Other Regulatory Matters. (i) In addition to and without limiting the rights and obligations set forth in Section 7.5(a), Section 7.6 and Section 7.7 and subject to the other terms and conditions of this Section 7.5(b), the Company and Parent shall cooperate with each other and use (and the Company shall cause its Subsidiaries and the Parent shall cause its Subsidiaries to use) their respective reasonable best efforts to take or cause to be taken all actions necessary or advisable on its part under this Agreement and applicable Laws to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Outside Date, including preparing and delivering or submitting documentation, in consultation with the other, to (x) effect the expirations of all statutory waiting periods under applicable Antitrust Law, including under the HSR Act, and, if applicable, any contractual waiting periods under any timing agreements with a Governmental Entity applicable to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement or the entry into any such timing agreements, respectively, (y) make with and obtain as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement from, any Governmental Entity, as applicable, all filings, notices, reports, consents, registrations, approvals, permits and authorizations, in each case, necessary or advisable in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the other Company Approvals and the other Parent Approvals. (ii) Without limiting the generality of, and to the extent required in furtherance of the provisions of Section 7.5(b)(i), each of the Company and Parent, as applicable, shall (and the Company shall cause its Subsidiaries and the Parent shall cause its Subsidiaries to): (A) prepare and file, with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, an appropriate filing of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act within 10 Business Days after the date of this Agreement; (B) not, without the prior written consent of the other Party or Parties, as the case may be (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed), (1) cause any filing, delivery or submission contemplated by Section 7.5(b)(i) or Section 7.5(b)(ii)(A) applicable to it to be withdrawn, refiled, or redelivered or resubmitted for any reason, including to provide the applicable Governmental Entities with additional time to review any or all of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (2) consent to any voluntary extension of any statutory waiting period or, if applicable, any contractual waiting period under any timing agreement with a Governmental Entity applicable to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or to any voluntary delay of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement at the behest of any Governmental Entity; provided, however, Parent has the right to “pull-and-refile” its HSR filing one (1) time pursuant to 16 C.F.R. 803.12 after consulting with Company in good faith; and (C) provide or cause to be provided to each Governmental Entity any non-privileged or protected information and documents reasonably requested by any Governmental Entity or that are necessary or advisable to permit consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as practicable following any such request and subject to Section 7.8, each shall provide each other with copies of any such information and documents. (iii) Without limiting the generality of, and to the extent required in furtherance of the provisions of Section 7.5(b)(i), Parent shall and shall cause its Subsidiaries to take all necessary or advisable steps to (1) avoid the entry of, and (2) resist, vacate, limit, reverse, suspend or prevent any actual, anticipated or threatened permanent, preliminary or temporary Order, in each case, as applicable, that becomes reasonably foreseeable to be entered, issued, made or rendered or is entered, issued, made or rendered, in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (1) and (2) of this Section 7.5(b)(iii)(A), that could reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay or materially impair the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, to (x) defend through litigation on the merits of any Proceeding seeking to prevent, delay or impair the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (and, if applicable, the appeal thereof and the posting of a bond in connection therewith) and (y) proffer or agree to (I) sell, lease, license, transfer, dispose of, divest or otherwise encumber, or hold separate pending such disposition, and promptly to effect the sale, lease, license, transfer, disposal, divestiture or other Encumbrance, and holding separate of, assets, operations, rights, product lines, licenses, businesses or interests therein of the Company or its Subsidiaries (a “Company Divestiture Remedy”) or Parent or its Subsidiaries (a “Parent Divestiture Remedy”); (II) limit or restrain the freedom of action with respect to the ability to retain or make changes in the assets, operations, rights, product lines, licenses, businesses or interests of the Company and its Subsidiaries (a “Company Behavioral Remedy”) or the Parent and its Subsidiaries (a “Parent Behavioral Remedy”) and in each case, the entry into agreements with, and submission to Orders of, the relevant Governmental Entity giving effect thereto prior to the Outside Date; provided, however, that no such actions shall be required unless the effectiveness of such action is contingent upon the occurrence of the Effective Time. (iv) Notwithstanding the foregoing Section 7.5(b)(iii), none of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to agree to: (A) any Parent Divestiture Remedy if such Parent Divestiture Remedy, individually or taken together with all other Parent Divestiture Remedies and Company Divestiture Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by Parent and its Subsidiaries or Company and its Subsidiaries, respectively, would reasonably be likely to be material to the businesses of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (B) any Company Divestiture Remedy if such Company Divestiture Remedy, individually or taken together with all other Company Divestiture Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by Company and its Subsidiaries, would reasonably be likely to be material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (C) any Company Behavioral Remedy, if such Company Behavioral Remedy, individually or taken together with all other Company Behavioral Remedies and Parent Behavioral Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by the Company and its Subsidiaries or Parent and its Subsidiaries, respectively, would reasonably be likely to result in a material adverse effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; or (D) any Parent Behavioral Remedy, if such Parent Behavioral Remedy, individually or taken together with all other Parent Behavioral Remedies and Company Behavioral Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by Parent and its Subsidiaries, or Company and its Subsidiaries, respectively would reasonably be likely to result in a material adverse effect on Parent and its Subsidiaries (but, with respect to this clause (D), measured on a scale relative to the size of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole). (v) The Company shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, take any action contemplated by Section 7.5(b)(iii) or (iv) without the prior written consent of Parent.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Benefitfocus, Inc.), Merger Agreement (Benefitfocus, Inc.), Merger Agreement (Benefitfocus, Inc.)
Other Regulatory Matters. (i) In addition to and without limiting the rights and obligations set forth in Section 7.5(a)7.1, Section 7.6 and Section 7.7 and subject to the other terms and conditions of this Section 7.5(b7.5(a), the Company and Parent shall cooperate with each other and use (and the Company shall cause its Subsidiaries and the Parent shall cause its their respective Subsidiaries to use) their respective commercially reasonable best efforts to take or cause to be taken all actions necessary or advisable on its part under this Agreement and applicable Laws to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement Transactions as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Outside DateAgreement, including preparing and delivering or submitting documentation, in consultation with the other, documentation to (xA) effect the expirations of all statutory waiting periods under applicable Antitrust Law, including under the HSR Act, and, if applicable, any contractual waiting periods under any timing agreements with a Governmental Entity applicable to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Act as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement or the entry into any such timing agreements, respectively, and (yB) make with and obtain as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement from, any Governmental Entity, as applicable, all filings, notices, reports, consents, registrations, approvals, permits and authorizations, in each case, necessary or advisable in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by this AgreementTransactions, including the other Company Approvals and the other Parent Approvals.
(ii) Without limiting the generality of, and to the extent required in furtherance of the provisions of Section 7.5(b)(i7.5(a)(i), each of the Company and Parent, as applicable, shall (and the Company shall cause its Subsidiaries and the Parent shall cause its their respective Subsidiaries to):
(A) prepare and file, with respect to the transactions contemplated by this AgreementTransactions, an appropriate filing of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act Act, in each case within 10 ten Business Days after the date of this Agreement, and in connection therewith, request early termination of the statutory waiting period under the HSR Act, and provide confirmation to each other of any such filings and requests;
(B) not, without the prior written consent of the other Party or Parties, as the case may be (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed), (1) cause any filing, delivery or submission contemplated by Section 7.5(b)(i7.5(a)(i) or Section 7.5(b)(ii)(A7.5(a)(ii)(A) applicable to it to be withdrawn, refiled, or redelivered or resubmitted for any reason, including to provide the applicable Governmental Entities with additional time to review any or all of the transactions contemplated by this AgreementTransactions, or (2) consent to any voluntary extension of any statutory waiting period or, if applicable, any contractual waiting period under any timing agreement with a Governmental Entity applicable to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or to any voluntary delay of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement Transactions at the behest of any Governmental Entity; providedEntity (provided that, howeverat the written request of Parent, each of Parent has and the right to “pull-and-refile” Company shall, on a one time basis, withdraw and as promptly as practicable thereafter refile its HSR filing one (1) time Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act in accordance with 16 C.F.R. § 803.12 after consulting with Company in good faith; andand any other applicable Laws if Parent determines that such withdrawal and refiling is reasonably expected to expedite the Closing);
(C) provide or cause to be provided to each Governmental Entity any non-privileged or protected information and documents reasonably requested by any Governmental Entity or that are necessary or advisable to permit consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement Transactions as promptly as practicable following any such request and subject to Section 7.8, each shall provide each other with copies of any such information and documentsrequest.
