Preparation of Proxy Statement Xxxxx shall prepare and file with the SEC the Proxy Statement at the earliest practicable date after the Offer has expired or terminated (unless 90% or more of outstanding Xxxxx Common Stock is acquired by Merger Sub pursuant to the Offer or Xxxxx Common Stock ceases to be registered under the Exchange Act in accordance with applicable law); and shall use all reasonable efforts to have the Proxy Statement cleared by the SEC. If at any time prior to the Effective Time any event shall occur that is required to be set forth in an amendment of or a supplement to the Proxy Statement, Xxxxx shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendment or supplement as soon thereafter as is reasonably practicable. Buyer, Merger Sub and Xxxxx shall cooperate with each other in the preparation of the Proxy Statement, and Xxxxx shall promptly notify Buyer of the receipt of any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and of any requests by the SEC for any amendment or supplement thereto or for additional information, and shall promptly provide to Buyer copies of all correspondence between Xxxxx or any representative of Xxxxx and the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement. Xxxxx shall give Buyer and its counsel the opportunity to review the Proxy Statement and all responses to requests for additional information by and replies to comments of the SEC before their being filed with, or sent to, the SEC. If the Proxy Statement is required to be filed with the SEC, each of Xxxxx, Buyer and Merger Sub agrees to use all reasonable efforts, after consultation with the other parties hereto, to respond promptly to all such comments of and requests by the SEC and to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to the holders of Xxxxx Common Stock entitled to vote at the Shareholder Meeting at the earliest practicable time.
Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus The information relating to Company included in the joint proxy statement/prospectus on Form S-4 (or such other successor form as may be appropriate) pursuant to which the shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued in the Merger will be registered with the SEC, including any amendments or supplements thereto (the “Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus”) shall not, at the time the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus is declared effective by the SEC and at all times subsequent thereto (through and including the Effective Date), contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The information relating to Company included in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus to be sent to the stockholders of Company in connection with the meeting of the Company stockholders (the “Company Stockholders Meeting”) and to the stockholders of the Parent in connection with the meeting of the Parent’s stockholders (the “Parent Stockholders Meeting”), as may be amended or supplemented shall not, on the date or dates the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus is first mailed to the stockholders of Company and the Parent, at the time of the Company Stockholders Meeting and the Parent Stockholders Meeting and at the Effective Time, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; or omit to state a material fact necessary to correct any statement in an earlier communication with respect to the solicitation of proxies for the Company Stockholders Meeting or the Parent Stockholders Meeting which has become false or misleading. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any event or information should be discovered by Company which should be set forth in an amendment to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus or a supplement to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, Company shall promptly inform Parent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Company makes no representation, warranty or covenant with respect to any information supplied by Parent which is contained in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus.
Preparation of Proxy Statement; Stockholders Meeting (a) The Company shall, as soon as practicable following the date of execution of this Agreement, prepare and file with the SEC the Proxy Statement (as defined in Section 6.01(c)) in preliminary form (provided that Parent, Sub and their counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Proxy Statement prior to its filing with the SEC), and each of the Company, Parent and Sub shall use its best efforts to respond as promptly as practicable to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto. The Company shall notify Parent promptly of the receipt of any comments from the SEC or its staff and of any request by the SEC or its staff for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement or for additional information and shall supply Parent with copies of all correspondence between the Company or any of its representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC or its staff, on the other hand, with respect to the Proxy Statement. If at any time prior to receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval there shall occur any event that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement, the Company shall promptly prepare and mail to its stockholders such an amendment or supplement. The Company shall use reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company's stockholders as promptly as practicable after filing with the SEC. Subject to the fiduciary duties of the Company Board under applicable law, (i) the Proxy Statement shall contain the recommendation of the Company Board that the stockholders of the Company vote to adopt and approve this Agreement and the Merger and (ii) if requested to do so by Parent at any time prior to the Company Stockholders Meeting (as defined in Section 6.01(b)) and subject to compliance with applicable laws, if there shall have been publicly announced an alternative Acquisition Proposal, the Company Board shall within a reasonable period of time following such request (and prior to the Company Stockholders Meeting) publicly reaffirm such recommendation and/or shall publicly announce that it is not recommending that the stockholders of the Company accept an alternative Acquisition Proposal, provided that such reaffirmation or announcement does not require significant delay in the timing of the Company Stockholders Meeting.
