Common use of Regulatory Matters Clause in Contracts

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4, the Stockholder shall, and shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counsel.

Appears in 6 contracts

Samples: Support Agreement (Vepf Vii SPV I, L.P.), Support Agreement (KnowBe4, Inc.), Support Agreement (Vepf Vii SPV I, L.P.)

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Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4Schedule 3.29 sets forth, the Stockholder shall, and shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 as of the Merger AgreementRestatement Effective Date, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is a complete and accurate in correct list of all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws Registrations held by each Credit Party and its Subsidiaries. Such listed Registrations are the only Registrations that are required for the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries to conduct their respective businesses as presently conducted or advisable as proposed to be conducted. Each Credit Party and its Subsidiaries has, and it and its Products are in conformance with, all Registrations required to conduct its respective businesses as now or currently proposed to be conducted except where the failure to have such Registrations would not reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a result ofMaterial Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of each Credit Party and its Subsidiaries, neither the FDA nor other Governmental Authority is considering limiting, suspending, or pursuant torevoking such Registrations or changing the marketing classification, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act labeling or any other Antitrust Laws parameter of the Products of the Credit Parties or based on any of their respective Subsidiaries, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of each Credit Party and its Subsidiaries, there is no false or misleading information or significant omission in any product application or other submission to the FDA or other Governmental Authority administering Public Health Laws, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The Credit Parties and their respective Subsidiaries have fulfilled and performed their obligations under each Registration, and to the knowledge of each Credit Party and its Subsidiaries, no event has occurred or condition or state of facts exists which would constitute a breach or default, or would cause revocation or termination of any such Registration, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of each Credit Party and its Subsidiaries, no event has occurred or condition or state of facts exist which presents, or threatens to present, liability related to Regulatory Matters that would constitute, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of each Credit Party and its Subsidiaries, any third party that is a manufacturer or contractor for the Credit Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries is in compliance with all Registrations required approval, consent, notice by the FDA or filing with a comparable Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate all Public Health Laws insofar as they reasonably pertain to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” Products of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company Credit Parties and their respective Subsidiaries, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made the aggregate, a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counselMaterial Adverse Effect.

Appears in 5 contracts

Samples: Second Lien Note Purchase Agreement (Spinal Elements Holdings, Inc.), Credit Agreement (Spinal Elements Holdings, Inc.), Credit Agreement (Spinal Elements Holdings, Inc.)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject The Parties shall cooperate with each other and use their respective reasonable best efforts to Section 4.4promptly prepare and file all necessary documentation (including Notification and Report Forms, if required, under the Stockholder shallHSR Act (which, if required, shall be filed within ten business days of the date hereof) and any applicable Laws in foreign jurisdictions governing antitrust or merger control matters), to effect all applications, notices, petitions and filings, to obtain as promptly as practicable all Permits, consents, approvals, clearances and authorizations of all third parties and Governmental Entities that are necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the Mergers), to use reasonable best efforts to cause the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting periods, or receipt of required authorizations, as applicable, under the HSR Act and any applicable Laws in foreign jurisdictions governing antitrust or merger control matters, to supply as promptly as practicable any additional information and documentary material that may be requested pursuant to the HSR Act or any applicable Laws in foreign jurisdictions governing antitrust or merger control matters and to comply with the terms and conditions of all such Permits, consents, approvals, clearances and authorizations of all such Governmental Entities. Each of SuperMedia and Dex shall have the right to review in advance, and, to the extent practicable, each will consult the other on, in each case subject to applicable Laws relating to the exchange of information, all the information relating to SuperMedia or Dex, as the case may be, and any of their respective Subsidiaries, which appear in any filing made with, or written materials submitted to, any third party or any Governmental Entity in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In exercising the foregoing right, each of the Parties shall act reasonably and as promptly as practicable. Each of SuperMedia and Dex shall consult with each other with respect to the obtaining of all Permits, consents, approvals, clearances and authorizations of all third parties and Governmental Entities necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each will keep the other apprised of the status of matters relating to completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including promptly furnishing the Other Party with copies of notices or other communications received by SuperMedia or Dex, as the case may be, or any of their respective Subsidiaries, from any third party and/or any Governmental Entity with respect to such transactions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to require Dex or SuperMedia to take any action, or commit to take any action, or agree to any condition or restriction, in connection with obtaining the foregoing Permits, consents, approvals, clearances and authorizations of third parties or Governmental Entities, that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Newco, Dex, SuperMedia, Dex Surviving Company or SuperMedia Surviving Company (a “Materially Burdensome Condition”). In addition, SuperMedia and Dex agree to cooperate and use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates toprepare and file such petitions and filings, use their reasonable best effortsand to obtain such permits, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 consents, approvals, clearances and authorizations of third parties and Governmental Entities, that may be necessary or advisable to effect any mergers and/or consolidations of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement SuperMedia Subsidiaries and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the Dex Subsidiaries following consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counselMergers.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (DEX ONE Corp), Merger Agreement (Supermedia Inc.), Agreement and Plan of Merger (DEX ONE Corp)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.43.9.1 Seller, the Stockholder shallor an Affiliate of Seller, possesses, and shall use their reasonable best efforts since May 1, 2012 has possessed, or has a right of reference to cause their Affiliates toall material Regulatory Approvals necessary to conduct the Product Business as currently or then conducted or develop the Third Generation Product as currently being developed. All such material Regulatory Approvals are in full force and effect, use their reasonable best effortsand no Governmental Authority has imposed any material obligation or other Encumbrance upon any such Regulatory Approval that remains unsatisfied or undischarged, consistent with the time frames except as set forth in Section 6.4 3.9.1 of the Merger AgreementSeller Disclosure Schedule. Since May 1, 2012, neither Seller nor its Affiliates, and to Seller’s Knowledge, no Partners have received any written communication from any Governmental Authority threatening to revoke, withdraw, suspend, cancel or terminate any such Regulatory Approvals, and there is no proceeding pending or, to supply Seller’s Knowledge, threatened regarding the suspension or revocation of any such Regulatory Approval. Since May 1, 2012, Seller has not received, and provide information thatto Seller’s Knowledge, no Partners have received (i) any written notice that the FDA or any other Governmental Authority has commenced, or threatened to initiate, any action to request a recall of the Product, or commenced, or threatened to initiate, any action to enjoin production at any facility at which the Product is Manufactured; or (ii) any FDA Form 483, notice, warning letter, untitled letters, or any other similar correspondence or notice related to the Seller Products stating that Seller and/or the applicable Partner was or is in material violation of any Law, clearance, approval, or exemption. Seller has not voluntarily or involuntarily surrendered, terminated or permitted to lapse or expire any Regulatory Approval used or maintained by Seller in the conduct of the Product Business or the development of the Third Generation Product except where the surrender, termination, or lapse would not reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the Product Business or Purchased Assets. Since May 1, 2012, Seller or its Affiliates and, to Seller’s Knowledge, any Partner that Manufactures or distributes any Seller Product, have timely filed with the applicable Governmental Authority all required filings, declarations, listings, registrations, reports or submissions that are material to conduct of the Product Business or the development of the Third Generation Product, including Adverse Event reports. All such Stockholder’s knowledgefilings, is complete and accurate declarations, listings, registrations, reports or submissions (A) were in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws when filed; (B) were true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date made, and, to the extent required to be updated, as so updated remained true, accurate and complete in all material respects, or were corrected or supplemented by a subsequent filing; (C) do not materially misstate any of the statements or information included therein or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; and (D) no material deficiencies have been asserted by any applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to any such filings, declarations, listings, registrations, reports or submissions. Neither Seller nor its shares Affiliates is in material violation of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 terms of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal any Regulatory Approval related to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new Product or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counselThird Generation Product.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Asset Purchase Agreement (Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.), Asset Purchase Agreement (Zogenix, Inc.), Asset Purchase Agreement (Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement, Cascade shall promptly prepare and file with the Stockholder shallSEC the S-4, in which the Joint Proxy Statement will be included. Each of Cascade and Home shall use their its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, respond as promptly as practicable to any written or oral comments from the SEC or its staff with respect to the S-4 or any related matters. Each of Home and Cascade shall use their its commercially reasonable best efforts, consistent with efforts to have the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of S-4 declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing and to maintain such effectiveness for as long as necessary to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Upon the S-4 being declared effective, Home and Cascade shall thereafter mail or deliver the Joint Proxy Statement to their respective shareholders. Cascade shall also use its commercially reasonable best efforts to obtain all necessary state securities law or “Blue Sky” permits and approvals required to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to supply and provide Home shall furnish all information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement concerning Home and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or holders of Home Common Stock as may be reasonably requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively)such action. If at any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate time prior to the activities Effective Time any event occurs or investments of such Stockholder information relating to Home or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4Cascade, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made their respective affiliates, directors or officers, should be discovered by Home or Cascade that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to either the S-4 or the Joint Proxy Statement, so that either such document would not include any misstatement of a debt material fact or an equity investment)omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance light of the Termination Datecircumstances under which they were made, Parent may provide written notice of not misleading, the party that determination discovers such information shall promptly notify the other party hereto and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed with the SEC and, to the Stockholderextent required by applicable law, and Parent may elect disseminated to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the StockholderHome’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counselshareholders.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Cascade Bancorp), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Home Federal Bancorp, Inc.), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Home Federal Bancorp, Inc.)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4, Each of Parent and the Stockholder Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, use their respective reasonable best efforts to (i) take, or cause their Affiliates toto be taken, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent and assist and cooperate with the time frames set forth other party in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreementtaking, to supply and provide information thatall actions necessary, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required proper or advisable as a result ofto comply promptly with all legal requirements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, including obtaining any third-party consent or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information waiver that may be required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought obtained in connection with the consummation transactions contemplated hereby, and, subject to the conditions set forth in Article VII, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby (including actions required in order to effect the Bank Merger immediately after the Effective Time and to continue any Contract of the Company or its Subsidiaries following the Closing or to avoid any penalty or other fee under such Contracts, in each case arising in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby) and (ii) obtain (and assist and cooperate with the other party in obtaining) any action, nonaction, permit, consent, authorization, order, clearance, waiver or approval of, or any exemption by, any Regulatory Agency or other Governmental Entity that is required or advisable in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger and the Bank Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory DisclosuresApprovals, respectively). If any The parties hereto shall cooperate with each other and prepare and file, as promptly as possible after the date hereof, all necessary documentation, and effect all applications, notices, petitions and filings, to obtain as promptly as practicable all actions, nonactions, permits, consents, authorizations, orders, clearances, waivers or approvals of all third parties and Regulatory Agencies or other Governmental Authority seeks Entities that are necessary or advisable to prevent the consummation of consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counselApprovals.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (S&t Bancorp Inc), Agreement and Plan of Merger (DNB Financial Corp /Pa/), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Southeastern Bank Financial CORP)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject Notwithstanding anything in any Credit Document to Section 4.4the contrary, the Stockholder Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, agrees that to the extent prior FCC or State PUC approval is required pursuant to Communications Laws for (i) the operation and effectiveness of any right or remedy hereunder or under any other Collateral Document or (ii) taking any action that may be taken by the Collateral Agent hereunder or under the other Collateral Documents, such right, remedy or actions will be subject to any such prior FCC or State PUC, as applicable, approval having been obtained by or in favor of the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, acknowledges that, to the extent required by the FCC or any applicable State PUC, the voting rights in the Pledged Securities, as well as de jure, de facto and negative control over all FCC or State PUC authorizations, shall remain with the Grantors even if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing until the FCC and/or State PUC(s), as applicable, shall have given its prior consent to the exercise of securityholder rights by a purchaser at a public or private sale of the Pledged Securities or to the exercise of such rights by a receiver, trustee, conservator or other agent duly appointed in accordance with the applicable law. The Grantors shall, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, at the Collateral Agent’s request, file or cause to be filed such applications for approval and shall take such other actions reasonably required by the Collateral Agent to obtain each such FCC or State PUC approval or consent as is necessary to transfer ownership and control to the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, or their successors, assigns or designees, of the Licenses held by the Grantors. To enforce the provisions of this Section 6.22, the Collateral Agent is empowered to request the appointment of a receiver from any court of competent jurisdiction. Such receiver shall be instructed to seek from the FCC and every applicable State PUC an involuntary transfer of control of any such License for the purpose of seeking a bona fide purchaser to whom control will ultimately be transferred. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, at the Collateral Agent’s request, the Grantors shall further use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates toassist in obtaining approval of the FCC and/or applicable State PUC(s), use their reasonable best effortsif required, consistent for any action or transactions contemplated hereby, including the preparation, execution and filing with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 FCC and/or applicable State PUC(s) of the Merger Agreement, assignor’s or transferor’s portion of any application for consent to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to the assignment of any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings License or notifications undertransfer of control, or relating tonotice of such assignment or transfer, as applicable, necessary or appropriate under the FCC’s and/or any applicable laws that are required State PUC(s)’ rules and regulations for approval of the transfer or advisable as a result ofassignment of any portion of the Collateral, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection together with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter License or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counselauthorization.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Pledge and Security Agreement (Fusion Connect, Inc.), Pledge and Security Agreement (Fusion Connect, Inc.), Pledge and Security Agreement (Fusion Connect, Inc.)

Regulatory Matters. In the event that Agensys determines that any regulatory filings for any Compounds or Products are required for any activities hereunder (a) Subject to Section 4.4including any activities under the Research Program), the Stockholder shallincluding INDs, BLAs / NDAs, Drug Master Files (DMFs), and shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings other Marketing Authorizations or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable foreign equivalents (as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investmentapplicable), then if Parent as between the Parties, Agensys shall have the sole right, in good faith reasonably determines that its discretion, to obtain such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement regulatory filings (in which case a Related Party’s name) and as between the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that contextParties, the Stockholder Related Party shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares owner of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amountall such regulatory filings; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient fundsAmbrx may be responsible at the direction of Agensys, when added to the proceeds in its sole discretion, for preparing certain subsections of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing IND and related technical reports and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect support of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to IND for certain Compounds and/or Products. As between the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitiveParties, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent Agensys or the Company Related Party shall not file any have the sole right to communicate and otherwise interact with Regulatory Filings that contain information Authorities with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing Compounds and/or Products (including during the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereonResearch Term). For clarity, Ambrx shall have no right to, and will give good faith consideration shall not, make any regulatory filings related to any Compounds or Products or otherwise interact with any Regulatory Authorities with respect to the Compounds or Products. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Agensys shall provide Ambrx with copies those sections of all filings with Regulatory Authorities that reference Ambrx Know-How or Ambrx Patent Rights, and copies of all material communications to or from Regulatory Authorities that reference Ambrx Know-How or Ambrx Patent Rights, in each case as soon as practicable, but in any event, within twenty (20) Business Days prior to filing or within twenty (20) Business Days of receipt by Agensys. Agensys shall consult with Ambrx with respect to Ambrx Know-How or Ambrx-Patent Rights incorporated into any filings with Regulatory Authorities and shall incorporate comments from Ambrx in its reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counseldiscretion.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: And Exclusive License Agreement (Ambrx Biopharma Inc.), And Exclusive License Agreement (Ambrx Biopharma Inc.), And Exclusive License Agreement (Ambrx Inc)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject TD Banknorth agrees to Section 4.4prepare a registration statement on Form S-4 or other applicable form (as may be amended, the Stockholder shall“Registration Statement”) to be filed by TD Banknorth with the SEC in connection with the issuance of TD Banknorth Common Stock in the Merger (including the prospectus of TD Banknorth and the joint proxy statement and other proxy solicitation materials of Hxxxxx United and TD Banknorth constituting a part thereof (as may be amended, the “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”) and shall all related documents). Provided that Hxxxxx United has fulfilled its obligations under Section 7.1(d) in all material respects, TD Banknorth agrees to file, or cause to be filed, the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus with the SEC as promptly as reasonably practicable. Each of Hxxxxx United and TD Banknorth agrees to use their its reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as reasonably practicable after the filing thereof. TD Banknorth also agrees to use their its reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, efforts to supply obtain all necessary state securities law or “blue sky” permits and provide information that, approvals required to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. After the Merger Agreement based on Registration Statement is declared effective under the HSR Act or Securities Act, Hxxxxx United and TD Banknorth shall promptly mail the Proxy Statement/Prospectus to their respective shareholders. If at any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate time prior to the activities Effective Time any information relating to Hxxxxx United, TD Banknorth or investments their respective affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by Hxxxxx United or TD Banknorth which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to either the Registration Statement or the Proxy Statement/Prospectus so that such documents would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Party which discovers such Stockholder information shall promptly notify the other Parties and, to the extent required by law, rules or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4regulations, an “Affiliate” of appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed with the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination SEC and disseminated to the Stockholder, shareholders of Hxxxxx United and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counselTD Banknorth.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Toronto Dominion Bank), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Hudson United Bancorp), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Td Banknorth Inc.)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4, the Stockholder shall, The Parties shall cooperate with each other and shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates topromptly prepare and file all necessary documentation, use their reasonable best effortsto effect all applications, consistent notices, petitions and filings, to obtain as promptly as practicable all permits, consents, approvals, and authorizations of all third parties and Governmental Entities that are necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the Merger and the Bank Merger), and to comply with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 terms and conditions of the Merger Agreementall such permits, to supply consents, approvals and provide information that, to authorizations of all such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any third parties or Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger Entities (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory DisclosuresApprovals, respectively). If As soon as practicable after the date of this Agreement (but in no event more than 75 days after the date hereof), Buyer shall prepare and file with the Federal Reserve Board and each other Governmental Entity having jurisdiction all applications and documents required to obtain the Regulatory Approvals (excluding the Regulatory Approvals applicable solely to the Bank Merger), and shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain each necessary approval of or consent to consummate the Merger. Buyer shall provide CFC with reasonable opportunities to review and comment upon such documents before filing and to make such amendments and file such supplements thereto as CFC may reasonably request. Buyer shall provide CFC with copies of all material correspondence received from such Governmental Entities and all material responsive correspondence sent thereto. Buyer and CFC shall have the right to review in advance, and each will consult the other on, in each case subject to applicable laws relating to the confidentiality of information, all other information relating to Buyer or CFC, as the case may be, and any of their respective Subsidiaries, that appears in any filing made with, or written materials submitted to, any third party or any Governmental Authority seeks Entity in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In exercising the foregoing right, each of the Parties shall act reasonably and as promptly as practicable. Each Party shall consult with the other in advance of any meeting or conference with any Governmental Entity in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and, to prevent the consummation extent permitted by such Governmental Entity, give the other Party and its counsel the opportunity to attend and participate in such meetings and conferences. The Parties shall consult with each other with respect to the obtaining of all permits, consents, approvals, and authorizations of all third parties and Governmental Entities necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and each Party will keep the other apprised of the status of matters relating to completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approvalforegoing, consentnothing contained herein shall be deemed to require Buyer, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4CFC, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt their respective Subsidiaries to take any action, or an equity investment)commit to take any action, then if Parent or agree to any condition or restriction, in connection with obtaining the foregoing permits, consents, approvals, and authorizations of third parties or Governmental Entities, that the Buyer Board reasonably determines in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) after giving effect to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement Merger (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any “Materially Burdensome Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditionedCondition”). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counsel.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (United Bankshares Inc/Wv), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Carolina Financial Corp), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Carolina Financial Corp)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4, A copy of each Transfer Letter authorizing the Stockholder shall, and shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 transfer of ownership of the Merger Agreement, INDs and CTAs as well as the orphan drug designation owned by Seller to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to Buyer shall be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based delivered on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority Closing Date and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates within ten (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate10) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on Business Days after the Closing Date, (a) Seller shall submit the Transfer Letters to fund the Required Amount relevant Governmental Authorities and shall notify Buyer of such submission on the date submitted (providing Buyer an electronic copy of the submission with such notification) and (b) shall provide to Buyer the full regulatory file for the INDs and CTAs held by the Seller, including all available electronic meta data. Upon notification of the Seller’s submission of the Transfer Letter to the relevant Governmental Authorities, Buyer shall execute and submit to the relevant Governmental Authorities letters acknowledging Buyer’s commitment to assume ownership of the INDs and CTAs and the orphan drug designation owned by Seller. As of the Closing Date, except as otherwise set forth in this Section 7.7, Buyer shall be solely responsible for taking any actions necessary to (i) obtain any documentation required to maintain the INDs and CTAs or the orphaned drug designation owned by Seller or obtain any further authorizations under any Applicable Law, and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions otherwise comply with any Applicable Law with respect to regulatory authorizations. During the receipt of such financing relative to period between the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder Closing Date and the Stockholder may date that is that is eighteen (18) months from the Closing Date, Seller shall provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications reasonable assistance as requested by Buyer in connection with Buyer’s fulfilment of its obligations under this Section 7.7. Except as set forth in any further written agreement between the Merger pursuant Parties, as of the Closing Date, Buyer shall be solely responsible for investigating and reporting adverse experiences for the Product to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file Governmental Authorities and addressing any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect such Governmental Authorities’ inquiries related to the Stockholder safety of the Product; provided, however, that Seller shall provide reasonable assistance and cooperation to Buyer to the extent any such investigations or its affiliates without first providing inquiries related to the Stockholder manufacture or development of the Product prior to the Closing Date by or on behalf of Seller. Except as set forth in any further written agreement between the Parties, as of the Closing Date, Buyer shall be solely responsible for addressing any Person’s medical inquiries or complaints relating to the Product; provided, however, that Seller shall provide reasonable assistance and its counsel a reasonable opportunity cooperation to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration Buyer to all reasonable additions, deletions the extent any such inquiries or changes suggested complaints related to the manufacture or Development of the Product prior to the Closing Date by the Stockholder and its counselor on behalf of Seller.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Patent Assignment Agreement (Provention Bio, Inc.), Patent Assignment Agreement (Provention Bio, Inc.), Patent Assignment Agreement (Provention Bio, Inc.)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject Parent, Merger Sub and the Company shall cooperate in preparing preliminary proxy materials, including the information required by Schedule 13E-3, relating to Section 4.4the Company Meeting (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the Stockholder “Proxy Statement”) and the Schedule 13E-3. The Company shall, as soon as practicable, file (after receiving Parent’s consent thereto, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) the Proxy Statement and Parent, Merger Sub and the Company shall, as soon as practicable, jointly file the Schedule 13E-3. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company shall use their its reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 respond to any comments of the SEC (after providing Parent and Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate Sub (in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as the case of a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated response by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminateCompany) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information (in the case of a response by Parent or Merger Sub) with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon) and to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after responding to all such comments to the satisfaction of the SEC staff. The Company shall notify Parent and Merger Sub as promptly as practicable of the receipt of any comments from the SEC and of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 for additional information and shall supply Parent and Merger Sub with copies of all correspondence between the Company or any of its representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand, with respect to the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 or the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company will give good faith consideration cause the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 (other than portions relating to Parent or Merger Sub) to comply in all reasonable additionsmaterial respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder applicable to the Proxy Statement and the solicitation of proxies for the Company Meeting (including any requirement to amend or supplement the Proxy Statement) and the Schedule 13E-3. Parent and Merger Sub will cause those portions of the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 relating to Parent and Merger Sub to comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder applicable to the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, deletions or changes suggested each party shall furnish to the other such information relating to it and its affiliates and the transactions contemplated hereby and such further and supplemental information as may be reasonably requested by the Stockholder other party and shall promptly notify the other party of any change in such information. The Company, as to itself and its counselSubsidiaries, and Parent and Merger Sub, as to themselves and each of their Subsidiaries, agrees that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by it for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 or any amendment or supplement thereto will, at the date of mailing to stockholders and at the time of the Company Meeting, contain (i) any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (ii) any statement which, at the time and in the light of the circumstances under which such statement is made, will be false or misleading with respect to any material fact, or which will omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not false or misleading or necessary to correct any statement in any earlier statement in the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 or any amendment or supplement thereto. If at any time prior to the Company Meeting there shall occur any event that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3, the Company (or, in the case of the Schedule 13E-3, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub) shall promptly prepare and, to the extent required by law, rule or regulation, the Company shall mail to its stockholders such an amendment or supplement; provided, that no such amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 will be made by the Company without Parent’s prior consent, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Toronto Dominion Bank), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Toronto Dominion Bank), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Td Banknorth Inc.)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject Except for such failures of the following to Section 4.4be true as have not been and would not be reasonably expected to be, individually or in the Stockholder shallaggregate, material to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has timely and accurately filed or provided all regulatory reports, schedules, forms, Permit applications or renewals, examination responses and submissions, and shall use their reasonable best efforts other similar documents, together with any amendments required to cause their Affiliates tobe made with respect thereto, use their reasonable best effortsthat the Company or its Subsidiary was required to file since January 1, consistent 2017 to the date of this Agreement, with the time frames set forth any Governmental Authority and timely paid all fees and assessments due and payable in Section 6.4 connection therewith. Except for such failures of the Merger Agreementfollowing to be true as would not be reasonably expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to supply the Company and provide information thatits Subsidiaries taken as a whole, there is no unresolved violation or exception by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any of the documents described in the first sentence of this Section 3.21, and as of their respective dates, such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate documents complied in all material respects with all requirements of applicable Law and did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Except for such failures to be in compliance as would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all formal written Governmental Authority directives and with all formal written undertakings made by the Company or its Subsidiaries to any Governmental Authority requesting including any and all directives and undertakings arising from the most recent examination by such information Governmental Authority, and have satisfactorily addressed in connection with filings all material respects all matters requiring attention, if any. None of such directives, undertakings and actions, individually or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks has had or would reasonably expected to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with have a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counselMaterial Adverse Effect.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Enova International, Inc.), Agreement and Plan of Merger (On Deck Capital, Inc.)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4, the Stockholder Each of Parent and Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, use their respective reasonable best efforts to (i) take, or cause their Affiliates toto be taken, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent and assist and cooperate with the time frames set forth other party in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreementtaking, to supply and provide information thatall actions necessary, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required proper or advisable as a result ofto comply promptly with all legal requirements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, including obtaining any third-party consent or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information waiver that may be required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought obtained in connection with the consummation transactions contemplated hereby, and, subject to the conditions set forth in Article VII, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby (including actions required in order to effect the Bank Merger immediately after the Effective Time and to continue any contract or agreement of Company or its Subsidiaries following the Closing or to avoid any penalty or other fee under such contracts and agreements, in each case arising in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby) and (ii) obtain (and assist and cooperate with the other party in obtaining) any action, nonaction, permit, consent, authorization, order, clearance, waiver or approval of, or any exemption by, any Regulatory Agency or other Governmental Entity that is required or advisable in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger and the Bank Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory DisclosuresApprovals, respectively). If The parties hereto shall cooperate with each other and prepare and file, as promptly as possible after the date hereof, all necessary documentation, and effect all applications, notices, petitions and filings, to obtain as promptly as practicable all actions, nonactions, permits, consents, authorizations, orders, clearances, waivers or approvals of all third parties and Regulatory Agencies or other Governmental Entities that are necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Regulatory Approvals. Notwithstanding anything set forth in this Section 6.1, there shall not be any action taken, any condition or term agreed to (or any requirement to agree to) by Parent or Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries, or any Law enacted, entered, enforced or deemed applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in connection with the grant of a Regulatory Approval, which would involve or impose a restriction or condition in or to, or requirement of, such approval that would, after the Effective Time, reasonably be expected to restrict or burden Parent (i) in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or (ii) with respect to the business or operations of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, in any manner in the case of either (i) or (ii) that would have a material adverse effect in respect of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in each case measured on a scale relative to Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any determination by a Regulatory Agency or other Governmental Authority seeks to prevent Entity that the Bank Merger may not be consummated as contemplated herein, including simultaneously with the Effective Time, or that any of the Formal Agreements will not terminate and be of no further force and effect (and without on-going conditions or restrictions) as of and following the consummation of the transactions contemplated Bank Merger) (any such condition, restriction or requirement a “Materially Burdensome Regulatory Condition”); provided that, if requested by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment)Parent, then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and its Subsidiaries will take or commit to take any such action, or agree to any such condition or restriction, so long as such action, commitment, agreement, condition or restriction is binding on Company and its Subsidiaries only in the Company’s Subsidiaries on event the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counseloccurs.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (SCBT Financial Corp), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Savannah Bancorp Inc)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject In the event that the Purchaser in its sole discretion determines, before or after Closing, to Section 4.4acquire or to establish its authority to acquire, or in the Stockholder shallevent the Purchaser may be deemed to acquire, and shall use their reasonable best efforts securities that will amount to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 10% or more of the Merger Agreementissued and outstanding shares of any class of securities whose acquisition is or may be subject to regulatory approval, Purchaser may seek approvals (to supply the extent required) and provide information thatwritten confirmation that it shall not thereby be deemed to “control” the Corporation or any Subsidiary after the Closing, from the Federal Reserve for purposes of the Change in Bank Control Act or Sections 3 or 4 of the BHC Act and from the Department under Sections 700-711 and/or 3700-3707, as applicable, of the California Financial Code or other applicable provisions of California law (“California CIBC Law”) (each a “Non-Control Determination”); provided, however, that (A) nothing in this Agreement shall obligate Purchaser to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects seek any Non-Control Determination or to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, purchase shares of the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with Corporation following the consummation of this Transaction in excess of the Merger respective amount that Purchaser determines, in its sole discretion, is reasonably likely to be the maximum number of such Purchased Shares that Purchaser may purchase without risk of being required to obtain a Non-Control Determination; and (collectivelyB) if Purchaser in its sole discretion seeks one or more Non-Control Determinations, no such Non-Control Determination shall (i) impose any condition or requirement that would reasonably be expected to be materially burdensome to the Purchaser (including any material constraints or restrictions on the Purchaser’s current business or investments), or (ii) impose any restraint or condition on any limited partner of the Purchaser (including a requirement to file any application or notice under the BHC Act, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Change in Bank Control Act or any other Antitrust Laws federal or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with state banking law) (each a Governmental Authority “Burdensome Condition”); and such actions by provided further that the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments imposition of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications Burdensome Condition in connection with a Non-Control Determination shall constitute a denial of such Non-Control Determination and the Merger pursuant Non-Control Determination shall be deemed not received for all purposes in this Agreement, including but not limited to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditionedSection 6.15(b). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counsel.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Patriot Financial Partners Lp), Stock Purchase Agreement (Central Valley Community Bancorp)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4Target and Parent shall promptly prepare and Parent shall file with the SEC the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and Parent shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC the Form S-4, in which the Stockholder shall, Proxy Statement/Prospectus will be included as a prospectus. Each of Target and Parent shall use their reasonable best efforts in consultation with their respective legal counsel to cause their Affiliates tohave the Form S-4 declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing, and Target shall thereafter promptly mail or deliver the Proxy Statement/Prospectus to its shareholders. Parent shall also use their its reasonable best efforts, consistent with efforts to obtain all necessary state securities law or “Blue Sky” permits and approvals required to carry out the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to supply and provide Target shall furnish all information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement concerning Target and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or holders of Target Capital Stock as may be reasonably requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought such action. If at any time prior to or after the Effective Time any information relating to any of the parties, or their respective affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by a party, which information should be set forth in connection an amendment or supplement to any of the Form S-4 or the Proxy Statement/Prospectus so that such documents would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the party which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and, to the extent required by law, rules or regulations, an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” SEC and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based disseminated or made available on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate SEC’s XXXXX database to the activities shareholders of Parent and mailed or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination delivered to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 shareholders of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counselTarget.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4, the Stockholder shall, and shall The Parties will use their reasonable best efforts to take, or cause their Affiliates to be taken, all actions necessary to consummate the Transactions on a timely basis. Each Party will use its reasonable best efforts to promptly provide written notifications to, use their reasonable best effortsand obtain all consents and approvals of, consistent all Governmental Authorities and other third Persons that may be or become necessary for its execution and delivery of, and the performance of its obligations pursuant to, this Agreement and will cooperate fully with the time frames set forth other Parties in Section 6.4 promptly providing such notifications and seeking to obtain such consents and approvals. In furtherance of the Merger Agreementforegoing and not in limitation thereof, to supply as promptly as practicable, but no later than five (5) Business Days after the Effective Date, Buyer, the Company and provide information thatSeller will prepare and file all required or necessary notification and report forms under the HSR Act, to such Stockholder’s knowledgeand thereafter (i) comply at the earliest reasonably practicable date with any request under the HSR Act for additional information, is complete and accurate in all material respects to documents, or other materials received by each of them or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates from any Governmental Authority requesting in respect of such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement such Transactions and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities (ii) cooperate with each other in connection with any approvals reasonably sought such filing, and in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If resolving any investigation or other inquiry commenced by any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on under the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter any such filing or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds Transactions. None of the Equity FinancingParties will commit to or agree (or permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to commit to or agree) with any Governmental Authority to stay, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parenttoll, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries or extend any applicable waiting period or propose or agree to any remedy imposed on the Closing DateTransactions under the HSR Act, to fund without the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent of the other (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed conditioned, or conditioneddelayed). Parent All filing fees incurred by Buyer and payable in connection with the notifications, filings, registrations or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and other materials contemplated by this paragraph will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested be paid by the Stockholder and its counselBuyer.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (MSG Entertainment Spinco, Inc.), Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (Madison Square Garden Co)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject Except for such failures of the following to Section 4.4be true as have not been and would not be reasonably expected to be, individually or in the Stockholder shallaggregate, material to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has timely and accurately filed or provided all regulatory reports, schedules, forms, Permit applications or renewals, examination responses and submissions, and shall use their reasonable best efforts other similar documents, together with any amendments required to cause their Affiliates tobe made with respect thereto, use their reasonable best effortsthat the Company or its Subsidiary was required to file since January 1, consistent 2017 to the date of this Agreement, with the time frames set forth any Governmental Authority and timely paid all fees and assessments due and payable in Section 6.4 connection therewith. Except for such failures of the Merger Agreementfollowing to be true as would not be reasonably expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to supply the Company and provide information thatits Subsidiaries taken as a whole, there is no unresolved violation or exception by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any of the documents described in the first sentence of this Section 3.21, and as of their respective dates, such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate documents complied in all material respects with all requirements of applicable Law and did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Except for such failures to be in compliance as would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all formal written Governmental Authority directives and with all formal written undertakings made by the Company or its Subsidiaries to any Governmental Authority requesting including any and all directives and undertakings arising from the most recent examination by such information 49 Governmental Authority, and have satisfactorily addressed in connection with filings all material respects all matters requiring attention, if any. None of such directives, undertakings and actions, individually or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks has had or would reasonably expected to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with have a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counselMaterial Adverse Effect.