(iii) Without limiting the generality of, and Notwithstanding anything to the extent required contrary set forth in furtherance this Agreement, in no event shall (A) any Party or any of the provisions of Section 7.5(b)(i), Parent shall and shall cause its Subsidiaries to take all necessary or advisable steps to their respective Affiliates (1) avoid the entry of, and (2) be required to resist, vacate, limit, reverse, suspend or prevent prevent, through litigation, any actual, anticipated or threatened permanent, preliminary or temporary Order, in each case, as applicable, that becomes reasonably foreseeable to be entered, issued, made or rendered or is entered, issued, made or rendered, in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (1) and (2) of this Section 7.5(b)(iii)(A), that could reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay or materially impair the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, to (x) defend through litigation on the merits of any Proceeding Order seeking to prevent, delay or impair the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement Transactions (and, if applicable, the appeal thereof and the posting of a bond in connection therewith) and (y) proffer or agree to (I) sell, lease, license, transfer, dispose of, divest or otherwise encumber, or hold separate pending such disposition, and promptly to effect the including any sale, lease, license, transfer, disposal, divestiture or other Encumbrance, and or holding separate ofof any assets, assetslicenses, operations, rights, product lines, licenses, businesses or interests therein of Parent, the Company, the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective Affiliates) or (2) agree to any term, condition, obligation, liability, requirement, limitation, qualification, remedy, commitment, sanction or other action imposed, required or requested by a Governmental Entity in connection with effecting (x) the expiration of any statutory waiting period under applicable Antitrust Law or (y) a Governmental Entity’s grant of any consent, registration, approval, permit or authorization, in each case necessary or advisable in order to consummate the Transactions, including the other Company Approvals and the other Parent Approvals, or (B) the Company or its Subsidiaries (a “Company Divestiture Remedy”) or Parent or its Subsidiaries (a “Parent Divestiture Remedy”); (II) limit or restrain the freedom of action with respect to the ability to retain or make changes in the assets, operations, rights, product lines, licenses, businesses or interests of the Company and its Subsidiaries (a “Company Behavioral Remedy”) or the Parent and its Subsidiaries (a “Parent Behavioral Remedy”) and in each case, the entry into agreements with, and submission to Orders of, the relevant Governmental Entity giving effect thereto prior to the Outside Date; provided, however, that no such actions shall be required unless the effectiveness of such action is contingent upon the occurrence of the Effective Time.
(iv) Notwithstanding the foregoing Section 7.5(b)(iii), none of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries shall be required agree to agree to:
(A) any Parent Divestiture Remedy if term, condition, obligation, liability, requirement, limitation, qualification, remedy, commitment, sanction or other action in connection with the expiration of any such Parent Divestiture Remedystatutory waiting period or obtaining of any such consent, individually registration, approval, permit or taken together with all other Parent Divestiture Remedies and Company Divestiture Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by Parent and its Subsidiaries or Company and its Subsidiaries, respectively, would reasonably be likely to be material to the businesses of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(B) any Company Divestiture Remedy if such Company Divestiture Remedy, individually or taken together with all other Company Divestiture Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by Company and its Subsidiaries, would reasonably be likely to be material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(C) any Company Behavioral Remedy, if such Company Behavioral Remedy, individually or taken together with all other Company Behavioral Remedies and Parent Behavioral Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by the Company and its Subsidiaries or Parent and its Subsidiaries, respectively, would reasonably be likely to result in a material adverse effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; or
(D) any Parent Behavioral Remedy, if such Parent Behavioral Remedy, individually or taken together with all other Parent Behavioral Remedies and Company Behavioral Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by Parent and its Subsidiaries, or Company and its Subsidiaries, respectively would reasonably be likely to result in a material adverse effect on Parent and its Subsidiaries (but, with respect to this clause (D), measured on a scale relative to the size of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole).
(v) The Company shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, take any action contemplated by Section 7.5(b)(iii) or (iv) authorization without the prior written consent of Parent; provided that Parent can compel the Company to (and to cause its Subsidiaries to) agree to any such term or condition or take any such actions (or agree to take such actions) so long as the effectiveness of such term or condition or action is conditioned upon the consummation of the Merger.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Collectors Universe Inc), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Cards Acquisition Inc.), Merger Agreement (Collectors Universe Inc)
Other Regulatory Matters. (i) In addition Except to the extent a different standard of efforts has been expressly agreed to and without limiting the rights and obligations set forth in Section 7.5(a), Section 7.6 and Section 7.7 and subject to the other terms and conditions any provision of this Section 7.5(b)Agreement, the Company and Parent shall cooperate with each other and use (and the Company shall cause its Subsidiaries and the Parent shall cause its Subsidiaries their respective Affiliates to use) their respective reasonable best efforts to take or cause to be taken all actions necessary or advisable on its part under this Agreement and applicable Laws to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Outside DateAgreement, including preparing and delivering or submitting documentation, in consultation with the other, to (x) effect the expirations of all statutory waiting periods under applicable Antitrust Law, including under the HSR Act, and, if applicable, any contractual waiting periods under any timing agreements with a Governmental Entity applicable to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreementfiling, as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement or the entry into any such timing agreementsAgreement, respectively, (y) make with and obtain as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement from, any Governmental Entity, as applicable, documentation to effect all filings, necessary notices, reports, consents, registrations, approvals, permits, authorizations, expirations of waiting periods and other filings and to obtain, as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement, all consents, registrations, approvals, permits and authorizationsauthorizations necessary or advisable to be obtained from any Governmental Entity in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement:
(A) in no event shall (1) any Party or any of its Affiliates be required to agree to any term, condition, liability, obligation, requirement, limitation, qualification, remedy, commitment, sanction or other action imposed, required or requested by a Governmental Entity in each caseconnection with its grant of any consent, registration, approval, permit or authorization necessary or advisable in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the other Company Approvals and the other Parent Approvals.
(ii) Without limiting the generality of, and to the extent required in furtherance of the provisions of Section 7.5(b)(i), each of the Company and Parent, as applicable, shall (and the Company shall cause its Subsidiaries and the Parent shall cause its Subsidiaries to):
(A) prepare and file, with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, an appropriate filing of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act within 10 Business Days after the date of this Agreement;
(B) not, without the prior written consent of the other Party or Parties, as the case may be (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed), (1) cause any filing, delivery or submission contemplated by Section 7.5(b)(i) or Section 7.5(b)(ii)(A) applicable to it Agreement to be withdrawn, refiled, or redelivered or resubmitted for obtained from any reason, including to provide the applicable Governmental Entities with additional time to review any or all of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (2) consent to any voluntary extension of any statutory waiting period or, if applicable, any contractual waiting period under any timing agreement with a Governmental Entity applicable to that is not conditioned upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (2) the Company or any of its Affiliates agree to any voluntary delay term, condition, liability, obligation, requirement, limitation, qualification, remedy, commitment, sanction or other action in connection with the obtaining of any such consent, registration, approval, permit or authorization necessary that is not conditioned upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement at the behest of any Governmental Entity; provided, however, Parent has the right to “pull-and-refile” its HSR filing one (1) time pursuant to 16 C.F.R. 803.12 after consulting with Company in good faith; and
(C) provide or cause to be provided to each Governmental Entity any non-privileged or protected information and documents reasonably requested by any Governmental Entity or that are necessary would result in any restrictions, limitations or advisable to permit requirements on the Company or its business or assets following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as practicable following any such request without the prior written consent of Parent and subject to Section 7.8, each shall provide each other with copies of any such information and documents.7.6(b)(ii)(B); and
(iiiB) Without limiting the generality ofParties hereby acknowledge and agree that neither this Section 7.6(b) nor the “reasonable best efforts” standard shall require, and or be construed to the extent required in furtherance of the provisions of Section 7.5(b)(i)require, Parent shall and shall cause or any of its Subsidiaries to take all necessary or advisable steps to Affiliates, (1) avoid the entry of, and (2) to resist, vacate, limit, reverse, suspend or prevent prevent, through litigation, any actual, anticipated or threatened permanentOrder seeking to delay, preliminary or temporary Orderrestrain, in each case, as applicable, that becomes reasonably foreseeable to be entered, issued, made or rendered or is entered, issued, made or rendered, in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (1) and (2) of this Section 7.5(b)(iii)(A), that could reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay enjoin or materially impair the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, to (x) defend through litigation on the merits of any Proceeding seeking to prevent, delay otherwise prohibit or impair make unlawful the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (and2) in order to obtain any consent, if applicableregistration, approval, permit or authorization necessary or advisable in order to consummate the appeal thereof and the posting of a bond in connection therewith) and (y) proffer or transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be obtained from any Governmental Entity, to agree to (I) sellany term, leasecondition, licenseliability, transferobligation, dispose ofrequirement, divest or otherwise encumberlimitation, or hold separate pending such dispositionqualification, and promptly to effect the saleremedy, leasecommitment, license, transfer, disposal, divestiture sanction or other Encumbrance, and holding separate of, assets, operations, rights, product lines, licenses, businesses or interests therein of the Company or its Subsidiaries (a “Company Divestiture Remedy”) or Parent or its Subsidiaries (a “Parent Divestiture Remedy”); (II) limit or restrain the freedom of action with respect to the ability to retain or make changes in the assets, operations, rights, product lines, licenses, businesses or interests of the Company and its Subsidiaries (a “Company Behavioral Remedy”) or the Parent and its Subsidiaries (a “Parent Behavioral Remedy”) and in each case, the entry into agreements with, and submission to Orders of, the relevant Governmental Entity giving effect thereto prior to the Outside Date; provided, however, that no such actions shall would be required unless the effectiveness of such action is contingent upon the occurrence of the Effective Time.
(iv) Notwithstanding the foregoing Section 7.5(b)(iii), none of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to agree to:
(A) any Parent Divestiture Remedy if such Parent Divestiture Remedy, individually or taken together with all other Parent Divestiture Remedies and Company Divestiture Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by Parent and its Subsidiaries or Company and its Subsidiaries, respectively, would reasonably be likely to be material to the businesses of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(B) any Company Divestiture Remedy if such Company Divestiture Remedy, individually or taken together with all other Company Divestiture Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by Company and its Subsidiaries, would reasonably be likely to be material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(C) any Company Behavioral Remedy, if such Company Behavioral Remedy, individually or taken together with all other Company Behavioral Remedies and Parent Behavioral Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by the Company and its Subsidiaries or Parent and its Subsidiaries, respectively, would reasonably be likely to result in have a material adverse effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; or
(D) any Parent Behavioral Remedy, if such Parent Behavioral Remedy, individually or taken together with all other Parent Behavioral Remedies and Company Behavioral Remedies undertaken or proposed anticipated benefits to be undertaken by Parent and its Subsidiaries, or Company and its Subsidiaries, respectively would reasonably be likely to result in a material adverse effect on Parent and its Subsidiaries (but, with respect to this clause (D), measured on a scale relative to the size Affiliates of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided that Parent may compel the Company to (and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole).
(v) The Company shall not, and shall to cause its Subsidiaries not to, ) agree to any such term or condition or take any such actions (or agree to take such actions) so long as the effectiveness of such term or condition or action contemplated by Section 7.5(b)(iii) or (iv) without is conditioned upon the prior written consent consummation of Parentthe Merger.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (AeroGrow International, Inc.), Merger Agreement (SMG Growing Media, Inc.)
Other Regulatory Matters. (i) In addition to and without limiting the rights and obligations set forth in Section 7.5(a5.1(a), Section 7.6 5.2, Section 5.3 and Section 7.7 5.7, and subject to the other terms and conditions of this Section 7.5(b5.1(b), the Company and Parent Parties shall cooperate with each other and shall use (and the Company shall cause its Subsidiaries and the Parent shall cause its their respective Subsidiaries to use) their respective reasonable best efforts to take or cause to be taken all actions necessary or advisable on its part their respective parts under this Agreement and applicable Laws to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Outside DateAgreement, including preparing and delivering or submitting documentation, in consultation with the other, to (x) effect the expirations of all statutory waiting periods under applicable Antitrust Law, including under the HSR Act, and, if applicable, any contractual waiting periods under any timing agreements with a Governmental Entity applicable to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreementsubmitting, as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement or Agreement, documentation to effect the entry into any such timing agreements, respectively, (y) expirations of all waiting periods under applicable Law and make with and obtain as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement from, any Governmental EntityAuthority, as applicable, all filings, notices, reports, consents, registrations, approvals, permits and authorizations, in each case, case necessary or advisable in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the other Company Approvals and the other Parent Purchaser Approvals.
(ii) Without limiting the generality of, and to the extent required in furtherance of the provisions of Section 7.5(b)(i5.1(b)(i), each of the Company Purchaser and ParentParent shall and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries, as applicable, shall (and the Company shall cause its Subsidiaries and the Parent shall cause its Subsidiaries to)::
(A) prepare and file, with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, an appropriate filing of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to application for review under the HSR Investment Canada Act within 10 twelve Business Days after the date of this Agreement;Agreement or such later date as the Parties may agree and provide the Company with a final copy of such filing; and
(B) enter into reasonably necessary undertakings with the responsible Minister in order to obtain Investment Canada Act Approval prior to the Outside Date, where reasonably necessary undertakings refer to undertakings customary for transactions of this size and nature.
(iii) Without limiting the generality of, and in furtherance of the provisions of Section 5.1(b)(i), Purchaser and Parent shall and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries, as applicable, to, and the Company shall and shall cause its Subsidiaries, as applicable, to:
(A) not, without the prior written consent of the other Party or Parties, as the case may be (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed), (1) cause any filing, delivery or submission contemplated by Section 7.5(b)(i5.1(b)(i) or Section 7.5(b)(ii)(A5.1(b)(ii)(A) applicable to it to be withdrawn, refiled, or redelivered or resubmitted for any reason, including to provide the applicable Governmental Entities Authorities with additional time to review any or all of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Agreement or (2) consent to any voluntary extension of any statutory deadline or waiting period or, if applicable, any contractual waiting period under any timing agreement with a Governmental Entity applicable to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or to any voluntary delay of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement at the behest of any Governmental Entity; provided, however, Parent has the right to “pull-and-refile” its HSR filing one (1) time pursuant to 16 C.F.R. 803.12 after consulting with Company in good faithAuthority; and
(CB) provide or cause to be provided to each Governmental Entity any Authority non-privileged or protected information and documents reasonably requested by any Governmental Entity Authority or that are necessary or advisable to permit consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as practicable following any such request request, and subject to Section 7.8, each shall provide each the other with copies of any such information and documents.
(iii) Without limiting the generality of, and to the extent required in furtherance of the provisions of Section 7.5(b)(i), Parent shall and shall cause its Subsidiaries to take all necessary or advisable steps to (1) avoid the entry of, and (2) resist, vacate, limit, reverse, suspend or prevent any actual, anticipated or threatened permanent, preliminary or temporary Order, in each case, as applicable, that becomes reasonably foreseeable to be entered, issued, made or rendered or is entered, issued, made or rendered, in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (1) and (2) of this Section 7.5(b)(iii)(A), that could reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay or materially impair the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, to (x) defend through litigation on the merits of any Proceeding seeking to prevent, delay or impair the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (and, if applicable, the appeal thereof and the posting of a bond in connection therewith) and (y) proffer or agree to (I) sell, lease, license, transfer, dispose of, divest or otherwise encumber, or hold separate pending such disposition, and promptly to effect the sale, lease, license, transfer, disposal, divestiture or other Encumbrance, and holding separate of, assets, operations, rights, product lines, licenses, businesses or interests therein of the Company or its Subsidiaries (a “Company Divestiture Remedy”) or Parent or its Subsidiaries (a “Parent Divestiture Remedy”); (II) limit or restrain the freedom of action with respect to the ability to retain or make changes in the assets, operations, rights, product lines, licenses, businesses or interests of the Company and its Subsidiaries (a “Company Behavioral Remedy”) or the Parent and its Subsidiaries (a “Parent Behavioral Remedy”) and in each case, the entry into agreements with, and submission to Orders of, the relevant Governmental Entity giving effect thereto prior to the Outside Date; provided, however, that no such actions shall be required unless the effectiveness of such action is contingent upon the occurrence of the Effective Time.
(iv) Notwithstanding the foregoing Section 7.5(b)(iii), none of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to agree to:
(A) any Parent Divestiture Remedy if such Parent Divestiture Remedy, individually or taken together with all other Parent Divestiture Remedies and Company Divestiture Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by Parent and its Subsidiaries or Company and its Subsidiaries, respectively, would reasonably be likely to be material to the businesses of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(B) any Company Divestiture Remedy if such Company Divestiture Remedy, individually or taken together with all other Company Divestiture Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by Company and its Subsidiaries, would reasonably be likely to be material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(C) any Company Behavioral Remedy, if such Company Behavioral Remedy, individually or taken together with all other Company Behavioral Remedies and Parent Behavioral Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by the Company and its Subsidiaries or Parent and its Subsidiaries, respectively, would reasonably be likely to result in a material adverse effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; or
(D) any Parent Behavioral Remedy, if such Parent Behavioral Remedy, individually or taken together with all other Parent Behavioral Remedies and Company Behavioral Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by Parent and its Subsidiaries, or Company and its Subsidiaries, respectively would reasonably be likely to result in a material adverse effect on Parent and its Subsidiaries (but, with respect to this clause (D), measured on a scale relative to the size of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole).
(v) The Company shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, take any action contemplated by Section 7.5(b)(iii) or (iv) without the prior written consent of Parent.
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Samples: Subscription Agreement (Cronos Group Inc.), Subscription Agreement (Altria Group, Inc.)
Other Regulatory Matters. (i) In addition to and without limiting the rights and obligations set forth in Section 7.5(a), Section 7.6 and Section 7.7 and subject to the other terms and conditions of this Section 7.5(b), the Company and Parent shall cooperate with each other and use (and the Company shall cause its Subsidiaries and the Parent shall cause its Subsidiaries to use) their respective reasonable best efforts to take or cause to be taken all actions necessary or advisable on its part under this Agreement and applicable Laws to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Outside Date, including preparing and delivering or submitting documentation, in consultation with the other, to (x) effect the expirations of all statutory waiting periods under applicable Antitrust Law, including under the HSR Act, and, if applicable, any contractual waiting periods under any timing agreements with a Governmental Entity applicable to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement or the entry into any such timing agreements, respectively, (y) make with and obtain as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement from, any Governmental Entity, as applicable, all filings, notices, reports, consents, registrations, approvals, permits and authorizations, in each case, necessary or advisable in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the other Company Approvals and the other Parent Approvals.
(ii) Without limiting the generality of, and to the extent required in furtherance of the provisions of Section 7.5(b)(i), each of the Company and Parent, as applicable, shall (and the Company shall cause its Subsidiaries and the Parent shall cause its Subsidiaries to):
(A) prepare and file, with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, an appropriate filing of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act within 10 Business Days after the date of this Agreement;
(B) not, without the prior written consent of the other Party or Parties, as the case may be (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed), (1) cause any filing, delivery or submission contemplated by Section 7.5(b)(i) or Section 7.5(b)(ii)(A) applicable to it to be withdrawn, refiled, or redelivered or resubmitted for any reason, including to provide the applicable Governmental Entities with additional time to review any or all of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (2) consent to any voluntary extension of any statutory waiting period or, if applicable, any contractual waiting period under any timing agreement with a Governmental Entity applicable to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or to any voluntary delay of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement at the behest of any Governmental Entity; provided, however, Parent has the right to “pull-and-refile” its HSR filing one (1) time pursuant to 16 C.F.R. 803.12 after consulting with Company in good faith; and
(C) provide or cause to be provided to each Governmental Entity any non-privileged or protected information and documents reasonably requested by any Governmental Entity or that are necessary or advisable to permit consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as practicable following any such request and subject to Section 7.8, each shall provide each other with copies of any such information and documents.