Registration Statement; Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus Subject to the accuracy of the representations of Parent in Section 2.13, the information supplied by the Company for inclusion in the Registration Statement shall not, at the time the Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements thereto) is declared effective by the SEC, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements included therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The information supplied by the Company for inclusion in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus will not, on the date the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus is first mailed to shareholders, at the time of the Shareholders Meetings and at the Effective Time, contain any statement which, at such time and in light of the circumstances under which it shall be made, is false or misleading with respect to any material fact, or will omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not false or misleading; or omit to state any material fact necessary to correct any statement in any earlier communication with respect to the solicitation of proxies for the Shareholders Meetings which has become false or misleading. If at any time prior to the Effective Time any event relating to the Company or any of its affiliates, officers or directors should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment to the Registration Statement or a supplement to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, the Company will promptly inform Parent. The Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus shall comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to any information supplied by Parent or Merger Sub which is contained or incorporated by reference in, or furnished in connection with the preparation of, the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus.
Registration Statement; Proxy Statement/Prospectus The information supplied by the Company or required to be supplied by the Company (except to the extent revised or superseded by amendments or supplements) for inclusion in the registration statement on Form S-4, or any amendment or supplement thereto, pursuant to which the shares of Acquiror Common Stock to be issued in the Merger will be registered with the SEC (including any amendments or supplements, the "Registration Statement") shall not, at the time the Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements thereto) is declared effective by the SEC, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The information supplied by the Company or required to be supplied by the Company (except to the extent revised or superseded by amendments or supplements) for inclusion in the proxy statement/prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto to be sent to the stockholders of the Company in connection with the meeting of the Company's stockholders to consider the Merger (the "Company Stockholders' Meeting") (such proxy statement/prospectus, as amended or supplemented, is referred to herein as the "Proxy Statement") shall not, on the date the Proxy Statement is first mailed to the Company's stockholders, at the time of the Company Stockholders' Meeting and at the Effective Time, contain any statement which, at such time, is false or misleading with respect to any material fact, or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not false or misleading; or omit to state any material fact necessary to correct any statement in any earlier communication with respect to the solicitation of proxies by or on behalf of the Company for the Company Stockholders' Meeting which has become false or misleading. The Proxy Statement will comply in all material respects with the provisions of the Exchange Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representation, warranty or covenant with respect to any information supplied or required to be supplied by Acquiror which is contained in or omitted from any of the foregoing documents.
Proxy Statement/Prospectus (a) Parent and the Company shall cooperate in preparing and each shall cause to be filed with the SEC, as promptly as reasonably practicable following the date hereof, mutually acceptable proxy materials which shall constitute the Proxy Statement-Prospectus relating to the matters to be submitted to the Company stockholders at the Company Stockholders Meeting and Parent shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 with respect to the issuance of Parent Common Stock in the Merger. The Proxy Statement-Prospectus will be included as a prospectus in and will constitute a part of the Registration Statement as Parent's prospectus. Each of Parent and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have the Proxy Statement-Prospectus cleared by the SEC and the Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC and to keep the Registration Statement effective as long as is necessary to consummate the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby. Parent and the Company shall, as promptly as practicable after receipt thereof, provide the other party copies of any written comments and advise the other party of any oral comments, received from the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement-Prospectus or Registration Statement. The parties shall cooperate and provide the other with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement-Prospectus and the Registration Statement prior to filing such with the SEC, and will provide each other with a copy of all such filings made with the SEC. Notwithstanding any other provision herein to the contrary, no amendment or supplement (including by incorporation by reference) to the Proxy Statement-Prospectus or the Registration Statement shall be made without the approval of both parties, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided that with respect to documents filed by a party which are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement-Prospectus, this right of approval shall apply only with respect to information relating to the other party or its business, financial condition or results of operations. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Proxy Statement-Prospectus to be mailed to the Company's stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. Each party will advise the other party, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time when the Registration Statement has become effective, the issuance of any stop order, the suspension of the qualification of the Parent Common Stock issuable in connection with the Merger for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or any request by the SEC for amendment of the Proxy Statement-Prospectus or the Registration Statement. If at any time prior to the Effective Time any information relating to Parent or the Company, or any of their respective affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by Parent or the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to any of the Registration Statement or the Proxy Statement-Prospectus so that any of such documents would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the party which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other party hereto and, to the extent required by law, rules or regulations, an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed with the SEC and disseminated to the stockholders of the Company.