Appears in 2 contracts

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

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject Parent and the Company shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC the Joint Information Statement/Proxy Statement and Parent shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC the S-4 (not later than 60 days following the date of this Agreement), in which the Joint Information Statement/Proxy Statement will be included as a prospectus. Each of Parent and the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to Section 4.4, have the Stockholder shallS-4 declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing and to keep the S-4 effective for so long as necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and Parent and the Company shall use thereafter as promptly as practicable mail or deliver the Joint Information Statement/Proxy Statement to their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates torespective stockholders or shareholders (as applicable); provided, use their reasonable best effortshowever, consistent that Parent may in its sole discretion determine that, in lieu of filing with the time frames set forth SEC the Joint Information Statement/Proxy Statement, (i) Parent shall file with the SEC a written information statement in Section 6.4 definitive form of the type contemplated by Rule 14c-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act relating to the adoption of the Merger AgreementAgreement by Parent’s stockholders (the “Information Statement”) (it being understood that in such case, the Information Statement, rather than the Joint Information Statement/Proxy Statement, shall be mailed or delivered to supply the stockholders of Parent pursuant to this Section 6.1(a)) and provide information that, (ii) the Company shall file with the SEC a proxy statement in definitive form relating to such Stockholderthe meeting of the Company’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects shareholders to any Governmental Authority requesting such information be held in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger this Agreement and the related financings transactions contemplated hereby (the “Proxy Statement”) (it being understood that in such case, the Proxy Statement, rather than the Joint Information Statement/Proxy Statement, shall be included in the S-4 and transactionsmailed or delivered to the shareholders of the Company pursuant to this Section 6.1(a)). Parent shall also use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all necessary state securities law or “Blue Sky” permits and approvals required to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, and the Company shall furnish all information required or concerning the Company and the holders of Company Common Stock as may be reasonably requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counselaction.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (State Bank Financial Corp), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Cadence Bancorporation)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject During the period from the date hereof to Section 4.4the Tranche 2 Closing or the earlier termination of this Agreement, the Stockholder shall, parties hereto shall cooperate with each other and shall use their reasonable best efforts to as soon as possible following the date hereof prepare and file, or cause the preparation and filing of, all necessary documentation (including, in the case of Buyer, the information requested by the face of the forms, instructions and other written requirements set forth on Exhibit B), to effect all applications, notices, petitions and filings, to obtain as promptly as practicable following the date hereof (and, in any event, within 120 Business Days following the date hereof) all permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all third parties and Governmental Entities which are necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and to comply with the terms and conditions of all such permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all such Governmental Entities; provided that Buyer shall file the requisite application for approval with the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority no later than 30 Business Days following the date hereof. The parties shall use reasonable best efforts to provide the other the right to review in advance, and, to the extent practicable, consult the other on, in each case subject to applicable Laws relating to the exchange of information, all the information relating to Omega Parent, Omega UK, the Company or Buyer, as the case may be, and any of their Affiliates respective Subsidiaries, which appears in any material filing made with, or written materials submitted to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any third party or any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought Entity in connection with the consummation transactions contemplated by this Agreement, other than any portions of material so filed or submitted that contain confidential or proprietary information not directly related to the transactions contemplated hereby or information with respect to which a duty of confidence is owed to a third party. In exercising the foregoing right, each of the Merger parties hereto shall act reasonably and as promptly as practicable. During the period from the date hereof to the Tranche 2 Closing or earlier termination of this Agreement, (collectivelyi) the parties hereto agree that they will consult with each other with respect to the obtaining of all material permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all third parties and Governmental Entities necessary or advisable in connection with the “Regulatory Filings” transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks each party will keep the other parties reasonably apprised of the status of matters relating to prevent the consummation completion of the transactions contemplated herein; (ii) each party shall consult with the other parties in advance of any meeting or conference between such party and any Governmental Entity in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to the Merger Agreement based on extent reasonably requested by any other party and permitted by such Governmental Entity, give the other parties and/or their respective counsel the reasonable opportunity to attend and participate in such meetings and conferences; (iii) no party shall commit to or agree (or permit their respective Subsidiaries to commit to or agree) with any Governmental Entity to stay, toll or extend any applicable waiting period under the HSR Act or any other applicable Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approvalLaws, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by without the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent of the other parties (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed conditioned or conditioneddelayed). Parent or ; and (iv) each party hereto shall promptly inform the Company shall not file other parties of any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereonsubstantive oral communications with, and will give good faith consideration promptly provide copies of written communications with, any Governmental Entity regarding any filings. Promptly following the date hereof, the parties shall cooperate with each other to all reasonable additionsdetermine if any Additional Approvals are required, deletions or changes suggested by including consulting with the Stockholder and its counselCompany.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Share Purchase Agreement, Share Purchase Agreement (HNA Group Co., Ltd.)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject Notwithstanding anything to Section 4.4the contrary herein or in the Security Documents, the Stockholder shall, Agents and shall use their reasonable best efforts the Lenders hereby agree that they will not take action pursuant to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent the Security Documents with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects respect to any item of Collateral associated with or related to any Communications License (i) to the extent such action is not permitted by the FCC or other Governmental Authority requesting such information or any other applicable laws, rules or regulations; or (ii) that would constitute or result in connection with filings an assignment or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, change of control of a Communications License (including, without limitation, information required an assignment or requested transfer of control (as those terms are defined by the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, or by the laws of any other Governmental Authority or in the rules or regulations of the FCC)) now held by or to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate issued to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder Borrower or any of its Affiliates has made a debt Subsidiaries, or an equity investment)that otherwise would require prior notice to or approval from the FCC or other Governmental Authority, then if Parent without first providing such notice or obtaining such prior approval. The Borrower agrees to take any action which the Administrative Agent may reasonably request consistent with and subject to and in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by accordance with applicable law in order to obtain from the FCC or any other relevant Governmental Authority will not such approval as may be resolved sufficiently in advance of necessary to enable the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination Lenders to exercise the full rights and benefits granted to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement Lenders pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) Agreement, including the use of the Borrower’s commercially reasonable efforts to assist in obtaining the approval of the FCC or any other relevant Governmental Authority for any action or transaction contemplated by the Security Documents for which such approval is required by law and specifically, without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent limitation, upon request at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to prepare, sign and file with funds in an amount equal the FCC or any other relevant Governmental Authority the assignor’s or transferor’s and licensee’s portions of any application or applications for consent to the Rollover Amountassignment or transfer of control of any Communications License that may be necessary or appropriate under the rules of the FCC or such other Governmental Authority for approval of any sale or transfer of control of the Collateral pursuant to the exercise of the Lenders’ rights and remedies under the Security Documents; provided that Borrower’s failure to obtain any such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient fundsapproval shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default. The Borrower further consents, when added subject to obtaining any necessary approvals, to the proceeds assignment or transfer of control of any Communications License to operate to a receiver, trustee, or similar official or to any purchaser of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger Collateral pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheldTable of Contents public or private sale, delayed judicial sale, foreclosure, or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect exercise of other remedies available to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested Lenders as permitted by the Stockholder and its counselapplicable law.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Credit Agreement (Hughes Network Systems, LLC), Credit Agreement (Hughes Communications, Inc.)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject Each Purchaser shall prepare and file all necessary documentation to Section 4.4effect all applications, notices, petitions and filings to obtain as promptly as practicable all permits, consents, orders, approvals, waivers, non-objections and authorizations of the Federal Reserve, the Stockholder shall, Bureau of Financial Institutions of the VSCC or other governmental authority which are necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and to perform the covenants contemplated by the Transaction Documents (the “Regulatory Approvals”). Each Purchaser shall use their its reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates topromptly obtain such Regulatory Approvals, use their reasonable best effortsand the Company will cooperate as may reasonably be requested by a Purchaser to help such Purchaser obtain or submit, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreementas promptly as practicable, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects any documentation or written materials requested by or submitted to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought governmental authority in connection with the consummation Regulatory Approvals. The parties hereto will consult with each other with respect to the obtaining of such Regulatory Approvals, promptly furnish each other with copies of written communications received by them, or delivered by them to, any governmental authority in respect of the Merger (collectivelytransactions contemplated hereby and keep the other apprised of the status of matters relating to completion of the transactions contemplated herein; provided, however, that no Purchaser shall be obligated hereunder to share any portion of an application or communication for which such Purchaser has requested confidential treatment or any regulatory correspondence containing confidential information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained herein shall be deemed to require any Purchaser to take any action, or commit to take any action, or agree to any condition, commitment or restriction, in connection with obtaining the Regulatory Filings” and theApprovals, “Regulatory Disclosures”which such Purchaser determines, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent in its reasonable good faith judgement, would be materially financially burdensome on the consummation Company’s business following the Closing or would reduce the economic benefits of the transactions contemplated by the Merger this Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of Purchaser to such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of a degree that the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will Purchaser would not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of have entered into this Agreement had such condition or restriction been known to it at the date hereof (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any “Materially Burdensome Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditionedCondition”). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counsel.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Securities Purchase Agreement (Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc.), Securities Purchase Agreement (Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc.)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date hereof, Wxxxxxx and NewMil shall cooperate in preparing and each shall cause to Section 4.4be filed with the SEC mutually acceptable Proxy Materials which shall constitute the proxy statement-prospectus relating to the matters submitted to the NewMil stockholders at the Special Meeting and Wxxxxxx shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 with respect to the issuance of Wxxxxxx Common Stock in the Merger (such Form S-4, and any amendments or supplements thereto, the Stockholder shall, “Registration Statement”). The proxy statement-prospectus will be included as a prospectus in and will constitute a part of the Registration Statement as Wxxxxxx’x prospectus. Each of Wxxxxxx and NewMil shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with have the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of Proxy Materials cleared by the SEC and the Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC and to keep the Registration Statement effective as long as is necessary to consummate the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approvalthereby. Wxxxxxx and NewMil shall, consentas promptly as practicable after receipt thereof, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy other party copies of any definitive commitment letter or written comments and advise the other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary hereinparty of any oral comments, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder Proxy Materials or its affiliates without first providing to the Stockholder Registration Statement received from the SEC. The parties shall cooperate and its counsel provide the other with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereonon any amendment or supplement to the Proxy Materials and the Registration Statement prior to its filing with the SEC, respectively, and will give good faith consideration provide each other with a copy of all such filings made with the SEC. Notwithstanding any other provision herein to all the contrary, no amendment or supplement of the Proxy Materials or the Registration Statement shall be made without the approval of both parties, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Wxxxxxx will use reasonable additionsbest efforts to allow NewMil to cause the Proxy Materials to be mailed to NewMil stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. Each party will advise the other party, deletions or changes suggested promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time when the Proxy Materials have been approved by the Stockholder SEC and its counselthe Registration Statement has become effective, the issuance of any stop order, the suspension of the qualification of the Wxxxxxx Common Stock issuable in connection with the Merger for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or any request by the SEC for amendment of the Proxy Materials or any amendment of the Registration Statement. If at any time prior to the Effective Time any information relating to Wxxxxxx or NewMil, or any of their respective affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by Wxxxxxx or NewMil, which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to any of the Registration Statement or the Proxy Materials so that any of such documents would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the party which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other party hereto and, to the extent required by law, rules or regulations, an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed with the SEC and disseminated to the stockholders of NewMil.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Newmil Bancorp Inc), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Webster Financial Corp)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date hereof, Tower and First Xxxxxxx shall cooperate in preparing and each shall cause to Section 4.4, be filed with the Stockholder shall, SEC mutually acceptable Proxy Materials which shall constitute the proxy statement-prospectus relating to the matters submitted to the First Xxxxxxx shareholders and the Tower shareholders at their respective Special Meetings and Tower shall prepare and file with the SEC the Registration Statement. The proxy statement-prospectus will be included as a prospectus in and will constitute a part of the Registration Statement as Tower’s prospectus. Each of Tower and First Xxxxxxx shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with have the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC and to keep the Registration Statement effective as long as is necessary to consummate the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approvalthereby. Tower and First Xxxxxxx shall, consentas promptly as practicable after receipt thereof, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy other party copies of any definitive commitment letter or written comments and advise the other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary hereinparty of any oral comments, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing Registration Statement received from the Stockholder SEC. The parties shall cooperate and its counsel provide the other with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereonon any amendment or supplement to the Proxy Materials and the Registration Statement prior to its filing with the SEC, and will give good faith consideration provide each other with a copy of all such filings made with the SEC. Notwithstanding any other provision herein to all the contrary, no amendment or supplement (including by incorporation by reference) of the Proxy Materials or the Registration Statement shall be made without the approval of both parties, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided that with respect to documents filed by a party which are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or Proxy Materials, this right of approval shall apply only with respect to information relating to the other party or its business, financial condition or results of operations. Tower will use reasonable additionsbest efforts to allow First Xxxxxxx to cause the Proxy Materials to be mailed to First Xxxxxxx shareholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. Each party will advise the other party, deletions promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time when the Registration Statement has become effective, the issuance of any stop order, the suspension of the qualification of the Tower Common Stock issuable in connection with the Merger for offering or changes suggested sale in any jurisdiction, or any request by the Stockholder SEC for amendment of the Registration Statement. If at any time prior to the Effective Time any information relating to Tower or First Xxxxxxx, or any of their respective affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by Tower or First Xxxxxxx, which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to any of the Registration Statement or the Proxy Materials so that any of such documents would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the party which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other party hereto and, to the extent required by law, rules or regulations, an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed with the SEC and its counseldisseminated to the shareholders of First Xxxxxxx.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (First Chester County Corp), Agreement and Plan of Merger (First Chester County Corp)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject Each of the parties hereto shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to Section 4.4(i) take, the Stockholder shallor cause to be taken, and assist and cooperate with the other party in taking, all actions necessary, proper or advisable to comply promptly with all legal requirements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, including obtaining any third-party consent or waiver that may be required to be obtained in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and, subject to the conditions set forth in Article VI, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby (including actions required in order to effect the Subsidiary Merger simultaneously with the Effective Time and to continue any contract or agreement of Seller or Seller Sub following Closing or to avoid any penalty or other fee under such contracts and agreements, in each case arising in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby) and (ii) subject to the conditions set forth in Article VI, obtain (and assist and cooperate with the other party in obtaining) any permit, consent, waiver, approval and authorization of, or any exemption by, any Governmental Entity that is required or advisable in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Mergers. The parties hereto shall cooperate with each other and prepare and file, as promptly as possible after the date hereof, all necessary documentation, and effect all applications, notices, petitions and filings, to obtain as promptly as practicable all permits, consents, waivers, approvals and authorizations of all third parties and Governmental Entities that are necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each of the parties shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to resolve any objections that may be asserted by any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection Entity with filings respect to this Agreement or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything set forth in this Agreement, under no circumstances shall a party be required, and Seller and Seller Sub shall not be permitted (without Acquiror’s written consent in its sole discretion), to take any action, or commit to take any action, or agree to any condition or restriction, in connection with obtaining the Merger Agreement based on foregoing permits, consents, waivers, approvals and authorizations, that would have, or would be reasonably likely to have, individually or in the HSR Act aggregate, a Seller Material Adverse Effect or an Acquiror Material Adverse Effect, as the case may be (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with determination by a Governmental Authority and such actions by Entity that the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will Subsidiary Merger may not be resolved sufficiently in advance of consummated as contemplated herein, including simultaneously with the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common StockEffective Time); provided, however that Parent shall not terminate that, if requested by Acquiror, then Seller and Seller Sub will take or commit to take any such action, or agree to any such condition or restriction, so long as such action, commitment, agreement, condition or restriction is binding on Seller and Seller Sub only in the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on event the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counseloccurs.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Renasant Corp), Agreement and Plan of Merger (First M&f Corp/MS)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4, the Stockholder shall, and shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company Sub and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not cooperate in preparing, and the Company shall, as soon as practicable, file any Regulatory Filings that contain information (after providing Parent and Merger Sub with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon) preliminary proxy materials (including, without limitation, a Schedule 13E-3 filing, if required to be filed under the Exchange Act) relating to the Company Meeting (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the "Proxy Statement") with the SEC and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to respond to any comments of the SEC (after providing Parent and Merger Sub with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon) and to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company's stockholders as promptly as practicable after responding to all such comments to the satisfaction of the SEC staff. The Company shall notify Parent and Merger Sub promptly of the receipt of any comments from the SEC and of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement or for additional information and shall supply Parent and Merger Sub with copies of all correspondence between the Company or any of its representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand, with respect to the Proxy Statement or the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company will give good faith consideration cause the Proxy Statement (other than portions relating to Parent or Merger Sub) to comply in all reasonable additionsmaterial respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder applicable to the Proxy Statement and the solicitation of proxies for the Company Meeting (including any requirement to amend or supplement the Proxy Statement). Merger Sub and Parent shall cooperate with the Company in the preparation of the Proxy Statement. Parent and Merger Sub will cause those portions of the Proxy Statement relating to Parent and Merger Sub to comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder applicable to the Proxy Statement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, deletions or changes suggested each party shall furnish to the other such information relating to it and its affiliates and the transactions contemplated hereby and such further and supplemental information as may be reasonably requested by the Stockholder other party and shall promptly notify the other party of any change in such information. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub agrees, as to itself and its counselSubsidiaries, that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by it for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto will, at the date of mailing to stockholders and at the time of the Company Meeting, contain (i) any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (ii) any statement which, at the time and in the light of the circumstances under which such statement is made, will be false or misleading with respect to any material fact, or which will omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not false or misleading or necessary to correct any statement in any earlier statement in the Proxy Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto. If at any time prior to the Company Meeting there shall occur any event that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement, the Company shall promptly prepare and mail to its stockholders such an amendment or supplement; provided, that no such amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement will be made by the Company without providing Parent and Merger Sub a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (BNP Paribas), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Bancwest Corp/Hi)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4, Each of Parent and the Stockholder Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries, to use their its reasonable best efforts to (i) take, or cause their Affiliates toto be taken, use their reasonable best effortsall actions necessary, consistent proper or advisable to comply promptly with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of all Legal Requirements which may be imposed on such party or its Subsidiaries with respect to the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to remove any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings restraint or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with prohibition preventing the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and, subject to the conditions set forth in Article VII, to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (collectivelyii) obtain (and cooperate with the other party to obtain) any consent, authorization, Permit, Order or approval of, or any exemption by, any Governmental Entity which is required to be obtained by Parent or the Company, respectively, or any of their respective Subsidiaries, in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The parties hereto shall cooperate with each other and promptly prepare and file all necessary documentation, and to effect all applications, notices, petitions and filings (including any notification required by the HSR Act), to obtain as promptly as practicable all Permits, consents, approvals, authorizations of all Governmental Entities, and the expiry or termination of all applicable waiting periods, which are necessary or advisable to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The parties hereto agree that they will consult with each other with respect to the obtaining of all Permits and consents of all Governmental Entities, and the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period under the HSR Act or under any other Antitrust Law, necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each party will keep the other apprised of the status of matters relating to completion of the transactions contemplated herein. Each of Parent and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to resolve any objections that may be asserted by any Governmental Entity with respect to this Agreement, the “Regulatory Filings” Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Subject to Section 5.3, each of Parent and thethe Company shall not, “Regulatory Disclosures”and shall cause its respective Subsidiaries not to, respectively)engage in any action or transaction that would materially delay or materially impair the ability of the Company, Parent or Merger Sub to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. If Parent and the Company further covenant and agree, with respect to any Governmental Authority seeks threatened or pending preliminary or permanent injunction or other Order, ruling or statute, Regulation or executive order that would materially adversely affect the ability of the parties hereto to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to use their respective reasonable best efforts to prevent the entry, enactment or promulgation thereof, as the case may be, including by defending any lawsuits or other legal proceedings, whether judicial or administrative, challenging this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counselAgreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Brink's Home Security Holdings, Inc.), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Tyco International LTD /Ber/)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4, Each of Parent and the Stockholder Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, use their its reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts(i) take, consistent or cause to be taken, all actions necessary, proper or advisable to comply promptly with all Legal Requirements which may be imposed on such party or its Subsidiaries with respect to the time frames Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including obtaining any Third Party consent (including those required to be set forth in Section 6.4 3.5 of the Company Disclosure Letter or Section 4.5 of the Parent Disclosure Letter) which may be required to be obtained in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to remove any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings restraint or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with prohibition preventing the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and, subject to the conditions set forth in Article VII, to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (collectivelyii) obtain (and cooperate with the other party to obtain) any consent, authorization, Permit, Order or approval of, or any exemption by, any Governmental Entity which is required to be obtained by Parent or the Company, respectively, or any of their respective Subsidiaries, in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The parties hereto shall cooperate with each other and promptly prepare and file all necessary documentation, and to effect all applications, notices, petitions and filings (including any notification required by the HSR Act), to obtain as promptly as practicable all Permits, consents, approvals, authorizations of all Third Parties and Governmental Entities, and the expiry or termination of all applicable waiting periods, which are necessary or advisable to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The parties hereto agree that they will consult with each other with respect to the obtaining of all Permits and consents of all Third Parties and Governmental Entities, and the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period under the HSR Act or under any other Antitrust Law, necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each party will keep the other apprised of the status of matters relating to completion of the transactions contemplated herein. Each of Parent and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to resolve any objections that may be asserted by any Governmental Entity with respect to this Agreement, the “Regulatory Filings” Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Subject to Section 5.4 and theSection 5.5, “Regulatory Disclosures”each of Parent and the Company shall not, respectively)and shall cause its respective Subsidiaries not to, engage in any action or transaction that would materially delay or materially impair the ability of the Company, Parent or Merger Sub to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. If Parent and the Company further covenant and agree, with respect to any Governmental Authority seeks threatened or pending preliminary or permanent injunction or other Order, ruling or statute, Regulation or executive order that would materially adversely affect the ability of the parties hereto to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to use their respective reasonable best efforts to prevent the entry, enactment or promulgation thereof, as the case may be, including by defending any lawsuits or other legal proceedings, whether judicial or administrative, challenging this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counselAgreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (Zygo Corp), Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (Electro Scientific Industries Inc)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date hereof, WAL and Target shall cooperate in preparing and each shall cause to Section 4.4, be filed with the Stockholder shall, SEC mutually acceptable Proxy Materials which shall constitute the proxy statement-prospectus relating to the matters submitted to the Target stockholders at the Special Meeting and WAL shall prepare and file with the SEC the Registration Statement. The proxy statement-prospectus will be included as a prospectus in and will constitute a part of the Registration Statement as WAL’s prospectus. WAL shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent and Target shall cooperate with WAL, to have the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC and to keep the Registration Statement effective as long as is necessary to consummate the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approvalthereby. WAL and Target shall, consentas promptly as practicable after receipt thereof, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy other party copies of any definitive commitment letter or written comments and advise the other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary hereinparty of any oral comments, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing Registration Statement received from the Stockholder SEC. The parties shall cooperate and its counsel provide the other with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereonon any amendment or supplement to the Proxy Materials and the Registration Statement prior to its filing with the SEC, and will give good faith consideration provide each other with a copy of all such filings made with the SEC. Notwithstanding any other provision herein to all the contrary, no amendment or supplement (including by incorporation by reference) of the Proxy Materials or the Registration Statement shall be made without the approval of both parties, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided that with respect to documents filed by a party which are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or Proxy Materials, this right of approval shall apply only with respect to information relating to the other party or its business, financial condition or results of operations. WAL will use reasonable additionsbest efforts to allow Target to cause the Proxy Materials to be mailed to Target stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. Each party will advise the other party, deletions promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time when the Registration Statement has become effective, the issuance of any stop order, the suspension of the qualification of the WAL Common Stock issuable in connection with the Merger for offering or changes suggested sale in any jurisdiction, or any request by the Stockholder SEC for amendment of the Registration Statement. If at any time prior to the Effective Time any information relating to WAL or Target, or any of their respective affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by WAL or Target, which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to any of the Registration Statement or the Proxy Materials so that any of such documents would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the party which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other party hereto and, to the extent required by law, rules or regulations, an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed with the SEC and its counseldisseminated to the stockholders of Target.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Western Alliance Bancorporation), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Western Liberty Bancorp)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4, The Seller Entities and the Stockholder shall, Buyer shall cooperate and shall use their all commercially reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates topromptly prepare and file all necessary documentation, use their reasonable best effortseffect all necessary applications, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 notices, petitions and filings and obtain all necessary permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required governmental authorities necessary or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactionsto obtain all required statutory approvals, including, without limitation, information required those described in Section 3(b)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule and pursuant to the HSR Act. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Seller Entities and the Buyer shall cooperate and use all commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file any such applications, notices, petitions, filings and other documents no later than ten (10) business days from the date hereof or requested as soon thereafter as practicable and shall thereafter cooperate to diligently prosecute all such applications, notices, petitions, filings and other documents. Each Party shall, consistent with applicable law, before making any applications, notices, petitions or filings, provide a copy thereof to the other Parties for their review and shall consider incorporating the comments of any other Party in good faith. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Buyer shall not take any action, directly or indirectly, that could reasonably be provided expected to cause any governmental authority to withhold or deny any permit, consent, approval or authorization set forth in Section 3(b)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule. The Seller Entities and the Buyer shall (i) respond as promptly as practicable to any antitrustinquiries received from a governmental authority for additional information or documentation, financial and (ii) not extend any waiting period under the HSR Act or national security regulatory authorities in connection enter into any agreement with any approvals reasonably sought in connection a governmental authority not to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except with the prior written consent of the other Parties hereto. The Buyer shall defend through litigation on the merits (including appeals) any claim asserted in any court or quasi-judicial or administrative agency of any federal, state, local, or foreign jurisdiction or before any arbitrator wherein an unfavorable injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, or charge would (A) prevent or materially delay consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (B) cause any of the Merger transactions contemplated by this Agreement based to be rescinded following consummation. Each Party shall (i) promptly notify the other Party of any written communication to that Party from any governmental authority and, subject to applicable law, permit the other Party to review in advance any proposed written communication to any of the foregoing; (ii) not agree to participate in any substantive meeting or discussion with any governmental authority in respect of any filings, investigation or inquiry concerning this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, unless it consults with the other Party in advance and, to the extent permitted by such governmental authority, gives the other Party the opportunity to attend and participate thereat; and (iii) furnish the other Party with copies of all correspondence, filings, and communications (and memoranda setting forth the substance thereof) between it and its Affiliates and their respective representatives on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholderone hand, and Parent may elect to terminate any government or regulatory authority or members or their respective staffs on the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) andother hand, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counselAgreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Checkfree Corp \Ga\), Stock Purchase Agreement (Uil Holdings Corp)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date hereof, Parent and the Company shall cooperate in preparing and shall cause to Section 4.4be filed with the SEC mutually acceptable proxy materials which shall constitute the joint proxy statement/prospectus relating to the matters to be submitted to the Company stockholders at the Company Stockholders Meeting and to the Parent stockholders at the Parent Stockholders Meeting (such joint proxy statement/prospectus, and any amendments or supplements thereto, the Stockholder shall"Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus") and Parent shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (of which the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus shall be a part) with respect to the issuance of Parent Common Stock in the Merger (such Form S-4, and any amendments or supplements thereto, the "Form S-4"). Each of Parent and the Company shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with have the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus cleared by the SEC and the Form S-4 declared effective by the SEC and to keep the Form S-4 effective as long as is necessary to consummate the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority thereby. Parent and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Dateshall, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the as promptly as practicable after receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly thereof, provide the Company with a copy other party copies of any definitive commitment letter or written comments and advise the other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate party of any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information oral comments with respect to the Stockholder Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus or its affiliates without first providing Form S-4 received from the Stockholder SEC. Each party shall cooperate and its counsel provide the other party with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereonon any amendment or supplement to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus and the Form S-4 prior to filing such with the SEC, and each party will give good faith consideration provide the other party with a copy of all such filings made with the SEC. Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to take any action required to be taken under any applicable state securities laws in connection with the Merger and each party shall furnish all reasonable additionsinformation concerning it and the others of its capital stock as may be reasonably requested in connection with any such action. Each party will advise the other party, deletions promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time when the Form S-4 has become effective, the issuance of any stop order, the suspension of the qualification of the Parent Common Stock issuable in connection with the Merger for offering or changes suggested sale in any jurisdiction, or any request by the Stockholder SEC for amendment of the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus or the Form S-4. If at any time prior to the Effective Time any information relating to either of the parties, or their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by either party which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to any of the Form S-4 or the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus so that such documents would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the party which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other party hereto and, to the extent required by law, rules or regulations, an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed with the SEC and disseminated to the stockholders of Parent and the Company. Parent shall also use its counselreasonable best efforts to obtain prior to the effective date of the Form S-4 all necessary state securities law or "Blue Sky" permits and approvals required in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and will pay all expenses incident thereto; provided, that Parent shall not be required to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction in which it is not now so qualified to do business, to file a general consent to service of process in any jurisdiction in which it is not now so qualified or to subject itself to taxation in any jurisdiction in which it is not now so qualified to do business.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Alamosa Holdings Inc), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Airgate PCS Inc /De/)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4All Permits from, the Stockholder shall, and shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result approvals of, or pursuant todeclarations or filings with, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactionsall expirations of waiting periods imposed by, including, without limitation, information required any Governmental or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation Regulatory Authority (all of the Merger (collectivelyforegoing, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent "Consents") which are necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by hereby, other than Consents the Merger Agreement based failure to obtain which would have no Material Adverse Effect on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” consummation of the Stockholder transactions contemplated hereby and no Material Adverse Effect on Parent, S WEST or Global, shall include any portfolio company have been filed, have occurred or have been obtained in which form and under terms and conditions acceptable to U S WEST and Global (all such Stockholder Permits, approvals, declarations, filings and expiration or any lapse of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that all such actions by waiting periods being referred to as the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, "Required Regulatory Approvals") and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder all such Required Regulatory Approvals shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stockin full force and effect; provided, however however, that Parent a Required Regulatory Approval shall not terminate be deemed to have been obtained if the Equity Commitment Letter period for review or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do reconsideration thereof has not impose new expired or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications if in connection with the Merger pursuant grant thereof there shall have been an imposition by any Governmental or Regulatory Authority of any condition, requirement, restriction or change of regulation, or any other action directly or indirectly related to such grant taken by such Governmental or Regulatory Authority, which would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or have a material adverse effect on the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby or a Material Adverse Effect on Parent, Global and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or U S WEST; and provided further, however, that (A) the imposition of conditions by any Antitrust Laws Governmental or Regulatory Authority relating to Section 271 Compliance, such as a restriction on the provision of certain services by any Party, or (B) the withholding of approval by any Governmental or Regulatory Authority pending the completion of actions required of any Party to eliminate or resolve any regulatory problems (including, without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheldlimitation, delayed or conditionedany problems regarding Section 271 Compliance). Parent or the Company , shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect in and of itself be deemed to result in the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing failure to satisfy the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counsel.condition set forth in this subsection (d);

