Payments; Default. The Parties acknowledge that the agreements contained in this Section 8.3 are an integral part of the Merger, and that, without these agreements, the Parties would not enter into this Agreement. Accordingly, (i) if the Company fails to promptly pay any amount due pursuant to Section 8.3(b) and, in order to obtain such payment, Parent, on the one hand, or the Company, on the other hand, commences a Legal Proceeding that results in a judgment against the Company for the amount set forth in Section 8.3(b) or any portion thereof, the Company shall pay to Parent its out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) in connection with such Legal Proceeding, together with interest on such amount or portion thereof at the annual rate of 5% plus the prime rate as published in The Wall Street Journal in effect on the date that such payment or portion thereof was required to be made through the date that such payment or portion thereof was actually received, or a lesser rate that is the maximum permitted by applicable Law and (ii) if Parent fails to promptly pay any amount due pursuant to Section 8.3(c) and, in order to obtain such payment, the Company, on the one hand, or Parent, on the other hand, commences a Legal Proceeding that results in a judgment against Parent for the amount set forth in Section 8.3(c) or any portion thereof, Parent shall pay to the Company its out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) in connection with such Legal Proceeding, together with interest on such amount or portion thereof at the annual rate of 5% plus the prime rate as published in The Wall Street Journal in effect on the date that such payment or portion thereof was required to be made through the date that such payment or portion thereof was actually received, or a lesser rate that is the maximum permitted by applicable Law.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Zymergen Inc.), Merger Agreement (Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc.)
Payments; Default. The Parties acknowledge that the agreements contained in this Section 8.3 are an integral part of the MergerMerger and that each of the Company Termination Fee and the Parent Termination Fee is not a penalty, but is liquidated damages, in a reasonable amount that will compensate the Company and the Company Related Parties or Parent and the Parent Related Parties, as applicable, for the efforts and resources expended and opportunities foregone while negotiating this Agreement and in reliance on this Agreement, which amounts would otherwise be impossible to calculate with precision, and that, without these agreements, the Parties would not enter into this Agreement. Accordingly, (i) if the Company fails to promptly pay any amount due pursuant to Section 8.3(b) or Parent fails to promptly pay any amounts due pursuant to Section 8.3(c) and, in order to obtain such payment, Parent, on the one hand, or the Company, on the other hand, commences a Legal Proceeding that results in a judgment against the Company for the amount set forth in Section 8.3(b) or any portion thereof, the Company shall pay to Parent its out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) in connection with such Legal Proceeding, together with interest on such amount thereof or portion thereof at the annual rate of 5% plus the prime rate as published in The Wall Street Journal in effect on the date that such payment or portion thereof was required to be made through the date that such payment or portion thereof was actually received, or a lesser rate that is the maximum permitted by applicable Law and (ii) if Parent fails to promptly pay any amount due pursuant to Section 8.3(c) and, in order to obtain such payment, the Company, on the one hand, or Parent, on the other hand, commences a Legal Proceeding that results in a judgment against Parent for the amount set forth in Section 8.3(c) or any portion thereof, as applicable, the Company shall pay to Parent or Parent shall pay to the Company Company, as the case may be, its out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) in connection with such Legal Proceeding, together with interest on such amount or portion thereof at the annual rate of 5% plus the prime rate as published in The Wall Street Journal in effect on the date that such payment or portion thereof was required to be made through the date that such payment or portion thereof was actually received, or a lesser rate that is the maximum permitted by applicable Law.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Cision Ltd.)
Payments; Default. The Parties acknowledge that the agreements contained in this Section 8.3 are an integral part of this Agreement and the Merger, and that, without these agreements, the Parties would not enter into this Agreement. Accordingly, if (i) if the Company fails to promptly pay any amount due pursuant to Section 8.3(b) and, in order to obtain such payment, Parent, on the one hand, or the Company, on the other hand, Parent commences a Legal Proceeding that results in a judgment against the Company for the amount set forth in Section 8.3(b) or any portion thereof or (ii) Parent fails to promptly pay any amount due pursuant to Section 8.3(b) and in order to obtain such payment, the Company commences a Legal Proceeding that results in a judgment against Parent for the amount set forth in Section 8.3(b) or any portion thereof, the Company shall or Parent, as applicable, will pay to Parent or the Company, as applicable, its reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees) in connection with such Legal Proceeding, together with interest on such amount or portion thereof at the annual rate of 5% plus the prime rate as published in The Wall Street Journal in effect on the date that such payment or portion thereof was required to be made through the date that such payment or portion thereof was actually received, or a lesser rate that is the maximum permitted by applicable Law and law. All payments under this Section 8.3 will be made by the Company to Parent (ii) if Parent fails to promptly pay any amount due pursuant to Section 8.3(c) and, in order to obtain such payment, the Company, on the one handas directed by Parent), or Parent, on the other hand, commences a Legal Proceeding that results in a judgment against Parent for the amount set forth in Section 8.3(c) or any portion thereof, Parent shall pay to the Company its out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including attorneys’ feesas directed by the Company), as applicable, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to (A) with respect to the Antitrust Termination Fee, the account designated in connection Section 8.3(d) of the Company Disclosure Letter (which account information may be updated by the Company by written notice to Parent from time to time) or (B) with such Legal Proceedingrespect to the Company Termination Fee, together with interest on such amount or portion thereof at the annual rate of 5% plus account designated by Parent in writing to the prime rate as published in The Wall Street Journal in effect on the date that such payment or portion thereof was required to be made through the date that such payment or portion thereof was actually received, or a lesser rate that is the maximum permitted by applicable LawCompany.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Chico's Fas, Inc.)
