No Divestiture. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary and except as set forth below, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to require Parent or any Subsidiary or affiliate thereof to agree to any Action of Divestiture, except to the extent such Action of Divestiture would not have a material consequence on Parent or the Company. The Company shall not, without the prior written consent of Parent, take or agree to take any Action of Divestiture that would be reasonably likely to have a material consequence on Parent or the Company. For purposes of this Agreement, an “Action of Divestiture” shall mean (i) any license, sale or other disposition or holding separate (through establishment of a trust or otherwise) of any shares of capital stock or of any business, assets or properties of Parent, its Subsidiaries or affiliates or the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) the imposition of any limitation on the ability of Parent, its Subsidiaries or affiliates or the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to conduct their respective businesses or own any capital stock or assets or to acquire, hold or exercise full rights of ownership of their respective businesses or, in the case of Parent, the businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries, or (iii) the imposition of any impediment on Parent, its Subsidiaries or affiliates or the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, order or other legal restraint governing competition, monopolies or restrictive trade practices.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Cap Gemini Sa), Merger Agreement (Kanbay International Inc)
No Divestiture. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary and except as set forth belowcontrary, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to require Parent or any Subsidiary or affiliate thereof to agree to any Action of Divestiture, except to the extent such Action of Divestiture would not have a material consequence on Parent or the Company. The Company shall not, without the prior written consent of Parent, take or agree to take any Action of Divestiture that would be reasonably likely to have a material consequence on Parent or the CompanyDivestiture. For purposes of this Agreement, an “Action of Divestiture” shall mean (i) any license, sale or other disposition or holding separate (through establishment of a trust or otherwise) of any shares of capital stock or of any business, assets or properties of Parent, its Subsidiaries subsidiaries or affiliates affiliates, or of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) the imposition of any limitation on the ability of Parent, its Subsidiaries subsidiaries or affiliates affiliates, or the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to conduct their respective businesses or own any capital stock or assets or to acquire, hold or exercise full rights of ownership of their respective businesses orand, in the case of Parent, the businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries, Subsidiaries or (iii) the imposition of any impediment on Parent, its Subsidiaries subsidiaries or affiliates affiliates, or the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, order or other legal restraint governing competition, monopolies or restrictive trade practices.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Visa Inc.)