Common use of Registration Statement and Joint Proxy Statement Clause in Contracts

Registration Statement and Joint Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement, Parent and the Company shall prepare, and (assuming Parent has received all required information from the Company) Parent shall file with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the “Registration Statement”), in which the joint proxy statement (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the “Joint Proxy Statement”) furnished to (i) Company Stockholders (including the holders of Company Series C Common Stock) in connection with the meeting of the Company Voting Stockholders for the purpose of obtaining the Company Requisite Approvals (the “Company Stockholders Meeting”) and (ii) Parent Stockholders in connection with the meeting of the Parent Stockholders for the purpose of obtaining the Parent Requisite Approvals (the “Parent Stockholders Meeting”), will be included. Each of Parent and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement and the Joint Proxy Statement and any other filings required to be made with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents to comply with the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act and to have the Staff of the SEC advise that it has no further comments on the Joint Proxy Statement as promptly as practicable after such filing and to keep the Registration Statement effective as long as is necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Each of Parent and the Company shall furnish to the other all information concerning it and its respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates as may reasonably be requested by the other Party in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Joint Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement and any other filings required under applicable Law to be made with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, and shall reasonably cooperate and assist the other in connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement and Joint Proxy Statement. The Company will cause the Joint Proxy Statement to be mailed to Company Stockholders and Parent will cause the Joint Proxy Statement to be mailed to Parent Stockholders, in each case as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. (b) All filings (including any amendments or supplements thereto) by the Company or Parent with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and all mailings by the Company or Parent to the Company Stockholders or Parent Stockholders, as applicable, in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents shall be subject to a reasonable period of prior review and reasonable comment by the other Party and its Representatives and such Party shall incorporate the other Party’s reasonable comments into such filings. (c) Each of Parent and the Company shall (i) as promptly as practicable notify the other of (A) the receipt of any comments from the SEC and all other written correspondence and oral communications with the SEC relating to the Joint Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement or any other filings required under applicable Law to be made with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (including the time when the Registration Statement becomes effective and the issuance of any stop order or suspension of qualifications of the Parent Class A Common Stock or the Parent Preferred Stock issuable in connection with the Merger for offering or sale in any jurisdiction) and (B) any request by the SEC for any amendment or supplements to the Joint Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement or any other filings required to be made with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, or for additional information with respect thereto and (ii) supply each other with copies of (A) all correspondence between it or any of its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand, with respect to (x) the Joint Proxy Statement, (y) the Registration Statement or (z) any other filings required under applicable Law to be made with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and (B) all Orders of the SEC relating to the Registration Statement. (d) If at any time prior to the Effective Time in the case of the Registration Statement and if at any time prior to the receipt of the Company Requisite Approvals and Parent Requisite Approvals in the case of the Joint Proxy Statement, any information relating to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub, Merger LLC or any of their respective Affiliates and Subsidiaries, directors or officers, is discovered by the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or Merger LLC, which such Party reasonably determines is required to be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Joint Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement or any other filing required under applicable Law to be made with the SEC and disseminated to the Company Stockholders or the Parent Stockholders, so that none of such documents would include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Party which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other Parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by Law, disseminated to the Company Stockholders or the Parent Stockholders. (e) Unless this Agreement has been terminated pursuant to Section 7.1, the Company shall duly give notice of, convene and hold the Company Stockholders Meeting (in compliance with applicable Law and the Company Governance Instruments) as promptly as practicable (but in no event later than forty-five (45) days) following the date the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act and the Staff of the SEC advises that it has no further comments on the Joint Proxy Statement or that the Company may commence mailing the Joint Proxy Statement and use good faith efforts to schedule the Company Stockholders Meeting on the same day or as close in time as reasonably practicable to the Parent Stockholders Meeting, for the purpose of seeking the Company Requisite Approvals and, subject to Section 5.4, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to solicit such adoption and obtain the Company Requisite Approvals. The Company (in consultation with Parent) shall set a single record date for persons entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Company Stockholders Meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not adjourn or postpone the Company Stockholders Meeting without Parent’s prior written consent (acting through the Parent Special Committee) other than (A) to the extent necessary to ensure that any supplement or amendment to the Joint Proxy Statement that the Company Board has determined in good faith after consultation with outside legal counsel is necessary under Law is provided to the Company Stockholders in advance of a vote to obtain the Company Requisite Approvals, (B) if, as of the time for which the Company Stockholders Meeting is originally scheduled, there are insufficient shares of Company Capital Stock represented (either in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business of such meeting, (C) if additional time is reasonably required to solicit proxies in favor of the adoption of this Agreement, or (D) otherwise to comply with applicable Law; provided, that in the case of either clauses (A), (B), (C), or (D), the Company Stockholders Meeting shall only be adjourned or postponed for a minimum time that the Company determines in good faith to be reasonable under the circumstances (it being understood that any such adjournment or postponement shall not affect the Company’s obligation to hold the Company Stockholders Meeting as aforesaid) and, in the case of clauses (B) and (C) the Company Stockholders Meeting shall not be postponed more than once and shall not be postponed for a period of longer than 30 days following the originally scheduled date of the Company Stockholders Meeting without Parent’s prior written consent. The Company shall ensure that all proxies solicited in connection with the Company Stockholders Meeting are solicited in compliance with applicable Law and the Company Governance Instruments. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company’s obligations pursuant to this Section 5.7(e) (including its obligation to hold the Company Stockholders Meeting at which this Agreement shall be submitted to the Company Stockholders to obtain the Company Requisite Approvals as aforesaid) shall not be affected by the commencement, public proposal, public disclosure or communication to the Company of any Alternative Company Transaction Proposal or by a Company Adverse Recommendation Change. Prior to the date of the Company Stockholders Meeting, the Company shall, upon the reasonable request of Parent, direct the proxy solicitor or other agent of the Company to advise Parent as to the aggregate tally of proxies received by the Company with respect to the Company Requisite Approvals at the same frequency as such information is provided to the Company. Without the prior written consent of Parent, the Company Requisite Approvals shall be the only matters (other than matters of procedure and matters required by applicable Law to be voted on by the Company Stockholders in connection therewith) that the Company shall propose to be voted on by Company Stockholders at the Company Stockholders Meeting. The Company Board shall not take any action that would cause any approval by the Company Stockholders other than the Company Requisite Approvals to be necessary to adopt the Transaction Documents and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Except to the extent expressly permitted by Section 5.4, (i) the Company Board shall recommend that the Company Stockholders vote in favor of the adoption of this Agreement at the Company Stockholders Meeting and (ii) the Joint Proxy Statement shall include a statement to the effect that the Company Board recommends that the Company Stockholders vote in favor of adoption of this Agreement at the Company Stockholders Meeting. (f) Unless this Agreement has been terminated pursuant to Section 7.1, Parent shall duly give notice of, convene and hold the Parent Stockholders Meeting (in compliance with applicable Law and the Parent Governance Instruments) as promptly as practicable (but in no event later than forty-five (45) days) following the date the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act and the Staff of the SEC advises that it has no further comments on the Joint Proxy Statement or that Parent may commence mailing the Joint Proxy Statement and use good faith efforts to schedule the Parent Stockholders Meeting on the same day or as close in time as reasonably practicable to the Company Stockholders Meeting, for the purpose of seeking the Parent Requisite Approvals and, subject to Section 5.6, Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to solicit such adoption and obtain the Parent Requisite Approvals. Parent (in consultation with the Company) shall set a single record date for persons entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Parent Stockholders Meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent shall not adjourn or postpone the Parent Stockholders Meeting without the Company’s prior written consent other than (A) to the extent necessary to ensure that any supplement or amendment to the Joint Proxy Statement that the Parent Special Committee or the Parent Board (acting at the direction of the Parent Special Committee) has determined in good faith after consultation with outside legal counsel is necessary under Law is provided to the Parent Stockholders in advance of a vote to obtain the Parent Requisite Approvals, (B) if, as of the time for which the Parent Stockholders Meeting is originally scheduled, there are insufficient shares of Parent Common Stock represented (either in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business of such meeting, (C) if additional time is reasonably required to solicit proxies in favor of the approval of the Stock Issuance or this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, or (D) otherwise to comply with applicable Law; provided, that in the case of either clauses (A), (B), (C), or (D), the Parent Stockholders Meeting shall only be adjourned or postponed for a minimum time that Parent (acting at the direction of the Parent Special Committee) determines in good faith to be reasonable under the circumstances (it being understood that any such adjournment or postponement shall not affect Parent’s obligation to hold the Parent Stockholders Meeting to obtain the Parent Requisite Approvals as aforesaid) and, in the case of clauses (B) and (C) the Parent Stockholders Meeting shall not be postponed more than once and shall not be postponed for a period of longer than 30 days following the originally scheduled date of the Parent Stockholders Meeting without the Company’s prior written consent. Parent shall ensure that all proxies solicited in connection with the Parent Stockholders Meeting are solicited in compliance with applicable Law and the Parent Governance Instruments. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Parent’s obligations pursuant to this Section 5.7(f) (including its obligation to hold the Parent Stockholders Meeting at which this Agreement shall be submitted to the Parent Stockholders to obtain the Parent Requisite Approvals as aforesaid) shall not be affected by the commencement, public proposal, public disclosure or communication to Parent of any Alternative Parent Transaction Proposal or by a Parent Adverse Recommendation Change. Prior to the date of the Parent Stockholders Meeting, Parent shall, upon the reasonable request of the Company, direct the proxy solicitor or other agent of Parent to advise the Company as to the aggregate tally of proxies received by Parent with respect to the Parent Requisite Approvals at the same frequency as such information is provided to Parent. Without the prior written consent of the Company, the Parent Requisite Approvals shall be the only matters (other than matters of procedure and matters required by applicable Law to be voted on by the Parent Stockholders in connection therewith) that Parent shall propose to be voted on by the Parent Stockholders at the Parent Stockholders Meeting. The Parent Board shall not take any action that would cause any approval by the Parent Stockholders other than the Parent Requisite Approvals to be necessary to adopt the Transaction Documents and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Except to the extent expressly permitted by Section 5.6, (i) the Parent Board shall recommend that the Parent Stockholders approve the Stock Issuance and this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, at the Parent Stockholders Meeting and (ii) the Joint Proxy Statement shall include a statement to the effect that the Parent Board recommends that the Parent Stockholders vote in favor of approval of the Stock Issuance and this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, at the Parent Stockholders Meeting.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Liberty Broadband Corp), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Charter Communications, Inc. /Mo/), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Cco Holdings LLC)

