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.
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.
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.
Proxy Statement (a) If the Company Stockholders are required under the DGCL to adopt this Agreement in order to consummate the Merger, as soon as practicable following the Appointment Time, the Company, Parent and Acquisition Sub shall jointly prepare, and the Company shall file with the SEC, the Proxy Statement for use in connection with the solicitation of proxies from the Company Stockholders for use at the Company Stockholder Meeting. The Company, Parent and Acquisition Sub, as the case may be, shall furnish all information concerning the Company, on the one hand, and Parent and Acquisition Sub (and their respective Affiliates, if applicable), on the other hand, as the other may reasonably request in connection with the preparation and filing with the SEC of the Proxy Statement. Subject to applicable Law, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be disseminated to the Company Stockholders as promptly as practicable following the filing thereof with the SEC and confirmation from the SEC that it will not comment on, or that it has no additional comments on, the Proxy Statement. Each of the Company, Parent and Acquisition Sub shall promptly correct any information provided by it or any of its respective directors, officers, employees, affiliates, agents or other representatives for use in the Proxy Statement if and to the extent that such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect. The Company shall take all steps necessary to cause the Proxy Statement, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to the Company Stockholders, in each case as and to the extent required by applicable Laws. The Company shall provide Parent, Acquisition Sub and their counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Proxy Statement prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and the Company shall give reasonable and good faith consideration to any comments made by Parent, Acquisition Sub and their counsel (it being understood that Parent, Acquisition Sub and their counsel shall provide any comments thereon as soon as reasonably practicable). The Company shall provide in writing to Parent, Acquisition Sub and their counsel any comments or other communications, whether written or oral, the Company or its counsel may receive from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Proxy Statement promptly after such receipt, and the Company shall provide Parent, Acquisition Sub and their counsel a reasonable opportunity to participate in the formulation of any response to any such comments of the SEC or its staff (including a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any such response, to which the Company shall give reasonable and good faith consideration to any comments made by Parent, Acquisition Sub and their counsel) and to participate in any discussions with the SEC or its staff regarding any such comments.
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.
Offer Documents; Proxy Statement The Offer Documents, as filed pursuant to Section 1.1, will not, at the time such Offer Documents are filed with the SEC or are first published, sent or given to stockholders, as the case may be, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated or incorporated by reference 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 Parent for inclusion in the Proxy Statement shall not, on the date the Proxy Statement is first mailed to stockholders, at the time of the Stockholders Meeting (as defined in Section 6.1) or 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 shall omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not false or misleading or necessary to correct any statement in any earlier communication with respect to the solicitation of proxies for the Stockholders Meeting which has become false or misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent and Purchaser make no representation or warranty with respect to any information supplied by the Company or any of its representatives which is contained in or incorporated by reference in any of the foregoing documents or the Offer Documents. The Offer Documents, as amended and supplemented, will comply in all material respects as to form with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Registration Statement and Proxy Statement None of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent or its subsidiaries for inclusion in (a) the Registration Statement on Form S-4 to be filed under the Securities Act with the SEC by Parent and the Company in connection with the Merger for the purpose of registering the shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Merger (the "Registration Statement") or (b) the proxy statement to be distributed in connection with the Company's meeting of its stockholders to vote upon this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (the "Proxy Statement" and, together with the prospectus included in the Registration Statement, the "Proxy Statement and Prospectus") will, in the case of the Proxy Statement or any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, at the time of the mailing of the Proxy Statement and any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, and at the time of the meeting of stockholders of the Company to be held in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or, in the case of the Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented, at the time it becomes effective and at the time of such meeting of the stockholders of the Company, 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 Proxy Statement and Prospectus will, as of its effective date, comply as to form in all material respects with all applicable laws, including the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, except that no representation is made by Parent or Subsidiary with respect to information supplied by the Company for inclusion therein.