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Global Crossing LTD), Agreement and Plan of Merger (U S West Inc /De/)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4, the Stockholder shall, The parties hereto shall cooperate with each other and shall use their all reasonable best efforts to promptly prepare and file following the date of this Agreement all necessary documentation (including assisting each party's stockholders with filing notifications required to be filed by any such stockholder under the HSR Act in connection with the Merger), to effect all applications, notices, petitions and filings, and to obtain as promptly as practicable all permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all third parties and Governmental Entities which are necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including filing the notification provided for under the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the "HSR Act")) in connection with the Merger, and taking all necessary action to provide all information requested by a Governmental Entity and to cause the expiration of the notice periods under the HSR Act with respect to the Merger as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date of this Agreement; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 7.1(a) shall require iPCS or the Company to agree to the imposition of material conditions or any requirement of divestiture of a material asset as a result of antitrust or other regulatory concerns. The Company and iPCS shall have the right to review in advance, and to the extent practicable each will consult the other on, in each case subject to applicable laws relating to the exchange of information, all the information relating to the Company or iPCS, as the case may be, and any of their Affiliates respective Subsidiaries, which appears in any filing made with, or written materials submitted to, any third party or any Governmental Entity in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for documents filed pursuant to Item 4(c) of the Pre-Merger Notification and Report Form filed under the HSR Act or communications regarding the same or documents or information submitted in response to any request for additional information or 44 documents pursuant to the HSR Act which reveal iPCS' or the Company's negotiating objectives or strategies or purchase price expectations or as otherwise may be prohibited by law or contractual obligation or would contravene existing attorney-client privilege. In exercising the foregoing right, each of the parties hereto shall act reasonably and as promptly as practicable. The parties hereto agree that they will consult with each other with respect to the obtaining of all permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all third parties and Governmental Entities necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each party will keep the other apprised of the status of matters relating to completion of the notifications, applications or transactions contemplated herein. In the event that either party shall fail to obtain any third party consent described above, such party shall use their its reasonable best efforts, consistent with and shall take any such actions reasonably requested by the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreementother party hereto, to supply minimize any adverse effect upon iPCS and provide information that, its Subsidiaries and their respective businesses after the Effective Time which results or could reasonably be expected to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant tofrom, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested failure to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, obtain such consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counsel.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Ipcs Inc), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Horizon PCS Inc)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject Each of the Corporation and the Purchasers agree to Section 4.4, use (and the Stockholder shall, and shall use their reasonable best efforts Corporation agrees to cause their Affiliates toeach of the Banks to use) diligent efforts in good faith, use their reasonable best effortsat its own expense, to obtain any Required Approvals necessary for the Closing on terms consistent with the time frames terms set forth in Section 6.4 this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, each party will (and the Corporation will cause each of the Merger Banks to) (i) promptly submit, to each applicable Governmental Authority, completed notices, requests and applications required from such party, as applicable, for each Required Approval, and (ii) promptly provide to the other party copies of the public portions of all such notices, requests and applications as they are filed with each Governmental Authority. Each party agrees to use (and the Corporation agrees to cause each of the Banks to use) diligent efforts in good faith, at its own expense, to assist and support the other party’s efforts to obtain each Required Approval. In connection with the foregoing, each Purchaser agrees to (i) if required by the Federal Reserve, submit to standard passivity and anti-association commitments as of the date of this Agreement, and (ii) if required by the FDIC, submit to supply the provisions applicable to investors provided for in the FDIC’s Final Statement of Policy on Qualifications for Failed Bank Acquisitions, as interpreted and provide applied as of the date of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, neither Purchaser shall be required to (x) agree to or suffer to exist any condition, limitation, restriction or requirement that would be, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably likely to result in a Burdensome Condition or (y) take any action that would result in such Purchaser or any of its affiliates or associates being deemed in control of the Corporation or the Banks for purposes of the BHC Act or any applicable state banking law or the cross-guaranty liability provisions of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act or otherwise being regulated as a bank holding company within the meaning of the BHC Act. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, neither Purchaser shall be required to furnish the Corporation with any (1) sensitive personal biographical or personal financial information thatof any of the directors, officers, employees, managers or partners of such Purchaser or any of its affiliates or (2) proprietary and non-public information related to the organizational terms of, or investors in, such Stockholder’s knowledgePurchaser or its affiliates. To the extent consistent with applicable law, is complete and accurate in the Corporation shall promptly furnish to the Purchasers copies of all material respects to written communications received by the Corporation or the Banks from, or delivered by the Corporation or the Banks to, any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counselAgreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Equity Bancshares Inc), Stock Purchase Agreement (Equity Bancshares Inc)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4Target and Parent shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC, no later than thirty-five (35) business days after the date of this Agreement, the Stockholder shallJoint Proxy Statement/Prospectus and Parent shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC the Form S-4, in which the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus will be included as a prospectus. Each of Target and Parent shall use their reasonable best efforts in consultation with their respective legal counsel to cause have the Form S-4 declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing, and Parent and Target shall thereafter promptly mail or deliver the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus to their Affiliates to, respective shareholders. Parent shall also use their its reasonable best efforts, consistent with efforts to obtain all necessary state securities law or “Blue Sky” permits and approvals required to carry out the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to supply and provide Target shall furnish all information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement concerning Target and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or holders of Target Capital Stock as may be reasonably requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought such action. If at any time any information relating to any of the parties, or their respective affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by a party, which information should be set forth in connection an amendment or supplement to any of the Form S-4 or the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus so that such documents would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the party which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and, to the extent required by law, rules or regulations, an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed with the consummation of the Merger (collectivelySEC and mailed, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act delivered or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate otherwise made available to the activities or investments shareholders of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counselTarget.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc), Agreement and Plan of Merger (BNC Bancorp)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to Section 4.4the contrary, the Stockholder shallparties hereto agree to make an appropriate filing of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act, to make all other filings required by applicable foreign Antitrust Laws identified in Section 6.8(a)(i) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule (collectively, “Foreign Antitrust Approvals”) and to make all filings identified in Section 6.8(a)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule (collectively, “Regulatory Approvals”) with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby as promptly as practicable and in any event prior to the expiration of any applicable legal deadline (provided that the submission or filing (i) of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act will be made within ten (10) days of the date of this Agreement and such filings shall request early termination of the applicable waiting period under the HSR Act, (ii) for applicable Foreign Antitrust Approvals shall be submitted by the parties with the relevant notification forms, or a draft thereof, for jurisdictions where submission of a draft prior to formal notification is appropriate, within twenty (20) days of the date of this Agreement and (iii) for applicable Regulatory Approvals shall be submitted by the parties with the relevant notification forms, or a draft thereof, for jurisdictions where submission of a draft prior to formal notification is appropriate, within ten (10) Business Days of the date of this Agreement) and to supply as promptly as reasonably practicable any additional information and documentary material that may be requested pursuant to the HSR Act and any other filings required in connection with the Foreign Antitrust Approvals or any other Antitrust Law or any Regulatory Approvals. The parties shall also consult and cooperate with one another, and consider in good faith the views of one another, in connection with, and provide to the other parties in advance, any analyses, appearances, presentations, memoranda, briefs, arguments, opinions and proposals made or submitted by or on behalf of any party hereto in connection with proceedings under or relating to any such Antitrust Laws or any such Regulatory Approvals. Without limiting the foregoing, the parties hereto agree to (i) give each other reasonable advance notice of all meetings, telephone calls or discussions with any Governmental Entity in connection with or relating to any Antitrust Laws or any Regulatory Approvals, (ii) give each other an opportunity to participate in each of such meetings, telephone calls or discussions, (iii) to the extent practicable, give each other reasonable advance notice of all substantive oral communications with any Governmental Entity in connection with or relating to any Antitrust Laws or any Regulatory Approvals, (iv) if any Governmental Entity initiates a substantive oral communication in connection with or relating to any Antitrust Laws or any Regulatory Approvals, promptly notify the other party of the substance of such communication, (v) provide each other with a reasonable advance opportunity to review and comment upon all written communications (including any analyses, presentations, memoranda, briefs, arguments, opinions and proposals) with a Governmental Entity in connection with or relating to any Antitrust Laws or any Regulatory Approvals and (vi) provide each other with copies of all written communications to or from any Governmental Entity in connection with or relating to any Antitrust Laws or any Regulatory Approvals. Any such disclosures or provision of copies by one party to the other may be made on an outside counsel basis if appropriate. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, each of Parent and each Merger Sub agrees, and shall cause each of the Parent Subsidiaries, to use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates toobtain any consents, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings clearances or notifications under, approvals required under or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectivelyHSR Act, the “Regulatory Filings” Xxxxxxx Act, as amended, the Xxxxxxx Act, as amended, the Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended, and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other supranational, foreign, national, federal or state law, regulation or decree designed to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions related to competition, antitrust, merger control or foreign investment, including for the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade or the significant impediment of effective competition (collectively “Antitrust Laws”) or the applicable Laws associated with any Regulatory Approvals, and to enable all waiting periods under applicable Antitrust Laws or based on any Regulatory Approvals to expire, and to avoid or eliminate each and every impediment under applicable Antitrust Laws or the applicable Laws associated with any Regulatory Approvals that may be asserted by any Governmental Entity, in each case, to cause the Mergers and the other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate transactions contemplated hereby to occur prior to the activities or investments of Termination Date (any such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4action, an a Affiliate” of the Stockholder Clearance Action”); provided that, using reasonable best efforts shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will but not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination limited to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent promptly complying with sufficient fundsor modifying any requests for additional information (including any second request) by any Governmental Entity, when added (ii) offering, negotiating, committing to and effecting, by consent decree, hold separate order or otherwise, the proceeds sale, divestiture, license or other disposition of any and all of the Equity Financingshare capital, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity assets, rights, products, services or businesses of Parent, each Merger Sub and the Parent Subsidiaries or the Company and the Company Subsidiaries or any interests or interests therein, (iii) taking or committing to take actions that after the Closing Date would limit Parent’s freedom of action with respect to, or its ability to retain, one or more of the assets, rights, products, services or businesses of Parent, each Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Company Subsidiaries or any interest or interests therein and (iv) contesting, defending and appealing any threatened or pending preliminary or permanent injunction or other order, decree or ruling that would adversely affect the ability of any party hereto to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and taking any and all other actions to prevent the entry, enactment or promulgation thereof; provided that nothing contained in this Section 6.8(a) shall require Parent or any Merger Sub to, or permit the Company or any Company Subsidiary to (without Parent consent), (A) take any Clearance Action (1) which would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Closing Datebusiness, results of operation or financial condition of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (2) which would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to fund have a material adverse effect on the Required Amount business, results of operation or financial condition of Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, assuming for this purpose that Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries were, in the aggregate, the same size and had the same aggregate results of operations and financial condition as the Company and the Company Subsidiaries do as of the applicable date of determination, or (iiB) do make any divestitures or take other actions or remedies, in each case, not impose new or additional conditions to conditioned on the receipt consummation of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counsel.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Sungard Capital Corp Ii)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject The parties hereto shall promptly cooperate with each other in the preparation and filing of the Form S-1, the Prospectus and the Proxy Statements relating to the meetings of shareholders of the Company and the depositors of Keystone to be held pursuant to Section 4.45.2 of this Agreement (the "Company Proxy Statement" and the "Keystone Proxy Statement," respectively) under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable. Each of the Stockholder shallHolding Company, Keystone and the Company shall use their its reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with have the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations Form S-1 declared effective under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger SubSecurities Act, the Company Proxy Statement approved for mailing in definitive form under the Exchange Act and the Company’s Subsidiaries on Keystone Proxy Statement approved or not objected to under the Closing Date, to fund Banking Law and the Required Amount regulations of the FDIC as promptly as practicable after such filings and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to non-objection or approval, as the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay case may be, of the Closing. Parent Application for Conversion by the FDIC and the Department, and thereafter the Company shall promptly provide mail to its shareholders the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privilegedProxy Statement and Prospectus and Keystone shall promptly mail, or confidential information in respect the case of the Stockholder or any of Prospectus make available, to its Affiliates as exclusive to depositors the Stockholder Keystone Proxy Statement and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such informationProspectus. The Stockholder Holding Company also shall not make any filings, use its reasonable best efforts to obtain all necessary state securities law or notifications "blue sky" permits and approvals required to carry out the issuance of Holding Company Common Stock in connection with the Merger pursuant to and the Conversion. The Company shall furnish all information concerning the Company and the holders of the Company Common Stock as may be reasonably requested in connection with any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (of the foregoing actions. In the event that the Company has issued any securities, through its employee benefits plans or otherwise, in any offering which should have been registered or qualified under Federal or state securities laws which were not to be unreasonably withheldso registered or qualified, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect promptly take such action as the parties hereto mutually agree in order to eliminate, reduce or mitigate, to the Stockholder extent possible, any contingent or its affiliates without first providing other liability which the Stockholder and its counsel Company may have as a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counselresult of such offering.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (First Colonial Group Inc), Agreement and Plan of Merger (KNBT Bancorp Inc)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject Upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement and availability of Xxxxxxx financial statements in form required for use on Form S-4, Xxxxxxx and MECH (as to Section 4.4information to be included therein pertaining to MECH) shall promptly cause to be prepared and filed with the SEC a registration statement of Xxxxxxx on Form S-4, including the Stockholder shallProxy Statement/Prospectus (the "Registration Statement") for the purpose of registering the Xxxxxxx Common Stock to be issued in the Merger, and for soliciting the approval of this Agreement and the Merger by the shareholders of MECH. Xxxxxxx and MECH shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent have the Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC as soon as possible after the filing. The parties shall cooperate in responding to and considering any questions or comments from the SEC staff regarding the information contained in the Registration Statement. If at any time after the Registration Statement is filed with the time frames SEC, and prior to the Closing Date, any event relating to MECH is discovered by MECH which should be set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result an amendment of, or pursuant a supplement to, the Registration Statement, including the Prospectus/Proxy Statement, MECH shall promptly inform Xxxxxxx, and shall furnish Xxxxxxx with all necessary information relating to such event whereupon Xxxxxxx shall promptly cause an appropriate amendment to the Registration Statement to be filed with the SEC. Upon the effectiveness of such amendment, each of Xxxxxxx and MECH (if prior to the meeting of shareholders pursuant to Section 6.3 hereof) will take all necessary action as promptly as practicable to permit an appropriate amendment or supplement to be transmitted to its shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. If at any time after the Registration Statement is filed with the SEC, and prior to the Closing Date, any event relating to Xxxxxxx is discovered by Xxxxxxx which should be set forth in an amendment of, or a supplement to, the Registration Statement, including the Prospectus/Proxy Statement, Xxxxxxx shall promptly inform MECH, and Xxxxxxx shall promptly cause an appropriate amendment to the Registration Statement to be filed with the SEC. Upon the effectiveness of such amendment, each of Xxxxxxx and MECH (if prior to the meeting of shareholders pursuant to Section 6.3 hereof) will take all necessary action as promptly as practicable to permit an appropriate amendment or supplement to be transmitted to its shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. Xxxxxxx shall also use reasonable efforts to obtain all necessary state securities law or "Blue Sky" permits and approvals required to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Bank Merger Agreement and MECH shall furnish all information concerning MECH and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or holders of MECH Common Stock as may be reasonably requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counselaction.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Webster Financial Corp), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Mech Financial Inc)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4As promptly as practicable following the Effective Date, the Stockholder shallCompany shall prepare and file with the SEC the Company Proxy Statement. The Purchaser and the Company will cooperate and consult with each other in the preparation of the Company Proxy Statement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and shall the Purchaser will use their its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent furnish the Company with the time frames information relating to it (and to the New Directors) required by the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder to be set forth in Section 6.4 the Company Proxy Statement three (3) Business Days after the Effective Date. At least five (5) Business Days prior to the filing of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger SubCompany Proxy Statement, the Company and shall provide a draft of the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions Company Proxy Statement to the receipt Purchaser for review. No filing of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company Proxy Statement with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, SEC shall occur without the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect written approval of the Stockholder Purchaser or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitivecounsel, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder which approval shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. The Company shall consider in good faith and shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to address any comments provided by the Purchaser with respect to such draft of the Company Proxy Statement in a manner that is mutually acceptable to the Company and the Purchaser before filing it with the SEC. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company has given the Purchaser a draft of the Company Proxy Statement for review as provided above and the Purchaser or its counsel shall not have provided written comments on such draft of the Company Proxy Statement within five (5) Business Days thereafter, the Company may assume that the Purchaser has approved of such draft and may proceed to file the Company Proxy Statement with the SEC without being deemed to have breached this Section 6.7 (but only if the information relating to the Purchaser and its Affiliates and contemplated members and to the New Directors is consistent in all material respects with any information furnished by the Purchaser). Parent The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to respond as promptly as practicable to and resolve any written or oral comments from the SEC as promptly as practicable after such filing and to file the Company Proxy Statement in definitive form as soon as practicable thereafter, and each party agrees to consult and cooperate with the other party in that regard. Upon filing of the Company Proxy Statement in definitive form with the SEC, the Company shall not file thereafter mail or deliver the Company Proxy Statement to its shareholders. If at any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect time prior to the Stockholder Closing any event occurs or information relating to the Company, or any of its affiliates without first providing affiliates, directors or officers, or the Stockholder and Purchaser or any of its counsel Affiliates, officers, or the New Directors, should be discovered by the Company or the Purchaser that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Company Proxy Statement, so that such document would not include any misstatement of a reasonable opportunity material fact or omit to review and comment thereonstate any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the applicable party shall promptly disclose the same to the other, and will give good faith consideration the Company shall as soon as practicable file an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to all reasonable additionsthe extent required by applicable Law, deletions cause the same to be disseminated to the Company’s shareholders. No amendment or changes suggested by supplement to the Stockholder and its counselCompany Proxy Statement shall be filed without the approval of the Purchaser, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Acre Realty Investors Inc), Stock Purchase Agreement (Roberts Realty Investors Inc)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to Section 4.4, be material to the Stockholder shall, and shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 business of the Merger AgreementAcquired Companies, taken as a whole: (i) the Acquired Companies own, possess or validly have the right to supply use all permits required to research, develop, manufacture, market, commercialize, distribute and provide information thatsell its products; (ii) all products of the Acquired Companies are and, since January 1, 2019, have been researched, developed, manufactured and marketed in accordance with applicable specifications, Permits and applicable Laws, including GMPs, GLPs, GCPs, GDPs and GVPs; (iii) since January 1, 2019, (A) no product of the Acquired Companies or manufacturing site has shut down, been subject to such Stockholder’s knowledgeany import or export prohibition, is complete received any FDA Form 483 or other Governmental Body notice of inspectional observations, “warning letters,” “untitled letters” or requests or requirements to make changes to any product of the Acquired Companies or any manufacturing operations for any product of the Acquired Companies and accurate (B) there have been no recalls, field notifications, field corrections, warnings, “dear doctor” letters, investigator notices, safety alerts or other written notices of action issued by a Governmental Body or the Acquired Companies relating to an alleged lack of safety, efficacy, or regulatory compliance of any product of the Acquired Companies (collectively, “Safety Notices”). Each Acquired Company has complied in all material respects with its obligations to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection make filings, declarations, listings, registrations, reports or submissions with filings or notifications under, or relating to, the applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, regulatory authorities (including the Merger Agreement FDA and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act DEA or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions Body performing functions similar to those performed by the Governmental Authority relate FDA and the DEA) relating to Acquired Company drug products, including but not limited to adverse event reports. Except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to be material to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” business of the Stockholder shall include Acquired Companies, taken as a whole, no written deficiencies have been asserted by any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the applicable Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement Body with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, declarations, listing, registrations, reports or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counselsubmissions.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Biodelivery Sciences International Inc), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject Notwithstanding anything to Section 4.4the contrary herein or in the Security Documents, the Stockholder shall, Agents and shall use their reasonable best efforts the Lenders hereby agree that they will not take action pursuant to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent the Security Documents with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects respect to any item of Collateral associated with or related to any Communications License (i) to the extent such action is not permitted by the FCC or other Governmental Authority requesting such information or any other applicable laws, rules or regulations; or (ii) that would constitute or result in connection with filings an assignment or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, change of control of a Communications License (including, without limitation, information required an assignment or requested transfer of control (as those terms are defined by the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, or by the laws of any other Governmental Authority or in the rules or regulations of the FCC)) now held by or to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate issued to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder Borrower or any of its Affiliates has made a debt Subsidiaries, or an equity investment)that otherwise would require prior notice to or approval from the FCC or other Governmental Authority, then if Parent without first providing such notice or obtaining such prior approval. The Borrower agrees to take any action which the Administrative Agent may reasonably request consistent with and subject to and in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by accordance with applicable law in order to obtain from the FCC or any other relevant Governmental Authority will not such approval as may be resolved sufficiently in advance of necessary to enable the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination Lenders to exercise the full rights and benefits granted to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement Lenders pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) Agreement, including the use of the Borrower’s commercially reasonable efforts to assist in obtaining the approval of the FCC or any other relevant Governmental Authority for any action or transaction contemplated by the Security Documents for which such approval is required by law and specifically, without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent limitation, upon request at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to prepare, sign and file with funds in an amount equal the FCC or any other relevant Governmental Authority the assignor’s or transferor’s and licensee’s portions of any application or applications for consent to the Rollover Amountassignment or transfer of control of any Communications License that may be necessary or appropriate under the rules of the FCC or such other Governmental Authority for approval of any sale or transfer of control of the Collateral pursuant to the exercise of the Lenders’ rights and remedies under the Security Documents; provided that Borrower’s failure to obtain any such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient fundsapproval shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default. The Borrower further consents, when added subject to obtaining any necessary approvals, to the proceeds assignment or transfer of control of any Communications License to operate to a receiver, trustee, or similar official or to any purchaser of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger Collateral pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheldpublic or private sale, delayed judicial sale, foreclosure, or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect exercise of other remedies available to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested Lenders as permitted by the Stockholder and its counselapplicable law.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Credit Agreement (Hughes Communications, Inc.), Credit Agreement (Hughes Communications, Inc.)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject Sellers have all material Permits required by the FDA and any other Governmental Authority that regulates the manufacture, sale or distribution of the Products to Section 4.4conduct the Business (the “FDA Permits”). All of the FDA Permits are in full force and effect, the Stockholder shall, and shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth holder of such permit is in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate compliance in all material respects with, and is not in material default under (and to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection the Knowledge of Sellers, no event which with filings the giving of notice or notifications underlapse of time, or relating toboth, applicable laws that are required would become a material default under), each such FDA Permit, and to the Knowledge of Sellers none of such Permits shall be terminated or advisable impaired or become terminable, in whole or in part, as a result of, or pursuant to, of the Merger transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the related financings other Transaction Documents. To the Knowledge of Sellers, no written notice of cancellation, default or any dispute concerning any FDA Permit has been received by the Seller or any of its Affiliates. Sellers are the sole and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection exclusive owners of the FDA Permits and the associated filings and applications with the consummation FDA or any other Governmental Authority, including any BLA, NDA, 510(k) submission, premarket approval, IND or investigational device exemption application, comparable regulatory application or filing made or held by or issued to a Seller or any of the Merger its Affiliates (collectively, the “Seller Regulatory Filings”) and thehold all right, title and interest in and to all Seller Regulatory Disclosures”, respectivelyFilings free and clear of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder No Seller or any of its Affiliates has made a debt granted any third party any right or an equity investment)license to use, then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance access or reference any of the Termination DateSeller Regulatory Filings, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds including any of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of Know-How contained in any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Seller Regulatory Filings that contain information or rights (including any regulatory exclusivities) associated with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counseleach such Seller Regulatory Filing.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Transaction Agreement (Smith & Nephew PLC), Transaction Agreement (Smith & Nephew PLC)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Each of the products currently marketed by ANI or any of its Subsidiaries and each of the products under development by ANI or any of its Subsidiaries is identified in Section 4.4, 3.16(a) of the Stockholder shall, and shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with ANI Disclosure Schedule (the time frames “ANI Products”). Except as set forth in Section 6.4 3.16(a) of the Merger AgreementANI Disclosure Schedule, to supply ANI and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in the ANI Subsidiaries hold all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications underlicenses, or relating permits, franchises, variances, registrations, exemptions, orders and other governmental authorizations, consents, approvals and clearances, and have submitted all material notices to, applicable laws all Government Authorities, including all required authorizations under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938, as amended (the “FDCA”), the Public Health Service Act of 1944, as amended (the “PHSA”) and the regulations of the FDA promulgated thereunder, and any other Government Authority that regulates the quality, identity, strength, purity, safety, efficacy or manufacturing of the ANI Products (any such Government Authority, an “ANI Regulatory Agency”) required for the lawful operation of the businesses of ANI and the ANI Subsidiaries (the “ANI Permits”), except, in each case, as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on ANI. Except as set forth in Section 3.16(a) of the ANI Disclosure Schedule all such ANI Permits are required valid and in full force and effect. Except as set forth in Section 3.16(a) of the ANI Disclosure Schedule, none of such ANI Permits will be terminated or advisable impaired or become terminable, in whole or in part, as a result of, or pursuant to, of the Merger Agreement transactions contemplated by this Agreement. ANI and the related financings ANI Subsidiaries are the sole and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection exclusive owner of the ANI Permits and the associated filings and applications with the consummation of FDA, including any biologics license application, new drug application, abbreviated new drug application, drug master files, biologics master files, master files for devices, 510(k) submission, premarket approval, investigational new drug or investigational device exemption application, comparable regulatory application or filing made or held by or issued to ANI and the Merger ANI Subsidiaries (collectively, the “ANI Regulatory Filings”) and thehold all right, title and interest in and to all ANI Regulatory Disclosures”Filings free and clear of any Lien. ANI and the ANI Subsidiaries have not granted any third party any right or license to use, respectively). If access or reference any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or ANI Regulatory Filings, including any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company know-how contained in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any ANI Regulatory Filings that contain information or rights (including any regulatory exclusivities) associated with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counseleach such ANI Regulatory Filing.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Biosante Pharmaceuticals Inc), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Biosante Pharmaceuticals Inc)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.44.2(c), the each Stockholder shall, and shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their its Affiliates to, use their respective reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 6.1 and 6.2 of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings”) that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, including information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder Stockholders may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder Stockholders or any of its their Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder Stockholders and the Stockholder Stockholders may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The No Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall will not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder Stockholders or its affiliates their Affiliates without first providing the Stockholder Stockholders and its their counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder Stockholders and its their counsel.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Support Agreement (HireRight Holdings Corp), Support Agreement (HireRight Holdings Corp)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4, the Stockholder shallLiberty and PRISA shall promptly prepare, and PRISA shall as promptly as practicable file with the SEC an amendment to the F-4 (in which the Proxy Statement will be included) and the 8-A12(b)s which shall comply as to form, in all material respects, with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and which amendment to the F-4, 8-A12(b)s and Proxy Statement shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Liberty and PRISA prior to filing. Each of Liberty and PRISA shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates tohave the F-4 and 8-A12(b)s declared effective under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, respectively, as promptly as practicable after such filing, and Liberty shall thereafter file and mail or deliver the Proxy Statement to its stockholders. PRISA shall also use their its reasonable best efforts, consistent efforts to ensure that the Depositary prepares and files with the time frames set forth SEC the F-6s in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreementsuch form as complies, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects respects, with the applicable provision of the Securities Act and which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to any Governmental Authority requesting Liberty and PRISA prior to filing. PRISA shall use its reasonable best efforts to ensure the F-6s are declared effective under the Securities Act prior to the Exchange Effective Time. No amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statements will be made by Liberty or PRISA without the approval of the other party (such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested approval not to be provided to unreasonably withheld or delayed). Liberty and PRISA each will advise the other, promptly after they receive notice thereof, of the time when the Registration Statements have become effective or any antitrustsupplement or amendment has been filed, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with of the issuance of any approvals reasonably sought stop order, of the suspension of the qualification of PRISA ADSs issuable in connection with the consummation Share Exchange for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or of any request by the SEC for amendment of the Merger (collectively, Proxy Statement or the “Regulatory Filings” Registration Statements or comments thereon and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated responses thereto or requests by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely SEC for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counsel.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Business Combination Agreement, Business Combination Agreement (Liberty Acquisition Holdings Corp.)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4, the Stockholder Each Sponsor shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, (a) make or assist the Buyer and the Buyer Subsidiary in making, as applicable, all filings and notifications with Governmental Bodies and (b) use their its reasonable best efforts to obtain or assist the Buyer and the Buyer Subsidiary in obtaining, as applicable, all necessary consents, authorizations and approvals of any Governmental Body that, in each case of clause (a) or (b) above, are necessary to consummate the transactions to be effected pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement or Purchase Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Sponsor shall, and shall cause their its Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, to (i) supply and provide all information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and (which information shall be accurate in all material respects respects) to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings the other Sponsors or notifications underthe Buyer, or relating toas applicable, applicable laws that are is reasonably required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought such filings or notifications or in connection with obtaining any such consents, authorizations or approvals and (ii) cooperate with the consummation other Sponsor and the Buyer in responding to any action taken by any Governmental Body in connection with or in response to any such filings or notifications or any such consents, authorizations and approvals. In connection with and without limiting the foregoing, each Sponsor shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, take promptly any and all steps necessary to avoid or eliminate each and every impediment under any Regulatory Laws that may be asserted by any federal, state and local and non-United States antitrust or competition authority, so as to enable the parties to the Purchase Agreement to effect the Closing and the PIPE Closing as expeditiously as possible; provided that ECP shall not be required to effect or commit to effect, by consent decree, hold separate orders, trust or otherwise (A) the sale or disposition of any of the Merger assets or businesses of ECP or its Affiliates or (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or B) any other Antitrust Laws restriction, limitation or based encumbrance on any other required approval, consent, notice businesses or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments assets of such Stockholder ECP or its Affiliates (solely for purposes and in no event shall ECP be deemed to be a Defaulting Sponsor by failing to effect, or failing to commit to effect, any such action contemplated by clause (A) or clause (B) above). To the extent that any consent decree, hold separate orders, holding in trust of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” any of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder assets or business or any other restriction, limitation or encumbrance on any businesses or assets other than any sale or disposition of its Affiliates has made a debt any businesses or an equity investment)assets of any Person (collectively, then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by but expressly excluding any sale or disposition of any businesses or assets of any Person, the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of “Mitigation Actions”) is necessary to avoid or eliminate each and every impediment under any Regulatory Laws and is necessary to consummate the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations Closing under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Purchase Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(aPIPE Closing, DYN shall (1) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly propose to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting authority that such informationMitigation Actions be taken by the Company Group or by DYN and its Subsidiaries or both, (2) determine (which determination will be made by DYN in an economically rational manner and assuming that it indirectly owns all of the equity interests of the Company Group) which businesses or assets of the Company Group or DYN or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, will be subject to such Mitigation Actions and which Mitigation Actions will be taken (provided such Mitigation Actions avoid, mitigate or eliminate such impediments) and (3) cause the Company or it or any such DYN Subsidiary, as applicable, to take such Mitigation Action following the Closing under the Purchase Agreement. The Stockholder shall not make To the extent that sales or dispositions of assets or businesses of the Company Group are necessary to avoid or eliminate each and every impediment under any filings, or notifications in connection with Regulatory Laws and are necessary to consummate the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent Closing under the Purchase Agreement or the Company PIPE Closing following the taking of the actions contemplated by the two preceding sentences, DYN shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect (x) propose to the Stockholder applicable authority that sale or its affiliates without first providing dispositions of businesses or assets of the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested Company Group be undertaken by the Stockholder Company Group, (y) determine (which determination will be made by DYN in an economically rational manner and its counselassuming that it indirectly owns all of the equity interests of the Company Group) which businesses or assets of the Company Group will be sold or disposed (provided such sales or dispositions avoid, mitigate or eliminate such impediments) and (z) cause the Company to undertake such sales or dispositions following the Closing under the Purchase Agreement.