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Registration Statement and Joint Proxy Statement. (a) As MutualFirst agrees to promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement, Parent and the Company shall prepare, and (assuming Parent has received all required information from the Company) Parent shall file with the SEC prepare a Registration Statement registration statement on Form S-4 (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the “Registration Statement”) which, subject to compliance by MFB with Section 7.4(b), will comply in which all material respects with applicable Securities Laws. The Registration Statement is to be filed by MutualFirst with the joint SEC in connection with the issuance of MutualFirst Common Stock in the Merger (including a combined proxy statement and prospectus and other proxy solicitation materials of MutualFirst and MFB constituting a part thereof (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the “Joint Proxy Statement”) furnished to (i) Company Stockholders (including the holders of Company Series C Common Stock) in connection with the meeting of the Company Voting Stockholders for the purpose of obtaining the Company Requisite Approvals (the “Company Stockholders Meeting-Prospectus”) and all related documents). MFB agrees to cooperate, and to cause its Subsidiaries, its counsel and its accountants to cooperate, with MutualFirst, its counsel and its accountants, in the preparation of the Registration Statement and the Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus; and provided that MFB and its Subsidiaries have cooperated as required above, MutualFirst agrees to file the Registration Statement (iior the form of the Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus) Parent Stockholders in connection preliminary form with the meeting SEC as promptly as reasonably practicable and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause such filing to occur within forty-five (45) days after execution of the Parent Stockholders for the purpose of obtaining the Parent Requisite Approvals (the “Parent Stockholders Meeting”), will be includedthis Agreement. Each of Parent and the Company shall Party agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement and the Joint Proxy Statement and any other filings required to be made with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents to comply with the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act and to have the Staff of the SEC advise that it has no further comments on the Joint Proxy Statement as promptly as reasonably practicable after such filing and thereof. MutualFirst also agrees to keep use reasonable best efforts to obtain, prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement effective as long as is Statement, all necessary state securities law or “Blue Sky” permits and approvals required for the issuance of MutualFirst Common Stock in the Merger. MFB agrees to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Each of Parent and the Company shall furnish to the other MutualFirst all information concerning it MFB, its Subsidiaries, officers, directors and its respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates shareholders as may be reasonably be requested by the other Party in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Joint Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement and any other filings required under applicable Law to be made with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, and shall reasonably cooperate and assist the other in connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement and Joint Proxy Statement. The Company will cause the Joint Proxy Statement to be mailed to Company Stockholders and Parent will cause the Joint Proxy Statement to be mailed to Parent Stockholders, in each case as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Actforegoing. (b) All filings (including any amendments or supplements thereto) by the Company or Parent with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and all mailings by the Company or Parent to the Company Stockholders or Parent Stockholders, as applicable, in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents shall be subject to a reasonable period of prior review and reasonable comment by the other Party and its Representatives and such Party shall incorporate the other Party’s reasonable comments into such filings. (c) Each of Parent and the Company shall (i) as promptly as practicable notify the other of (A) the receipt of any comments from the SEC and all other written correspondence and oral communications with the SEC relating to the Joint Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement or any other filings required under applicable Law to be made with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (including the time when the Registration Statement becomes effective and the issuance of any stop order or suspension of qualifications of the Parent Class A Common Stock or the Parent Preferred Stock issuable in connection with the Merger for offering or sale in any jurisdiction) and (B) any request by the SEC for any amendment or supplements to the Joint Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement or any other filings required to be made with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, or for additional information with respect thereto and (ii) supply each other with copies of (A) all correspondence between it or any of its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand, with respect to (x) the Joint Proxy Statement, (y) the Registration Statement or (z) any other filings required under applicable Law to be made with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and (B) all Orders of the SEC relating to the Registration Statement. (d) If at any time prior to the Effective Time in the case of the Registration Statement and if at any time prior to the receipt of the Company Requisite Approvals and Parent Requisite Approvals in the case of the Joint Proxy Statement, any information relating to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub, Merger LLC or any of their respective Affiliates and Subsidiaries, directors or officers, is discovered by the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or Merger LLC, which such Party reasonably determines is required to be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Joint Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement or any other filing required under applicable Law to be made with the SEC and disseminated to the Company Stockholders or the Parent Stockholders, so that none of such documents would include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Party which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other Parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by Law, disseminated to the Company Stockholders or the Parent Stockholders. (e) Unless this Agreement has been terminated pursuant to Section 7.1, the Company shall duly give notice of, convene and hold the Company Stockholders Meeting (in compliance with applicable Law and the Company Governance Instruments) as promptly as practicable (but in no event later than forty-five (45) days) following the date the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act and the Staff of the SEC advises that it has no further comments on the Joint Proxy Statement or that the Company may commence mailing the Joint Proxy Statement and use good faith efforts to schedule the Company Stockholders Meeting on the same day or as close in time as reasonably practicable to the Parent Stockholders Meeting, for the purpose of seeking the Company Requisite Approvals and, subject to Section 5.4, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to solicit such adoption and obtain the Company Requisite Approvals. The Company (in consultation with Parent) shall set a single record date for persons entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Company Stockholders Meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not adjourn or postpone the Company Stockholders Meeting without Parent’s prior written consent (acting through the Parent Special Committee) other than (A) to the extent necessary to ensure that any supplement or amendment to the Joint Proxy Statement that the Company Board has determined in good faith after consultation with outside legal counsel is necessary under Law is provided to the Company Stockholders in advance of a vote to obtain the Company Requisite Approvals, (B) if, as of the time for which the Company Stockholders Meeting is originally scheduled, there are insufficient shares of Company Capital Stock represented (either in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business of such meeting, (C) if additional time is reasonably required to solicit proxies in favor of the adoption of this Agreement, or (D) otherwise to comply with applicable Law; provided, that in the case of either clauses (A), (B), (C), or (D), the Company Stockholders Meeting shall only be adjourned or postponed for a minimum time that the Company determines in good faith to be reasonable under the circumstances (it being understood that any such adjournment or postponement shall not affect the Company’s obligation to hold the Company Stockholders Meeting as aforesaid) and, in the case of clauses (B) and (C) the Company Stockholders Meeting shall not be postponed more than once and shall not be postponed for a period of longer than 30 days following the originally scheduled date of the Company Stockholders Meeting without Parent’s prior written consent. The Company shall ensure that all proxies solicited in connection with the Company Stockholders Meeting are solicited in compliance with applicable Law and the Company Governance Instruments. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company’s obligations pursuant to this Section 5.7(e) (including its obligation to hold the Company Stockholders Meeting at which this Agreement shall be submitted to the Company Stockholders to obtain the Company Requisite Approvals as aforesaid) shall not be affected by the commencement, public proposal, public disclosure or communication to the Company of any Alternative Company Transaction Proposal or by a Company Adverse Recommendation Change. Prior to the date of the Company Stockholders Meeting, the Company shall, upon the reasonable request of Parent, direct the proxy solicitor or other agent of the Company to advise Parent as to the aggregate tally of proxies received by the Company with respect to the Company Requisite Approvals at the same frequency as such information is provided to the Company. Without the prior written consent of Parent, the Company Requisite Approvals shall be the only matters (other than matters of procedure and matters required by applicable Law to be voted on by the Company Stockholders in connection therewith) that the Company shall propose to be voted on by Company Stockholders at the Company Stockholders Meeting. The Company Board shall not take any action that would cause any approval by the Company Stockholders other than the Company Requisite Approvals to be necessary to adopt the Transaction Documents and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Except to the extent expressly permitted by Section 5.4, (i) the Company Board shall recommend that the Company Stockholders vote in favor of the adoption of this Agreement at the Company Stockholders Meeting and (ii) the Joint Proxy Statement shall include a statement to the effect that the Company Board recommends that the Company Stockholders vote in favor of adoption of this Agreement at the Company Stockholders Meeting. (f) Unless this Agreement has been terminated pursuant to Section 7.1, Parent shall duly give notice of, convene and hold the Parent Stockholders Meeting (in compliance with applicable Law and the Parent Governance Instruments) as promptly as practicable (but in no event later than forty-five (45) days) following the date the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act and the Staff of the SEC advises that it has no further comments on the Joint Proxy Statement or that Parent may commence mailing the Joint Proxy Statement and use good faith efforts to schedule the Parent Stockholders Meeting on the same day or as close in time as reasonably practicable to the Company Stockholders Meeting, for the purpose of seeking the Parent Requisite Approvals and, subject to Section 5.6, Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to solicit such adoption and obtain the Parent Requisite Approvals. Parent (in consultation with the Company) shall set a single record date for persons entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Parent Stockholders Meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent shall not adjourn or postpone the Parent Stockholders Meeting without the Company’s prior written consent other than (A) to the extent necessary to ensure that any supplement or amendment to the Joint Proxy Statement that the Parent Special Committee or the Parent Board (acting at the direction of the Parent Special Committee) has determined in good faith after consultation with outside legal counsel is necessary under Law is provided to the Parent Stockholders in advance of a vote to obtain the Parent Requisite Approvals, (B) if, as of the time for which the Parent Stockholders Meeting is originally scheduled, there are insufficient shares of Parent Common Stock represented (either in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business of such meeting, (C) if additional time is reasonably required to solicit proxies in favor of the approval of the Stock Issuance or this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, or (D) otherwise to comply with applicable Law; provided, that in the case of either clauses (A), (B), (C), or (D), the Parent Stockholders Meeting shall only be adjourned or postponed for a minimum time that Parent (acting at the direction of the Parent Special Committee) determines in good faith to be reasonable under the circumstances (it being understood that any such adjournment or postponement shall not affect Parent’s obligation to hold the Parent Stockholders Meeting to obtain the Parent Requisite Approvals as aforesaid) and, in the case of clauses (B) and (C) the Parent Stockholders Meeting shall not be postponed more than once and shall not be postponed for a period of longer than 30 days following the originally scheduled date of the Parent Stockholders Meeting without the Company’s prior written consent. Parent shall ensure that all proxies solicited in connection with the Parent Stockholders Meeting are solicited in compliance with applicable Law and the Parent Governance Instruments. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Parent’s obligations pursuant to this Section 5.7(f) (including its obligation to hold the Parent Stockholders Meeting at which this Agreement shall be submitted to the Parent Stockholders to obtain the Parent Requisite Approvals as aforesaid) shall not be affected by the commencement, public proposal, public disclosure or communication to Parent of any Alternative Parent Transaction Proposal or by a Parent Adverse Recommendation Change. Prior to the date of the Parent Stockholders Meeting, Parent shall, upon the reasonable request of the Company, direct the proxy solicitor or other agent of Parent to advise the Company as to the aggregate tally of proxies received by Parent with respect to the Parent Requisite Approvals at the same frequency as such information is provided to Parent. Without the prior written consent of the Company, the Parent Requisite Approvals shall be the only matters (other than matters of procedure and matters required by applicable Law to be voted on by the Parent Stockholders in connection therewith) that Parent shall propose to be voted on by the Parent Stockholders at the Parent Stockholders Meeting. The Parent Board shall not take any action that would cause any approval by the Parent Stockholders other than the Parent Requisite Approvals to be necessary to adopt the Transaction Documents and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Except to the extent expressly permitted by Section 5.6, (i) the Parent Board shall recommend that the Parent Stockholders approve the Stock Issuance and this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, at the Parent Stockholders Meeting and (ii) the Joint Proxy Statement shall include a statement to the effect that the Parent Board recommends that the Parent Stockholders vote in favor of approval of the Stock Issuance and this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, at the Parent Stockholders Meeting.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Mutualfirst Financial Inc), Agreement and Plan of Merger (MFB Corp)

Registration Statement and Joint Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable following after the date execution of this Agreement, (i) Parent and the Company shall prepare, cooperate in preparing and (assuming Parent has received all required information from the Company) Parent each shall file cause to be filed with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the “Registration Statement”), in which the joint proxy statement (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the “Joint Proxy Statement”"PROXY STATEMENT") furnished relating to (i) Company Stockholders (including the holders meetings of Company Series C Common Stock) in connection with Parent's and the meeting Company's stockholders to be held to consider approval and adoption of the Company Voting Stockholders for the purpose of obtaining the Company Requisite Approvals (the “Company Stockholders Meeting”) this Agreement and (ii) Parent Stockholders shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (together with all amendments thereto, the "REGISTRATION STATEMENT") in which the Proxy Statement shall be included as a prospectus, in connection with the meeting registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Parent Stockholders for Common Stock and Parent Voting Preferred Stock to be issued to the purpose stockholders of obtaining the Parent Requisite Approvals (Company pursuant to the “Parent Stockholders Meeting”), will be includedMerger. Each of Parent and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable, and, prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement, and the Joint Proxy Statement and shall use its reasonable best efforts to take all or any other filings action required to be made with the SEC under any applicable federal or state securities Laws in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents to comply with the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act and to have the Staff issuance of the SEC advise that it has no further comments on the Joint Proxy Statement as promptly as practicable after such filing and to keep the Registration Statement effective as long as is necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Each shares of Parent Common Stock and Parent Voting Preferred Stock pursuant to the Merger. The Company shall furnish to the other all information concerning it and its respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates the Company as Parent may reasonably be requested by the other Party request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Joint Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement and any other filings required under applicable Law to be made with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, and shall reasonably cooperate and assist the other in connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement and Joint Proxy Statement. The Company will cause the Joint Proxy Statement to be mailed to Company Stockholders and Parent will cause the Joint Proxy Statement to be mailed to Parent Stockholders, in each case as As promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. (b) All filings (including any amendments or supplements thereto) by the Company or Parent with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and all mailings by the Company or Parent to the Company Stockholders or Parent Stockholdersshall have become effective, as applicable, in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents shall be subject to a reasonable period of prior review and reasonable comment by the other Party and its Representatives and such Party shall incorporate the other Party’s reasonable comments into such filings. (c) Each each of Parent and the Company shall (i) as promptly as practicable notify mail the other of (A) the receipt of any comments from the SEC and all other written correspondence and oral communications with the SEC relating Proxy Statement to its stockholders. Subject to the Joint provisions of Section 6.4, the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement or any other filings required under applicable Law to be made with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (including the time when the Registration Statement becomes effective and the issuance of any stop order or suspension of qualifications of the Parent Class A Common Stock or the Parent Preferred Stock issuable in connection with the Merger for offering or sale in any jurisdiction) and (B) any request by the SEC for any amendment or supplements to the Joint Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement or any other filings required to be made with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, or for additional information with respect thereto and (ii) supply each other with copies of (A) all correspondence between it or any of its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand, with respect to (x) the Joint Proxy Statement, (y) the Registration Statement or (z) any other filings required under applicable Law to be made with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and (B) all Orders of the SEC relating to the Registration Statement. (d) If at any time prior to the Effective Time in the case of the Registration Statement and if at any time prior to the receipt of the Company Requisite Approvals and Parent Requisite Approvals in the case of the Joint Proxy Statement, any information relating to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub, Merger LLC or any of their respective Affiliates and Subsidiaries, directors or officers, is discovered by the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or Merger LLC, which such Party reasonably determines is required to be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Joint Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement or any other filing required under applicable Law to be made with the SEC and disseminated to the Company Stockholders or the Parent Stockholders, so that none of such documents would shall include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Party which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other Parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by Law, disseminated to the Company Stockholders or the Parent Stockholders. (e) Unless this Agreement has been terminated pursuant to Section 7.1, the Company shall duly give notice of, convene and hold the Company Stockholders Meeting (in compliance with applicable Law and the Company Governance Instruments) as promptly as practicable (but in no event later than forty-five (45) days) following the date the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act and the Staff of the SEC advises that it has no further comments on the Joint Proxy Statement or that the Company may commence mailing the Joint Proxy Statement and use good faith efforts to schedule the Company Stockholders Meeting on the same day or as close in time as reasonably practicable to the Parent Stockholders Meeting, for the purpose of seeking the Company Requisite Approvals and, subject to Section 5.4, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to solicit such adoption and obtain the Company Requisite Approvals. The Company (in consultation with Parent) shall set a single record date for persons entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Company Stockholders Meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not adjourn or postpone the Company Stockholders Meeting without Parent’s prior written consent (acting through the Parent Special Committee) other than (A) to the extent necessary to ensure that any supplement or amendment to the Joint Proxy Statement that the Company Board has determined in good faith after consultation with outside legal counsel is necessary under Law is provided to the Company Stockholders in advance of a vote to obtain the Company Requisite Approvals, (B) if, as of the time for which the Company Stockholders Meeting is originally scheduled, there are insufficient shares of Company Capital Stock represented (either in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business of such meeting, (C) if additional time is reasonably required to solicit proxies in favor of the adoption of this Agreement, or (D) otherwise to comply with applicable Law; provided, that in the case of either clauses (A), (B), (C), or (D), the Company Stockholders Meeting shall only be adjourned or postponed for a minimum time that the Company determines in good faith to be reasonable under the circumstances (it being understood that any such adjournment or postponement shall not affect the Company’s obligation to hold the Company Stockholders Meeting as aforesaid) and, in the case of clauses (B) and (C) the Company Stockholders Meeting shall not be postponed more than once and shall not be postponed for a period of longer than 30 days following the originally scheduled date of the Company Stockholders Meeting without Parent’s prior written consent. The Company shall ensure that all proxies solicited in connection with the Company Stockholders Meeting are solicited in compliance with applicable Law and the Company Governance Instruments. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company’s obligations pursuant to this Section 5.7(e) (including its obligation to hold the Company Stockholders Meeting at which this Agreement shall be submitted to the Company Stockholders to obtain the Company Requisite Approvals as aforesaid) shall not be affected by the commencement, public proposal, public disclosure or communication to the Company of any Alternative Company Transaction Proposal or by a Company Adverse Recommendation Change. Prior to the date of the Company Stockholders Meeting, the Company shall, upon the reasonable request of Parent, direct the proxy solicitor or other agent of the Company to advise Parent as to the aggregate tally of proxies received by the Company with respect to the Company Requisite Approvals at the same frequency as such information is provided to the Company. Without the prior written consent of Parent, the Company Requisite Approvals shall be the only matters (other than matters of procedure and matters required by applicable Law to be voted on by the Company Stockholders in connection therewith) that the Company shall propose to be voted on by Company Stockholders at the Company Stockholders Meeting. The Company Board shall not take any action that would cause any approval by the Company Stockholders other than the Company Requisite Approvals to be necessary to adopt the Transaction Documents and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Except to the extent expressly permitted by Section 5.4, (i) the Company recommendation of the Parent Board shall recommend that to the Company Stockholders vote stockholders of Parent in favor of the approval and adoption of this Agreement at the Company Stockholders Meeting and (ii) the Joint Proxy Statement shall include a statement to the effect that recommendation of the Company Board recommends that to the stockholders of the Company Stockholders vote in favor of adoption of this Agreement at the Company Stockholders Meeting. (f) Unless this Agreement has been terminated pursuant to Section 7.1, Parent shall duly give notice of, convene and hold the Parent Stockholders Meeting (in compliance with applicable Law and the Parent Governance Instruments) as promptly as practicable (but in no event later than forty-five (45) days) following the date the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act and the Staff of the SEC advises that it has no further comments on the Joint Proxy Statement or that Parent may commence mailing the Joint Proxy Statement and use good faith efforts to schedule the Parent Stockholders Meeting on the same day or as close in time as reasonably practicable to the Company Stockholders Meeting, for the purpose of seeking the Parent Requisite Approvals and, subject to Section 5.6, Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to solicit such adoption and obtain the Parent Requisite Approvals. Parent (in consultation with the Company) shall set a single record date for persons entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Parent Stockholders Meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent shall not adjourn or postpone the Parent Stockholders Meeting without the Company’s prior written consent other than (A) to the extent necessary to ensure that any supplement or amendment to the Joint Proxy Statement that the Parent Special Committee or the Parent Board (acting at the direction of the Parent Special Committee) has determined in good faith after consultation with outside legal counsel is necessary under Law is provided to the Parent Stockholders in advance of a vote to obtain the Parent Requisite Approvals, (B) if, as of the time for which the Parent Stockholders Meeting is originally scheduled, there are insufficient shares of Parent Common Stock represented (either in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business of such meeting, (C) if additional time is reasonably required to solicit proxies in favor of the approval of the Stock Issuance or this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, or (D) otherwise to comply with applicable Law; provided, that in the case of either clauses (A), (B), (C), or (D), the Parent Stockholders Meeting shall only be adjourned or postponed for a minimum time that Parent (acting at the direction of the Parent Special Committee) determines in good faith to be reasonable under the circumstances (it being understood that any such adjournment or postponement shall not affect Parent’s obligation to hold the Parent Stockholders Meeting to obtain the Parent Requisite Approvals as aforesaid) and, in the case of clauses (B) and (C) the Parent Stockholders Meeting shall not be postponed more than once and shall not be postponed for a period of longer than 30 days following the originally scheduled date of the Parent Stockholders Meeting without the Company’s prior written consent. Parent shall ensure that all proxies solicited in connection with the Parent Stockholders Meeting are solicited in compliance with applicable Law and the Parent Governance Instruments. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Parent’s obligations pursuant to this Section 5.7(f) (including its obligation to hold the Parent Stockholders Meeting at which this Agreement shall be submitted to the Parent Stockholders to obtain the Parent Requisite Approvals as aforesaid) shall not be affected by the commencement, public proposal, public disclosure or communication to Parent of any Alternative Parent Transaction Proposal or by a Parent Adverse Recommendation Change. Prior to the date of the Parent Stockholders Meeting, Parent shall, upon the reasonable request of the Company, direct the proxy solicitor or other agent of Parent to advise the Company as to the aggregate tally of proxies received by Parent with respect to the Parent Requisite Approvals at the same frequency as such information is provided to Parent. Without the prior written consent of the Company, the Parent Requisite Approvals shall be the only matters (other than matters of procedure and matters required by applicable Law to be voted on by the Parent Stockholders in connection therewith) that Parent shall propose to be voted on by the Parent Stockholders at the Parent Stockholders Meeting. The Parent Board shall not take any action that would cause any approval by the Parent Stockholders other than the Parent Requisite Approvals to be necessary to adopt the Transaction Documents and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Except to the extent expressly permitted by Section 5.6, (i) the Parent Board shall recommend that the Parent Stockholders approve the Stock Issuance and this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, at the Parent Stockholders Meeting and (ii) the Joint Proxy Statement shall include a statement to the effect that the Parent Board recommends that the Parent Stockholders vote in favor of approval and adoption of the Stock Issuance and this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, at the Parent Stockholders MeetingAgreement.

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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Developers Diversified Realty Corp), Agreement and Plan of Merger (JDN Realty Corp)

Registration Statement and Joint Proxy Statement. (a) As PhotoMedex and Radiancy shall cooperate to promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement, Parent prepare and the Company shall prepare, and (assuming Parent has received all required information from the Company) Parent shall file with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-4 to register the Merger Consideration (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the “Registration Statement”), in which the Registration Statement a joint proxy statement will be included as a prospectus (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the “Joint Proxy Statement”) furnished to (i) Company Stockholders (including the holders of Company Series C Common Stock) in connection with the meeting of the Company Voting Stockholders for the purpose of obtaining the Company Requisite Approvals (the “Company Stockholders Meeting”) and (ii) Parent Stockholders in connection with the meeting of the Parent Stockholders for the purpose of obtaining the Parent Requisite Approvals (the “Parent Stockholders Meeting”), will be included. Each of Parent and the Company PhotoMedex shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement and the Joint Proxy Statement and any other filings required to be made with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents to comply with the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act and to have the Staff of the SEC advise that it has no further comments on the Joint Proxy Statement as promptly as practicable after such filing filing, and each of PhotoMedex and Radiancy shall thereafter mail or deliver the Proxy Statement to keep the Registration Statement effective as long as is PhotoMedex stockholders and the Radiancy stockholders, respectively. PhotoMedex shall also use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all necessary state securities law or “blue sky” permits and approvals required to consummate carry out the transactions contemplated hereby. Each of Parent by this Agreement, and the Company Radiancy shall furnish to the other all information concerning it Radiancy and its respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates the holders of Radiancy Common Stock as may be reasonably be requested by the other Party in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Joint Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement and any other filings required under applicable Law to be made with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documentsforegoing actions. Each of Radiancy, PhotoMedex and shall Merger Sub shall, as promptly as reasonably cooperate and assist practicable after receipt thereof, provide the other in connection party copies of any written comments and advise the other party of any oral comments, with respect to the preparation and filing of Proxy Statement and/or the Registration Statement and Joint Proxy Statementreceived from the SEC. The Company will cause Each party shall also advise the Joint Proxy Statement to be mailed to Company Stockholders and Parent will cause the Joint Proxy Statement to be mailed to Parent Stockholdersother party, in each case as promptly as reasonably practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. (b) All filings (including any amendments or supplements thereto) by the Company or Parent with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and all mailings by the Company or Parent to the Company Stockholders or Parent Stockholders, as applicable, in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents shall be subject to a reasonable period of prior review and reasonable comment by the other Party and its Representatives and such Party shall incorporate the other Party’s reasonable comments into such filings. (c) Each of Parent and the Company shall (i) as promptly as practicable notify the other of (A) the receipt of any comments from the SEC and all other written correspondence and oral communications with the SEC relating to the Joint Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement or any other filings required under applicable Law to be made with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (including notice thereof, of the time when the Registration Statement becomes effective and has become effective, the issuance of any stop order order, or suspension of qualifications the suspensions of the Parent Class A qualification of the PhotoMedex Common Stock or the Parent Preferred Stock Shares issuable in connection with the Merger for offering or sale in any jurisdiction) . The parties shall cooperate and (B) provide the other with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment with respect to any request by comments of the SEC for and any amendment or supplements supplement to the Joint Proxy Statement or and the Registration Statement or any other filings required prior to be made filing such with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, or for additional information with respect thereto and (ii) supply will provide each other with copies a copy of (A) all correspondence between it or any of its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand, with respect to (x) the Joint Proxy Statement, (y) the Registration Statement or (z) any other such filings required under applicable Law to be made with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and (B) all Orders of the SEC relating to the Registration Statement. (d) extent not otherwise publicly available. If at any time prior to the Effective Time in the case Time, Radiancy or PhotoMedex has knowledge of the Registration Statement and if at any time prior to the receipt of the Company Requisite Approvals and Parent Requisite Approvals in the case of the Joint Proxy Statement, any information relating to the CompanyRadiancy, Parent, Merger Sub, Merger LLC PhotoMedex or any of their respective Affiliates and Subsidiariesofficers, directors or officers, is discovered by the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or Merger LLCother affiliates, which such Party reasonably determines is required to should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Joint Proxy Registration Statement or the Registration Proxy Statement or any other filing required under applicable Law to be made with the SEC and disseminated to the Company Stockholders or the Parent Stockholders, so that none of any such documents document would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Party which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other Parties and Party and, to the extent required by applicable Laws, an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by under applicable Law, disseminated to the Company Stockholders or the Parent Stockholdersstockholders of PhotoMedex. (e) Unless this Agreement has been terminated pursuant to Section 7.1, the Company shall duly give notice of, convene and hold the Company Stockholders Meeting (in compliance with applicable Law and the Company Governance Instruments) as promptly as practicable (but in no event later than forty-five (45) days) following the date the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act and the Staff of the SEC advises that it has no further comments on the Joint Proxy Statement or that the Company may commence mailing the Joint Proxy Statement and use good faith efforts to schedule the Company Stockholders Meeting on the same day or as close in time as reasonably practicable to the Parent Stockholders Meeting, for the purpose of seeking the Company Requisite Approvals and, subject to Section 5.4, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to solicit such adoption and obtain the Company Requisite Approvals. The Company (in consultation with Parent) shall set a single record date for persons entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Company Stockholders Meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not adjourn or postpone the Company Stockholders Meeting without Parent’s prior written consent (acting through the Parent Special Committee) other than (A) to the extent necessary to ensure that any supplement or amendment to the Joint Proxy Statement that the Company Board has determined in good faith after consultation with outside legal counsel is necessary under Law is provided to the Company Stockholders in advance of a vote to obtain the Company Requisite Approvals, (B) if, as of the time for which the Company Stockholders Meeting is originally scheduled, there are insufficient shares of Company Capital Stock represented (either in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business of such meeting, (C) if additional time is reasonably required to solicit proxies in favor of the adoption of this Agreement, or (D) otherwise to comply with applicable Law; provided, that in the case of either clauses (A), (B), (C), or (D), the Company Stockholders Meeting shall only be adjourned or postponed for a minimum time that the Company determines in good faith to be reasonable under the circumstances (it being understood that any such adjournment or postponement shall not affect the Company’s obligation to hold the Company Stockholders Meeting as aforesaid) and, in the case of clauses (B) and (C) the Company Stockholders Meeting shall not be postponed more than once and shall not be postponed for a period of longer than 30 days following the originally scheduled date of the Company Stockholders Meeting without Parent’s prior written consent. The Company shall ensure that all proxies solicited in connection with the Company Stockholders Meeting are solicited in compliance with applicable Law and the Company Governance Instruments. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company’s obligations pursuant to this Section 5.7(e) (including its obligation to hold the Company Stockholders Meeting at which this Agreement shall be submitted to the Company Stockholders to obtain the Company Requisite Approvals as aforesaid) shall not be affected by the commencement, public proposal, public disclosure or communication to the Company of any Alternative Company Transaction Proposal or by a Company Adverse Recommendation Change. Prior to the date of the Company Stockholders Meeting, the Company shall, upon the reasonable request of Parent, direct the proxy solicitor or other agent of the Company to advise Parent as to the aggregate tally of proxies received by the Company with respect to the Company Requisite Approvals at the same frequency as such information is provided to the Company. Without the prior written consent of Parent, the Company Requisite Approvals shall be the only matters (other than matters of procedure and matters required by applicable Law to be voted on by the Company Stockholders in connection therewith) that the Company shall propose to be voted on by Company Stockholders at the Company Stockholders Meeting. The Company Board shall not take any action that would cause any approval by the Company Stockholders other than the Company Requisite Approvals to be necessary to adopt the Transaction Documents and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Except to the extent expressly permitted by Section 5.4, (i) the Company Board shall recommend that the Company Stockholders vote in favor of the adoption of this Agreement at the Company Stockholders Meeting and (ii) the Joint Proxy Statement shall include a statement to the effect that the Company Board recommends that the Company Stockholders vote in favor of adoption of this Agreement at the Company Stockholders Meeting. (f) Unless this Agreement has been terminated pursuant to Section 7.1, Parent shall duly give notice of, convene and hold the Parent Stockholders Meeting (in compliance with applicable Law and the Parent Governance Instruments) as promptly as practicable (but in no event later than forty-five (45) days) following the date the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act and the Staff of the SEC advises that it has no further comments on the Joint Proxy Statement or that Parent may commence mailing the Joint Proxy Statement and use good faith efforts to schedule the Parent Stockholders Meeting on the same day or as close in time as reasonably practicable to the Company Stockholders Meeting, for the purpose of seeking the Parent Requisite Approvals and, subject to Section 5.6, Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to solicit such adoption and obtain the Parent Requisite Approvals. Parent (in consultation with the Company) shall set a single record date for persons entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Parent Stockholders Meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent shall not adjourn or postpone the Parent Stockholders Meeting without the Company’s prior written consent other than (A) to the extent necessary to ensure that any supplement or amendment to the Joint Proxy Statement that the Parent Special Committee or the Parent Board (acting at the direction of the Parent Special Committee) has determined in good faith after consultation with outside legal counsel is necessary under Law is provided to the Parent Stockholders in advance of a vote to obtain the Parent Requisite Approvals, (B) if, as of the time for which the Parent Stockholders Meeting is originally scheduled, there are insufficient shares of Parent Common Stock represented (either in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business of such meeting, (C) if additional time is reasonably required to solicit proxies in favor of the approval of the Stock Issuance or this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, or (D) otherwise to comply with applicable Law; provided, that in the case of either clauses (A), (B), (C), or (D), the Parent Stockholders Meeting shall only be adjourned or postponed for a minimum time that Parent (acting at the direction of the Parent Special Committee) determines in good faith to be reasonable under the circumstances (it being understood that any such adjournment or postponement shall not affect Parent’s obligation to hold the Parent Stockholders Meeting to obtain the Parent Requisite Approvals as aforesaid) and, in the case of clauses (B) and (C) the Parent Stockholders Meeting shall not be postponed more than once and shall not be postponed for a period of longer than 30 days following the originally scheduled date of the Parent Stockholders Meeting without the Company’s prior written consent. Parent shall ensure that all proxies solicited in connection with the Parent Stockholders Meeting are solicited in compliance with applicable Law and the Parent Governance Instruments. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Parent’s obligations pursuant to this Section 5.7(f) (including its obligation to hold the Parent Stockholders Meeting at which this Agreement shall be submitted to the Parent Stockholders to obtain the Parent Requisite Approvals as aforesaid) shall not be affected by the commencement, public proposal, public disclosure or communication to Parent of any Alternative Parent Transaction Proposal or by a Parent Adverse Recommendation Change. Prior to the date of the Parent Stockholders Meeting, Parent shall, upon the reasonable request of the Company, direct the proxy solicitor or other agent of Parent to advise the Company as to the aggregate tally of proxies received by Parent with respect to the Parent Requisite Approvals at the same frequency as such information is provided to Parent. Without the prior written consent of the Company, the Parent Requisite Approvals shall be the only matters (other than matters of procedure and matters required by applicable Law to be voted on by the Parent Stockholders in connection therewith) that Parent shall propose to be voted on by the Parent Stockholders at the Parent Stockholders Meeting. The Parent Board shall not take any action that would cause any approval by the Parent Stockholders other than the Parent Requisite Approvals to be necessary to adopt the Transaction Documents and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Except to the extent expressly permitted by Section 5.6, (i) the Parent Board shall recommend that the Parent Stockholders approve the Stock Issuance and this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, at the Parent Stockholders Meeting and (ii) the Joint Proxy Statement shall include a statement to the effect that the Parent Board recommends that the Parent Stockholders vote in favor of approval of the Stock Issuance and this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, at the Parent Stockholders Meeting.

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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Photomedex Inc)

Registration Statement and Joint Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable following None of the date of this Agreement, Parent and information to be supplied by the Company shall prepare, and (assuming Parent has received all required information from the Company) Parent shall file with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (together with any amendments thereof for inclusion or supplements thereto, the “Registration Statement”), incorporation by reference in which the joint proxy statement (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the “Joint Proxy Statement”) furnished to (i) Company Stockholders (including the holders of Company Series C Common Stock) in connection with the meeting of the Company Voting Stockholders for the purpose of obtaining the Company Requisite Approvals (the “Company Stockholders Meeting”) and (ii) Parent Stockholders in connection with the meeting of the Parent Stockholders for the purpose of obtaining the Parent Requisite Approvals (the “Parent Stockholders Meeting”), will be included. Each of Parent and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement and or the Joint Proxy Statement and any other filings required to be made with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents to comply with the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act and to have the Staff of the SEC advise that it has no further comments on the Joint Proxy Statement as promptly as practicable after such filing and to keep the Registration Statement effective as long as is necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Each of Parent and the Company shall furnish to the other all information concerning it and its respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates as may reasonably be requested by the other Party in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Joint Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement and any other filings required under applicable Law to be made with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, and shall reasonably cooperate and assist the other in connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement and Joint Proxy Statement. The Company will cause the Joint Proxy Statement to be mailed to Company Stockholders and Parent will cause the Joint Proxy Statement to be mailed to Parent Stockholders, in each case as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. (b) All filings (including any amendments or supplements thereto) by the Company or Parent with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and all mailings by the Company or Parent to the Company Stockholders or Parent Stockholders, as applicable, in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents shall be subject to a reasonable period of prior review and reasonable comment by the other Party and its Representatives and such Party shall incorporate the other Party’s reasonable comments into such filings. (c) Each of Parent and the Company shall (i) as promptly as practicable notify the other of (A) the receipt of any comments from the SEC and all other written correspondence and oral communications with the SEC relating to the Joint Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement or any other filings required under applicable Law to be made with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (including the time when the Registration Statement becomes effective and the issuance of any stop order or suspension of qualifications of the Parent Class A Common Stock or the Parent Preferred Stock issuable in connection with the Merger for offering or sale in any jurisdiction) and (B) any request by the SEC for any amendment or supplements to the Joint Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement or any other filings required to be made with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, or for additional information with respect thereto and (ii) supply each other with copies of (A) all correspondence between it or any of its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand, with respect to (x) the Joint Proxy Statement, (y) the Registration Statement or (z) any other filings required under applicable Law to be made with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and (B) all Orders of the SEC relating to the Registration Statement. (d) If at any time prior to the Effective Time in the case of the Registration Statement and if at any time prior to the receipt of the Company Requisite Approvals and Parent Requisite Approvals in the case of the Joint Proxy Statement, at the time it is filed, when it is supplemented or amended and when it becomes effective, contain any information relating to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub, Merger LLC or any of their respective Affiliates and Subsidiaries, directors or officers, is discovered by the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or Merger LLC, which such Party reasonably determines is required to be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Joint Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement or any other filing required under applicable Law to be made with the SEC and disseminated to the Company Stockholders or the Parent Stockholders, so that none of such documents would include any misstatement 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 