Adverse Parent Recommendation Change, which shall specify in reasonable detail the circumstances related to such determination, (y) caused such party and its Representatives to negotiate, to the extent the other party so wishes to negotiate, during such four business day period following delivery of such notice and the public announcement of such delivery shall not constitute a Change of Company Recommendation)notice, (ii) prior to effecting such Change of Company Recommendation, the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, negotiate with Parent in good faith (with the other party concerning any revisions to the extent Parent requests in writing to so negotiate) during such three (3) Business Day period to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would obviate and/or any Voting Agreement that the basis for a Change of other party wishes to propose in response to such Company Recommendation, Intervening Event or Parent Intervening Event and (iiiz) following the end of such three after complying with clause (3x) Business Day periodand clause (y), the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines determined in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s its outside legal counsel and after considering any written, binding and irrevocable amendments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed by Parent during such three (3) Business Day periodfinancial advisor, that the failure to make a Change of effect an Adverse Company Recommendation would Change (in the case of the Company) or Adverse Parent Recommendation Change (in the case of Parent) in response to such Company Intervening Event or Parent Intervening Event continues to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable LawDelaware law after taking into account any changes committed in writing to be made to this Agreement and any Voting Agreement by the other party.
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Intervening Event. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this AgreementSection 6.2(c)(i), the board of directors of the Company, on the one hand, and Parent, on the other than in connection with a Competing Proposal (which shall be subject to Section 5.04(b) and shall not be subject to this Section 5.04(c)) and hand, may at any time prior to (but not after) obtaining the time Requisite Company Vote (in the case of the Company) or the Requisite Parent Vote (in the case of Parent) effect an Adverse Company Recommendation Change or Adverse Parent Recommendation Change, respectively, if (i) a Company Intervening Event (in the case of the Company) or Parent Intervening Event (in the case of Parent) occurs and (ii) the board of directors of the Company Stockholder Approval is obtained, (in the case of a Company Board Intervening Event) or Parent (or any duly authorized committee thereof) may effect in the case of a Change of Company Recommendation in response to the occurrence of an Parent Intervening Event if the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereofEvent) determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s its outside legal counsel (x) that an Intervening Event has occurred and is continuing and (y) financial advisor, that the failure to effect a Change of an Adverse Company Recommendation Change (in the case of the Company) or an Adverse Parent Recommendation Change (in the case of Parent) in response to such Company Intervening Event or Parent Intervening Event would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, Delaware law; provided that the board of directors of the party in each case only if: (i) the respect of which such Company has first given Parent advance written notice at least three (3) Business Days prior to taking such action of its intention to take such action, specifying the reasons therefor and including a reasonably detailed description of such Intervening Event (it being agreed that in the case of the Company) or Parent Intervening Event (in the case of Parent) has first (x) caused such party to provide the other party at least four business days’ prior written notice of its intent to effect such an Adverse Company Recommendation Change or Adverse Parent Recommendation Change, which shall specify in reasonable detail the circumstances related to such determination, (y) caused such party and its Representatives to negotiate, to the extent the other party so wishes to negotiate, during such four business day period following delivery of such notice and the public announcement of such delivery shall not constitute a Change of Company Recommendation)notice, (ii) prior to effecting such Change of Company Recommendation, the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, negotiate with Parent in good faith (with the other party concerning any revisions to the extent Parent requests in writing to so negotiate) during such three (3) Business Day period to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would obviate and/or any Voting Agreement that the basis for a Change of other party wishes to propose in response to such Company Recommendation, Intervening Event or Parent Intervening Event and (iiiz) following the end of such three after complying with clause (3x) Business Day periodand clause (y), the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines determined in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s its outside legal counsel and after considering any written, binding and irrevocable amendments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed by Parent during such three (3) Business Day periodfinancial advisor, that the failure to make a Change of effect an Adverse Company Recommendation would Change (in the case of the Company) or Adverse Parent Recommendation Change (in the case of Parent) in response to such Company Intervening Event or Parent Intervening Event continues to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable LawDelaware law after taking into account any changes committed in writing to be made to this Agreement and any Voting Agreement by the other party.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Tesoro Corp /New/)
Intervening Event. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, other than in connection with a Competing Proposal (which shall be subject to Section 5.04(b) and shall not be subject to this Section 5.04(c)) and Superior Proposal, at any time prior to receipt of the time the Company Stockholder Approval is obtainedApproval, the Company Board (or or, if appropriate, any duly authorized committee thereof) may effect a an Adverse Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation in response to the occurrence of an Intervening Event if the Company Board (or or, if appropriate, any duly authorized committee thereof) determines in good faith, faith (after consultation with the Company’s financial advisor and outside legal counsel (x) that an Intervening Event has occurred and is continuing and (y) counsel), that the failure to effect a Change of Company Recommendation in response to such Intervening Event do so would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties the standard of conduct owed by the directors of the Company Board under applicable Maryland Law; provided, in each case only if: however, that the Company Board (or any committee thereof) shall not make such an Adverse Recommendation Change unless:
(i) the Company has first given Parent advance written notice at least three five (35) Business Days prior to taking such action written notice of its intention to take such action, specifying actions to the reasons therefor effect that the Company Board has (A) so determined and including (B) resolved to effect an Adverse Recommendation Change pursuant to this Section 7.3(f)(i) (and provides Parent a reasonably detailed description copy of such resolutions), which notice will specify and describe the facts and circumstances relating to the applicable Intervening Event (it being agreed that the delivery of such notice in reasonable detail and the public announcement of factual bases for the Company Board’s determination that such delivery shall not events or circumstances constitute a Change of Company Recommendation), an Intervening Event; and
(ii) prior to effecting such Change of Company Recommendationan Adverse Recommendation Change, the Company shalland its Representatives, during the five (5) Business Day period following Parent’s receipt of such notice and shall cause ending at 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on such fifth (5th) Business Day (the “Notice of Intervening Event Period”), must have negotiated with Parent and its Representatives to, negotiate with Parent in good faith (to the extent that Parent requests in writing desires to so negotiate) during such three (3) Business Day period to make allow Parent to propose such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would obviate the basis for a Change of Company Recommendation, and (iii) following the end of such three (3) Business Day period, the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and after considering any written, binding and irrevocable amendments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed by Parent during such three so that the Company Board (3or any committee thereof) Business Day period, would no longer determine that the failure to make a an Adverse Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties the standard of conduct owed by the directors of the Company Board under applicable Maryland Law, and following such Notice of Intervening Event Period, the Company Board (or any committee thereof) shall have determined (after consultation with the Company’s financial advisor and outside legal counsel and taking into account Parent’s proposed revisions to the terms and conditions of this Agreement) in good faith that the failure to make an Adverse Recommendation Change in response to such Intervening Event would continue to be inconsistent with the standard of conduct owed by the directors of the Company Board under Maryland Law if the revisions proposed by Parent were given effect.
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Intervening Event. Notwithstanding anything contrary set forth in this AgreementSection 5.03(d), other than in connection with a Competing Proposal (which shall be at any time prior to obtaining the Company Shareholder Approval, and subject to Section 5.04(b) and shall not be subject to the Company’s compliance at all times with the provisions of this Section 5.04(c)) and prior 5.03, solely in response to the time the Company Stockholder Approval is obtaineda Intervening Event, the Company Board may make an Adverse Recommendation Change described in clause (or any duly authorized committee thereofA) may effect a Change of Company Recommendation in response to the occurrence of an Intervening Event definition thereof if the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereofi) determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s its outside legal counsel (x) that an Intervening Event has occurred and is continuing and (y) financial advisor, that the failure to effect a make such Adverse Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation in response to such Intervening Event would reasonably likely be inconsistent with its the Company Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable Law, in each case only if: and (iii) provides written notice to Parent (a “Recommendation Change Notice”) advising Parent that the Company Board has resolved to make an Adverse Recommendation Change under this Section 5.03(f) and specifying the facts and information constituting the basis for such determination; provided, however, that (x) the Company has first given Parent advance written notice at least three Board may not make such an Adverse Recommendation Change until the fourth (34th) Business Days prior to taking such action Day after receipt by Parent of its intention to take such action, specifying the reasons therefor Recommendation Change Notice and including a reasonably detailed description of such Intervening Event (it being agreed that the delivery of such notice and the public announcement of such delivery shall not constitute a Change of Company Recommendation), (ii) prior to effecting such Change of Company Recommendation, the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, negotiate with Parent in good faith (to the extent Parent requests in writing to so negotiatey) during such three four (3) Business Day period to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would obviate the basis for a Change of Company Recommendation, and (iii) following the end of such three (34) Business Day period, if requested by Parent, the Company shall negotiate in good faith with respect to any changes or modifications to this Agreement, including by permitting Parent and its Representatives to make a presentation to the Company Board (or regarding this Agreement and any duly authorized committee thereof) determines adjustments with respect thereto, and, at the end of such applicable notice period, the Company Board must have in good faith, faith (after consultation with the Company’s its outside legal counsel and after considering any written, binding and irrevocable amendments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed by Parent during such three (3financial advisors) Business Day period, reaffirmed its determination that the failure to make a such Adverse Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation would reasonably likely be inconsistent with its the Company Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable Law.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Gas Natural Inc.)