(iii) Without limiting the generality of, and to the extent required in furtherance of the provisions of Section 7.5(b)(i), Parent shall and shall cause its Subsidiaries to take all necessary or advisable steps to (1) avoid the entry of, and (2) resist, vacate, limit, reverse, suspend or prevent any actual, anticipated or threatened permanent, preliminary or temporary Order, in each case, as applicable, that becomes reasonably foreseeable to be entered, issued, made or rendered or is entered, issued, made or rendered, in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (1) and (2) of this Section 7.5(b)(iii)(A), that could reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay or materially impair the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, to (x) defend through litigation on the merits of any Proceeding seeking to prevent, delay or impair the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (and, if applicable, the appeal thereof and the posting of a bond in connection therewith) and (y) proffer or agree to (I) sell, lease, license, transfer, dispose of, divest or otherwise encumber, or hold separate pending such disposition, and promptly to effect the sale, lease, license, transfer, disposal, divestiture or other Encumbrance, and holding separate of, assets, operations, rights, product lines, licenses, businesses or interests therein of the Company or its Subsidiaries (a “Company Divestiture Remedy”) or Parent or its Subsidiaries (a “Parent Divestiture Remedy”); (II) limit or restrain the freedom of action with respect to the ability to retain or make changes in the assets, operations, rights, product lines, licenses, businesses or interests of the Company and its Subsidiaries (a “Company Behavioral Remedy”) or the Parent and its Subsidiaries (a “Parent Behavioral Remedy”) and in each case, the entry into agreements with, and submission to Orders of, the relevant Governmental Entity giving effect thereto prior to the Outside Date; provided, however, that no such actions shall be required unless the effectiveness of such action is contingent upon the occurrence of the Effective Time.
(iv) Notwithstanding the foregoing Section 7.5(b)(iii), none of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to agree to:
(A) any Parent Divestiture Remedy if such Parent Divestiture Remedy, individually or taken together with all other Parent Divestiture Remedies and Company Divestiture Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by Parent and its Subsidiaries or Company and its Subsidiaries, respectively, would reasonably be likely to be material to the businesses of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(B) any Company Divestiture Remedy if such Company Divestiture Remedy, individually or taken together with all other Company Divestiture Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by Company and its Subsidiaries, would reasonably be likely to be material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(C) any Company Behavioral Remedy, if such Company Behavioral Remedy, individually or taken together with all other Company Behavioral Remedies and Parent Behavioral Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by the Company and its Subsidiaries or Parent and its Subsidiaries, respectively, would reasonably be likely to result in a material adverse effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; or
or (D) any Parent Behavioral Remedy, if such Parent Behavioral Remedy, individually or taken together with all other Parent Behavioral Remedies and Company Behavioral Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by Parent and its Subsidiaries, or Company and its Subsidiaries, respectively would reasonably be likely to result in a material adverse effect on Parent and its Subsidiaries (but, with respect to this clause (D), measured on a scale relative to the size of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole).
(v) The Company shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, take any action contemplated by Section 7.5(b)(iii) or (iv) without the prior written consent of Parent.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Voya Financial, Inc.), Merger Agreement (Voya Financial, Inc.)
Other Regulatory Matters. (a) Each of the Purchaser and the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, use its commercially reasonable efforts to, (i) In addition take, or cause to be taken, all actions necessary, proper or advisable to comply promptly with all legal requirements which may be imposed on such party or its Subsidiaries with respect to the Contemplated Transactions, including obtaining any Third Party consent which may be required to be obtained in connection with the Contemplated Transactions, to challenge the imposition of any preliminary or permanent injunction or other order of a court of competent jurisdiction preventing the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions (which challenge shall be at the Company’s cost and without limiting expense), and, subject to the rights and conditions to such party’s obligations set forth in Section 7.5(a)this Agreement, Section 7.6 to consummate the Contemplated Transactions and Section 7.7 (ii) obtain (and subject to cooperate with the other terms and conditions party to obtain) any consent, authorization, order or approval of, or any exemption by, any Governmental Entity which is required to be obtained by the Purchaser or the Company, respectively, or any of their respective Subsidiaries in connection with the Contemplated Transactions; provided, however that, for the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the Purchaser be required to (iii) seek to remove any temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or other order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction preventing the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions or (iv) pay any amounts to any Third Parties in settlement of pending litigation relating to or arising out of the Contemplated Transactions or otherwise pursuant to this Section 7.5(b), 6.4(a) except as set forth in Section 6.4(a) of the Company and Parent Disclosure Schedule. The parties hereto shall cooperate with each other and use (promptly prepare and the Company shall cause its Subsidiaries and the Parent shall cause its Subsidiaries to use) their respective reasonable best efforts to take or cause to be taken file all actions necessary or advisable on its part under this Agreement and applicable Laws to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Outside Date, including preparing and delivering or submitting documentation, in consultation with the otherand effect all applications, to notices, petitions and filings (x) effect the expirations of all statutory waiting periods under applicable Antitrust Law, including under any notification required by the HSR Act), and, if applicable, any contractual waiting periods under any timing agreements with a Governmental Entity applicable to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement or the entry into any such timing agreements, respectively, (y) make with and obtain as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement from, any Governmental Entity, as applicable, all filings, notices, reportspermits, consents, registrations, approvals, permits authorizations of all Third Parties and authorizationsGovernmental Entities, in and the expiry or termination of all applicable waiting periods, which are required to consummate the Contemplated Transactions. The parties hereto agree that they will consult with each caseother with respect to the obtaining of all permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all Third Parties and Governmental Entities necessary or advisable to consummate the Contemplated Transactions and each party will keep the other apprised of the status of matters relating to completion of the Contemplated Transactions.
(b) The Purchaser and the Company shall, upon request, furnish each other with all information concerning themselves, their respective Subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees and stockholders and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in order connection with the Proxy Statement, the Offer Documents or any other statement, filing, notice, application or other document made by or on behalf of the Purchaser, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries to consummate any Governmental Entity in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the other Company Approvals and the other Parent ApprovalsContemplated Transactions.
(iic) Without limiting the generality of, and to the extent required in furtherance of the provisions of Section 7.5(b)(i), each of the Company and Parent, as applicable, shall (The Purchaser and the Company shall cause its Subsidiaries and the Parent shall cause its Subsidiaries to):
(A) prepare and file, with promptly advise each other upon receiving any communication from any Governmental Entity in respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, an appropriate filing of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act within 10 Business Days after the date of this Agreement;
(B) not, without the prior written consent of the other Party or Parties, as the case may be (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed), (1) cause any filing, delivery investigation or submission contemplated by Section 7.5(b)(i) or Section 7.5(b)(ii)(A) applicable to it to be withdrawn, refiled, or redelivered or resubmitted for any reason, including to provide the applicable Governmental Entities with additional time to review any or all of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (2) consent to any voluntary extension of any statutory waiting period or, if applicable, any contractual waiting period under any timing agreement with a Governmental Entity applicable to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by inquiry concerning this Agreement or to any voluntary delay of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement at the behest of any Governmental Entity; provided, however, Parent has the right to “pull-and-refile” its HSR filing one (1) time pursuant to 16 C.F.R. 803.12 after consulting with Company in good faith; and
(C) provide or cause to be provided to each Governmental Entity any non-privileged or protected information and documents reasonably requested by any Governmental Entity or that are necessary or advisable to permit consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as practicable following any such request and subject to Section 7.8, each shall provide each other with copies of any such information and documentsContemplated Transactions.
(iii) Without limiting the generality of, and to the extent required in furtherance of the provisions of Section 7.5(b)(i), Parent shall and shall cause its Subsidiaries to take all necessary or advisable steps to (1) avoid the entry of, and (2) resist, vacate, limit, reverse, suspend or prevent any actual, anticipated or threatened permanent, preliminary or temporary Order, in each case, as applicable, that becomes reasonably foreseeable to be entered, issued, made or rendered or is entered, issued, made or rendered, in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (1) and (2) of this Section 7.5(b)(iii)(A), that could reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay or materially impair the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, to (x) defend through litigation on the merits of any Proceeding seeking to prevent, delay or impair the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (and, if applicable, the appeal thereof and the posting of a bond in connection therewith) and (y) proffer or agree to (I) sell, lease, license, transfer, dispose of, divest or otherwise encumber, or hold separate pending such disposition, and promptly to effect the sale, lease, license, transfer, disposal, divestiture or other Encumbrance, and holding separate of, assets, operations, rights, product lines, licenses, businesses or interests therein of the Company or its Subsidiaries (a “Company Divestiture Remedy”) or Parent or its Subsidiaries (a “Parent Divestiture Remedy”); (II) limit or restrain the freedom of action with respect to the ability to retain or make changes in the assets, operations, rights, product lines, licenses, businesses or interests of the Company and its Subsidiaries (a “Company Behavioral Remedy”) or the Parent and its Subsidiaries (a “Parent Behavioral Remedy”) and in each case, the entry into agreements with, and submission to Orders of, the relevant Governmental Entity giving effect thereto prior to the Outside Date; provided, however, that no such actions shall be required unless the effectiveness of such action is contingent upon the occurrence of the Effective Time.