not misleading or (ii) in the case of the Joint Proxy Statement, at the time of the mailing of the Joint Proxy Statement, the time of the Company Shareholder Meeting, and at the Effective Time, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were are made, not misleading. If at any time prior to the Effective Time any event with respect to the Company, its officers and directors or any of its Subsidiaries shall occur which is required to be described in the Party which discovers Joint Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement, such information event shall promptly notify the other Parties be so described, and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed with the SEC and, to the extent as required by Lawlaw, disseminated to the Company Stockholders or shareholders of the Parent Stockholders. (e) Unless this Agreement has been terminated pursuant to Section 7.1, the Company shall duly give notice of, convene and hold the Company Stockholders Meeting (in compliance with applicable Law and the Company Governance Instruments) as promptly as practicable (but in no event later than forty-five (45) days) following the date the Company. The Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act and the Staff of the SEC advises that it has no further comments on the Joint Proxy Statement or that the Company may commence mailing the Joint Proxy Statement and use good faith efforts to schedule the Company Stockholders Meeting on the same day or as close in time as reasonably practicable to the Parent Stockholders Meeting, for the purpose of seeking the Company Requisite Approvals and, subject to Section 5.4, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to solicit such adoption and obtain the Company Requisite Approvals. The Company will comply (in consultation with Parent) shall set a single record date for persons entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Company Stockholders Meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not adjourn or postpone the Company Stockholders Meeting without Parent’s prior written consent (acting through the Parent Special Committee) other than (A) to the extent necessary to ensure that any supplement or amendment to the Joint Proxy Statement that the Company Board has determined in good faith after consultation with outside legal counsel is necessary under Law is provided to the Company Stockholders in advance of a vote to obtain the Company Requisite Approvals, (B) if, as of the time for which the Company Stockholders Meeting is originally scheduled, there are insufficient shares of Company Capital Stock represented (either in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business of such meeting, (C) if additional time is reasonably required to solicit proxies in favor of the adoption of this Agreement, or (D) otherwise to comply with applicable Law; provided, that in the case of either clauses (A), (B), (C), or (D), the Company Stockholders Meeting shall only be adjourned or postponed for a minimum time that the Company determines in good faith to be reasonable under the circumstances (it being understood that any such adjournment or postponement shall not affect the Company’s obligation to hold the Company Stockholders Meeting as aforesaid) and, in the case of clauses (B) and (C) the Company Stockholders Meeting shall not be postponed more than once and shall not be postponed for a period of longer than 30 days following the originally scheduled date of the Company Stockholders Meeting without Parent’s prior written consent. The Company shall ensure that all proxies solicited in connection with the Company Stockholders Meeting are solicited in compliance with applicable Law and the Company Governance Instruments. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company’s obligations pursuant to this Section 5.7(e) (including its obligation to hold the Company Stockholders Meeting at which this Agreement shall be submitted to the Company Stockholders to obtain the Company Requisite Approvals as aforesaid) shall not be affected by the commencement, public proposal, public disclosure or communication to the Company of any Alternative Company Transaction Proposal or by a Company Adverse Recommendation Change. Prior to the date of the Company Stockholders Meeting, the Company shall, upon the reasonable request of Parent, direct the proxy solicitor or other agent of the Company to advise Parent as to the aggregate tally of proxies received by the Company with respect to the Company Requisite Approvals at Company) as to form in all material respects with the same frequency as such information is provided provisions of the Securities Act. At the time of the filing of any disclosure document filed after the date hereof pursuant to the Company. Without the prior written consent of ParentSecurities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law (each a "Company Requisite Approvals shall be the only matters (other than matters of procedure and matters required by applicable Law to be voted on by the Company Stockholders in connection therewithDisclosure Document") that the Company shall propose to be voted on by Company Stockholders at the Company Stockholders Meeting. The Company Board shall not take any action that would cause any approval by the Company Stockholders other than the Company Requisite Approvals to be necessary to adopt Joint Proxy Statement, at the Transaction Documents time of any distribution thereof and to consummate throughout the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Except to the extent expressly permitted by Section 5.4, (i) the Company Board shall recommend that the Company Stockholders vote in favor remaining pendency of the adoption of this Agreement at the Merger each such Company Stockholders Meeting and Disclosure Document (iias supplemented or amended) the Joint Proxy Statement shall include a will not contain any untrue statement to the effect that the Company Board recommends that the Company Stockholders vote in favor of adoption of this Agreement at the Company Stockholders Meeting. (f) Unless this Agreement has been terminated pursuant to Section 7.1, Parent shall duly give notice of, convene and hold the Parent Stockholders Meeting (in compliance with applicable Law and the Parent Governance Instruments) as promptly as practicable (but in no event later than forty-five (45) days) following the date the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act and the Staff of the SEC advises that it has no further comments on the Joint Proxy Statement or that Parent may commence mailing the Joint Proxy Statement and use good faith efforts to schedule the Parent Stockholders Meeting on the same day or as close in time as reasonably practicable to the Company Stockholders Meeting, for the purpose of seeking the Parent Requisite Approvals and, subject to Section 5.6, Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to solicit such adoption and obtain the Parent Requisite Approvals. Parent (in consultation with the Company) shall set a single record date for persons entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Parent Stockholders Meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent shall not adjourn or postpone the Parent Stockholders Meeting without the Company’s prior written consent other than (A) to the extent necessary to ensure that any supplement or amendment to the Joint Proxy Statement that the Parent Special Committee or the Parent Board (acting at the direction of the Parent Special Committee) has determined in good faith after consultation with outside legal counsel is necessary under Law is provided to the Parent Stockholders in advance of a vote material fact or omit to obtain state a material fact necessary in order to make the Parent Requisite Approvals, (B) if, as of the time for which the Parent Stockholders Meeting is originally scheduled, there are insufficient shares of Parent Common Stock represented (either in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business of such meeting, (C) if additional time is reasonably required to solicit proxies in favor of the approval of the Stock Issuance or this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, or (D) otherwise to comply with applicable Law; provided, that in the case of either clauses (A), (B), (C), or (D), the Parent Stockholders Meeting shall only be adjourned or postponed for a minimum time that Parent (acting at the direction of the Parent Special Committee) determines in good faith to be reasonable under the circumstances (it being understood that any such adjournment or postponement shall not affect Parent’s obligation to hold the Parent Stockholders Meeting to obtain the Parent Requisite Approvals as aforesaid) andstatements made therein, in the case of clauses (B) and (C) the Parent Stockholders Meeting shall not be postponed more than once and shall not be postponed for a period of longer than 30 days following the originally scheduled date light of the Parent Stockholders Meeting without the Company’s prior written consentcircumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Parent shall ensure that all proxies solicited in connection with the Parent Stockholders Meeting are solicited in compliance with applicable Law and the Parent Governance Instruments. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Parent’s obligations pursuant to this Section 5.7(f) (including its obligation to hold the Parent Stockholders Meeting at which this Agreement shall be submitted to the Parent Stockholders to obtain the Parent Requisite Approvals as aforesaid) shall not be affected by the commencement, public proposal, public disclosure or communication to Parent of any Alternative Parent Transaction Proposal or by a Parent Adverse Recommendation Change. Prior to the date of the Parent Stockholders Meeting, Parent shall, upon the reasonable request of the Company, direct the proxy solicitor or other agent of Parent to advise the Company as to the aggregate tally of proxies received by Parent with respect to the Parent Requisite Approvals at the same frequency as such information is provided to Parent. Without the prior written consent of the Company, the Parent Requisite Approvals shall be the only matters (other than matters of procedure and matters required by applicable Law to be voted on by the Parent Stockholders in connection therewith) that Parent shall propose to be voted on by the Parent Stockholders at the Parent Stockholders Meeting. The Parent Board shall not take any action that would cause any approval by the Parent Stockholders other than the Parent Requisite Approvals to be necessary to adopt the Transaction Documents and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Except to the extent expressly permitted by Section 5.6, (i) the Parent Board shall recommend that the Parent Stockholders approve the Stock Issuance and this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, at the Parent Stockholders Meeting and (ii) the Joint Proxy Statement shall include a statement to the effect that the Parent Board recommends that the Parent Stockholders vote in favor of approval of the Stock Issuance and this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, at the Parent Stockholders Meeting.SECTION 3.8

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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Dura Automotive Systems Inc)

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Registration Statement and Joint Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable following PhotoMedex and Radiancy shall cooperate with each other in connection with the date of this Agreement, Parent preparation and the Company shall prepare, and (assuming Parent has received all required information from the Company) Parent shall file filing with the SEC of a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (together with any S-4, and amendments thereof or supplements thereto, to register the Merger Consideration (the “Registration Statement”), in which the Registration Statement a joint proxy statement will be included as a prospectus (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the “Joint Proxy Statement”) furnished to (i) Company Stockholders (including the holders of Company Series C Common Stock) in connection with the meeting of the Company Voting Stockholders for the purpose of obtaining the Company Requisite Approvals (the “Company Stockholders Meeting”) and (ii) Parent Stockholders in connection with the meeting of the Parent Stockholders for the purpose of obtaining the Parent Requisite Approvals (the “Parent Stockholders Meeting”), will be included. Each of Parent and the Company PhotoMedex shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement and the Joint Proxy Statement and any other filings required to be made with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents to comply with the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act and to have the Staff of the SEC advise that it has no further comments on the Joint Proxy Statement as promptly as practicable after such filing practicable, and each of PhotoMedex and Radiancy shall thereafter mail or deliver the Proxy Statement to keep the Registration Statement effective as long as is PhotoMedex stockholders and the Radiancy stockholders, respectively. PhotoMedex shall also use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all necessary state securities law or “blue sky” permits and approvals required to consummate carry out the transactions contemplated hereby. Each of Parent by this Agreement, and the Company Radiancy shall furnish to the other all information concerning it Radiancy and its respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates the holders of Radiancy Common Stock as may be reasonably be requested by the other Party in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Joint Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement and any other filings required under applicable Law to be made with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documentsforegoing actions. Each of