Intervening Event. Notwithstanding anything contrary set forth in this AgreementSection 5.04(a) (but subject to Section 5.04(d)), other than in connection with a Competing Proposal (which shall be subject to Section 5.04(b) and shall not be subject to this Section 5.04(c)) and prior to the time the Company Stockholder Approval is obtainedWritten Consent Effective Time, the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof, including the Special Committee) may effect a Change of Company Recommendation in response to the occurrence of an Intervening Event if the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereofacting upon the recommendation of the Special Committee after consultation with its outside legal counsel) determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel faith (x1) that an Intervening Event has occurred and is continuing and (y2) that the failure to effect a Change of Company Recommendation in response to such Intervening Event would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, in each case only if: (i) the Company has first given Parent advance written notice at least three four (34) Business Days prior to taking such action of its intention to take such action, specifying the reasons therefor and including a reasonably detailed description of such Intervening Event (it being agreed that the delivery of such notice and the public announcement of such delivery shall not constitute a Change of Company Recommendation)Event, (ii) prior to effecting such Change of Company Recommendation, the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, negotiate with Parent in good faith (to the extent Parent requests in writing desires to so negotiatenegotiate and without any requirement that Parent must reach a definitive agreement) during such three four (34) Business Day period to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would obviate the basis for a Change of Company Recommendation, and (iii) following the end of such three four (34) Business Day period, the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and after considering any written, binding and irrevocable proposed amendments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed by Parent in writing during such three four (34) Business Day period, that the failure to make a Change of Company Recommendation would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Startek, Inc.)
Intervening Event. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the foregoing, in response to an Intervening Event that has occurred after the date of this Agreement: (i) but, other than in connection with a Competing Proposal (which shall be subject to Section 5.04(b) and shall not be subject to this Section 5.04(c)) and the case of the Company, prior to the time receipt of the Requisite Company Stockholder Approval is obtainedVote, the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) may effect a Change Company Adverse Recommendation Change; and (ii) but, in the case of Company Recommendation in response Parent, prior to the occurrence receipt of an the Requisite Parent Vote, Parent may effect a Parent Adverse Recommendation Change; in each case, if (A) prior to effecting the Company Adverse Recommendation Change or Parent Adverse Recommendation Change, as applicable, such party promptly notifies the other party, in writing, at least five Business Days (the “Intervening Event if the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereofNotice Period”) determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel (x) that an Intervening Event has occurred and is continuing and (y) that the failure to effect a Change of Company Recommendation in response to such Intervening Event would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, in each case only if: (i) the Company has first given Parent advance written notice at least three (3) Business Days prior to before taking such action of its intention intent to take consider such actionaction (which notice shall not, specifying the reasons therefor by itself, constitute a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or Parent Adverse Recommendation Change, as applicable), and including which notice shall include a reasonably detailed description of such Intervening Event (it being agreed that the delivery of such notice underlying facts giving rise to, and the public announcement of reasons for taking, such delivery shall not constitute a Change of Company Recommendation)action, (iiB) prior to effecting such Change of Company Recommendation, the Company party shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, during the Intervening Event Notice Period, negotiate with Parent the other party in good faith (to the extent Parent requests in writing to so negotiate) during such three (3) Business Day period to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would obviate so that the basis underlying facts giving rise to, and the reasons for a Change taking such action, ceases to constitute an Intervening Event, if the other party, in its discretion, proposes to make such adjustments (it being agreed that in the event that, after commencement of Company Recommendationthe Intervening Event Notice Period, there is any material development in an Intervening Event, the Intervening Event Notice Period shall be extended, if applicable, to ensure that at least three Business Days remains in the Intervening Event Notice Period subsequent to the time such party notifies the other party of any such material development (it being understood that there