(iv) Notwithstanding the foregoing Section 7.5(b)(iii), none of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to agree to:
(A) any Parent Divestiture Remedy if such Parent Divestiture Remedy, individually or taken together with all other Parent Divestiture Remedies and Company Divestiture Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by Parent and its Subsidiaries or Company and its Subsidiaries, respectively, would reasonably be likely to be material to the businesses of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(B) any Company Divestiture Remedy if such Company Divestiture Remedy, individually or taken together with all other Company Divestiture Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by Company and its Subsidiaries, would reasonably be likely to be material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(C) any Company Behavioral Remedy, if such Company Behavioral Remedy, individually or taken together with all other Company Behavioral Remedies and Parent Behavioral Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by the Company and its Subsidiaries or Parent and its Subsidiaries, respectively, would reasonably be likely to result in a material adverse effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; or
(D) any Parent Behavioral Remedy, if such Parent Behavioral Remedy, individually or taken together with all other Parent Behavioral Remedies and Company Behavioral Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by Parent and its Subsidiaries, or Company and its Subsidiaries, respectively would reasonably be likely to result in a material adverse effect on Parent and its Subsidiaries (but, with respect to this clause (D), measured on a scale relative to the size of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole).
(v) The Company shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, take any action contemplated by Section 7.5(b)(iii) or (iv) without the prior written consent of Parent.
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Samples: Purchase and Sale Agreement (Care Investment Trust Inc.)
Other Regulatory Matters. (i) In addition to and without limiting the rights and obligations set forth in Section 7.5(a8.6(a), Section 7.6 8.7 and Section 7.7 8.8 and subject to the other terms and conditions of this Section 7.5(b8.6(b), the Company Company, Public Parent and Parent shall cooperate with each other and use (and the Company shall cause its Subsidiaries and the Parent shall cause its their respective Subsidiaries to use) their respective reasonable best efforts to take or cause to be taken all actions necessary or advisable on its part under this Agreement and applicable Laws to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement Transactions as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Outside DateAgreement, including preparing and delivering or submitting documentation, in consultation with the other, documentation to (xA) effect the expirations expiration of all statutory waiting periods under applicable Antitrust Law, including under the HSR Act, and, if applicable, any contractual waiting periods under any timing agreements with a Governmental Entity applicable to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AgreementTransactions, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date of this Agreement or the entry into any such timing agreements, respectively, and (yB) make with and obtain as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement from, from any Governmental Entity, as applicable, all filings, notices, reports, consents, registrations, approvals, permits and authorizations, in each case, necessary or advisable in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by this AgreementTransactions, including the other Company Approvals, the other Public Parent Approvals and the other Parent Approvals.
(ii) Without limiting the generality of, and to the extent required in furtherance of the provisions of Section 7.5(b)(i8.6(b)(i), each of the Company Company, Public Parent and Parent, as applicable, shall (and the Company shall cause its Subsidiaries and the Parent shall cause its their respective Subsidiaries to):
(A) prepare and file, with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Transactions an appropriate filing of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act within 10 20 Business Days after the date of this Agreement and provide confirmation to each other of any such filings and requests, and notification filings, forms and submissions with Governmental Entities under any applicable Antitrust Laws set forth in Section 4.4(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, in each case as soon as practicable after the date of this Agreement;
(B) prepare and file, with respect to the Transactions, a draft joint voluntary notice contemplated hereby to CFIUS in accordance with the CFIUS Regulations (the “Draft Voluntary Notice”) within 20 Business Days after the date of this Agreement. Promptly after receipt of comments from CFIUS on the Draft Voluntary Notice, the Parties shall prepare and submit a final joint voluntary notice of the transactions contemplated hereby to CFIUS in accordance with the CFIUS Regulations;
(C) not, without the prior written consent of the other Party or Parties, as the case may be (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed), (1) cause any filing, delivery or submission contemplated by Section 7.5(b)(i8.6(b)(i) or Section 7.5(b)(ii)(A8.6(b)(ii)(A)-(B) applicable to it to be withdrawn, refiled, or redelivered or resubmitted for any reason, including to provide the applicable Governmental Entities with additional time to review any or all of the transactions contemplated by this AgreementTransactions, or (2) consent to any voluntary extension of any statutory waiting period or, if applicable, any contractual waiting period under any timing agreement with a Governmental Entity applicable to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement Transactions or to any voluntary delay of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement Transactions at the behest of any Governmental Entity; provided, however, Parent has the right to “pull-and-refile” its HSR filing one (1) time pursuant to 16 C.F.R. 803.12 after consulting with Company in good faith; and;
(CD) provide or cause to be provided to each Governmental Entity any non-privileged or protected information and documents reasonably requested by any Governmental Entity or that are necessary or advisable to permit consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement Transactions as promptly as practicable following any such request request, and subject to Section 7.88.9, each shall provide each other with copies of any such information and documents.; and
(iiiE) Without limiting the generality of, and to the extent required in furtherance of the provisions of Section 7.5(b)(i), Parent shall and shall cause use its Subsidiaries respective reasonable best efforts to take all necessary or advisable steps reasonably required to (1) avoid the entry of, and (2) resist, vacate, limit, reverse, suspend or prevent any actual, anticipated or threatened permanent, preliminary or temporary Order, in each case, as applicable, that becomes is or is reasonably foreseeable expected to be entered, issued, made or rendered or is entered, issued, made or rendered, in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (1) and (2) of this Section 7.5(b)(iii)(A8.6(b)(ii)(E), that could would reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay or materially impair the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AgreementTransactions, including, to (x) defend the defense through litigation on the merits of any Proceeding seeking to prevent, materially delay or impair the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement Transactions (and, and if applicable, the appeal thereof and the posting of a bond in connection therewith) and (y) the proffer or agree and agreement by Public Parent and Parent of its willingness to (I) sell, lease, license, transfer, dispose of, divest or otherwise encumber, or hold separate pending such disposition, and promptly to effect the sale, lease, license, transfer, disposal, divestiture or other Encumbrance, and holding separate of, assets, operations, rights, product lines, licenses, businesses or interests therein of the Company or its Subsidiaries (a “Company Divestiture Remedy”) or Company, Public Parent, Parent or its any of their respective Subsidiaries (a “Parent Divestiture Remedy”); or (II) limit or restrain the freedom of action with respect to the Company’s, Public Parent’s, Parent’s or any of their respective Subsidiaries’ ability to retain or make changes in the any such assets, operations, rights, product lines, licenses, businesses or interests of the Company and its Subsidiaries (a “Company Behavioral Remedy”) or the Parent and its Subsidiaries (a “Parent Behavioral Remedy”) therein, and in each case, the entry into agreements with, and submission to Orders of, the relevant Governmental Entity giving effect thereto as promptly as practicable; provided that the Company shall not take, proffer to take or agree to take any action without Public Parent’s and Parent’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed) and the Company shall agree to undertake such remedies as Public Parent and Parent direct the Outside DateCompany; provided, however, that no such actions shall be required unless the effectiveness of such action is contingent upon the occurrence of the Effective Time.
(iv) Notwithstanding the foregoing Section 7.5(b)(iii), Time and none of Parent the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall take any of such actions without Public Parent’s and Parent’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed); provided, further, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, none of Public Parent, Parent nor any of their Restricted Affiliates (other than the Company) shall be required to take or agree to:
(A) to take or proffer to take any Parent Divestiture Remedy if such Parent Divestiture Remedyaction or agree to or accept any measure, individually obligation, commitment or taken together with all other Parent Divestiture Remedies and Company Divestiture Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by Parent and its Subsidiaries or Company and its Subsidiaries, respectively, limitation that would reasonably be likely expected to be material to the businesses of constitute a Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(B) any Company Divestiture Remedy if such Company Divestiture Remedy, individually or taken together with all other Company Divestiture Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by Company and its Subsidiaries, would reasonably be likely to be material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(C) any Company Behavioral Remedy, if such Company Behavioral Remedy, individually or taken together with all other Company Behavioral Remedies and Parent Behavioral Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by the Company and its Subsidiaries or Parent and its Subsidiaries, respectively, would reasonably be likely to result in a material adverse effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; or
(D) any Parent Behavioral Remedy, if such Parent Behavioral Remedy, individually or taken together with all other Parent Behavioral Remedies and Company Behavioral Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by Parent and its Subsidiaries, or Company and its Subsidiaries, respectively would reasonably be likely to result in a material adverse effect on Parent and its Subsidiaries (but, with respect to this clause (D), measured on a scale relative to the size of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole)Burdensome Condition.
(v) The Company shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, take any action contemplated by Section 7.5(b)(iii) or (iv) without the prior written consent of Parent.
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Other Regulatory Matters. (i) In addition to and without limiting the rights and obligations set forth in Section 7.5(a), Section 7.6 and Section 7.7 and subject to the other terms and conditions of this Section 7.5(b), the Company and Parent shall cooperate with each other and use (and the Company shall cause its Subsidiaries and the Parent shall cause its Subsidiaries to use) their respective reasonable best efforts to take or cause to be taken all actions necessary or advisable on its part under this Agreement and applicable Laws to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Outside Date, including preparing and delivering or submitting documentation, in consultation with the other, to (x) effect the expirations of all statutory waiting periods under applicable Antitrust Law, including under the HSR Act, and, if applicable, any contractual waiting periods under any timing agreements with a Governmental Entity applicable to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement or the entry into any such timing agreements, respectively, (y) make with and obtain as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement from, any Governmental Entity, as applicable, all filings, notices, reports, consents, registrations, approvals, permits and authorizations, in each case, necessary or advisable in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the other Company Approvals and the other Parent Approvals.