Radiancy, PhotoMedex and shall Merger Sub shall, as promptly as reasonably cooperate and assist practicable after receipt thereof, provide the other in connection party copies of any written comments and advise the other party of any oral comments, with respect to the preparation and filing of Proxy Statement and/or the Registration Statement and Joint Proxy Statementreceived from the SEC. The Company will cause Each party shall also advise the Joint Proxy Statement to be mailed to Company Stockholders and Parent will cause the Joint Proxy Statement to be mailed to Parent Stockholdersother party, in each case as promptly as reasonably practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. (b) All filings (including any amendments or supplements thereto) by the Company or Parent with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and all mailings by the Company or Parent to the Company Stockholders or Parent Stockholders, as applicable, in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents shall be subject to a reasonable period of prior review and reasonable comment by the other Party and its Representatives and such Party shall incorporate the other Party’s reasonable comments into such filings. (c) Each of Parent and the Company shall (i) as promptly as practicable notify the other of (A) the receipt of any comments from the SEC and all other written correspondence and oral communications with the SEC relating to the Joint Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement or any other filings required under applicable Law to be made with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (including notice thereof, of the time when the Registration Statement becomes effective and has become effective, the issuance of any stop order order, or suspension of qualifications the suspensions of the Parent Class A qualification of the PhotoMedex Common Stock or the Parent Preferred Stock Shares issuable in connection with the Merger for offering or sale in any jurisdiction) . The parties shall cooperate and (B) provide the other with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment with respect to any request by comments of the SEC for and any amendment or supplements supplement to the Joint Proxy Statement or and the Registration Statement or any other filings required prior to be made filing such with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, or for additional information with respect thereto and (ii) supply will provide each other with copies a copy of (A) all correspondence between it or any of its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand, with respect to (x) the Joint Proxy Statement, (y) the Registration Statement or (z) any other such filings required under applicable Law to be made with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and (B) all Orders of the SEC relating to the Registration Statement. (d) extent not otherwise publicly available. If at any time prior to the Effective Time in the case Time, Radiancy or PhotoMedex has knowledge of the Registration Statement and if at any time prior to the receipt of the Company Requisite Approvals and Parent Requisite Approvals in the case of the Joint Proxy Statement, any information relating to the CompanyRadiancy, Parent, Merger Sub, Merger LLC PhotoMedex or any of their respective Affiliates and Subsidiariesofficers, directors or officers, is discovered by the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or Merger LLCother affiliates, which such Party reasonably determines is required to should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Joint Proxy Registration Statement or the Registration Proxy Statement or any other filing required under applicable Law to be made with the SEC and disseminated to the Company Stockholders or the Parent Stockholders, so that none of any such documents document would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Party which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other Parties and Party and, to the extent required by applicable Laws, an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by under applicable Law, disseminated to the Company Stockholders or the Parent Stockholders. (e) Unless this Agreement has been terminated stockholders of PhotoMedex. The Employee Options will be registered pursuant to Section 7.1a registration statement on Form S-8, the Company shall duly give notice of, convene and hold the Company Stockholders Meeting (in compliance which PhotoMedex will file with applicable Law and the Company Governance Instruments) as promptly as practicable (but in no event later than forty-five (45) days) following the date the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act and the Staff of the SEC advises that it has no further comments on the Joint Proxy Statement or that the Company may commence mailing the Joint Proxy Statement and use good faith efforts to schedule the Company Stockholders Meeting on the same day or as close in time as reasonably practicable prior to the Parent Stockholders Meeting, for the purpose of seeking the Company Requisite Approvals and, subject to Section 5.4, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to solicit such adoption and obtain the Company Requisite Approvals. The Company (in consultation with Parent) shall set a single record date for persons entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Company Stockholders Meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not adjourn or postpone the Company Stockholders Meeting without Parent’s prior written consent (acting through the Parent Special Committee) other than (A) to the extent necessary to ensure that any supplement or amendment to the Joint Proxy Statement that the Company Board has determined in good faith after consultation with outside legal counsel is necessary under Law is provided to the Company Stockholders in advance of a vote to obtain the Company Requisite Approvals, (B) if, as of the time for which the Company Stockholders Meeting is originally scheduled, there are insufficient shares of Company Capital Stock represented (either in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business of such meeting, (C) if additional time is reasonably required to solicit proxies in favor of the adoption of this Agreement, or (D) otherwise to comply with applicable Law; provided, that in the case of either clauses (A), (B), (C), or (D), the Company Stockholders Meeting shall only be adjourned or postponed for a minimum time that the Company determines in good faith to be reasonable under the circumstances (it being understood that any such adjournment or postponement shall not affect the Company’s obligation to hold the Company Stockholders Meeting as aforesaid) and, in the case of clauses (B) and (C) the Company Stockholders Meeting shall not be postponed more than once and shall not be postponed for a period of longer than 30 days following the originally scheduled date of the Company Stockholders Meeting without Parent’s prior written consent. The Company shall ensure that all proxies solicited in connection with the Company Stockholders Meeting are solicited in compliance with applicable Law and the Company Governance Instruments. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company’s obligations pursuant to this Section 5.7(e) (including its obligation to hold the Company Stockholders Meeting at which this Agreement shall be submitted to the Company Stockholders to obtain the Company Requisite Approvals as aforesaid) shall not be affected by the commencement, public proposal, public disclosure or communication to the Company of any Alternative Company Transaction Proposal or by a Company Adverse Recommendation Change. Prior to the date of the Company Stockholders Meeting, the Company shall, upon the reasonable request of Parent, direct the proxy solicitor or other agent of the Company to advise Parent as to the aggregate tally of proxies received by the Company with respect to the Company Requisite Approvals at the same frequency as such information is provided to the Company. Without the prior written consent of Parent, the Company Requisite Approvals shall be the only matters (other than matters of procedure and matters required by applicable Law to be voted on by the Company Stockholders in connection therewith) that the Company shall propose to be voted on by Company Stockholders at the Company Stockholders Meeting. The Company Board shall not take any action that would cause any approval by the Company Stockholders other than the Company Requisite Approvals to be necessary to adopt the Transaction Documents and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Except to the extent expressly permitted by Section 5.4, (i) the Company Board shall recommend that the Company Stockholders vote in favor of the adoption of this Agreement at the Company Stockholders Meeting and (ii) the Joint Proxy Statement shall include a statement to the effect that the Company Board recommends that the Company Stockholders vote in favor of adoption of this Agreement at the Company Stockholders MeetingClosing. (f) Unless this Agreement has been terminated pursuant to Section 7.1, Parent shall duly give notice of, convene and hold the Parent Stockholders Meeting (in compliance with applicable Law and the Parent Governance Instruments) as promptly as practicable (but in no event later than forty-five (45) days) following the date the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act and the Staff of the SEC advises that it has no further comments on the Joint Proxy Statement or that Parent may commence mailing the Joint Proxy Statement and use good faith efforts to schedule the Parent Stockholders Meeting on the same day or as close in time as reasonably practicable to the Company Stockholders Meeting, for the purpose of seeking the Parent Requisite Approvals and, subject to Section 5.6, Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to solicit such adoption and obtain the Parent Requisite Approvals. Parent (in consultation with the Company) shall set a single record date for persons entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Parent Stockholders Meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent shall not adjourn or postpone the Parent Stockholders Meeting without the Company’s prior written consent other than (A) to the extent necessary to ensure that any supplement or amendment to the Joint Proxy Statement that the Parent Special Committee or the Parent Board (acting at the direction of the Parent Special Committee) has determined in good faith after consultation with outside legal counsel is necessary under Law is provided to the Parent Stockholders in advance of a vote to obtain the Parent Requisite Approvals, (B) if, as of the time for which the Parent Stockholders Meeting is originally scheduled, there are insufficient shares of Parent Common Stock represented (either in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business of such meeting, (C) if additional time is reasonably required to solicit proxies in favor of the approval of the Stock Issuance or this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, or (D) otherwise to comply with applicable Law; provided, that in the case of either clauses (A), (B), (C), or (D), the Parent Stockholders Meeting shall only be adjourned or postponed for a minimum time that Parent (acting at the direction of the Parent Special Committee) determines in good faith to be reasonable under the circumstances (it being understood that any such adjournment or postponement shall not affect Parent’s obligation to hold the Parent Stockholders Meeting to obtain the Parent Requisite Approvals as aforesaid) and, in the case of clauses (B) and (C) the Parent Stockholders Meeting shall not be postponed more than once and shall not be postponed for a period of longer than 30 days following the originally scheduled date of the Parent Stockholders Meeting without the Company’s prior written consent. Parent shall ensure that all proxies solicited in connection with the Parent Stockholders Meeting are solicited in compliance with applicable Law and the Parent Governance Instruments. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Parent’s obligations pursuant to this Section 5.7(f) (including its obligation to hold the Parent Stockholders Meeting at which this Agreement shall be submitted to the Parent Stockholders to obtain the Parent Requisite Approvals as aforesaid) shall not be affected by the commencement, public proposal, public disclosure or communication to Parent of any Alternative Parent Transaction Proposal or by a Parent Adverse Recommendation Change. Prior to the date of the Parent Stockholders Meeting, Parent shall, upon the reasonable request of the Company, direct the proxy solicitor or other agent of Parent to advise the Company as to the aggregate tally of proxies received by Parent with respect to the Parent Requisite Approvals at the same frequency as such information is provided to Parent. Without the prior written consent of the Company, the Parent Requisite Approvals shall be the only matters (other than matters of procedure and matters required by applicable Law to be voted on by the Parent Stockholders in connection therewith) that Parent shall propose to be voted on by the Parent Stockholders at the Parent Stockholders Meeting. The Parent Board shall not take any action that would cause any approval by the Parent Stockholders other than the Parent Requisite Approvals to be necessary to adopt the Transaction Documents and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Except to the extent expressly permitted by Section 5.6, (i) the Parent Board shall recommend that the Parent Stockholders approve the Stock Issuance and this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, at the Parent Stockholders Meeting and (ii) the Joint Proxy Statement shall include a statement to the effect that the Parent Board recommends that the Parent Stockholders vote in favor of approval of the Stock Issuance and this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, at the Parent Stockholders Meeting.