Registration Statement; Joint Proxy Statement (a) As promptly as practicable after the execution of this Agreement, Bergen and IVAX shall jointly prepare and IVAX and Bergen shall file with the SEC a document or documents that will constitute (i) the prospectus forming part of the registration statement on Form S-4 of BBI (together with all amendments thereto, the "Registration Statement"), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of (A) the BBI Common Stock to be issued to IVAX's shareholders pursuant to the IVAX Merger and (B) the BBI Common Stock to be issued to Bergen's shareholders pursuant to the Bergen Merger, and (ii) the Joint Proxy Statement with respect to the Mergers relating to the special meeting of each of IVAX's shareholders (the "IVAX Shareholders' Meeting") and Bergen's shareholders (the "Bergen Shareholders' Meeting" and, together with the IVAX Shareholders' Meeting, the "Shareholders' Meetings") to be held to consider approval of this Agreement and the Mergers contemplated hereby (such document, together with any amendments thereto, the "Joint Proxy Statement"). Copies of the Joint Proxy Statement shall be provided to AMEX and the NYSE in accordance with the rules of such exchanges. Each of the parties hereto shall use all reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable, and, prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement, the parties hereto shall take all action required under any applicable Laws in connection with the issuance of shares of BBI Common Stock pursuant to the Mergers. Bergen or IVAX, as the case may be, shall furnish all information concerning Bergen or IVAX as the other party may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and Joint Proxy Statement. As promptly as practicable after the effective date of the Registration Statement, the Joint Proxy Statement shall be mailed to the shareholders of Bergen and IVAX. Each of the parties hereto shall cause the Joint Proxy Statement to comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of (i) the Exchange Act, (ii) AMEX and the NYSE, (iii) the Securities Act and (iv) the FBCA, the NJBCA and the DGCL.
Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Stockholders Meeting (a) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC the preliminary proxy statement and any amendments or supplements thereto relating to the Company Stockholder Meeting to be held in connection with the Merger (the “Proxy Statement”). The Company shall file with the SEC the definitive Proxy Statement and shall cause the mailing of the definitive Proxy Statement to the stockholders of the Company at the earliest practicable date. The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to respond as promptly as practicable to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement. Each of the Company and Parent, as promptly as practicable, shall furnish all information concerning such party to the other as may be reasonably requested in connection with the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement. The Company shall promptly notify Parent upon the receipt of any comments from the SEC or its staff or any request from the SEC or its staff for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement and shall provide Parent with copies of all correspondence between it and its representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC and its staff, on the other hand. If at any time prior to the Company Stockholder Meeting, any information relating to the Company, Parent or any of their respective affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by the Company or Parent which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement, so that the Proxy Statement shall not 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 party which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminated to the stockholders of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to filing or mailing the Proxy Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, the Company shall provide Parent with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such document or response.
Proxy Statement; Registration Statement (a) As promptly as practicable after the execution of this Agreement, (i) BCAC (with the assistance and cooperation of the Company as reasonably requested by BCAC, including delivery of the financial statements of the Company for the twelve (12) month period ended December 31, 2021 in accordance with Section 7.14) shall prepare and file with the SEC a joint information statement/proxy statement (as amended or supplemented, the “Proxy Statement”) to be sent to the stockholders of BCAC and from which the Company may derive an information statement that it can send to the stockholders of the Company relating to (A) with respect to the Company’s stockholders, the action to be taken by certain stockholders of the Company pursuant to the Written Consent and (B) with respect to BCAC’s stockholders, the meeting of BCAC’s stockholders (the “BCAC Stockholders’ Meeting”) to be held to consider approval and adoption of (1) this Agreement and the Merger, (2) the issuance of BCAC Common Stock as contemplated by this Agreement, (3) the second amended and restated BCAC Certificate of Incorporation as set forth on Exhibit C, (4) the Equity Plan, (5) the ESPP, (6) the classes of the members of the BCAC Board as of immediately following the Effective Time, (7) the election of the Initial Post-Closing BCAC Directors to serve as the members of the BCAC Board as of immediately following the Effective Time and until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified and (8) any other proposals the parties mutually deem necessary to effectuate the Merger (collectively, the “BCAC Proposals”), and (ii) BCAC shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (together with all amendments thereto, the “Registration Statement”) in which the Proxy Statement shall be included as a prospectus, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of BCAC Common Stock (A) to be issued to the stockholders of the Company pursuant to this Agreement (other than any signatories to the Stockholder Support Agreement that are not executive officers, directors, affiliates, founders or their family members or holders of 5% or more of the voting equity securities of the Company) (the “Resale Stockholders”) and (B) held by the stockholders of BCAC immediately prior to the Effective Time. The Company shall furnish all information concerning the Company as BCAC may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Proxy Statement and Registration Statement. BCAC and the Company each shall use their reasonable best efforts to (i) cause the Registration Statement when filed with the SEC to comply in all material respects with all Laws applicable thereto, (ii) respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to and resolve all comments received from the SEC concerning the Registration Statement, (iii) cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable, and (iv) to keep the Registration Statement effective as long as is necessary to consummate the Transactions. Prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement, BCAC shall take all or any action required under any applicable federal or state securities laws in connection with the issuance of shares of BCAC Common Stock, in each case to be issued or issuable to the stockholders of the Company pursuant to this Agreement. As promptly as practicable after finalization of the Proxy Statement, each of the Company and BCAC shall mail the Proxy Statement to their respective stockholders. Each of BCAC and the Company shall furnish all information concerning it as may reasonably be requested by the other party in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement.