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Samples: Limited Liability Company Agreement (Dynegy Inc.), Limited Liability Company Agreement (Dynegy Inc.)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject CB, Cornerstone Bank, Holdco, Merger Sub and Providence Bank shall cooperate with each other and use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to Section 4.4promptly prepare and file all necessary documentation to effect all applications, notices, petitions and filings, to obtain as promptly as practicable all permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all third parties and Governmental Entities that are necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the Reorganization, the Stockholder shallFirst Step Merger, the Holding Company Merger and the Bank Merger), and to comply with the terms and conditions of all such permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all such third parties or Governmental Entities. CB, Cornerstone Bank, Holdco, Merger Sub and Providence Bank shall use have the right to review in advance, and, to the extent practicable, each will consult with the other on, in each case subject to applicable laws relating to the confidentiality of information, all the information relating to CB, Cornerstone Bank, Holdco, Merger Sub and Providence Bank, as the case may be, and any of their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates respective Subsidiaries, that appears in any filing made with, or written materials submitted to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any third party or any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought Entity in connection with the consummation transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In exercising the foregoing right, each of the Merger (collectivelyparties shall act reasonably and as promptly as practicable. The parties shall consult with each other with respect to the obtaining of all permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all third parties and Governmental Entities necessary or advisable to consummate the “Regulatory Filings” transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks each party will keep the other apprised of the status of matters relating to prevent the consummation completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approvalforegoing, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate nothing contained herein shall be deemed to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or require any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of ParentHoldco, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing DateProvidence Bank, CB or Cornerstone Bank to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of take any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privilegedaction, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or commit to take any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privilegedaction, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis agree to any condition or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filingsrestriction, or notifications in connection with obtaining the foregoing permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of third parties or Governmental Entities, that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Holdco, Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheldSub, delayed or conditioned). Parent Providence Bank, CB, Cornerstone Bank, the Surviving Corporation or the Company shall not file any Surviving Bank (a “Materially Burdensome Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counselCondition”).

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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Combination and Reorganization

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4Justice, New Holdco and the Stockholder shallCompany shall as promptly as practicable after the date hereof prepare, and New Holdco shall (and Justice shall cause New Holdco to) promptly file with the SEC the Registration Statement which shall comply as to form, in all material respects, with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the Securities Act and which Registration Statement shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Justice, New Holdco and the Company prior to filing. Each of Justice, New Holdco and the Company shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates tohave the Registration Statement declared effective under the Exchange Act or Securities Act, use their reasonable best effortsas applicable, consistent as promptly as practicable after such filing and to keep the Registration Statement effective for so long as necessary to complete the Merger (including by preparing and filing such amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement and the prospectus included therein as may be necessary to comply with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger AgreementExchange Act or Securities Act, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result applicable). No filing of, or pursuant amendment or supplement to, or correspondence with the SEC or its staff with respect to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to Registration Statement will be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated made by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment)Justice, then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent New Holdco or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel other parties a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereonthereon and without the consent of the other parties, which will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any filings with the SEC deemed to supplement the Registration Statement or any document which forms a part thereof through its incorporation by reference therein. Justice, New Holdco and the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain all necessary state securities law or “Blue Sky” permits and approvals required to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements. No amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement shall be made without the approval of Justice, New Holdco and the Company (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). Justice and New Holdco, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other, each will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additionsadvise the other, deletions promptly after they receive notice thereof, of the time when the Registration Statement has become effective or changes suggested any supplement or amendment has been filed, of any request by the Stockholder SEC for amendments of or supplements to the Registration Statement or comments thereon and its counselresponses thereto or requests by the SEC for additional information.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Business Combination Agreement and Plan of Merger (Burger King Holdings Inc)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject Notwithstanding anything to Section 4.4the contrary herein or in the Second Lien Security Documents, the Stockholder shall, Agents and shall use their reasonable best efforts the Lenders hereby agree that they will not take action pursuant to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent the Second Lien Security Documents with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects respect to any item of Collateral associated with or related to any Communications License (i) to the extent such action is not permitted by the FCC or other Governmental Authority requesting such information or any other applicable laws, rules or regulations; or (ii) that would constitute or result in connection with filings an assignment or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, change of control of a Communications License (including, without limitation, information required an assignment or requested transfer of control (as those terms are defined by the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, or by the laws of any other Governmental Authority or in the rules and regulations of the FCC)) now held by or to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate issued to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder Borrower or any of its Affiliates has made a debt Subsidiaries, or an equity investment)that otherwise would require prior notice to or approval from the FCC or other Governmental Authority, then if Parent without first providing such notice or obtaining such prior approval. The Borrower agrees to take any action which the Administrative Agent may reasonably request consistent with and subject to and in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by accordance with applicable law in order to obtain from the FCC or any other relevant Governmental Authority will not such approval as may be resolved sufficiently in advance of necessary to enable the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination Lenders to exercise the full rights and benefits granted to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement Lenders pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) Agreement, including the use of the Borrower's commercially reasonable efforts to assist in obtaining the approval of the FCC or any other relevant Governmental Authority for any action or transaction contemplated by the Second Lien Security Documents for which such approval is required by law and specifically, without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent limitation, upon request at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to prepare, sign and file with funds in an amount equal the FCC or any other relevant Governmental Authority the assignor's or transferor's and licensee's portions of any application or applications for consent to the Rollover Amountassignment or transfer of control of any Communications License that may be necessary or appropriate under the rules of the FCC or such other Governmental Authority for approval of any sale or transfer of control of the Collateral pursuant to the exercise of the Lenders' rights and remedies under the Second Lien Security Documents; provided that Borrower's failure to obtain any such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient fundsapproval shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default. The Borrower further consents, when added subject to obtaining any necessary approvals, to the proceeds assignment or transfer of control of any Communications License to operate to a receiver, trustee, or similar official or to any purchaser of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger Collateral pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheldpublic or private sale, delayed judicial sale, foreclosure, or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect exercise of other remedies available to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested Lenders as permitted by the Stockholder and its counselapplicable law.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Second Lien Credit Agreement (Skyterra Communications Inc)

Regulatory Matters. The Business Combination is subject to the requirements of the HSR Act, which prevents Novus and AppHarvest from completing the Business Combination until required information and materials are furnished to the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (a“DOJ”) Subject and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and specified waiting period requirements have been satisfied. For more information, see the section titled “The Business Combination — Regulatory Approvals Required for the Business Combination.” Termination Rights The Business Combination Agreement is subject to Section 4.4termination prior to the Effective Time of the Business Combination as follows: • by the mutual written consent of Novus and AppHarvest; • by Novus or AppHarvest, if (i) the Effective Time will not have occurred prior to the date that is 180 days after the date of the Business Combination Agreement (the “Outside Date”); provided, however, that the Business Combination Agreement may not be terminated pursuant to this provision by or on behalf of any party that either directly or indirectly through its affiliates is in breach or violation of any representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or obligation contained in the Business Combination Agreement and such breach or violation is the principal cause of the failure of a condition to the Merger on or prior to the Outside Date, and, in the event that any law is enacted after the execution of the Business Combination Agreement extending the applicable waiting period under the HSR Act, the Stockholder shallOutside Date will be automatically extended by the length of any such extension; or (ii) any governmental authority in the United States has enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any injunction, order, decree or ruling (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) which has become final and shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with nonappealable and has the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 effect of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the making consummation of the Merger (collectivelyBusiness Combination transactions, including the “Regulatory Filings” and theMerger, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the illegal or otherwise preventing or prohibiting consummation of the transactions contemplated by Business Combination transactions, including the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common StockMerger; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counsel.or

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Master Lease Agreement

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4All authorizations, the Stockholder shallconsents, and shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings orders or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result approvals of, or pursuant todeclarations or filings with, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactionsall expirations of waiting periods imposed by, includingany governmental body, without limitation, information required agency or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation official (all of the Merger (collectivelyforegoing, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent "Consents") which are necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including any consents or approvals required by the Merger Agreement based FCC or any state public utility commissions), other than immaterial Consents the failure to obtain which would have no material adverse effect on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” consummation of the Stockholder transactions contemplated hereby and no Material Adverse Effect on Holdings or the Surviving Corporations, shall include any portfolio company have been filed, have occurred or have been obtained (all such permits, approvals, filings and consents and the lapse of all such waiting periods being referred to as the "Requisite Regulatory Approvals") and all such Requisite Regulatory Approvals shall be in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made full force and effect, provided, however, that a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will Requisite Regulatory Approval shall not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination deemed to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications have been obtained if in connection with the Merger pursuant grant thereof there shall have been an imposition by any state or federal governmental body, agency or official of any condition, requirement, restriction or change of regulation, or any other action directly or indirectly related to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent such grant taken by such governmental body, which would reasonably be expected to either (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent i) have a Material Adverse Effect on Holdings or the Surviving Corporations, or (ii) prevent the parties hereto from realizing in all material respects the economic benefits of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement that such parties currently anticipate receiving therefrom; provided further, however, that until such time as the Requisite Regulatory Approvals have been obtained, there shall be no change in the ownership or management of IWL, the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information or the Partnership and no transfer of control whatsoever over the governmental authorizations held by IWL, the Company or the Partnership except insofar as such change in ownership or management or transfer of control may be completed without obtaining regulatory approval in order to comply with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder applicable federal, state and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review local laws, rules, regulations and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counsel.policies;

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger and Plan of Exchange (Iwl Communications Inc)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4applicable Law, the Stockholder shall, and shall each Party will use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent furnish to each other all information reasonably required for any application or other filing to be made pursuant to any applicable Law in connection with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to supply and each such party shall promptly inform the other parties hereto of any oral communication with, and provide information thatcopies of written communications with, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting regarding any such information in connection with filings or notifications underany such transaction. No Party will independently participate in any formal meeting with any Governmental Authority in respect of any such filings, investigation, or relating toother inquiry without giving the other Parties prior notice of the meeting and, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant toto the extent permitted by such Governmental Authority, the Merger Agreement opportunity to attend and/or participate. Subject to applicable Law, the Parties will use reasonable best efforts to consult and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities cooperate with one another in connection with any analyses, appearances, presentations, memoranda, briefs, arguments, opinions and proposals made or submitted by or on behalf of any Party relating to proceedings with respect to any approvals reasonably sought required in connection with the consummation Transaction. Any party may, as it deems advisable and necessary, reasonably designate any competitively sensitive material provided to the other Parties under this Section 5.10 as “outside counsel only.” Such materials and the information contained therein will be given only to the outside legal counsel of the Merger recipient and will not be disclosed by such outside counsel to employees, officers or directors or other Representatives of the recipient, unless express written permission is obtained in advance from the source of the materials. The Parties will take reasonable efforts to share information protected from disclosure under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine, joint defense privilege or any other privilege pursuant to this Section 5.10 in such a manner so as to preserve any applicable privilege. In the event that any Proceeding is instituted (collectivelyor threatened to be instituted) by a Governmental Authority challenging the Transaction or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement, or any other Transaction Document, the “Regulatory Filings” Parties will use reasonable best efforts to cooperate in all respects with each other and thewill use reasonable best efforts to contest and resist any such Proceeding and to have vacated, “Regulatory Disclosures”lifted, respectively). If reversed, or overturned any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the Judgment, whether temporary, preliminary, or permanent, that is in effect and that prohibits, prevents, or restricts consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangementAgreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary hereinin this Section 5.10, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information nothing in respect of the Stockholder this Section 5.10 shall require either party or any of its their respective Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privilegedmake, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis commit or directly agree to the applicable make, any concession or payment to, any Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filingsAuthority, nor to make, or notifications commit or agree to make, any divestitures or similar transfers of any of their respective assets in connection with the Merger pursuant response to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file objections from any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counselGovernmental Authority.