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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Photomedex Inc)

Registration Statement and Joint Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement, Parent and the Company shall prepare, and (assuming Parent has received all required information from the Company) Parent shall file with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the “Registration Statement”), in which the joint proxy statement (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the “Joint Proxy Statement”) furnished to (i) Company Stockholders (including the holders of Company Series C Common Stock) in connection with the meeting of the Company Voting Stockholders for the purpose of obtaining considering and voting upon the Company Requisite Approvals matters contemplated by this Agreement (the “Company Stockholders Meeting”) and (ii) Parent Stockholders in connection with the meeting of the Parent Stockholders for the purpose of obtaining considering and voting upon the Parent Requisite Approvals matters contemplated by this Agreement (the “Parent Stockholders Meeting”), will be included. Each of Parent and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement and the Joint Proxy Statement and any other filings required to be made with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and the Ancillary Agreements to comply with the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act and to have the Staff of the SEC advise that it has no further comments on the Joint Proxy Statement as promptly as practicable after such filing and to keep the Registration Statement effective as long as is necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Each of Parent and the Company shall furnish to the other all information concerning it and its respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates as may reasonably be requested by the other Party in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Joint Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement and any other filings required under applicable Law to be made with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, Documents and shall reasonably cooperate and assist the other in connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement and Joint Proxy StatementAncillary Agreements. The Company will cause the Joint Proxy Statement to be mailed to Company Stockholders and Parent will cause the Joint Proxy Statement to be mailed to Parent Stockholders, in each case as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. (b) All filings (including any amendments or supplements thereto) by the Company or Parent with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and all mailings by the Company or Parent to the Company Stockholders or Parent Stockholders, as applicable, in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents shall be subject to a reasonable period of prior review and reasonable comment by the other Party and its Representatives and such Party shall incorporate the other Party’s reasonable comments into such filings. (c) Each of Parent and the Company shall (i) as promptly as practicable notify the other of (A) the receipt of any comments from the SEC and all other written correspondence and oral communications with the SEC relating to the Joint Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement or any other filings required under applicable Law to be made with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (including the time when the Registration Statement becomes effective and the issuance of any stop order or suspension of qualifications of the Parent Class A Common Stock or the Parent Preferred Stock issuable in connection with the Merger for offering or sale in any jurisdiction) and (B) any request by the SEC for any amendment or supplements to the Joint Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement or any other filings required to be made with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, or for additional information with respect thereto and (ii) supply each other with copies of (A) all correspondence between it or any of its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand, with respect to (x) the Joint Proxy Statement, (y) the Registration Statement or (z) any other filings required under applicable Law to be made with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and (B) all Orders of the SEC relating to the Registration Statement. (d) If at any time prior to the Effective Time in the case of the Registration Statement and if at any time prior to the receipt of the Company Requisite Approvals and Parent Requisite Approvals in the case of the Joint Proxy Statement, any information relating to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub, Merger LLC or any of their respective Affiliates and Subsidiaries, directors or officers, is discovered by the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or Merger LLC, which such Party reasonably determines is required to be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Joint Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement or any other filing required under applicable Law to be made with the SEC and disseminated to the Company Stockholders or the Parent Stockholders, so that none of such documents would include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Party which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other Parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by Law, disseminated to the Company Stockholders or the Parent Stockholders. (e) Unless this Agreement has been terminated pursuant to Section 7.1, the Company shall duly give notice of, convene and hold the Company Stockholders Meeting (in compliance with applicable Law and the Company Governance Instruments) as promptly as practicable (but in no event later than forty-five (45) days) following the date the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act and the Staff of the SEC advises that it has no further comments on the Joint Proxy Statement or that the Company may commence mailing the Joint Proxy Statement and use good faith efforts to schedule the Company Stockholders Meeting on the same day or as close in time as reasonably practicable to the Parent Stockholders Meeting, for the purpose of seeking the Company Requisite Approvals and, subject to Section 5.4, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to solicit such adoption and obtain the Company Requisite Approvals. The Company (in consultation with Parent) shall set a single record date for persons entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Company Stockholders Meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not adjourn or postpone the Company Stockholders Meeting without Parent’s prior written consent (acting through the Parent Special Committee) other than (A) to the extent necessary to ensure that any supplement or amendment to the Joint Proxy Statement that the Company Board has determined in good faith after consultation with outside legal counsel is necessary under Law is provided to the Company Stockholders in advance of a vote to obtain the Company Requisite Approvals, (B) if, as of the time for which the Company Stockholders Meeting is originally scheduled, there are insufficient shares of Company Capital Stock represented (either in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business of such meeting, (C) if additional time is reasonably required to solicit proxies in favor of the adoption of this Agreement, or (D) otherwise to comply with applicable Law; provided, that in the case of either clauses (A), (B), (C), or (D), the Company Stockholders Meeting shall only be adjourned or postponed for a minimum time that the Company determines in good faith to be reasonable under the circumstances (it being understood that any such adjournment or postponement shall not affect the Company’s obligation to hold the Company Stockholders Meeting as aforesaid) and, in the case of clauses (B) and (C) the Company Stockholders Meeting shall not be postponed more than once and shall not be postponed for a period of longer than 30 days following the originally scheduled date of the Company Stockholders Meeting without Parent’s prior written consent. The Company shall ensure that all proxies solicited in connection with the Company Stockholders Meeting are solicited in compliance with applicable Law and the Company Governance Instruments. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company’s obligations pursuant to this Section 5.7(e) (including its obligation to hold the Company Stockholders Meeting at which this Agreement shall be submitted to the Company Stockholders to obtain the Company Requisite Approvals as aforesaid) shall not be affected by the commencement, public proposal, public disclosure or communication to the Company of any Alternative Company Transaction Proposal or by a Company Adverse Recommendation Change. Prior to the date of the Company Stockholders Meeting, the Company shall, upon the reasonable request of Parent, direct the proxy solicitor or other agent of the Company to advise Parent as to the aggregate tally of proxies received by the Company with respect to the Company Requisite Approvals at the same frequency as such information is provided to the Company. Without the prior written consent of Parent, the Company Requisite Approvals shall be the only matters (other than matters of procedure and matters required by applicable Law to be voted on by the Company Stockholders in connection therewith) that the Company shall propose to be voted on by Company Stockholders at the Company Stockholders Meeting. The Company Board shall not take any action that would cause any approval by the Company Stockholders other than the Company Requisite Approvals to be necessary to adopt the Transaction Documents and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Except to the extent expressly permitted by Section 5.4, (i) the Company Board shall recommend that the Company Stockholders vote in favor of the adoption of this Agreement at the Company Stockholders Meeting and (ii) the Joint Proxy Statement shall include a statement to the effect that the Company Board recommends that the Company Stockholders vote in favor of adoption of this Agreement at the Company Stockholders Meeting. (f) Unless this Agreement has been terminated pursuant to Section 7.1, Parent shall duly give notice of, convene and hold the Parent Stockholders Meeting (in compliance with applicable Law and the Parent Governance Instruments) as promptly as practicable (but in no event later than forty-five (45) days) following the date the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act and the Staff of the SEC advises that it has no further comments on the Joint Proxy Statement or that Parent may commence mailing the Joint Proxy Statement and use good faith efforts to schedule the Parent Stockholders Meeting on the same day or as close in time as reasonably practicable to the Company Stockholders Meeting, for the purpose of seeking the Parent Requisite Approvals and, subject to Section 5.6, Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to solicit such adoption and obtain the Parent Requisite Approvals. Parent (in consultation with the Company) shall set a single record date for persons entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Parent Stockholders Meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent shall not adjourn or postpone the Parent Stockholders Meeting without the Company’s prior written consent other than (A) to the extent necessary to ensure that any supplement or amendment to the Joint Proxy Statement that the Parent Special Committee or the Parent Board (acting at the direction of the Parent Special Committee) has determined in good faith after consultation with outside legal counsel is necessary under Law is provided to the Parent Stockholders in advance of a vote to obtain the Parent Requisite Approvals, (B) if, as of the time for which the Parent Stockholders Meeting is originally scheduled, there are insufficient shares of Parent Common Stock represented (either in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business of such meeting, (C) if additional time is reasonably required to solicit proxies in favor of the approval of the Stock Issuance or this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, or (D) otherwise to comply with applicable Law; provided, that in the case of either clauses (A), (B), (C), or (D), the Parent Stockholders Meeting shall only be adjourned or postponed for a minimum time that Parent (acting at the direction of the Parent Special Committee) determines in good faith to be reasonable under the circumstances (it being understood that any such adjournment or postponement shall not affect Parent’s obligation to hold the Parent Stockholders Meeting to obtain the Parent Requisite Approvals as aforesaid) and, in the case of clauses (B) and (C) the Parent Stockholders Meeting shall not be postponed more than once and shall not be postponed for a period of longer than 30 days following the originally scheduled date of the Parent Stockholders Meeting without the Company’s prior written consent. Parent shall ensure that all proxies solicited in connection with the Parent Stockholders Meeting are solicited in compliance with applicable Law and the Parent Governance Instruments. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Parent’s obligations pursuant to this Section 5.7(f) (including its obligation to hold the Parent Stockholders Meeting at which this Agreement shall be submitted to the Parent Stockholders to obtain the Parent Requisite Approvals as aforesaid) shall not be affected by the commencement, public proposal, public disclosure or communication to Parent of any Alternative Parent Transaction Proposal or by a Parent Adverse Recommendation Change. Prior to the date of the Parent Stockholders Meeting, Parent shall, upon the reasonable request of the Company, direct the proxy solicitor or other agent of Parent to advise the Company as to the aggregate tally of proxies received by Parent with respect to the Parent Requisite Approvals at the same frequency as such information is provided to Parent. Without the prior written consent of the Company, the Parent Requisite Approvals shall be the only matters (other than matters of procedure and matters required by applicable Law to be voted on by the Parent Stockholders in connection therewith) that Parent shall propose to be voted on by the Parent Stockholders at the Parent Stockholders Meeting. The Parent Board shall not take any action that would cause any approval by the Parent Stockholders other than the Parent Requisite Approvals to be necessary to adopt the Transaction Documents and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Except to the extent expressly permitted by Section 5.6, (i) the Parent Board shall recommend that the Parent Stockholders approve the Stock Issuance and this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, at the Parent Stockholders Meeting and (ii) the Joint Proxy Statement shall include a statement to the effect that the Parent Board recommends that the Parent Stockholders vote in favor of approval of the Stock Issuance and this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, at the Parent Stockholders Meeting.

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

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