Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Stockholder Approval. (a) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company shall prepare and, after approval by Parent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), cause to be filed with the SEC the Proxy Statement in preliminary form with respect to the Stockholders Meeting. The Company shall cause the Proxy Statement to comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act. The Company shall promptly notify the Parent Parties 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 the Parent Parties with copies of all correspondence between it and its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand, and all written comments with respect to the Proxy Statement received from the SEC and promptly advise the Parent Parties of any oral comments with respect to the Proxy Statement received from the SEC. The Company shall respond as promptly as practicable to any comments from the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement; provided that, prior to responding to any comments of the SEC, the Company shall provide Parent with a reasonable opportunity to consult and review such response and the Company shall consider in good faith any comments on such response reasonably proposed by Parent. Prior to filing the Proxy Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto) with the SEC or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, each of the Parent Parties shall reasonably 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 the Parent Parties and their respective Affiliates as may be required, or otherwise reasonably requested by the Company, to be set forth in the Proxy Statement under applicable Law. The Proxy Statement shall contain the Board Recommendation, except to the extent that the Company Board (or any committee thereof) shall have effected an Adverse Recommendation Change, as permitted by and determined in accordance with Section 7.3. (b) If, at any time prior to the receipt of the Stockholder Approval, any information relating to the Company or Parent, as the case may be, or any of their respective subsidiaries or Affiliates, should be discovered by the Company or Parent which, in the reasonable judgment of the Company or Parent, should be set forth in an amendment of, or a supplement to, the Proxy Statement, so that any of such documents 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 Party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other Parties, and the Company and Parent shall cooperate in the prompt filing with the SEC of any necessary amendment of, or supplement to, the Proxy Statement and, to the extent required by Law, in disseminating the information contained in such amendment or supplement to stockholders of the Company; provided, however, that no amended or supplemental materials will be filed with the SEC or mailed by the Company without affording Parent a reasonable opportunity in advance for consultation and review, and the Company shall consider in good faith any comments on such materials reasonably proposed by Parent. Nothing in this Section 7.1(b) shall limit the obligations of any Party under Section 7.1(a). For purposes of Section 4.23, Section 5.12 and this Section 7.1, any information concerning or related to the Company, its Affiliates or the Stockholders 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. (c) As promptly as practicable following the clearance of the Proxy Statement by the SEC, the Company shall, in accordance with applicable Law, the Company Charter and Company Bylaws, establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold the Stockholders Meeting for the purpose of obtaining the Stockholder Approval; provided, that such record date shall not be more than 90 days prior to the date of the Stockholders Meeting. The Company shall cause the definitive Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company’s stockholders and shall hold the Stockholders Meeting as soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement and, in any event, shall mail the definitive Proxy Statement to the Company’s stockholders promptly following the clearance thereof by the SEC (or receipt of notice that the SEC is not reviewing the preliminary Proxy Statement). The Company shall cause Holdings, in its capacity as the general partner of the Partnership, to timely send to each limited partner of the Partnership a notice of the Partnership Merger in accordance with Section 15.1 of the Partnership Agreement. The Company shall, through the Company Board, recommend to its stockholders that they give the Stockholder Approval, include the Board Recommendation in the Proxy Statement and solicit and use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the Stockholder Approval, except to the extent that the Company Board shall have made an Adverse Recommendation Change as permitted by and determined in accordance with Section 7.3(e); provided, however, that the Company’s obligation to duly call, give notice of, convene and hold the Stockholders Meeting shall be unconditional unless this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms and shall not be affected by any Adverse Recommendation Change. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 7.1(c), if, on a date for which the Stockholders Meeting is scheduled, the Company has not received proxies representing a sufficient number of shares of Company Common Stock to obtain the Stockholder Approval, whether or not a quorum is present, the Company shall have the right, after consultation with Parent, to make one or more successive postponements or adjournments of the Stockholders Meeting to the extent required by applicable Law to provide any required disclosure to the Company’s stockholders or to the extent necessary to solicit additional proxies (provided, however, that, without the prior written consent of Parent, the Stockholders Meeting shall not be postponed or adjourned to a date that is (i) more than 30 days after the date for which the Stockholders Meeting was originally scheduled (excluding any adjournments or postponements required by applicable Law) or (ii) more than 120 days from the record date for the Stockholders Meeting); provided, further, the Stockholders Meeting may not be postponed or adjourned on the date the Stockholders Meeting is scheduled if the Company shall have received proxies in respect of an aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock, which have not been withdrawn, such that Stockholder Approval would be obtained at such meeting. The Company shall cooperate with and keep Parent reasonably informed on a reasonably current basis regarding its solicitation efforts and voting results following the dissemination of the Proxy Statement to the Company’s stockholders. Without the prior written consent of Parent, (x) the approval of the Company Merger shall be the only matter (other than matters of procedure and matters required by applicable Law to be voted on by the Company stockholders in connection with this Agreement or the approval of the Company Merger) that the Company shall propose to be acted on by the stockholders of the Company at the Stockholders Meeting and (y) the Company shall not submit to the vote of its stockholders any Competing Proposal.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (American Campus Communities Inc), Merger Agreement (American Campus Communities Inc)
Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Stockholder Approval. (a) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company SSGT shall prepare and, after approval by Parent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), cause to be filed with the SEC the Proxy Statement in preliminary form with respect to the Stockholders MeetingMeeting and, after consultation with and review by SST II, file the preliminary Proxy Statement with the SEC; provided, however, that in no event shall SSGT be obligated to file the preliminary Proxy Statement with the SEC prior to the Go Shop Period End Time. The Company SSGT shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) obtain and furnish the information required to be included by the SEC in the Proxy Statement, respond, after consultation with SST II, promptly to any comments made by the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement, and (ii) promptly upon the earlier of (A) receiving notification that the SEC is not reviewing the preliminary Proxy Statement and (B) the conclusion of any SEC review of the preliminary Proxy Statement, cause the a definitive Proxy Statement to comply as be mailed to form and substance SSGT’s stockholders and, if necessary, after the definitive Proxy Statement shall have been so mailed, promptly circulate amended or supplemental proxy materials and, if required in all material respects connection therewith, re-solicit proxies; provided, however, that no such amended or supplemental proxy materials will be filed with the applicable requirements of the Exchange ActSEC or mailed by SSGT without consultation with and review by SST II. The Company SSGT shall promptly notify the Parent Parties upon SST II of the receipt of any comments from the SEC or and of any request from the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Proxy StatementStatement or for additional information, and shall, as shall promptly as practicable after receipt thereof, provide the Parent Parties supply SST II with copies of all written correspondence between it and SSGT or its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand, and all written comments with respect to the Proxy Statement received from the SEC and promptly advise the Parent Parties of any oral comments with respect to the Proxy Statement received from the SEC. The Company shall respond as promptly as practicable to any comments from the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement; provided that, prior to responding to the Mergers or any comments of the SEC, the Company shall provide Parent with a reasonable opportunity to consult and review such response and the Company shall consider in good faith any comments on such response reasonably proposed other transactions contemplated by Parentthis Agreement. Prior to filing the Proxy Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto) with the SEC or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, each of the Parent Parties SST II shall reasonably cooperate with the Company SSGT in connection with the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement, including promptly furnishing to the Company in writing upon request SSGT any and all information relating to the Parent Parties regarding SST II, Merger Sub, SST II Operating Partnership, other SST II Subsidiaries and their respective Affiliates as may be required, or otherwise reasonably requested by the Company, required to be set forth in the Proxy Statement under applicable Lawdisclosed therein. The Proxy Statement shall contain the SSGT Board Recommendation, except to the extent that the Company SSGT Board (or any committee thereof) shall have effected an Adverse Recommendation Change, as permitted by and determined in accordance with Section 7.3.
(b) If, If at any time prior to the receipt of the Stockholder Approval, Stockholders Meeting any information event or circumstance relating to the Company SSGT or Parent, as the case may be, SST II or any of their respective subsidiaries or Affiliates, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered by SSGT or SST II, as the Company or Parent case may be, which, in pursuant to the reasonable judgment of the Company or ParentExchange Act, should be set forth in an amendment of, or a supplement to, to the Proxy Statement, so that any of such documents 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, SSGT or SST II, as the Party that discovers case may be, shall promptly inform the other Party, and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall promptly notify the other Parties, and the Company and Parent shall cooperate in the prompt filing be filed with the SEC of any necessary amendment of, or supplement to, the Proxy Statement and, to the extent required by applicable Law, in disseminating disseminated to the information contained in such amendment or supplement to stockholders holders of the Company; provided, however, SSGT Common Stock. All documents that no amended or supplemental materials will be filed SSGT is responsible for filing with the SEC or mailed by in connection with the Company without affording Parent a reasonable opportunity Mergers will comply as to form and substance in advance for consultation and review, and all material respects with the Company shall consider in good faith any comments on such materials reasonably proposed by Parent. Nothing in this Section 7.1(b) shall limit applicable requirements of the obligations of any Party under Section 7.1(a). For purposes of Section 4.23, Section 5.12 and this Section 7.1, any information concerning or related to the Company, its Affiliates or the Stockholders 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 ParentExchange Act.
(c) As Subject to SSGT’s rights with respect to a Superior Proposal or Intervening Event under Section 7.3, SSGT shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable following the clearance date of the Proxy Statement by the SEC, the Company shallthis Agreement, in accordance with applicable Law, Law and the Company Charter and Company Bylaws, establish a record date forSSGT Governing Documents, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold the Stockholders Meeting for the purpose of obtaining the Stockholder ApprovalMeeting; provided, however, that such record date in no event shall not SSGT be more than 90 days obligated to file the preliminary Proxy Statement with the SEC prior to the date of the Stockholders MeetingGo Shop Period End Time. The Company shall cause the definitive Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company’s stockholders and shall hold the Stockholders Meeting as soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement and, in any event, shall mail the definitive Proxy Statement to the Company’s stockholders promptly following the clearance thereof by the SEC (or receipt of notice that the SEC is not reviewing the preliminary Proxy Statement). The Company shall cause Holdings, in its capacity as the general partner of the Partnership, to timely send to each limited partner of the Partnership a notice of the Partnership Merger in accordance with Section 15.1 of the