may be multiple extensions)), and (iiiC) following the end such party’s board of such three (3) Business Day period, the Company Board directors (or any duly authorized a committee thereof) determines in good faith, after consultation consulting with the Company’s outside legal counsel and after considering any writtenand, binding and irrevocable amendments to in the terms and conditions case of this Agreement proposed by Parent during such three (3) Business Day periodParent, its financial advisor, that the failure to make effect such Company Adverse Recommendation Change or Parent Adverse Recommendation Change, as applicable, after taking into account any adjustments made by the other party during the Intervening Event Notice Period, would continue to constitute a Change breach of Company Recommendation would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law. The parties acknowledge and hereby agree that any Company Adverse Recommendation Change or Parent Adverse Recommendation Change, as applicable, effected (or proposed to be effected) in response to or in connection with any Takeover Proposal may be made solely and exclusively pursuant to Section 5.04(d) only, and may not be made pursuant to this Section 5.04(e), and any Company Adverse Recommendation Change or Parent Adverse Recommendation Change, as applicable, may only be made pursuant to this Section 5.04 and no other provisions of this Agreement.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (High Tide Inc.)
Intervening Event. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreementcontained herein, other than in connection with a Competing Proposal (which shall be subject to Section 5.04(b) and shall not be subject to this Section 5.04(c)) and at any time prior to the time receipt of the Requisite Company Vote, the Company Stockholder Approval is obtainedBoard, upon the recommendation of the Special Committee, may effect a Company Adverse Recommendation Change in response to an Intervening Event, if prior to taking such action: (i) the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) may effect a Change acting on recommendation of Company Recommendation in response to the occurrence of an Intervening Event if the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereofSpecial Committee) determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s its financial advisors and outside legal counsel counsel, that the failure to take such action would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with the Company Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable Law and (xii) the Company shall have given five (5) days (the “Intervening Event Notice Period”) prior written notice to Parent that the Company has determined an Intervening Event has occurred or arisen (which notice will reasonably describe such Intervening Event) and is continuing and (y) that the failure Company intends to effect a Change of Company Adverse Recommendation in response to such Intervening Event would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, in each case only if: Change; (iiii) the Company has first given Parent advance written notice at least three (3) Business Days prior to taking such action of or the Special Committee, as applicable, and its intention to take such action, specifying Representatives during the reasons therefor and including a reasonably detailed description of such Intervening Event (it being agreed that the delivery of such notice and the public announcement of such delivery shall not constitute a Change of Company Recommendation), (ii) prior to effecting such Change of Company Recommendation, the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives toNotice Period, negotiate with Parent in good faith (to the extent Parent requests in writing to so negotiate) during such three (3) Business Day period to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement Agreement, if proposed by Parent in its sole discretion, as would obviate the basis for a Change of Company Recommendation, and (iii) following the end of such three (3) Business Day period, permit the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereofacting on recommendation of the Special Committee) not to make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change with respect to such Intervening Event; and (iv) the Company Board (acting on recommendation of the Special Committee) determines in good faith, after consultation consulting with the Company’s its financial advisors and outside legal counsel and after considering any written, binding and irrevocable amendments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed by Parent during such three (3) Business Day periodcounsel, that the failure to make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation with respect to such Intervening Event would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with its the Company Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable LawLaw after taking into account any adjustments made by Parent during the Intervening Event Notice Period in the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Realnetworks Inc)