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Samples: Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (Landsea Homes Corp)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4, the Stockholder Each of Mackinac and Niagara shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, use their respective reasonable best efforts to (i) take, or cause to be taken, and assist and cooperate with the other party in taking, all actions necessary, proper or advisable to comply promptly with all legal requirements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, including obtaining any third-party consent or waiver that may be required to be obtained in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and, subject to the conditions set forth in Article VII, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby (including, for purposes of this Section 6.1, actions required in order to continue any contract or agreement of Niagara or its Subsidiaries following the Closing or to avoid any penalty or other fee under such contracts and agreements, in each case arising in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby) and (ii) obtain (and assist and cooperate with the other party in obtaining) any action, nonaction, permit, consent, authorization, order, clearance, waiver or approval of, or any exemption by, any Governmental Entity that is required or advisable in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, the “Regulatory Approvals”). The parties hereto shall cooperate with each other and prepare and file, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof, all necessary documentation, and effect all applications, notices, petitions and filings, to obtain as promptly as practicable all actions, nonactions, permits, consents, authorizations, orders, clearances, waivers or approvals of all third parties and Governmental Entities that are necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Regulatory Approvals. Without limiting the generality of the forgoing, Mackinac will use commercially reasonable efforts to file the required applications seeking approval of the Acquisition with the Federal Reserve, the FDIC, the DIFS, and the DFI no later than 45 days from the date hereof. Niagara Bank will notify the OCC of the Bank Merger within 45 days from the date hereof. Each of Mackinac and Niagara shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to resolve any objections that may be asserted by any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection Entity with filings respect to this Agreement or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approvalthis Agreement. Notwithstanding anything set forth in this Agreement, consentunder no circumstances shall Mackinac be required, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or Niagara and its Affiliates Subsidiaries shall not be permitted (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company without Mackinac’s written consent in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investmentsole discretion), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Dateto take any action, Parent may provide written notice of that determination or commit to the Stockholdertake any action, and Parent may elect or agree to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) andany condition or restriction, in that contextinvolving Mackinac, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter Niagara or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement their respective Subsidiaries pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first 6.1 or otherwise in connection with obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided foregoing actions, nonactions, permits, consents, authorizations, orders, clearances, waivers or approvals, that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privilegedwould have, or confidential information would be reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or a Mackinac Material Adverse Effect in respect of the Stockholder Mackinac, or any of Niagara and its Affiliates Subsidiaries taken as exclusive a whole, in each case measured on a scale relative to the Stockholder Niagara and the Stockholder may provide that its Subsidiaries taken as a whole (a “Materially Burdensome Regulatory Condition”); provided that, if requested by Mackinac, then Niagara and its Subsidiaries will take or commit to take any such sensitive, legally privilegedaction, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant agree to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheldsuch condition or restriction, delayed so long as such action, commitment, agreement, condition or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder restriction is binding on Niagara and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by Subsidiaries only in the Stockholder and its counselevent the Closing occurs.

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Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Mackinac Financial Corp /Mi/)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject Within forty-five days after the date hereof or as soon as thereafter as is reasonably practicable, ICBC and the Company shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC the Proxy Statement and ICBC shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC the Form S-4, in which the Proxy Statement will be included as a part of the prospectus contained therein. Each of the Company and ICBC shall use its reasonable best efforts to Section 4.4, have the Stockholder shallForm S-4 declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing, and the Company shall thereafter mail the Proxy Statement to its stockholders. ICBC shall also use its reasonable best efforts to obtain all necessary state securities law or "Blue Sky" permits and approvals required to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. (b) The parties hereto shall cooperate with each other and use their reasonable best efforts to cause prepare and file within forty-five (45) days after the date hereof or as soon as thereafter as is reasonably practicable, all necessary documentation, to effect all applications, notices, petitions and filings, and to obtain as promptly as practicable all permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all third parties and Governmental Entities which are necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including without limitation the Merger and the Bank Merger). The Company and ICBC shall have the right to review in advance, and to the extent practicable each will consult the other on, in each case subject to applicable laws relating to the exchange of information, all the information relating to the Company or ICBC, as the case may be, and any of their Affiliates respective Subsidiaries, which appear in any filing made with, or written materials submitted to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any third party or any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought Entity in connection with the consummation transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In exercising the foregoing right, each of the Merger (collectivelyparties hereto shall act reasonably and as promptly as practicable. The parties hereto agree that they will consult with each other with respect to the obtaining of all permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all third parties and Governmental Entities necessary or advisable to consummate the “Regulatory Filings” transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks each party will keep the other apprised of the status of matters relating to prevent the consummation completion of the transactions contemplated by herein. (c) ICBC and the Merger Agreement based on Company shall, upon request, furnish each other with all information concerning themselves, their Subsidiaries, directors, officers and stockholders and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with the HSR Act Proxy Statement, the Form S-4 or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approvalstatement, consentfiling, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions application made by or on behalf of ICBC, the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder Company or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the their respective Subsidiaries to any Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications Entity in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or d) ICBC and the Company shall not file promptly furnish each other with copies of written communications received by ICBC or the Company, as the case may be, or any Regulatory Filings that contain information with of their respective Subsidiaries, Affiliates or Associates (as such terms are defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the date of this Agreement) from, or delivered by any of the foregoing to, any Governmental Entity in respect to of the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counsel.transactions contemplated hereby. 7.2

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Broad National Bancorporation)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject The Purchaser shall prepare and file all necessary documentation to Section 4.4effect all applications, notices, petitions and filings to obtain as promptly as practicable all permits, consents, orders, approvals, waivers, non-objections and authorizations of the Federal Reserve, the Stockholder shall, Bureau of Financial Institutions of the VSCC or other governmental authority which are necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and to perform the covenants contemplated by the Transaction Documents (the “Regulatory Approvals”). The Purchaser shall use their its reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates topromptly obtain such Regulatory Approvals, use their reasonable best effortsand the Company will cooperate as may reasonably be requested by the Purchaser to help the Purchaser obtain or submit, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreementas promptly as practicable, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects any documentation or written materials requested by or submitted to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought governmental authority in connection with the consummation Regulatory Approvals. The parties hereto will consult with each other with respect to the obtaining of such Regulatory Approvals, promptly furnish each other with copies of written communications received by them, or delivered by them to, any governmental authority in respect of the Merger (collectivelytransactions contemplated hereby and keep the other apprised of the status of matters relating to completion of the transactions contemplated herein; provided, however, that the Purchaser shall not be obligated hereunder to share any portion of an application or communication for which the Purchaser has requested confidential treatment or any regulatory correspondence containing confidential information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained herein shall be deemed to require the Purchaser to take any action, or commit to take any action, or agree to any condition, commitment or restriction, in connection with obtaining the Regulatory Filings” and theApprovals, “Regulatory Disclosures”which the Purchaser determines, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent in its reasonable good faith judgement, would be materially financially burdensome on the consummation Company’s business following the Closing or would reduce the economic benefits of the transactions contemplated by the Merger this Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of Purchaser to such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of a degree that the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will Purchaser would not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of have entered into this Agreement had such condition or restriction been known to it at the date hereof (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any “Materially Burdensome Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditionedCondition”). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counsel.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Securities Purchase Agreement (Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc.)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date hereof, but not later than forty-five (45) days thereafter, WAL and Bridge shall cooperate in preparing and each shall cause to Section 4.4, be filed with the Stockholder shall, SEC mutually acceptable Proxy Materials which shall constitute the proxy statement-prospectus relating to the matters submitted to the Bridge shareholders at the Special Meeting and WAL shall prepare and file with the SEC the Registration Statement. The proxy statement-prospectus will be included as a prospectus in and will constitute a part of the Registration Statement as WAL’s prospectus. WAL shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent and Bridge shall cooperate with WAL, to have the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC and to keep the Registration Statement effective as long as is necessary to consummate the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approvalthereby. WAL and Bridge shall, consentas promptly as practicable after receipt thereof, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy other party copies of any definitive commitment letter or written comments and advise the other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary hereinparty of any oral comments, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing Registration Statement received from the Stockholder SEC. The parties shall cooperate and its counsel provide the other with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereonon any amendment or supplement to the Proxy Materials and the Registration Statement prior to its filing with the SEC, and will give good faith consideration provide each other with a copy of all such filings made with the SEC. Notwithstanding any other provision herein to all the contrary, no amendment or supplement (including by incorporation by reference) of the Proxy Materials or the Registration Statement shall be made without the approval of both parties, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided that with respect to documents filed by a party which are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or Proxy Materials, this right of approval shall apply only with respect to information relating to the other party or its business, financial condition or results of operations. WAL will use reasonable additionsbest efforts to allow Bridge to cause the Proxy Materials to be mailed to Bridge shareholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. Each party will advise the other party, deletions promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time when the Registration Statement has become effective, the issuance of any stop order, the suspension of the qualification of the WAL Common Stock issuable in connection with the Merger for offering or changes suggested sale in any jurisdiction, or any request by the Stockholder SEC for amendment of the Registration Statement. If at any time prior to the Effective Time any information relating to WAL or Bridge, or any of their respective affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by WAL or Bridge, which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to any of the Registration Statement or the Proxy Materials so that any of such documents would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the party which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other party hereto and, to the extent required by law, rules or regulations, an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed with the SEC and its counseldisseminated to the shareholders of Bridge.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Western Alliance Bancorporation)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4, Each of HEOP and the Stockholder Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and the Company Subsidiaries, respectively, to, use their respective reasonable best efforts to (i) take, or cause to be taken, and assist and cooperate with the other party in taking, all actions necessary, proper or advisable to comply promptly with all legal requirements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, including obtaining any third-party consent or waiver that may be required to be obtained in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and, subject to the conditions set forth in Article VII, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby (including, for purposes of this Section 6.1, actions required in order to continue any contract or agreement of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries following the Closing or to avoid any penalty or other fee under such contracts and agreements, in each case arising in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby) and (ii) obtain (and assist and cooperate with the other party in obtaining) the Regulatory Approvals required or advisable in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The parties hereto shall cooperate with each other and prepare and file, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof, all necessary documentation, and effect all applications, notices, petitions and filings to obtain as promptly as practicable all actions, non-actions, permits, consents, authorizations, orders, clearances, waivers or approvals of all third parties and Governmental Entities that are necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Regulatory Approvals. Without limiting the generality of the forgoing, HEOP and the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to file the required notices and applications seeking approval of the Merger with the Federal Reserve, the FDIC and the DBO no later than thirty (30) days from the date hereof. Each of HEOP and the Company shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to resolve any objections that may be asserted by any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection Entity with filings respect to this Agreement or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counselAgreement.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Mission Community Bancorp)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4, Each member of the Stockholder shallTarget Group has obtained, and shall use their reasonable best efforts is in material compliance with, all clearances, consents, certificates, authorizations, licenses, permits, permissions, approvals, waivers, variances, filings, accreditations, exemptions and registrations required under applicable Laws by any Governmental Body to cause their Affiliates topermit the conduct of its business as currently conducted (each, use their reasonable best effortsa “Target Permit”), consistent with the time frames set forth and all such Target Permits are identified in Section 6.4 Part 4 of the Merger AgreementAnnex A to this Agreement and are valid, to supply have been lawfully implemented and provide information thatare in full force and effect. The Sellers have disclosed true, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate copies of the Target Permits and any correspondence with a Governmental Body relating to the discharge of conditions under any Target Permit. Full, complete and accurate copies of all reports, assessments, surveys, inspections, audits, investigations, plans and drawings which have been prepared or submitted as part of or supporting an application for the Target Permits or relating to the Target Permits and the Buyer will have all rights necessary to copy, use and rely on any such report, assessment, survey, inspection, audit, investigation, plan or drawing for any purposes in relation to each Project. No applications for consents, authorizations, licenses, permits, permissions or approvals in respect of any Project have been submitted which await determination and there are no decisions or deemed refusals which are or could be subject to appeal. No Governmental Body Final execution version - MPL / MP2L has provided any written or, to Knowledge of the Sellers, oral notice that it intends to limit, suspend, revoke, withdraw, cancel or modify any such Target Permits. No claim, action or proceeding (including without prejudice to the generality, any judicial or statutory review) has been asserted or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, threatened in respect of the Target Permits and to the Knowledge of the Sellers there are no facts, matters or circumstances which could give rise to such proceedings. The Target Companies and the Target Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with all of the applicable requirements of any applicable Governmental Body and with applicable Laws, without prejudice to the generality, including making all required filings, declarations, listings, registrations, notifications, certifications, reports or submissions, including adverse event reports and that to the Knowledge of the Sellers, there have been no breaches of applicable Laws affecting any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant toProject, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectivelyTarget Companies, the “Regulatory Filings” and theTarget Subsidiaries or the Target Permits. All such filings, “Regulatory Disclosures”declarations, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act listings, registrations, notifications, certifications, reports or any other Antitrust submissions were in compliance with applicable Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholderwhen filed, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement no deficiencies have been asserted by any applicable Governmental Body with respect to its shares of Common Stock; providedany Target Permits or filings, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter declarations, listing, registrations, notifications, certifications, reports, submissions, or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal other matters and, to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds Knowledge of the Equity FinancingSellers, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, there are no facts that would reasonably give rise to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt an assertion of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counseldeficiency.

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Samples: Share Purchase Agreement

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject The parties hereto shall cooperate with each other and use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to promptly prepare and file all necessary documentation, to effect all applications, notices, petitions and filings, to obtain as promptly as practicable all permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all third parties and Governmental Entities that are necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the Merger), and to comply with the terms and 37 conditions of all such permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all such third parties or Governmental Entities; provided, however, that no party shall be required to take any action pursuant to the foregoing sentence if the taking of such action or the obtaining of or compliance with such permits, consents, approvals and authorizations is reasonably likely to result in a condition or restriction having an effect of the type referred to in Section 4.47.2(c). In furtherance (but not in limitation) of the foregoing, subject to full cooperation of the Company and its advisors and accountants, Parent shall file any required applications, notices or other filings with the Federal Reserve Board, the Stockholder shallNew York State Banking Department and the Office of the State Bank Commissioner of the State of Delaware within twenty (20) calendar days of the date hereof. The Company and Parent shall have the right to review in advance, and, to the extent practicable, each will consult the other on, in each case subject to applicable laws relating to the confidentiality of information, all the information relating to the Company or Parent, as the case may be, and shall use any of their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates respective Subsidiaries, that appear in any filing made with, or written materials submitted to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any third party or any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought Entity in connection with the consummation transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In exercising the foregoing right, each of the Merger (collectivelyparties shall act reasonably and as promptly as practicable. The parties hereto shall consult with each other with respect to the obtaining of all permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all third parties and Governmental Entities necessary or advisable to consummate the “Regulatory Filings” transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks each party will keep the other apprised of the status of matters relating to prevent the consummation completion of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the ClosingAgreement. Parent shall advise the Company, promptly provide after it receives notice of the Company with a copy time when the Form S-4 has become effective, of the issuance of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to stop order suspending the contrary herein, effectiveness of the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privilegedForm S-4, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder if any proceedings for that purpose shall have been initiated or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested threatened by the Stockholder and its counselSEC.

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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (M&t Bank Corp)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4, Purchaser and the Stockholder shall, and Company shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreementpromptly prepare and file all necessary documentation, to supply effect all applications, notices, petitions and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, (including, without limitation, information required under the HSR Act, which filing shall be made by Purchaser and the Company within four (4) Business Days following the date of this Agreement), and to obtain as promptly as practicable all permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all third parties and Governmental Entities, and take all other actions, which are necessary or requested advisable to consummate the Transactions. Purchaser and the Company shall, within four (4) Business Days of the date hereof, prepare and deliver to the OTS a rebuttal of control submission in respect of the Transactions that are proposed to be provided consummated at the Final Closing and seek acceptance and approval of such rebuttal of control submission by the OTS with respect to such Transactions to the effect that Purchaser will not be deemed to control the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for purposes of the CIBC Act or the S&LHC Act as a result of the consummation of the Transactions and shall use reasonable best efforts (including using good faith efforts to respond to all requests for additional information from the OTS as promptly as practicable following each such request) to obtain such acceptance and approval (including, subject to Section 4.06(d), the Purchaser entering into a rebuttal of control agreement with the OTS materially in conformance with the form contained in 12 CFR §574.100 and (subject to Section 4.06(d)) agreeing to such other conditions as required by the OTS to obtain such acceptance and approval and the Company using the proceeds of the Transactions in a manner directed by the OTS). The Company and Purchaser shall have the right to consult the other, in each case subject to applicable laws relating to the exchange of information, with respect to any antitrustfiling made with, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with written materials submitted to, any approvals reasonably sought third party or any Governmental Entity in connection with the consummation Transactions. In exercising the foregoing right, each of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” parties hereto shall act reasonably and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall as promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such informationpracticable. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection parties hereto agree that they will consult with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information each other with respect to the Stockholder obtaining of all permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all third parties and Governmental Entities necessary or its affiliates without first providing advisable to consummate the Stockholder Transactions and its counsel a reasonable opportunity each party will keep the other appraised of the status of matters relating to review completion of the Transactions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and comment thereonsubject to applicable law and except as prohibited by the OTS, each of the Purchaser and the Company shall keep the other apprised of the status of matters relating to completion of the Transactions, including promptly furnishing the other with copies of notices or other written communications, and will give good faith consideration the substance of any material oral communications, between the Purchaser and the Company, as the case may be, or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates, and the OTS with respect to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder Transactions and its counselthe rebuttal of control submission referred to in this Section 4.06(a).

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Samples: Master Investment and Securities Purchase Agreement (E Trade Financial Corp)

Regulatory Matters. (ai) Subject to Section 4.4, the Stockholder shallThe Company has made all required filings under applicable insurance holding company statutes, and shall use their reasonable best efforts has received approvals of acquisition of control and/or affiliate transactions, in each jurisdiction in which such filings or approvals are required, except where the failure to cause their Affiliates tohave made such filings or receive such approvals in any such jurisdiction would not result, use their reasonable best effortsindividually or in the aggregate, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 a Material Adverse Effect. Each of the Merger AgreementCompany and its subsidiaries: (A) holds such permits, to supply licenses, consents, exemptions, franchises, authorizations and provide information thatother approvals from insurance departments and other governmental or regulatory authorities (each, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, an “Authorization”) (including, without limitation, information required insurance licenses from the insurance regulatory agencies of the various states or requested to be provided to any antitrustother jurisdictions where it conducts business (the “Insurance Licenses”)), financial and has made all filings with and notices to, all governmental or national security regulatory authorities and self-regulatory organizations and all courts and other tribunals, as are necessary to own, lease, license and operate its respective properties and to conduct its business in connection the manner described in the Confidential Information Memorandum and the SEC Filings, except where the failure to have any Authorization or Insurance License or to make any such filing or notice would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (B) has fulfilled and performed all material obligations necessary to maintain such Authorizations and Insurance Licenses. Except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect (A) each such Authorization and Insurance License is valid and in full force and effect and each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with any approvals reasonably sought in connection all the terms and conditions thereof and with the consummation rules and regulations of the Merger authorities and governing bodies having jurisdiction with respect thereto; and (collectivelyB) no event has occurred (including, without limitation, the “Regulatory Filings” receipt of any notice from any authority or governing body, the execution, delivery and theperformance of this Agreement by the Sellers, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the sale and delivery of the Series A Preferred Stock and the compliance by the Sellers with all of the provisions hereof and the consummation by the Sellers of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approvalin this Agreement) which allows or, consent, after notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and lapse of time of both, would allow, revocation, suspension or termination of any such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities Authorization or investments Insurance License or results or, after notice or lapse of such Stockholder time or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4both, an “Affiliate” would result in any impairment of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance rights of the Termination Dateholder of any such Authorization or Insurance License. Except as disclosed in the Confidential Information Memorandum and the SEC Filings, Parent may provide written notice no insurance regulatory agency or body has issued any order or decree impairing, restricting or prohibiting the payment of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 dividends of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect any Company Subsidiary to its shares of Common Stock; providedrespective parent which would reasonably be expected to have, however that Parent shall not terminate individually or in the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient fundsaggregate, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counselMaterial Adverse Effect.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Universal American Corp.)

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Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4As promptly as practicable but in no event later than ninety (90) days following the date of this Agreement, the Stockholder shallCenterState, and shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth assistance and cooperation of PBHC, shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC the Form S-4 together with the Proxy Statement which will be included in Section 6.4 Form S-4, which shall provide for the registration of the Merger Agreement, shares to supply and provide information that, the CenterState Common Stock to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable be issued as a result of, of the Merger. Each of CenterState and PBHC shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to respond as promptly as practicable to any written or pursuant to, oral comments from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Form S-4 or any related matters. Each of PBHC and CenterState shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Form S-4 declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing and to maintain such effectiveness for as long as necessary to consummate the Merger Agreement and the related financings other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Upon the Form S-4 being declared effective, PBHC shall thereafter mail or deliver the Proxy Statement to its shareholders. CenterState shall also use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all necessary state securities law or “Blue Sky” permits and transactionsapprovals required to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, and PBHC shall furnish all information required or concerning PBHC and the holders of PBHC Common Stock as may be reasonably requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively)such action. If at any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate time prior to the activities Effective Time any event occurs or investments of such Stockholder information relating to PBHC or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4CenterState, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made their respective affiliates, directors or officers, should be discovered by PBHC or CenterState that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to either the Form S-4 or the Proxy Statement, so that either such document would not include any misstatement of a debt material fact or an equity investment)omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance light of the Termination Datecircumstances under which they were made, Parent may provide written notice of not misleading, the Party that determination discovers such information shall promptly notify the other Party and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed with the SEC and, to the Stockholderextent required by applicable law, and Parent may elect disseminated to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the StockholderPBHC’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closingshareholders. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counsel.38

Appears in 1 contract

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

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4, The Seller Entities and the Stockholder shall, Buyer shall cooperate and shall use their all commercially reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates topromptly prepare and file all necessary documentation, use their reasonable best effortseffect all necessary applications, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 notices, petitions and filings and obtain all necessary permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required governmental authorities necessary or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactionsto obtain all required statutory approvals, including, without limitation, information required those described in Section 3(b)(iii) of the Disclosure Schedule. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Seller Entities and the Buyer shall cooperate and use all commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file any such applications, notices, petitions, filings and other documents no later than ten (10) days from the date hereof or requested as soon thereafter as practicable and shall thereafter cooperate to diligently prosecute all such applications, notices, petitions, filings and other documents. Each Party shall, consistent with applicable law, before making any applications, notices, petitions or filings, provide a copy thereof to the other Parties for their review and shall consider incorporating the comments of any other Party in good faith. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Buyer shall not take any action, directly or indirectly, that could reasonably be provided expected to cause any governmental authority to withhold or deny any permit, consent, approval or authorization set forth in Section 3(b)(iii) of the Disclosure Schedule. Each Party shall (i) promptly notify the other Parties of any written communication to that Party from any governmental authority and, subject to applicable law, permit the other Parties to review in advance any proposed written communication to any antitrust, financial of the foregoing; (ii) not agree to participate in any substantive meeting or national security regulatory authorities in connection discussion with any approvals reasonably sought governmental authority in connection with the consummation respect of the Merger (collectivelyany filings, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of investigation or inquiry concerning this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, unless it consults with the other Parties in advance and, to the extent permitted by such governmental authority, gives the Merger Agreement based other Parties the opportunity to attend and participate thereat; and (iii) furnish the other Parties with copies of all correspondence, filings, and communications (and memoranda setting forth the substance thereof) between it and its Affiliates and their respective Representatives on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholderone hand, and Parent may elect to terminate any government or regulatory authority or members or their respective staffs on the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) andother hand, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counselAgreement.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Uil Holdings Corp)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject The parties hereto shall cooperate with each other and use their best efforts (provided that the parties shall not be required to Section 4.4make any payments in excess of normal and usual filing fees) to prepare and file promptly, and in the Stockholder case of the HSR Filing, no later than five Business Days following the date hereof, all necessary documentation, to effect all applications, notices, petitions and filings, to obtain as promptly as reasonably practicable all Permits and all consents, approvals and authorizations of all third parties and Regulatory Agencies which are necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby (including all filings by Purchaser and its Affiliates with the SEC to effect the registration of Purchaser as an adviser under the Investment Advisers Act), and to comply fully with the terms and conditions of all such Permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all such Regulatory Agencies. Each of Purchaser and Guarantor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to register Purchaser as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act as soon as practicable. Purchaser and Seller shall, to the extent practicable, consult each other on, in each case subject to applicable Laws relating to the exchange of information, all the information relating to Seller or Purchaser, as the case may be, and shall use any of their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates, which appear in any filing made with, or written materials submitted to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings third party or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought Regulatory Agencies in connection with the consummation transactions contemplated hereby. In exercising the foregoing right, each of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” parties hereto shall act reasonably and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith as promptly as reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such informationpracticable. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection parties hereto agree that they will consult with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information each other with respect to the Stockholder obtaining of all Permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all third parties and Regulatory Agencies necessary or its affiliates without first providing advisable to consummate the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counseltransactions contemplated hereby.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Asset Purchase Agreement (Legg Mason Inc)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject The Company agrees to Section 4.4, the Stockholder shall, cooperate in good ------------------ faith with and shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 assist any Bank Holder or any of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to Bank Holder's Affiliates as such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities Bank Holder may reasonably request in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines United States regulatory issues that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information arise with respect to the Stockholder Company. Anything herein or in the Warrants to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that any Bank Holder or any of such Bank Holder's Affiliates shall determine that it is illegal or unduly burdensome, by reason of regulatory restriction, for such Bank Holder or such Affiliate to continue to hold some or all of the Warrants or its affiliates without first providing Warrant Shares or any other securities of the Stockholder Company held by it, such Bank Holder or such Affiliate, as the case may be, may sell or otherwise dispose of that portion of its Warrants or Warrant Shares, as the case may be, that such Bank Holder or such Affiliate determines to be appropriate in light of such regulatory restrictions in as prompt and its counsel orderly a reasonable opportunity to review manner as is reasonably necessary. The Company shall cooperate with and comment thereonassist such Bank Holder or such Affiliate, as the case may be, in disposing of such Warrants or Warrant Shares, and will give good faith consideration (without limiting the foregoing) at the request of such Bank Holder or such Affiliate, as the case may be, the Company shall provide (and authorize such Bank Holder or such Affiliate, as the case may be, to all reasonable additionsprovide) financial and other information concerning the Company to any prospective purchaser of the Warrants or Warrant Shares owned by such Bank Holder or such Affiliate, deletions or changes suggested by as the Stockholder case may be, subject to appropriate confidentiality arrangements. The provisions of this Section 4.06 shall inure solely to the benefit of such Bank Holders and its counseltheir Affiliates which are subject to the provisions of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (including Regulation Y promulgated thereunder).