Partnership Agreement. The Company SSGT shall, through the Company SSGT Board, recommend (i) make the SSGT Board Recommendation and (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to its stockholders that they give solicit the Stockholder Approval, include the Board Recommendation in the Proxy Statement and solicit and use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the Stockholder ApprovalApproval (including by soliciting proxies from SSGT’s stockholders), except to the extent that the Company SSGT Board shall have made effected an Adverse Recommendation Change Change, as permitted by and determined in accordance with Section 7.3(e); provided, however, that 7.3. SSGT shall keep SST II updated with respect to proxy solicitation results as reasonably requested by SST II. Notwithstanding anything to the Companycontrary contained in this Agreement: (i) SSGT’s obligation to duly call, give notice of, convene and hold the Stockholders Meeting shall be unconditional unless this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms and shall not be affected by any Adverse Recommendation Change. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Change as permitted and determined in accordance with Section 7.1(c), if, on a date for which 7.3; and (ii) SSGT may adjourn or postpone the Stockholders Meeting (A) after consultation with SST II, to the extent necessary to ensure that any necessary supplement or amendment to the Proxy Statement is scheduledprovided to the holders of SSGT Common Stock sufficiently in advance of a vote on the REIT Merger to ensure that such vote occurs on the basis of full and complete information as required under applicable Law or (B) after consent by SST II, the Company has not received if additional time is reasonably required to solicit proxies representing a sufficient number of shares of Company SSGT Common Stock to obtain the Stockholder Approval, whether or not a quorum is present, the Company shall have the right, after consultation with Parent, to make one or more successive postponements or adjournments of the Stockholders Meeting to the extent required by applicable Law to provide any required disclosure to the Company’s stockholders or to the extent necessary to solicit additional proxies (provided, however, that, without the prior written consent of Parent, the Stockholders Meeting shall not be postponed or adjourned to a date that is (i) more than 30 days after the date for which the Stockholders Meeting was originally scheduled (excluding any adjournments or postponements required by applicable Law) or (ii) more than 120 days from the record date for the Stockholders Meeting); provided, further, the Stockholders Meeting may not be postponed or adjourned on the date the Stockholders Meeting is scheduled if the Company shall have received proxies in respect of an aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock, which have not been withdrawn, such that Stockholder Approval would be obtained at such meeting. The Company shall cooperate with and keep Parent reasonably informed on a reasonably current basis regarding its solicitation efforts and voting results following the dissemination of the Proxy Statement to the Company’s stockholders. Without the prior written consent of Parent, (x) the approval of the Company Merger shall be the only matter (other than matters of procedure and matters required by applicable Law to be voted on by the Company stockholders in connection with this Agreement or the approval of the Company Merger) that the Company shall propose to be acted on by the stockholders of the Company at the Stockholders Meeting and (y) the Company shall not submit to the vote of its stockholders any Competing Proposal.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Strategic Storage Growth Trust, Inc.)
Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Stockholder Approval. (a) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company shall prepare and, after approval by Parent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), cause to be filed with the SEC the Proxy Statement in preliminary form with respect to the Stockholders Meeting. The Company shall cause the Proxy Statement to comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act. The Company shall promptly notify the Parent Parties and Merger Sub 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 the Parent Parties and Merger Sub with copies of all correspondence between it and its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand, and all written comments with respect to the Proxy Statement received from the SEC and promptly advise the Parent Parties and Merger Sub of any oral comments with respect to the Proxy Statement received from the SEC. The Company shall respond as promptly as practicable to any comments from the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement; provided that, prior to responding to any comments of the SEC, the Company shall provide Parent with a reasonable opportunity to consult and review such response and the Company shall consider in good faith any comments on such response reasonably proposed by Parent. Prior to filing the Proxy Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto) with the SEC or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, each of the Parent Parties and Merger Sub shall reasonably 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 the Parent Parties Parent, Merger Sub and their respective Affiliates as may be required, or otherwise reasonably requested by the Company, to be set forth in the Proxy Statement under applicable Law. The Proxy Statement shall contain the Board Recommendation, except to the extent that the Company Board (or any committee thereof) shall have effected an Adverse Recommendation Change, as permitted by and determined in accordance with Section 7.3.
(b) If, at any time prior to the receipt of the Stockholder Approval, any information relating to the Company or Parent, as the case may be, or any of their respective subsidiaries or Affiliates, should be discovered by the Company or Parent which, in the reasonable judgment of the Company or Parent, should be set forth in an amendment of, or a supplement to, the Proxy Statement, so that any of such documents 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 Party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other Parties, and the Company and Parent shall cooperate in the prompt filing with the SEC of any necessary amendment of, or supplement to, the Proxy Statement and, to the extent required by Law, in disseminating the information contained in such amendment or supplement to stockholders of the Company; provided, however, that no amended or supplemental materials will be filed with the SEC or mailed by the Company without affording Parent a reasonable opportunity in advance for consultation and review, and the Company shall consider in good faith any comments on such materials reasonably proposed by Parent. Nothing in this Section 7.1(b) shall limit the obligations of any Party under Section 7.1(a). For purposes of Section 4.23, Section 5.12 and this Section 7.1, any information concerning or related to the Company, its Affiliates or the Stockholders 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.
