NO NEGOTIATIONS, ETC. Seller will not take, and will not permit the Company or any Affiliate of Seller or the Company (or permit any other Person acting for or on behalf of Seller, the Company, or any Affiliate of Seller or the Company) to take, directly or indirectly, any action to (1) seek or encourage any offer or proposal from any Person to acquire any shares of capital stock or any other securities of the Company or any interest therein or Assets and Properties thereof or any interest therein; (2) merge, consolidate, or combine, or to permit any other Person to merge, consolidate or combine, with the Company; (3) liquidate, dissolve, or reorganize the Company in any manner; (4) acquire or transfer any Assets and Properties of the Company or any interests therein, except as contemplated by the terms of this Agreement; (5) reach any agreement or understanding (whether or not such agreement or understanding is absolute, revocable, contingent, or conditional) for, or otherwise to attempt to consummate, any such acquisition, transfer, merger, consolidation, combination, or reorganization; or (6) furnish or cause to be furnished any information with respect to the Company to any Person (other than Buyer or the Kansas Insurance Department) that Seller or any Affiliate of Seller (or any Person acting for or on behalf of Seller, the Company, or any other Affiliate of Seller or the Company) knows or has reason to believe is in the process of attempting or considering any such acquisition, transfer, merger, consolidation, combination, liquidation, dissolution, or reorganization. If Seller, the Company, or any other Affiliate of Seller or the Company receives from any Person (other than Buyer) any written offer, proposal, informational request, inquiry or contact that is subject to this Section 5.3, Seller will promptly advise such Person, by written notice, of the terms of this Section 5.3 and will promptly deliver a copy of such written notice to Buyer and advise Buyer fully concerning the identity of such Person, the terms of any proposal or offer, or the nature of any written informational request, inquiry or contact which is made.
NO NEGOTIATIONS, ETC. Until the earliest to occur of the Closing Date or the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VII hereof, neither the Companies or their Subsidiaries or any officer, director of employee thereof, nor the Sellers, or their respective agents or representatives, shall directly or indirectly, solicit, initiate or encourage submission of any proposal, indication of interest or offer from any person or entity (including any of the officers or employees of the Company) relating to any liquidation, dissolution, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or acquisition or purchase of all or a material portion of the assets of, or any equity interest in, any Company or Subsidiary or other similar transaction or business combination involving the Xxxxxx Xxxx Business or participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any other person any information with respect to or assist or participate in, any effort or attempt by any other person or entity to do or seek any of the foregoing. Sellers shall immediately cease and cause to be terminated all existing discussions or negotiations with any Person other than Buyer conducted heretofore with respect to any of the foregoing activities and request the prompt return or destruction of all confidential information of Sellers or the Xxxxxx Xxxx Business previously furnished to such Person. Sellers shall promptly notify Buyer if any such proposal, indication of interest or offer, or any inquiry from or contact with any such person with respect thereto, is made and shall promptly provide Buyer with such information regarding such proposal, offer, inquiry or contact as Buyer may request.
NO NEGOTIATIONS, ETC. Seller shall not directly or indirectly, through any officer, director, agent or otherwise, solicit, initiate or encourage submission of any proposal or offer from any person or entity (including any of its or their officers or employees) relating to any liquidation, dissolution, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or acquisition or purchase of all or a material portion of the assets of, or any equity interest in, Seller or other similar transaction or business combination involving Seller or participate in any negotiations regarding, or furnish to any other person any information with respect to, or otherwise cooperate in any way with, or assist or participate in, facilitate or encourage, any effort or attempt by any other person or entity to do or seek any of the foregoing.
NO NEGOTIATIONS, ETC. Subject to the last sentence of this Section 4.05, the Company shall not, directly or indirectly, through any officer, director, agent or otherwise, solicit, initiate or encourage submission of any proposal or offer from any person or entity (including any of its or their officers or employees) relating to any liquidation, dissolution, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or acquisition or purchase of all or a material portion of the assets of, or any equity interest in, the Company or other similar transaction or business combination involving the Company, or participate in any negotiations regarding, or furnish to any other person any information with respect to, or otherwise cooperate in any way with, or assist or participate in, facilitate or encourage, any effort or attempt by any other person or entity to do or seek any of the foregoing. The Company shall promptly notify Buyer if any such proposal or offer, or any inquiry from or contact with any person with respect thereto, is made and shall promptly provide Buyer with such information regarding such proposal, offer, inquiry or contact as Buyer may request. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained herein shall restrict the ability of the Company to enter into any acquisition transaction otherwise permitted by this Agreement (including, without limitation, a merger) in which the Company is the acquiring party or surviving corporation.
NO NEGOTIATIONS, ETC. Seller shall not directly or indirectly, through any officer, director, agent or otherwise, solicit, initiate or encourage submission of any proposal or offer from any person or entity (including any of its or their officers or employees) relating to any liquidation, dissolution, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or acquisition or purchase of all or a material portion of the assets of, or any equity interest in, Seller or other similar transaction or business combination involving Seller or, unless Seller's Board of Directors is advised by Seller's outside counsel in writing to the effect that there would be a material risk of liability on the part of the members of Seller's Board of Directors to Seller's shareholders for failure to do so, participate in any negotiations regarding, or furnish to any other person any information with respect to, or otherwise cooperate in any way with, or assist or participate in, facilitate or encourage, any effort or attempt by any other person or entity to do or seek any of the foregoing. Seller shall promptly notify Buyer if any such proposal or offer, or any inquiry from or contact with any person with respect thereto, is made and shall promptly provide Buyer with such information regarding such proposal, offer, inquiry or contact as Buyer may request.