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Warrant Agreement (Cambridge Industries Inc /De)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4, the Stockholder Each of Parent and Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, use their respective reasonable best efforts to: (i) take, or cause to be taken, and assist and cooperate with the other party in taking, all actions necessary, proper or advisable to comply promptly with all legal requirements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Merger and the Bank Merger), including obtaining any third-party consent or waiver that may be required to be obtained in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and, subject to the conditions set forth in Article VII, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (ii) obtain (and assist and cooperate with the other party in obtaining) any action, nonaction, permit, consent, authorization, order, clearance, waiver or approval of, or any exemption by, any Governmental Entity that is required or advisable in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, the “Regulatory Approvals”). The parties hereto shall cooperate with each other and prepare and file as promptly as practicable after the date hereof, but in any event within 45 days after the date of this Agreement, all necessary documentation, and effect all applications, notices, petitions and filings to obtain as promptly as practicable all actions, nonactions, permits, consents, authorizations, orders, clearances, waivers or approvals of all third parties and Governmental Entities that are necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Regulatory Approvals; provided, however, in no event shall either party be obligated to provide to the other party any confidential portions of such documentation prepared to effect any applications, notices, petitions or filings with respect to any Regulatory Approval. Each of Parent and Company shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to resolve any objections that may be asserted by any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection Entity with filings respect to this Agreement or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counselAgreement.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (First Western Financial Inc)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4applicable Law, each Party will furnish to each other all information required for any application or other filing to be made pursuant to any applicable Law in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and each such party shall promptly inform the other parties hereto of any oral communication with, and provide copies of written communications with, any Governmental Authority regarding any such filings or any such transaction. No Party will independently participate in any formal meeting with any Governmental Authority in respect of any such filings, investigation, or other inquiry without giving the other Parties prior notice of the meeting and, to the extent permitted by such Governmental Authority, the Stockholder shallopportunity to attend and/or participate. Subject to applicable Law, the Parties will consult and shall cooperate with one another in connection with any analyses, appearances, presentations, memoranda, briefs, arguments, opinions and proposals made or submitted by or on behalf of any Party relating to proceedings with respect to any approvals required in connection with the Transaction. Any party may, as it deems advisable and necessary, reasonably designate any competitively sensitive material provided to the other Parties under this Section 5.10 as “outside counsel only.” Such materials and the information contained therein will be given only to the outside legal counsel of the recipient and will not be disclosed by such outside counsel to employees, officers or directors or other Representatives of the recipient, unless express written permission is obtained in advance from the source of the materials. The Parties will take reasonable efforts to share information protected from disclosure under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine, joint defense privilege or any other privilege pursuant to this Section 5.10 in such a manner so as to preserve any applicable privilege. In the event that any Proceeding is instituted (or threatened to be instituted) by a Governmental Authority challenging the Transaction or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement, or any other Transaction Document, the Parties will cooperate in all respects with each other and will use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates tocontest and resist any such Proceeding and to have vacated, use their reasonable best effortslifted, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications underreversed, or relating tooverturned any Judgment, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result ofwhether temporary, preliminary, or pursuant topermanent, the Merger Agreement that is in effect and the related financings and transactionsthat prohibits, includingprevents, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the restricts consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counselAgreement.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (Landsea Homes Corp)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Without limiting the generality of Section 4.46.3, the Stockholder each of Seller and Purchaser shall, and shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates respective Subsidiaries to, use their reasonable best efforts(i) as promptly as practicable, consistent make any filing with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement FTC and the related financings DOJ required under the HSR Act with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements, (ii) as promptly as practicable, make or cause its Subsidiaries to make any material filing or notice required under any Other Relevant Antitrust Law or other Governmental Rule applicable to the Transaction Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby and transactions(iii) as promptly as practicable, including, without limitation, provide any supplemental information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation HSR Act, Other Relevant Antitrust Law or such other Governmental Rules as promptly as practicable after such request is made. Each of Seller and Purchaser shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to, furnish to the other such information and assistance as the other may reasonably request in connection with its preparation of any such filing or notice which 45 is necessary under the HSR Act, Other Relevant Antitrust Law or such other Governmental Rules or which is otherwise requested by the FTC or DOJ or other Governmental Authority in the course of any review of the Merger (collectivelytransactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements. Seller and Purchaser shall keep each other apprised of the status of any communications with, and inquiries or requests for additional information from, the “Regulatory Filings” FTC and theDOJ or any other Governmental Authority. Without limiting the generality of Section 6.3, “Regulatory Disclosures”promptly following the execution and delivery by the parties of this Agreement, respectively). If any the Parties shall, to the extent necessary and where practicable and allowed by the applicable Governmental Authority seeks upon consultation with each other, enter into discussions with the Governmental Authorities from whom consents or non-actions are required to prevent be obtained in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act Transaction Agreements in an effort to obtain all such required consents or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a non-actions from such Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) andAuthorities, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement each case with respect to its shares of Common Stock; providedthe transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant so as to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on enable the Closing Dateto occur as soon as reasonably possible. Purchaser shall, at Purchaser’s sole cost, use reasonable best efforts to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privilegedtake, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or cause to be taken, any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privilegedall actions and do, or confidential information may only cause to be provided on a counsel-only basis done, any and all things necessary, proper or directly advisable to the applicable avoid, eliminate and resolve each and every impediment and obtain such Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications approvals in connection with the Merger pursuant consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, as promptly as practicable. However, Purchaser shall not, in order to comply with its obligations contained in this Section 6.4, have any obligation to (A) sell or otherwise dispose of, or hold separate and agree to sell or otherwise dispose of specific assets or categories of assets or businesses of the Crimson Business or any of Purchaser’s other assets or businesses now owned or presently or hereafter sought to be acquired by Purchaser; (B) terminate any existing relationships and contractual rights and obligations; (C) amend or terminate existing Contracts and to enter into new Contracts; or (D) make any behavioral commitments or otherwise commit to any Antitrust Laws without Parentactions that would limit or modify Purchaser’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing Affiliate’s rights of ownership in, or ability to conduct the Stockholder and business of, one or more of its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereonoperations, and will divisions, businesses, product lines, customers or assets, including, after the Closing, the Crimson Business or any of the Acquired Assets; provided that Purchaser shall give good faith consideration to all requests for such action. Purchaser, in the event that any permanent or preliminary injunction or other order is entered or becomes reasonably foreseeable to be entered in any proceeding that would make consummation of the acquisition of the Acquired Assets, the Crimson Business or the other transactions contemplated hereby in accordance with the terms of this Agreement unlawful or that would prevent or delay consummation of the acquisition of the Acquired Assets, Crimson Business or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Purchaser shall use its reasonable additionsefforts necessary to vacate, deletions modify or changes suggested suspend such injunction or order so as to permit such consummation on a schedule as close as possible to that contemplated by the Stockholder and this Agreement unless Purchaser decides, in good faith, that litigation is not in its counselbest interests.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Asset Purchase Agreement (Brooks Automation Inc)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4, the Stockholder shallBuyer and Seller shall use, and Seller shall use cause each Seller Entity other than Seller to use, their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Each of the parties hereto shall use their its reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, efforts to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications undertake, or relating tocause to be taken, applicable laws that are required all appropriate actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, under Applicable Laws and regulations to consummate and make effective the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactionstransactions contemplated herein, including, without limitation, information (i) cooperating with the other in the preparation and filing of all forms, notifications, reports and information, if any, required or requested to be provided reasonably deemed advisable pursuant to any antitrustlaw, financial statute, rule or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with regulation including the consummation of the Merger Commission (collectivelyincluding, without limitation, the “Regulatory Filings” filing of any amendments to Form ADV), NASD, NYSE and theother stock exchange rules, “Regulatory Disclosures”(ii) using its reasonable best efforts to obtain all licenses, respectively). If permits, consents, approvals, authorizations, qualifications and orders of any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent Entity or other Persons (as are necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), (iii) making on a prompt and timely basis all governmental or regulatory notifications and filings required to be made by it for the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” consummation of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder transactions contemplated hereby, (iv) defending all Legal Proceedings challenging this Agreement or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance consummation of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice transactions contemplated hereby and to lift or rescind any injunction or restraining Order or other Order adversely affecting the ability of that determination the parties to consummate the Stockholdertransactions contemplated hereby, and Parent (v) executing and delivering such additional instruments and other documents and shall take such further actions as may elect be necessary or appropriate to terminate effectuate, carry out and comply with all of the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 terms of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closingtransactions contemplated hereby. Parent Each party shall promptly provide advise the Company with a copy other party of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information developments with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counselforegoing matters.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Purchase Agreement (Fahnestock Viner Holdings Inc)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4, the Stockholder shall, and shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary hereinset forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the Stockholder may designate Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, acknowledges and agrees that (i) any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privilegedapproval of the Gaming Authorities of this Agreement, or confidential information in respect any amendment hereto, does not constitute approval, either express or implied, of the Stockholder Collateral Agent to take any actions or exercise any remedies provided for in this Agreement, for which separate prior approval by the Gaming Authorities may be required by the Gaming Laws and for which licensure or suitability of the Collateral Agent and/or the other Secured Parties may be required; and (ii) the Collateral Agent, the other Secured Parties and their respective successors and assigns may be subject to being called forward by the Gaming Authorities, in their sole and absolute discretion, for licensure or a finding of suitability in order to remain entitled to the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Without limitation of the foregoing, the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, acknowledges and agrees that certain of its Affiliates as exclusive rights, remedies and powers under this Agreement may be exercised only to the Stockholder extent that the exercise thereof does not violate any applicable provisions of the Gaming Laws and only to the Stockholder may provide extent that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly required approvals (including prior approvals) are obtained from the requisite Gaming Authorities. The Collateral Agent agrees to cooperate with the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications Gaming Authorities in connection with the Merger pursuant administration of their regulatory jurisdiction over the Grantors, including, without limitation (to the extent not inconsistent with the internal policies of the Collateral Agent or any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not applicable legal or regulatory restrictions), the provision of such documents or other information as may be requested by any such Gaming Authorities relating to be unreasonably withheldthe Collateral Agent, delayed or conditioned). Parent the Grantors or the Company Loan Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, each Grantor expressly authorizes the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties to cooperate with the applicable Gaming Authorities as described above. The parties acknowledge that the provisions of this Section 12.4(a) shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to be for the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing benefit of the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counselGrantors.

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Samples: Loan Agreement (Caesars Acquisition Co)

Regulatory Matters. Within five (a5) Subject to Section 4.4, the Stockholder shall, and shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on business days after the Closing Date, Seller shall submit to fund the Required Amount FDA a letter authorizing the transfer of ownership of the NDA from Seller to Buyer (the “Transfer Letter”), attached hereto as Exhibit H. Concurrently with or immediately after Buyer’s receipt of notice from Seller of its submission of the Transfer Letter to FDA, Buyer shall execute and submit to the FDA a letter, accompanied by Seller’s Transfer Letter, acknowledging Buyer’s commitment to assume ownership of the NDA. As of the Closing Date, except as otherwise set forth in this Section 7.7, Buyer shall be solely responsible for taking any actions necessary to (a) obtain any documentation required to maintain the NDA in the Territory or obtain any further authorizations under any Law in the Territory, and (iib) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company otherwise comply with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information Law with respect to the Stockholder Regulatory Authorizations in the Territory. As of the Closing Date, Buyer shall be solely responsible for investigating and reporting adverse experiences for the Product to any Governmental Authorities in the Territory and addressing any such Governmental Authorities’ inquiries related to the safety of the Product; provided, however, that Seller shall provide reasonable assistance and cooperation to Buyer to the extent any such investigations or its affiliates without first providing inquiries related to the Stockholder sale of Product prior to the Closing Date by or on behalf of Seller. As of the Closing Date, Buyer shall be solely responsible for addressing any person’s medical inquiries or complaints relating to the Product in the Territory; provided, however, that Seller shall provide reasonable assistance and its counsel a reasonable opportunity cooperation to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration Buyer to all reasonable additions, deletions the extent any such inquiries or changes suggested complaints related to the sale of Product prior to the Closing Date by the Stockholder and its counselor on behalf of Seller.

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Samples: Asset Purchase Agreement (Apricus Biosciences, Inc.)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to the limitations imposed by Section 4.45.17(b), the Stockholder shallparties hereto shall cooperate with each other and use Commercially Reasonable Efforts promptly to prepare and file all necessary documentation, to effect all applications, notices, petitions and filings, and to obtain as promptly as practicable all Consents of all third parties and Governmental Entities which are necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including without limitation the Merger); for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall use apply to any and all applications, notices, petitions and filings, made by Parent and Merger Sub, in their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates tosole discretion, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting Entity that regulates the gaming industry and investigation or change in control approval process arising therefrom. Notwithstanding the foregoing, other than with respect to Michigan (as defined in (b) below), if the Company and/or the Company Member, as applicable, reasonably determines, based upon factual information and well-reasoned analysis, that any Governmental Entity is unwilling to grant such Consents based solely upon the prior history of Par-4, Inc., then the Company and/or the Company Member, as applicable, shall not be required under this section to submit any documentation to such Governmental Entity; provided that the Company and/or the Company Member, as applicable, shall provide to the Parent and Merger Sub prompt written notice of its determination, which notice shall include the name of the applicable jurisdiction and a reasonably detailed description of the factual information and analysis used to make such determination. The Company and Parent shall have the right to review in connection advance, and to the extent practicable each will reasonably consult with filings the other on, in each case subject to Applicable Laws relating to the exchange of information, all the information relating to the Company, the Company Member, Parent or notifications underMerger Sub, as the case may be, which appear in any filing made with or relating written materials submitted to, applicable laws that are required any third party or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought Governmental Entity in connection with the consummation transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In exercising the foregoing right, each of the Merger (collectively, parties hereto shall act reasonably and as promptly as practicable. The parties hereto agree that they will reasonably consult with each other with respect to the “Regulatory Filings” obtaining of all Consents of all third parties and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks Entities necessary to prevent consummate the consummation transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each party will keep the other reasonably apprised of the status of matters relating to completion of the transactions contemplated by herein. Parent (or Merger Sub as the Merger Agreement based on case may be) and the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates Company (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 Company Member, as the case may be) shall promptly furnish each other with copies of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of written communications received by Parent, Merger Sub, the Company Company, and the Company’s Subsidiaries on Company Member, as the Closing Datecase may be, from or delivered by any of the foregoing to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of from, any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information Governmental Entity in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such informationtransactions contemplated hereby. The Stockholder shall parties agree that if any jurisdiction requires the Company and/or the Company Member to withdraw or surrender an application (a “Withdrawal”), such Withdrawal is not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not deemed to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counselConsent hereunder.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Ag&e Holdings Inc.)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to Section 4.4, be material to the Stockholder shall, and shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 business of the Merger AgreementAcquired Companies, taken as a whole: (i) the Acquired Companies own, possess or validly have the right to supply use all permits required to research, develop, manufacture, market, commercialize, distribute and provide information thatsell its products; (ii) all products of the Acquired Companies are and, since January 1, 2019, have been researched, developed, manufactured and marketed in accordance with applicable specifications, Permits and applicable Laws, including GMPs, GLPs, GCPs, GDPs and GVPs; (iii) since January 1, 2019, (A) no product of the Acquired Companies or manufacturing site has shut down, been subject to such Stockholder’s knowledgeany import or export prohibition, is complete received any FDA Form 483 or other Governmental Body notice of inspectional observations, “warning letters,” “untitled letters” or requests or requirements to make changes to any product of the Acquired Companies or any manufacturing operations for any product of the Acquired Companies and accurate (B) there have been no recalls, field notifications, field corrections, warnings, “dear doctor” letters, investigator notices, safety alerts or other written notices of action issued by a Governmental Body or the Acquired Companies relating to an alleged lack of safety, efficacy, or regulatory compliance of any product of the Acquired Companies (collectively, “Safety Notices”). Each Acquired Company has complied in all material respects with its obligations to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection make filings, declarations, listings, registrations, reports or submissions with filings or notifications under, or relating to, the applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, regulatory authorities (including the Merger Agreement FDA and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act DEA or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions Body performing functions similar to those performed by the Governmental Authority relate FDA and the DEA) relating to Acquired Company drug products, including but not limited to adverse event reports. Except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to be material to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” business of the Stockholder shall include Acquired Companies, taken as a whole, no written deficiencies have been asserted by any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the applicable Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement Body with respect to its shares of Common Stock; providedany such filings, however that Parent shall declarations, listing, registrations, reports or submissions. (b) Except as would not terminate reasonably be expected, individually or in the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant aggregate, to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal be material to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements business of the Acquired Companies, taken as a whole, no Acquired Company has (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added made an untrue statement of a material fact statement to the proceeds FDA or any Governmental Body, (ii) failed to disclose a material fact required to be disclosed to the FDA or (iii) committed any other act, made any statement or failed to make any statement, that (in any such case) establishes a reasonable basis for the FDA to invoke its Fraud, Untrue Statements of Material Facts, Bribery, and Illegal Gratuities Final Policy. As of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger SubAgreement Date, the Company and is not the subject of any pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company’s Subsidiaries on , threatened investigation by the Closing DateFDA pursuant to its Fraud, Untrue Statements of Material Facts, Bribery, and Illegal Gratuities Final Policy. Neither any of the Acquired Companies nor, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new Knowledge of the Company, any officers, directors, employees, agents or additional conditions clinical investigators of any of the Acquired Companies or, to the receipt Acquired Companies’ Knowledge, anyone acting on behalf of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary hereinAcquired Companies, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitiveis, legally privilegedhas been, or confidential information is threatened in respect of the Stockholder writing to be: (i) excluded, debarred, suspended or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counsel.otherwise

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Tender and Support Agreement (Biodelivery Sciences International Inc)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4Target and Acquiror shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and Acquiror shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC the Form S-4, in which the Stockholder shall, Proxy Statement/Prospectus will be included as a prospectus. Each of Target and Acquiror shall use their reasonable best efforts in consultation with their respective legal counsel to cause their Affiliates tohave the Form S-4 declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing, and Target shall thereafter promptly mail or deliver the Proxy Statement/Prospectus to its shareholders. Acquiror shall also use their its reasonable best efforts, consistent with efforts to obtain all necessary state securities law or “Blue Sky” permits and approvals required to carry out the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to supply and provide Target shall furnish all information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement concerning Target and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or holders of Target Capital Stock as may be reasonably requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought such action. If at any time prior to or after the Effective Time any information relating to any of the parties, or their respective affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by a party, which information should be set forth in connection an amendment or supplement to any of the Form S-4 or the Proxy Statement/Prospectus so that such documents would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the party which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and, to the extent required by law, rules or regulations, an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” SEC and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based disseminated or made available on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate SEC’s XXXXX database to the activities shareholders of Acquiror and mailed or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination delivered to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 shareholders of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counselTarget.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc)

Regulatory Matters. Parent shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC the Form S-4 and a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (a“Form S-1”) Subject to Section 4.4for the registration of the shares of Parent Common Stock held by the stockholders listed on Exhibit B. Each of Parent, the Stockholder shall, EG I and EG shall use their commercially reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, have the Form S-4 declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing. Parent shall also use their its commercially reasonable best efforts, consistent with efforts to obtain all necessary state securities law or “blue sky” permits and approvals required to carry out the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to supply and provide each EG and EG I shall furnish all information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable concerning their respective companies as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or may be reasonably requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals such action. Each of Parent, EG and EG I shall, as promptly as reasonably sought practicable after receipt thereof, provide the other party copies of any written comments and advise the other party of any oral comments, with respect to the Form S-4 and Form S-1 received from the SEC. Parent shall also advise each EG and EG I, as promptly as reasonably practicable after receipt of notice thereof, of the time when the Form S-4 or Form S-1 has become effective, the issuance of any stop order, or the suspensions of the qualification of the Parent Common Stock issuable in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” Mergers for offering or sale in any jurisdiction. The parties shall cooperate and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company other with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, on any amendment or supplement to the Form S-4 and Form S-1 prior to filing such with the SEC and will give good faith consideration provide each other with a copy of all such filings with the SEC to all reasonable additionsthe extent not otherwise publicly available. If at any time prior to the Effective Time, deletions Parent, EG or changes suggested EG I has knowledge of any information relating to Parent, EG or EG I, or any of their respective officers, directors or other affiliates, which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Form S-4 and Form S-1, so that any such document would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the party which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other party and, to the extent required by applicable laws, an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed with the Stockholder SEC and, to the extent required under applicable law, disseminated to the EG Shareholders and its counselEG I Members.

Appears in 1 contract

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

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4, the Stockholder shall, and shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 If any of the Merger Agreementfollowing occurs: (A) any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of a Credit Party receives written notification from FDA, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act EMA or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate equivalent to the activities FDA or investments EMA and recognized as the health authority with primary responsibility for granting marketing approval in a foreign country which written notification is reasonably likely to result in the Product being withdrawn from the market and/or the Product approval and/or marketing authorization to be withdrawn, if the revenue attributable to the affected Product in the affected market constitutes more than 25% of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” Consolidated Revenue of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of Borrower and its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment)Subsidiaries, then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance calculated as of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions four fiscal quarter period most recently ended prior to the receipt of such financing relative the written notification for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to the Commitment Letters that could impair Section 5.2(a); (B) FDA, CMS, EMA or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with any other Government Authority initiates enforcement action, including without limitations, a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary hereinWarning Letter, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitiveseizure, legally privilegedan injunction, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder administrative procedure, against any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information Credit Party with respect to the Stockholder Products or the manufacturing facilities therefor, that causes the Credit Party or Subsidiary of a Credit Party to discontinue or suspend the sale of, or withdraw, any of its affiliates without first providing Products or causes a delay in the Stockholder and its counsel approval or offering of any Product, which discontinuation, withdrawal or delay would reasonably be expected to last for more than 90 days (or, if a reasonable opportunity resolution to review and comment thereonsuch discontinuation , suspension of sale, withdrawal or delay is being pursued in good faith through appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, and will give good faith consideration solely if the applicable event or circumstance has not actually resulted in a Material Adverse Change at the time, an additional 30 days thereafter), in each case if the impact on revenue resulting from such discontinuation, suspension, withdrawal or delay, would be more than 25% of Consolidated Revenue calculated as of the four fiscal quarter period most recently ended prior to all reasonable additionsthe initiation of the enforcement action for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.2(a); (C) any Credit Party recalls any of its Products that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change; or (D) any Credit Party enters into a settlement agreement with the FDA, deletions CMS, EMA or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counselany other Governmental Authority that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Loan Agreement (Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject Upon the terms and subject to Section 4.4the conditions set forth in this Agreement, each of the Stockholder shallCompany, Merger Sub and Parent shall cooperate with each other and use (and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries, and shall use in the case of Parent, cause the Parent Control Persons, to use) their respective reasonable best efforts to promptly take or cause their Affiliates toto be taken all actions, use their and do or cause to be done all things, necessary, proper or advisable under this Agreement and applicable Laws to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner reasonably practicable, the Merger and the other Transactions, including using reasonable best effortsefforts to (i) prepare and file promptly and fully all documentation to effect all necessary filings, consistent with notices, petitions, statements, registrations, submissions of information, applications and other documents, and (ii) obtain as soon as reasonably practicable all Consents required to be obtained from any Governmental Entity or third party that are necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the time frames Merger and the other Transactions, including those consents set forth in Section 6.4 8.1(a)-1 of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, Company Disclosure Schedules (the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions“Required Consents”), including, without limitationwith respect to such Required Consents, information required by using reasonable best efforts to take such steps as may be necessary to avoid a Proceeding by, any Governmental Entity and (iii) cooperate with each other to lift any injunctions or requested remove any other impediment to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectivelyTransactions. Except as may be expressly required by Law, the “Regulatory Filings” it is expressly acknowledged and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated agreed by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations of Parent and Merger Sub under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement to consummate the Transactions (in which case including the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminateMerger) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled are not subject to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect any conditions relating to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and any third-party consents other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund than the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions Consents. All filing fees to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information be paid in respect of the Stockholder or submission of the Form A Filings shall be borne by Parent. The Company and Parent shall have the right to review in advance, and each will consult the other to provide any of its Affiliates as exclusive necessary information with respect to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privilegedall filings made with, or confidential information may only be provided on additional written materials submitted to, any Governmental Entity whose consent is a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications Required Consent in connection with the Merger pursuant or any other Transaction. Subject to applicable Law or any request made by any applicable Governmental Entity (including the staff thereof), the Company and Parent shall each promptly inform the other Party and, if in writing, furnish the other Party with copies of (or, in the case of oral communications, advise the other Party orally of) any communication from or with any Governmental Entity whose consent is a Required Consent regarding the Merger and the other Transactions, and permit the other Party to review in advance any proposed communication by such Party to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written Governmental Entity whose consent is a Required Consent and provide the other Party with the opportunity to participate in any meeting with any Governmental Entity whose consent is a Required Consent whether telephonic or in person, in respect of any filing, investigation or other inquiry in connection with the Transactions (other than non-substantive scheduling or administrative calls that are not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditionedscheduled in advance). Parent If any Party receives a request for additional information or the Company shall not file documentary material from any Regulatory Filings that contain information Governmental Entity whose consent is a Required Consent with respect to the Stockholder Merger, then such Party shall use reasonable best efforts to make, or cause to be made, promptly and after consultation with the other Party, an appropriate response in compliance with such request. Subject to applicable Laws or any request made by any applicable Governmental Entity (including the staff thereof), the Company and Parent shall each furnish to each other copies of all correspondence, filings and written communications between it and any such Governmental Entity whose consent is a Required Consent with respect to this Agreement, the Merger and the other Transactions and use reasonable best efforts to furnish the other Party with such necessary information and reasonable assistance as the other Party may reasonably request in connection with its affiliates without first providing preparation of filings or submissions of information to any such Governmental Entity whose consent is a Required Consent; provided, however, that materials provided pursuant to this Section 8.1(a) may be redacted (w) to remove any personal information about any individual, (x) to remove references concerning the Stockholder valuation of the Company, (y) as necessary to comply with contractual obligations and (z) as necessary to address reasonable legal privilege and work product protection concerns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Party shall be required to disclose to the other Party any of its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereonor its’ Affiliates’ (or any Parent Control Person’s or Parent Related Person’s, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additionsin the case of Parent) confidential competitive information or any personally identifiable information of their respective directors, deletions officers or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counselother applicable individuals.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (National Western Life Group, Inc.)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Stockholder shall, Parent and Buyer shall use their respective reasonable best efforts efforts, and Seller shall cause each of the Companies and the Companies' respective Subsidiaries to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with to promptly take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under this Agreement and Applicable Laws and regulations to consummate the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 transactions contemplated by this Agreement as soon as practicable after the date hereof, including (i) preparing as promptly as practicable all necessary applications, notices, petitions, filings, ruling requests, and other documents and to obtain as promptly as practicable all consents, waivers, licenses, orders, registrations, approvals, Permits, rulings, authorizations, clearances, and expirations or terminations of the Merger Agreement, waiting periods necessary or advisable to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to be obtained from any third party and/or any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, order to consummate the Merger transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” Required Approvals”), and the(ii) promptly taking all actions as may be necessary to obtain all such Required Approvals; provided that, “Regulatory Disclosures”notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, respectively)nothing contained herein shall be deemed to require any party hereto to take any action, or commit to take any action, or agree to any condition or restriction, in connection with obtaining the Required Approvals, that would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. If any Governmental Authority seeks In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, and to prevent the consummation extent such action has not been previously taken prior to the date hereof, each such party hereto agrees (A) to make an appropriate and complete filing of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act with respect to the transactions contemplated by hereby within ten (10) Business Days of the Merger Agreement based on date of this Agreement, (B) to make all other required filings pursuant to other Applicable Laws with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby as promptly as practicable and (C) not to extend any waiting period under the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws Regulatory Law, or based on enter into any agreement with the FTC, the DOJ or any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions not to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4Agreement, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection except with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent of the other parties hereto (which shall not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed conditioned or conditioneddelayed). Parent and Buyer shall, and Seller shall cause each of the Companies and the Companies' respective Subsidiaries to, supply as promptly as practicable any additional information or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings documentary material that contain information with respect may be requested pursuant to the Stockholder HSR Act or any other Applicable Law and use its affiliates without first providing best efforts to take all other actions necessary, proper or advisable to cause the Stockholder expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods under the HSR Act and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counselany other Applicable Law as soon as possible.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Harland Clarke Holdings Corp)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject USB shall promptly prepare and file the Registration Statement with the SEC. USB shall use all reasonable efforts to Section 4.4, have the Stockholder shallRegistration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing, and USB shall thereafter mail the Proxy Statement/Prospectus to its stockholders. FBI shall mail the Proxy Statement/Prospectus to its stockholders simultaneously with delivery of notice of the meeting of Stockholders called to approve the Merger. USB shall also use their all reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with obtain all necessary state securities law or "Blue Sky" permits and approvals required to carry out the time frames set forth transaction provided for in Section 6.4 of the Merger this Agreement, to supply and provide FBI shall furnish all information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement concerning FBI and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or holders of its common stock as may be reasonably requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with such action. If at any time priorto the consummation Effective Time of the Merger (collectivelyany event shall occur which should be set forth in an amendment of, or a supplement to, the “Regulatory Filings” Proxy Statement/Prospectus, FBI will promptly inform USB and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively)cooperate and assist USB in preparing such amend- ment or supplement and mailing the same to the stockholders of FBI. If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation As of the transactions contemplated by date of the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes execution of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the StockholderAgreement, and Parent may elect to terminate assuming the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 absence of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) andany additional material factors, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient fundsunless the Board of Directors of FBI in its good faith judgment determines that it is otherwise required by law, when added it is the intent of the Board of Directors of FBI that the Proxy Statement/Prospectus shall contain the recommendation of the Board of Directors of FBI in favor of the Merger and, subject to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Subforegoing, the Company Board of Directors shall recommend that the holders of FBI Common Stock vote for and adopt the Company’s Subsidiaries on Merger provided for in the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount Proxy Statement/Prospectus and this Agreement and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions unless the Board of Directors of USB in its good faith judgment determines that it is otherwise required by law, it is the intent of the Board of Directors of USB that the Proxy Statement/Prospectus shall contain the recommendation of the Board of Directors of USB in favor of the Merger and, subject to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary hereinforegoing, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures Board of Directors of USB shall recommend that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect the holders of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder USB Common Stock vote for and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with adopt the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or provided for in the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder Proxy Statement/ Prospectus and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counselthis Agreement.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (United Security Bancshares Inc)