(c) As promptly as practicable following the clearance of the Proxy Statement by the SEC, the Company shall, in accordance with applicable Law, Law and the Company Charter and Company BylawsGoverning Documents, establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold the Stockholders Meeting for the purpose of obtaining the Stockholder Approval; provided, that such record date shall not be more than 90 days prior to the date of the Stockholders Meeting. The Company shall cause the definitive Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company’s stockholders and shall hold the Stockholders Meeting as soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement and, in any event, shall mail the definitive Proxy Statement to the Company’s stockholders promptly following the clearance thereof by the SEC (or receipt of notice that the SEC is not reviewing the preliminary Proxy Statement). The Company shall cause Holdings, in its capacity as the general partner of the Partnership, to timely send to each limited partner of the Partnership a notice of the Partnership Merger in accordance with Section 15.1 of the Partnership Agreement. The Company shall, through the Company Board, recommend to its stockholders that they give the Stockholder Approval, include the Board Recommendation in the Proxy Statement and solicit and use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the Stockholder Approval, except to the extent that the Company Board shall have made an Adverse Recommendation Change as permitted by and determined in accordance with Section 7.3(e7.3(d); provided, however, that the Company’s obligation to duly call, give notice of, convene and hold the Stockholders Meeting shall be unconditional unless this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms and shall not be affected by any Adverse Recommendation Change. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 7.1(c), if, on a date for which the Stockholders Meeting is scheduled, the Company has not received proxies representing a sufficient number of shares of Company Common Stock to obtain the Stockholder Approval, whether or not a quorum is present, the Company shall have the right, after consultation with Parent, to make one or more successive postponements or adjournments of the Stockholders Meeting to the extent required by applicable Law to provide any required disclosure to the Company’s stockholders or to the extent necessary to solicit additional proxies (provided, however, that, without the prior written consent of Parent, the Stockholders Meeting shall not be postponed or adjourned to a date that is (i) more than 30 days after the date for which the Stockholders Meeting was originally scheduled (excluding any adjournments or postponements required by applicable Law) or (ii) more than 120 days from the record date for the Stockholders Meeting); provided, further, the Stockholders Meeting may not be postponed or adjourned on the date the Stockholders Meeting is scheduled if the Company shall have received proxies in respect of an aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock, which have not been withdrawn, such that Stockholder Approval would be obtained at such meeting. The Company shall cooperate with and keep Parent reasonably informed on a reasonably current basis regarding its solicitation efforts and voting results following the dissemination of the Proxy Statement to the Company’s stockholders. Without the prior written consent of Parent, (x) the approval of the Company Merger shall be the only matter (other than matters of procedure and matters required by applicable Law to be voted on by the Company stockholders in connection with this Agreement or the approval of the Company Merger) that the Company shall propose to be acted on by the stockholders of the Company at the Stockholders Meeting and (y) the Company shall not submit to the vote of its stockholders any Competing Proposal.
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Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Stockholder Approval. (a) As promptly soon as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company shall prepare and, after approval by Parent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), cause to be filed and file with the SEC a proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement Statement”) in preliminary form with respect to the Stockholders Meetingform. The Company shall cause ensure that the Proxy Statement to comply as to form and substance complies in all material respects with the all applicable requirements of the Securities Act and Exchange Act. The Company shall promptly notify provide Parent with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Parent Parties upon the receipt of Proxy Statement and any comments from the SEC amendment or any request from the SEC for amendments or supplements supplement to the Proxy StatementStatement prior to filing the same with the SEC, and the Company shall promptly provide Parent with a copy of all such filings made with the SEC. The Company shall, as promptly as practicable after receipt thereof, provide the Parent Parties with copies of all correspondence between it and its Representatives, on the one handany written comments, and the SEC, on the other hand, and all written comments with respect to the Proxy Statement received from the SEC and promptly advise the Parent Parties of any oral comments with respect to or communications regarding the Proxy Statement received from the SEC. The Company shall respond as promptly as practicable to any comments from the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement; provided that, prior to responding to any comments of the SEC, the Company shall provide Parent with a reasonable opportunity to consult and review such response and the Company shall consider in good faith any comments on such response reasonably proposed by Parent. Prior to filing the Proxy Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto) with the SEC or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, each of the Parent Parties shall reasonably 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 the Parent Parties and their respective Affiliates as may be required, or otherwise reasonably requested by the Company, to be set forth in the Proxy Statement under applicable Law. The Proxy Statement shall contain the Board Recommendation, except to the extent that the Company Board (or any committee thereof) shall have effected an Adverse Recommendation Change, as permitted by and determined in accordance with Section 7.3.
(b) If, at any time prior to the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, any information relating event occurs with respect to the Company or Parent, as the case may beany Company Subsidiary, or any of their respective subsidiaries or Affiliates, should be discovered change occurs with respect to other information supplied by the Company or Parent which, for inclusion in the reasonable judgment of the Company or ParentProxy Statement, should which is required to be set forth described in an amendment of, or a supplement to, the Proxy Statement, so that any of such documents 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 Party that discovers such information Company shall promptly notify the other PartiesParent of such event, and the Company and Parent shall cooperate in the prompt filing with the SEC of any necessary amendment of, or supplement to, to the Proxy Statement and, to the extent as required by Law, in disseminating the information contained in such amendment or supplement to stockholders of the Company; provided, however, that no amended or supplemental materials will be filed with the SEC or mailed by the Company without affording Parent a reasonable opportunity in advance for consultation and review, and the Company shall consider in good faith any comments on such materials reasonably proposed by Parent. Nothing in this Section 7.1(b) shall limit the obligations of any Party under Section 7.1(a). For purposes of Section 4.23, Section 5.12 and this Section 7.1, any information concerning or related to the Company, its Affiliates or the Stockholders 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’s stockholders.
(c) As If, at any time prior to the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, any event occurs with respect to Parent or Acquisition Sub, or change occurs with respect to other information supplied by Parent for inclusion in the Proxy Statement, which is required to be described in an amendment of, or a supplement to, the Proxy Statement, Parent shall promptly notify the Company of such event, and Parent and the Company shall cooperate in the prompt filing with the SEC of any necessary amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement and, as required by Law, in disseminating the information contained in such amendment or supplement to the Company’s stockholders.
(d) The Company shall, as soon as practicable following the clearance date of the Proxy Statement by the SEC, the Company shall, in accordance with applicable Law, the Company Charter and Company Bylaws, establish a record date forthis Agreement, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a meeting of its stockholders (the “Company Stockholders Meeting Meeting”) for the purpose of obtaining seeking the Company Stockholder Approval; provided, that such record date shall not be more than 90 days prior to the date of the Stockholders Meeting. The Company shall (i) use its reasonable efforts to cause the definitive Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company’s stockholders and shall hold the Stockholders Meeting as soon promptly as practicable following after the date of this Agreement and, and to solicit from its stockholders proxies in any event, shall mail favor of the definitive Proxy Statement to approval of the Company’s stockholders promptly following the clearance thereof Merger and this Agreement and (ii) take all other action required by the SEC (or receipt of notice that the SEC is not reviewing the preliminary Proxy Statement). The Company shall cause Holdings, in its capacity as the general partner rules of the Partnership, NYSE to timely send to each limited partner of the Partnership a notice of the Partnership Merger in accordance with Section 15.1 of the Partnership Agreementobtain such approvals. The Company shall, through the Company Board, recommend to its stockholders that they give the Stockholder Approval, include the Board Recommendation in the Proxy Statement and solicit and use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the Company Stockholder Approval, except to the extent that the Company Board shall have made an Adverse Recommendation Change withdrawn or modified its approval or recommendation of this Agreement or the Merger as permitted by and determined in accordance with Section 7.3(e6.4(c); provided, however, that the Company’s obligation to duly call, give notice of, convene and hold the Stockholders Meeting shall be unconditional unless this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms and shall not be affected by any Adverse Recommendation Change. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 7.1(c), if, on a date for which the Stockholders Meeting is scheduledforegoing, the Company has not received proxies representing a sufficient number of shares of Company Common Stock to obtain the Stockholder Approval, whether or not a quorum is present, the Company shall have the rightCompany, after consultation with Parent, to make one may adjourn or more successive postponements or adjournments of postpone the Company Stockholders Meeting to the extent necessary to ensure that any legally required by applicable Law supplement or amendment to provide any required disclosure the Proxy Statement is provided to the Company’s stockholders or to or, if as of the extent necessary to solicit additional proxies (provided, however, that, without the prior written consent of Parent, the Stockholders Meeting shall not be postponed or adjourned to a date that is (i) more than 30 days after the date time for which the Company Stockholders Meeting was is originally scheduled (excluding any adjournments or postponements required by applicable Lawas set forth in the Proxy Statement) or (ii) more than 120 days from the record date for the Stockholders Meeting); provided, further, the Stockholders Meeting may not be postponed or adjourned on the date the Stockholders Meeting is scheduled if the Company shall have received proxies in respect of an aggregate number of there are insufficient shares of Company Common Stock, which have not been withdrawn, such that Stockholder Approval would be obtained at such meeting. The Company shall cooperate with and keep Parent reasonably informed on Stock represented (either in person or by proxy) to constitute a reasonably current basis regarding its solicitation efforts and voting results following quorum necessary to conduct the dissemination of the Proxy Statement to the Company’s stockholders. Without the prior written consent of Parent, (x) the approval business of the Company Merger shall be Stockholders Meeting.
(e) Parent shall, as soon as practicable following the only matter (other than matters date of procedure and matters required by applicable Law to be voted on by the Company stockholders in connection with this Agreement, approve this Agreement or by written consent as the approval sole stockholder of the Company Merger) that the Company shall propose to be acted on by the stockholders of the Company at the Stockholders Meeting and Acquisition Sub (y) the Company shall not submit to the vote of its stockholders any Competing Proposal“Acquisition Sub Stockholder Approval”).
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Worldwide Restaurant Concepts Inc)
Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Stockholder Approval. (a) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company shall prepare and, after approval by Parent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), cause to be filed with the SEC the Proxy Statement in preliminary form with respect to the Stockholders Meeting. The Company shall cause the Proxy Statement to comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act. The Company shall promptly notify the Parent Parties 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 the Parent Parties with copies of all correspondence between it and its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand, and all written comments with respect to the Proxy Statement received from the SEC and promptly advise the Parent Parties of any oral comments with respect to the Proxy Statement received from the SEC. The Company shall respond as promptly as practicable to any comments from the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement; provided that, prior to responding to any comments of the SEC, the Company shall provide Parent with a reasonable opportunity to consult and review such response and the Company shall consider in good faith any comments on such response reasonably proposed by Parent. Prior to filing the Proxy Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto) with the SEC or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, each of the Parent Parties shall reasonably 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 the Parent Parties and their respective Affiliates as may be required, or otherwise reasonably requested by the Company, to be set forth in the Proxy Statement under applicable Law. The Proxy Statement shall contain the Board Recommendation, except to the extent that the Company Board (or any committee thereof) shall have effected an Adverse Recommendation Change, as permitted by and determined in accordance with Section 7.3.
(b) If, at any time prior to the receipt of the Stockholder Approval, any information relating to the Company or Parent, as the case may be, or any of their respective subsidiaries or Affiliates, should be discovered by the Company or Parent which, in the reasonable judgment of the Company or Parent, should be set forth in an amendment of, or a supplement to, the Proxy Statement, so that any of such documents 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 Party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other Parties, and the Company and Parent shall cooperate in the prompt filing with the SEC of any necessary amendment of, or supplement to, the Proxy Statement and, to the extent required by Law, in disseminating the information contained in such amendment or supplement to stockholders of the Company; provided, however, that no amended or supplemental materials will be filed with the SEC or mailed by the Company without affording Parent a reasonable opportunity in advance for consultation and review, and the Company shall consider in good faith any comments on such materials reasonably proposed by Parent. Nothing in this Section 7.1(b) shall limit the obligations of any Party under Section 7.1(a). For purposes of Section 4.23, Section 5.12 and this Section 7.1, any information concerning or related to the Company, its Affiliates or the Stockholders 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.
(c) As promptly as practicable following the clearance of the Proxy Statement by the SEC, the Company shall, in accordance with applicable Law, the Company Charter and Company Bylaws, establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold the Stockholders Meeting for the purpose of obtaining the Stockholder Approval; provided, that such record date shall not be more than 90 days prior to the date of the Stockholders Meeting; provided, further, that the Company shall not be required to convene and hold the Stockholders Meeting prior to the No-Shop Period Start Date. The Company shall cause the definitive Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company’s stockholders and shall hold the Stockholders Meeting as soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement and, in any event, shall mail the definitive Proxy Statement to the Company’s stockholders promptly following the clearance thereof by the SEC (or receipt of notice that the SEC is not reviewing the preliminary Proxy Statement). The Company shall cause HoldingsCompany, in its capacity as the general partner of the Partnership, to shall timely send to each limited partner of the Partnership a notice of the Partnership Merger in accordance with Section 15.1 7.1(a)(ii)(D) of the Partnership Agreement. The Company shall, through the Company Board, recommend to its stockholders that they give the Stockholder Approval, include the Board Recommendation in the Proxy Statement and solicit and use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the Stockholder Approval, except to the extent that the Company Board shall have made an Adverse Recommendation Change as permitted by and determined in accordance with Section 7.3(e); provided, however, that the Company’s obligation to duly call, give notice of, convene and hold the Stockholders Meeting shall be unconditional unless this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms and shall not be affected by any Adverse Recommendation Change. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 7.1(c), if, on a date for which the Stockholders Meeting is scheduled, the Company has not received proxies representing a sufficient number of shares of Company Common Stock to obtain the Stockholder Approval, whether or not a quorum is present, the Company shall have the right, after consultation with Parent, to make one or more successive postponements or adjournments of the Stockholders Meeting to the extent required by applicable Law to provide any required disclosure to the Company’s stockholders or to the extent necessary to solicit additional proxies (provided, however, that, without the prior written consent of Parent, the Stockholders Meeting shall not be postponed or adjourned to a date that is (i) more than 30 days after the date for which the Stockholders Meeting was originally scheduled (excluding any adjournments or postponements required by applicable Law) or (ii) more than 120 days from the record date for the Stockholders Meeting); Meeting); provided, further, the Stockholders Meeting may not be postponed or adjourned on the date the Stockholders Meeting is scheduled if the Company shall have received proxies in respect of an aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock, which have not been withdrawn, such that Stockholder Approval would be obtained at such meeting. The Company shall cooperate with and keep Parent reasonably informed on a reasonably current basis regarding its solicitation efforts and voting results following the dissemination of the Proxy Statement to the Company’s stockholders. Without the prior written consent of Parent, (x) the approval of the Company Merger shall be the only matter (other than matters of procedure and matters required by applicable Law to be voted on by the Company stockholders in connection with this Agreement or the approval of the Company Merger) that the Company shall propose to be acted on by the stockholders of the Company at the Stockholders Meeting and (y) the Company shall not submit to the vote of its stockholders any Competing Proposal.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Preferred Apartment Communities Inc)
Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Stockholder Approval. (a) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company shall prepare and, after approval by Parent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), ) cause to be filed with the SEC the Proxy Statement in preliminary form with respect to the Stockholders Meeting. The Company shall cause the Proxy Statement to comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act. The Company shall promptly notify the Parent Parties and Merger Sub upon the receipt of any comments comments, written or oral, 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 the Parent Parties and Merger Sub with copies of (i) all correspondence between it and its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand, and (ii) all written comments with respect to the Proxy Statement received from the SEC and promptly advise the Parent Parties of any oral comments with respect to the Proxy Statement received from the SEC. The Company shall respond as promptly as practicable to any comments from the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement; provided provided, that, prior to responding to any comments of the SEC, the Company shall provide Parent with a reasonable opportunity to consult and review such response and the Company shall consider in good faith any comments on such response reasonably proposed by Parent. Prior to filing the Proxy Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto) with the SEC or responding to any comments Each of the SEC with respect thereto, each of the Parent Parties and Merger Sub shall reasonably cooperate cooperate, and shall cause their controlled Affiliates to reasonably 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 the Parent Parties Parent, Merger Sub and their respective Affiliates as may be required, or otherwise reasonably requested by the Company, to be set forth in the Proxy Statement under applicable Law. The Proxy Statement shall contain the Board Recommendation, except to the extent that the Company Board (or any committee thereof) shall have effected an Adverse Recommendation Change, as permitted by and determined in accordance with Section 7.3.
(b) If, at any time prior to the receipt of the Stockholder Approval, any information relating to the Company or Parent, as the case may be, or any of their respective subsidiaries or Affiliates, should be discovered by the Company or Parent Parties which, in the reasonable judgment of the Company or Parentsuch Parent Party, should be set forth in an amendment of, or a supplement to, the Proxy Statement, so that any of such documents 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 Party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other Parties, and the Company and Parent shall reasonably cooperate in the prompt filing with the SEC of any necessary amendment of, or supplement to, the Proxy Statement and, to the extent required by Law, in disseminating the information contained in such amendment or supplement to stockholders of the Company; provided, however, that that, to the extent reasonably practicable, no amended or supplemental materials will be filed with the SEC or mailed by the Company without affording Parent a reasonable opportunity in advance for consultation and review, and the Company shall consider in good faith any comments on such materials reasonably proposed by Parent. Nothing in this Section 7.1(b) shall limit the obligations of any Party under Section 7.1(a). For purposes of Section 4.23, Section 5.12 and this Section 7.1, any information concerning or related to the Company, its Affiliates or the Stockholders 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.
(c) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the clearance of the Proxy Statement by the SEC, the Company shall, in accordance with applicable Law, Law and the Company Charter and Company BylawsGoverning Documents, establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold the Stockholders Meeting for the purpose of obtaining the Stockholder ApprovalApproval (and other matters that shall be submitted to the holders of Company Common Stock at such meeting); provided, that such record date shall not be more than 90 days prior to the date of the Stockholders Meeting. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the definitive Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company’s stockholders entitled to vote at the Stockholders Meeting and shall to hold the Stockholders Meeting as soon as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement and, in any event, shall mail the definitive Proxy Statement to the Company’s stockholders promptly as soon as reasonably practicable following the clearance thereof by the SEC (or receipt of notice that the SEC is not reviewing the preliminary Proxy Statement). The Company shall cause Holdings, in its capacity as the general partner of the Partnership, to timely send to each limited partner of the Partnership a notice of the Partnership Merger in accordance with Section 15.1 of the Partnership Agreement. The Company shall, through the Company Board, recommend to its stockholders that they give the Stockholder Approval, include the Board Recommendation in the Proxy Statement and solicit and the Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to obtain solicit the Stockholder Approval (including by soliciting proxies from the holders of the Company Common Stock and taking all other action necessary or advisable to secure the Stockholder Approval), except except, in each case, to the extent that the Company Board shall have made an Adverse Recommendation Change (as hereinafter defined) as permitted by and determined in accordance with Section 7.3(e); provided, however, that the Company’s obligation to duly call, give notice of, convene and hold the Stockholders Meeting shall be unconditional unless this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms and shall not otherwise be affected by any Adverse Recommendation Change. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 7.1(c), ifthe Company may, on a date after consultation with Parent, postpone, recess or adjourn such meeting (i) to the extent required by Law, (ii) to allow reasonable additional time to solicit additional proxies to the extent necessary in order to obtain the Stockholder Approval, (iii) if as of the time for which the Stockholders Meeting is scheduled, originally scheduled (as set forth in the Company has not received proxies representing a sufficient number of Proxy Statement) there are insufficient shares of Company Common Stock represented (either in person or by proxy) and voting to obtain the Stockholder Approval, whether or not constitute a quorum is present, necessary to conduct the Company shall have the right, after consultation with Parent, to make one or more successive postponements or adjournments business of the Stockholders Meeting or (iv) to allow reasonable additional time for the extent required by filing and dissemination of any supplemental or amended disclosure which the Company Board has determined in good faith after consultation with outside counsel is necessary under applicable Law to provide any required and for such supplemental or amended disclosure to be disseminated and reviewed by the Company’s stockholders or prior to the extent necessary to solicit additional proxies (Stockholders Meeting; provided, however, that, without the prior written consent of Parent, the Stockholders Meeting shall not be postponed postponed, recessed or adjourned to a date that is (i) more than 30 days after the date for which the Stockholders Meeting was originally scheduled (excluding any adjournments adjournments, recesses or postponements required by applicable Law) or (ii) more than 120 days from the record date for the Stockholders Meeting); provided, further, that, except as required under applicable Law, the Stockholders Meeting may not be postponed postponed, recessed or adjourned on the date the Stockholders Meeting is scheduled if the Company shall have received proxies in respect of an aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock, which have not been withdrawn, such that Stockholder Approval would be obtained at such meeting. The Company shall cooperate with and keep Parent reasonably informed on a reasonably current basis regarding its solicitation efforts and voting results following the dissemination of the Proxy Statement to the Company’s stockholders. Without Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, without the prior written consent of Parent, (x) the approval of the Company Merger shall be the only matter (other than matters of procedure and matters required by applicable Law to be voted on by the Company stockholders in connection with this Agreement or the approval of the Company Merger) that the Company shall propose to be acted on by the stockholders of the Company at the Stockholders Meeting and (y) the Company shall not submit to the vote of its stockholders any Competing Proposal.
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Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Stockholder Approval. (a) As promptly soon as reasonably practicable and in no event later than the 10th Business Day following the date of this Agreement, the Company shall prepare and, after approval by Parent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), cause to be filed and file with the SEC the Proxy Statement in preliminary form with respect to the Stockholders Meetingform. The Company shall cause ensure that the Proxy Statement to comply as to form and substance complies in all material respects with the all applicable requirements of the Securities Act and Exchange Act. The Company shall promptly notify provide Parent with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Parent Parties upon the receipt of Proxy Statement and any comments from the SEC amendment or any request from the SEC for amendments or supplements supplement to the Proxy StatementStatement prior to filing the same with the SEC, and the Company shall promptly provide Parent with a copy of all such filings made with the SEC. The Company shall, as promptly as practicable after receipt thereof, provide the Parent Parties with copies of all correspondence between it and its Representatives, on the one handany written comments, and the SEC, on the other hand, and all written advise Parent of any oral comments with respect to or communications regarding the Proxy Statement received from the SEC and promptly advise the Parent Parties of any oral comments shall, after consultation with respect Parent, provide a written response to the Proxy Statement received from the SEC. The Company shall respond SEC as promptly as practicable to any after the Company’s receipt of such comments from the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement; provided that, prior to responding to any comments of the SEC, the Company shall provide Parent with a reasonable opportunity to consult and review such response and the Company shall consider in good faith any comments on such response reasonably proposed by Parent. Prior to filing the Proxy Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto) with the SEC or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, each of the Parent Parties shall reasonably 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 the Parent Parties and their respective Affiliates as may be required, or otherwise reasonably requested by the Company, to be set forth in the Proxy Statement under applicable Law. The Proxy Statement shall contain the Board Recommendation, except to the extent that the Company Board (or any committee thereof) shall have effected an Adverse Recommendation Change, as permitted by and determined in accordance with Section 7.3.
(b) If, at any time prior to the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, any information relating event occurs with respect to the Company or Parent, as the case may beany of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective subsidiaries or Affiliates, should be discovered change occurs with respect to other information supplied by the Company or Parent which, for inclusion in the reasonable judgment of the Company or ParentProxy Statement, should which is required to be set forth described in an amendment of, or a supplement to, the Proxy Statement, so that any of such documents 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 Party that discovers such information Company shall promptly notify the other PartiesParent of such event, and the Company and Parent shall cooperate and within 3 Business Days after the occurrence of the event giving rise to such amendment or supplement file with the SEC any necessary amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement and, as required by Applicable Laws, disseminate the information contained in such amendment or supplement to the Stockholders.
(c) If, at any time prior to the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, any event occurs with respect to Parent or Merger Sub, or change occurs with respect to other information supplied by Parent for inclusion in the Proxy Statement, which is required to be described in an amendment of, or a supplement to, the Proxy Statement, Parent shall promptly notify the Company of such event, and Parent and the Company shall cooperate in the prompt filing with the SEC of any necessary amendment of, or supplement to, to the Proxy Statement and, to the extent as required by LawApplicable Laws, in disseminating the information contained in such amendment or supplement to stockholders of the Company; providedStockholders, however, that no amended or supplemental materials will be filed with the SEC or mailed by the Company without affording Parent a reasonable opportunity in advance for consultation and review, and the Company shall consider in good faith any comments on such materials reasonably proposed by all at Parent. Nothing in this Section 7.1(b) shall limit the obligations of any Party under Section 7.1(a). For purposes of Section 4.23, Section 5.12 and this Section 7.1, any information concerning or related to the Company, its Affiliates or the Stockholders 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’s sole expense.
(cd) As promptly as practicable following the clearance of the Proxy Statement by the SEC, the The Company shall, in accordance with applicable Law, the Company Charter and Company Bylaws, establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold the Stockholders Meeting for the purpose of obtaining the Stockholder Approval; provided, that such record date shall not be more than 90 days prior to the date of the Stockholders Meeting. The Company shall cause the definitive Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company’s stockholders and shall hold the Stockholders Meeting as soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement Agreement, duly call and give notice of, and, in any eventon the first Business Day on which it is permitted to do so under the DGCL and its bylaws, shall mail convene and hold, a meeting of its stockholders (the definitive Proxy Statement to “Company Stockholder Meeting”) for the Company’s stockholders promptly following purpose of seeking the clearance thereof by the SEC (or receipt of notice that the SEC is not reviewing the preliminary Proxy Statement)Company Stockholder Approval. The Company shall (i) cause Holdings, in its capacity as the general partner final Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Stockholders within 3 Business Days after the first day on which it is permitted to do so pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Partnership, SEC and (ii) use its best efforts to timely send to each limited partner solicit from its stockholders proxies in favor of the Partnership a notice approval of the Partnership Merger in accordance with Section 15.1 of the Partnership and this Agreement. The Company shall, through the Company Boardits Board of Directors, recommend to its stockholders Stockholders that they give the Stockholder Approval, include the Board Recommendation in the Proxy Statement and solicit and use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the Company Stockholder Approval, except to the extent that the Company Board shall have made an Adverse Recommendation Change withdrawn or modified its approval or recommendation of this Agreement or the Merger as permitted by and determined in accordance with Section 7.3(e6.6(d); provided, however, that the Company’s obligation to duly call, give notice of, convene and hold the Stockholders Meeting shall be unconditional unless this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms and shall not be affected by any Adverse Recommendation Change. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 7.1(c), if, on a date for which the Stockholders Meeting is scheduledforegoing, the Company has not received proxies representing a sufficient number of shares of Company Common Stock to obtain the Stockholder Approval, whether or not a quorum is present, the Company shall have the rightCompany, after consultation with Parent, to make one may adjourn or more successive postponements or adjournments of postpone the Stockholders Company Stockholder Meeting to the extent required by applicable Law to provide any required disclosure to the Company’s stockholders or to the extent necessary to solicit additional proxies (provided, however, that, without the prior written consent of Parent, the Stockholders Meeting shall not be postponed ensure that any legally required supplement or adjourned amendment to a date that is (i) more than 30 days after the date for which the Stockholders Meeting was originally scheduled (excluding any adjournments or postponements required by applicable Law) or (ii) more than 120 days from the record date for the Stockholders Meeting); provided, further, the Stockholders Meeting may not be postponed or adjourned on the date the Stockholders Meeting is scheduled if the Company shall have received proxies in respect of an aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock, which have not been withdrawn, such that Stockholder Approval would be obtained at such meeting. The Company shall cooperate with and keep Parent reasonably informed on a reasonably current basis regarding its solicitation efforts and voting results following the dissemination of the Proxy Statement is provided to the Company’s stockholders. Without Stockholders or, if as of the prior written consent time for which the Company Stockholders Meeting is originally scheduled (as set forth in the Proxy Statement) there are insufficient shares of Parent, Common Stock represented (xeither in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the approval business of the Company Merger shall be the only matter (other than matters of procedure and matters required by applicable Law to be voted on by the Company stockholders in connection with this Agreement or the approval of the Company Merger) that the Company shall propose to be acted on by the stockholders of the Company at the Stockholders Meeting and (y) the Company shall not submit to the vote of its stockholders any Competing ProposalStockholder Meeting.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Improvenet Inc)