NO NEGOTIATIONS, ETC. The Sellers shall not, and shall cause the Company and their respective Representatives not to, directly or indirectly solicit, initiate, or enter into any discussions or negotiations or continue in any way any discussions or negotiations with any Person or group of Persons regarding any Competing Transaction. The Sellers shall promptly but not later than forty-eight (48) hours following the occurrence of the relevant event notify Buyer orally and in writing if any inquiries, proposals, or requests for information concerning a Competing Transaction are received by the Company, the Sellers or any of their respective Representatives. The written notice shall include the identity of the Person making such inquiry, proposal, or request and the terms and conditions thereof as well as a copy of such inquiry proposal or request. For purposes of this Agreement, “Competing Transaction” means a transaction or a series of related transactions (other than the Transactions) involving (a) any sale of stock or other equity interests in the Company, (b) a merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, or other similar transaction involving the Company, (c) any sale, lease, exchange, license (other than in the Ordinary Course of Business), mortgage, pledge, transfer, or other disposition of the assets of the Company (other than disposition of inventory in the Ordinary Course of Business), or (d) any other transaction or series of transactions which could reasonably preclude the consummation of the Transactions.
NO NEGOTIATIONS, ETC. The Company shall not and shall cause the Holders and their respective Representatives not to, directly or indirectly solicit, initiate, or enter into any discussions or negotiations or continue in any way any discussions or negotiations with any Person or group of Persons regarding any Competing Transaction (defined below). The Company shall promptly but not later than 48 hours of the occurrence of the relevant event notify Parent orally and in writing if any inquiries, proposals, or requests for information concerning a Competing Transaction are received by the Company, the Holders or any of their respective Representatives. The written notice shall include the identity of the Person making such inquiry, proposal, or request and the terms and conditions thereof as well as a copy of such inquiry proposal or request. For purposes of this Section 5.12, “Competing Transaction” means a transaction or a series of related transactions (other than the Transactions, including the Merger) involving (i) any sale of stock or other equity interests in the Company, (ii) a merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, or other similar transaction involving the Company, (iii) any sale, lease, exchange, license (other than in the Ordinary Course of Business), mortgage, pledge, transfer, or other disposition of the assets of the Company (other than disposition of inventory in the Ordinary Course of Business), including the so-called MIPS Pediatrics (including Family EXOME and Autism/Development Delay), PGS or carrier screening-related assets or businesses, or (iv) any other transaction or series of transactions which could reasonably preclude the consummation of the Transactions (including the Merger).
NO NEGOTIATIONS, ETC. The Company shall not (nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to), directly or indirectly, through any officer, director, agent or otherwise, solicit, initiate or encourage submission of any inquiry, proposal or offer from any person or entity (including any of its or their officers or employees) other than Parent relating to any liquidation, dissolution, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or acquisition or purchase of all or any portion of the assets of, or any equity interest in, the Company or any Subsidiary or other similar transaction or business combination involving the Company or any Subsidiary, or, unless the Company's Board of Directors receives a written opinion from the Company's outside counsel (which opinion shall also be addressed to Parent) stating that there would be a material and substantial risk of liability on the part of the members of the Company's Board of Directors to the Company's shareholders for failure to do so, participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any other person any information with respect to, or otherwise cooperate in any way with, or assist or participate in, facilitate or encourage, any effort or attempt by, or consider, entertain or accept any proposal or offer from, any other person or entity to do or seek any of the foregoing. The Company shall promptly notify Parent and the Merger Sub if any such proposal or offer, or any inquiry from or contact with any person with respect thereto, is made and shall promptly provide Parent with such information regarding such proposal, offer, inquiry or contact as Parent may request.
NO NEGOTIATIONS, ETC. The Company will not, and will cause the --------------------- Subsidiary and the Company's and the Subsidiary's respective officers, directors, employees, agents or affiliates, not to, directly or indirectly, solicit, authorize, initiate or encourage submission of, any proposal, offer, tender offer or exchange offer from any person or entity (including any of its or their officers or employees) relating to any liquidation, dissolution, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or acquisition or purchase of all or a material portion of the assets of, or any material equity interest in, the Company or the Subsidiary or other similar transaction or business combination involving the Company or the Subsidiary, or, unless the Company shall have determined, based on the advice of counsel to the Company, that the Board of Directors of the Company has a fiduciary duty to do so, (a) participate in any negotiations in connection with or in furtherance of any of the foregoing or (b) permit any person other than the Purchaser and its representatives to have any access to the facilities of, or (c) furnish to any person other than the Purchaser and its representatives any information with respect to, the Company or the Subsidiary in connection with or in furtherance of any of the foregoing. The Company shall promptly notify the Purchaser if any such proposal or offer, or any inquiry from or contact with any person with respect thereto, is made, and shall promptly provide the Purchaser with such information regarding such proposal, offer, inquiry or contact as the Purchaser may request. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 8.5 shall not be deemed to prohibit the Company or its officers, directors, employees, agents and affiliates from initiating, encouraging, negotiating and entering into any acquisition or purchase of a business or assets using shares of the Company's Common Stock as consideration for the acquisition or purchase so long as the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued in the transaction (assuming the exercise or conversion of any Share Acquisition Rights or Convertible Securities to be issued in the transaction) does not exceed 20% of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding.
NO NEGOTIATIONS, ETC. Prior to the Closing Date, neither IVOI nor HYDRA shall, directly or indirectly, in any way contact, initiate, enter into or conduct any discussions or negotiations, or enter into any agreements, whether written or oral, with any Person with respect to the sale of all or any part of their respective assets except, by the Board of Directors of IVOI or ASRC to the extent otherwise required in the exercise of its fiduciary duties to its shareholders, as the case may be, if it shall have received a Superior Proposal after the date hereof from a third party or parties. As used in this Agreement, the defined term “