Regulatory Matters. (a) As promptly as practicable after the execution of this Agreement, the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC the Proxy Statement (which shall be the same as the proxy statement/prospectus filed by Parent with the Registration Statement), and Parent shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-4 to register the Parent Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Merger (the "Registration Statement"). Each of the Company and Parent shall use their reasonable best efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing, and the Company shall thereafter, as promptly as practicable, mail or deliver the Proxy Statement to the Company Stockholders. Parent shall also use its reasonable best efforts to obtain all necessary state securities Law or blue sky permits and approvals required to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the Company shall furnish all information concerning the Company and the holders of the Company capital stock as may be reasonably requested by Parent in connection with any such action. (b) Subject to Section 4.46.1(d), each of the Company and Parent shall cooperate with each other and use (and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to use) their reasonable best efforts to file in connection with the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby as soon as practicable (i) notifications under the HSR Act, and (ii) such notifications and filings as may be required under any other Antitrust Laws (as defined below). Subject to Section 6.1(d), the Stockholder Company and Parent shall use their reasonable best efforts to take all action necessary, proper and advisable under applicable Antitrust Laws and regulations with respect to the following: (x) to cause the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods under the HSR Act as soon as practicable, including, without limitation, by responding as promptly as practicable to any inquiries received from the Federal Trade Commission (the "FTC") or the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (the "Antitrust Division") or any state or local governmental entity for additional information or documentation, (y) with regard to the supernational and multinational authorities to cause the expiration or termination of applicable waiting periods, the satisfaction of such other filing requirements, or the issuance of such approvals, consents or authorizations as may be required with respect to the Antitrust Laws of any foreign jurisdiction, and (z) to avoid the entry of any decree, judgment, injunction or other order, whether temporary, preliminary or permanent, under any Antitrust Law, that would have the effect of prohibiting, preventing or restricting consummation of such transactions. The Company and Parent shall, in connection with the efforts to obtain all requisite approvals and authorizations for the transactions contemplated by this Merger Agreement under Antitrust Laws, (i) cooperate with each other in connection with any filing or submission and in connection with any investigation or other inquiry; (ii) promptly inform the other party of any communication to it from any Governmental Entity and permit the other party to review in advance any proposed communication from it to any Governmental Entity or third party (other than documents containing confidential business information that shall be shared only with outside counsel to the non-filing party); and (iii) consult with the other party in advance of arranging for or participating in any meeting with any Governmental Entity in respect of any filings, investigation or other inquiry. The Company shall not enter into any proposed understanding, undertaking or agreement with any Governmental Entity in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Merger Agreement without the prior written consent of Parent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company and Parent shall make all necessary filings in connection with any other Company Required Approvals and Parent Required Approvals promptly following the date of this Agreement, and shall use their reasonable best efforts to furnish or cause their Affiliates toto be furnished, as promptly as practicable, all information, documents and access to knowledgeable persons requested with respect to such and shall otherwise cooperate with the applicable Governmental Entity in order to obtain any such approvals. Subject to Section 6.1(d), each of the Company and Parent shall use their its reasonable best effortsefforts to resolve such objections, consistent if any, as any Governmental Entity may assert with respect to this Agreement and the time frames set forth transactions contemplated hereby in as expeditious a manner as possible. Subject to Section 6.4 6.1(d), in the event that a suit is instituted by any person or Governmental Entity challenging this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby as violative of applicable U.S., state, local or foreign antitrust, competition or other laws, each of the Merger Company and Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to resist or resolve such suit. (c) "Antitrust Law" means the Xxxxxxx Act, as amended, the Xxxxxxx Act, as amended, the HSR Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended, all other federal, state, or foreign statutes, rules, regulations, orders, decrees, administrative and judicial doctrines, and other laws that are designed or intended to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization, creating or enhancing a dominant position, restraint of trade or lessening of competition through merger or acquisition. (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to supply and provide information thatunder no circumstances shall Parent be obligated, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings its efforts to obtain any required consent or notifications underapproval of a Governmental Entity, or relating toto take any action that, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result ofin the reasonable judgment of Parent, or pursuant to, would reasonably be expected to materially impair the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested overall benefits expected to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the realized by Parent from consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counselMerger.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Sundstrand Corp /De/)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4, the Stockholder Each of Parent and Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, use their respective reasonable best efforts to (i) take, or cause to be taken, and assist and cooperate with the other party in taking, all actions necessary, proper or advisable to comply promptly with all legal requirements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, including obtaining any third-party consent or waiver that may be required to be obtained in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and, subject to the conditions set forth in Article VII, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby (including, for purposes of this Section 6.1, actions required in order to continue any contract or agreement of Company or its Subsidiaries following Closing or to avoid any penalty or other fee under such contracts and agreements, in each case arising in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby) and (ii) obtain (and assist and cooperate with the other party in obtaining) any action, nonaction, permit, consent, authorization, order, clearance, waiver or approval of, or any exemption by, any Governmental Entity that is required or advisable in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, the “Regulatory Approvals”). The parties hereto shall cooperate with each other and prepare and file, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof, all necessary documentation, and effect all applications, notices, petitions and filings (including, if required, notification under the HSR Act or any other antitrust or competition Law), to obtain as promptly as practicable all actions, nonactions, permits, consents, authorizations, orders, clearances, waivers or approvals of all third parties and Governmental Entities that are necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Regulatory Approvals. Each of Parent and Company shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to resolve any objections that may be asserted by any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection Entity with filings respect to this Agreement or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything set forth in this Agreement, under no circumstances shall Parent or Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approvalSub be required, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or Company and its Affiliates Subsidiaries shall not be permitted (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company without Parent’s written consent in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investmentsole discretion), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Dateto take any action, Parent may provide written notice of that determination or commit to the Stockholdertake any action, and Parent may elect or agree to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) andany condition or restriction, in that contextinvolving Parent, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter Company or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement their respective Subsidiaries pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first 6.1 or otherwise in connection with obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide the foregoing actions, nonactions, permits, consents, authorizations, orders, clearances, waivers or approvals, that would have, or would be reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or a Parent with funds Material Adverse Affect in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity respect of Parent, Merger Sub, the or Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in each case measured on a scale relative to Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole (a “Materially Burdensome Regulatory Condition”); provided that, if requested by Parent, then Company and its Subsidiaries will take or commit to take any such action, or agree to any such condition or restriction, so long as such action, commitment, agreement, condition or restriction is binding on Company and its Subsidiaries only in the Company’s Subsidiaries on event the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counseloccurs.

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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (First Pactrust Bancorp Inc)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject NCC shall prepare the S-4 Registration Statement as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date hereof. Assuming that PBI promptly furnishes all information concerning the PBI Companies needed for preparation of the S-4 Registration Statement, NCC shall use commercially reasonable efforts to Section 4.4file the S-4 Registration Statement with the SEC within 90 days following the date hereof. NCC shall use commercially reasonable efforts to have the S-4 Registration Statement declared effective under the 1933 Act as promptly as reasonably practicable after such filing. As promptly as reasonably practicable after the S-4 Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC, PBI shall mail the Stockholder shallProxy Statement/Prospectus to its stockholders simultaneously with delivery of notice of the PBI Stockholders’ Meeting. NCC shall also use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all necessary state securities Law Permits and approvals required to carry out the transactions provided for in this Agreement, and PBI shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide furnish all information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement concerning PBI and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or holders of PBI Common Stock as may be requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought such action. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any event shall occur that should be set forth in connection an amendment of, or a supplement to, the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, PBI will promptly inform NCC and cooperate and assist NCC in preparing such amendment or supplement and mailing the same to the stockholders of PBI. Subject to Section 10.1(k) of this Agreement, the PBI Board shall unanimously recommend that the holders of PBI Common Stock vote for and adopt the Merger provided for in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and this Agreement. In accordance with the listing rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market, NCC shall either, as applicable: (i) cause the shares of NCC Common Stock issuable to holders of PBI Common Stock upon consummation of the Merger to be approved for listing on Nasdaq on or prior to the Closing Date or (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation ii) notify Nasdaq of the transactions contemplated by issuance of the shares of NCC Common Stock in the Merger Agreement based on within the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on requisite time period after the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counsel.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (National Commerce Corp)

Regulatory Matters. If any of the following occurs: (ai) Subject (A) any Key Permit or any of the Borrower’s or any of Subsidiary’s material rights or interests thereunder is terminated or amended in any manner adverse to Section 4.4the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in any material respect and such termination or amendment is not otherwise revoked within [**] days (or, the Stockholder shallif a resolution to such revocation is being pursued in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, and shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with solely if the time frames set forth applicable event or circumstance has not actually resulted in Section 6.4 a reduction of revenues that is in excess of the Merger Agreementthreshold described in the definition of Material Impact, an additional [**] days thereafter) after the occurrence thereof; (B) the FDA, CMS, EMA or any other Governmental Authority (x) terminates, or delivers a letter or other written communication to supply and provide information thatthe Borrower or its Subsidiaries asserting that any Specified Product lacks, a required Key Permit, which termination or assertion is not withdrawn or otherwise resolved within [**] days (or, if a resolution to such Stockholderwithdrawal is being pursued in good faith through appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, and solely if the applicable event or circumstance has not actually resulted in a reduction of revenues that is in excess of the threshold described in the definition of Material Impact, an additional [**] days thereafter) after such Person’s knowledgereceipt of such termination, is complete and accurate in all material respects letter or other written communication or (y) initiates enforcement action against or issues a warning letter with respect to the Borrower or any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications underof the Subsidiaries, or relating toany of their Specified Products or the Health Care Activities therefor, applicable laws that are required causes the Borrower or advisable as a result such Subsidiary to discontinue or suspend the sale of, or pursuant towithdraw from the market, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made Specified Products, which discontinuance, suspension or withdrawal would reasonably be expected to last for more than [**] days (or, if a debt resolution to such discontinuance, suspension or an equity investment), then if Parent withdrawal is being pursued in good faith reasonably determines through appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, and solely if the applicable event or circumstance has not actually resulted in a reduction of revenues that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently is in advance excess of the Termination Datethreshold described in the definition of Material Impact, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminatean additional [**] days thereafter) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares case of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds each of the Equity Financingforegoing clauses (A) and (B), Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parentsuch event or circumstance has had, Merger Subor would reasonably be expected to have, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and a Material Impact; (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters a recall that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privilegedhas resulted in, or confidential information in respect of would reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Impact; or (iii) the Stockholder Borrower or any of its Affiliates the Subsidiaries enters into one or more settlement agreements with the FDA, CMS, EMA or any other Governmental Authority that results in aggregate liability for all such settlement agreements entered into since the Closing Date in excess of [**] as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to of the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counsel.settlement; or

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Credit Agreement (PTC Therapeutics, Inc.)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4, the Stockholder shall, The Parties hereto shall promptly cooperate with each other and shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates topromptly prepare and file by February 1, use their reasonable best efforts2008 or as soon as reasonably possible thereafter the Form S-1, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 Prospectus and the Proxy Statements relating to the meetings of shareholders of the Merger Agreement, to supply Company and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement Home Bancorp and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested members of the MHC to be provided held pursuant to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 5.2 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations “Company Proxy Statement”, the “Home Bancorp Proxy Statement” and the “MHC Proxy Statement,” respectively) under the Equity Commitment Letter Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable. Each of the Holding Company, Home Bancorp and the Company shall also automatically terminate) and, in that contextuse its reasonable best efforts to have the Form S-1 declared effective under the Securities Act, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price Home Bancorp Proxy Statement approved for mailing in definitive form under the Merger Agreement with respect Exchange Act and the MHC Proxy Statement approved or not objected to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate under the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds regulations of the Equity FinancingOTS as promptly as practicable after such filings and the receipt of approval, Debt Financing of the Application for Conversion by the OTS and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, thereafter the Company and Home Bancorp shall promptly mail to their respective shareholders the Company’s Subsidiaries on Company Proxy Statement and Prospectus and Home Bancorp Proxy Statement and Prospectus, respectively, and the Closing DateMHC shall promptly mail, or in the case of the Prospectus make available, to fund its members the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder MHC Proxy Statement and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such informationProspectus. The Stockholder Holding Company also shall not make any filings, use its reasonable best efforts to obtain all necessary state securities law or notifications “blue sky” permits and approvals required to carry out the issuance of Holding Company Common Stock in connection with the Merger pursuant to and the Conversion. The Company shall furnish all information concerning the Company and the holders of the Company Common Stock as may be reasonably requested in connection with any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (of the foregoing actions. In the event that the Company has issued any securities, through its employee benefits plans or otherwise, in any offering which should have been registered or qualified under Federal or state securities laws which were not to be unreasonably withheldso registered or qualified, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect promptly take such action as the parties hereto mutually agree in order to eliminate, reduce or mitigate, to the Stockholder extent possible, any contingent or its affiliates without first providing other liability which the Stockholder and its counsel Company may have as a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counselresult of such offering.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. Of Louisiana)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject If counsel to Section 4.4the Agent, the Stockholder shallIssuing Bank or any Lender, as the case may be, reasonably determines that the consent of the FCC, any PUC, or other applicable regulatory authority is required in connection with any of the actions which may be taken by the Agent, the Issuing Bank or any of the Lenders, as the case may be, in the exercise of their rights hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, then the Company, at its sole cost and expense, shall use their reasonable its best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent secure such consent and to cooperate fully with the time frames set forth Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Lenders, as the case may be, in Section 6.4 any action commenced by any such Person, to secure such consent. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Company, subject to the provisions of applicable law, shall promptly execute and file and/or cause the execution and filing of all applications, certificates, instruments and other documents that the Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Lenders deem necessary or advisable to file in order to obtain any governmental consent, approval, or authorization, and if the Company fails or refuses to execute, or fails or refuses to cause another Person to execute, such documents, the clerk of any court with jurisdiction over the Loan Documents may execute and file the same on behalf of the Merger AgreementCompany. The Company recognizes that the FCC Licenses and other Franchises held by the Company and its Subsidiaries are unique assets which may have to be transferred in order for the Lenders and other Senior Secured Parties adequately to realize the value of their security interests. The Company further recognizes that a violation of this covenant would result in irreparable harm to the Lenders and other Senior Secured Parties for which monetary damages are not readily ascertainable. Therefore, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects addition to any Governmental Authority requesting such information other remedy which may be available to the Agent, the Lenders or other Senior Secured Parties, as the case may be, at law or in equity, the Agent, the Lenders or other Senior Secured Parties, as the case may be, shall have the remedy of specific performance of the provisions of this Subsection. To enforce the provisions of this Subsection 9.2.3, the Agent is authorized to request the consent or approval of the FCC, any PUC or other regulatory authority to a voluntary or an involuntary transfer of control of any FCC License or other Franchise. In connection with filings the exercise of its - 91 - remedies under the Loan Documents, the Agent may obtain the appointment of a trustee or notifications underreceiver to assume, upon receipt of all necessary judicial, FCC, PUC or other regulatory authority consents or approvals, control of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Such trustee or receiver shall have all rights and powers provided to it by law or by court order or provided to the Agent or the Lenders or other Senior Secured Parties under the Loan Documents. In addition, the Company shall take, or relating tocause to be taken, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant toany action which the Agent may reasonably request in order to obtain and enjoy the full rights and benefits granted to the Agent, the Merger Agreement Lenders and other Senior Secured Parties by the related financings and transactionsLoan Documents, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with at the consummation of the Merger (collectivelyCompany's cost and expense, the “Regulatory Filings” and theexercise of its best efforts to cooperate in obtaining FCC, “Regulatory Disclosures”any PUC, respectively). If or other regulatory approval of any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions action or transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other Loan Documents which is then required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counsellaw.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Credit Agreement (Susquehanna Media Co)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4the receipt of reasonable cooperation from Seller, Buyer shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC, no later than forty-five (45) business days after the date of this Agreement, the Stockholder shallApproval Document/Prospectus and the Form S-4, and in which the Approval Document/Prospectus will be included as a prospectus. The Approval Document/Prospectus shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates toalso include a proposal for the 280G Vote, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information provided that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate subject to the activities or investments reasonable cooperation of Buyer, Seller shall be responsible for preparing the disclosures relating to the 280G Vote for inclusion in the Approval Document/Prospectus and delivering such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved disclosures to Buyer sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination 45-day filing deadline to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder enable Buyer and its counsel a reasonable opportunity amount of time to review and comment thereonreview, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder discuss with Seller and its counsel, such disclosures and to incorporate them into the Approval Document/Prospectus. The parties shall use their respective reasonable best efforts in consultation with their respective legal counsel to have the Form S-4 declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing, and Seller shall thereafter promptly mail or deliver the Approval Document/Prospectus to its shareholders. Buyer shall also use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all necessary state securities law or “Blue Sky” permits and approvals required to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and Seller shall promptly furnish all information concerning Seller and the holders of Seller Capital Stock as may be reasonably requested in connection with any such action. If at any time (i) any event occurs with respect to any party or (ii) any change in the information relating to any of the parties, or their respective affiliates, officers or directors, supplied by a party for inclusion in the Approval Document/Prospectus or the Form S-4 should be discovered by a party, which event or changed information should be described or set forth in an amendment or supplement to any of the Form S-4 or the Approval Document/Prospectus so that such documents would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, then the party which discovers such event or information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and, to the extent required by law, rules or regulations, an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such event or information shall be promptly filed with the SEC and mailed, delivered or otherwise made available to the shareholders of Seller.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Renasant Corp)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4, the Stockholder Each of Mackinac and Peninsula shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, use their respective reasonable best efforts to (i) take, or cause to be taken, and assist and cooperate with the other party in taking, all actions necessary, proper or advisable to comply promptly with all legal requirements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, including obtaining any third-party consent or waiver that may be required to be obtained in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and, subject to the conditions set forth in Article VII, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby (including, for purposes of this Section 6.1, actions required in order to continue any contract or agreement of Peninsula or its Subsidiaries following the Closing or to avoid any penalty or other fee under such contracts and agreements, in each case arising in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby) and (ii) obtain (and assist and cooperate with the other party in obtaining) any action, nonaction, permit, consent, authorization, order, clearance, waiver or approval of, or any exemption by, any Governmental Entity that is required or advisable in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, the “Regulatory Approvals”). The parties hereto shall cooperate with each other and prepare and file, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof, all necessary documentation, and effect all applications, notices, petitions and filings, to obtain as promptly as practicable all actions, nonactions, permits, consents, authorizations, orders, clearances, waivers or approvals of all third parties and Governmental Entities that are necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Regulatory Approvals. Without limiting the generality of the forgoing, Mackinac and MergerSub will use commercially reasonable efforts to file the required applications seeking approval of the Merger with the Federal Reserve, the FDIC and the DIFS no later than 45 days from the date hereof. Each of Mackinac and Peninsula shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to resolve any objections that may be asserted by any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection Entity with filings respect to this Agreement or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything set forth in this Agreement, under no circumstances shall Mackinac or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approvalMergerSub be required, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or Peninsula and its Affiliates Subsidiaries shall not be permitted (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company without Mackinac’s written consent in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investmentsole discretion), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Dateto take any action, Parent may provide written notice of that determination or commit to the Stockholdertake any action, and Parent may elect or agree to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) andany condition or restriction, in that contextinvolving Mackinac, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter Peninsula or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement their respective Subsidiaries pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first 6.1 or otherwise in connection with obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided foregoing actions, nonactions, permits, consents, authorizations, orders, clearances, waivers or approvals, that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privilegedwould have, or confidential information would be reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or a Mackinac Material Adverse Effect in respect of the Stockholder Mackinac, or any of Peninsula and its Affiliates Subsidiaries taken as exclusive a whole, in each case measured on a scale relative to the Stockholder Peninsula and the Stockholder may provide that its Subsidiaries taken as a whole (a “Materially Burdensome Regulatory Condition”); provided that, if requested by Mackinac, then Peninsula and its Subsidiaries will take or commit to take any such sensitive, legally privilegedaction, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant agree to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheldsuch condition or restriction, delayed so long as such action, commitment, agreement, condition or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder restriction is binding on Peninsula and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by Subsidiaries only in the Stockholder and its counselevent the Closing occurs.

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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Mackinac Financial Corp /Mi/)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4, Holdings is not registered as an investment adviser or a broker-dealer with the Stockholder shallSecurities and Exchange Commission, and shall use their reasonable best efforts accordingly, is not subject to cause their Affiliates tocertain regulatory requirements (which are intended to provide certain regulatory safeguards to investors) that are applicable to investment advisers and broker-dealers. TAX ASPECTS CIRCULAR 230 NOTICE. THE FOLLOWING NOTICE IS BASED ON U.S. TREASURY REGULATIONS GOVERNING PRACTICE BEFORE THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE: (1) ANY U.S. FEDERAL TAX ADVICE CONTAINED HEREIN, use their reasonable best effortsINCLUDING ANY OPINION OF COUNSEL REFERRED TO HEREIN, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 IS NOT INTENDED OR WRITTEN TO BE USED, AND CANNOT BE USED BY ANY TAXPAYER FOR THE PURPOSE OF AVOIDING U.S. FEDERAL TAX PENALTIES THAT MAY BE IMPOSED ON THE TAXPAYER; (2) ANY SUCH ADVICE IS WRITTEN TO SUPPORT THE PROMOTION OR MARKETING OF THE TRANSACTIONS DESCRIBED HEREIN (OR IN ANY SUCH OPINION OF COUNSEL); AND (3) EACH TAXPAYER SHOULD SEEK ADVICE BASED ON THE TAXPAYER’S PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES FROM AN INDEPENDENT TAX ADVISOR. The following is a summary of certain aspects of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement Federal income taxation of Holdings and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to Holdings Members which should be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably considered by a prospective Holdings Member. Holdings has not sought in connection with a ruling from the consummation of the Merger Internal Revenue Service (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory DisclosuresService, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act ) or any other Antitrust Laws Federal, state or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement local agency with respect to any of the tax issues affecting Holdings nor has it obtained an opinion of counsel with respect to any Federal tax issues. This summary of certain aspects of the Federal income tax treatment of Holdings is based upon the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), judicial decisions, Treasury Regulations (the “Regulations”) and rulings in existence on the date hereof, all of which are subject to change. This summary does not discuss the impact of various proposals to amend the Code which could change certain of the tax consequences of an investment in Holdings. This summary also does not discuss all of the tax consequences that may be relevant to a particular investor or to certain investors subject to special treatment under the Federal income tax laws, such as insurance companies. Holdings will be treated as a corporation for Federal, state and local income tax purposes, and Holdings Members shall be prohibited from taking any position or making any election, in a tax return or otherwise, inconsistent with such treatment. Holdings shall make such elections as is necessary from time to time for Holdings to be treated as a corporation for income tax purposes. Holdings Members will only be subject to income tax if Holdings makes a distribution out of its shares of Common Stock; provided, however current or accumulated earnings and profits. The Captive will be taxed as an insurance company at the Federal level. Holdings and the Captive expect that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal premiums paid to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added admitted insurance carrier will be deductible by the Holdings Members as business expenses. In addition to the proceeds Federal income tax consequences described above, prospective investors should consider potential state and local tax consequences of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing an investment in Holdings. State and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information local laws often differ from Federal income tax laws with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing treatment of specific items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit. EACH PROSPECTIVE HOLDINGS MEMBER SHOULD CONSULT WITH ITS OWN INDEPENDENT TAX ADVISER IN ORDER TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND FOREIGN INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF AN INVESTMENT IN HOLDINGS. IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY PROSPECTIVE HOLDINGS MEMBER RELY UPON ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE MANAGER OR ITS ADVISORS AS TAX, ACCOUNTING OR LEGAL ADVICE. FISCAL YEAR Holdings and the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and Captive’s fiscal years will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counselend on December 31 of each calendar year.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Operating Agreement

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject Transcept Responsibility Prior to Section 4.4NDA Approval. Prior to final approval by the FDA of the NDA for the Product, Transcept shall be responsible for preparing and filing all Regulatory Materials and seeking all Regulatory Approvals in the Stockholder shallU.S. Territory, including preparing all reports necessary as part of an NDA. During this period, all Regulatory Materials for Products in the U.S. Territory shall be filed in the name of Transcept, and Transcept alone shall be responsible for all communications and other dealings with regulatory agencies relating to the Products in the U.S. Territory. As between the Parties, during this period, Transcept shall be the legal and beneficial owner of all Regulatory Approvals in the U.S. Territory. All costs associated with the foregoing regulatory activities shall be borne solely by Transcept. Transcept shall use their reasonable best efforts Commercially Reasonable Efforts to cause their Affiliates toobtain final approval by the FDA of the NDA for the Product. Prior to final approval by the FDA of the NDA for the Product, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent Transcept shall promptly notify Purdue of all material Regulatory Materials (including all material written communications with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, to supply FDA) that it submits or receives and shall promptly provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing Purdue with a Governmental Authority and copy (which may be wholly or partly in electronic form) of such actions Regulatory Materials in the U.S. Territory for review by Purdue. Transcept shall retain the Governmental Authority relate right to make any final decisions with respect to the activities or investments content of any such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4communications; provided, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment)however, then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder Purdue shall be entitled to receive approve in advance in writing any commitments to post-approval activity required for FDA approval of the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; providedNDA, however that Parent which approval by Purdue shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed conditioned or conditioned)delayed. Parent or the Company Transcept shall not file provide Purdue with reasonable advance notice of any scheduled meeting with any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect Authority relating to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing Product and/or any Regulatory Approval in the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereonU.S. Territory, and Purdue shall have the right to have up to three (3) individuals attend any such meeting as non-participating observers, to the extent practicable and permitted by Applicable Law; provided that Transcept will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by retain the Stockholder lead role and its counselresponsibility in any such meetings.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: United States License and Collaboration Agreement