Intervening Event. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreementherein, other than in connection with a Competing Proposal (which shall be subject to Section 5.04(b) and shall not be subject to this Section 5.04(c)) and prior to (but not after) the time the Company Stockholder Approval is obtained, the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) Special Committee may effect a Company Adverse Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation involving the actions contemplated by Section 7.2(e)(i)(A) and Section 7.2(e)(i)(B) in response to the occurrence of an Intervening Event if (i) the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines Special Committee, has determined in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s its financial advisor and outside legal counsel (x) counsel, that an Intervening Event has occurred and is continuing and (y) that the failure to effect a Change of Company Recommendation in response take such action would be reasonably likely to such Intervening Event would be inconsistent with its the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law, in each case only if: (iii) the Company has first given Parent advance written notice at least three (3) Business Days prior to taking such action action, the Company Board (or any committee thereof, including the Special Committee) has given Parent at least four (4) Business Days’ prior written notice of its intention to take such action, specifying action which notice will contain reasonably sufficient information about the reasons therefor and including a reasonably detailed description of such Intervening Event (it being agreed that the delivery of such notice and the public announcement of such delivery shall not constitute a Change of Company Recommendation), (ii) prior to effecting such Change of Company Recommendation, the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, negotiate with enable Parent in good faith (to propose revisions to the extent Parent requests in writing to so negotiate) during such three (3) Business Day period to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement as in such a manner that would obviate the basis need for a Change of Company Recommendationtaking such action, and (iii) following the end of such three (3) Business Day notice period, the Company Board (or Special Committee shall have considered in good faith any duly authorized committee thereof) determines revisions to this Agreement proposed in writing by Parent, and shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s its financial advisor and outside legal counsel and after considering any written, binding and irrevocable amendments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed by Parent during such three (3) Business Day periodcounsel, that the failure to make a effect such Company Adverse Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with its the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law. For the avoidance of doubt, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change pursuant to this Section 7.2(g) shall not give rise to any termination right for the Company.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Cellular Biomedicine Group, Inc.)
Intervening Event. Notwithstanding anything contrary set forth in this Agreement, other than in connection with a Competing Proposal (which shall be subject to Section 5.04(b) and shall not be subject to this Section 5.04(c)) and prior to the time the Company Stockholder Approval is obtained, the The Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) may effect a Company Board Recommendation Change (only of Company Recommendation the type contemplated by clauses (A) and (D) of Section 5.3(c)(i)) in response to the occurrence of an Intervening Event that if the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines in good faith, faith (after consultation with its financial advisors (in the Company’s case of financial matters) and outside legal counsel (x) that an Intervening Event has occurred and is continuing and (ycounsel) that the failure to effect a Change of Company Recommendation in response to such Intervening Event do so would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law; provided that, in each case only if: the Company Board shall not effect such a Company Board Recommendation Change unless:
(i1) the Company has first given Parent advance provided prior written notice to Parent at least three four (34) Business Days prior in advance to taking the effect that the Company Board intends to effect a Company Board Recommendation Change, which notice shall specify the basis for such action of its intention to take such actionCompany Board Recommendation Change, specifying the reasons therefor and including a reasonably detailed description of the facts and circumstances relating to such Intervening Event Event; and
(it being agreed that the delivery of 2) during such notice and the public announcement of such delivery shall not constitute a Change of Company Recommendation), four (ii4) prior to effecting such Change of Company RecommendationBusiness Day period, the Company shall, shall and shall cause its Representatives to, to negotiate with Parent in good faith (to the extent Parent requests in writing desires to so negotiate) during such three (3) Business Day period any proposal by Parent to make such adjustments in amend the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would obviate the basis for a Change of Company Recommendation, and Agreement; and
