Response to Superior Proposal Sample Clauses

Response to Superior Proposal. During the Response Period, the Non-Terminating Party shall have the right, but not the obligation, to offer in writing to amend the terms of this Agreement and the Arrangement. The board of directors of the Terminating Party shall review any such written offer by the Non-Terminating Party to amend this Agreement in good faith, in consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel, to determine whether the Acquisition Proposal to which the Non-Terminating Party is responding would continue to be a Superior Proposal when assessed against this Agreement, as would be amended in accordance with the written amendments, if any, proposed by the Non-Terminating Party before the end of the Response Period. If the board of directors of the Terminating Party does not so determine by formal resolution, the Terminating Party shall enter into an amended agreement with the Non-Terminating Party reflecting the Non- Terminating Party’s proposed written amendments. If the board of directors of the Terminating Party does so determine then, the Terminating Party may terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.1(b)(iii) or 7.1(c)(iii), as applicable, in order to enter into a definitive agreement, undertaking or arrangement in respect of such Superior Proposal; provided that in no event shall the board of directors of the Terminating Party take any action prior to the end of the Response Period that may obligate the Terminating Party or any other person to seek to interfere with the completion of the Transactions, or impose any “break-up,” “hello” or other fees or options or rights to acquire assets or securities, or any other obligations that would survive completion of the Transactions, on the Terminating Party or any of its Subsidiaries, property or assets and provided further that the Terminating Party has paid such amounts as may be payable to the Non-Terminating Party upon termination in accordance Section 8.1 or Section 8.2, as applicable.
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Response to Superior Proposal. The Company and the Stockholder Representative shall (and each of them shall cause their respective representatives to) immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing discussions or negotiations with any Persons (other than Parent, Merger Sub and their Affiliates) conducted heretofore with respect to any Acquisition Proposal. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Company may, to the extent failure to do so would be inconsistent with the fiduciary obligations of its Board of Directors (the “Company Board”) under Delaware law, as determined in good faith by the Company Board after considering applicable Delaware law and after consultation with outside counsel, in response to a bona fide, unsolicited written Acquisition Proposal received by the Company Board after the date of this Agreement, that the Company Board determines in good faith after consultation with outside counsel constitutes, or would be reasonably likely to result in, a Superior Proposal (as defined below), provided that a breach of this Section 4.4 by the Company was not the principal cause of the Company’s receiving the Acquisition Proposal, and subject to compliance with Section 4.4(c), at any time prior to the earlier of the time when the Option is exercised and the time when each of the holders of the outstanding capital stock of the Company have executed the Stockholders’ Agreement or the joinder agreement relating thereto (the “Full Stockholder Approval Time”) and after providing Parent not less than three days’ written notice of its intention to take such actions, (x) furnish information with respect to the Company to the Person making such Acquisition Proposal and its representatives pursuant to a confidentiality agreement no less restrictive on the other party than the Confidentiality Agreement, provided that (1) such confidentiality agreement may not include any provision calling for an exclusive right to negotiate with the Company or precluding compliance by the Company with any provision of this Agreement (including this Section 4.4) or the Escrowed Merger Agreement and (2) the Company advises Parent of all such information delivered to such Person concurrently with its delivery to such Person and concurrently with its delivery to such Person the Company delivers to Parent all such information not previously provided to Parent, and (y) participate in discussions or negotiations with such Person and its representatives regarding such A...
Sample 1

Related to Response to Superior Proposal

  • Superior Proposal Section 5.4(b)........................................37

  • Acquisition Proposal “Acquisition Proposal” shall mean any offer or proposal (other than an offer or proposal made or submitted by Parent) contemplating or otherwise relating to any Acquisition Transaction.

