Proxy Statement/Prospectus; Registration Statement. (a) As promptly as reasonably practicable after the execution of this Agreement, (i) the Company shall prepare (with Parent’s reasonable cooperation) and file with the SEC the Proxy Statement/Prospectus to be sent to the stockholders of the Company relating to the Company Shareholder Meeting and (ii) Parent shall prepare (with the Company’s reasonable cooperation) and file with the SEC the Registration Statement, in which the Proxy Statement/Prospectus will be included as a prospectus, in connection with the registration under the 1933 Act of the Parent Shares to be issued in the First Merger. Each of the Company and Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus comply as to form in all material respects with the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, respectively. Subject to Section 8.02(d) and unless the Company Board has made a Company Adverse Recommendation Change in accordance with Section 8.03, the Proxy Statement/Prospectus shall include (A) a statement to the effect that the Company Board has determined that this Agreement and the First Merger are in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders and (B) the recommendation of the Company Board in favor of approval and adoption of this Agreement. Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the 1933 Act as promptly as practicable after such filing (including by responding to comments of the SEC). As promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement shall have become effective, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Proxy Statement/Prospectus to be mailed to its shareholders.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (St Jude Medical Inc), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Abbott Laboratories)
Proxy Statement/Prospectus; Registration Statement. (a) As promptly as reasonably practicable after the execution of this Agreement, (i) the Company shall prepare (with Parent’s reasonable cooperation) and file with the SEC the Proxy Statement/Prospectus to be sent to the stockholders of the Company relating to the Company Shareholder Stockholder Meeting and (ii) Parent shall prepare (with the Company’s reasonable cooperation) and file with the SEC the Registration Statement, in which the Proxy Statement/Prospectus will be included as a prospectus, in connection with the registration under the 1933 Act of the Parent Shares Common Stock to be issued in the First Merger. Each of the Company and Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus comply as to form in all material respects with the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, respectively. Subject to Section 8.02(d) and unless the Company Board has made a Company Adverse Recommendation Change in accordance with Section 8.03, the Proxy Statement/Prospectus shall include (Ai) a statement to the effect that the Company Board has determined that this Agreement Agreement, the Merger and the First Merger other transactions contemplated hereby are (x) fair to and in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders Company’s stockholders and (By) advisable and (ii) the recommendation of the Company Board in favor of approval and adoption of this Agreement. Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the 1933 Act as promptly as practicable after such filing (including by responding to comments of the SEC), and, prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement, Parent shall take all action reasonably required to be taken under any all necessary state securities Laws or “blue sky” notice requirements in connection with the Parent Stock Issuance. As promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement shall have become effective, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Proxy Statement/Prospectus to be mailed to its shareholdersstockholders.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Becton Dickinson & Co)
Proxy Statement/Prospectus; Registration Statement. (a) As promptly as reasonably practicable after the execution of this Agreement, (i) the Company shall prepare (with Parent’s reasonable cooperation) and file with the SEC the Proxy Statement/Prospectus to be sent to the stockholders of the Company relating to the Company Shareholder Stockholder Meeting and (ii) Parent shall prepare (with the Company’s reasonable cooperation) and file with the SEC the Registration Statement, in which the Proxy Statement/Prospectus will be included as a prospectus, in connection with the registration under the 1933 Act of the Parent Shares Common Stock to be issued in the First Merger. Each of the Company and Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus comply as to form in all material respects with the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, respectively. Subject to Section 8.02(d) and unless the Company Board has made a Company Adverse Recommendation Change in accordance with Section 8.03, the Proxy Statement/Prospectus shall include (Ai) a statement to the effect that the Company Board has determined that this Agreement and the First Merger are in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders advisable and (Bii) the recommendation of the Company Board in favor of approval and adoption of this Agreement. Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the 1933 Act as promptly as practicable after such filing (including by responding to comments of the SEC), and, prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement, Parent shall take all action reasonably required to be taken under any all necessary state securities Laws or “blue sky” notice requirements in connection with the Parent Stock Issuance. As promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement shall have become effective, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Proxy Statement/Prospectus to be mailed to its shareholdersstockholders.