(ii) Without limiting the generality of, and to the extent required in furtherance of the provisions of Section 7.5(b)(i), each of the Company and Parent, as applicable, shall (and the Company shall cause its Subsidiaries and the Parent shall cause its Subsidiaries to):
(A) prepare and file, with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, an appropriate filing of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act within 10 Business Days after the date of this Agreement;
(B) not, without the prior written consent of the other Party or Parties, as the case may be (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed), (1) cause any filing, delivery or submission contemplated by Section 7.5(b)(i) or Section 7.5(b)(ii)(A) applicable to it to be withdrawn, refiled, or redelivered or resubmitted for any reason, including to provide the applicable Governmental Entities with additional time to review any or all of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (2) consent to any voluntary extension of any statutory waiting period or, if applicable, any contractual waiting period under any timing agreement with a Governmental Entity applicable to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or to any voluntary delay of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement at the behest of any Governmental Entity; provided, however, Parent has the right to “pull-and-refile” its HSR filing one (1) time pursuant to 16 C.F.R. 803.12 after consulting with Company in good faith; and
(C) provide or cause to be provided to each Governmental Entity any non-privileged or protected information and documents reasonably requested by any Governmental Entity or that are necessary or advisable to permit consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as practicable following any such request and subject to Section 7.8, each shall provide each other with copies of any such information and documents.
(iii) Without limiting the generality of, and to the extent required in furtherance of the provisions of Section 7.5(b)(i), Parent shall and shall cause its Subsidiaries to take all necessary or advisable steps to (1) avoid the entry of, and (2) resist, vacate, limit, reverse, suspend or prevent any actual, anticipated or threatened permanent, preliminary or temporary Order, in each case, as applicable, that becomes reasonably foreseeable to be entered, issued, made or rendered or is entered, issued, made or rendered, in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (1) and (2) of this Section 7.5(b)(iii)(A), that could reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay or materially impair the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, to (x) defend through litigation on the merits of any Proceeding seeking to prevent, delay or impair the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (and, if applicable, the appeal thereof and the posting of a bond in connection therewith) and (y) proffer or agree to (I) sell, lease, license, transfer, dispose of, divest or otherwise encumber, or hold separate pending such disposition, and promptly to effect the sale, lease, license, transfer, disposal, divestiture or other Encumbrance, and holding separate of, assets, operations, rights, product lines, licenses, businesses or interests therein of the Company or its Subsidiaries (a “Company Divestiture Remedy”) or Parent or its Subsidiaries (a “Parent Divestiture Remedy”); (II) limit or restrain the freedom of action with respect to the ability to retain or make changes in the assets, operations, rights, product lines, licenses, businesses or interests of the Company and its Subsidiaries (a “Company Behavioral Remedy”) or the Parent and its Subsidiaries (a “Parent Behavioral Remedy”) and in each case, the entry into agreements with, and submission to Orders of, the relevant Governmental Entity giving effect thereto prior to the -64- Outside Date; provided, however, that no such actions shall be required unless the effectiveness of such action is contingent upon the occurrence of the Effective Time.
(iv) Notwithstanding the foregoing Section 7.5(b)(iii), none of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to agree to:
(A) any Parent Divestiture Remedy if such Parent Divestiture Remedy, individually or taken together with all other Parent Divestiture Remedies and Company Divestiture Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by Parent and its Subsidiaries or Company and its Subsidiaries, respectively, would reasonably be likely to be material to the businesses of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(B) any Company Divestiture Remedy if such Company Divestiture Remedy, individually or taken together with all other Company Divestiture Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by Company and its Subsidiaries, would reasonably be likely to be material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(C) any Company Behavioral Remedy, if such Company Behavioral Remedy, individually or taken together with all other Company Behavioral Remedies and Parent Behavioral Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by the Company and its Subsidiaries or Parent and its Subsidiaries, respectively, would reasonably be likely to result in a material adverse effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; or
(D) any Parent Behavioral Remedy, if such Parent Behavioral Remedy, individually or taken together with all other Parent Behavioral Remedies and Company Behavioral Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by Parent and its Subsidiaries, or Company and its Subsidiaries, respectively would reasonably be likely to result in a material adverse effect on Parent and its Subsidiaries (but, with respect to this clause (D), measured on a scale relative to the size of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole).
(v) The Company shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, take any action contemplated by Section 7.5(b)(iii) or (iv) without the prior written consent of Parent.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Voya Financial, Inc.)
Other Regulatory Matters. (i) In addition to and without limiting the rights and obligations set forth in Section 7.5(a), Section 7.6 ) and Section 7.7 and 7.1, subject to the other terms and conditions of this Agreement, including for the avoidance of doubt, Section 7.5(b7.5(b)(ii), the Company and Parent shall cooperate with each other and use (and the Company shall cause its Subsidiaries and the Parent shall cause its Subsidiaries their respective controlled Affiliates to use) their respective commercially reasonable best efforts to take or cause to be taken all actions actions, and do or cause to be done all things, necessary or advisable on its part under this Agreement and applicable Laws to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Outside DateAgreement, including preparing and delivering or submitting documentation, in consultation with the other, to (x) effect the expirations of all statutory waiting periods under applicable Antitrust Law, including under the HSR Act, and, if applicable, any contractual waiting periods under any timing agreements with a Governmental Entity applicable to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, filing as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement or the entry into any such timing agreementsdocumentation to effect all necessary notices, respectivelyreports, (y) make with consents, registrations, approvals, permits, authorizations, expirations of waiting periods and other filings, and to obtain as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement from, any Governmental Entity, as applicable, all filings, notices, reports, consents, registrations, approvals, permits and authorizations, in each case, authorizations necessary or advisable to be obtained from any Governmental Entity, including the Company Approvals and the Parent Approvals, in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the other Company Approvals and the other Parent Approvals.
(ii) Without limiting the generality of, and to the extent required in furtherance of the provisions of Section 7.5(b)(i), each ):
(A) Each of the Company and Parent, as applicable, shall (and the Company shall cause its Subsidiaries and the Parent shall cause its Subsidiaries their respective controlled Affiliates to):
(A) prepare and file, with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, an appropriate (1) filing of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act within 10 five (5) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, and in connection therewith, request early termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act, (2) merger control filing with the Austrian Federal Competition Authority pursuant to the Austrian Cartel Act 2005 within five (5) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, (3) merger control filing with the Serbian Commission for the Protection of Competition pursuant to the Serbian Law on the Protection of Competition within five (5) Business Days after the date of this Agreement and (4) merger control filing with the Competition Commission of India pursuant to the Indian Competition Act within ten (10) Business Days after the date of this Agreement;
(B) not, without the prior written consent Each of the other Party or PartiesCompany and Parent, as the case may be applicable, shall (which consent and shall not be unreasonably conditionedcause their respective controlled Affiliates to) prepare and file, withheld or delayed), (1) cause any filing, delivery or submission contemplated by Section 7.5(b)(i) or Section 7.5(b)(ii)(A) applicable with respect to it to be withdrawn, refiled, or redelivered or resubmitted for any reason, including to provide the applicable Governmental Entities with additional time to review any or all of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, a draft filing in connection with obtaining CFIUS Approval in accordance with the DPA within fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, and prepare and make a formal filing in connection with obtaining CFIUS Approval in accordance with the DPA promptly after receipt of confirmation that CFIUS has no further comments with respect to the draft filing. Each of the Company and Parent shall provide CFIUS with any additional or supplemental information requested by CFIUS or its member agencies during the CFIUS review process as promptly as practicable, and in all cases within the amount of time allowed by CFIUS. Each of the Company and Parent, in cooperation with each other, shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to finally and successfully obtain the CFIUS Approval as promptly as practicable, including through acceptance of mitigation conditions that are commercially reasonable and could not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, materially burden Parent’s ability to retain or operate the Parent’s or the Company’s businesses, operations, product lines, or assets from and after the Closing;
(2C) consent Within ten (10) Business Days of the date of this Agreement, the Company shall provide to DDTC the required notice of a change in ownership of the Company in accordance with Section 122.4(b) of the ITAR and DDTC’s 60-Day Notice Guidance (the “DDTC Notice”). Parent shall promptly, and in any voluntary extension event no later than eight (8) Business Days following the date of any statutory waiting period orthis Agreement, if applicableprovide all information necessary or advisable with respect to Parent, Merger Sub and their respective Affiliates as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the Company’s preparation of the DDTC Notice. Each of the Company and Parent shall provide, as promptly as practicable, any contractual waiting period under any timing agreement with a Governmental Entity applicable to the consummation of the transactions contemplated further information or assurances requested by this Agreement or to any voluntary delay of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement at the behest of any Governmental Entity; provided, however, Parent has the right to “pull-and-refile” its HSR filing one (1) time pursuant to 16 C.F.R. 803.12 after consulting with Company in good faithDDTC; and
(CD) provide or cause to be provided to each Governmental Entity any non-privileged or protected information and documents reasonably requested by any Governmental Entity or that are necessary or advisable to permit consummation Each of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement Company and Parent, as promptly as practicable following any such request and subject to Section 7.8applicable, each shall provide each other with copies of any such information and documents.