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4, A copy of each Transfer Letter authorizing the Stockholder shall, and shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 transfer of ownership of the Merger Agreement, INDs and CTAs as well as the orphan drug designation owned by Seller to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to Buyer shall be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based delivered on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority Closing Date and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates within ten (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate10) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on Business Days after the Closing Date, (a) Seller shall submit the Transfer Letters to fund the Required Amount relevant Governmental Authorities and shall notify Buyer of such submission on the date submitted (providing Buyer an electronic copy of the submission with such notification) and (iib) do not impose new or additional conditions shall provide to Buyer the full regulatory file for the INDs and CTAs held by the Seller, including all available electronic meta data. Upon notification of the Seller’s submission of the Transfer Letter to the receipt of such financing relative relevant Governmental Authorities, Xxxxx shall execute and submit to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive relevant Governmental Authorities letters acknowledging Buyer’s commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect assume ownership of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder INDs and CTAs and the Stockholder may orphan drug designation owned by Seller. As of the Closing Date, except as otherwise set forth in this Section 7.7, Buyer shall be solely responsible for taking any actions necessary to (i) obtain any documentation required to maintain the INDs and CTAs or the orphaned drug designation owned by Seller or obtain any further authorizations under any Applicable Law, and otherwise comply with any Applicable Law with respect to regulatory authorizations. During the period between the Closing Date and the date that is that is eighteen (18) months from the Closing Date, Seller shall provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications reasonable assistance as requested by Buyer in connection with Xxxxx’s fulfilment of its obligations under this Section 7.7. Except as set forth in any further written agreement between the Merger pursuant Parties, as of the Closing Date, Buyer shall be solely responsible for investigating and reporting adverse experiences for the Product to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file Governmental Authorities and addressing any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect such Governmental Authorities’ inquiries related to the Stockholder safety of the Product; provided, however, that Seller shall provide reasonable assistance and cooperation to Buyer to the extent any such investigations or its affiliates without first providing inquiries related to the Stockholder manufacture or development of the Product prior to the Closing Date by or on behalf of Seller. Except as set forth in any further written agreement between the Parties, as of the Closing Date, Buyer shall be solely responsible for addressing any Person’s medical inquiries or complaints relating to the Product; provided, however, that Seller shall provide reasonable assistance and its counsel a reasonable opportunity cooperation to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration Buyer to all reasonable additions, deletions the extent any such inquiries or changes suggested complaints related to the manufacture or Development of the Product prior to the Closing Date by the Stockholder and its counselor on behalf of Seller.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Asset Purchase Agreement (Macrogenics Inc)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject Each member of the Target Group: (i) has obtained, all clearances, consents, certificates, authorizations, licenses, permits, permissions, approvals, waivers, variances, filings, accreditations, exemptions and registrations required under applicable Laws by any Governmental Body to Section 4.4permit the conduct of its business as currently conducted (each, the Stockholder shalla “Target Permit”), (ii) is in material compliance with such Target Permits, and shall use their reasonable best efforts (iii) all Target Permits which are material to cause their Affiliates tothe conduct of each member of the Target Group’s business as currently conducted are identified in Annex B to this Agreement and are valid, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth have been lawfully implemented and are in full force and effect. Such Annex provides details of any conditions under any such material Target Permit that have been signed off and contains a list of any such conditions that have not been signed off. Except as disclosed in Section 6.4 3.9(a) of the Merger AgreementSeller’s Disclosure Schedule, no applications for consents, authorizations, licenses, permits, permissions or approvals in respect of any Project have been submitted which await determination and there are no decisions or deemed refusals which are or could be subject to appeal. No Governmental Body has provided any written or, to supply and provide information thatKnowledge of the Seller, oral notice that it intends to limit, suspend, revoke, withdraw, cancel or modify any such material Target Permits. No claim, action or proceeding (including without prejudice to the generality, any judicial or statutory review) has been asserted or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, threatened in respect of the Target Permits and to the Knowledge of the Seller there are no facts, matters or circumstances which could give rise to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete proceedings. The Target Companies and accurate the Target Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with all of the applicable requirements of any applicable Governmental Body and with applicable Laws, without prejudice to the generality, including making all required filings, declarations, listings, registrations, notifications, certifications, reports or submissions, including adverse event reports and that to the Knowledge of the Seller, there have been no breaches of applicable Laws affecting any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant toProject, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectivelyTarget Companies, the “Regulatory Filings” and theTarget Subsidiaries or the Target Permits. All such filings, “Regulatory Disclosures”declarations, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act listings, registrations, notifications, certifications, reports or any other Antitrust submissions were in compliance with applicable Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholderwhen filed, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement no deficiencies have been asserted by any applicable Governmental Body with respect to its shares of Common Stock; providedany Target Permits or filings, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter declarations, listing, registrations, notifications, certifications, reports, submissions, or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal other matters and, to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds Knowledge of the Equity FinancingSeller, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, there are no facts that would reasonably give rise to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt an assertion of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counseldeficiency.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Share Purchase Agreement (LightBeam Electric Co)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject TSFG, with the cooperation of PFC, shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC the S-4. Each of PFC and TSFG shall use its reasonable best efforts to Section 4.4, have the Stockholder shallS-4 declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing, and PFC shall thereafter mail the Proxy Statement/Prospectus to its stockholders. TSFG shall also use its reasonable best efforts to obtain all necessary state securities law or "Blue Sky" permits and approvals required to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. (b) The parties hereto shall cooperate with each other and use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates promptly prepare and file all necessary documentation, to effect all applications, notices, petitions and filings, and to obtain as promptly as practicable all permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all third parties and Governmental Entities which are necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including without limitation the Merger). PFC and TSFG shall have the right to review in advance, and to the extent practicable each will consult the other on, in each case subject to applicable laws relating to the exchange of information, all the information relating to PFC or TSFG, as the case may be, and any of TSFG's Subsidiaries, which appears in any filing made with, or written materials submitted to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any third party or any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought Entity in connection with the consummation transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In exercising the foregoing right, each of the Merger (collectivelyparties hereto shall act reasonably and as promptly as practicable. The parties hereto agree that they will consult with each other with respect to the obtaining of all permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all third parties and Governmental Entities necessary or advisable to consummate the “Regulatory Filings” transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks each party will keep the other apprised of the status of matters relating to prevent the consummation completion of the transactions contemplated by herein. (c) TSFG and PFC shall, upon request, furnish each other with all information concerning themselves, their Subsidiaries, directors, officers and stockholders and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with the Merger Agreement based on Proxy Statement/Prospectus, the HSR Act S-4 or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approvalstatement, consentfiling, notice or filing with a application made by or on behalf of TSFG, PFC or their Subsidiaries to any Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications Entity in connection with the Merger pursuant to and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. (d) TSFG and PFC shall promptly furnish each other with copies of written communications received by TSFG or PFC, as the case may be, or any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent of their respective Affiliates or Associates (not to be unreasonably withheldas such terms are defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the date hereof) from, delayed or conditioned). Parent or delivered by any of the Company shall not file foregoing to, any Regulatory Filings that contain information with Governmental Entity in respect to of the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counseltransactions contemplated hereby.

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

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject Parent and the Company shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC the Proxy Statement and Parent shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC the S-4, in which the Proxy Statement will be included as a prospectus. Each of the Company and Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to Section 4.4, have the Stockholder shallS-4 declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing, and the Company shall thereafter mail the Proxy Statement to its stockholders. Parent shall also use its reasonable best efforts to obtain all necessary state securities law or "Blue Sky" permits and approvals required to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. (b) The parties hereto shall cooperate with each other and use their reasonable best efforts to cause promptly prepare and file all necessary documentation, to effect all applications, notices, petitions and filings, and to obtain as promptly as practicable all permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all third parties and Governmental Entities which are necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including without limitation the Merger). The Company and Parent shall have the right to review in advance, and to the extent practicable each will consult the other on, in each case subject to applicable laws relating to the exchange of information, all the information relating to the Company or Parent, as the case may be, and any of their Affiliates respective Subsidiaries, which appears in any filing made with, or written materials submitted to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any third party or any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought Entity in connection with the consummation transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In exercising the foregoing right, each of the Merger (collectivelyparties hereto shall act reasonably and as promptly as practicable. The parties hereto agree that they will consult with each other with respect to the obtaining of all permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all third parties and Governmental Entities necessary or advisable to consummate the “Regulatory Filings” transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks each party will keep the other apprised of the status of matters relating to prevent the consummation completion of the transactions contemplated by herein. (c) Parent and the Merger Agreement based on Company shall, upon request, furnish each other with all information concerning themselves, their Subsidiaries, directors, officers and stockholders and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with the HSR Act Proxy Statement, the S-4 or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approvalstatement, consentfiling, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions application made by or on behalf of Parent, the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder Company or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the their respective Subsidiaries to any Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications Entity in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. (d) Parent and the Company shall promptly furnish each other with copies of written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). communications received by Parent or the Company shall not file Company, as the case may be, or any Regulatory Filings that contain information with of their respective Subsidiaries, Affiliates or Associates (as such terms are defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the date of this Agreement) from, or delivered by any of the foregoing to, any Governmental Entity in respect to of the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counsel.transactions contemplated hereby. 7.2

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger Agreement and Plan of Merger (Financial Bancorp Inc)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4The Company shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC, no later than forty-five (45) days after the date of this Agreement, the Stockholder shallProxy Statement, and Parent shall cooperate with the Company in connection with the preparation of the Proxy Statement. The Company shall use their its reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent have the Proxy Statement cleared by the SEC as promptly as practicable after such filing and shall thereafter as promptly as practicable (but in any event no later than ten (10) business days thereafter) mail or deliver the Proxy Statement to its stockholders. The Company shall as promptly as reasonably practicable notify Parent of the receipt of any oral or written comments from the staff of the SEC relating to the Proxy Statement. The Company shall cooperate with Parent and provide Parent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 opportunity to review and comment on (i) the draft of the Merger AgreementProxy Statement (including each amendment or supplement thereto) and (ii) all written responses to requests for additional information by and replies to written comments of the staff of the SEC, prior to supply and provide information thatthe filing of the Proxy Statement with or sending such to the SEC, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactionsCompany will (A) consider Parent’s comments in good faith, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to (B) not make any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder statement therein regarding Parent or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws affiliates without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld), delayed except as may be required by applicable Law and (C) provide to Parent copies of all such filings made and correspondence with the SEC or conditioned)its staff with respect thereto. Parent If at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information should be discovered by any party hereto which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the party which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and, to the extent required by applicable Law, an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed by the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder SEC and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested disseminated by the Stockholder and Company to its counselstockholders.

Appears in 1 contract

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

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject From the date hereof until the earlier to Section 4.4occur of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms and the Effective Time, subject to applicable Law, the Stockholder Company shall: (i) promptly provide Parent with advance notice of and, and shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates tothe extent reasonably practicable to do so, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent an opportunity for one designated Representative of Parent to participate as an observer in any meetings or conference calls the Company has with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings FDA or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant toits advisory committees, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act EMA or any other Antitrust Laws similar Governmental Authority; (ii) promptly provide Parent with advance notice of any inspection or based on other audit by the FDA, the EMA or any other required approvalsimilar Governmental Authority, consent, notice and after such inspection or filing audit promptly provide Parent with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4summary thereof and, an “Affiliate” when available, a copy of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company full report in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent respect thereof; (iii) consider in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Dateand, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholderextent reasonable to do so, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) andincorporate, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter comments or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information input provided by Parent in respect of the Stockholder foregoing matters described in clauses (i) and (ii); (iv) promptly notify Parent of any notice or other communication to the Company from the FDA or its advisory committees, the EMA, or any of its Affiliates as exclusive other similar Governmental Authority, or a Review Board, and, subject to applicable Law, provide Parent on a timely basis with, and, to the Stockholder extent reasonably practicable to do so, permit Parent to review in advance, any proposed written communication to such Governmental Authority, as considered appropriate by Parent, and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be consider Parent’s reasonable comments provided on a counseltimely basis; (v) furnish Parent on a timely basis with non-only basis confidential copies of all correspondence, filings and written communications between the Company, its Affiliates and their respective Representatives, on one hand, and any such Governmental Authority or directly its staff, on the other hand; (vi) to the applicable extent reasonably practicable to do so, consult with Parent prior to making any significant submission to the FDA, the EMA or any similar Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filingsAuthority, or notifications in connection with a Review Board, relating to the Merger pursuant Company’s business or any Company Product, or supplement or amendment thereto, response to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent warning letter, untitled letter, or observation on FDA Form 483; and (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect vii) to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a extent reasonably practicable to do so, give Parent reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereonon any such submission prior to its submission to such Governmental Authority, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counselconsider Parent’s comments thereto provided on a timely basis.

Appears in 1 contract

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

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject ANB shall promptly prepare and file the S-4 Registration Statement with the SEC after the date hereof. IRBC and its counsel, accountants and advisors shall have the right to Section 4.4, review and comment upon the Stockholder shallRegistration Statement, and revisions made in response to such comments, a reasonable period prior to filing. ANB shall use their its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates tohave the S-4 Registration Statement declared effective under the 1933 Act as promptly as practicable after such filing. Once the S-4 Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent IRBC shall mail the Proxy Statement/Prospectus to its stockholders simultaneously with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 delivery of notice of the Merger meeting of stockholders called to approve the Merger. ANB shall also use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all necessary state securities Law or "Blue Sky" permits and approvals required to carry out the transaction provided for in this Agreement, to supply and provide IRBC shall furnish all information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement concerning IRBC and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or holders of IRBC Common Stock as may be requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with such action. If at any time prior to the consummation Effective Time of the Merger (collectivelyany event shall occur which should be set forth in an amendment of, or a supplement to, the “Regulatory Filings” Proxy Statement/Prospectus, IRBC will promptly inform ANB and thecooperate and assist ANB in preparing such amendment or supplement and mailing the same to the stockholders of IRBC. Subject to Section 10.1(k) of this Agreement, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation IRBC Board shall recommend that the holders of the transactions contemplated by IRBC Common Stock vote for and adopt the Merger Agreement based on provided for in the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority Proxy Statement/Prospectus and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counselAgreement.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Employment Agreement (Indian River Banking Company)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4The Company shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC, no later than thirty-five (35) days after the date of this Agreement, the Stockholder shallProxy Statement, and each of the Parent Entities shall cooperate with the Company in connection with the preparation of the Proxy Statement. The Company shall use their its reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent have the Proxy Statement cleared by the SEC as promptly as practicable after such filing and shall thereafter as promptly as practicable (but in any event no later than ten (10) days thereafter) mail or deliver the Proxy Statement to its stockholders. The Company shall as promptly as reasonably practicable notify Parent of the receipt of any oral or written comments from the staff of the SEC relating to the Proxy Statement. The Company shall cooperate and provide Parent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 opportunity to review and comment on (i) the draft of the Merger AgreementProxy Statement (including each amendment or supplement thereto) and (ii) all written responses to requests for additional information by and replies to written comments of the staff of the SEC, prior to supply and provide information thatthe filing of the Proxy Statement with or sending such to the SEC, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactionsCompany will (x) consider Parent’s comments in good faith, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to (y) not make any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder statement therein regarding Parent or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws affiliates without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld), delayed except as may be required by applicable Law and (z) provide to Parent copies of all such filings made and correspondence with the SEC or conditioned)its staff with respect thereto. Parent If at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information should be discovered by any party hereto which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the party which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and, to the extent required by applicable Law, an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed by the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder SEC and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested disseminated by the Stockholder and Company to its counselstockholders.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (EverBank Financial Corp)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, without limiting the generality of the other undertakings pursuant to this Section 4.46.4, each of the Stockholder shallCompany and Parent agree to provide or cause to be provided to each and every federal, state, local or foreign court or Governmental Authority of non-privileged information and documents requested by any Governmental Authority that is necessary for the consummation of the Transactions, as promptly as reasonably practicable and advisable and shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates toavoid entry of any permanent, use their reasonable best effortspreliminary or temporary injunction or other Order, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreementdecree, to supply and provide information thatdecision, to such Stockholder’s knowledgedetermination or judgment that would delay, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings restrain, prevent, enjoin or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result of, or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the otherwise prohibit consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangementTransactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary hereinset forth in this Agreement, the Stockholder may designate use of reasonable best efforts to avoid entry of any Regulatory Disclosures permanent, preliminary or temporary injunction or other Order, decree, decision, determination or judgment that contain sensitivewould delay, legally privilegedrestrain, prevent, enjoin or otherwise prohibit consummation of the Transactions shall not include (A) the defense through litigation on the merits of any claim asserted in any court, agency or other proceeding by any Governmental Authority, seeking to delay, restrain, prevent, enjoin or otherwise prohibit consummation of such transactions, or confidential information in respect (B) the proffer and agreement by Parent and its Subsidiaries of their respective willingness to sell, lease, license or otherwise dispose of, or hold separate pending such disposition, and promptly to effect the sale, lease, license disposal and holding separate of, and to accept such conditions, limitations, obligations, or other restraints upon the conduct or operation of, any assets, rights, product lines, licenses, categories of assets or businesses or other operations, or interests therein. Furthermore, neither the Company, any of the Stockholder or Company Subsidiaries, Parent nor any of its Affiliates as exclusive will be required to agree to the Stockholder and payment of a consent fee, “profit sharing” payment or other consideration (including increased or accelerated payments) or the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on provision of additional security (including a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications guaranty) in connection with the Merger Merger, including in connection with obtaining any consent pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheldCompany Material Contract, delayed in each case unless such payment, consideration or conditioned). Parent or security is contingent upon the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to occurrence of the Stockholder or its affiliates without first providing the Stockholder and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Stockholder and its counselClosing.

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

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject In furtherance and not in limitation of Section 6.4, (i) as promptly as practicable, but no later than ten days, after the date of this Agreement, Seller and Buyer will prepare and file or cause to Section 4.4be filed with the Antitrust Authorities a Notification and Report Form under the HSR Act with respect to the Transaction, (ii) as soon as reasonably practicable after the Stockholder shalldate of this Agreement, Seller and Buyer will prepare and file or cause to be filed with the Antitrust Authorities all other forms and filings required under all other Antitrust Laws (other than the HSR Act) with respect to the Transaction and (iii) Seller and Buyer shall respond promptly to any requests by Antitrust Authorities for additional information or documentary materials. All filing fees payable in connection with the filings required under the Antitrust Laws will be split equally by Buyer and Seller. Each Party will instruct its respective counsel to cooperate with the other Party and use their its reasonable best efforts to cause their Affiliates to, use their facilitate and expedite the identification and resolution of any issues arising under the Antitrust Laws at the earliest practicable dates. Reasonable best efforts and cooperation include such Parties’ undertaking (to the extent permitted by applicable Law and in each case regarding the Transactions and without waiving attorney-client or any other applicable privilege) to (i) furnish to one another such necessary information and reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, to supply and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information assistance as a Party may reasonably request in connection with filings its preparation of any filing or notifications undersubmission that is necessary under the Antitrust Laws, (ii) cooperate in the filing of any substantive memoranda, white papers, filings, correspondence or relating toother written or oral communications explaining or defending this Agreement, articulating any regulatory or competitive argument or responding to requests or objections made by the Antitrust Authorities or any Person under the Antitrust Laws and (iii) not take any action that would reasonably be expected to have the effect of delaying, impairing or impeding the receipt of any Consent of the type described in this Section 6.5. In connection therewith, each Party will (i) subject to applicable laws that are required Laws, provide one another with a draft of any filing or advisable as submission and a result of, reasonable opportunity to review such draft before making or pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested causing to be provided to made such filing or submission (excluding information not customarily shared by parties in transactions of this nature), (ii) not extend any antitrust, financial applicable waiting or national security regulatory authorities in connection with review periods or enter into any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approval, consent, notice or filing agreement with a Governmental Authority and such actions by Entity to delay or not consummate the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent with sufficient funds, when added to the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries Transactions on the Closing Date, to fund except with the Required Amount and prior written Consent of the other Party, (iiiii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company have any substantive contact with a copy of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information Governmental Entity in respect of any filing or Action contemplated by this Section 6.5 unless it has engaged in prior consultation with the Stockholder other Parties and, to the extent permitted by such Governmental Entity, given the other Parties reasonable opportunity to participate (which, at the request of Buyer or Seller, as applicable, shall be limited to outside antitrust counsel only), and (iv) keep each other reasonably apprised of the status of any communications with, and any inquiries or requests for additional information from, the Antitrust Authorities, any applicable Governmental Entity, including, to the extent permitted under applicable Law, providing, or causing to be provided, to each other, copies of all material correspondence, filings, or communications between them or any of their Authorized Representatives, on the one hand, and any Governmental Entity or members of its Affiliates as exclusive to staff, on the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitiveother hand, legally privileged, or confidential information may only be provided on a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make any filings, or notifications in connection with the Merger pursuant to any Antitrust Laws without Parent’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent or the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information with respect to this Agreement and the Stockholder Transaction. In exercising the foregoing rights, each Party shall act as reasonably and as promptly as practicable. Buyer has the responsibility for determining the strategy with respect to obtaining any such approvals or its affiliates without first providing early terminations so long as such strategy is otherwise consistent with the Stockholder terms of this Section 6.5 and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and will give in good faith consultation with Seller after giving due consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by Seller’s views. Any Party may reasonably designate any competitively sensitive material provided to the Stockholder and its counselother under this Section 6.5 as “outside counsel only.

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Samples: Transaction Agreement (Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.)

Regulatory Matters. (a) Subject to Section 4.4, the Stockholder shallThe parties shall promptly make all filings and notifications with, and shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause promptly obtain all authorizations, consents, clearances, orders and approvals of all Governmental Authorities that may be or become necessary for their Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts, consistent with the time frames set forth in Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, to supply respective execution and provide information that, to such Stockholder’s knowledge, is complete and accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to, applicable laws that are required or advisable as a result delivery of, or and the performance of their respective obligations pursuant to, the Merger Agreement and the related financings and transactions, including, without limitation, information required or requested to be provided to any antitrust, financial or national security regulatory authorities in connection with any approvals reasonably sought in connection with the consummation of the Merger (collectively, the “Regulatory Filings” and the, “Regulatory Disclosures”, respectively). If any Governmental Authority seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement, including as set forth in Section 9.1(b) and Section 9.1(c) below, and shall take all actions as may be requested by the Merger Agreement based on the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or based on any other required approvalsuch Governmental Authorities to obtain such authorizations, consentconsents, notice or filing with a Governmental Authority clearances, orders and such actions by the Governmental Authority relate to the activities or investments of such Stockholder or its Affiliates (solely for purposes of this Section 4approvals; provided, an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder however, that in no event shall include any portfolio company in which such Stockholder PRA or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or an equity investment), then if Parent in good faith reasonably determines that such actions by the Governmental Authority will not be resolved sufficiently in advance of the Termination Date, Parent may provide written notice of that determination required to the Stockholder, and Parent may elect agree to terminate the obligations under Section 2 and Section 4.6 of this Agreement (in which case the Stockholder’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letter shall also automatically terminate) and, in that context, the Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Price under the Merger Agreement with respect to its shares of Common Stock; provided, however that Parent shall not terminate the Equity Commitment Letter or the obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) without first obtaining alternative financing arrangements which provide Parent with funds in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount; provided that such alternative financing arrangements (i) provide Parent (A) the divesture of any business, line of business, or entity of PRA or its Subsidiaries or NORCAL or its Subsidiaries in each case except for such actions related to de minimis assets (with sufficient fundssuch assets measured on a scale relative to PRA and its Subsidiaries, when added to taken as a whole) or (B) the proceeds of the Equity Financing, Debt Financing and other sources of readily available liquidity of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries on imposition after the Closing Date, to fund the Required Amount and (ii) do not impose new or additional conditions to the receipt of such financing relative to the Commitment Letters that could impair or delay the Closing. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with a copy Date of any definitive commitment letter or other documentation providing for such alternative financing arrangement. Notwithstanding anything restrictions to the contrary herein, the Stockholder may designate compete in any Regulatory Disclosures that contain sensitive, legally privileged, or confidential information in respect of the Stockholder jurisdiction on PRA or any of its Affiliates or NORCAL or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case, which has or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on PRA and its Subsidiaries (including NORCAL INC. and its Subsidiares after the Closing Date), taken as exclusive to the Stockholder and the Stockholder may provide that any such sensitive, legally privilegeda whole, or confidential information may only be provided on (ii) any requirement imposed by a counsel-only basis or directly to the applicable Governmental Authority requesting such information. The Stockholder shall not make that would reasonably be expected to have a (A) Material Adverse Effect on NORCAL or any filingsNORCAL Subsidiary, or notifications (B) material adverse effect on the aggregate financial benefits reasonably expected to be realized by PRA in connection with the Merger pursuant transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (C) Material Adverse Effect on PRA and its Subsidiaries (including NORCAL INC. and its Subsidiaries after the Closing Date), taken as a whole. Neither PRA nor NORCAL shall take any action that they should be reasonably aware would have the effect of delaying, impairing or impeding the receipt of any required clearances or approvals. (b) In connection with the solicitation of approval of the Conversion by the Eligible Policyholders and Commissioner, as contemplated by this Agreement, NORCAL will prepare, with PRA’s assistance at NORCAL’s reasonable request, and file with the Department the Plan of Conversion, any supporting documents required by CA Insurance Code Section 4097.02(b) (the “Supporting Documents”), and any information statement relating to any Antitrust Laws without Parentthe Plan of Conversion, the Supporting Documents, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and PRA’s prior written consent tender offer solicitation materials in accordance with the Insurance Laws, if applicable (not the “Information Statement”). NORCAL and PRA, as applicable, will prepare the Plan of Conversion in accordance with Section 2.1 hereof and the provisions of CA Insurance Code Section 4097.04. NORCAL shall use reasonable best efforts to (i) obtain and furnish (with the reasonable cooperation of PRA) the information (x) required to be unreasonably withheldincluded in the Plan of Conversion by the Conversion Statutes, delayed or conditioned)(y) required to be submitted to the Commissioner as Supporting Documents by CA Insurance Code Section 4097.02(b) and (z) agreed to by the parties to be included in the Information Statement, and (ii) to obtain the approval of the Commissioner of the Plan of Conversion. Parent or PRA and NORCAL will use all reasonable efforts to respond to the Company shall not file any Regulatory Filings that contain information comments of the staff of the Department with respect to the Stockholder Plan of Conversion, Supporting Documents and Information Statement as promptly as practicable. As soon as reasonably practicable after the date hereof, NORCAL shall mail or its affiliates without first providing deliver the Stockholder Plan of Conversion, Supporting Documents and its counsel a reasonable opportunity Information Statement to review the Policyholders. Each of NORCAL and comment thereonPRA agrees that the information provided and to be provided by NORCAL or PRA, and will give good faith consideration to all reasonable additionsas the case may be, deletions or changes suggested by specifically for use in the Stockholder and its counsel.Plan of Conversion, Supporting Documents 63 43126503 v1

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Samples: Execution Version Agreement and Plan (Proassurance Corp)

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