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Proxy Statement/Prospectus; Registration Statement. (a) As promptly as reasonably practicable after the execution of this Agreement, (i) Parent and the Company shall prepare (with Parent’s reasonable cooperation) and file with the SEC the Proxy Statement/Prospectus to be sent to the stockholders of the Company relating to the Company Shareholder Meeting , and (ii) Parent shall prepare (with the Company’s reasonable cooperation) and file with the SEC the Registration Statement, in which the Proxy Statement/Prospectus Statement will be included as a prospectus, in connection with the registration under the 1933 Act of the included. Parent Shares to be issued in the First Merger. Each of and the Company and Parent shall use its all reasonable best efforts to ensure that cause the Registration Statement and the to become effective as soon after such filing as reasonably practicable. The Proxy Statement/Prospectus comply as to form in all material respects with the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, respectively. Subject to Section 8.02(d) and unless the Company Board has made a Company Adverse Recommendation Change in accordance with Section 8.03, the Proxy Statement/Prospectus Statement shall include (A) a statement to the effect that the Company Board has determined that this Agreement and the First Merger are in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders and (B) the recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Company Board to the stockholders of the Company in favor of approval and adoption of this Agreement. Parent Agreement and the Merger; provided, however, that such Board of Directors shall use its not be required to make, and shall be entitled to withdraw or modify, such recommendation if (i) the Company has complied with Section 6.1 and (ii) in the reasonable best efforts to have good faith judgment of such Board of Directors, on the Registration Statement declared effective under the 1933 Act as promptly as practicable after such filing (including by responding to comments basis of the SEC)advice of outside corporate counsel of the Company, the making of, or the failure to withdraw or modify, such recommendation would be contrary to the fiduciary duties of such Board of Directors to the Company's stockholders under applicable law. As promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement shall have become effective, The Board of Directors of the Company shall use not rescind its reasonable best efforts to cause declaration that this Agreement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus to be mailed to its shareholdersMerger are advisable unless, in any such case, each of the conditions set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) immediately above is satisfied.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Coherent Communications Systems Corp)
Proxy Statement/Prospectus; Registration Statement. (a) As promptly as reasonably practicable after the execution of this Agreement, (i) the Company shall prepare (with Parent’s reasonable cooperation) and file with the SEC the Proxy Statement/Prospectus to be sent to the stockholders of the Company relating to the Company Shareholder Meeting and (ii) Parent shall prepare (with the Company’s reasonable cooperation) and shall file with the SEC the Registration Statement, in which the Proxy Statement/Prospectus will be included as a prospectus, in connection with the registration under the 1933 Act of the Parent Shares to be issued in the First Mergerincluded. Each of the Company and Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus comply as to form in all material respects with the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC under the 1933 Securities Act and the 1934 Exchange Act, respectively. Subject to Section 8.02(d) and 6.7(d), unless the Company Parent Board has made a Company Adverse Parent Change of Recommendation Change in accordance with Section 8.036.6, the Proxy Statement/Prospectus shall include (A) a statement the Parent Recommendation. Prior to the effect that the Company Board has determined that this Agreement and the First Merger are in the best interests filing of the Registration Statement, Parent shall provide Company and its shareholders counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and (B) the recommendation comment on such documents, and Parent will consider, in good faith, incorporating any such comments of the Company Board in favor of approval and adoption of this Agreementand/or its counsel prior to such filing. Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) have the Registration Statement declared effective under the 1933 Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing (including by responding to comments of the SEC). As promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement shall have become effective, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to ) and (ii) cause the Proxy Statement/Prospectus to be mailed to its shareholdersParent Stockholders as promptly as practicable thereafter.
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