(iii3) following at the end of such four (4) Business Day period the Company Board again makes the determination under Section 5.3(d)(i) (after in good faith taking into account any proposals for amendments in a form that is binding to Parent subject only to execution by the Company proposed by Parent), it being understood that any material change to the facts and circumstances giving rise to such Intervening Event shall require a new notice to Parent as provided above, but with an additional minimum of three (3) Business Day period, the Company Board Days (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and after considering any written, binding and irrevocable amendments to the terms and conditions instead of this Agreement proposed by Parent during such three at least four (34) Business Day period, that Days) notice and negotiation period from the failure to make a Change date of Company Recommendation would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law.such notice; or
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Intervening Event. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the foregoing, in response to an Intervening Event that has occurred after the date of this Agreement, other than in connection with a Competing Proposal (which shall be subject to Section 5.04(b) and shall not be subject to this Section 5.04(c)) and Agreement but prior to the time the Company Stockholder Approval is obtainedOffer Closing, the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) may effect a Company Adverse Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation in response to the occurrence of an Intervening Event if the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel (x) that an Intervening Event has occurred and is continuing and (y) that the failure to effect a Change of Company Recommendation in response to such Intervening Event would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, in each case only if: (i) prior to effecting the Company has first given Parent advance written notice Adverse Recommendation Change, the Company promptly notifies Parent, in writing, at least three two (32) Business Days prior to (the "Intervening Event Notice Period") before taking such action of its intention intent to take consider such actionaction (which notice shall not, specifying the reasons therefor by itself, constitute a Company Adverse Recommendation Change), and including which notice shall include a reasonably detailed description of such the underlying facts and circumstances underlying the Intervening Event (it being agreed that the delivery of such notice and the public announcement of such delivery shall not constitute render a Company Adverse Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation), necessary; (ii) prior to effecting such Change of Company Recommendation, the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, during the Intervening Event Notice Period, negotiate with Parent in good faith (to the extent Parent requests in writing to so negotiate) during such three (3) Business Day period to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would obviate or another proposal to the basis extent proposed by Parent so that the underlying facts giving rise to, and the reasons for taking such action, ceases require a Change Company Adverse Recommendation Change, if Parent, in its discretion, proposes to make such adjustments (it being agreed that in the event that, after commencement of the Intervening Event Notice Period, there is any material development in an Intervening Event, the Intervening Event Notice Period shall be extended, if applicable, to ensure that at least two (2) Business Days remains in the Intervening Event Notice Period subsequent to the time the Company Recommendation, notifies Parent of any such material development (it being understood that there may be multiple extensions)); and (iii) following the end of such three (3) Business Day period, the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines in good faith, after consultation consulting with the Company’s its financial advisors and outside legal counsel and after considering any written, binding and irrevocable amendments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed by Parent during such three (3) Business Day periodcounsel, that the failure to make a Change of effect such Company Adverse Recommendation Change, after taking into account any adjustments made by Parent during the Intervening Event Notice Period, would reasonably be expected to cause the Company Board’s actions or inactions with respect thereto to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties to the Company’s stockholders under applicable Law.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Pfsweb Inc)
Intervening Event. (1) Notwithstanding anything contrary set forth in this AgreementArticle 5 to the contrary, other than in connection with a Competing Proposal (which shall be but subject to Section 5.04(b5.6(2) and shall not be subject provided that the Corporation has been, and continues to be, in compliance with its obligations under this Section 5.04(c)) and Article 5, the Board may, at any time prior to obtaining the time the Company Stockholder Approval is obtainedRequired Shareholder Approval, the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof) may effect make a Change of Company in Recommendation in response to the occurrence of an any Intervening Event if the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereofbased upon, amongst other things, the recommendation of the Special Committee) determines has determined in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s Corporation's outside legal counsel (x) that an Intervening Event has occurred and is continuing and (y) financial advisers, that the failure by the Board to effect make such a Change of Company in Recommendation in response to such Intervening Event would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Lawduties.
