Common use of Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Shareholders Meeting Clause in Contracts

Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Shareholders Meeting. (a) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC the Proxy Statement, and Parent shall cooperate with the Company with the preparation of the foregoing. The Company, with Parent’s cooperation, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to and resolve all comments received from the SEC or its staff concerning the Proxy Statement. The Company agrees that (i) except with respect to any information supplied in writing to the Company by Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Proxy Statement will comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and (ii) none of the information supplied or to be supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement will, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company or at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. The Company will cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company’s shareholders, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the SEC confirms that it has no further comments on the Proxy Statement. No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, or correspondence with the SEC with respect to, the Proxy Statement will be made by the Company without providing Parent a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon and with the Company considering in good faith such comments; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply with respect to a Takeover Proposal, a Superior Proposal, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or any matters relating thereto. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement, including promptly furnishing to the Company in writing upon request any and all information relating to it as may be required to be set forth in the Proxy Statement under applicable Law. Each of the Parent and Merger Sub agrees that such information supplied by it in writing for inclusion (or incorporation by reference) in the Proxy Statement will not, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by Parent or Merger Sub which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Parent (or Merger Sub, as the case may be) shall promptly notify the Company so that it may file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to the Company or any of its respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and the Company shall file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company.

Appears in 5 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Piedmont Natural Gas Co Inc), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Duke Energy CORP), Agreement and Plan of Merger

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Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Shareholders Meeting. (a) As promptly as reasonably practicable following after the date execution of this Agreement, the Company (with the assistance and cooperation of Parent as reasonably requested by the Company) shall prepare the Proxy Statement and file it with the SEC SEC. Subject to Section 6.02, the Company Board shall make the Company Board Recommendation to the holders of Company Shares and shall include such recommendation in the Proxy Statement, and . Parent shall provide to the Company all information concerning Parent and Merger Sub as may be reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the Proxy Statement and shall otherwise assist and cooperate with the Company with in the preparation of the foregoingProxy Statement and the resolution of any comments thereto received from the SEC. The Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall promptly correct any information provided by it for use in the Proxy Statement if and to the extent such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect. Each of the Company and Parent shall notify the other promptly in writing after the receipt of any comments from the SEC and of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement or for additional information and shall supply the other with Parent’s cooperationcopies of all written correspondence between such party or any of its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand, with respect to the Proxy Statement. Each of the Company and Parent shall use commercially their respective reasonable best efforts to respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to and resolve all any comments received from the SEC or its staff concerning the Proxy Statement. The Company agrees that (i) except Statement and to resolve such comments with respect to any information supplied in writing to the SEC, and the Company by Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Proxy Statement will comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and (ii) none of the information supplied or shall use its reasonable best efforts to be supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement will, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company or at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. The Company will cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed disseminated to the Company’s shareholders, its shareholders as promptly as reasonably practicable after the SEC confirms that it has no further comments on resolution of any such comments. Prior to the filing of the Proxy Statement. No filing of, Statement (or any amendment or supplement tothereto) or any dissemination thereof to the holders of Company Shares, or correspondence with responding to any comments from the SEC with respect tothereto, the Proxy Statement will be made by the Company without providing shall provide Parent with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon and with the Company considering in good faith to propose comments on such comments; provideddocument or response, however, that the foregoing shall not apply with respect to a Takeover Proposal, a Superior Proposal, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or any matters relating thereto. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement, including promptly furnishing to the Company in writing upon request any and all information relating to it as may be required to be set forth in the Proxy Statement under applicable Law. Each of the Parent and Merger Sub agrees that such information supplied by it in writing for inclusion (or incorporation by reference) in the Proxy Statement will not, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by Parent or Merger Sub which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Parent (or Merger Sub, as the case may be) shall promptly notify the Company so that it may file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to the Company or any of its respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and the Company shall file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Companyconsider in good faith.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger, Agreement and Plan of Merger (Xl Group LTD), Agreement and Plan of Merger (American International Group Inc)

Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Shareholders Meeting. (a) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC the preliminary Proxy Statement, . Each of the Company and Parent shall cooperate furnish all information concerning such person to the other as may be reasonably requested in connection with the Company with the preparation preparation, filing and distribution of the foregoingProxy Statement. The CompanyCompany 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, with Parent’s cooperationon the one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand. Each of the Company and Parent shall use commercially reasonable best efforts to respond as promptly as practicable to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and the Company shall cause the definitive Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company Shareholders as promptly as reasonably practicable to and resolve all comments received from after the date the SEC or its staff concerning advises that it has no further comments thereon and that the Company may commence mailing the Proxy Statement. The 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 agrees that (i) except with respect shall provide Parent an opportunity to review and comment on such document or response, (ii) shall give reasonable and good faith consideration to all comments reasonably proposed by Parent and (iii) shall not file or mail such document, or respond to the SEC, prior to receiving the approval of Parent, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. If, at any time prior to the Shareholders Meeting, any information supplied in writing relating to the Company by Company, Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion any of their respective affiliates, officers or incorporation directors should be discovered by reference the Company or Parent which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement, so that the Proxy Statement will comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and (ii) none of the information supplied or to be supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement will, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company or at the time of the Company Shareholders Meeting, 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 were are made, not misleading. The Company will cause , the Proxy Statement to be mailed to party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the Company’s shareholdersother parties hereto, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the SEC confirms that it has no further comments on the Proxy Statement. No filing of, or and an appropriate amendment or supplement to, or correspondence describing such information shall be filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminated to the shareholders of the Company. Except in connection with respect toan Adverse Recommendation Change, no amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement will be made by the Company without providing Parent a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon and with the Company considering in good faith such comments; providedapproval of Parent, however, that the foregoing which approval shall not apply with respect to a Takeover Proposalbe unreasonably withheld, a Superior Proposal, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change conditioned or any matters relating thereto. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement, including promptly furnishing to the Company in writing upon request any and all information relating to it as may be required to be set forth in the Proxy Statement under applicable Law. Each of the Parent and Merger Sub agrees that such information supplied by it in writing for inclusion (or incorporation by reference) in the Proxy Statement will not, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by Parent or Merger Sub which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Parent (or Merger Sub, as the case may be) shall promptly notify the Company so that it may file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to the Company or any of its respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and the Company shall file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Companydelayed.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger, Agreement and Plan of Merger (Red Hat Inc), Agreement and Plan of Merger (International Business Machines Corp)

Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Shareholders Meeting. (a) As promptly soon as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, (i) the Company shall (using its reasonable best efforts) prepare and file with the SEC the Proxy Statement, and (ii) Parent shall cooperate promptly provide to the Company any information relating to Parent or Merger Sub required for inclusion in the Proxy Statement and shall promptly provide such other information or assistance in the preparation thereof as may be reasonably requested by the Company and (iii) the Company shall (using its reasonable best efforts) file the Proxy Statement with the Company with the preparation of the foregoingSEC. The Company, with Parent’s cooperation, Company shall thereafter use commercially its reasonable best efforts to respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to and resolve all any comments received from of the SEC or its staff concerning the Proxy Statement. The Company agrees that (i) except with respect to any information supplied in writing to the Company by Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Proxy Statement will comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and (ii) none of the information supplied or to be supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement will, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company or at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. The Company will cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company’s shareholders, shareholders of the Company as promptly as reasonably practicable after the SEC confirms that it has no further Proxy Statement is cleared by the SEC. The Company shall promptly notify Parent upon the receipt of any comments on the Proxy Statement. No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, or correspondence with from the SEC with respect to, or its staff or any request from the SEC or its staff for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement will be made by and shall provide Parent with copies of all correspondence between the Company without providing Parent a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon its representatives, on the one hand, and with the SEC and its staff, on the other hand. In the event that the Company considering in good faith such comments; provided, however, that receives any comments from the foregoing shall not apply with respect to a Takeover Proposal, a Superior Proposal, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change SEC or its staff or any matters relating thereto. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with request from the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of SEC or its staff for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement, including Parent shall promptly furnishing provide to the Company in writing Company, upon request any and all information relating to it as may be required to be set forth in receipt of notice from the Proxy Statement under applicable Law. Each of the Parent and Merger Sub agrees that such information supplied by it in writing for inclusion (or incorporation by reference) in the Proxy Statement will not, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. If, at any time prior to the Effective TimeCompany, any information relating to Parent or Merger Sub required for inclusion in the response of the Company to such comments or such request and shall promptly provide such other information or assistance in the preparation thereof as may be reasonably requested by the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary stated above, prior to filing or mailing the Proxy Statement (or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by Parent or Merger Sub which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact comments or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light requests of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Parent (SEC or Merger Sub, as the case may be) shall promptly notify the Company so that it may file its staff with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to the Company or any of its respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleadingrespect thereto, the Company shall promptly notify provide Parent and the Company its counsel with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such document or response and shall file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required consider in good faith all comments reasonably proposed by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the CompanyParent and its counsel.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Ulticom, Inc), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Ulticom, Inc), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Ulticom, Inc)

Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Shareholders Meeting. (a) As The Company (with the assistance and cooperation of Parent) shall use its reasonable best efforts to prepare the Proxy Statement and file it with the SEC as promptly as reasonably practicable following after the execution of this Agreement (and in any event not later than thirty (30) business days after the date of this AgreementAgreement subject to the receipt from Parent of any information required to complete the Proxy Statement that is requested by the Company). Subject to Section 6.02, the Company Board shall prepare make the Company Board Recommendation to the Company’s shareholders and file with the SEC shall include such recommendation in the Proxy Statement, and . Parent shall provide to the Company all information concerning Parent and Merger Sub as may be reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the Proxy Statement and shall otherwise assist and cooperate with the Company with in the preparation of the foregoingProxy Statement and the resolution of any comments thereto received from the SEC. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall promptly correct any information provided by it for use in the Proxy Statement if and to the extent such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect. The CompanyCompany shall notify Parent promptly upon the receipt of any comments from the SEC and of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement or for additional information and shall supply Parent with copies of all written correspondence between the Company or any of its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand, with Parent’s cooperation, respect to the Proxy Statement and advise Parent of any oral comments with respect to the Proxy Statement received from the SEC. The Company shall use commercially its reasonable best efforts to respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to and resolve all any comments received from the SEC or its staff concerning the Proxy Statement. The Company agrees that (i) except Statement and to resolve such comments with respect to any information supplied in writing to the SEC, and the Company by Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Proxy Statement will comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and (ii) none of the information supplied or to be supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement will, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company or at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. The Company will shall cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed disseminated to the Company’s shareholders, its shareholders as promptly as reasonably practicable after the SEC confirms that it has no further comments on resolution of any such comments. Prior to the filing of the Proxy Statement. No filing of, Statement (or any amendment or supplement tothereto) or any dissemination thereof to the Company’s shareholders, or correspondence with responding to any comments from the SEC with respect tothereto, the Proxy Statement will be made by the Company without providing shall provide Parent with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon and with the Company considering in good faith to propose comments on such comments; provideddocument or response, however, that the foregoing shall not apply with respect to a Takeover Proposal, a Superior Proposal, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or any matters relating thereto. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement, including promptly furnishing to the Company in writing upon request any and all information relating to it as may be required to be set forth in the Proxy Statement under applicable Law. Each of the Parent and Merger Sub agrees that such information supplied by it in writing for inclusion (or incorporation by reference) in the Proxy Statement will not, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by Parent or Merger Sub which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Parent (or Merger Sub, as the case may be) shall promptly notify the Company so that it may file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to the Company or any of its respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and the Company shall file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Companyconsider in good faith.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd.), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.)

Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Shareholders Meeting. (a) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC the Proxy Statement, and Parent shall cooperate with the Company with the preparation of the foregoing. The Company, with Parent’s cooperation, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to and resolve all comments received from the SEC or its staff concerning the Proxy Statement. The Company agrees that (i) except with respect to any information supplied in writing to the Company by Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Proxy Statement will comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and (ii) none of the information supplied or to be supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement will, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company or at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. The Company will cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company’s shareholders, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the SEC confirms that it has no further comments on the Proxy Statement. No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, or correspondence with the SEC with respect to, the Proxy Statement will be made by the Company without providing Parent a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon and with the Company considering in good faith such comments; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply with respect to a Takeover Proposal, a Superior Proposal, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or any matters relating thereto. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement, including promptly furnishing to the Company in writing upon request any and all information relating to it as may be required to be set forth in the Proxy Statement under applicable Law. Each of the Parent and Merger Xxxxxx Sub agrees that such information supplied by it in writing for inclusion (or incorporation by reference) in the Proxy Statement will not, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by Parent or Merger Sub which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Parent (or Merger Sub, as the case may be) shall promptly notify the Company so that it may file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to the Company or any of its respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and the Company shall file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger, Agreement and Plan of Merger

Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Shareholders Meeting. (a) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company shall prepare and file cause to be filed with the SEC the Proxy Statement in preliminary form. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to mail or deliver the definitive Proxy Statement to its shareholders entitled to vote at the Company Shareholder Meeting as promptly as reasonably practicable following clearance from SEC. Parent shall furnish all information concerning itself, its Affiliates and the holders of its capital stock to the Company and provide such other assistance as may be reasonably requested by the Company 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 any request from the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement, and shall, as promptly as practicable after receipt thereof, provide Parent shall cooperate with copies of all correspondence between it and its Representatives, on one hand, and the Company SEC, on the other hand, and all written comments with respect to the preparation Proxy Statement received from the SEC and advise Parent of any oral comments with respect to the foregoingProxy Statement received from the SEC. The Company, with Parent’s cooperation, Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to and resolve all any comments received from the SEC or its staff concerning with respect to the Proxy Statement. The Company agrees that (i) except with respect Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to any information supplied in writing to the Company by Parent filing or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, mailing the Proxy Statement will comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and (iior any amendment or supplement thereto) none of the information supplied or filing any other document to be supplied filed by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement will, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company or at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. The Company will cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company’s shareholders, as promptly as reasonably practicable after with the SEC confirms that it has no further in connection with the Mergers or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or responding to any comments on the Proxy Statement. No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, or correspondence with of the SEC with respect tothereto, the Proxy Statement will be made by the Company without providing shall cooperate and provide Parent a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon and with on such document or response (including the Company considering in good faith proposed final version of such comments; provideddocument or response), however, that the foregoing shall not apply with respect to a Takeover Proposal, a Superior Proposal, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or any matters relating thereto. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement, including promptly furnishing to the Company in writing upon request any and all information relating to it as may be required to be set forth in the Proxy Statement under applicable Law. Each of the Parent and Merger Sub agrees that such information supplied by it in writing for inclusion (or incorporation by reference) in the Proxy Statement will not, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by Parent or Merger Sub which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Parent (or Merger Sub, as the case may be) shall promptly notify the Company so that it may file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to the Company or any of its respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, comments the Company shall promptly notify Parent and the Company shall file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Companyconsider in good faith.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Government Properties Income Trust), Agreement and Plan of Merger (First Potomac Realty Trust)

Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Shareholders Meeting. (a) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this AgreementNo later than May 31, 2023, the Company shall prepare and file cause to be filed with the SEC a preliminary version of a proxy statement (together with any amendments or supplements thereto, whether preliminary or definitive, the Proxy Statement, and Parent shall cooperate with ”) to be sent to the Company with Shareholders relating to the special meeting of Company Shareholders (the “Company Shareholders Meeting”) to be called and held by the Company for the purpose of obtaining the Company Shareholder Approval. Buyer and Acquisition Sub shall reasonably cooperate in the preparation of the foregoing. The Company, with Parent’s cooperation, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to and resolve all comments received from the SEC or its staff concerning the Proxy Statement. The Company agrees that shall provide Buyer with ten (i10) except with respect days to any information supplied in writing to the Company by Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, review and comment on the Proxy Statement will prior to its filing with the SEC and the Company shall not file any preliminary or definitive proxy statement without the prior consent of Buyer, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Proxy Statement will, as of its first date of use, comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder and (ii) none of the information supplied or to be supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement will, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company or at the time of the Company Shareholders Meeting, contain shall not include any untrue statement of a material fact or knowingly 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 are made, not misleading. The Company will cause advise Buyer promptly after it receives any oral or written request by the SEC for amendment of the Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company’s shareholders, as promptly as reasonably practicable after or comments thereon and responses thereto or requests by the SEC confirms that it has no further comments on the Proxy Statement. No filing offor additional information, or amendment or supplement to, or correspondence and will promptly provide Buyer with copies of any written communication received from the SEC with respect to, the Proxy Statement will be made by the Company without providing Parent a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon and with the Company considering in good faith such comments; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply with respect to a Takeover Proposal, a Superior Proposal, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or any matters relating theretostate or securities commission. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement, including promptly furnishing to the Company in writing upon request any and all information relating to it as may be required to be set forth in the Proxy Statement under applicable Law. Each of the Parent and Merger Sub agrees that such information supplied by it in writing for inclusion (or incorporation by reference) in the Proxy Statement will not, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. If, If at any time prior to the Effective Time, Company Shareholder Meeting any information relating to Parent Buyer or Merger Sub the Company, or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be is discovered by Parent Buyer or Merger Sub which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Parent (or Merger Sub, as the case may be) shall promptly notify the Company so that it may file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to the Company or any of its respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement any such document would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company party that discovers such information shall promptly notify Parent the other and the Company shall file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement describing such information shall be promptly filed with the SEC by the Company, after Xxxxx has had two (2) Business Days to review and comment thereon, and, to the extent required by Applicable Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement disseminated to the shareholders Company Shareholders. As promptly as reasonably practicable after the date on which the staff of the SEC confirms that it has no further comments on the Proxy Statement or that it does not intend to review the Proxy Statement, the Company will file a definitive version of the Proxy Statement with the SEC and cause the definitive version of the Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company Shareholders as of a record date set in accordance with Applicable Law and the Company’s Organizational Documents.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Share Acquisition Agreement (First Trinity Financial CORP), Share Acquisition Agreement (First Trinity Financial CORP)

Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Shareholders Meeting. (a) As promptly soon as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement (and in any event within twenty days after the date of this Agreement), the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC the Proxy Statement. Unless a Company Adverse Recommendation Change (as defined in Section 5.3(d)) shall have occurred prior to the mailing of the Proxy Statement to the Company’s shareholders, and Parent shall cooperate with the Company shall include in the Proxy Statement the unanimous recommendation of the Board of Directors that the shareholders of the Company vote in favor of the adoption of this Agreement and the written opinion of Deutsche Bank, dated as of the date hereof, to the effect set forth in Section 3.16. Parent, Merger Sub and the Company will cooperate and consult with each other in the preparation of the foregoing. The Company, with Parent’s cooperation, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to and resolve all comments received from the SEC or its staff concerning the Proxy Statement. The Company agrees that (i) except with respect to any information supplied in writing Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of Parent and Merger Sub will furnish to the Company the information relating to it required by Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Proxy Statement will comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) none of the information supplied or to be supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference set forth in the Proxy Statement will, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company or at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleadingStatement. The Company will shall use its reasonable best efforts to resolve, in consultation with Parent, all SEC comments with respect to the Proxy Statement as promptly as practicable after receipt thereof and to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company’s shareholdersshareholders as soon as practicable after the Proxy Statement is cleared by the SEC. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agree to correct any information provided by it for use in the Proxy Statement which shall have become false or misleading. The Company shall as promptly soon as reasonably practicable after (i) notify Parent and Merger Sub of the receipt of any comments from the SEC confirms that it has no further comments with respect to the Proxy Statement and any request by the SEC for any amendment to the Proxy Statement or for additional information and (ii) provide Parent with copies of all written correspondence between the Company and its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand, with respect to the Proxy Statement. No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, or correspondence with the SEC with respect to, to the Proxy Statement will be made by the Company without providing Parent a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon and consultation with the Company considering in good faith such comments; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply with respect to a Takeover Proposal, a Superior Proposal, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or any matters relating thereto. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement, including promptly furnishing to the Company in writing upon request any and all information relating to it as may be required to be set forth in the Proxy Statement under applicable Law. Each of the Parent and Merger Sub agrees that such information supplied by it in writing for inclusion (or incorporation by reference) in the Proxy Statement will not, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by Parent or Merger Sub which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Parent (or Merger Sub, as the case may be) shall promptly notify the Company so that it may file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to the Company or any of its respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and the Company shall file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the CompanyParent.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Medco Health Solutions Inc), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Polymedica Corp)

Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Shareholders Meeting. (a) As promptly as reasonably practicable following after the date execution of this AgreementAgreement and subject to applicable Law, the Company shall prepare the Proxy Statement in preliminary form and file it with the SEC SEC. Subject to Section 5.02, the Board of Directors of the Company shall make the Company Board Recommendation to the Company’s shareholders and shall include such recommendation in the Proxy Statement, and . Parent shall provide to the Company all information concerning Parent and Merger Sub and their respective Affiliates as may be reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the Proxy Statement and shall otherwise assist and cooperate with the Company with in the preparation of the foregoingProxy Statement and the resolution of any comments thereto received from the SEC. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall correct any information provided by it for use in the Proxy Statement as promptly as reasonably practicable if and to the extent such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect. The CompanyCompany shall notify Parent promptly upon the receipt of any comments from the SEC and of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement and shall supply Parent with copies of all written correspondence between the Company or any of its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand, with Parent’s cooperation, respect to the Proxy Statement. The Company shall use commercially its reasonable best efforts to respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to and resolve all any comments received from the SEC or its staff concerning the Proxy Statement. The Company agrees that (i) except with respect Statement and to any information supplied in writing to the Company by Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Proxy Statement will comply in all material respects resolve such comments with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act SEC, and the rules and regulations thereunder and (ii) none of the information supplied or shall use its reasonable best efforts to be supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement will, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company or at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. The Company will cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed disseminated to the Company’s shareholders, its shareholders as promptly as reasonably practicable after the SEC confirms that it has no further comments on resolution of any such comments. Prior to the filing of the Proxy Statement. No filing of, Statement (or any amendment or supplement tothereto) or any dissemination thereof to the shareholders of the Company, or correspondence with responding to any comments from the SEC with respect tothereto, the Proxy Statement will be made by the Company without providing shall provide Parent with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon and with the Company considering in good faith to propose comments on such comments; provideddocument or response, however, that the foregoing shall not apply with respect to a Takeover Proposal, a Superior Proposal, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or any matters relating thereto. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement, including promptly furnishing to the Company in writing upon request any and all information relating to it as may be required to be set forth in the Proxy Statement under applicable Law. Each of the Parent and Merger Sub agrees that such information supplied by it in writing for inclusion (or incorporation by reference) in the Proxy Statement will not, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by Parent or Merger Sub which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Parent (or Merger Sub, as the case may be) shall promptly notify the Company so that it may file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to the Company or any of its respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and the Company shall file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Companyconsider in good faith.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Akorn Inc)

Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Shareholders Meeting. (a) As If the adoption of this Agreement by the shareholders of the Company is required by applicable law, as promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this AgreementOffer Closing, the Company and Parent shall prepare and the Company shall file with the SEC the Proxy Statement, Statement and Parent shall cooperate with the Company with the preparation of the foregoing. The Company, with Parent’s cooperation, shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to and resolve all any comments received from of the SEC or its staff concerning the Proxy Statement. The Company agrees that (i) except with respect thereto and to any information supplied in writing to the Company by Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Proxy Statement will comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and (ii) none of the information supplied or to be supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement will, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company or at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. The Company will cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company’s shareholdersshareholders of the Company as promptly as practicable after such filing. Parent shall furnish to the Company all information concerning Parent or Sub as the Company may reasonably request in connection with the preparation, filing and mailing of the Proxy Statement. The Company shall promptly notify Parent upon the receipt of any comments from the SEC or the staff of the SEC or any request from the SEC or the staff of the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement and shall provide Parent with copies of all correspondence between the Company and its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC and the staff of the SEC, on the other hand with respect to the Proxy Statement. 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 or the staff of the SEC with respect thereto, the Company (i) shall provide Parent an opportunity to review and comment on such document or response and (ii) shall include in such document or response all comments reasonably proposed by Parent; provided that Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide or cause to be provided its comments to the Company as promptly as reasonably practicable after the SEC confirms that it has no further comments on the Proxy Statement. No filing of, such document or amendment or supplement to, or correspondence with the SEC with respect to, the Proxy Statement will be made by the Company without providing Parent a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon and with the Company considering in good faith such comments; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply with respect to a Takeover Proposal, a Superior Proposal, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or any matters relating thereto. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement, including promptly furnishing to the Company in writing upon request any and all information relating to it as may be required to be set forth in the Proxy Statement under applicable Law. Each of the Parent and Merger Sub agrees that such information supplied by it in writing for inclusion (or incorporation by reference) in the Proxy Statement will not, on the date it response is first mailed to shareholders of the Company and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating transmitted to Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by Parent or Merger Sub which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Parent (or Merger Sub, as the case may be) shall promptly notify the Company so that it may file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Companyfor its review. If, If at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to the Company or Parent, or any of its their respective Affiliates, officers directors or directorsofficers, should be discovered by the Company which or Parent that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement Statement, so that the Proxy Statement such document would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company party that discovers such information shall promptly notify Parent the other parties hereto and the Company shall file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by Lawlaw, disseminate such amendment or supplement disseminated to the shareholders of the Company.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Mentor Corp /Mn/), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Johnson & Johnson)

Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Shareholders Meeting. (a) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, but in any event within sixty (60) days, the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC the preliminary Proxy Statement, and Parent shall cooperate with the Company with in the preparation of the foregoing. The Company, with Parent’s cooperation, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to and resolve all comments received from the SEC or its staff concerning the Proxy Statement. The Company agrees that (i) except with respect to any information supplied in writing to the Company by Parent, US Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Proxy Statement will comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and (ii) none of the information supplied or to be supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement will, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company or and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. The Company will cause the definitive Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company’s shareholders, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the SEC confirms that it has no further comments on the Proxy Statement. No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, or correspondence with the SEC with respect to, the Proxy Statement will be made by the Company without providing Parent a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon and with the Company considering in good faith such commentsthereon; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply with respect to a Takeover Proposal, a Superior Proposal, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or any matters relating thereto. Each of Parent, US Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement, including promptly furnishing to the Company in writing upon request any and all information relating to it as may be required to be set forth in the Proxy Statement under applicable Law. Each of the Parent, US Parent and Merger Xxxxxx Sub agrees that such information supplied by it in writing for inclusion (or incorporation by reference) in the Proxy Statement will not, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to Parent, US Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by Parent, US Parent or Merger Sub which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Parent (or US Parent or Merger Sub, as the case may be) shall promptly notify the Company so that it the Company may file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to the Company or any of its respective Affiliates, officers or directors, directors should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and the Company shall file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger, Agreement and Plan of Merger

Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Shareholders Meeting. (a) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, but in any event within thirty (30) Business Days, the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC the Proxy Statement, and Parent shall cooperate with the Company with the preparation of the foregoing. The Company, with Parent’s cooperation, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to and resolve all comments received from the SEC or its staff concerning the Proxy Statement. The Company agrees that (i) except with respect to any information supplied in writing to the Company by Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Proxy Statement will comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and (ii) none of the information supplied or to be supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement will, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company or and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. The Company will cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company’s shareholders, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the SEC confirms that it has no further comments on the Proxy Statement. No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, or correspondence with the SEC with respect to, the Proxy Statement will be made by the Company without providing Parent a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon and with the Company considering in good faith such comments; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply with respect to a Takeover Proposal, a Superior Proposal, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or any matters relating thereto. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement, including promptly furnishing to the Company in writing upon request any and all information relating to it as may be required to be set forth in the Proxy Statement under applicable Law. Each of the Parent and Merger Sub agrees that such information supplied by it in writing for inclusion (or incorporation by reference) in the Proxy Statement will not, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by Parent or Merger Sub which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Parent (or Merger Sub, as the case may be) shall promptly notify the Company so that it may file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to the Company or any of its respective Affiliates, officers or directors, directors should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and the Company shall file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Dominion Resources Inc /Va/), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Questar Corp)

Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Shareholders Meeting. (a) As promptly as reasonably practicable following after the date execution of this Agreement, the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC a preliminary proxy statement relating to the meeting of the Company’s shareholders to be held to obtain the Shareholder Approval (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the “Proxy Statement”). In connection with the notice of the Company’s shareholders meeting at which the Merger is to be approved by the Company’s shareholders, the Company shall have complied with Section 16-10a-1320 of the URBCA and Section 1301 of the CGCL, and thereafter, shall comply with all other applicable provisions of Part 13 (Section 16-10a-1301, et al.) of the URBCA and Chapter 13 of the CGCL, regarding dissenters’ rights under Utah and California law, respectively. The Company shall obtain and furnish the information required to be included in the Proxy Statement, Statement and shall respond promptly to any comments made by the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and cause the Proxy Statement and form of proxy to be mailed to the Company’s shareholders at the earliest practicable date after filing with the SEC. Parent shall cooperate with the Company with in the preparation of the foregoing. The Company, with Parent’s cooperation, Proxy Statement (as amended or supplemented) and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to respond as promptly soon as reasonably practicable to and resolve all comments received from after the SEC or its staff concerning the Proxy Statement. The Company agrees that (i) except with respect to any information supplied in writing to date hereof furnish the Company by Parent or Merger Sub with all information for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Proxy Statement will comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and (ii) none of the information supplied or to be supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement willas the Company may reasonably request. The Company agrees, on as to information with respect to the Company, its officers, directors and shareholders contained in the Proxy Statement and any related filings, and Parent agrees, as to information with respect to Parent and Merger Sub and their respective officers, directors and shareholders contained in the Proxy Statement and any related filings, that such information, at the date it the Proxy Statement is first mailed to shareholders of the Company and (as amended or supplemented) at the time of the Company Shareholders Meeting, contain will not be false or misleading with respect to any untrue statement of a material fact 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 in which they were are made, not misleading. Parent and its counsel shall be given the opportunity to review the Proxy Statement and all amendments or supplements thereof, prior to their being filed with the SEC and the Company shall not make any such filing without the approval of Parent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). The Company will advise Parent, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time when the Proxy Statement (or any related filings) have been cleared by the SEC or of any request by the SEC for an amendment of the Proxy Statement (or any related filings) or of comments from the SEC thereon and proposed responses thereto or of requests by the SEC for additional information. The Company, on the one hand, and Parent, on the other hand, agree to promptly correct any information provided by either of them for use in the Proxy Statement (or any related filings), if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading, and the Company further agrees to take all steps reasonably necessary to cause the Proxy Statement (and any related filings) as so corrected to be filed with the SEC and to use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed disseminated to the Company’s shareholders, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the SEC confirms that it has no further comments on the Proxy Statement. No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, or correspondence with the SEC with respect to, the Proxy Statement will be made by the Company without providing Parent a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon and with the Company considering in good faith such comments; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply with respect to a Takeover Proposal, a Superior Proposal, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or any matters relating thereto. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement, including promptly furnishing to the Company in writing upon request any and all information relating to it as may be required to be set forth in the Proxy Statement under applicable Law. Each of the Parent and Merger Sub agrees that such information supplied by it in writing for inclusion (or incorporation by reference) in the Proxy Statement will not, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by Parent or Merger Sub which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Parent (or Merger Subeach case, as the case may be) shall promptly notify the Company so that it may file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, and to the extent required by Lawapplicable laws. The Company shall cooperate in the preparation, disseminate such amendment or supplement signing (to the shareholders extent required) and filing of the Company. If, at any time prior other filings required to the Effective Time, any information relating to the Company or any of its respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and the Company shall file filed with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing in connection herewith, and shall as soon as practicable after the date hereof furnish Parent with all information for inclusion in any such information and, to the extent required filings as shall be reasonably requested by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the CompanyParent.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Venture Catalyst Inc), Agreement and Plan of Merger (International Game Technology)

Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Shareholders Meeting. (a) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, but in any event within sixty (60) days, the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC the preliminary Proxy Statement, and Parent shall cooperate with the Company with in the preparation of the foregoing. The Company, with Parent’s cooperation, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to and resolve all comments received from the SEC or its staff concerning the Proxy Statement. The Company agrees that (i) except with respect to any information supplied in writing to the Company by Parent, US Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Proxy Statement will comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and (ii) none of the information supplied or to be supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement will, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company or and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. The Company will cause the definitive Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company’s shareholders, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the SEC confirms that it has no further comments on the Proxy Statement. No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, or correspondence with the SEC with respect to, the Proxy Statement will be made by the Company without providing Parent a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon and with the Company considering in good faith such commentsthereon; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply with respect to a Takeover Proposal, a Superior Proposal, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or any matters relating thereto. Each of Parent, US Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement, including promptly furnishing to the Company in writing upon request any and all information relating to it as may be required to be set forth in the Proxy Statement under applicable Law. Each of the Parent, US Parent and Merger Sub agrees that such information supplied by it in writing for inclusion (or incorporation by reference) in the Proxy Statement will not, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to Parent, US Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by Parent, US Parent or Merger Sub which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Parent (or US Parent or Merger Sub, as the case may be) shall promptly notify the Company so that it the Company may file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to the Company or any of its respective Affiliates, officers or directors, directors should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and the Company shall file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger, Agreement and Plan of Merger (Avista Corp)

Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Shareholders Meeting. (a) As promptly soon as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company shall prepare and, no later than November 14, 2014 or such other later date as mutually agreed upon by the Company and Parent, file with the SEC a proxy statement in preliminary form relating to the Company Shareholders Meeting (the “Proxy Statement, and Parent shall cooperate with the Company with the preparation of the foregoing. The Company, with Parent’s cooperation, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to and resolve all comments received from the SEC or its staff concerning the Proxy Statement”). The Company agrees that (i) except with respect to any information supplied in writing to the Company by Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, will cause the Proxy Statement will to comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and (ii) none of the information supplied or shall use its reasonable best efforts to be supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement will, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company or at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. The Company will cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to shareholders of the Company’s shareholders, Company as promptly soon as reasonably practicable (and in any event within five (5) Business Days) after (i) if the SEC confirms that it has no further Company does not receive comments on the Proxy Statement. No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, or correspondence with from the SEC with respect toto the preliminary Proxy Statement and does not reasonably believe that it will receive comments, the eleventh calendar day immediately following the date of filing of the preliminary Proxy Statement will be made by with the SEC and (ii) if the Company without providing Parent a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon and with does receive comments from the Company considering in good faith such comments; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply SEC with respect to a Takeover Proposalthe preliminary Proxy Statement, a Superior Proposal, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or any matters relating theretoclearance by the SEC with respect to such comments. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement, including promptly furnishing to the Company in writing upon request any and all information relating to it regarding Parent and Merger Sub and their respective Affiliates as may be required to be set forth in disclosed therein as promptly as possible after the Proxy Statement under applicable Lawdate hereof. Each The parties shall notify each other promptly of the Parent receipt of any comments from the SEC or its staff and Merger Sub agrees that such information supplied of any request by it in writing the SEC or its staff for inclusion (amendments or incorporation by reference) in the Proxy Statement will not, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by Parent or Merger Sub which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement supplements to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement or for additional information and shall supply each other with copies of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Parent (or Merger Sub, as the case may be) shall promptly notify the Company so that it may file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing all correspondence between such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to the Company or any of its respective Affiliatesrepresentatives, officers on the one hand, and the SEC or directorsits staff, should be discovered by on the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement other hand, with respect to the Proxy Statement so that or the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and the Company shall file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the CompanyMerger.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Ingredion Inc), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Penford Corp)

Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Shareholders Meeting. (a) As promptly as reasonably practicable following after the date execution of this Agreement, the Company (with the assistance and cooperation of Parent as reasonably requested by the Company) shall prepare the Proxy Statement and file it with the SEC SEC. Subject to Section 6.02, the Company Board shall make the Company Board Recommendation to the holders of Company Shares and shall include such recommendation in the Proxy Statement. Parent shall provide to the Company all information concerning Parent and Merger Sub as may be reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the Proxy Statement and shall otherwise assist and cooperate with the Company in the preparation of the Proxy Statement and the resolution of any comments thereto received from the SEC. Each of the Company, Parent, and Merger Sub shall promptly correct any information provided by it for use in the Proxy Statement, if and to the extent such information shall have become false or misleading in any 72 material respect. Each of the Company and Parent shall cooperate notify the other promptly in writing after the receipt of any comments from the SEC and of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement or for additional information and shall supply the other with copies of all written correspondence between such party or any of its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand, with respect to the Proxy Statement. Each of the Company with the preparation of the foregoing. The Company, with Parent’s cooperation, and Parent shall use commercially their respective reasonable best efforts to respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to and resolve all any comments received from the SEC or its staff concerning the Proxy Statement. The Company agrees that (i) except Statement and to resolve such comments with respect to any information supplied in writing to the SEC, and the Company by Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Proxy Statement will comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and (ii) none of the information supplied or shall use its reasonable best efforts to be supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement will, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company or at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. The Company will cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed disseminated to the Company’s shareholders, its shareholders as promptly as reasonably practicable after the SEC confirms that it has no further comments on resolution of any such comments. Prior to the filing of the Proxy Statement. No filing of, Statement (or any amendment or supplement tothereto) or any dissemination thereof to the holders of Company Shares, or correspondence with responding to any comments from the SEC with respect tothereto, the Proxy Statement will be made by the Company without providing shall provide Parent with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon and with the Company considering in good faith to propose comments on such comments; provideddocument or response, however, that the foregoing shall not apply with respect to a Takeover Proposal, a Superior Proposal, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or any matters relating thereto. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement, including promptly furnishing to the Company in writing upon request any and all information relating to it as may be required to be set forth in the Proxy Statement under applicable Law. Each of the Parent and Merger Sub agrees that such information supplied by it in writing for inclusion (or incorporation by reference) in the Proxy Statement will not, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by Parent or Merger Sub which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Parent (or Merger Sub, as the case may be) shall promptly notify the Company so that it may file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to the Company or any of its respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and the Company shall file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Companyconsider in good faith.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Aspen Insurance Holdings LTD), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Aspen Insurance Holdings LTD)

Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Shareholders Meeting. (a) As promptly as reasonably practicable after the execution of this Agreement, the Company (with the assistance and cooperation of Parent as reasonably requested by the Company) shall prepare the Proxy Statement and file it with the SEC. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to make such filing no later than twenty (20) days following the date of this Agreement. Subject to Section 5.02, the Company Board shall prepare make the Company Board Recommendation to the holders of Company Shares and file shall include such recommendation in the Proxy Statement and shall use reasonable best efforts to secure the Required Shareholder Approvals. Parent shall provide to the Company all information concerning Parent, Holdco and Merger Sub as may be reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the SEC the Proxy Statement, Statement and Parent shall otherwise assist and cooperate with the Company with in the preparation of the foregoing. The Company, with Parent’s cooperation, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to Proxy Statement and resolve all the resolution of any comments thereto received from the SEC. Each of the Company, Parent, Holdco and Merger Sub shall promptly correct any information provided by it for use in the Proxy Statement if and to the extent such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect. The Company shall notify Parent promptly in writing upon the receipt of any comments from the SEC and of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement or for additional information and shall supply Parent with copies of all written correspondence between the Company or any of its staff concerning Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand, with respect to the Proxy Statement. The Company agrees that shall (iand Parent shall assist and cooperate with the Company to) except with respect promptly respond to any information supplied in writing to comments received from the Company by Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, SEC concerning the Proxy Statement will comply in all material respects and to resolve such comments with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act SEC, and the rules and regulations thereunder and (ii) none of the information supplied or Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to be supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement will, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company or at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. The Company will cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed disseminated to the Company’s shareholders, its shareholders as promptly as reasonably practicable after the SEC confirms that it has no further comments on resolution of any such comments. To the extent required by applicable Law, the Company shall promptly file and disseminate to the Company shareholders any supplement or amendment to the Proxy Statement. No Prior to the filing of, of the Proxy Statement (or any amendment or supplement tothereto) or any dissemination thereof to the holders of Company Shares, or correspondence with responding to any comments from the SEC with respect tothereto, the Proxy Statement will be made by the Company without providing shall provide Parent with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon and with the Company considering in good faith to propose comments on such comments; provideddocument or response, however, that the foregoing shall not apply with respect to a Takeover Proposal, a Superior Proposal, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or any matters relating thereto. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement, including promptly furnishing to the Company in writing upon request any and all information relating to it as may be required to be set forth in the Proxy Statement under applicable Law. Each of the Parent and Merger Sub agrees that such information supplied by it in writing for inclusion (or incorporation by reference) in the Proxy Statement will not, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by Parent or Merger Sub which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Parent (or Merger Sub, as the case may be) shall promptly notify the Company so that it may file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to the Company or any of its respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and the Company shall file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Companyconsider in good faith.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (OneBeacon Insurance Group, Ltd.)

Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Shareholders Meeting. (a) As promptly as reasonably practicable following after the date execution of this AgreementAgreement and subject to applicable Law, the Company shall prepare the Proxy Statement in preliminary form and file it with the SEC SEC. Subject to Section 5.02, the Board of Directors of the Company shall make the Company Board Recommendation to the Company’s shareholders and shall include such recommendation in the Proxy Statement, and . Parent shall provide to the Company all information concerning Parent and Merger Sub and their respective Affiliates as may be reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the Proxy Statement and shall otherwise assist and cooperate with the Company with in the preparation of the foregoingProxy Statement and the resolution of any comments thereto received from the SEC. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall correct any information provided by it for use in the Proxy Statement as promptly as reasonably practicable if and to the extent such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect. The CompanyCompany shall notify Parent promptly upon the receipt of any comments from the SEC and of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement and shall supply Parent with copies of all written correspondence between the Company or any of its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand, with Parent’s cooperation, respect to the Proxy Statement. The Company shall use commercially its reasonable best efforts to respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to and resolve all any comments received from the SEC or its staff concerning the Proxy Statement. The Company agrees that (i) except with respect Statement and to any information supplied in writing to the Company by Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Proxy Statement will comply in all material respects resolve such comments with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act SEC, and the rules and regulations thereunder and (ii) none of the information supplied or shall use its reasonable best efforts to be supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement will, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company or at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. The Company will cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed disseminated to its shareholders as promptly as reasonably practicable after the resolution of any such comments. Prior to the filing of the Proxy Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or any dissemination thereof to the shareholders of the Company’s shareholders, or responding to any comments from the SEC with respect thereto, the Company shall provide Parent with a reasonable opportunity to review and to propose comments on such document or response, which the Company shall consider in good faith. 46 (b) Notwithstanding any Adverse Recommendation Change but subject to Section 5.13(a) and applicable Law and to the extent not prohibited by any Judgment, the Company shall take all necessary actions in accordance with applicable Law, the Company Charter Documents and the rules of NASDAQ to duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a meeting of its shareholders (including any adjournment, recess or postponement thereof, the “Company Shareholders’ Meeting”) for the purpose of obtaining the Company Shareholder Approval, as promptly soon as reasonably practicable after the SEC confirms that it has no further comments on the Proxy Statement. No filing ofStatement and, or amendment or supplement to, or correspondence with the SEC with respect to, the Proxy Statement will be made by the Company without providing Parent a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon and with the Company considering in good faith such comments; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply with respect to a Takeover Proposal, a Superior Proposal, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or any matters relating thereto. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement, including promptly furnishing to the Company in writing upon request any and all information relating to it as may be required to be set forth in the Proxy Statement under applicable Law. Each of the Parent and Merger Sub agrees that such information supplied by it in writing for inclusion (or incorporation by reference) in the Proxy Statement will not, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. If, at any time prior to the Effective Timetermination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, shall not submit any information relating to Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered Takeover Proposal for approval by Parent or Merger Sub which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Parent (or Merger Sub, as the case may be) shall promptly notify the Company so that it may file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company. IfSubject to Section 5.02, at any time prior the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the Company Shareholder Approval. Notwithstanding anything to the Effective Timecontrary contained in this Agreement, any information relating to the Company may, in its sole discretion, adjourn, recess, or any of its respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by postpone the Company which should be set forth in an Shareholders’ Meeting (i) after consultation with Parent, to allow reasonable additional time for the filing or mailing of any supplement or amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would Company has determined is reasonably likely to be required under applicable Law other than as a result of an action by the Company that is not include any misstatement otherwise permitted by the terms of a material fact ths Agreement and for such supplement or omit amendment to state any material fact necessary to make be disseminated and reviewed by the statements therein, in light shareholders of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Company in advance of the Company shall promptly notify Parent and the Company shall file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information andShareholders’ Meeting, (ii) to the extent required by Lawa court of competent jurisdiction in connection with any proceedings in connection with this Agreement or the Transactions, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders (iii) if as of the Companytime for which the Company Shareholders’ Meeting is originally scheduled (as set forth in the Proxy Statement) there are insufficient Company Common Shares represented (either in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business of the Company Shareholders’ Meeting or (iv) to solicit additional proxies if necessary for the purpose of obtaining the Company Shareholder Approval. SECTION 5.14.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger

Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Shareholders Meeting. (a) As promptly soon as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company shall prepare a preliminary Proxy Statement and file shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such preliminary Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC within twenty (20) Business Days following the Proxy Statement, and Parent shall cooperate with the Company with the preparation date of the foregoingthis Agreement. The Company, with Parent’s cooperation, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to and resolve all comments received from the SEC or its staff concerning the Proxy Statement. The Company agrees that (i) except with respect to any information supplied in writing to the Company by Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Proxy Statement will shall comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act Act. Parent shall cooperate with the Company in the preparation and the rules and regulations thereunder and (ii) none filing of the Proxy Statement, and shall furnish all information supplied or to be supplied by concerning it that is necessary in connection with the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in preparation of the Proxy Statement will, on and is reasonably requested by the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company or at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleadingCompany. The Company will shall use its reasonable best efforts to have the Proxy Statement cleared by the SEC as promptly as practicable after such filing and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company’s shareholders, shareholders as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date that the Company learns the Proxy Statement will not be reviewed by the SEC confirms staff or that it the SEC staff has no further comments on thereon. Prior to filing or mailing the Proxy Statement. No Statement or filing ofany other required documents (or in each case, or any amendment or supplement to, thereto) or correspondence with responding to any comments of the SEC or its staff with respect tothereto, the Proxy Statement will be made by the Company without providing shall provide Parent a reasonable with an opportunity to review and comment thereon and on such document or response (including by participating in any substantive discussions or meetings with the Company considering in SEC) and shall give good faith such comments; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply with respect consideration to a Takeover Proposal, a Superior Proposal, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or any matters relating thereto. Each of comments made by Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with the its counsel. The Company in connection with the preparation and filing will notify Parent promptly of the Proxy Statement, including promptly furnishing to receipt of any comments from the Company in writing upon SEC or its staff and of any request any and all information relating to it as may be required to be set forth in by the Proxy Statement under applicable Law. Each of the Parent and Merger Sub agrees that such information supplied by it in writing SEC or its staff for inclusion (amendments or incorporation by reference) in the Proxy Statement will not, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by Parent or Merger Sub which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement supplements to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement or for additional information and will provide Parent with copies of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Parent (or Merger Sub, as the case may be) shall promptly notify all correspondence between the Company so that it may file with and the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to the Company or any of its respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement staff with respect to the Proxy Statement so that or the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and the Company shall file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required transactions contemplated by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Companythis Agreement.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Cleco Corp)

Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Shareholders Meeting. (a) As promptly soon as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company Keystone shall prepare and file with the SEC a preliminary Proxy Statement for the Proxy Statement, and Parent purpose of calling the Keystone Shareholder Meeting to obtain the Keystone Shareholder Approval. The parties shall reasonably cooperate with the Company with each other in the preparation of the foregoing. The Company, with Parent’s cooperation, shall use commercially reasonable efforts Proxy Statement and to respond have such document cleared by the SEC as promptly as reasonably practicable to and resolve all after such filing. Keystone will notify PARTY B promptly following the receipt of any comments received from the SEC and of any request by the SEC for amendments or its staff concerning supplements to the Proxy Statement or for additional information and will supply PARTY B with copies of all correspondence with the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement. The Company agrees that (i) except with respect to any information supplied in writing to the Company by Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Proxy Statement will shall comply in all material respects with the all applicable provisions requirements of the Exchange Act Law and each of Keystone, Keystone OP and the rules and regulations thereunder and (ii) none of ProLogis Parties agrees that the information supplied or to be supplied provided by the Company it for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement willand each amendment thereto, on at the date it is first mailed to shareholders time of the Company or mailing thereof and at the time of the Company Shareholders Keystone Shareholder Meeting, contain any will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any a 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 Company will Keystone shall date the Proxy Statement as of the approximate date of mailing to its shareholders and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to its shareholders at the Company’s shareholders, as promptly as reasonably earliest practicable after the SEC confirms that it has no further comments on the Proxy Statementdate. No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, or correspondence with the SEC with respect to, the Proxy Statement will be made by the Company without providing Parent a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon and with the Company considering in good faith such comments; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply with respect to a Takeover Proposal, a Superior Proposal, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or Whenever any matters relating thereto. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement, including promptly furnishing to the Company in writing upon request any and all information relating to it as may be event occurs which is required to be set forth in the Proxy Statement under applicable Law. Each of the Parent and Merger Sub agrees that such information supplied by it in writing for inclusion (or incorporation by reference) in the Proxy Statement will not, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by Parent or Merger Sub which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact Statement, (i) PARTY B or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Parent (or Merger SubKeystone, as the case may be) , shall promptly notify inform the Company so that it may other of such occurrences, (ii) Keystone shall prepare and file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate any such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company. IfProxy Statement; provided, at any time prior to the Effective Timehowever, any information relating to the Company or any of its respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an that no amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include will be made without prior consultation of ProLogis and providing ProLogis a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such amendment or supplement, (iii) Keystone shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and the Company shall file with the SEC an appropriate such amendment or supplement describing such information andcleared for mailing, to the extent required by Lawnecessary, disseminate to Keystone shareholders as promptly as practicable after such filing and (iv) Keystone shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have any such amendment or supplement mailed to its shareholders at the shareholders of the Companyearliest practicable date.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Keystone Property Trust)

Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Shareholders Meeting. (a) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, but in any event within sixty (60) days, the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC the preliminary Proxy Appendix 2 to Joint Application Page 28 of 70 Statement, and Parent shall cooperate with the Company with in the preparation of the foregoing. The Company, with Parent’s cooperation, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to and resolve all comments received from the SEC or its staff concerning the Proxy Statement. The Company agrees that (i) except with respect to any information supplied in writing to the Company by Parent, US Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Proxy Statement will comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and (ii) none of the information supplied or to be supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement will, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company or and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. The Company will cause the definitive Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company’s shareholders, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the SEC confirms that it has no further comments on the Proxy Statement. No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, or correspondence with the SEC with respect to, the Proxy Statement will be made by the Company without providing Parent a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon and with the Company considering in good faith such commentsthereon; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply with respect to a Takeover Proposal, a Superior Proposal, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or any matters relating thereto. Each of Parent, US Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement, including promptly furnishing to the Company in writing upon request any and all information relating to it as may be required to be set forth in the Proxy Statement under applicable Law. Each of the Parent, US Parent and Merger Sub agrees that such information supplied by it in writing for inclusion (or incorporation by reference) in the Proxy Statement will not, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to Parent, US Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by Parent, US Parent or Merger Sub which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Parent (or US Parent or Merger Sub, as the case may be) shall promptly notify the Company so that it the Company may file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to the Company or any of its respective Affiliates, officers or directors, directors should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and the Company shall file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger

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Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Shareholders Meeting. (a) As promptly as reasonably practicable following after the date execution of this Agreement, the Company (with the assistance and cooperation of Parent as reasonably requested by the Company) shall prepare the Proxy Statement and file it with the SEC SEC. Subject to Section 6.02, the Company Board shall make the Company Board Recommendation to the holders of Company Shares and shall include such recommendation in the Proxy Statement. Parent shall provide to the Company all information concerning Parent and Merger Sub as may be reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the Proxy Statement and shall otherwise assist and cooperate with the Company in the preparation of the Proxy Statement and the resolution of any comments thereto received from the SEC. Each of the Company, Parent, and Merger Sub shall promptly correct any information provided by it for use in the Proxy Statement, if and to the extent such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect. Each of the Company and Parent shall cooperate notify the other promptly in writing after the receipt of any comments from the SEC and of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement or for additional information and shall supply the other with copies of all written correspondence between such party or any of its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand, with respect to the Proxy Statement. Each of the Company with the preparation of the foregoing. The Company, with Parent’s cooperation, and Parent shall use commercially their respective reasonable best efforts to respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to and resolve all any comments received from the SEC or its staff concerning the Proxy Statement. The Company agrees that (i) except Statement and to resolve such comments with respect to any information supplied in writing to the SEC, and the Company by Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Proxy Statement will comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and (ii) none of the information supplied or shall use its reasonable best efforts to be supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement will, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company or at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. The Company will cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed disseminated to the Company’s shareholders, its shareholders as promptly as reasonably practicable after the SEC confirms that it has no further comments on resolution of any such comments. Prior to the filing of the Proxy Statement. No filing of, Statement (or any amendment or supplement tothereto) or any dissemination thereof to the holders of Company Shares, or correspondence with responding to any comments from the SEC with respect tothereto, the Proxy Statement will be made by the Company without providing shall provide Parent with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon and with the Company considering in good faith to propose comments on such comments; provideddocument or response, however, that the foregoing shall not apply with respect to a Takeover Proposal, a Superior Proposal, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or any matters relating thereto. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement, including promptly furnishing to the Company in writing upon request any and all information relating to it as may be required to be set forth in the Proxy Statement under applicable Law. Each of the Parent and Merger Sub agrees that such information supplied by it in writing for inclusion (or incorporation by reference) in the Proxy Statement will not, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by Parent or Merger Sub which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Parent (or Merger Sub, as the case may be) shall promptly notify the Company so that it may file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to the Company or any of its respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and the Company shall file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Companyconsider in good faith.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Aspen Insurance Holdings LTD)

Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Shareholders Meeting. (a) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, but in any event within thirty (30) Business Days, the Company shall prepare prepare, in consultation with Parent, and file cause to be filed with the SEC the Proxy Statement in preliminary form. The Company shall promptly notify Parent upon receipt of any comments from the SEC or any request from the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement, and shall, as promptly as practicable after receipt thereof, provide Parent shall cooperate with copies of all correspondence between the Company and its Representatives, on one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand, and all written comments with respect to the preparation Proxy Statement received by the Company from the SEC and advise Parent of any oral comments with respect to the foregoingProxy Statement received from the SEC. The Company, with Parent’s cooperation, Company shall use commercially reasonable best efforts to respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to and resolve all comments received from the SEC or its staff concerning the Proxy Statement. Parent shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, reasonably assist and cooperate with the Company and its Representatives in the resolution of any such comments. The Company agrees shall ensure that (i) except with respect to any information supplied in writing to the Company by Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Proxy Statement will comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder thereunder, (provided that that Company is not and will not be responsible for any information supplied to the Company by Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement), and (ii) none of the information supplied or to be supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement will, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company or and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. The Company will cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company’s shareholders, shareholders as promptly as reasonably practicable after the SEC confirms that it has no further comments on the Proxy StatementStatement and consistent with the date of the Company’s Shareholder Meeting. No Prior to the filing ofof the preliminary and/or definitive draft of the Proxy Statement with the SEC, mailing the Proxy Statement (or any amendment or supplement tothereto), or correspondence with responding to any comments of the SEC with respect tothereto, the Proxy Statement will be made by the Company without providing shall provide Parent a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon on such document or response in advance (including the proposed final version of such document or response) and with the Company considering shall consider in good faith such any comments; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply with respect to a Takeover Proposal, a Superior Proposal, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change Change, or any matters relating thereto. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement, including promptly furnishing to the Company in writing upon reasonable request any and all by the Company information relating to it Parent or Merger Sub, as applicable, as may be required to be set forth in the Proxy Statement under applicable Law. Each of the Parent and Merger Sub agrees that such information supplied by it in writing for inclusion (or incorporation by reference) in the Proxy Statement will not, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. If, at any time prior to the Effective TimeCompany Shareholder Meeting, any information relating to Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by Parent or Merger Sub which which, in the reasonable judgment of Parent, should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Parent (or Merger Sub, as the case may be) shall promptly notify the Company so that it the Company, in consultation with Parent, may file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company. If, at any time prior to the Effective TimeCompany Shareholder Meeting, any information relating to the Company or any of its respective Affiliates, officers or directors, directors should be discovered by the Company which which, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and the Company Company, in consultation with Parent, shall file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company. For purposes of this Section 5.2, any information concerning or related to the Company, its Affiliates or the Company Shareholder Meeting will be deemed to have been provided by the Company, and any information concerning or related to Parent or its Affiliates will be deemed to have been provided by Parent.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Delta Natural Gas Co Inc)

Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Shareholders Meeting. (a) As promptly soon as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreementhereof, (i) the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC the Proxy StatementSEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with the Company in such preparation and filing of, a preliminary Proxy Statement relating to the Company Shareholders Meeting, and (ii) the Company and Parent shall jointly prepare and file with the preparation SEC a Rule 13E-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 (the “Schedule 13E-3”). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing. The Company, with Parent’s cooperation, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to respond as each of Parent and Merger Sub will promptly as reasonably practicable to and resolve all comments received from the SEC or its staff concerning the Proxy Statement. The Company agrees that (i) except with respect to any information supplied in writing furnish to the Company the information relating to it that is required by Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Proxy Statement will comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder to be set forth in the Proxy Statement, that is customarily included in proxy statements or on a Schedule 13E-3 prepared in connection with transactions of the type contemplated by this Agreement or that is reasonably requested by the Company. The parties shall promptly (A) notify each other of the receipt of any comments (or any requests for amendment or additional information) from the SEC with respect to the preliminary Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3, and (B) provide each other with copies of all correspondence between the Company and its Representatives or Parent, Merger Sub and their Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC and its staff, on the other hand, to the extent such correspondence relates to the Merger, the preliminary Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3. The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to promptly respond (after consultation with Parent) to any comments or requests for additional information from the SEC with respect to the preliminary Proxy Statement, and the Company and Parent shall use reasonable best efforts to promptly (and jointly) respond to any comments or requests for additional information made by the SEC with respect to the Schedule 13E-3. Parent and Merger Sub shall promptly provide the Company with such information as may be required to respond to any comment of the SEC. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) have the preliminary Proxy Statement cleared by the SEC as promptly as practicable after such filing and (ii) none of the information supplied or to be supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement will, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company or at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. The Company will cause the definitive Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company’s shareholders, shareholders of record as of the record date for the Company Shareholders Meeting as promptly as reasonably practicable after the Proxy Statement is cleared by the staff of the SEC confirms that it has no further comments on for mailing to the Proxy StatementCompany’s shareholders and such record date is set in accordance with Section 7.1(c). No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, or correspondence with the SEC with respect to, the Proxy Statement will or the Schedule 13E-3 shall be made by the Company Company, without providing Parent and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon and with the Company considering in good faith giving due consideration to such comments; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply with respect to a Takeover Proposal, a Superior Proposal, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or any matters relating thereto. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement, including promptly furnishing to the Company in writing upon request any and all information relating to it as may be required to be set forth in the Proxy Statement under applicable Law. Each of the Parent and Merger Sub agrees that such information supplied by it in writing for inclusion (or incorporation by reference) in the Proxy Statement will not, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by Parent or Merger Sub which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Parent (or Merger Sub, as the case may be) shall promptly notify the Company so that it may file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to the Company or any of its respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and the Company shall file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Edelman Financial Group Inc.)

Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Shareholders Meeting. (a) As If the approval of this Agreement by the Company’s shareholders is required by applicable Law, the Company shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this AgreementOffer Closing, the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC the preliminary Proxy Statement, . The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the definitive Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company’s shareholders as promptly as practicable after such filing. Each of the Company and Parent shall cooperate furnish all information concerning such person to the other as may be reasonably requested in connection with the Company with the preparation preparation, filing and distribution of the foregoingProxy Statement. The CompanyCompany shall promptly notify Parent upon the receipt of any comments from the SEC or any request from the SEC 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, on the other hand, with Parent’s cooperation, respect to the Proxy Statement. Each of the Company and Parent shall use commercially reasonable best efforts to respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to and resolve all any comments received from of the SEC or its staff concerning with respect to the Proxy Statement. The 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 agrees that (i) except with respect shall provide Parent an opportunity to review and comment on such document or response (including the proposed final version of such document or response) and (ii) shall include in such document or response all comments reasonably proposed by Parent. If, at any time prior to the Shareholders Meeting, any information supplied in writing relating to the Company by Company, Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion any of their respective affiliates, officers or incorporation directors should be discovered by reference the Company or Parent which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement, so that the Proxy Statement will comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and (ii) none of the information supplied or to be supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement will, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company or at the time of the Company Shareholders Meeting, does 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 were made, not misleading. The Company will cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company’s shareholders, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the SEC confirms that it has no further comments on the Proxy Statement. No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, or correspondence with the SEC with respect to, the Proxy Statement will be made by the Company without providing Parent a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon and with the Company considering in good faith such comments; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply with respect to a Takeover Proposal, a Superior Proposal, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or any matters relating thereto. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement, including promptly furnishing to the Company in writing upon request any and all information relating to it as may be required to be set forth in the Proxy Statement under applicable Law. Each of the Parent and Merger Sub agrees that such information supplied by it in writing for inclusion (or incorporation by reference) in the Proxy Statement will not, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by Parent or Merger Sub which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were are made, not misleading, Parent (or Merger Sub, as the case may be) party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the Company so that it may file with the SEC 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, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to the Company or any of its respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and the Company shall file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement disseminated to the shareholders of the Company.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Medarex Inc)

Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Shareholders Meeting. (a) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, but in no event later than twenty-five (25) calendar days after the date hereof, the Company and Parent shall prepare, and the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC SEC, the Proxy Statement, and Parent shall cooperate with the Company with the preparation of the foregoing. The Company, with Parent’s cooperation, shall use commercially its reasonable best efforts to respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to any comments of the SEC and its staff with respect thereto or the Transactions (whether written or oral) and to resolve such comments with the SEC and its staff and, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, to commence mailing of the Proxy Statement to the shareholders of the Company as promptly as practicable (but in no event prior to the clearance of the Proxy Statement by the SEC) after responding to all such comments received to the satisfaction of the SEC and its staff. The Company shall promptly notify Parent and its legal counsel upon the receipt of any such comments from the SEC or its staff concerning or any request from the Proxy Statement. The Company agrees that (i) except with respect SEC or its staff for amendments or supplements to any information supplied in writing to the Company by Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, and shall provide Parent and its legal counsel with copies of all correspondence between the Company and its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC and its staff, on the other hand. Prior to filing or mailing the Proxy Statement will comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and (ii) none of the information supplied or to be supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement will, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company or at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. The Company will cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company’s shareholders, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the SEC confirms that it has no further comments on the Proxy Statement. No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, thereto) or correspondence with responding to any comments of the SEC or the staff of the SEC with respect tothereto, the Proxy Statement will be made by the Company without providing (i) shall provide Parent and its legal counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon and with the Company considering in good faith on such comments; provideddocument or response, however, that the foregoing shall not apply with respect to a Takeover Proposal, a Superior Proposal, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or any matters relating thereto. Each of (ii) provide Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with the Company its counsel a reasonable opportunity to advise in connection with any discussions or meetings with the preparation SEC and filing of the Proxy Statement(iii) shall include in such document or response all comments reasonably proposed by Parent that both (x) comply with applicable Law, including promptly furnishing Rule 14a-9 promulgated under the Exchange Act, and (y) are commercially reasonable under the circumstances; provided that Parent shall use reasonable best efforts to provide or cause to be provided its comments to the Company in writing upon request any and all information relating to it as may be required to be set forth in the Proxy Statement under applicable Law. Each of the Parent and Merger Sub agrees that promptly as reasonably practicable after such information supplied by it in writing for inclusion (document or incorporation by reference) in the Proxy Statement will not, on the date it response is first mailed to shareholders of the Company and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating transmitted to Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by Parent or Merger Sub which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Parent (or Merger Sub, as the case may be) shall promptly notify the Company so that it may file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to the Company or any of for its respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and the Company shall file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Companyreview.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Alteva, Inc.)

Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Shareholders Meeting. (a) As promptly soon as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, (i) the Company Selling Stockholder shall prepare a proxy statement relating to the Shareholders Meeting (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Proxy Statement”), (ii) Purchaser shall promptly provide to the Selling Stockholder any information regarding Purchaser required for inclusion in the Proxy Statement and shall promptly provide such other information or assistance in the preparation thereof as may be reasonably requested by the Selling Stockholder and (iii) the Selling Stockholder shall file the Proxy Statement with the SEC Securities and Exchange Commission (the Proxy Statement“SEC”); provided, and Parent however, that such filing shall cooperate with the Company with the preparation of the foregoingbe made no later than January 15, 2010. The Company, with Parent’s cooperation, Selling Stockholder shall thereafter use its commercially reasonable efforts to respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to and resolve all any comments received from of the SEC or its staff concerning the Proxy Statement. The Company agrees that (i) except with respect to any information supplied in writing to the Company by Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Proxy Statement will comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and (ii) none of the information supplied or to be supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement will, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company or at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. The Company will cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company’s shareholders, shareholders of the Selling Stockholder as promptly as reasonably practicable after the SEC confirms that it has no further Proxy Statement is cleared by the SEC. The Selling Stockholder shall promptly notify Purchaser upon the receipt of any comments on the Proxy Statement. No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, or correspondence with from the SEC with respect to, or its staff or any request from the SEC or its staff for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement will be made by and shall provide Purchaser with copies of all correspondence between the Company without providing Parent a reasonable opportunity to review Selling Stockholder and comment thereon its representatives, on the one hand, and with the Company considering in good faith such comments; providedSEC and its staff, however, on the other hand. In the event that the foregoing shall not apply with respect to a Takeover Proposal, a Superior Proposal, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change Selling Stockholder receives any comments from the SEC or its staff or any matters relating thereto. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with request from the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of SEC or its staff for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement, including Purchaser shall promptly furnishing provide to the Company Selling Stockholder, upon receipt of notice from the Selling Stockholder, any information regarding Purchaser required for inclusion in writing upon the response of the Selling Stockholder to such comments or such request any and all shall promptly provide such other information relating to it or assistance in the preparation thereof as may be required to be set forth in the Proxy Statement under applicable Law. Each of the Parent and Merger Sub agrees that such information supplied by it in writing for inclusion (or incorporation by reference) in the Proxy Statement will not, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by Parent or Merger Sub which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Parent (or Merger Sub, as the case may be) shall promptly notify the Company so that it may file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to the Company or any of its respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered reasonably requested by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and the Company shall file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the CompanySelling Stockholder.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Hollywood Media Corp)

Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Shareholders Meeting. (a) As promptly soon as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, and in any event within twenty (20) Business Days from the date hereof, the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC the Proxy StatementSEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with the Company with in such preparation and filing of, a proxy statement relating to the preparation Company Shareholders Meeting (such proxy statement, as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Proxy Statement”). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing. The Company, with Parent’s cooperation, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to each of Parent and resolve all comments received from the SEC or its staff concerning the Proxy Statement. The Company agrees that Merger Sub will (i) except with respect to any information supplied in writing furnish to the Company the information relating to it required by Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Proxy Statement will comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder to be set forth in the Proxy Statement and (ii) none of the correct any information supplied or to be supplied provided by the Company it in writing for inclusion or incorporation by reference use in the Proxy Statement will, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company which shall have become false or at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. The Company will shall as soon as reasonably practicable notify Parent and Merger Sub of the receipt of any comments from the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and any request by the SEC for any amendment to the Proxy Statement or for additional information. The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company’s shareholders, shareholders as promptly as reasonably practicable after the Proxy Statement is cleared by the staff of the SEC confirms that it has no further comments on for mailing to the Company’s shareholders. Parent shall provide the Company with all information concerning Parent or the Merger Sub reasonably requested by the Company to be included in the Proxy Statement. No Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to filing of, or mailing the Proxy Statement (or any amendment or supplement to, thereto) or correspondence with responding to any comments of the SEC with respect tothereto, the Proxy Statement will be made by the Company without providing (i) shall provide Parent a reasonable an opportunity to review and comment thereon on such document or response and with the Company considering in good faith such comments; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply with respect to a Takeover Proposal, a Superior Proposal, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or any matters relating thereto. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement, including promptly furnishing to the Company in writing upon request any and all information relating to it as may be required to be set forth in the Proxy Statement under applicable Law. Each of the Parent and Merger Sub agrees that such information supplied by it in writing for inclusion (or incorporation by reference) in the Proxy Statement will not, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by Parent or Merger Sub which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Parent (or Merger Sub, as the case may beii) shall promptly notify the Company so that it may file with the SEC an appropriate amendment include in such document or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required response all reasonable comments proposed by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to the Company or any of its respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and the Company shall file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the CompanyParent.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Deb Shops Inc)

Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Shareholders Meeting. (a) As Purchaser and Ocwen shall cooperate and promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company shall prepare and Ocwen shall file with the SEC the Proxy Statement, Statement and Parent the Purchaser shall cooperate file with the Company SEC as soon as practicable a registration statement on Form S-4 (the "Form S-4") under the Securities Act, with respect to the Purchaser Common Shares issuable in the Merger, a portion of which registration statement shall also serve as the joint proxy statement with respect to the meetings of the shareholders of Ocwen and Purchaser in connection with the preparation of Merger (the foregoing"Proxy Statement/Prospectus"). The Company, with Parent’s cooperation, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to and resolve all comments received from the SEC or its staff concerning respective parties will cause the Proxy Statement. The Company agrees that (i) except with respect /Prospectus and the Form S-4 to any information supplied in writing comply as to the Company by Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Proxy Statement will comply form in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder promulgated thereunder. The Purchaser shall use all reasonable efforts, and (ii) none Ocwen will cooperate with the Purchaser to have the Form S-4 declared effective by the SEC as promptly as practicable. The Purchaser shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain, prior to the effective date of the information supplied Form S-4, all necessary state securities law or "Blue Sky" permits or approvals required to be supplied carry out the transactions contemplated by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in this Agreement and will pay all expenses incident thereto. The Purchaser agrees that the Proxy Statement willStatement/Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto, on at the date it is first mailed to shareholders time of the Company or mailing thereof and at the time of the Company Shareholders Meetingrespective meetings of shareholders of the Purchaser and Ocwen, contain any or, in the case of the Form S-4 and each amendment or supplement thereto, at the time it is filed or becomes effective, will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in order light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Ocwen agrees that the written information provided by it specifically for inclusion in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto, at the time of mailing thereof and at the time of the respective meetings of shareholders of the Purchaser and Ocwen, or, in the case of written information provided by Ocwen specifically for inclusion in the Form S-4 or any amendments or supplements thereto, at the time it is filed or becomes effective, will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a 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 Company Purchaser will cause advise Ocwen, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the Proxy Statement to be mailed to time when the Company’s shareholders, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the SEC confirms that it Form S-4 has no further comments on the Proxy Statement. No filing of, become effective or any supplement or amendment or supplement to, or correspondence with the SEC with respect tohas been filed, the Proxy Statement will be made by issuance of any stop order, the Company without providing Parent a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon and with suspension of the Company considering in good faith such comments; provided, however, that qualification of the foregoing shall not apply with respect to a Takeover Proposal, a Superior Proposal, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or any matters relating thereto. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with the Company Purchaser Common Shares issuable in connection with the preparation and filing of the Proxy StatementMerger for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, including promptly furnishing to the Company in writing upon request any and all information relating to it as may be required to be set forth in the Proxy Statement under applicable Law. Each of the Parent and Merger Sub agrees that such information supplied by it in writing for inclusion (or incorporation by reference) in the Proxy Statement will not, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered request by Parent or Merger Sub which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Parent (or Merger Sub, as the case may be) shall promptly notify the Company so that it may file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to the Company or any of its respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and the Company shall file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Companyfor additional information.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement of Merger (Ocwen Financial Corp)

Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Shareholders Meeting. (a) As promptly soon as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreementhereof (but in no event later than March 29, 2012), the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC the Proxy StatementSEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with the Company with in such preparation and filing of, a proxy statement relating to the preparation Company Shareholders Meeting (such proxy statement, as amended or supplemented from time to time, the "Proxy Statement"). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing. The Company, with Parent’s cooperation, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to each of Parent and resolve all comments received from the SEC or its staff concerning the Proxy Statement. The Company agrees that (i) except with respect to any information supplied in writing Merger Sub will furnish to the Company the information relating to it required by Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Proxy Statement will comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder to be set forth in the Proxy Statement. The Company shall as soon as reasonably practicable notify Parent and Merger Sub of the receipt of any comments from the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and any request by the SEC for any amendment to the Proxy Statement or for additional information. The Company shall respond promptly to any comments from the SEC or the staff of the SEC on the Proxy Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) have the Proxy Statement cleared by the SEC as promptly as practicable after such filing and (ii) none of the information supplied or to be supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement will, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company or at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. The Company will cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company’s shareholders, 's shareholders as promptly as reasonably practicable after the Proxy Statement is cleared by the staff of the SEC confirms that it has no further comments on for mailing to the Proxy StatementCompany's shareholders. No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, or correspondence with the SEC with respect to, the Proxy Statement will shall be made by the Company Company, without providing Parent and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon and with the Company considering in good faith giving due consideration to such comments; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply with respect to a Takeover Proposal, a Superior Proposal, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or any matters relating thereto. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement, including promptly furnishing to the Company in writing upon request any and all information relating to it as may be required to be set forth in the Proxy Statement under applicable Law. Each of the Parent and Merger Sub agrees that such information supplied by it in writing for inclusion (or incorporation by reference) in the Proxy Statement will not, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by Parent or Merger Sub which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Parent (or Merger Sub, as the case may be) shall promptly notify the Company so that it may file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to the Company or any of its respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and the Company shall file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Pep Boys Manny Moe & Jack)

Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Shareholders Meeting. (a) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this AgreementEffective Date (and, in any event, no more than five (5) Business Days following the Company Effective Date), Parent shall prepare the Proxy Statement and, after consultation with and file consideration in good faith of any comments on the Proxy Statement reasonably proposed by Buyer, cause to be filed with the SEC the Proxy Statement, and Parent shall cooperate with the Company with the preparation of the foregoing. The Company, with Parent’s cooperation, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to and resolve all comments received from the SEC or its staff concerning the Proxy Statement. The Company agrees that (i) except with respect to any information supplied Statement in writing to the Company by Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Proxy Statement will comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and (ii) none of the information supplied or to be supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement will, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company or at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. The Company will cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company’s shareholders, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the SEC confirms that it has no further comments on the Proxy Statement. No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, or correspondence with the SEC with respect to, the Proxy Statement will be made by the Company without providing Parent a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon and with the Company considering in good faith such commentspreliminary form; provided, however, that the foregoing Parent shall not apply with respect to a Takeover Proposal, a Superior Proposal, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or any matters relating thereto. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate file the Proxy Statement with the Company SEC without obtaining the prior written consent of Buyer, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed. Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) obtain and furnish the information required to be included by the SEC in connection with the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement, including respond, after consultation with Buyer, promptly furnishing to any comments made by the SEC with respect to the Company Proxy Statement, (ii) mail or deliver the definitive Proxy Statement to its shareholders as promptly as practicable after the earlier to occur of (x) receiving notification that the SEC is not reviewing the preliminary Proxy Statement or (y) the conclusion of any SEC review of the preliminary Proxy Statement and (iii) if necessary, after the definitive Proxy Statement shall have been so mailed, promptly circulate amended or supplemental proxy materials and, if required in writing upon connection therewith, resolicit proxies; provided, that no such amended or supplemental proxy materials will be filed with the SEC or mailed by Parent without affording Buyer a reasonable opportunity for consultation and review, and Parent shall consider in good faith any comments on such materials reasonably proposed by Buyer. Parent will promptly notify Buyer of the receipt of comments from the SEC and of any request from the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement or for additional information, and will promptly supply Buyer with copies of all written correspondence between Parent or its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC or members of its staff, on the other hand, with respect to the Proxy Statement, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Prior to responding to any comments of the SEC or members of its staff, Parent shall provide Buyer with a reasonable opportunity to consult and review such response and Parent shall consider in good faith any comments on such response reasonably proposed by Buyer. Buyer shall furnish all information relating concerning itself, its Affiliates and the holders of its capital stock to it Parent as may be required to be set forth disclosed in the Proxy Statement under applicable Law. Each Statement, and provide such other assistance as may be reasonably requested by Parent in connection with the preparation, filing and distribution of the Parent and Merger Sub agrees that such information supplied by it in writing for inclusion (or incorporation by reference) in the Proxy Statement will not, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by Parent or Merger Sub which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Parent (or Merger Sub, as the case may be) shall promptly notify the Company so that it may file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to the Company or any of its respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and the Company shall file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the CompanyStatement.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement of Purchase and Sale (FRP Holdings, Inc.)

Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Shareholders Meeting. (a) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, but in any event within sixty (60) days, the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC the preliminary Proxy Appendix 2 to Application Page 28 of 70 25 #5501530.12 Statement, and Parent shall cooperate with the Company with in the preparation of the foregoing. The Company, with Parent’s cooperation, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to and resolve all comments received from the SEC or its staff concerning the Proxy Statement. The Company agrees that (i) except with respect to any information supplied in writing to the Company by Parent, US Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Proxy Statement will comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and (ii) none of the information supplied or to be supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement will, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company or and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. The Company will cause the definitive Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company’s shareholders, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the SEC confirms that it has no further comments on the Proxy Statement. No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, or correspondence with the SEC with respect to, the Proxy Statement will be made by the Company without providing Parent a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon and with the Company considering in good faith such commentsthereon; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply with respect to a Takeover Proposal, a Superior Proposal, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or any matters relating thereto. Each of Parent, US Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement, including promptly furnishing to the Company in writing upon request any and all information relating to it as may be required to be set forth in the Proxy Statement under applicable Law. Each of the Parent, US Parent and Merger Sub agrees that such information supplied by it in writing for inclusion (or incorporation by reference) in the Proxy Statement will not, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to Parent, US Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by Parent, US Parent or Merger Sub which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Parent (or US Parent or Merger Sub, as the case may be) shall promptly notify the Company so that it the Company may file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to the Company or any of its respective Affiliates, officers or directors, directors should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and the Company shall file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger

Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Shareholders Meeting. (a) As promptly as reasonably practicable following (and in any event within twenty (20) Business Days), unless otherwise extended by the date parties to this Agreement, after the execution of this Agreement, the Company shall prepare the Proxy Statement and file it with the SEC SEC. Except as specifically permitted by Section 5.02(b) and Section 5.02(d), the Company Board of Directors shall make the Company Board Recommendation to the Company’s shareholders and shall include such recommendation in the Proxy Statement. Parent shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable, provide to the Company all information concerning Parent and Parent Merger Sub and their respective Affiliates as may be reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the Proxy Statement and shall otherwise assist and cooperate with the Company with in the preparation of the foregoingProxy Statement and the resolution of any comments thereto received from the SEC. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall promptly correct any information provided by it for use in the Proxy Statement if and to the extent such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect. The CompanyCompany shall notify Parent promptly upon the receipt of any comments from the SEC and of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement and shall supply Parent with copies of all written correspondence between the Company or any of its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand, with Parent’s cooperation, respect to the Proxy Statement or the Transactions. The Company shall use commercially its reasonable best efforts to respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to and resolve all any comments received from the SEC or its staff concerning the Proxy Statement. The Company agrees that (i) except with respect Statement and to any information supplied in writing to the Company by Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Proxy Statement will comply in all material respects resolve such comments with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act SEC, and the rules and regulations thereunder and (ii) none of the information supplied or shall use its reasonable best efforts to be supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement will, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company or at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. The Company will cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed disseminated to the Company’s shareholders, its shareholders as promptly as reasonably practicable after the SEC confirms that it has no further comments on resolution of any such comments. Prior to the filing of the Proxy Statement. No filing of, Statement (or any amendment or supplement tothereto) or any dissemination thereof to the shareholders of the Company, or correspondence with responding to any comments from the SEC with respect tothereto, the Proxy Statement will be made by the Company without providing shall provide Parent with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon and with the Company considering in good faith to propose comments on such comments; provideddocument or response, however, that the foregoing shall not apply with respect to a Takeover Proposal, a Superior Proposal, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or any matters relating thereto. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement, including promptly furnishing to the Company in writing upon request any and all information relating to it as may be required to be set forth in the Proxy Statement under applicable Law. Each of the Parent and Merger Sub agrees that such information supplied by it in writing for inclusion (or incorporation by reference) in the Proxy Statement will not, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by Parent or Merger Sub which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Parent (or Merger Sub, as the case may be) shall promptly notify the Company so that it may file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to the Company or any of its respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and the Company shall file with the SEC an appropriate amendment consider including or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Companyincorporating in good faith.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Investors Heritage Capital Corp)

Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Shareholders Meeting. (a) As promptly as reasonably practicable following (but in no event later than 10 Business Days after the date of this AgreementOffer is commenced), the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC a preliminary Proxy Statement. Each of the Company and Parent shall furnish all information concerning such Person 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 any request from the SEC 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, on the other hand, with respect to the Proxy Statement. Each of the Company and Parent shall cooperate with the Company with the preparation of the foregoing. The Company, with Parent’s cooperation, shall use commercially reasonable best efforts to respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to and resolve all any comments received from of the SEC or its staff concerning with respect to the Proxy Statement. The 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 agrees that (i) except with respect shall provide Parent an opportunity to review and comment on such document or response (including the proposed final version of such document or response or any amendment to any information supplied such document) and (ii) shall include in writing such document or response all comments reasonably proposed by Parent. If, at any time prior to the Company by Shareholders Meeting, any information relating to the Company, Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion any of their respective Affiliates, officers or incorporation directors should be discovered by reference the Company or Parent which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement, so that the Proxy Statement will comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and (ii) none of the information supplied or to be supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement will, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company or at the time of the Company Shareholders Meeting, does 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 were made, not misleading. The Company will cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company’s shareholders, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the SEC confirms that it has no further comments on the Proxy Statement. No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, or correspondence with the SEC with respect to, the Proxy Statement will be made by the Company without providing Parent a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon and with the Company considering in good faith such comments; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply with respect to a Takeover Proposal, a Superior Proposal, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or any matters relating thereto. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall cooperate with the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement, including promptly furnishing to the Company in writing upon request any and all information relating to it as may be required to be set forth in the Proxy Statement under applicable Law. Each of the Parent and Merger Sub agrees that such information supplied by it in writing for inclusion (or incorporation by reference) in the Proxy Statement will not, on the date it is first mailed to shareholders of the Company and at the time of the Company Shareholders 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 were made, not misleading. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by Parent or Merger Sub which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were are made, not misleading, Parent (or Merger Sub, as the case may be) party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the Company so that it may file with the SEC 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, disseminate such amendment or supplement to the shareholders of the Company. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to the Company or any of its respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and the Company shall file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such amendment or supplement disseminated to the shareholders of the Company.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Applied Signal Technology Inc)

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