(iii) Without limiting the generality of, and to the extent required in furtherance of the provisions of Section 7.5(b)(i), Parent shall and shall cause its Subsidiaries to their respective controlled Affiliates to) take all necessary or advisable steps to (1) avoid the entry of, and (2) resist, vacate, limit, reverse, suspend or prevent any actual, anticipated or threatened permanent, preliminary or temporary Order, in each case, as applicable, that becomes reasonably foreseeable to be entered, issued, made or rendered or is entered, issued, made or renderedrendered by any Governmental Entity in any Proceeding, in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (1) and (2) of this Section 7.5(b)(iii)(A7.5(b)(ii)(D), that could reasonably be expected to preventenjoin, materially prevent or otherwise prohibit, restrain, delay or materially impair or make unlawful the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Other than in connection with efforts to secure the CFIUS Approval, including, to such steps shall include (xy) defend the defense through litigation on the merits of any Proceeding seeking to preventenjoin, prevent or otherwise prohibit, restrain, delay or impair or make unlawful the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (and, and if applicable, the appeal thereof and the posting of a bond in connection therewith) and (yz) the proffer or agree and agreement by Parent of its willingness to (I) sell, lease, license, transfer, license or otherwise dispose of, divest or otherwise encumber, or hold separate pending such disposition, and promptly to effect the sale, lease, license, transfer, disposal, divestiture or other Encumbrance, disposal and holding separate of, assets, operations, rights, product lines, licenses, businesses or interests therein of the Company or its Subsidiaries (a “Company Divestiture Remedy”) or Company, Parent or its Subsidiaries (a “Parent Divestiture Remedy”); either of their respective controlled Affiliates and/or (II) limit or restrain the freedom of action with respect to the Company’s, Parent’s or any of their respective controlled Affiliates’ ability to retain or make changes in the any such assets, operations, rights, product lines, licenses, businesses or interests of the Company and its Subsidiaries (a “Company Behavioral Remedy”) or the Parent and its Subsidiaries (a “Parent Behavioral Remedy”) therein, and in each case, the entry into agreements with, and submission to Orders of, the relevant Governmental Entity giving effect thereto prior to the Outside Dateas promptly as practicable; provided, however, that no such actions shall be required unless the effectiveness of such action is contingent upon the occurrence of the Effective Time.
(iv) Notwithstanding the foregoing Section 7.5(b)(iii), Time and none of Parent the Company or any of its Subsidiaries the Company’s controlled Affiliates shall be required to agree to:
(A) any Parent Divestiture Remedy if such Parent Divestiture Remedy, individually or taken together with all other Parent Divestiture Remedies and Company Divestiture Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by Parent and its Subsidiaries or Company and its Subsidiaries, respectively, would reasonably be likely to be material to the businesses of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(B) any Company Divestiture Remedy if such Company Divestiture Remedy, individually or taken together with all other Company Divestiture Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by Company and its Subsidiaries, would reasonably be likely to be material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(C) any Company Behavioral Remedy, if such Company Behavioral Remedy, individually or taken together with all other Company Behavioral Remedies and Parent Behavioral Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by the Company and its Subsidiaries or Parent and its Subsidiaries, respectively, would reasonably be likely to result in a material adverse effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; or
(D) any Parent Behavioral Remedy, if such Parent Behavioral Remedy, individually or taken together with all other Parent Behavioral Remedies and Company Behavioral Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by Parent and its Subsidiaries, or Company and its Subsidiaries, respectively would reasonably be likely to result in a material adverse effect on Parent and its Subsidiaries (but, with respect to this clause (D), measured on a scale relative to the size of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole).
(v) The Company shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, take any action contemplated by Section 7.5(b)(iii) or (iv) of such actions without the Parent’s prior written consent of Parent(which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed).
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Syntel Inc)
Other Regulatory Matters. (i) In addition to and without limiting the rights and obligations set forth in Section 7.5(a), Section 7.6 and Section 7.7 and subject to the other terms and conditions of this Section 7.5(b), the Company and Parent shall cooperate with each other and use (and the Company shall cause its Subsidiaries and the Parent shall cause its their respective Subsidiaries to use) their respective reasonable best efforts to take or cause to be taken all actions necessary or advisable on its part under this Agreement and applicable Laws to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement Transactions as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Outside DateAgreement, including preparing and delivering or submitting documentation, in consultation with the other, documentation to (xA) effect the expirations expiration of all statutory waiting periods under applicable Antitrust Law, including under the HSR ActAct and the Antitrust Laws of the jurisdictions set forth in Section 4.4(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, and, if applicable, any contractual waiting periods under any timing agreements with a Governmental Entity applicable to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AgreementTransactions, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date of this Agreement or the entry into any such timing agreements, respectively, and (yB) make with and obtain as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement from, from any Governmental Entity, as applicable, all filings, notices, reports, consents, registrations, approvals, permits and authorizations, in each case, necessary or advisable in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by this AgreementTransactions, including the other Company Approvals and the other Parent Approvals.
(ii) Without limiting the generality of, and to the extent required in furtherance of the provisions of Section 7.5(b)(i), each of the Company and Parent, as applicable, shall (and the Company shall cause its Subsidiaries and the Parent shall cause its their respective Subsidiaries to):
(A) prepare and file, with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Transactions (1) an appropriate filing of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act within 10 ten Business Days after the date of this Agreement and (2) appropriate filings under any applicable Antitrust Laws of the jurisdictions set forth in Section 4.4(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, in each case in this clause (2), and whether made formally or in draft form (where pre-filing consultation is required or pursued) within 20 Business Days after the date of this Agreement;
(B) not, without at the prior written consent direction of the other Party or Parties, Parent (as the case may be (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayeddetermined by Parent in good faith), (1) cause any filing, delivery or submission contemplated by Section 7.5(b)(i) or Section 7.5(b)(ii)(A) applicable to it to be withdrawn, refiled, or redelivered or resubmitted for any reason, including to provide the applicable Governmental Entities with additional time to review any or all of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (2) consent to any voluntary extension of any statutory waiting period or, if applicable, any contractual waiting period under any timing agreement with a Governmental Entity applicable to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement Transactions or to any voluntary delay of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement at the behest of any Governmental Entity; provided, however, Parent has the right to “pull-and-refile” withdraw its HSR initial filing one (1) time and refile pursuant to 16 C.F.R. 803.12 after consulting with Company in good faith; andthe HSR Act or any other applicable Antitrust Laws;
(C) provide or cause to be provided to each Governmental Entity any non-privileged or protected information and documents reasonably requested by any Governmental Entity or that are necessary or advisable to permit consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement Transactions as promptly as practicable following any such request request, and subject to Section 7.8, each shall provide each other with copies of any such information and documents.; and
(iiiD) Without limiting the generality of, and to the extent required in furtherance of the provisions of Section 7.5(b)(i), Parent shall and shall cause use its Subsidiaries respective reasonable best efforts to take all necessary or advisable steps reasonably required to (1) avoid the entry of, and (2) resist, vacate, limit, reverse, suspend or prevent any actual, anticipated or threatened permanent, preliminary or temporary Order, in each case, as applicable, that becomes is or is reasonably foreseeable expected to be entered, issued, made or rendered or is entered, issued, made or rendered, in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (1) and (2) of this Section 7.5(b)(iii)(A7.5(b)(ii)(D), that could would reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay or materially impair the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AgreementTransactions, including, to (x) defend the defense through litigation on the merits of any Proceeding seeking to prevent, materially delay or impair the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement Transactions (and, and if applicable, the appeal thereof and the posting of a bond in connection therewith) and (y) the proffer or agree and agreement by Parent of its willingness to (I) sell, lease, license, transfer, dispose of, divest or otherwise encumber, or hold separate pending such disposition, and promptly to effect the sale, lease, license, transfer, disposal, divestiture or other Encumbrance, and holding separate of, assets, operations, rights, product lines, licenses, businesses or interests therein of the Company or its Subsidiaries (a “Company Divestiture Remedy”) or Company, Parent or its any of their respective Subsidiaries (a “Parent Divestiture Remedy”); or (II) limit or restrain the freedom of action with respect to the Company’s, Parent’s or any of their respective Subsidiaries’ ability to retain or make changes in the any such assets, operations, rights, product lines, licenses, businesses or interests therein (including, for avoidance of doubt, any commitment or limitation requiring the Company and its Company, Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries (a “Company Behavioral Remedy”) to hold separate any business or the Parent and its Subsidiaries (a “Parent Behavioral Remedy”) supply any product or engage in any business on any particular terms or make or maintain any investment), and in each case, the entry into agreements with, and submission to Orders of, the relevant Governmental Entity giving effect thereto as promptly as practicable; provided that the Company shall not take, proffer to take or agree to take any action without Parent’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed) and the Company shall agree to undertake such remedies as Parent directs the Outside DateCompany; provided, however, that no such actions shall be required unless the effectiveness of such action is contingent upon the occurrence of the Effective Time.