Joint Proxy Statement None of the information supplied or to be supplied by or on behalf of Qwest for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the registration statement to be filed with the SEC by Qwest in connection with the issuance of shares of Qwest Common Stock in the Merger (the "Registration Statement") will, at the time the Registration Statement becomes effective under the Securities Act, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by or on behalf of Qwest for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the joint proxy statement, in definitive form, relating to the meetings of Qwest and U S WEST stockholders to be held in connection with the Merger, or in the related proxy and notice of meeting, or soliciting material used in connection therewith (referred to herein collectively as the "Joint Proxy Statement") will, at the dates mailed to stockholders and at the times of the Qwest stockholders' meeting and the U S WEST stockholders' meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. The Registration Statement and the Joint Proxy Statement (except for information relating solely to U S WEST) will comply as to form in all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Registration Statement; Proxy Statement (a) As promptly as practicable after the execution of this Agreement, Parent and the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC a joint proxy statement relating to the Company Stockholders’ Meeting and the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the “Proxy Statement”) and Parent shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (together with all amendments thereto, the “Registration Statement”; the prospectus contained in the Registration Statement together with the Proxy Statement, the “Joint Proxy/Prospectus”), in which the Proxy Statement shall be included, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued to the stockholders of the Company in the Merger. Each of Parent and the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable, and, prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement, Parent shall take all or any action reasonably required under any applicable federal or state securities Laws in connection with the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock in the Merger. Each of Parent and the Company shall furnish all information concerning it and the holders of its capital stock as the other may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement. As promptly as reasonably practicable after the Registration Statement shall have become effective and the Proxy Statement shall have been cleared by the SEC, the Company and Parent shall mail the Joint Proxy/Prospectus to their respective stockholders; provided, however, that the parties shall consult and cooperate with each other in determining the appropriate time for mailing the Joint Proxy/Prospectus in light of the date set for the Company Stockholders’ Meeting and the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting. No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, the Proxy Statement shall be made by Parent or the Company, and no filing of, or amendment or supplement to, the Registration Statement shall be made by Parent, in each case, without the prior written consent of the other party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld. Parent and the Company each shall advise the other, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time when the Registration Statement has become effective or any supplement or amendment has been filed, of the issuance of any stop order, the suspension of the qualification of the Parent Common Stock issuable in connection with the Merger for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or any request by the SEC for amendment of the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement or comments thereon and responses thereto or requests by the SEC for additional information.
Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus; Registration Statement (a) As promptly as practicable after the execution of this Agreement, the Fund and the Company shall prepare and the Fund and the Company shall file with the SEC the Proxy Statement, and the Fund and the Company shall prepare and the Company shall file with the SEC the Registration Statement, in which the Proxy Statement will be included as a prospectus, provided that the Company and the Fund may mutually delay the filing of the Proxy Statement until approval of the Registration Statement by the SEC. The Fund and the Company shall use reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to become effective as soon after such filing as practicable. Each of the Fund and the Company will respond to any comments of the SEC and will use its respective reasonable efforts to have the Proxy Statement cleared by the SEC and the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filings and the Company will cause the Proxy Statement and the prospectus contained within the Registration Statement to be mailed to its stockholders or partners, as applicable, at the earliest practicable time after both the Proxy Statement is cleared by the SEC and the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act; provided that the obligation to mail the Proxy Statement and the prospectus contained within the Registration Statement shall not arise unless and until the conditions set forth in Sections 7.2(f), 7.3(g) and 7.3(h) hereof have been satisfied or waived. Each of the Fund and the Company will notify the other promptly upon the receipt of any comments from the SEC or any other Governmental Entity and of any request by the SEC or any other Governmental Entity for amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement, the Proxy Statement or any filing pursuant to Section 6.3(b) or for additional information and will supply the other with copies of all correspondence between such party or any of its representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC or any other Governmental Entity, on the other hand, with respect to the Registration Statement, the Proxy Statement, the Merger or any filing pursuant to Section 6.3(b). Each of the Fund and the Company will cause all documents that it is responsible for filing with the SEC or other Governmental Entity under this Section 6.3 to comply in all material respects with all applicable requirements of law and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Whenever any event occurs which is required to be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement, the Registration Statement or any filing pursuant to Section 6.3(b), the Fund or the Company, as the case may be, will promptly inform the other of such occurrence and cooperate in filing with the SEC or any other Governmental Entity, and/or mailing to stockholders of the Company, such amendment or supplement.
Preparation of Prospectus Immediately following the execution of this Agreement, the Company will, subject to Section 3(b) hereof, prepare the Prospectus, which shall contain the selling terms of the Securities, the plan of distribution thereof and such other information as may be required by the 1933 Act or the 1933 Act Regulations or as the Representatives and the Company may deem appropriate, and, if requested by the Representatives, will prepare an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus containing the information set forth in Schedule II hereto and such other information as may be required by Rule 433 or as the Representatives and the Company may deem appropriate, and will file or transmit for filing with the Commission, the Prospectus in accordance with the provisions of Rule 430B and in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b) (without reliance on Rule 424(b)(8)) and, if applicable, Rule 433(d), the Prospectus and any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus.