Proxy Statement and Schedule. 13E-3. (a) As soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company, with the assistance of Parent and Merger Sub, shall prepare a proxy statement relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company (such proxy statement, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Proxy Statement”). Concurrently with the preparation of the Proxy Statement, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall jointly prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC a Rule 13e-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company, which may be in the form of an amendment to the Schedule 13E-3 filed by the Chairman, MBKP, Baring and their respective Affiliates (such Schedule 13E-3, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Schedule 13E-3”). Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts so that the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall provide reasonable assistance and cooperation to the Company in the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 and the resolution of comments from the SEC. Upon its 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 the Schedule 13E-3, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Sub and in any event within 24 hours and shall provide Parent 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 the Schedule 13E-3 or mailing the Proxy Statement (or in each case, any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, the Company (i) shall provide Parent and Merger Sub with a reasonable period of time to review and comment on such document or response and (ii) shall consider in good faith all additions, deletions or changes reasonably proposed by Parent in good faith. If at any time prior to the Shareholders’ Meeting, any information relating to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, is discovered by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement and/or the Schedule 13E-3 so that the Proxy Statement and/or the Schedule 13E-3 shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and the Company shall file an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminate to the shareholders of the Company. (b) Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agrees, as to itself and its respective Affiliates or Representatives, that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as applicable, expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 or any other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transactions, will, as of the time such documents (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are mailed to the holders of Shares and at the time of the Shareholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company further agrees that all documents that such party is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the Merger will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable Laws and that all information supplied by such party for inclusion or incorporation by reference in such document will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein 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 event or circumstance relating to Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered that should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 so that 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 are made, not misleading, the party discovering such event or circumstance shall promptly inform the other parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such event or circumstance shall be promptly filed with the SEC and disseminated to the shareholders of the Company to the extent required by Law; provided, that prior to such filing, the Company and Parent, as the case may be, shall consult with each other with respect to such amendment or supplement and shall afford the other party and their Representatives a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon. (c) Parent shall (i) vote, or cause to be voted, all of the Shares then beneficially owned by Parent or Merger Sub or with respect to which Parent or Merger Sub otherwise has, directly or indirectly, voting power at the Shareholders’ Meeting in favor of the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, and (ii) if necessary, enforce the agreement of the Rollover Shareholders set forth in the Contribution and Support Agreement to vote for the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Zhang Ray Ruiping), Merger Agreement (BPEA Teamsport LTD), Agreement and Plan of Merger (eHi Car Services LTD)
Proxy Statement and Schedule. 13E-3.
(a) As soon as practicable Promptly following the date of this Agreement, the Company, with the assistance of Parent and Merger Sub, shall prepare and cause to be filed a proxy statement relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, Transactions by the shareholders of the Company Company, including a notice convening the Shareholders’ Meeting in accordance with the Company’s memorandum and articles of association (such proxy statementstatement and notice, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Proxy Statement”). Concurrently with the preparation of the Proxy Statement, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall jointly prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC a Rule 13e-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3. The Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use their reasonable efforts to cause the initial Schedule 13E-3 relating to be filed with the authorization and approval SEC (with the initial Proxy Statement filed as an exhibit) within fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company, which may be in the form of an amendment to the Schedule 13E-3 filed by the Chairman, MBKP, Baring and their respective Affiliates (such Schedule 13E-3, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Schedule 13E-3”). Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts so that the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide reasonable assistance and cooperation furnish all information concerning such party to the Company others as may be reasonably requested in connection with the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 and the resolution of comments from the SEC. Upon its The Company shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Sub 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 the Schedule 13E-3, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Sub and in any event within 24 hours 13E-3 and shall provide Parent with copies of all correspondence between the Company it and its representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC and its staff, on the other hand. Prior to filing the Schedule 13E-3 or mailing the Proxy Statement (or in each case, any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, the Company (i) shall provide Parent and Merger Sub with a reasonable period of time an opportunity to review and comment on such document or response and (ii) shall consider in good faith all additions, deletions or changes comments reasonably proposed by Parent and Merger Sub in good faith. If at any time prior to the Shareholders’ Meeting, any information relating to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, is discovered by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub that which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement and/or the and Schedule 13E-3 so that the Proxy Statement and/or the and Schedule 13E-3 shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the party that which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and the Company shall file an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminate disseminated to the shareholders of the Company.
(b) Each of ParentNotwithstanding the foregoing or anything else herein to the contrary, Merger Sub and the Company agrees, as subject to itself and its respective Affiliates or Representatives, that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as applicable, expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 or any other documents filed or to be filed compliance with the SEC terms of Section 6.04, in connection with the Transactions, will, as of the time such documents (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are mailed to the holders of Shares and at the time of the Shareholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of disclosure regarding a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein Change in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company further agrees that all documents that such party is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the Merger will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable Laws and that all information supplied by such party for inclusion or incorporation by reference in such document will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein 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 event or circumstance relating to Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered that should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 so that 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 are made, not misleading, the party discovering such event or circumstance shall promptly inform the other parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such event or circumstance shall be promptly filed with the SEC and disseminated to the shareholders of the Company to the extent required by Law; provided, that prior to such filingRecommendation, the Company and Parent, as shall not be required to provide Parent or Merger Sub the case may be, shall consult with each other with respect to such amendment or supplement and shall afford the other party and their Representatives a reasonable opportunity to review or comment thereon.
on (c) Parent shall (i) vote, or cause to be voted, all of the Shares then beneficially owned include comments proposed by Parent or Merger Sub in) the Schedule 13E-3 or the Proxy Statement, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any comments thereon or any other filing by the Company with the SEC, with respect to which Parent or Merger Sub otherwise has, directly or indirectly, voting power at the Shareholders’ Meeting in favor of the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, and (ii) if necessary, enforce the agreement of the Rollover Shareholders set forth in the Contribution and Support Agreement to vote for the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Mergersuch disclosure.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Wang Benson Haibing), Merger Agreement (Taomee Holdings LTD)
Proxy Statement and Schedule. 13E-3.
(a) As soon as practicable Promptly following the date of this Agreementhereof, the Company, with the assistance of Parent and Merger Sub, shall prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC a proxy statement relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, Transactions by the shareholders of the Company (such proxy statement, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Proxy Statement”). Concurrently with the preparation of the Proxy Statement, the Company, Company and Parent and Merger Sub shall jointly prepare and cause to be filed a Schedule 13E-3 with the SEC a Rule 13e-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company, which may be in the form of an amendment to the Schedule 13E-3 filed by the Chairman, MBKP, Baring and their respective Affiliates (such Schedule 13E-3, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Schedule 13E-3”)SEC. Each of the Company, Company and Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts so that the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 will comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each of the Company, Company and Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3. Each of the Company and Parent and Merger Sub shall provide reasonable assistance and cooperation furnish all information concerning such party to the Company other as may be reasonably requested in connection with the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement, Statement and Schedule 13E-3. The Company shall promptly notify Parent upon the Schedule 13E-3 and the resolution of comments from the SEC. Upon its 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 the Schedule 13E-3, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Sub and in any event within 24 hours 13E-3 and shall provide Parent with copies of all correspondence between the Company it and its representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC and its staff, on the other hand. Prior to filing the Schedule 13E-3 or mailing the Proxy Statement and Schedule 13E-3 (or in each case, any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, the Company (i) shall provide Parent and Merger Sub with a reasonable period of time opportunity to review and comment on such document or response and response, (ii) shall consider include in good faith such document or response all additions, deletions or changes comments reasonably proposed by Parent in good faithand (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 relating to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub Parent or any of their respective Affiliatesaffiliates, officers or directors, is discovered by the Company, Company or Parent or Merger Sub that which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement and/or the and Schedule 13E-3 so that the Proxy Statement and/or the and Schedule 13E-3 shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the party that which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and the Company shall file an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminate disseminated to the shareholders of the Company.
(b) Each of Parent, Merger Sub Parent represents and the Company agrees, as to itself and its respective Affiliates or Representatives, covenants that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as applicable, expressly Parent for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Statement and Schedule 13E-3 or any other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transactionswill not, will, as of at (i) the time such documents the Proxy Statement and Schedule 13E-3 (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are filed with the SEC, (ii) the time the Proxy Statement (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) is first mailed to the holders shareholders of Shares the Company, and at (iii) the time of the Shareholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, fact or omit fail 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. Each of Parent; provided, however, that no representation or warranty is made by Parent or Merger Sub and with respect to information supplied by or on behalf of the Company further agrees for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement or Schedule 13E-3.
(c) The Company represents and covenants that the information supplied by the Company for inclusion in the Proxy Statement and Schedule 13E-3 will not, at (i) the time the Proxy Statement and Schedule 13E-3 (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are filed with the SEC, (ii) the time the Proxy Statement (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) is first mailed to the shareholders of the Company, and (iii) the time of the Shareholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or fail 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; provided, however, that no representation or warranty is made by Parent or Merger Sub with respect to information supplied by or on behalf of the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement or Schedule 13E-3. The Company covenants that all documents that such party the Company is responsible for filing with and/or furnishing to the SEC in connection with any of the Merger Transactions will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, other applicable Laws and that all information supplied by such party for inclusion or incorporation by reference in such document will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein 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 event or circumstance relating to Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered that should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 so that 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 are made, not misleading, the party discovering such event or circumstance shall promptly inform the other parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such event or circumstance shall be promptly filed with the SEC and disseminated to the shareholders of the Company to the extent required by Law; provided, that prior to such filing, the Company and Parent, as the case may be, shall consult with each other than with respect to such amendment or supplement and shall afford the other party and their Representatives a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon.
(c) Parent shall (i) vote, or cause to be voted, all of the Shares then beneficially owned any information supplied by Parent or Merger Sub or with respect to which Parent or Merger Sub otherwise has, directly or indirectly, voting power at the Shareholders’ Meeting in favor of the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, and (ii) if necessary, enforce the agreement of the Rollover Shareholders set forth in the Contribution and Support Agreement to vote for the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the MergerSub.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Alibaba Group Holding LTD), Merger Agreement (AutoNavi Holdings LTD)
Proxy Statement and Schedule. 13E-3.
(a) As soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement, but in any event within twenty one (21) days after the date hereof, the Company, with the assistance of Parent and Merger Sub, shall prepare a proxy statement relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company by the Requisite Company Vote including a notice convening the Shareholders’ Meeting in accordance with the Company’s articles of association (such proxy statementstatement and notice, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Proxy Statement”). Concurrently with the preparation of the Proxy Statement, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall jointly prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC a Rule 13e-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company, which may be in the form of an amendment to the Schedule 13E-3 filed by the Chairman, MBKP, Baring and their respective Affiliates Company (such Schedule 13E-3, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Schedule 13E-3”). Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts so that the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall provide reasonable assistance and cooperation to the Company in the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 and the resolution of comments from the SEC. Upon its receipt of any written 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 the Schedule 13E-3, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Sub and in any event within 24 hours and shall provide Parent 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 the Schedule 13E-3 or mailing the Proxy Statement (or in each case, any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, the Company (i) shall provide Parent and Merger Sub with a reasonable period of time to review and comment on such document or response and (ii) shall consider in good faith all additions, deletions or changes reasonably proposed by Parent in good faith. If at any time prior to the Shareholders’ Meeting, any information relating to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, is discovered by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement and/or the Schedule 13E-3 so that the Proxy Statement and/or the Schedule 13E-3 shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and the Company shall file an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminate to the shareholders of the Company.
(b) Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agrees, as to itself and its respective Affiliates or Representatives, that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as applicable, expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 or any other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transactions, will, as of the time such documents (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are mailed to the holders of Shares and at the time of the Shareholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company further agrees that all documents that such party is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the Merger will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable Laws and that all information supplied by such party for inclusion or incorporation by reference in such document will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein 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 event or circumstance relating to Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered that which should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 so that 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 are made, not misleading, the party discovering such event or circumstance shall promptly inform the other parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such event or circumstance shall be promptly filed with the SEC and disseminated to the shareholders of the Company to the extent required by Law; provided, that prior to such filing, the Company and Parent, as the case may be, shall consult with each other with respect to such amendment or supplement and shall afford the other party and their Representatives a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon.
(c) Parent shall (i) vote, or cause to be voted, all of the Shares then beneficially owned by Parent or Merger Sub or with respect to which Parent or Merger Sub otherwise has, directly or indirectly, voting power at the Shareholders’ Meeting in favor of the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, and (ii) if necessary, enforce the agreement of the Rollover Shareholders set forth in the Contribution and Support Agreement to vote for the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Yao Jinbo), Merger Agreement (58.com Inc.)
Proxy Statement and Schedule. 13E-3.
(a) . As soon promptly as practicable following after the date execution of this Agreement, the Companyparties shall cooperate and promptly prepare, and the Company shall file with the assistance of Parent SEC as soon as practicable the Proxy Statement and Merger Sub, shall prepare a proxy statement relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger NBC and the Transactions, including Company shall file with the Merger, by SEC as soon as practicable the shareholders Schedule 13E-3. Each of the Company (such proxy statement, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Proxy Statement”). Concurrently and NBC shall cooperate with each other in connection with the preparation of the Proxy Statement, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall jointly prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC a Rule 13e-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company, which may be in the form of an amendment to the Schedule 13E-3 filed by the Chairman, MBKP, Baring and their respective Affiliates (such Schedule 13E-3, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Schedule 13E-3”). Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts so that the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 will comply including, but not limited to, furnishing information required to be disclosed in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3. Each of Parent The information provided and Merger Sub shall provide reasonable assistance and cooperation to the Company in the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 be provided by NBC and the resolution of comments from the SEC. Upon its receipt of any comments from the SEC or its staff or any request from the SEC or its staff Company, respectively, for amendments or supplements to use in (i) the Proxy Statement will, at the time the Proxy Statement is filed with the SEC and on the Schedule 13E-3, date of the Company shall promptly notify Parent Stockholders Meeting, not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, and Merger Sub and in any event within 24 hours and shall provide Parent 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 NBC each agree to filing the Schedule 13E-3 or mailing correct any information provided by it for use in the Proxy Statement (which shall have become untrue or misleading in each case, any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with material respect thereto, the Company (i) shall provide Parent and Merger Sub with a reasonable period of time to review and comment on such document or response and (ii) shall consider in good faith all additionsthe Schedule 13E-3 to be filed with the SEC by the Company concurrently with the filing of the Proxy Statement will, deletions or changes reasonably proposed by Parent in good faith. If at the time it is first filed with the SEC, and at any time prior to it is amended or supplemented and at the Shareholders’ time of the Company Stockholders Meeting, any information relating to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, is discovered by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement and/or the Schedule 13E-3 so that the Proxy Statement and/or the Schedule 13E-3 shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the party that discovers such information shall . The Company will promptly notify NBC of the other parties hereto and receipt of any comments from the Company shall file an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information with SEC, of any request by the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminate to the shareholders of the Company.
(b) Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agrees, as to itself and its respective Affiliates or Representatives, that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as applicable, expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 or any other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transactions, will, as of the time such documents (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are mailed to the holders of Shares and at the time of the Shareholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company further agrees that all documents that such party is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the Merger will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable Laws and that all information supplied by such party for inclusion or incorporation by reference in such document will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein 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 event or circumstance relating to Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered that should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 so that such document would not include any misstatement or for additional information, and will supply NBC 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 are made, not misleading, the party discovering such event or circumstance shall promptly inform the other parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such event or circumstance shall be promptly filed with the SEC and disseminated to the shareholders of all correspondence between the Company to or any of its representatives and the extent required by Law; providedSEC, that prior to such filing, the Company and Parent, as the case may be, shall consult with each other with respect to such the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3. The Company will permit NBC to review and comment upon all filings with the SEC, including the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 and any amendment or supplement thereto. All mailings to the Company's stockholders in connection with the Merger, including the Proxy Statement, shall be subject to the prior review and shall afford comment by NBC. The Company agrees to use its commercially reasonable best efforts, after consultation with NBC, to respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to any comments made by the other party and their Representatives a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon.
(c) Parent shall (i) vote, or cause to be voted, all of the Shares then beneficially owned by Parent or Merger Sub or SEC with respect to which Parent or Merger Sub otherwise hasthe Proxy Statement, directly or indirectly, voting power any preliminary version thereof filed by it and to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company's stockholders at the Shareholders’ Meeting in favor of earliest practicable time. The Company and NBC agree to cooperate to respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to any comments made by the authorization and approval of this Agreement, SEC with respect to the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, and (ii) if necessary, enforce the agreement of the Rollover Shareholders set forth in the Contribution and Support Agreement to vote for the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the MergerSchedule 13E-3.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (General Electric Co), Merger Agreement (NBC Internet Inc)
Proxy Statement and Schedule. 13E-3.
(a) As soon as practicable following the date of this Agreementhereof, the Company, Company with the assistance of Parent and Merger Sub, shall prepare a proxy statement relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, Transactions by the shareholders of the Company (such proxy statement, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Proxy Statement”). Concurrently with the preparation of the Proxy Statement, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall jointly prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC a Rule 13e-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, Transactions by the shareholders of the Company, which may be in the form of an amendment to the Schedule 13E-3 filed by the Chairman, MBKP, Baring and their respective Affiliates Company (such Schedule 13E-3, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Schedule 13E-3”). Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts so that the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall provide reasonable assistance and cooperation to the Company in the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 and the resolution of comments from the SEC. Upon its 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 the Schedule 13E-3, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Sub and in any event within 24 hours and shall provide Parent 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 the Schedule 13E-3 or mailing the Proxy Statement (or in each case, any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, the Company (i) shall provide Parent and Merger Sub with a reasonable period of time to review and comment on such document or response and (ii) shall consider in good faith all additions, deletions or changes reasonably proposed by Parent in good faith. If at any time prior to the Shareholders’ Meeting, any information relating to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, is discovered by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement and/or the Schedule 13E-3 so that the Proxy Statement and/or the Schedule 13E-3 shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and the Company shall file an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminate to the shareholders of the Company.
(b) Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agrees, as to itself and its respective Affiliates or Representatives, that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as applicable, expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 or any other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transactions, will, as of the time such documents (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are mailed to the holders of Shares and at the time of the Shareholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company further agrees that all documents that such party is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the Merger will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable Laws and that all information supplied by such party for inclusion or incorporation by reference in such document will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein 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 event or circumstance relating to Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered that should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 so that 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 are made, not misleading, the party discovering such event or circumstance shall promptly inform the other parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such event or circumstance shall be promptly filed with the SEC and disseminated to the shareholders of the Company to the extent required by Law; provided, provided that prior to such filing, the Company and Parent, as the case may be, shall consult with each other with respect to such amendment or supplement and shall afford the other party and their Representatives a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon.
(c) At the Shareholders’ Meeting, Parent shall (i) vote, or cause to be voted, all of the Shares then beneficially owned by Parent or Merger Sub or with respect to which Parent or Merger Sub otherwise has, directly or indirectly, voting power at the Shareholders’ Meeting in favor of the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, and (ii) if necessary, enforce the agreement of the Rollover Shareholders set forth in the Contribution and Support Agreement to vote for the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Shi Yuzhu), Merger Agreement (Baring Asia Private Equity Fund v Co-Investment L.P.)
Proxy Statement and Schedule. 13E-3.
(a) As soon as practicable following the date of this AgreementAgreement but in any event within thirty (30) days after the date hereof, the Company, with the assistance of Parent and Merger Sub, shall prepare a proxy statement relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company by the Requisite Company Vote including a notice convening the Shareholders’ Meeting in accordance with the Company’s articles of association (such proxy statementstatement and notice, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Proxy Statement”). Concurrently with the preparation of the Proxy Statement, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall jointly prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC a Rule 13e-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company, which may be in the form of an amendment to the Schedule 13E-3 filed by the Chairman, MBKP, Baring and their respective Affiliates Company (such Schedule 13E-3, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Schedule 13E-3”). Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts so that the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall provide reasonable assistance and cooperation to the Company in the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 and the resolution of comments from the SEC. Upon its receipt of any comments (written or oral) from the SEC or its staff or any request from the SEC or its staff for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Sub and in any event within 24 hours and shall provide Parent 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 the Schedule 13E-3 or mailing the Proxy Statement (or in each case, any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, the Company (i) shall provide Parent and Merger Sub with a reasonable period of time to review and comment on such document or response and (ii) shall consider in good faith all additions, deletions or changes reasonably proposed by Parent in good faith. If at any time prior to the Shareholders’ Meeting, any information relating to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, is discovered by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement and/or the Schedule 13E-3 so that the Proxy Statement and/or the Schedule 13E-3 shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and the Company shall file an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminate to the shareholders of the Company.
(b) Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agrees, as to itself and its respective Affiliates or Representatives, that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as applicable, expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 or any other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transactions, will, as of the time such documents (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are mailed to the holders of Shares and at the time of the Shareholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company further agrees that all documents that such party is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the Merger will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable Laws and that all information supplied by such party for inclusion or incorporation by reference in such document will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein 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 event or circumstance relating to Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered that which should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 so that 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 are made, not misleading, the party discovering such event or circumstance shall promptly inform the other parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such event or circumstance shall be promptly filed with the SEC and disseminated to the shareholders of the Company to the extent required by Law; provided, that prior to such filing, the Company and Parent, as the case may be, shall consult with each other with respect to such amendment or supplement and shall afford the other party and their Representatives a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon.
(c) Parent shall (i) vote, or cause to be voted, all of the Shares then beneficially owned by Parent or Merger Sub or with respect to which Parent or Merger Sub otherwise has, directly or indirectly, voting power at the Shareholders’ Meeting in favor of the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, and (ii) if necessary, enforce the agreement of the Rollover Shareholders set forth in the Contribution and Support Agreement to vote for the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Tang Liang), Merger Agreement (Ossen Innovation Co. Ltd.)
Proxy Statement and Schedule. 13E-3.
(a) As soon as practicable . Promptly following the date of this Agreementhereof, the Company, with the assistance of Parent and Merger Sub, shall prepare and cause to be filed a proxy statement relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, Agreement by the shareholders Stockholders of the Company (such proxy statement, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Proxy Statement”)) with the SEC. Concurrently with the preparation of the Proxy Statement, the Company, Company and Parent and Merger Sub shall jointly prepare and cause to be filed a Schedule 13E-3 with the SEC. The Company and Parent shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the initial Schedule 13E-3 to be filed with the SEC a Rule 13e-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 relating to (with the authorization and approval of this Agreement, initial Proxy Statement filed as an exhibit) within twenty (20) Business Days after the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company, which may be in the form of an amendment to the Schedule 13E-3 filed by the Chairman, MBKP, Baring and their respective Affiliates (such Schedule 13E-3, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Schedule 13E-3”)date hereof. Each of the Company, Company and Parent and Merger Sub shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts so that the Proxy Statement and to cause the Schedule 13E-3 will to comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each of the Company, Company and Parent and Merger Sub shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to (i) respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to any comments received from the staff of the SEC with respect to such filings of the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3, (ii) as promptly as reasonably practicable prepare and file any amendments or supplements necessary to be filed in response to any such comments or as required by Law, (iii) conclude the review of the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 by the staff of the SEC and thereafter, in the case of the Company, to mail to the Stockholders, as promptly as reasonably practicable, the Proxy Statement and all other required proxy or other material for meetings such as the Stockholders’ Meeting and (iv) to the extent required by applicable Law, as promptly as reasonably practicable prepare, file and distribute to the Stockholders any supplements or amendments to the Proxy Statement or Schedule 13E-3 if any event shall occur which requires such action at any time prior to the Stockholders’ Meeting. Each of the Company and Parent shall furnish all information concerning such party and Merger Sub shall provide reasonable assistance and cooperation its Affiliates (other than each other) to the Company other as may be reasonably requested in connection with the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement, Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 and 13E-3. The Company shall promptly notify Parent upon the resolution of comments from the SEC. Upon its 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 the Schedule 13E-3, the Company 13E-3 and shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Sub and in any event within 24 hours and shall provide Parent with copies of all correspondence between the Company it and its representativesRepresentatives, on the one hand, and the SEC and its staff, on the other hand. Prior to filing the Schedule 13E-3 or mailing of the Proxy Statement or Schedule 13E-3 (or in each case, any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, the Company (i) shall provide Parent and Merger Sub with a reasonable period of time an opportunity to review and comment on such document or response and (ii) shall consider in give reasonable and good faith all additionsconsideration to any comments made by Parent, deletions or changes Merger Sub and their counsel (it being understood that Parent, Merger Sub and their counsel shall provide any comments thereon as promptly as reasonably proposed by Parent in good faithpracticable). If at any time prior to the ShareholdersStockholders’ Meeting, any information relating to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub Parent or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, directors is discovered by the Company, Company or Parent or Merger Sub that which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement and/or the or Schedule 13E-3 so that the Proxy Statement and/or the and Schedule 13E-3 shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the party that which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and the Company shall file an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminate to the shareholders of the Company.
(b) Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agrees, as to itself and its respective Affiliates or Representatives, that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as applicable, expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 or any other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transactions, will, as of the time such documents (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are mailed to the holders of Shares and at the time of the Shareholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company further agrees that all documents that such party is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the Merger will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable Laws and that all information supplied by such party for inclusion or incorporation by reference in such document will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein 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 event or circumstance relating to Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered that should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 so that 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 are made, not misleading, the party discovering such event or circumstance shall promptly inform the other parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such event or circumstance shall be promptly filed with the SEC and disseminated to the shareholders of the Company to the extent required by Law; provided, that prior to such filing, the Company and Parent, as the case may be, shall consult with each other with respect to such amendment or supplement and shall afford the other party and their Representatives a reasonable opportunity to comment thereonStockholders.
(c) Parent shall (i) vote, or cause to be voted, all of the Shares then beneficially owned by Parent or Merger Sub or with respect to which Parent or Merger Sub otherwise has, directly or indirectly, voting power at the Shareholders’ Meeting in favor of the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, and (ii) if necessary, enforce the agreement of the Rollover Shareholders set forth in the Contribution and Support Agreement to vote for the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Idg-Accel China Growth Fund Ii L P), Merger Agreement (MEMSIC Inc)
Proxy Statement and Schedule. 13E-3.
(a) As soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company, with the assistance of Parent and Merger Sub, shall prepare a proxy statement relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company (such proxy statement, including a notice convening the Shareholders’ Meeting in accordance with the Company’s memorandum and articles of association, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Proxy Statement”). Concurrently with the preparation of the Proxy Statement, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall jointly prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC a Rule 13e-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company, which may be in the form of an amendment to the Schedule 13E-3 filed with the SEC by the Chairman, MBKP, Baring and Cxxxxxxx, their respective Affiliates and the other reporting persons set forth therein (such Schedule 13E-3, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Schedule 13E-3”). Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts so that the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall provide reasonable assistance and cooperation to the Company in the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 and the resolution of comments from the SEC. Upon its 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 the Schedule 13E-3, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Sub and in any event within 24 hours and shall provide Parent 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 the Schedule 13E-3 or mailing the Proxy Statement (or in each case, any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, the Company (i) shall provide Parent and Merger Sub with a reasonable period of time to review and comment on such document or response and (ii) shall consider in good faith all additions, deletions or changes reasonably proposed by Parent in good faith. If at any time prior to the Shareholders’ Meeting, any information relating to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, is discovered by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement and/or the Schedule 13E-3 so that the Proxy Statement and/or the Schedule 13E-3 shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and the Company shall file an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminate to the shareholders of the Company.
(b) Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agrees, as to itself and its respective Affiliates or Representatives, that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as applicable, expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 or any other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transactions, will, as of the time such documents (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are mailed to the holders of Shares and at the time of the Shareholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company further agrees that all documents that such party is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the Merger will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable Laws and that all information supplied by such party for inclusion or incorporation by reference in such document will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein 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 event or circumstance relating to Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered that should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 so that 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 are made, not misleading, the party discovering such event or circumstance shall promptly inform the other parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such event or circumstance shall be promptly filed with the SEC and disseminated to the shareholders of the Company to the extent required by Law; provided, that prior to such filing, the Company and Parent, as the case may be, shall consult with each other with respect to such amendment or supplement and shall afford the other party and their Representatives a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon.
(c) Parent shall (i) vote, or cause to be voted, all of the Shares then beneficially owned by Parent or Merger Sub or with respect to which Parent or Merger Sub otherwise has, directly or indirectly, voting power at the Shareholders’ Meeting in favor of the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, and (ii) if necessary, enforce the agreement of the Rollover Shareholders set forth in the Contribution and Support Agreement to vote for the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger.
Appears in 2 contracts
Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Zhang Ray Ruiping), Agreement and Plan of Merger (eHi Car Services LTD)
Proxy Statement and Schedule. 13E-3.
(a) As soon as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, but in any event within forty-five (45) days after the date hereof, the Company, with the cooperation and assistance of Parent and Merger Sub, shall prepare a proxy statement relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company by the Requisite Company Vote including a notice convening the Shareholders’ Meeting in accordance with the Company’s articles of association (such proxy statementstatement and notice, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Proxy Statement”). Concurrently with the preparation of the Proxy Statement, the Company, Parent Company and Merger Sub shall jointly prepare and use their reasonable best efforts to cause to be filed with the SEC a Rule 13e-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company, which may be in the form of an amendment to the Schedule 13E-3 filed by the Chairman, MBKP, Baring and their respective Affiliates Company (such Schedule 13E-3, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Schedule 13E-3”). Each of the Company, Parent Company and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts so that the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each of the Company, Parent Company and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall provide reasonable assistance and cooperation to the Company in the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 and the resolution of comments from the SEC. Upon its receipt of any written 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 the Schedule 13E-3, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Sub and in any event within 24 hours and shall provide Parent Merger Sub 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 the Schedule 13E-3 or mailing the Proxy Statement (or in each case, any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, the Company (i) shall provide Parent and Merger Sub with a reasonable period of time to review and comment on such document or response and (ii) shall consider in good faith all additions, deletions or changes reasonably proposed by Parent Merger Sub in good faith. If at any time prior to the Shareholders’ Meeting, any information relating to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, is discovered by the Company, Parent Company or Merger Sub that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement and/or the Schedule 13E-3 so that the Proxy Statement and/or the Schedule 13E-3 shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties party hereto and the Company shall file an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminate to the shareholders of the Company.
(b) Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agrees, as to itself and its respective Affiliates or Representatives, that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as applicable, expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 or any other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transactions, will, as of the time such documents (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are mailed to the holders of Shares and at the time of the Shareholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company further agrees that all documents that such party is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the Merger will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable Laws and that all information supplied by such party for inclusion or incorporation by reference in such document will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein 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 event or circumstance relating to Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered that which should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 so that 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 are made, not misleading, the party discovering such event or circumstance shall promptly inform the other parties party and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such event or circumstance shall be promptly filed with the SEC and disseminated to the shareholders of the Company to the extent required by Law; provided, that prior to such filing, to the extent permitted by Law, the Company and ParentMerger Sub, as the case may be, shall consult with each other with respect to such amendment or supplement and shall afford the other party and their Representatives a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon.
(c) Parent shall (i) vote, or cause to be voted, all of the Shares then beneficially owned by Parent or Merger Sub or with respect to which Parent or Merger Sub otherwise has, directly or indirectly, voting power at the Shareholders’ Meeting in favor of the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, and (ii) if necessary, enforce the agreement of the Rollover Shareholders set forth in the Contribution and Support Agreement to vote for the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger.
Appears in 2 contracts
Samples: Merger Agreement (Yan Rick), Merger Agreement (51job, Inc.)
Proxy Statement and Schedule. 13E-3.
(a) As soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company, with the assistance of Parent and Merger Sub, shall prepare a proxy statement relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company (such proxy statement, including a notice convening the Shareholders’ Meeting in accordance with the Company’s memorandum and articles of association, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Proxy Statement”). Concurrently with the preparation of the Proxy Statement, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall jointly prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC a Rule 13e-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company, which may be in the form of an amendment to the Schedule 13E-3 filed with the SEC by the Chairman, MBKP, Baring and Xxxxxxxx, their respective Affiliates and the other reporting persons set forth therein (such Schedule 13E-3, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Schedule 13E-3”). Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts so that the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall provide reasonable assistance and cooperation to the Company in the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 and the resolution of comments from the SEC. Upon its 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 the Schedule 13E-3, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Sub and in any event within 24 hours and shall provide Parent 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 the Schedule 13E-3 or mailing the Proxy Statement (or in each case, any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, the Company (i) shall provide Parent and Merger Sub with a reasonable period of time to review and comment on such document or response and (ii) shall consider in good faith all additions, deletions or changes reasonably proposed by Parent in good faith. If at any time prior to the Shareholders’ Meeting, any information relating to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, is discovered by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement and/or the Schedule 13E-3 so that the Proxy Statement and/or the Schedule 13E-3 shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and the Company shall file an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminate to the shareholders of the Company.
(b) Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agrees, as to itself and its respective Affiliates or Representatives, that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as applicable, expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 or any other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transactions, will, as of the time such documents (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are mailed to the holders of Shares and at the time of the Shareholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company further agrees that all documents that such party is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the Merger will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable Laws and that all information supplied by such party for inclusion or incorporation by reference in such document will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein 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 event or circumstance relating to Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered that should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 so that 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 are made, not misleading, the party discovering such event or circumstance shall promptly inform the other parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such event or circumstance shall be promptly filed with the SEC and disseminated to the shareholders of the Company to the extent required by Law; provided, that prior to such filing, the Company and Parent, as the case may be, shall consult with each other with respect to such amendment or supplement and shall afford the other party and their Representatives a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon.
(c) Parent shall (i) vote, or cause to be voted, all of the Shares then beneficially owned by Parent or Merger Sub or with respect to which Parent or Merger Sub otherwise has, directly or indirectly, voting power at the Shareholders’ Meeting in favor of the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, and (ii) if necessary, enforce the agreement of the Rollover Shareholders set forth in the Contribution and Support Agreement to vote for the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Ocean Imagination L.P.), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Ctrip Investment Holding Ltd.)
Proxy Statement and Schedule. 13E-3.
(a) As soon as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, Agreement the Company, Company shall (i) prepare and file with the assistance of Parent SEC the Schedule 13E-3 and Merger Sub, shall prepare a proxy statement relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company Transactions (such proxy statement, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Proxy Statement”). Concurrently with the preparation of the Proxy Statement, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall jointly prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC a Rule 13e-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company, which may be in the form of an amendment to the Schedule 13E-3 filed by the Chairman, MBKP, Baring and their respective Affiliates ; (such Schedule 13E-3, ii) respond as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein promptly as the “Schedule 13E-3”). Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts so that the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond promptly reasonably practicable to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall provide reasonable assistance and cooperation to the Company in the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 and the resolution of comments from the SEC. Upon its receipt of any comments from Proxy Statement; (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to have the SEC or its staff or any request from the SEC or its staff for amendments or supplements confirm that it has no further comments thereto; (iv) cause a letter to shareholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy accompanying the Proxy Statement that will be provided to the holders of Shares in connection with the solicitation of proxies for use at the Company Shareholders’ Meeting, to be mailed to the holders of Shares at the earliest practicable date after the date that the SEC confirms it has no further comments; and (v) otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all requirements of Law applicable to the Company Shareholders’ Meeting and the Merger; provided, however, that no filing of the Schedule 13E-3, the Proxy Statement, any amendments or supplements thereto, or any response to the SEC will be made by the Company unless Parent and its counsel has had a reasonable opportunity to review and propose comments which the Company shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Sub and consider in any event within 24 hours and good faith; provided, further, however, that nothing in this Section 7.01(a) shall provide Parent with copies limit or preclude the ability of all correspondence between the Company Board (or the Special Committee) to effect a Change in the Company Recommendation. Unless the Company Board (or the Special Committee) has effected a Change in the Company Recommendation, the Company and its representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC and its staff, on the other hand. Prior to filing the Schedule 13E-3 or mailing the Proxy Statement Parent shall cooperate to: (or in each case, any amendment or supplement theretoA) or responding respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to any comments of received from the SEC with respect thereto, to such filings; (B) prepare and file any amendments or supplements necessary to be filed in response to any SEC comments or as required by Law; and (C) file and distribute to the shareholders of the Company (i) any supplement or amendment to the Proxy Statement if any event shall provide Parent and Merger Sub with a reasonable period of time to review and comment on occur or any information be discovered which requires such document or response and (ii) shall consider in good faith all additions, deletions or changes reasonably proposed by Parent in good faith. If action at any time prior to the Company Shareholders’ Meeting. The Company will cause the information relating to the Company for inclusion in the Schedule 13E-3 and the Proxy Statement, at the time of the mailing of the Proxy Statement or any amendments or supplements thereto, and at the time of the Company Shareholders’ Meeting, any information relating not to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, is discovered by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement and/or the Schedule 13E-3 so that the Proxy Statement and/or the Schedule 13E-3 shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are were made, not misleading; provided, the party however, that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and no representation, warranty, covenant or agreement is made by the Company shall file an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information with the SEC and, respect to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminate to the shareholders of the Company.
(b) Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agrees, as to itself and its respective Affiliates or Representatives, that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as applicable, expressly Parent for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement.
(b) Parent shall provide to the Company all information concerning Parent, Midco and Merger Sub as may be reasonably requested by the Schedule 13E-3 or any other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC Company in connection with the Transactions, will, as Schedule 13E-3 and the Proxy Statement and shall otherwise assist and cooperate with the Company in the preparation of the Schedule 13E-3 and the Proxy Statement and resolution of comments of the SEC or its staff related thereto. Parent will cause the information relating to Parent, Midco or Merger Sub supplied by it for inclusion in the Schedule 13E-3 and the Proxy Statement, at the time such documents (of the mailing of the Proxy Statement or any amendment thereof amendments or supplement supplements thereto) are mailed to the holders of Shares , and at the time of the Company Shareholders’ Meeting, not to contain 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 which they were made, not misleading. Each of ; provided, however, that no representation or warranty is made by Parent, Midco or Merger Sub and the Company further agrees that all documents that such party is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the Merger will comply as respect to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable Laws and that all information supplied by such party the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in such document the Proxy Statement. Each of Parent, Midco and Merger Sub will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. If at any time prior furnish to the Effective Time, any event or circumstance Company the information relating to Parent, Merger Sub or it required by the Company, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered that should Exchange Act to be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Schedule 13E-3 and the Proxy Statement or promptly following request therefor from the Schedule 13E-3 so that 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 are made, not misleading, the party discovering such event or circumstance shall promptly inform the other parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such event or circumstance shall be promptly filed with the SEC and disseminated to the shareholders of the Company to the extent required by Law; provided, that prior to such filing, the Company and Parent, as the case may be, shall consult with each other with respect to such amendment or supplement and shall afford the other party and their Representatives a reasonable opportunity to comment thereonCompany.
(c) Parent Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else herein to the contrary, and subject to compliance with the terms of Section 7.03, in connection with any disclosure regarding a Change in the Company Recommendation, the Company shall (i) votenot be required to provide Parent, or cause to be voted, all of the Shares then beneficially owned by Parent Midco or Merger Sub the opportunity to review or comment on (or include comments proposed by Parent, Midco or Merger Sub in) the Schedule 13E-3 or the Proxy Statement, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any comments thereon or any other filing by the Company with the SEC, with respect to which Parent or Merger Sub otherwise has, directly or indirectly, voting power at the Shareholders’ Meeting in favor of the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, and (ii) if necessary, enforce the agreement of the Rollover Shareholders set forth in the Contribution and Support Agreement to vote for the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Mergersuch disclosure.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Chen Chris Shuning), Merger Agreement (Pactera Technology International Ltd.)
Proxy Statement and Schedule. 13E-3.
(a) As soon as practicable following the date of this Agreementhereof, the Company, Company with the assistance of Parent and Merger Sub, shall prepare a proxy statement relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company (such proxy statement, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Proxy Statement”). Concurrently with the preparation of the Proxy Statement, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall jointly prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC a Rule 13e-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, Transactions by the shareholders of the Company, which may be in the form of an amendment to the Schedule 13E-3 filed by the Chairman, MBKP, Baring and their respective Affiliates Company (such Schedule 13E-3, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Schedule 13E-3”). Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts so to ensure that the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall provide reasonable assistance and cooperation to the Company in the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 and the resolution of comments from the SEC. Upon its 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 the Schedule 13E-3, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Sub and in any event within 24 hours and shall provide Parent 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 the Schedule 13E-3 or mailing the Proxy Statement (or in each case, any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, the Company (i) shall provide Parent and Merger Sub with a reasonable period of time to review and comment on such document or response and (ii) shall consider in good faith all additions, deletions or changes reasonably proposed by Parent in good faith. If at any time prior to the Shareholders’ Meeting, any information relating to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, is discovered by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement and/or the Schedule 13E-3 so that the Proxy Statement and/or the Schedule 13E-3 shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and the Company shall file an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminate to the shareholders of the Company.
(b) Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agrees, as to itself and its respective Affiliates or Representatives, that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as applicable, expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 or any other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transactions, will, as of the time such documents (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are mailed to the holders of Shares and at the time of the Shareholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company further agrees that all documents that such party is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the Merger will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable Laws and that all information supplied by such party for inclusion or incorporation by reference in such document will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein 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 event or circumstance relating to Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered that should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 so that 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 are made, not misleading, the party discovering such event or circumstance shall promptly inform the other parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such event or circumstance shall be promptly filed with the SEC and disseminated to the shareholders of the Company to the extent required by Law; provided, provided that prior to such filing, the Company and Parent, as the case may be, shall consult with each other with respect to such amendment or supplement and shall afford the other party and their Representatives a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon.
(c) At the Shareholders’ Meeting, and any other meeting of the shareholders of the Company called to seek the Company Shareholder Approval or in any other circumstances upon which a vote, consent or other approval (including by written consent) with respect to this Agreement, the Plan of Merger or the Transactions contemplated herein is sought, Parent shall (i) vote, and shall cause the Rollover Shareholders and their respective Affiliates to vote, or cause to be voted, all Shares held directly or indirectly by the Rollover Shareholders and their respective Affiliates as of the Shares then beneficially owned by Parent or Merger Sub or with respect to which Parent or Merger Sub otherwise has, directly or indirectly, voting power at the Shareholders’ Meeting date hereof in favor of the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, and (ii) if necessary, enforce the agreement of the Rollover Shareholders set forth in the Contribution and Support Agreement to vote for the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Shanda Games LTD), Merger Agreement (Shanda Games LTD)
Proxy Statement and Schedule. 13E-3.
(a) As soon promptly as practicable following after the date execution of this Agreement, the CompanyCompany and Mergerco will cooperate to prepare a Rule 13E-3 Transaction Statement (together with any amendments thereto, the “Schedule 13E-3”) and the Company will prepare and file with the assistance of Parent and Merger Sub, shall prepare SEC a proxy statement relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement(together with any amendments thereto, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company (such proxy statement, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Proxy Statement”). Concurrently with the preparation of the Proxy Statement, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall jointly prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC a Rule 13e-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 ) relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger Company Stockholders’ Meeting. Both Mergerco and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company, which may be in the form of an amendment to Company will cause the Schedule 13E-3 filed by the Chairman, MBKP, Baring and their respective Affiliates (such Schedule 13E-3, to comply as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Schedule 13E-3”). Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts so that the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 will comply form in all material respects with the requirements applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the rules and regulations of any stock exchange or other listing organization that may be applicable and the DGCL. Each The Company will cause the Proxy Statement to comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, the rules and regulations of any stock exchange or other listing organization that may be applicable and the DGCL. Both the Company and Mergerco will furnish to each other all information concerning the Company or Mergerco each may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Schedule 13E-3 and the Proxy Statement. Mergerco will be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on all filings by the Company with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Proxy Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto, and all mailings to the Company’s stockholders in connection with the transaction contemplated by this Agreement. The Company will be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on all filings by Mergerco with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Schedule 13E-3 and any amendment or supplement thereto. The Company, with the cooperation of Mergerco, will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to each of the Company’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the compliance with SEC filing requirements and, Parent if necessary, satisfactory resolution of SEC comments. The Company will also promptly as practicable file, and, if required, mail to the Company’s stockholders, any amendment to the Proxy Statement which may become necessary after the date the Proxy Statement is first mailed to the Company’s stockholders. The Company and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts Mergerco will also promptly as practicable file any amendment to respond the Schedule 13E-3 which may become necessary after the date the Schedule 13E-3 is first filed with the SEC.
(b) No amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 will be made by the Company without the approval of Mergerco, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The Company will advise Mergerco promptly to after it receives notice thereof of any comments request by the SEC or any stock exchange or other listing organization that may be applicable for amendment of the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 or comments thereon and responses thereto or requests by the SEC with respect for additional information.
(c) The Proxy Statement will include the recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Company to the stockholders of the Company that they vote in favor of the adoption of this Agreement and the Merger, except as otherwise provided in Section 6.3 or 6.4 of this Agreement.
(d) The information supplied by the Company included in the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall provide reasonable assistance and cooperation to 13E-3 will not, at (i) the Company in the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 and the resolution of comments from the SEC. Upon its receipt of any comments from the SEC or its staff or any request from the SEC or its staff for amendments or supplements to time the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3, 13E-3 is filed with the Company shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Sub and in any event within 24 hours and shall provide Parent with copies of all correspondence between SEC; (ii) the Company and its representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC and its staff, on the other hand. Prior to filing the Schedule 13E-3 or mailing time the Proxy Statement (or in each case, any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) or responding is first mailed to any comments the stockholders of the SEC Company, (iii) the time of the Company Stockholders’ Meeting and (iv) the Effective Time, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or fail to state any material fact required to be stated therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, except that no representation or warranty is made by the Company with respect thereto, the Company (i) shall provide Parent and Merger Sub with a reasonable period to statements made in or incorporated by reference therein based on information supplied by or on behalf of time to review and comment on such document Mergerco specifically for inclusion or response and (ii) shall consider in good faith all additions, deletions or changes reasonably proposed incorporation by Parent in good faithreference therein. If at any time prior to the Shareholders’ Meeting, Effective Time any information event or circumstances relating to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, or their respective Affiliates, officers and directors (other than Xxxxxxx Xxxx or any officers or directorsdirectors affiliated with Xxxxxxx Xxxx), is should be discovered by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub Company that should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement and/or or the Schedule 13E-3, the Company will promptly inform Mergerco. All documents that the Company is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby will comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the DGCL, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.
(e) The information supplied by or on behalf of Mergerco included in the Schedule 13E-3 so that or for inclusion in the Proxy Statement and/or will not, at (i) the time the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 shall not is filed with the SEC; (ii) the time the Proxy Statement (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) is first mailed to the stockholders of the Company, (iii) the time of the Company Stockholders’ Meeting and (iv) the Effective Time, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit fail to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and the Company shall file an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminate to the shareholders of the Company.
(b) Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agrees, as to itself and its respective Affiliates or Representatives, that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as applicable, expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 or any other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transactions, will, as of the time such documents (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are mailed to the holders of Shares and at the time of the Shareholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company further agrees that all documents that such party is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the Merger will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable Laws and that all information supplied by such party for inclusion or incorporation by reference in such document will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein 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, Time any event or circumstance relating to Parent, Merger Sub Mergerco or the Company, or their respective its officers or directors, and directors should be discovered by Mergerco that should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement Schedule 13E-3 or the Schedule 13E-3 so that such document would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements thereinProxy Statement, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the party discovering such event or circumstance shall Mergerco will promptly inform the other parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such event or circumstance shall be promptly filed Company. All documents that Mergerco is responsible for filing with the SEC and disseminated in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby will comply as to form in all material respects with the shareholders applicable requirements of the Company to the extent required by Law; provided, that prior to such filingDGCL, the Company and Parent, as the case may be, shall consult with each other with respect to such amendment or supplement and shall afford the other party and their Representatives a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon.
(c) Parent shall (i) vote, or cause to be voted, all of the Shares then beneficially owned by Parent or Merger Sub or with respect to which Parent or Merger Sub otherwise has, directly or indirectly, voting power at the Shareholders’ Meeting in favor of the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger Securities Act and the Transactions, including the Merger, and (ii) if necessary, enforce the agreement of the Rollover Shareholders set forth in the Contribution and Support Agreement to vote for the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the MergerExchange Act.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Troy Group Inc), Merger Agreement (Troy Group Inc)
Proxy Statement and Schedule. 13E-3.
(a) As soon as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company, with the cooperation and assistance of Parent and Merger Sub, shall prepare a proxy statement relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, Transactions by the shareholders of the Company (such proxy statement, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Proxy Statement”). Concurrently with the preparation of the Proxy Statement, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall jointly prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC a Rule 13e-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, Transactions by the shareholders of the Company, which may be in the form of an amendment to the Schedule 13E-3 filed by the Chairman, MBKP, Baring and their respective Affiliates Company (such Schedule 13E-3, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Schedule 13E-3”). Parent and Merger Sub shall timely furnish all information as the Company may reasonably request in connection with such actions and preparation of the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts so that the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall provide reasonable assistance and cooperation to the Company in the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 and the resolution of comments from the SEC. Upon its 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 the Schedule 13E-3, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Sub and in any event within 24 hours and shall provide Parent 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 the Schedule 13E-3 or mailing the Proxy Statement (or in each case, any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, the Company (i) shall provide Parent and Merger Sub with a reasonable period of time opportunity to review and comment on such document or response and (ii) shall consider in good faith all additions, deletions or changes reasonably proposed by Parent in good faith. If at any time prior to the Shareholders’ Shareholders Meeting, any information relating to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, is discovered by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement and/or or the Schedule 13E-3 so that the Proxy Statement and/or or the Schedule 13E-3 shall will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and the Company shall file an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminate disseminated to the shareholders of the Company. Nothing in this Section 6.01 is intended to restrict or preclude the Company Board or the Special Committee from effecting a Change in the Company Recommendation on the terms and subject to the condition set forth in this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, and subject to compliance with the terms of Section 6.04(d), with respect to any disclosure regarding a Change in the Company Recommendation made in accordance with and not in violation of this Agreement, the Company shall not be required to provide Parent or Merger Sub with the opportunity to review or comment on (or include comments proposed by Parent or Merger Sub in) the Schedule 13E-3 or the Proxy Statement, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or another filing by the Company with the SEC, with respect to such disclosure.
(b) Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agrees, as to itself and its respective Affiliates or Representatives, that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as applicable, expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 or any other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transactions, will, as of the time such documents (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are mailed to the holders of Shares and at the time of the Shareholders’ Shareholders Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company further agrees that all documents that such party is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the Merger will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable Laws and that all information supplied by such party for inclusion or incorporation by reference in such document will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein 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 event or circumstance relating to Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered that which should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 so that 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 are made, not misleading, the party discovering such event or circumstance shall promptly inform the other parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such event or circumstance shall be promptly filed with the SEC and and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminated to the shareholders of the Company to the extent required by LawCompany; provided, that prior to such filing, the Company and Parent, as the case may be, shall consult with each other with respect to such amendment or supplement and shall afford the other party and their Representatives a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon.
(c) Parent shall (i) vote, or cause to be voted, all of the Shares then beneficially owned by Parent or Merger Sub or with respect to which Parent or Merger Sub otherwise has, directly or indirectly, voting power at the Shareholders’ Meeting in favor of the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, and (ii) if necessary, enforce the agreement of the Rollover Shareholders set forth in the Contribution and Support Agreement to vote for the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger.
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Proxy Statement and Schedule. 13E-3.
(a) As soon as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company, with the cooperation and assistance of Parent and Merger Sub, shall prepare a proxy statement relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company (such proxy statement, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Proxy Statement”). Concurrently with the preparation of the Proxy Statement, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall jointly prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC a Rule 13e-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company, which may be in the form of an amendment to the Schedule 13E-3 filed by the Chairman, MBKP, Baring and their respective Affiliates Company (such Schedule 13E-3, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Schedule 13E-3”). Parent and Merger Sub shall timely furnish all information as the Company may reasonably request in connection with such actions and preparation of the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts so that the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall provide reasonable assistance and cooperation to the Company in the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 and the resolution of comments from the SEC. Upon its 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 the Schedule 13E-3, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Sub and in any event within 24 hours and shall provide Parent 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 the Schedule 13E-3 or mailing the Proxy Statement (or in each case, any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, the Company (i) shall provide Parent and Merger Sub with a reasonable period of time opportunity to review and comment on such document or response and (ii) shall consider in good faith all additions, deletions or changes reasonably proposed by Parent in good faith. If at any time prior to the Shareholders’ Shareholders Meeting, any information relating to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, is discovered by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement and/or or the Schedule 13E-3 so that the Proxy Statement and/or or the Schedule 13E-3 shall will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and the Company shall file an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminate disseminated to the shareholders of the Company. Nothing in this Section 6.01 is intended to restrict or preclude the Company Board or the Special Committee from effecting a Change in the Company Recommendation on the terms and subject to the condition set forth in this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, and subject to compliance with the terms of Section 6.04(d), with respect to any disclosure regarding a Change in the Company Recommendation made in accordance with and not in violation of this Agreement, the Company shall not be required to provide Parent or Merger Sub with the opportunity to review or comment on (or include comments proposed by Parent or Merger Sub in) the Schedule 13E-3 or the Proxy Statement, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or another filing by the Company with the SEC, with respect to such disclosure.
(b) Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agrees, as to itself and its respective Affiliates or Representatives, that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as applicable, expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 or any other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transactions, will, as of the time such documents (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are mailed to the holders of Shares and at the time of the Shareholders’ Shareholders Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company further agrees that all documents that such party is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the Merger will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable Laws and that all information supplied by such party for inclusion or incorporation by reference in such document will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein 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 event or circumstance relating to Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered that which should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 so that 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 are made, not misleading, the party discovering such event or circumstance shall promptly inform the other parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such event or circumstance shall be promptly filed with the SEC and and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminated to the shareholders of the Company to the extent required by LawCompany; provided, that prior to such filing, the Company and Parent, as the case may be, shall consult with each other with respect to such amendment or supplement and shall afford the other party and their Representatives a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon.
(c) Parent shall . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) voteno representation, warranty, covenant or cause to be voted, all of agreement is made by the Shares then beneficially owned by Parent or Merger Sub or Company with respect to which Parent or information supplied by Parent, Merger Sub otherwise has, directly or indirectly, voting power at the Shareholders’ Meeting in favor of the authorization and approval of this AgreementSub, the Plan of Merger and Rollover Shareholders or their respective Affiliates or Representatives for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Transactions, including Proxy Statement or the MergerSchedule 13E-3, and (ii) if necessaryno representation, enforce warranty, covenant or agreement is made by the agreement of Parent, Merger Sub or the Rollover Shareholders set forth with respect to information supplied by the Company or its respective Affiliates or Representatives for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Contribution and Support Agreement to vote for Proxy Statement or the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the MergerSchedule 13E-3.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Sina Corp)
Proxy Statement and Schedule. 13E-3.
(a) As soon as practicable 13E-3.Promptly following the date of this Agreementhereof, the Company, with the assistance of Parent and Merger Sub, shall prepare and cause to be filed a proxy statement relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, Agreement by the shareholders of the Company (such proxy statement, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Proxy Statement”). Concurrently with the preparation of the Proxy Statement, the Company, Company and Parent and Merger Sub shall jointly prepare and cause to be filed a Schedule 13E-3 with the SEC. The Company and Parent shall use their reasonable efforts to cause the initial Schedule 13E-3 to be filed with the SEC a Rule 13e-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 relating to (with the authorization and approval of this Agreement, initial Proxy Statement filed as an exhibit) within ten (10) Business Days after the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company, which may be in the form of an amendment to the Schedule 13E-3 filed by the Chairman, MBKP, Baring and their respective Affiliates (such Schedule 13E-3, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Schedule 13E-3”)date hereof. Each of the Company, Company and Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts so that the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 will comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each of the Company, Company and Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3. Each of the Company and Parent and Merger Sub shall provide reasonable assistance and cooperation furnish all information concerning such party to the Company other as may be reasonably requested in connection with the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement, Statement and Schedule 13E-3. The Company shall promptly notify Parent upon the Schedule 13E-3 and the resolution of comments from the SEC. Upon its 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 the Schedule 13E-3, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Sub and in any event within 24 hours 13E-3 and shall provide Parent with copies of all correspondence between the Company it and its representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC and its staff, on the other hand. Prior to filing the Schedule 13E-3 or mailing the Proxy Statement and Schedule 13E-3 (or in each case, any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, the Company (i) shall provide Parent and Merger Sub with a reasonable period of time an opportunity to review and comment on such document or response and response, (ii) shall consider include in good faith such document or response all additions, deletions or changes comments reasonably proposed by Parent in good faithand (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 or delayed. If at any time prior to the Shareholders’ Meeting, any information relating to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub Parent or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, is discovered by the Company, Company or Parent or Merger Sub that which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement and/or the and Schedule 13E-3 so that the Proxy Statement and/or the and Schedule 13E-3 shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the party that which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and the Company shall file an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminate disseminated to the shareholders of the Company.
(b) Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agrees, as to itself and its respective Affiliates or Representatives, that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as applicable, expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 or any other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transactions, will, as of the time such documents (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are mailed to the holders of Shares and at the time of the Shareholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company further agrees that all documents that such party is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the Merger will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable Laws and that all information supplied by such party for inclusion or incorporation by reference in such document will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein 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 event or circumstance relating to Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered that should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 so that 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 are made, not misleading, the party discovering such event or circumstance shall promptly inform the other parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such event or circumstance shall be promptly filed with the SEC and disseminated to the shareholders of the Company to the extent required by Law; provided, that prior to such filing, the Company and Parent, as the case may be, shall consult with each other with respect to such amendment or supplement and shall afford the other party and their Representatives a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon.
(c) Parent shall (i) vote, or cause to be voted, all of the Shares then beneficially owned by Parent or Merger Sub or with respect to which Parent or Merger Sub otherwise has, directly or indirectly, voting power at the Shareholders’ Meeting in favor of the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, and (ii) if necessary, enforce the agreement of the Rollover Shareholders set forth in the Contribution and Support Agreement to vote for the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Sino Gas International Holdings, Inc.)
Proxy Statement and Schedule. 13E-3.
(a) As soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company, with the assistance of Parent and Merger Sub, shall prepare and cause to be filed a proxy statement (consisting of a circular to shareholders and a notice to shareholders convening the Shareholders’ Meeting in accordance with the Company’s articles of association) relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, Agreement and the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company (such proxy statement, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Proxy Statement”). Concurrently with the preparation of the Proxy Statement, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall jointly prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC a Rule 13e-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company, which may be in the form of an amendment to the Schedule 13E-3 filed by the Chairman, MBKP, Baring and their respective Affiliates (such Schedule 13E-3, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Schedule 13E-3”). Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts so that the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide reasonable assistance and cooperation furnish all information concerning such party to the Company others as may be reasonably requested in connection with the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 and the resolution of comments from the SEC. Upon its The Company shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Sub 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 the Schedule 13E-3, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Sub and in any event within 24 hours 13E-3 and shall provide Parent with copies of all correspondence between the Company it and its representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC and its staff, on the other hand. Prior to filing the Schedule 13E-3 or mailing the Proxy Statement (or in each case, any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, the Company (i) shall provide Parent and Merger Sub with a reasonable period of time opportunity to review and comment on such document or response and (ii) shall consider in good faith all additions, deletions or changes comments reasonably proposed by Parent in good faithand Merger Sub. If at any time prior to the Shareholders’ Meeting, any information relating to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, is discovered by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub that which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement and/or the and Schedule 13E-3 so that (y) the Proxy Statement and/or the and Schedule 13E-3 shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, or (z) the shareholders of the Company are able to make an informed decision on whether or not to attend the Shareholders’ Meeting and how to vote, the party that which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and the Company shall file an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminate disseminated to the shareholders of the Company.
(b) Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agrees, as to itself it and its respective Affiliates or Representatives, that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as applicable, expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 or any other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transactions, will, as of the time such documents (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are mailed to the holders of Shares and at the time of the Shareholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company further agrees that all documents that such party is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the Merger will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable Laws and that all information supplied by such party for inclusion or incorporation by reference in such document will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein 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 event or circumstance relating to Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered that should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 so that 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 are made, not misleading, the party discovering such event or circumstance shall promptly inform the other parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such event or circumstance shall be promptly filed with the SEC and disseminated to the shareholders of the Company to the extent required by Law; provided, that prior to such filing, the Company and Parent, as the case may be, shall consult with each other with respect to such amendment or supplement and shall afford the other party and their Representatives a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon.
(c) At the Shareholders’ Meeting, Parent shall (i) vote, or cause to be voted, all of the Shares then beneficially owned by Parent or Merger Sub or with respect to which Parent or Merger Sub otherwise has, directly or indirectly, voting power at the Shareholders’ Meeting in favor of the authorization adoption of this Agreement and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, and (ii) if necessary, enforce the agreement of the Rollover Shareholders set forth in the Contribution and Support Agreement to vote for the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger.
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Proxy Statement and Schedule. 13E-3.
(a) As soon as practicable . Promptly following the date of this Agreement, the Company, with the assistance of Parent and Merger Sub, shall prepare a proxy statement relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, Agreement and the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company (such proxy statement, including a notice convening the Company’s Shareholders’ Meeting in accordance with the articles of association of the Company, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Proxy Statement”). Concurrently with the preparation of the Proxy Statement, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall jointly prepare a Schedule 13E-3. The Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use their reasonable efforts to cause the initial Schedule 13E-3 to be filed with the SEC a Rule 13e-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 relating to (with the authorization and approval initial Proxy Statement filed as an exhibit) as soon as practicable after the date of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company, which may be in the form of an amendment to the Schedule 13E-3 filed by the Chairman, MBKP, Baring and their respective Affiliates (such Schedule 13E-3, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Schedule 13E-3”). Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts so that the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 will comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and Schedule 13E-3 and to resolve comments from the Schedule 13E-3SEC. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide reasonable assistance and cooperation furnish all information concerning such party to the Company others as may be reasonably requested in connection with the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement, Statement and Schedule 13E-3. The Company shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Sub upon the Schedule 13E-3 and the resolution of comments from the SEC. Upon its 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 the Schedule 13E-3, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Sub and in any event within 24 hours 13E-3 and shall provide Parent with copies of all correspondence between the Company it and its representativesRepresentatives, on the one hand, and the SEC and its staff, on the other hand. Prior to filing the Schedule 13E-3 or mailing the Proxy Statement and Schedule 13E-3 (or in each case, any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, the Company (i) shall provide Parent and Merger Sub with a reasonable period amount of time to review and comment on such document or response response, and (ii) shall consider in good faith including in such document or response all additions, deletions or changes comments reasonably proposed by Parent in good faithand Merger Sub. If at any time prior to the Shareholders’ Meeting, any information relating to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, is discovered by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub that which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement and/or the and Schedule 13E-3 so that the Proxy Statement and/or the and Schedule 13E-3 shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the party that which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and the Company shall file an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminate disseminated to the shareholders of the Company.
(b) Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agrees, as to itself and its respective Affiliates or Representatives, that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as applicable, expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 or any other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transactions, will, as of the time such documents (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are mailed to the holders of Shares and at the time of the Shareholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company further agrees that all documents that such party is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the Merger will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable Laws and that all information supplied by such party for inclusion or incorporation by reference in such document will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein 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 event or circumstance relating to Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered that should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 so that 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 are made, not misleading, the party discovering such event or circumstance shall promptly inform the other parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such event or circumstance shall be promptly filed with the SEC and disseminated to the shareholders of the Company to the extent required by Law; provided, that prior to such filing, the Company and Parent, as the case may be, shall consult with each other with respect to such amendment or supplement and shall afford the other party and their Representatives a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon.
(c) Parent shall (i) vote, or cause to be voted, all of the Shares then beneficially owned by Parent or Merger Sub or with respect to which Parent or Merger Sub otherwise has, directly or indirectly, voting power at the Shareholders’ Meeting in favor of the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, and (ii) if necessary, enforce the agreement of the Rollover Shareholders set forth in the Contribution and Support Agreement to vote for the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger.
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Proxy Statement and Schedule. 13E-3.
(a) As soon promptly as practicable following after the date execution of this Agreement, the Company, with Company and the assistance of Parent and Merger Sub, shall will jointly prepare a proxy statement relating to the authorization and approval of this AgreementRule 13E-3 Transaction Statement (together with any amendments thereto, the Plan of Merger "Schedule 13E-3") and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company (such proxy statement, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Proxy Statement”). Concurrently with the preparation of the Proxy Statement, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall jointly will prepare and cause to be filed file with the SEC a Rule 13e-3 transaction proxy statement on Schedule 13E-3 (together with any amendments thereto, the "Proxy Statement") relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, Company Stockholders' Meeting. Both the Plan of Merger Parent and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company, which may be in the form of an amendment to Company will cause the Schedule 13E-3 filed by the Chairman, MBKP, Baring and their respective Affiliates (such Schedule 13E-3, to comply as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Schedule 13E-3”). Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts so that the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 will comply form in all material respects with the requirements applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the rules and regulations of Nasdaq and the DGCL. Each The Company will cause the Proxy Statement to comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, the rules and regulations of Nasdaq and the DGCL. Both the Company and the Parent will furnish to each other all information concerning the Company or the Parent each may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Schedule 13E-3 and the Proxy Statement. All filings by the Company with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Proxy Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto, will be subject to the prior review of the Parent and all mailings to the Company's stockholders in connection with the transaction contemplated by this Agreement will be subject to the prior review of the Parent. All filings by the Parent with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Schedule 13E-3 and any amendment or supplement thereto, will be subject to the prior review of the Company will be subject to the prior review of the Parent. The Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall with the cooperation of the Parent, will use its reasonable best efforts to respond promptly cause the Proxy Statement to any comments be mailed to each of the Company's stockholders as promptly as practicable after the compliance with SEC filing requirements and, if necessary, satisfactory resolution of SEC comments. The Company will also promptly file, and, if required, mail to the Company's stockholders, any amendment to the Proxy Statement which may become necessary after the date the Proxy Statement is first mailed to the Company's stockholders. The Company and the Parent will also promptly file any amendment to the Schedule 13E-3 which may become necessary after the date the Schedule 13E-3 is first filed with respect the SEC.
(b) No amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 will be made by the Company without the approval of the Parent, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Company will advise the Parent promptly after it receives notice thereof of any request by the SEC or Nasdaq for amendment of the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 or comments thereon and responses thereto or requests by the SEC for additional information.
(c) The Proxy Statement will include the recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Company to the stockholders of the Company that they vote in favor of the adoption of this Agreement and the Merger, except as otherwise provided in Section 6.3 or 6.4 of this Agreement.
(d) The information supplied by the Company included in the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall provide reasonable assistance and cooperation to 13E-3 will not, at (i) the Company in the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 and the resolution of comments from the SEC. Upon its receipt of any comments from the SEC or its staff or any request from the SEC or its staff for amendments or supplements to time the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3, 13E-3 is filed with the Company shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Sub and in any event within 24 hours and shall provide Parent with copies of all correspondence between SEC; (ii) the Company and its representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC and its staff, on the other hand. Prior to filing the Schedule 13E-3 or mailing time the Proxy Statement (or in each case, any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) or responding is first mailed to any comments the stockholders of the SEC with respect theretoCompany, (iii) the time of the Company (i) shall provide Parent and Merger Sub with a reasonable period of time to review and comment on such document or response Stockholders' Meeting and (iiiv) shall consider the Effective Time, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or fail to state any material fact required to be stated therein, in good faith all additionslight of the circumstances under which they were made, deletions or changes reasonably proposed by Parent necessary in good faithorder to make the statements therein not misleading. If at any time prior to the Shareholders’ Meeting, Effective Time any information event or circumstances relating to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, or their respective Affiliates, officers or and directors, is should be discovered by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub Company that should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement and/or or the Schedule 13E-3, the Company will promptly inform the Parent. All documents that the Company is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby will comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the DGCL, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and Nasdaq.
(e) The information supplied by the Parent included in the Schedule 13E-3 so that or for inclusion in the Proxy Statement and/or will not, at (i) the time the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 shall not is filed with the SEC; (ii) the time the Proxy Statement (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) is first mailed to the stockholders of the Company, (iii) the time of the Company Stockholders' Meeting and (iv) the Effective Time, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit fail to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and the Company shall file an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminate to the shareholders of the Company.
(b) Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agrees, as to itself and its respective Affiliates or Representatives, that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as applicable, expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 or any other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transactions, will, as of the time such documents (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are mailed to the holders of Shares and at the time of the Shareholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company further agrees that all documents that such party is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the Merger will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable Laws and that all information supplied by such party for inclusion or incorporation by reference in such document will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein 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, Time any event or circumstance relating to Parent, Merger Sub the Parent or the Companyany of its subsidiaries, or their respective officers or and directors, should be discovered by the Parent that should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement Schedule 13E-3 or the Schedule 13E-3 so that 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 are made, not misleadingProxy Statement, the party discovering such event or circumstance shall Parent will promptly inform the other parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such event or circumstance shall be promptly filed Company. All documents that the Parent is responsible for filing with the SEC and disseminated in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby will comply as to form in all material respects with the shareholders applicable requirements of the Company to the extent required by Law; provided, that prior to such filingDGCL, the Company and Parent, as the case may be, shall consult with each other with respect to such amendment or supplement and shall afford the other party and their Representatives a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon.
(c) Parent shall (i) vote, or cause to be voted, all of the Shares then beneficially owned by Parent or Merger Sub or with respect to which Parent or Merger Sub otherwise has, directly or indirectly, voting power at the Shareholders’ Meeting in favor of the authorization and approval of this AgreementSecurities Act, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the MergerExchange Act, and (ii) if necessary, enforce the agreement of the Rollover Shareholders set forth in the Contribution and Support Agreement to vote for the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the MergerNasdaq.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Vidamed Inc)
Proxy Statement and Schedule. 13E-3.
(a) As soon as practicable Promptly following the date of this Agreement, the Company, with the assistance of Parent Holdco and Merger Sub, shall prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC a proxy statement statement, including notice of the Company Shareholders’ Meeting, relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, Transactions by the shareholders of the Company (such proxy statement, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Proxy Statement”). Concurrently with the preparation of the Proxy Statement, the Company, Parent Holdco and Merger Sub shall jointly prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC a Rule 13e-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company, which may be in the form of an amendment to the Schedule 13E-3 filed by the Chairman, MBKP, Baring and their respective Affiliates (such Schedule 13E-3, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Schedule 13E-3”). Each of the Company, Parent Holdco and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts so that the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 will comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each of the Company, Parent Holdco and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3. Each of Parent the Company, Holdco and Merger Sub shall provide reasonable assistance and cooperation furnish all information concerning such party to the Company others as may be reasonably requested in connection with the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement, the Statement and Schedule 13E-3 and the resolution of comments with respect thereto from the SEC. Upon its The Company shall promptly notify Holdco and Merger Sub 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 the Schedule 13E-3, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Sub and in any event within 24 hours 13E-3 and shall provide Parent Holdco with copies of all correspondence between the Company it and its representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC and its staff, on the other hand. Prior to filing the Schedule 13E-3 (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or mailing the Proxy Statement (or in each case, any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, the Company (i) shall provide Parent Holdco and Merger Sub with a reasonable period of time to review and comment on such document or response response, and (ii) shall consider in good faith all additions, deletions or changes comments reasonably proposed by Parent in good faithHoldco and Merger Sub. If at any time prior to the Company Shareholders’ Meeting, any information relating to the Company, ParentHoldco, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, is discovered by the Company, Parent Holdco or Merger Sub that which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement and/or the and Schedule 13E-3 so that the Proxy Statement and/or the and Schedule 13E-3 shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the party that which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and the Company shall file an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminate to the shareholders of the Company.
(b) Each of Parent, Merger Sub Holdco represents and the Company agrees, as to itself and its respective Affiliates or Representatives, covenants that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as applicable, expressly Holdco for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Statement and Schedule 13E-3 or any other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transactionswill not, will, as of at (i) the time such documents the Proxy Statement and 13E-3 (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are filed with the SEC, (ii) the time the Proxy Statement and Schedule 13E-3 (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are first mailed to the holders shareholders of Shares the Company, and at (iii) the time of the Company Shareholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, fact or omit fail 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. .
(c) The Company represents and covenants that the information supplied by the Company for inclusion in the Proxy Statement and Schedule 13E-3 will not, at (i) the time the Proxy Statement and Schedule 13E-3 (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are filed with the SEC, (ii) the time the Proxy Statement and Schedule 13E-3 (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are first mailed to the shareholders of the Company, and (iii) the time of the Company Shareholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or fail 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.
(d) Each of Parentthe Company, Holdco and Merger Sub and the Company further agrees shall ensure that all documents that such party it is responsible for filing with and/or furnishing to the SEC in connection with any of the Merger Transactions will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, other than with respect to any other applicable Laws and that all information supplied by such party for inclusion or incorporation by reference in such document will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein 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 event or circumstance relating to Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered that should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 so that 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 are made, not misleading, the party discovering such event or circumstance shall promptly inform the other parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such event or circumstance shall be promptly filed with the SEC and disseminated to the shareholders of the Company to the extent required by Law; provided, that prior to such filing, the Company and Parent, as the case may be, shall consult with each other with respect to such amendment or supplement and shall afford the other party and their Representatives a reasonable opportunity to comment thereonparties.
(ce) Parent shall (i) voteFor the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, or cause in connection with any disclosure regarding a Change in the Company Recommendation made pursuant to be voted, all of the Shares then beneficially owned by Parent or Merger Sub or with respect to which Parent or Merger Sub otherwise has, directly or indirectly, voting power at the Shareholders’ Meeting in favor of the authorization and approval terms of this Agreement, the Plan of Company shall not be required to provide Holdco or Merger and Sub the Transactionsopportunity to review or comment on (or include comments proposed by Holdco or Merger Sub in) the Schedule 13E-3 or the Proxy Statement, including or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any comments thereon or any other filing by the MergerCompany with the SEC, and (ii) if necessary, enforce the agreement of the Rollover Shareholders set forth in the Contribution and Support Agreement with respect to vote for the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Mergersuch disclosure.
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Proxy Statement and Schedule. 13E-3.
(a) . As soon promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreementhereof, the Company, with the assistance of Holdco, Parent and Merger Sub, shall prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC a proxy statement relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, Agreement by the shareholders of the Company Stockholders (such proxy statement, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Proxy Statement”). Concurrently with the preparation of the Proxy Statement, the Company, Holdco, Parent and Merger Sub shall jointly prepare and cause to be filed a Schedule 13E-3 with the SEC a Rule 13e-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company, which may be in the form of an amendment to the Schedule 13E-3 filed by the Chairman, MBKP, Baring and their respective Affiliates (such Schedule 13E-3, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Schedule 13E-3”)SEC. Each of the Company, Holdco, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts so that the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 will comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each of the Company, Holdco, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to (i) respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to any comments received from the staff of the SEC with respect to such filings of the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3, (ii) as promptly as reasonably practicable prepare and file any amendments or supplements necessary to be filed in response to any such comments or as required by Law, (iii) have cleared by the staff of the SEC the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 (and with respect to the Proxy Statement, the Company will thereafter mail to the Stockholders as promptly as reasonably practicable, the Proxy Statement and all other required proxy or other material for meetings such as the Stockholders’ Meeting) and (iv) to the extent required by applicable Law, as promptly as reasonably practicable prepare, file and distribute to the Stockholders any supplement or amendment to the Proxy Statement or Schedule 13E-3 if any event shall occur which requires such action at any time prior to the Stockholders’ Meeting. Each of Holdco, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide reasonable assistance and cooperation promptly furnish all information concerning it to the Company as may be reasonably requested in connection with, and cooperate with the Company in, the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement, Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 and 13E-3. The Company shall promptly notify Parent upon the resolution of comments from the SEC. Upon its 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 the Schedule 13E-3, the Company 13E-3 and shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Sub and in any event within 24 hours and shall provide Parent with copies of all written correspondence between it and its representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC and its staff, on the other hand. Parent shall promptly provide to the Company with copies of all written correspondence between it and its representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC and its staff, on the other hand. Prior to filing the Schedule 13E-3 or mailing of the Proxy Statement and Schedule 13E-3 (or in each case, any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, the Company (i) shall provide Parent and Merger Sub with a reasonable period of time an opportunity to review and comment on such document or response and (ii) shall consider in good faith all additions, deletions or changes comments reasonably proposed by Parent in good faith. If at any time prior to the Shareholders’ Meeting, any information relating to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, is discovered by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement and/or the Schedule 13E-3 so that the Proxy Statement and/or the Schedule 13E-3 shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and the Company shall file an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminate to the shareholders of the Company.
(b) Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agrees, as to itself and its respective Affiliates or Representatives, that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as applicable, expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 or any other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transactions, will, as of the time such documents (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are mailed to the holders of Shares and at the time of the Shareholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company further agrees that all documents that such party is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the Merger will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable Laws and that all information supplied by such party for inclusion or incorporation by reference in such document will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein 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 event or circumstance relating to Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered that should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 so that 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 are made, not misleading, the party discovering such event or circumstance shall promptly inform the other parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such event or circumstance shall be promptly filed with the SEC and disseminated to the shareholders of the Company to the extent required by Law; provided, that prior to such filing, the Company and Parent, as the case may be, shall consult with each other with respect to such amendment or supplement and shall afford the other party and their Representatives a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon.
(c) Parent shall (i) vote, or cause to be voted, all of the Shares then beneficially owned by Parent or Merger Sub or with respect to which Parent or Merger Sub otherwise has, directly or indirectly, voting power at the Shareholders’ Meeting in favor of the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, and (ii) if necessary, enforce the agreement of the Rollover Shareholders set forth in the Contribution and Support Agreement to vote for the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger.by
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Morgan Stanley)
Proxy Statement and Schedule. 13E-3.
(a) As soon as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, (i) the Company, with in cooperation with, and subject to the assistance of Parent and Merger Subapproval of, the Special Committee, shall prepare and file with the SEC a preliminary proxy statement on Schedule 14A relating to the authorization adoption of this Agreement and the approval of this Agreementthe Transactions by the Company Stockholders at the Company Stockholders’ Meeting (including all exhibits thereto, the Plan “Preliminary Proxy Statement”); and (ii) the Company, in cooperation with, and subject to the approval of, the Special Committee, and Parent shall jointly prepare and file with the SEC the Schedule 13E-3. The Company, in cooperation with, and subject to the approval of, the Special Committee, shall (A) cause a definitive proxy statement, letter to stockholders, notice of Merger meeting and form of proxy accompanying the Transactions, including proxy statement that will be provided to the Merger, by holders of Shares in connection with the shareholders solicitation of proxies for use at the Company Stockholders’ Meeting (such proxy statementcollectively, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Proxy Statement”). Concurrently ) to be mailed to the holders of Shares at the earliest reasonably practicable date after the date that the SEC confirms it has no further comments thereto and (B) otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all requirements of Law applicable to the preparation Company Stockholders’ Meeting and the Transactions; provided, however, that no filing of the Preliminary Proxy Statement, the Proxy Statement, any amendments or supplements thereto, or any response to the Company, SEC will be made by the Company unless the Parent and Merger Sub its counsel have had a reasonable opportunity to review and propose reasonable comments which the Company shall jointly prepare and cause to be filed with consider in good faith; provided, further, however, that nothing in this Section 7.01(a) shall limit or preclude the SEC a Rule 13e-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders ability of the Company, which may be Company Board (or the Special Committee) to effect a Change in the form of an amendment to the Schedule 13E-3 filed by the Chairman, MBKP, Baring and their respective Affiliates (such Schedule 13E-3, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Schedule 13E-3”)Company Recommendation. Each of the Company, Company and Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts so that the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts to cooperate to: (x) respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to any comments of received from the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement such filings and the Schedule 13E-3. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall provide use commercially reasonable assistance and cooperation efforts to the Company in the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 and the resolution of comments from the SEC. Upon its receipt of any comments from have the SEC or its staff or confirm that it has no further comments thereto; (y) prepare and file any request from the SEC or its staff for amendments or supplements necessary to be filed in response to any SEC comments or as required by Law; and (z) file and distribute to the stockholders of the Company any supplement or amendment to the Proxy Statement and the or Schedule 13E-3, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Sub and in 13E-3 if any event within 24 hours and shall provide Parent 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 the Schedule 13E-3 occur or mailing the Proxy Statement (or in each case, any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, the Company (i) shall provide Parent and Merger Sub with a reasonable period of time to review and comment on information be discovered which requires such document or response and (ii) shall consider in good faith all additions, deletions or changes reasonably proposed by Parent in good faith. If action at any time prior to the ShareholdersCompany Stockholders’ Meeting. Each of the Company and Parent will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the information related to such party included in the Schedule 13E-3, the Preliminary Proxy Statement and the Proxy Statement, at the time of the mailing of the Proxy Statement or any amendments or supplements thereto, and at the time of the Company Stockholders’ Meeting, any information relating not to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, is discovered by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement and/or the Schedule 13E-3 so that the Proxy Statement and/or the Schedule 13E-3 shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are were made, not misleading.
(b) 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 Preliminary Proxy Statement and the Proxy Statement and shall otherwise assist and cooperate with the Company in the preparation of the Preliminary Proxy Statement and the Proxy Statement and resolution of comments of the SEC or its staff related thereto. Each of Parent and Merger Sub will furnish to the Company the information relating to it required by the Exchange Act to be set forth in the Schedule 13E-3, the party Preliminary Proxy Statement and the Proxy Statement promptly following request therefor from the Company.
(c) Each of the Company and Parent shall promptly correct any information provided by it for use in the Schedule 13E-3, the Preliminary Proxy Statement and the Proxy Statement if and to the extent that discovers such information shall promptly notify have become false or misleading in any material respect, and (x) the other parties hereto Company and Parent shall each take all steps necessary to amend or supplement the Schedule 13E-3 and to cause the Schedule 13E-3, as so amended or supplemented, to be filed with the SEC, in each case as and to the extent required by applicable Law and (y) the Company shall file an appropriate amendment take all steps necessary to amend or supplement describing such information the Preliminary Proxy Statement and the Proxy Statement and to cause the Proxy Statement, as so amended or supplemented, to be filed with the SEC andand mailed to its stockholders, in each case as and to the extent required by applicable Law. The Company shall (i) as promptly as reasonably practicable after receipt thereof, disseminate provide Parent or its counsel with copies of any written comments, and advise Parent or its counsel of any oral comments, with respect to the shareholders of the Company.
(b) Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agrees, as to itself and its respective Affiliates or Representatives, that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as applicable, expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Preliminary Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 or any other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transactions, will, as of the time such documents Proxy Statement (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are mailed to the holders of Shares and at the time of the Shareholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company further agrees that all documents that such party is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the Merger will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable Laws and that all information supplied by such party for inclusion or incorporation by reference in such document will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein 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 event or circumstance relating to Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered that should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 so that 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 are made, not misleading, the party discovering such event or circumstance shall promptly inform the other parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such event or circumstance shall be promptly filed with received from the SEC or its staff, (ii) provide Parent and disseminated to the shareholders of the Company to the extent required by Law; provided, that prior to such filing, the Company and Parent, as the case may be, shall consult with each other with respect to such amendment or supplement and shall afford the other party and their Representatives its counsel a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon.
review the Company’s proposed response to such comments and (ciii) consider in good faith any comments reasonably proposed by Parent and its counsel. Parent shall (i) voteas promptly as reasonably practicable after receipt thereof, provide Company or cause its counsel with copies of any written comments, and advise Company or its counsel of any oral comments, with respect to the Schedule 13E-3 received from the SEC or its staff, (ii) provide the Company and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review Parent’s proposed response to such comments and (iii) consider in good faith any comments reasonably proposed by the Company and its counsel.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else herein to the contrary, and subject to compliance with the terms of Section 7.03, in connection with any disclosure regarding a Change in the Company Recommendation, the Company shall not be voted, all of required to provide Parent or Merger Sub the Shares then beneficially owned opportunity to review or comment on (or include comments proposed by Parent or Merger Sub in) the Proxy Statement, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any comments thereon or any other filing by the Company with the SEC, with respect to which Parent or Merger Sub otherwise has, directly or indirectly, voting power at the Shareholders’ Meeting in favor of the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, and (ii) if necessary, enforce the agreement of the Rollover Shareholders set forth in the Contribution and Support Agreement to vote for the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Mergersuch disclosure.
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Proxy Statement and Schedule. 13E-3.
(a) . As soon promptly as practicable reasonably practicable, following the date of this Agreement, the Company, with the cooperation and assistance of Parent and Merger Sub, shall prepare a proxy statement relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, Agreement and the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company (such proxy statement, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Proxy Statement”). Concurrently with the preparation of the Proxy Statement, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall jointly prepare a Schedule 13E-3. The Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause the initial Schedule 13E-3 to be filed with the SEC a Rule 13e-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 relating to (with the authorization and approval initial Proxy Statement filed as an exhibit) as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company, which may be in the form of an amendment to the Schedule 13E-3 filed by the Chairman, MBKP, Baring and their respective Affiliates (such Schedule 13E-3, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Schedule 13E-3”). Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts so that the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide reasonable assistance and cooperation promptly furnish all information concerning such party to the Company others as may be reasonably requested in connection with the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 and the resolution of responses to comments from the SEC. Upon its The Company shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Sub 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 the Schedule 13E-3, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Sub and in any event within 24 hours 13E-3 and shall provide Parent with copies of all correspondence between the Company it and its representativesRepresentatives, on the one hand, and the SEC and its staff, on the other hand. Prior to filing the Schedule 13E-3 or mailing the Proxy Statement (or in each case, any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, the Company (i) shall provide Parent and Merger Sub with a reasonable period of time an opportunity to review and comment on such document or response and response, (ii) shall consider include in good faith such document or response all additions, deletions or changes comments reasonably proposed by Parent in good faithand Merger Sub and (iii) shall not file or mail such document or respond to the SEC prior to receiving the approval of Parent and Merger Sub, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If at any time prior to the Shareholders’ Meeting, any information relating to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, is discovered by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub that which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement and/or the and Schedule 13E-3 so that the Proxy Statement and/or the and Schedule 13E-3 shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the party that which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and the Company shall file an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminate disseminated to the shareholders of the Company.
(b) Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agrees, as to itself and its respective Affiliates or Representatives, that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as applicable, expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 or any other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transactions, will, as of the time such documents (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are mailed to the holders of Shares and at the time of the Shareholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company further agrees that all documents that such party is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the Merger will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable Laws and that all information supplied by such party for inclusion or incorporation by reference in such document will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein 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 event or circumstance relating to Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered that should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 so that 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 are made, not misleading, the party discovering such event or circumstance shall promptly inform the other parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such event or circumstance shall be promptly filed with the SEC and disseminated to the shareholders of the Company to the extent required by Law; provided, that prior to such filing, the Company and Parent, as the case may be, shall consult with each other with respect to such amendment or supplement and shall afford the other party and their Representatives a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon.
(c) Parent shall (i) vote, or cause to be voted, all of the Shares then beneficially owned by Parent or Merger Sub or with respect to which Parent or Merger Sub otherwise has, directly or indirectly, voting power at the Shareholders’ Meeting in favor of the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, and (ii) if necessary, enforce the agreement of the Rollover Shareholders set forth in the Contribution and Support Agreement to vote for the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger.
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Proxy Statement and Schedule. 13E-3.
(a) . As soon promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company, with the cooperation and assistance of the Parent and Merger SubParties, shall prepare and cause to be filed a proxy statement relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, Agreement and the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company (such proxy statement, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Proxy Statement”). Concurrently with the preparation of the Proxy Statement, the Company, Company and the Parent and Merger Sub Parties shall jointly prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC a Rule 13e-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3. The Company and the Parent Parties shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause the initial Schedule 13E-3 relating to be filed with the authorization and approval SEC (with the initial Proxy Statement filed as an exhibit) as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company, which may be in the form of an amendment to the Schedule 13E-3 filed by the Chairman, MBKP, Baring and their respective Affiliates (such Schedule 13E-3, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Schedule 13E-3”). Each of the Company, Company and the Parent and Merger Sub Parties shall use its reasonable best efforts so that the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each of the Company, Company and the Parent and Merger Sub Parties shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3. Each The Company and each of the Parent and Merger Sub Parties shall provide reasonable assistance and cooperation promptly furnish all information concerning such party to the Company others as may be reasonably requested in connection with the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 and the resolution of comments to or from the SEC. Upon its The Company shall promptly notify the Parent Parties 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 the Schedule 13E-3, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Sub and in any event within 24 hours 13E-3 and shall provide the Parent Parties with copies of all correspondence between the Company it and its representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC and its staff, on the other hand. Prior to filing the Schedule 13E-3 or mailing the Proxy Statement (or in each case, any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, the Company Company, with the cooperation and assistance of the Parent Parties, (i) shall provide the Parent and Merger Sub with a reasonable period of time Parties an opportunity to review and comment on such document or response and response, (ii) shall consider include in good faith all additions, deletions such document or changes response comments reasonably proposed by the Parent Parties and (iii) shall not file or mail such document or respond to the SEC prior to receiving the approval of the Parent Parties, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, and subject to compliance with the terms of Section 6.04, in good faithconnection with any disclosure regarding a Change in the Company Recommendation (defined below), the Company shall not be required to provide the Parent Parties with the opportunity to review or comment on (or include comments proposed by the Parent Parties in) the Schedule 13E-3 or the Proxy Statement, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any comments thereon or any other filing by the Company with the SEC, with respect to such disclosure. If at any time prior to the Shareholders’ Meeting, any information relating to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub the Parent Parties or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, is discovered by the Company, Company and/or the Parent or Merger Sub that Parties which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement and/or the and Schedule 13E-3 so that the Proxy Statement and/or the and Schedule 13E-3 shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the party that which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and the Company shall file an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminate disseminated to the shareholders of the Company.
(b) Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agrees, as to itself and its respective Affiliates or Representatives, that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as applicable, expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 or any other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transactions, will, as of the time such documents (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are mailed to the holders of Shares and at the time of the Shareholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company further agrees that all documents that such party is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the Merger will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable Laws and that all information supplied by such party for inclusion or incorporation by reference in such document will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein 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 event or circumstance relating to Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered that should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 so that 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 are made, not misleading, the party discovering such event or circumstance shall promptly inform the other parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such event or circumstance shall be promptly filed with the SEC and disseminated to the shareholders of the Company to the extent required by Law; provided, that prior to such filing, the Company and Parent, as the case may be, shall consult with each other with respect to such amendment or supplement and shall afford the other party and their Representatives a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon.
(c) Parent shall (i) vote, or cause to be voted, all of the Shares then beneficially owned by Parent or Merger Sub or with respect to which Parent or Merger Sub otherwise has, directly or indirectly, voting power at the Shareholders’ Meeting in favor of the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, and (ii) if necessary, enforce the agreement of the Rollover Shareholders set forth in the Contribution and Support Agreement to vote for the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger.
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Proxy Statement and Schedule. 13E-3.
(a) As soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company, with the assistance of Parent and Merger Sub, shall prepare a proxy statement relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company (such proxy statement, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Proxy Statement”). Concurrently with the preparation of the Proxy Statement, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall jointly prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC a Rule 13e-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company, which may be in the form of an amendment to the Schedule 13E-3 filed by the Chairman, MBKP, Baring and their respective Affiliates Company (such Schedule 13E-3, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Schedule 13E-3”). Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts so that the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall furnish all information as the Company may reasonably request in connection with the preparation of the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 or any amendment or supplement thereto and shall otherwise provide reasonable assistance and cooperation to the Company in the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 and the resolution of comments from the SEC. Upon its 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 the Schedule 13E-3, the Company shall promptly (and in any event within one (1) Business Day) notify Parent and Merger Sub and in any event within 24 hours and shall provide Parent 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 the Schedule 13E-3 or mailing the Proxy Statement (or in each case, any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, the Company (i) shall provide Parent and Merger Sub with a reasonable period of time to review and comment on such document or response and (ii) shall consider in good faith all additions, deletions or changes reasonably proposed by Parent in good faith. If at any time prior to the Shareholders’ Meeting, any information relating to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, is discovered by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement and/or the Schedule 13E-3 so that the Proxy Statement and/or the Schedule 13E-3 shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and the Company shall file an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminate to the shareholders of the Company.
(b) Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agrees, as to itself and its respective Affiliates or Representatives, that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as applicable, expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 or any other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transactions, will, as of the time such documents (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are mailed to the holders of Shares and at the time of the 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; provided, however, that no representation, warranty, covenant or agreement is made by the Company with respect to information supplied by Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 or any other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company further agrees that all documents that such party is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the Merger will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable Laws and that all information supplied by such party for inclusion or incorporation by reference in such document will 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. If at any time prior to the Effective Time, any event or circumstance relating to Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered that should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 so that such document would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the party discovering such event or circumstance shall promptly inform the other parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such event or circumstance shall be promptly filed with the SEC and disseminated to the shareholders of the Company to the extent required by Law; provided, that that, prior to such filing, the Company and Parent, as the case may be, shall consult with each other with respect to such amendment or supplement and shall afford the other party and their Representatives a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon.
(c) Parent . For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 6.01 shall (i) vote, limit or cause to be voted, all preclude the ability of the Shares then beneficially owned by Parent Company Board (or Merger Sub or with respect the Special Committee) to which Parent or Merger Sub otherwise has, directly or indirectly, voting power at the Shareholders’ Meeting in favor of the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, and (ii) if necessary, enforce the agreement of the Rollover Shareholders set forth effect a Change in the Contribution Company Recommendation pursuant to and Support Agreement to vote for the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Mergerin accordance with Section 6.04.
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Proxy Statement and Schedule. 13E-3.
(a) As soon as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company, with the cooperation and assistance of Parent and Merger Sub, shall prepare a proxy statement relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company by the Requisite Company Vote including a notice convening the Shareholders Meeting in accordance with the Company’s articles of association (such proxy statementstatement and notice, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Proxy Statement”). Concurrently with the preparation of the Proxy Statement, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall jointly prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC a Rule 13e-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company, which may be in the form of an amendment to the Schedule 13E-3 filed by the Chairman, MBKP, Baring and their respective Affiliates Company (such Schedule 13E-3, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Schedule 13E-3”). Parent and Merger Sub shall timely furnish all information as the Company may reasonably request in connection with such actions and preparation of the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts so that the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall provide reasonable assistance and cooperation to the Company in the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 and the resolution of comments from the SEC. Upon its receipt of any written 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 the Schedule 13E-3, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Sub and in any event within 24 hours and shall provide Parent with copies of all correspondence between the Company and its representativesRepresentatives, on the one hand, and the SEC and its staff, on the other hand. Prior to filing the Schedule 13E-3 or mailing the Proxy Statement (or in each case, any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, the Company (i) shall provide Parent and Merger Sub with a reasonable period of time opportunity to review and comment on such document or response response, and (ii) shall consider in good faith all additions, deletions or changes reasonably proposed by Parent in good faith. If at any time prior to the Shareholders’ Shareholders Meeting, any information relating to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub Sub, Rollover Shareholders or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, is discovered by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement and/or or the Schedule 13E-3 so that the Proxy Statement and/or or the Schedule 13E-3 shall will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and the Company shall file an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminate disseminated to the shareholders of the Company; provided, that prior to such filing, the Company and Parent, as the case may be, shall consult with each other with respect to such amendment or supplement and shall afford the other party and their Representatives a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon. Nothing in this Section 6.01 is intended to restrict or preclude the Company Board or the Special Committee from effecting a Change in the Company Recommendation on the terms and subject to the condition set forth in this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, and subject to compliance with the terms of Section 6.04(d) and Section 6.04(e) with respect to any disclosure regarding a Change in the Company Recommendation made in accordance with and not in violation of this Agreement, the Company shall not be required to provide Parent or Merger Sub with the opportunity to review or comment on (or include comments proposed by Parent or Merger Sub in) the Schedule 13E-3 or the Proxy Statement, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or another filing by the Company with the SEC, with respect to such disclosure.
(b) Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agrees, as to itself and its respective Affiliates or Representatives, that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as applicable, expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 or any other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transactions, will, as of the time such documents (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are mailed to the holders of Shares and at the time of the Shareholders’ Shareholders Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company further agrees that all documents that such party is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the Merger will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable Laws and that all information supplied by such party for inclusion or incorporation by reference in such document will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein 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 event or circumstance relating to Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered that which should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 so that 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 are made, not misleading, the party discovering such event or circumstance shall promptly inform the other parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such event or circumstance shall be promptly filed with the SEC and and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminated to the shareholders of the Company to the extent required by LawCompany; provided, that prior to such filing, the Company and Parent, as the case may be, shall consult with each other with respect to such amendment or supplement and shall afford the other party and their Representatives a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon.
(c) Parent shall (i) vote. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representation, warranty, covenant or cause to be voted, all of the Shares then beneficially owned agreement is made by Parent or Merger Sub or any party hereto with respect to which Parent or Merger Sub otherwise has, directly or indirectly, voting power at the Shareholders’ Meeting in favor information supplied by any of the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, and (ii) if necessary, enforce the agreement of the Rollover Shareholders set forth other parties hereto or their respective Affiliates or Representatives for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Contribution and Support Agreement to vote for Proxy Statement or the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the MergerSchedule 13E-3.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (iClick Interactive Asia Group LTD)
Proxy Statement and Schedule. 13E-3.
(a) As soon as practicable following the date of this Agreementhereof, the Company, Company with the assistance of Parent and Merger Amalgamation Sub, shall prepare a proxy statement relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger, Transactions by the shareholders of the Company (such proxy statement, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Proxy Statement”). Concurrently with the preparation of the Proxy Statement, the Company, Parent and Merger Amalgamation Sub shall jointly prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC a Rule 13e-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger, Transactions by the shareholders of the Company, which may be in the form of an amendment to the Schedule 13E-3 filed by the Chairman, MBKP, Baring and their respective Affiliates Company (such Schedule 13E-3, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Schedule 13E-3”). Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Amalgamation Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts so that the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 will comply complies in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Amalgamation Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3. Each of Parent and Merger Amalgamation Sub shall provide reasonable assistance and cooperation to the Company in the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 and the resolution of comments from the SEC. Upon its 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 the Schedule 13E-3, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Amalgamation Sub and in any event within 24 hours and shall provide Parent 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 No filing of the Schedule 13E-3 or mailing 13E-3, the Proxy Statement (or in each caseStatement, any amendment amendments or supplement supplements thereto) , or responding any response to any comments of the SEC with respect theretowill be made by the Company, the Company (i) shall provide Parent or Amalgamation Sub unless each other party and Merger Sub with its counsel has had a reasonable period of time opportunity to review and comment on propose comments which such document or response and (ii) party shall consider in good faith all additions, deletions or changes reasonably proposed by Parent in good faith. If at any time prior to the Shareholders’ Meeting, any information relating to the Company, Parent, Merger Amalgamation Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, is discovered by the Company, Parent or Merger Amalgamation Sub that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement and/or the Schedule 13E-3 so that the Proxy Statement and/or the Schedule 13E-3 shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and the Company shall file an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminate to the shareholders of the Company.
(b) Each of Parent, Merger Amalgamation Sub and the Company agrees, as to itself and its respective Affiliates or Representatives, that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent, Merger Amalgamation Sub or the Company, as applicable, expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 or any other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transactions, will, as of the time such documents (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are mailed to the holders of Shares and at the time of the Shareholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of Parent, Merger Amalgamation Sub and the Company further agrees that all documents that such party is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the Merger Amalgamation will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable Laws and that all information supplied by such party for inclusion or incorporation by reference in such document will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein 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 event or circumstance relating to Parent, Merger Amalgamation Sub or the Company, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered that should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 so that 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 are made, not misleading, the party discovering such event or circumstance shall promptly inform the other parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such event or circumstance shall be promptly filed with the SEC and disseminated to the shareholders of the Company to the extent required by Law; provided, provided that prior to such filing, the Company and Parent, as the case may be, shall consult with each other with respect to such amendment or supplement and shall afford the other party and their Representatives a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon.
(c) At the Shareholders’ Meeting, Parent shall (i) vote, or cause to be voted, all of the Shares then beneficially owned by Parent or Merger Amalgamation Sub or with respect to which Parent or Merger Amalgamation Sub otherwise has, directly or indirectly, voting power at the Shareholders’ Meeting in favor of the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger, and (ii) if necessary, enforce the agreement of the Rollover Shareholders set forth in the Contribution and Support Agreement to vote for the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger.
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Proxy Statement and Schedule. 13E-3.
(a) . As soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company, with the assistance of Parent and Merger Sub, shall prepare a proxy statement relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, Agreement and the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company (such proxy statement, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Proxy Statement”). Concurrently with the preparation of the Proxy Statement, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall jointly prepare a Schedule 13E-3. The Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use their reasonable efforts to cause the initial Schedule 13E-3 to be filed with the SEC a Rule 13e-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 relating to (with the authorization and approval initial Proxy Statement filed as an exhibit) as soon as practicable after the date of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company, which may be in the form of an amendment to the Schedule 13E-3 filed by the Chairman, MBKP, Baring and their respective Affiliates (such Schedule 13E-3, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Schedule 13E-3”). Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts so that the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 will comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and Schedule 13E-3 and to resolve comments from the Schedule 13E-3SEC. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide reasonable assistance and cooperation furnish all information concerning such party to the Company others as may be reasonably requested in connection with the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement, Statement and Schedule 13E-3. The Company shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Sub upon the Schedule 13E-3 and the resolution of comments from the SEC. Upon its 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 the Schedule 13E-3, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Sub and in any event within 24 hours 13E-3 and shall provide Parent with copies of all correspondence between the Company it and its representativesRepresentatives, on the one hand, and the SEC and its staff, on the other hand. Prior to filing the Schedule 13E-3 or mailing the Proxy Statement and Schedule 13E-3 (or in each case, any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, the Company (i) shall provide Parent and Merger Sub with a reasonable period amount of time to review and comment on such document or response response, and (ii) shall consider in good faith including in such document or response all additions, deletions or changes comments reasonably proposed by Parent in good faithand Merger Sub. If at any time prior to the Shareholders’ Meeting, any information relating to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, is discovered by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub that which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement and/or the and Schedule 13E-3 so that (x) the Proxy Statement and/or the and Schedule 13E-3 shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, and (y) the shareholders of the Company are able to make an informed decision on whether or not to attend the Shareholder’s Meeting and how to vote, the party that which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and the Company shall file an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminate disseminated to the shareholders of the Company.
(b) Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agrees, as to itself and its respective Affiliates or Representatives, that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as applicable, expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 or any other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transactions, will, as of the time such documents (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are mailed to the holders of Shares and at the time of the Shareholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company further agrees that all documents that such party is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the Merger will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable Laws and that all information supplied by such party for inclusion or incorporation by reference in such document will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein 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 event or circumstance relating to Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered that should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 so that 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 are made, not misleading, the party discovering such event or circumstance shall promptly inform the other parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such event or circumstance shall be promptly filed with the SEC and disseminated to the shareholders of the Company to the extent required by Law; provided, that prior to such filing, the Company and Parent, as the case may be, shall consult with each other with respect to such amendment or supplement and shall afford the other party and their Representatives a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon.
(c) Parent shall (i) vote, or cause to be voted, all of the Shares then beneficially owned by Parent or Merger Sub or with respect to which Parent or Merger Sub otherwise has, directly or indirectly, voting power at the Shareholders’ Meeting in favor of the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, and (ii) if necessary, enforce the agreement of the Rollover Shareholders set forth in the Contribution and Support Agreement to vote for the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger.
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Proxy Statement and Schedule. 13E-3.
(a) As soon as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company, with the cooperation and assistance of Parent and Merger Sub, shall prepare a proxy statement relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, Transactions by the shareholders of the Company by the Requisite Company Vote including a notice convening the Shareholders Meeting in accordance with the Company’s articles of association (such proxy statementstatement and notice, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Proxy Statement”). Concurrently with the preparation of the Proxy Statement, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall procure each other Buyer Group Party to) jointly prepare and use their reasonable best efforts to cause to be filed with the SEC a Rule 13e-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, Transactions by the shareholders of the Company, which may be in the form of an amendment to the Schedule 13E-3 filed by the Chairman, MBKP, Baring and their respective Affiliates Company (such Schedule 13E-3, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Schedule 13E-3”). Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall procure each other Buyer Group Party to) use its reasonable best efforts so to ensure that the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall procure each other Buyer Group Party to) use its reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall procure each other Buyer Group Party to) provide reasonable assistance and cooperation to the Company in the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 and the resolution of comments from the SEC. Upon its receipt of any written 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 the Schedule 13E-3, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Sub and in any event within 24 hours and shall provide Parent 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 the Schedule 13E-3 or mailing the Proxy Statement (or in each case, any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, the Company (i) shall provide Parent and Merger Sub with a reasonable period of time to review and comment on such document or response and (ii) shall consider in good faith all additions, deletions or changes reasonably proposed by Parent in good faith. If at any time prior to the Shareholders’ Shareholders Meeting, any information relating to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, is discovered by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement and/or or the Schedule 13E-3 so that the Proxy Statement and/or or the Schedule 13E-3 shall will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and the Company shall file an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminate to the shareholders of the Company.
(b) Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agrees, as to itself and its respective Affiliates or Representatives, that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as applicable, expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 or any other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transactions, will, as of the time such documents (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are mailed to the holders of Shares and at the time of the Shareholders’ Shareholders Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company further agrees that all documents that such party is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the Merger will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable Laws and that all information supplied by such party for inclusion or incorporation by reference in such document will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein 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 event or circumstance relating to Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered that which should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 so that 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 are made, not misleading, the party discovering such event or circumstance shall promptly inform the other parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such event or circumstance shall be promptly filed with the SEC and disseminated to the shareholders of the Company to the extent required by Law; provided, that prior to such filing, to the extent permitted by Law, the Company and Parent, as the case may be, shall consult with each other with respect to such amendment or supplement and shall afford the other party and their Representatives a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon.
(c) Parent shall (i) voteFor the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, or cause in connection with any disclosure regarding a Change in the Company Recommendation made pursuant to be voted, all of the Shares then beneficially owned by Parent or Merger Sub or with respect to which Parent or Merger Sub otherwise has, directly or indirectly, voting power at the Shareholders’ Meeting in favor of the authorization and approval terms of this Agreement, the Plan of Company shall not be required to provide Parent or Merger and Sub the Transactionsopportunity to review or comment on the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3, including or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any comments thereon or any other filing by the MergerCompany with the SEC, and (ii) if necessary, enforce the agreement of the Rollover Shareholders set forth in the Contribution and Support Agreement with respect to vote for the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Mergersuch disclosure.
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Proxy Statement and Schedule. 13E-3.
(a) As soon as practicable Subject to Section 6.06, promptly following the date of this Agreementhereof, the Company, with the assistance and cooperation of Parent and Merger Sub, shall prepare and cause to be filed a proxy statement relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, Agreement by the shareholders of the Company (such proxy statement, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Proxy Statement”). Concurrently , and concurrently with the preparation of the Proxy Statement, the Company, Company and Parent and Merger Sub shall jointly prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC a Rule 13e-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement(together with any amendment or supplement thereto, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company, which may be in the form of an amendment to the Schedule 13E-3 filed by the Chairman, MBKP, Baring and their respective Affiliates (such Schedule 13E-3, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Schedule 13E-3”)) with the SEC, which initial Schedule 13E-3 the Company and Parent shall use their reasonable efforts to cause to be filed with the SEC (with the initial Proxy Statement filed as an exhibit) within fifteen (15) Business Days after the date hereof; provided, that if Parent and Merger Sub commence the Offer pursuant to Section 6.04, then the Company and Parent shall use their reasonable efforts to cause (A) the Schedule 13E-3 to be filed with the SEC concurrently with the filing of the Offer Documents, and (B) the Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC within ten (10) Business Days after the consummation of the Offer. Each of the Company, Company and Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts so that the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 will comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each of the Company, Company and Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3. Each of the Company and Parent and Merger Sub shall provide reasonable assistance and cooperation furnish all information concerning such party to the Company other as may be reasonably requested in connection with the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement, Statement and Schedule 13E-3. The Company shall promptly notify Parent upon the Schedule 13E-3 and the resolution of comments from the SEC. Upon its 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 the Schedule 13E-3, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Sub and in any event within 24 hours 13E-3 and shall provide Parent with copies of all correspondence between the Company it and its representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC and its staff, on the other hand. Prior to filing the Schedule 13E-3 or mailing the Proxy Statement and Schedule 13E-3 (or in each case, any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, the Company (i) shall provide Parent and Merger Sub with a reasonable period of time an opportunity to review and comment on such document or response and response, (ii) shall consider include in good faith such document or response all additions, deletions or changes comments reasonably proposed by Parent in good faithand (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 conditioned, withheld or delayed. If at any time prior to the Shareholders’ Meeting, any information relating to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub Parent or any of their respective Affiliatesaffiliates, officers or directors, is discovered by the Company, Company or Parent or Merger Sub that which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement and/or the and Schedule 13E-3 so that the Proxy Statement and/or the and Schedule 13E-3 shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the party that which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and the Company shall file an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminate disseminated to the shareholders of the Company.
(b) Each of Parent, Merger Sub Parent represents and the Company agrees, as to itself and its respective Affiliates or Representatives, covenants that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as applicable, expressly Parent for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Statement and Schedule 13E-3 or any other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transactionswill not, will, as of at (i) the time such documents the Proxy Statement and Schedule 13E-3 (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are filed with the SEC, (ii) the time the Proxy Statement and Schedule 13E-3 (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are first mailed to the holders shareholders of Shares the Company, and at (iii) the time of the Shareholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, fact or omit fail 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.
(c) The Company represents and covenants that the information supplied by the Company for inclusion in the Proxy Statement and Schedule 13E-3 will not, at (i) the time the Proxy Statement and Schedule 13E-3 (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are filed with the SEC, (ii) the time the Proxy Statement and Schedule 13E-3 (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are first mailed to the shareholders of the Company, and (iii) the time of the Shareholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or fail 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. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the The Company further agrees covenants that all documents that such party the Company is responsible for filing and/or furnishing with the SEC in connection with any of the Merger Transactions will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable Laws the rules and that all information supplied by such party for inclusion or incorporation by reference in such document will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein 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 event or circumstance relating to Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered that should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 so that 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 are made, not misleading, the party discovering such event or circumstance shall promptly inform the other parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such event or circumstance shall be promptly filed with the SEC and disseminated to the shareholders of the Company to the extent required by Law; provided, that prior to such filing, the Company and Parent, as the case may be, shall consult with each other with respect to such amendment or supplement and shall afford the other party and their Representatives a reasonable opportunity to comment thereonregulations promulgated thereunder.
(c) Parent shall (i) vote, or cause to be voted, all of the Shares then beneficially owned by Parent or Merger Sub or with respect to which Parent or Merger Sub otherwise has, directly or indirectly, voting power at the Shareholders’ Meeting in favor of the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, and (ii) if necessary, enforce the agreement of the Rollover Shareholders set forth in the Contribution and Support Agreement to vote for the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger.
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Proxy Statement and Schedule. 13E-3.
(a) As soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company, with the assistance of Parent and Merger Sub, shall prepare a proxy statement relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, Agreement and the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company (such proxy statement, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Proxy Statement”). Concurrently with the preparation of the Proxy Statement, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall jointly prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC a Rule 13e-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company, which may be in the form of an amendment to the Schedule 13E-3 filed by the Chairman, MBKP, Baring and their respective Affiliates (such Schedule 13E-3, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Schedule 13E-3”). Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts so that the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall provide reasonable assistance and cooperation to the Company in the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 and the resolution of comments from the SEC. Upon its The Company shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Sub 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 the Schedule 13E-3, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Sub and in any event within 24 hours 13E-3 and shall provide Parent with copies of all correspondence between the Company it and its representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC and its staff, on the other hand. Prior to filing the Schedule 13E-3 or mailing the Proxy Statement (or in each case, any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, the Company (i) shall provide Parent and Merger Sub with a reasonable period of time to review and comment on such document or response and (ii) shall consider in good faith all additions, deletions or changes reasonably proposed by Parent in good faith. If at any time prior to the Shareholders’ Meeting, any information relating to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, is discovered by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub that which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement and/or the and Schedule 13E-3 so that the Proxy Statement and/or the and Schedule 13E-3 shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the party that which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and the Company shall file an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminate to the shareholders of the Company.
(b) Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agrees, as to itself it and its respective Affiliates or Representatives, that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as applicable, expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 or any other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transactions, will, as of the time such documents (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are mailed to the holders of Shares and at the time of the Shareholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company further agrees that all documents that such party is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the Merger will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable Laws and that all information supplied by such party for inclusion or incorporation by reference in such document will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein 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 event or circumstance relating to Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered that which should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 so that 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 are made, not misleading, the party discovering such event or circumstance shall promptly inform the other parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such event or circumstance shall be promptly filed with the SEC and disseminated to the shareholders of the Company to the extent required by Law; provided, provided that prior to such filing, the Company and Parent, as the case may be, shall consult with each other with respect to such amendment or supplement and shall afford the other party and their Representatives a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon.
(c) At the Shareholders’ Meeting, Parent shall (i) vote, or cause to be voted, all of the Shares then beneficially owned by Parent or Merger Sub or with respect to which Parent or Merger Sub otherwise has, directly or indirectly, voting power at the Shareholders’ Meeting in favor of the authorization adoption of this Agreement and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, and (ii) if necessary, enforce the agreement of the Rollover Shareholders set forth in the Contribution and Support Agreement to vote for the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger.
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Proxy Statement and Schedule. 13E-3.
(a) As soon as practicable . Promptly following the date of this Agreementhereof, the Company, with the assistance of Holdco, Parent and Merger Sub, shall prepare and cause to be filed a proxy statement relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, Agreement by the shareholders of the Company (such proxy statement, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Proxy Statement”). Concurrently with the preparation of the Proxy Statement, the Company, Company and Parent and Merger Sub shall jointly prepare and cause to be filed a Schedule 13E-3 with the SEC a Rule 13e-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 relating within 15 Business Days after the date hereof, subject to the authorization and approval of each party’s compliance with this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company, which may be in the form of an amendment to the Schedule 13E-3 filed by the Chairman, MBKP, Baring and their respective Affiliates (such Schedule 13E-3, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Schedule 13E-3”)Section 6.01. Each of the Company and Parent shall, and shall cause its respective Affiliates and Representatives to, (i) provide such information specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement and Schedule 13E-3 as may be necessary or appropriate so that, at the date it is first mailed to the Company’s shareholders and at the time of the Shareholders’ Meeting or filed with the SEC (as applicable), Parent the Proxy Statement and Merger Sub shall Schedule 13E-3 will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, and (ii) use its reasonable best efforts so that the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 will comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each of the Company, Company and Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3. Each of the Company and Parent and Merger Sub shall provide reasonable assistance and cooperation furnish all information concerning such party to the Company other as may be reasonably requested in connection with the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement, Statement and Schedule 13E-3. The Company shall promptly notify Parent upon the Schedule 13E-3 and the resolution of comments from the SEC. Upon its 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 the Schedule 13E-3, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Sub and in any event within 24 hours 13E-3 and shall provide Parent with copies of all correspondence between the Company it and its representativesRepresentatives, on the one hand, and the SEC and its staff, on the other hand. Prior to No filing the Schedule 13E-3 or mailing of, or amendment or supplement to, the Proxy Statement and Schedule 13E-3 (or in each case, any amendment or supplement thereto) ), or responding to any comments of from the SEC with respect thereto, the Company (i) shall provide will be made without providing Parent and Merger Sub with its counsel a reasonable period of time opportunity to review and comment on such document the Proxy Statement, Schedule 13E-3 and any proposed responses to any SEC comments or response communications, and (ii) the Company shall consider in good faith all additions, deletions or changes reasonably proposed suggested thereto by Parent and its counsel in good faith. If Each of the Company and Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to resolve all comments from the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and Schedule 13E-3 as promptly as reasonably practicable. If, at any time prior to the Shareholders’ Meeting, any information relating to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, is discovered by the Company, Company or Parent or Merger Sub that which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement and/or the and Schedule 13E-3 so that the Proxy Statement and/or the and Schedule 13E-3 shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the party that which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and the Company shall file an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminate disseminated to the shareholders of the Company.
(b) Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agrees, as to itself and its respective Affiliates or Representatives, that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as applicable, expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 or any other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transactions, will, as of the time such documents (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are mailed to the holders of Shares and at the time of the Shareholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company further agrees that all documents that such party is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the Merger will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable Laws and that all information supplied by such party for inclusion or incorporation by reference in such document will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein 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 event or circumstance relating to Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered that should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 so that 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 are made, not misleading, the party discovering such event or circumstance shall promptly inform the other parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such event or circumstance shall be promptly filed with the SEC and disseminated to the shareholders of the Company to the extent required by Law; provided, that prior to such filing, the Company and Parent, as the case may be, shall consult with each other with respect to such amendment or supplement and shall afford the other party and their Representatives a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon.
(c) Parent shall (i) vote, or cause to be voted, all of the Shares then beneficially owned by Parent or Merger Sub or with respect to which Parent or Merger Sub otherwise has, directly or indirectly, voting power at the Shareholders’ Meeting in favor of the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, and (ii) if necessary, enforce the agreement of the Rollover Shareholders set forth in the Contribution and Support Agreement to vote for the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger.
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Proxy Statement and Schedule. 13E-3.
(a) As soon as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company, with the assistance of Parent and Merger Sub, shall prepare a proxy statement statement, including a notice convening the Company Shareholders’ Meeting in accordance with requirements set out in the Company’s memorandum and articles of association, relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company (such proxy statementstatement and notice, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Proxy Statement”). Concurrently with the preparation of the Proxy Statement, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall jointly prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC a Rule 13e-3 transaction statement Schedule 13E-3, and Parent and Merger Sub shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to cause all their respective Affiliates that are “engaged” in the Transactions (as determined in good faith by Parent and Merger Sub, as the case may be, based on Schedule 13E-3 relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactionsapplicable Law, including the MergerSEC’s Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations, or as determined by the shareholders of SEC) to join promptly the Company, which may Parent and Merger Sub to prepare and cause to be in filed with the form of an amendment to the SEC a Schedule 13E-3 (with the Proxy Statement filed by the Chairman, MBKP, Baring and their respective Affiliates (such Schedule 13E-3, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Schedule 13E-3”)an exhibit) in a timely manner. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts so that the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 will comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide reasonable assistance and cooperation furnish all information concerning such party to the Company others as may be reasonably requested in connection with the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement, the Statement and Schedule 13E-3 and the resolution of comments with respect thereto from the SEC. Upon its The Company shall promptly notify the Buyer Group upon the receipt of any written 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 the Schedule 13E-3, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Sub and in any event within 24 hours 13E-3 and shall provide Parent the Buyer Group with copies of all correspondence between the Company it and its representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC and its staff, on the other hand. Prior to filing the Schedule 13E-3 (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or mailing the Proxy Statement (or in each case, any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, the Company (i) shall provide Parent and Merger Sub the Buyer Group with a reasonable period of time to review and comment on such document or response and (ii) shall consider in good faith all additions, deletions or changes comments reasonably proposed by the Buyer Group; provided, that each of Parent and Merger Sub shall, and shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to cause their respective Affiliates that are “engaged” in good faiththe Transactions to, promptly furnish all information concerning such party to the others as may be reasonably requested and execute the Schedule 13E-3 (or any amendment or supplement thereto) for filing. If If, at any time prior to the Company Shareholders’ Meeting, any information relating to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, is discovered by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement and/or the and Schedule 13E-3 so that the Proxy Statement and/or the and Schedule 13E-3 shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and the Company shall file an appropriate amendment or supplement describing disclosing such information with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminate such information to the shareholders of the Company.
(b) Each of Parent, Merger Sub the parties hereto represents and covenants to the Company agrees, as to itself and its respective Affiliates or Representatives, other parties that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by it and its Affiliates (excluding, in the case of Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as applicable, expressly Company and its Subsidiaries) and its and their Representatives for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Statement and Schedule 13E-3 or any other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transactionswill not, will, as of at (i) the time such documents the Proxy Statement and 13E-3 (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are filed with the SEC, (ii) the time the Proxy Statement and Schedule 13E-3 (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are first mailed to the holders shareholders of Shares the Company and at (iii) the time of the Company Shareholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, fact or omit fail 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. .
(c) Each of Parentthe Company, Parent and Merger Sub and the Company further agrees shall ensure that all documents that such party it is responsible for filing with and/or furnishing to the SEC in connection with any of the Merger Transactions will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities ActAct of 1933, as amended, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, other than with respect to any other applicable Laws and that all information supplied by such party for inclusion or incorporation by reference in such document will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein 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 event or circumstance relating to Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered that should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 so that 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 are made, not misleading, the party discovering such event or circumstance shall promptly inform the other parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such event or circumstance shall be promptly filed with the SEC and disseminated to the shareholders of the Company to the extent required by Law; provided, that prior to such filing, the Company and Parent, as the case may be, shall consult with each other with respect to such amendment or supplement and shall afford the other party and their Representatives a reasonable opportunity to comment thereonparties.
(c) Parent shall (i) vote, or cause to be voted, all of the Shares then beneficially owned by Parent or Merger Sub or with respect to which Parent or Merger Sub otherwise has, directly or indirectly, voting power at the Shareholders’ Meeting in favor of the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, and (ii) if necessary, enforce the agreement of the Rollover Shareholders set forth in the Contribution and Support Agreement to vote for the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger.
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Proxy Statement and Schedule. 13E-3.
(a) As soon as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company, with the assistance of Parent and Merger SubCompany, shall prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC a proxy statement statement, including a notice convening the Company Shareholders’ Meeting in accordance with requirements set out in the Company’s memorandum and articles of association, relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, Transactions by the shareholders of the Company (such proxy statementstatement and notice, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Proxy Statement”). Concurrently with the preparation of the Proxy Statement, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub Company shall jointly prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC a Rule 13e-3 transaction statement Schedule 13E-3, and Parent and Merger Company shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to cause all their respective Affiliates that are “engaged” in the Transactions (as determined in good faith by Parent and Merger Company, as the case may be, based on Schedule 13E-3 relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactionsapplicable Law, including the MergerSEC’s Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations, or as determined by the shareholders of SEC) to join promptly the Company, which may Parent and Merger Company to prepare and cause to be in filed with the form of an amendment to the SEC a Schedule 13E-3 filed by the Chairman, MBKP, Baring and their respective Affiliates (such Schedule 13E-3, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Schedule 13E-3”)in a timely manner. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub Company shall use its reasonable best efforts so that the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 will comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub Company shall provide reasonable assistance and cooperation furnish all information concerning such party to the Company others as may be reasonably requested in connection with the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement, the Statement and Schedule 13E-3 and the resolution of comments with respect thereto from the SEC. Upon its The Company shall promptly notify the Buyer Group upon the receipt of any written 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 the Schedule 13E-3, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Sub and in any event within 24 hours 13E-3 and shall provide Parent the Buyer Group with copies of all correspondence between the Company it and its representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC and its staff, on the other hand. Prior to filing the Schedule 13E-3 (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or mailing the Proxy Statement (or in each case, any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, the Company (i) shall provide Parent and Merger Sub the Buyer Group with a reasonable period of time to review and comment on such document or response and (ii) shall consider in good faith all additions, deletions or changes comments reasonably proposed by the Buyer Group; provided, that each of Parent and Merger Company shall, and shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to cause their respective Affiliates that are “engaged” in good faiththe Transactions to, promptly furnish all information concerning such party to the others as may be reasonably requested and execute the Schedule 13E-3 (or any amendment or supplement thereto) for filing. If Nothing in this Section 7.01 shall limit or preclude the ability of the Company Board or the Special Committee to make a Change in the Company Recommendation in accordance with Section 7.04(c). If, at any time prior to the Company Shareholders’ Meeting, any information relating to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub Company or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, is discovered by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub Company that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement and/or the and Schedule 13E-3 so that the Proxy Statement and/or the and Schedule 13E-3 shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and the Company shall file an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminate to the shareholders of the Company.
(b) Each of Parent, Merger Sub the parties hereto represents and covenants to the Company agrees, as to itself and its respective Affiliates or Representatives, other parties that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by it and its Affiliates (excluding, in the case of Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as applicable, expressly Company and its Subsidiaries) and its and their Representatives for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Statement and Schedule 13E-3 or any other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transactionswill not, will, as of at (i) the time such documents the Proxy Statement and 13E-3 (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are filed with the SEC, (ii) the time the Proxy Statement and Schedule 13E-3 (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are first mailed to the holders shareholders of Shares the Company and at (iii) the time of the Company Shareholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, fact or omit fail 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. .
(c) Each of Parentthe Company, Parent and Merger Sub and the Company further agrees shall ensure that all documents that such party it is responsible for filing with and/or furnishing to the SEC in connection with any of the Merger Transactions will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, other than with respect to any other applicable Laws and that all information supplied by such party for inclusion or incorporation by reference in such document will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein 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 event or circumstance relating to Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered that should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 so that 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 are made, not misleading, the party discovering such event or circumstance shall promptly inform the other parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such event or circumstance shall be promptly filed with the SEC and disseminated to the shareholders of the Company to the extent required by Law; provided, that prior to such filing, the Company and Parent, as the case may be, shall consult with each other with respect to such amendment or supplement and shall afford the other party and their Representatives a reasonable opportunity to comment thereonparties.
(c) Parent shall (i) vote, or cause to be voted, all of the Shares then beneficially owned by Parent or Merger Sub or with respect to which Parent or Merger Sub otherwise has, directly or indirectly, voting power at the Shareholders’ Meeting in favor of the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, and (ii) if necessary, enforce the agreement of the Rollover Shareholders set forth in the Contribution and Support Agreement to vote for the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Zhaopin LTD)
Proxy Statement and Schedule. 13E-3.
(a) As soon as practicable following the date of this Agreementhereof, the CompanyCompany shall prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC, with the assistance of Parent and Merger Sub, shall prepare a proxy statement relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company (such proxy statement, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Proxy Statement”). Concurrently with the preparation of the Proxy Statement, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall jointly prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC a Rule 13e-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, Transactions by the shareholders of the Company, which may be in the form of an amendment to the Schedule 13E-3 filed by the Chairman, MBKP, Baring and their respective Affiliates Company (such Schedule 13E-3, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Schedule 13E-3”). Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts so to ensure that the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Subject to Section 6.2, the Company shall include the Company Board Recommendation in the Proxy Statement. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall provide reasonable and timely assistance and cooperation to the Company in the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 and the resolution of comments from the SEC. Upon its 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 the Schedule 13E-3, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Sub and in any event within 24 twenty-four (24) hours and shall provide Parent with copies of all correspondence between the Company and its representativesRepresentatives, on the one hand, and the SEC and its staff, on the other hand. Prior to filing the Schedule 13E-3 or mailing the Proxy Statement (or in each case, any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, the Company (i) shall provide Parent and Merger Sub with a reasonable period of time to review and comment on such document or response and (ii) shall consider in good faith all additions, deletions or changes reasonably proposed by Parent in good faith. If at any time prior to the Shareholders’ Meeting, any information relating to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, is discovered by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement and/or the Schedule 13E-3 so that the Proxy Statement and/or the Schedule 13E-3 shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and the Company shall file an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminate to the shareholders of the Company.
(b) Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall furnish all information concerning itself and its respective Affiliates that is required to be included in the Proxy Statement or that is customarily included in proxy statements prepared in connection with transactions of the type contemplated by this Agreement, and each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall promptly furnish all information concerning such Party to the others as may be reasonably requested in connection with the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 or any other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transactions. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agrees, as to itself and its respective Affiliates or Representatives, that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as applicable, expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 or any other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transactions, will, as of the time such documents (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are mailed to the holders of Shares and at the time of the Shareholders’ Shareholder Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company further agrees that all documents that such party Party is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the Merger will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable Laws and that all information supplied by such party Party for inclusion or incorporation by reference in such document will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein 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 event or circumstance relating to Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, or their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered that should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 so that 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 are made, not misleading, the party Party discovering such event or circumstance shall promptly inform the other parties Parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such event or circumstance shall be promptly filed with the SEC and disseminated to the shareholders of the Company to the extent required by Law; provided, provided that prior to such filing, the Company and Parent, as the case may be, shall consult with each other with respect to such amendment or supplement and shall afford the other party Parties and their Representatives a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon.
(c) At the Shareholder Meeting, and any other meeting of the shareholders of the Company called to seek the Shareholder Approval or in any other circumstances upon which a vote, consent or other approval (including by written consent) with respect to this Agreement, the Plan of Merger or the Transactions contemplated herein is sought, Parent shall (i) vote, or cause to be voted, all of the Shares then beneficially owned held directly or indirectly by Parent or Merger Sub or with respect to which Parent or Merger Sub otherwise has, directly or indirectly, voting power at the Shareholders’ such Shareholder Meeting in favor of the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, Transactions and (ii) if necessary, enforce the agreement of the Rollover Shareholders set forth in the Contribution and relevant Support Agreement to vote for in favor of the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger.
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