(iv) Notwithstanding the foregoing Section 7.5(b)(iii), Time and none of Parent the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall take any of such actions without Parent’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed); provided, further, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, none of Parent, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates shall be required to take or agree to:
(A) to take or proffer to take any Parent Divestiture Remedy if such Parent Divestiture Remedyaction or agree to or accept any measure, individually obligation, commitment or taken together with all other Parent Divestiture Remedies and Company Divestiture Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by Parent and its Subsidiaries or Company and its Subsidiaries, respectively, limitation that would reasonably be likely expected to be material to the businesses of constitute a Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(B) any Company Divestiture Remedy if such Company Divestiture Remedy, individually or taken together with all other Company Divestiture Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by Company and its Subsidiaries, would reasonably be likely to be material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(C) any Company Behavioral Remedy, if such Company Behavioral Remedy, individually or taken together with all other Company Behavioral Remedies and Parent Behavioral Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by the Company and its Subsidiaries or Parent and its Subsidiaries, respectively, would reasonably be likely to result in a material adverse effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; or
(D) any Parent Behavioral Remedy, if such Parent Behavioral Remedy, individually or taken together with all other Parent Behavioral Remedies and Company Behavioral Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by Parent and its Subsidiaries, or Company and its Subsidiaries, respectively would reasonably be likely to result in a material adverse effect on Parent and its Subsidiaries (but, with respect to this clause (D), measured on a scale relative to the size of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole)Burdensome Condition.
(v) The Company shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, take any action contemplated by Section 7.5(b)(iii) or (iv) without the prior written consent of Parent.
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Other Regulatory Matters. (i) In addition to and without limiting the rights and obligations set forth in Section 7.5(a)7.1, Section 7.6 7.5(a) and Section 7.7 7.7 and subject to the other terms and conditions of this Section 7.5(b7.5(b), the Company and Parent shall cooperate with each other and use (and the Company shall cause its Subsidiaries and the Parent shall cause its their respective Subsidiaries to use) their respective reasonable best efforts to take or cause to be taken all actions necessary or advisable on its part under this Agreement and applicable Laws to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Outside DateAgreement, including preparing and delivering or submitting documentation, in consultation with the other, documentation to (xA) effect the expirations of all statutory waiting periods under applicable Antitrust Law, including under the HSR Act, and, if applicable, any contractual waiting periods under any timing agreements with a Governmental Entity applicable to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement or the entry into any such timing agreements, respectively, and (yB) make with and obtain as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement from, any Governmental Entity, as applicable, all filings, notices, reports, consents, registrations, approvals, permits and authorizations, in each case, necessary or advisable in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the other Company Approvals and the other Parent Approvals.
(ii) Without limiting the generality of, and to the extent required in furtherance of the provisions of Section 7.5(b)(i7.5(b)(i), each of the Company and Parent, as applicable, shall (and the Company shall cause its Subsidiaries and the Parent shall cause its their respective Subsidiaries to):
(A) prepare and file, with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Agreement an appropriate filing of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act within 10 as soon as reasonably practicable (and in no event later than ten Business Days after the date hereof with respect to any necessary filings under the HSR Act) and make, deliver or submit, as applicable, all other initial filings, notices, and reports under any applicable Antitrust Laws as soon as reasonably practicable after the date of this Agreement, and in connection therewith, request, to the extent possible, early termination of the statutory waiting period under the HSR Act, and to the extent applicable, under the applicable Antitrust Laws, and provide confirmation to each other of any such filings and requests;
(B) not, without the prior written consent of the other Party or Parties, as the case may be (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed), (1) cause any filing, delivery or submission contemplated by Section 7.5(b)(i7.5(b)(i) or Section 7.5(b)(ii)(A7.5(b)(ii)(A) applicable to it to be withdrawn, refiled, or redelivered or resubmitted for any reason, including to provide the applicable Governmental Entities with additional time to review any or all of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (2) consent to any voluntary extension of any statutory waiting period or, if applicable, any contractual waiting period under any timing agreement with a Governmental Entity applicable to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or to any voluntary delay of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement at the behest of any Governmental Entity; provided, however, Parent has the right to “pull-and-refile” its HSR filing one (1) time pursuant to 16 C.F.R. 803.12 after consulting with Company in good faith; and;
(C) provide or cause to be provided to each Governmental Entity any non-privileged or protected information and documents reasonably requested by any Governmental Entity or that are necessary or advisable to permit consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as practicable following any such request and subject to Section 7.8, each shall provide each other with copies of any such information and documents.request;
(iiiD) Without limiting the generality of, and to the extent required in furtherance of the provisions of Section 7.5(b)(i), Parent shall and shall cause use its Subsidiaries reasonable best efforts to take all necessary or advisable steps to (1) avoid the entry of, and (2) resist, vacate, limit, reverse, reverse or suspend or prevent any actual, anticipated or threatened permanent, preliminary or temporary Order, in each case, as applicable, that becomes reasonably foreseeable to be entered, issued, made or rendered or is entered, issued, made or rendered, in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (1) and (2) of this Section 7.5(b)(iii)(A7.5(b)(ii)(D), that could reasonably be expected to would prevent, materially delay or materially impair the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AgreementAgreement by the Outside Date, including, to (x) defend through litigation on including the merits proffer and agreement by Parent of any Proceeding seeking to prevent, delay or impair the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (and, if applicable, the appeal thereof and the posting of a bond in connection therewith) and (y) proffer or agree its willingness to (I) sell, lease, license, transfer, dispose of, divest or otherwise encumberEncumber, or hold separate pending such disposition, and promptly to effect the sale, lease, license, transfer, disposal, divestiture or other Encumbrance, and holding separate of, assets, operations, rights, product lines, licenses, businesses or interests therein of the Company or its Subsidiaries (a “Company Divestiture Remedy”) or Parent or its Subsidiaries (a “Parent Divestiture Remedy”); and/or (II) limit or restrain the freedom of action with respect to the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ ability to retain or make changes in the any such assets, operations, rights, product lines, licenses, businesses or interests of the Company and its Subsidiaries (a “Company Behavioral Remedy”) or the Parent and its Subsidiaries (a “Parent Behavioral Remedy”) therein, and in each case, the entry into agreements with, and submission to Orders of, the relevant Governmental Entity giving effect thereto prior thereto; and
(E) notwithstanding anything to the Outside Datecontrary set forth in this Section 7.5(b), neither this Section 7.5(b) nor the “reasonable best efforts” nor any other provision set forth in this Agreement shall require, or be construed to require Parent or the Company or any of their respective Affiliates to (1) sell, lease, license, transfer, dispose of, divest or otherwise Encumber, or hold separate, or propose, negotiate or offer to effect, or consent or commit to, any such sale, leasing, licensing, transfer, disposal, divestiture or other Encumbrance or holding separate, before or after the Effective Time, of any assets, licenses, operations, rights, product lines, businesses or interest therein of Parent, the Company or the Surviving Corporation (or any of their respective Affiliates), or (2) take or agree to take any other action or agree or consent to any limitations or restrictions on freedom of actions with respect to, or its ability to retain, or make changes in, any such assets, licenses, operations, rights, product lines, businesses or interest therein of Parent, the Company or the Surviving Corporation (or any of their Affiliates) that in the case of all such requirements described in clauses (1) and (2) of this 7.5(b)(ii)(E), individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect without regard to the exceptions set forth therein (an action having the foregoing effects as described in this Section 7.5(b)(ii)(E), a “Substantial Detriment”); provided, however, that no Parent can compel the Company to (and to cause the Company’s Subsidiaries to) take any of the actions referred to in this Section 7.5(b)(ii)(E) (or agree to take such actions shall be required unless actions) with respect to the assets, operations, rights, product lines, licenses, businesses or interests therein of the Company and its Affiliates so long as the effectiveness of such action is contingent upon the occurrence consummation of the Effective TimeMerger and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(iviii) Notwithstanding anything to the foregoing Section 7.5(b)(iii)contrary set forth in this Agreement, none of Parent in no event shall (1) any Party or any of its Subsidiaries shall Affiliates be required to agree to:
to any term, condition, obligation, liability, requirement, limitation, qualification, remedy, commitment, sanction or other action imposed, required or requested by a Governmental Entity in connection with effecting (Ax) the expiration of any Parent Divestiture Remedy if such Parent Divestiture Remedystatutory waiting period under applicable Antitrust Law, individually (y) the expiration period of any contractual waiting period under any timing agreements with a Governmental Entity applicable to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or taken together with all (z) a Governmental Entity’s grant of any consent, registration, approval, permit or authorization, in each case necessary or advisable in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the other Company Approvals and the other Parent Divestiture Remedies and Company Divestiture Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by Parent and its Subsidiaries or Company and its SubsidiariesApprovals, respectively, would reasonably be likely to be material to that is not conditioned upon the businesses of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(B) any Company Divestiture Remedy if such Company Divestiture Remedy, individually or taken together with all other Company Divestiture Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by Company and its Subsidiaries, would reasonably be likely to be material to the business consummation of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (C2) any Company Behavioral Remedy, if such Company Behavioral Remedy, individually or taken together with all other Company Behavioral Remedies and Parent Behavioral Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by the Company and or any of its Subsidiaries or Parent and its Subsidiaries, respectively, would reasonably be likely Affiliates agree to result in a material adverse effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; or
(D) any Parent Behavioral Remedy, if such Parent Behavioral Remedy, individually or taken together with all other Parent Behavioral Remedies and Company Behavioral Remedies undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by Parent and its Subsidiaries, or Company and its Subsidiaries, respectively would reasonably be likely to result in a material adverse effect on Parent and its Subsidiaries (but, with respect to this clause (D), measured on a scale relative to the size of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole).
(v) The Company shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, take any action actions contemplated by Section 7.5(b)(iii7.5(b)(ii)(D) or (iv) any term, condition, obligation, liability, requirement, limitation, qualification, remedy, commitment, sanction or other action in connection with the expiration of any such waiting period or obtaining of any such consent, registration, approval, permit or authorization that is not conditioned upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement without the prior written consent of Parent.
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