Negative Obligations of Parent. Except as approved in advance by the Company in writing, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, acquire or agree to acquire (whether by merger, consolidation, stock or asset purchase, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, reorganization or any other form of transaction) any other Person if and to the extent that such transaction would reasonably be expected to (a) impair the ability of the parties hereto to consummate the Merger, or (b) delay the consummation of the Merger in any material respect.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Ramtron International Corp), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Cypress Semiconductor Corp /De/), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Emc Corp)