(2) Upon becoming aware of an Intervening Event, the Corporation shall promptly provide a written notice to the Purchaser describing the Intervening Event in reasonable detail (the "Intervening Event Notice"), and shall at all times keep the Purchaser reasonably informed of developments with respect to such Intervening Event (whether it results in a Change in Recommendation or not). Prior to the Board making a Change in Recommendation in response to an Intervening Event, (A) the Corporation shall provide the Purchaser with prior written notice advising the Purchaser it intends to effect a Change of Recommendation and specifying, in each case only if: reasonable detail, the reasons therefor, including the reasons for which the Board believes that failure to make a Change in Recommendation in response to the Intervening Event would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties, (iB) during the Company has first given Parent advance written notice at least period ending after the later of five (5) Business Days following receipt of the Intervening Event Notice and three (3) Business Days prior to taking following the date the Corporation provides the Purchaser all of the information reasonably required by it, or such action of its intention to take such action, specifying longer period as the reasons therefor Corporation and including a the Purchaser may agree acting reasonably detailed description of such (the "Intervening Event (it being agreed that the delivery of such notice and the public announcement of such delivery shall not constitute a Change of Company RecommendationPeriod"), the Purchaser shall have the opportunity (but not the obligation) to (i) request such additional information as it may reasonably require (which information shall be provided promptly to the Purchaser), and (ii) prior offer to effecting such Change of Company Recommendation, amend the Company Arrangement and this Agreement and the Corporation shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, negotiate with Parent in good faith (to the extent Parent requests in writing the Purchaser desires to so negotiate) during such three (3) Business Day period any proposal by the Purchaser to make such adjustments in amend the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would obviate so that the basis for a failure to make such Change of Company RecommendationRecommendation in response to such Intervening Event would no longer be inconsistent with the Board’s fiduciary duties, and (iiiC) following at the end of such three (3) Business Day periodIntervening Event Period, the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereofbased upon, amongst other things, the recommendation of the Special Committee) determines shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s Corporation's outside legal counsel and financial advisers (after considering in good faith taking into account any written, binding and irrevocable amendments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed by Parent during such three (3) Business Day periodthe Purchaser), that the failure by the Board to make a Change of Company in Recommendation in response to such Intervening Event would continue to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Lawduties.
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Samples: Arrangement Agreement
Intervening Event. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreementherein, other than in connection with a Competing Proposal (which shall be subject to Section 5.04(b) and shall not be subject to this Section 5.04(c)) and prior to the time the Company Stockholder Shareholder Approval is obtained, but not after, the Company Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof) may effect a Company Adverse Recommendation Change involving the actions contemplated by clauses (i)(A) and (i)(B) of Company Recommendation Section 6.4(d) in response to any development, fact, change, event, effect, occurrence or circumstance that (A) does not relate to a Company Superior Proposal (which is addressed under Section 6.4(e)) and (B) is not known (or the occurrence material consequences of an Intervening Event if which are not known) to the Company Board of Directors as of the date hereof if (1) the Company Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines has determined in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s its financial advisor and outside legal counsel (x) counsel, that an Intervening Event has occurred and is continuing and (y) that the failure to effect a Change of Company Recommendation in response take such action would reasonably be expected to such Intervening Event would be inconsistent with its the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law, in each case only if: Law and (i2) the Company has first given Parent advance written notice at least three (3) Business Days prior to taking such action action, the Company Board of Directors (or any committee thereof) has given Parent at least three Business Days’ prior written notice of its intention to take such action, specifying action which notice will identify the reasons therefor and including a reasonably detailed description of such Intervening Event (it being agreed that for the delivery of such notice and the public announcement of such delivery shall not constitute a Change of proposed Company Recommendation), (ii) prior to effecting such Change of Company Recommendation, the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, negotiate with Parent in good faith (to the extent Parent requests in writing to so negotiate) during such three (3) Business Day period to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would obviate the basis for a Change of Company RecommendationAdverse Recommendation Change, and (iii3) following the end of such three (3) Business Day notice period, the Company Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof) determines shall have considered in good faith any revisions to this Agreement proposed in writing by Parent and shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s its financial advisor and outside legal counsel and after considering any written, binding and irrevocable amendments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed by Parent during such three (3) Business Day periodcounsel, that the failure to make a effect such Company Adverse Recommendation Change of Company Recommendation would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with its the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law. For the avoidance of doubt, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change pursuant to this Section 6.4(g) shall not give rise to any termination right for the Company.
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Samples: Arrangement Agreement and Plan of Merger (Burger King Worldwide, Inc.)