Payments; Default. The Parties acknowledge that the agreements contained in this Section 8.3 are an integral part of the Mergerthis Agreement, and that, without these agreements, the Parties would not enter have entered into this Agreement. Accordingly, (i) if the Company fails to promptly pay any amount due pursuant to Section 8.3(b) and, in order to obtain such payment, Parent, on the one hand, or the Company, on the other hand, Parent commences a Legal Proceeding that results in a judgment against the Company or Parent, as applicable, for the amount set forth in Section 8.3(b) or any portion thereof, the Company shall pay to Parent its all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) in connection with such Legal Proceeding, together with interest on such amount or portion thereof at the annual rate of 5% plus the prime rate as published in The Wall Street Journal in effect on the date that such payment or portion thereof was required to be made through the date that such payment or portion thereof was actually received, or a lesser rate that is the maximum permitted by applicable Law reasonable and (ii) if Parent fails to promptly pay any amount due pursuant to Section 8.3(c) and, in order to obtain such payment, the Company, on the one hand, or Parent, on the other hand, commences a Legal Proceeding that results in a judgment against Parent for the amount set forth in Section 8.3(c) or any portion thereof, Parent shall pay to the Company its out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including documented attorneys’ fees) in connection with such Legal Proceeding, together with interest on such amount or portion thereof at the annual rate of 5% plus the prime rate as published in The Wall Street Journal in effect on the date that such payment or portion thereof was required to be made through the date that such payment or portion thereof was actually received, or a lesser rate that is the maximum permitted by applicable Law. The Parties further acknowledge that the Company Termination Fee shall not constitute a penalty but is liquidated damages, in a reasonable amount that will compensate Parent in the circumstances in which the Company Termination Fee is payable thereto, for the efforts and resources expended and opportunities foregone while negotiating this Agreement and in reliance on this Agreement and on the expectation of the consummation of the Merger Transactions, which amount would otherwise be impossible to calculate with precision. All payments under this Section 8.3 shall be made by the Company to Parent by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account set forth on Schedule 8.3.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Augmedix, Inc.)
Payments; Default. The Parties acknowledge that the agreements contained in this Section 8.3 are an integral part of the Merger, and that, without these agreements, the Parties would not enter into this Agreement. Accordingly, (i) if the Company fails to promptly pay any amount due pursuant to Section 8.3(b) or Parent fails to promptly pay any amount due pursuant to Section 8.3(c) and, in order to obtain such payment, Parent, on the one hand, or the Company, on the other hand, commences a Legal Proceeding that results in a judgment against the Company for the amount set forth in Section 8.3(b) or any portion thereof or a judgment against Parent for the amount set forth in Section 8.3(c) or any portion thereof, as applicable, then the Company shall non-paying Party will pay or cause to Parent be paid to the other Party its reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees) in connection with such Legal Proceeding, together with interest on such amount or portion thereof at the annual rate of 5% plus the prime rate as published in The Wall Street Journal in effect on the date that such payment or portion thereof was required to be made through the date that such payment or portion thereof was actually received, or a lesser rate that is the maximum permitted by applicable Law and (ii) if law. All payments under this Section 8.3 to be made by the Company to Parent fails shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to promptly pay any amount due pursuant to Section 8.3(c) and, an account designated in order to obtain such payment, the Company, on the one hand, or writing by Parent, on the other hand, commences a Legal Proceeding that results in a judgment against and all payments under this Section 8.3 to be made by Parent for the amount set forth in Section 8.3(c) or any portion thereof, Parent shall pay to the Company its out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) in connection with such Legal Proceeding, together with interest on such amount or portion thereof at the annual rate of 5% plus the prime rate as published in The Wall Street Journal in effect on the date that such payment or portion thereof was required to shall be made through by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in writing by the date that such payment or portion thereof was actually received, or a lesser rate that is the maximum permitted by applicable LawCompany.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Nutraceutical International Corp)
Payments; Default. The Parties acknowledge and agree that the agreements contained in this Section 8.3 are an integral part of the Merger, Merger and that, without these agreements, the Parties would not enter into this Agreement. Accordingly, (i) if the Company fails to promptly pay any amount due pursuant to Section 8.3(b) and Section 8.3(d) and, in order to obtain such payment, Parent, on the one hand, or the Company, on the other hand, Parent commences a Legal Proceeding that results in a judgment against the Company for the amount set forth in Section 8.3(b) or Section 8.3(d) or any portion thereof, then the Company shall will pay or cause to be paid to Parent its the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees) of Parent in connection with such Legal Proceeding, together with interest on such amount or portion thereof at the an annual rate of 5% plus equal to the prime rate (as published in The Wall Street Journal in effect on the date that such payment or portion thereof was required to be made made) plus 5% through the date that such payment or portion thereof was actually received, or a lesser rate that is the maximum permitted by applicable Law (the “Applicable Interest Rate”); and (ii) if Parent fails to promptly pay any amount due pursuant to Section 8.3(c8.3(e) and, in order to obtain such payment, the Company, on the one hand, or Parent, on the other hand, Company commences a Legal Proceeding that results in a judgment against Parent for the amount set forth in Section 8.3(c) of the Parent Termination Fee or any portion thereof, then Parent shall will pay or cause to be paid to the Company its the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees) of the Company in connection with such Legal Proceeding, together with interest on such amount or portion thereof at the annual rate of 5% plus the prime rate as published in The Wall Street Journal in effect on the date that such payment or portion thereof was required to be made through the date that such payment or portion thereof was actually received, or a lesser rate that is the maximum permitted by applicable LawApplicable Interest Rate.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Echelon Corp)