  • Notification of Acquisition Proposals If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries receives, or, to the knowledge of the Company, any of their respective Representatives, receives, any inquiry, proposal or offer that constitutes or may reasonably be expected to constitute or lead to an Acquisition Proposal, or any request for copies of, access to, or disclosure of, confidential information relating to the Company or any Subsidiary, the Company shall promptly notify the Purchaser, at first orally, and then within 24 hours, in writing, of such Acquisition Proposal, inquiry, proposal, offer or request, including a description of its material terms and conditions, the identity of all Persons making the Acquisition Proposal, inquiry, proposal, offer or request and shall provide the Purchaser with copies of all documents, correspondence or other material (whether in writing or electronic form) received in respect of, from or on behalf of any such Person. The Company shall keep the Purchaser promptly informed of the status of developments and negotiations with respect to any Acquisition Proposal or any inquiry, proposal, offer or request which may reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal, including any changes, modifications or other amendments to any such Acquisition Proposal, inquiry, proposal, offer or request and shall provide to the Purchaser copies of all material or substantive correspondence if in writing or electronic form, and if not in writing or electronic form, a description of the material terms of such correspondence sent or communicated to the Company by or on behalf of any Person making any such Acquisition Proposal, inquiry, proposal, offer or request.

  • Superior Proposals Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 5.1, from the date hereof until the Company’s receipt of the Company Shareholder Approval, the Company and the Company Board (or a committee thereof) may, directly or indirectly, or through one or more of their Representatives, participate or engage in discussions or negotiations with, furnish any non-public information relating to the Company, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates to, or afford access to the business, properties, assets, books, records or other non-public information, or to any Personnel, of the Company, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, in each case pursuant to and subject to the entry into a customary confidentiality agreement containing confidentiality terms no less restrictive in any material respect than the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement, to any Third Person or its Representatives that has made or delivered to the Company a bona fide Acquisition Proposal after the date hereof that did not result from any breach of Section 5.1(a) (other than any breach that is immaterial in scope and effect); provided, however, that, prior to taking any such actions, the Company Board (or a committee thereof) has determined in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel) that such Acquisition Proposal either constitutes a Superior Proposal or is reasonably likely to lead to a Superior Proposal, and the Company Board (or a committee thereof) has determined in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel) that the failure to take the actions contemplated by this Section 5.1(b) would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law; and provided further that the Company will promptly (and in any event within 24 hours) make available to the Parent and its Representatives any non-public information concerning the Company, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates that is provided to any such Third Person or its Representatives that was not previously made available to the Parent prior to or substantially concurrently (but in no event later than 24 hours after) the time it is provided to such Third Person.

  • Acquisition Proposals Except as otherwise provided in this Section 5.10, Seller agrees that neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective directors, officers or employees shall, and that it shall direct its Subsidiaries and its and its Subsidiaries’ agents and representatives and use its best efforts to cause its and its Subsidiaries’ agents and representatives (including any investment banker, attorney or accountant retained by it or any of its Subsidiaries) not to, directly or indirectly, initiate, solicit or encourage any inquiries or the making of any proposal or offer with respect to a merger, reorganization (including an Alternate Plan), share exchange, consolidation or similar transaction involving (directly or indirectly), or any purchase (directly or though a proposed investment in Equity Securities, debt securities or claims of creditors) of 10% or more of the Transferred Assets Related to the Business or of the outstanding Equity Securities of Seller or any of its Affiliates directly or indirectly owning Assets Related to the Business (any such proposal or offer being hereinafter referred to as an “Acquisition Proposal” and any such transaction, an “Acquisition”); provided, however, that the foregoing shall not restrict Seller from renewing the “exit financing” of the Debtors on substantially the same terms as in effect as of March 31, 2005. Seller further agrees that neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective directors, officers or employees shall, and that it shall direct its Subsidiaries and its and its Subsidiaries’ agents and representatives and use its best efforts to cause its and its Subsidiaries’ agents and representatives (including any investment banker, attorney or accountant retained by it or any of its Subsidiaries) not to, directly or indirectly, engage in any negotiations concerning, or provide any confidential information or data to or have any discussions with any Person relating to, an Acquisition Proposal, or otherwise facilitate any effort or attempt to make or implement an Acquisition Proposal. Seller agrees that it will take the necessary steps to promptly inform the Persons referred to in the first sentence of this Section 5.10 of the obligations undertaken in this Section 5.10 and to cause them to cease immediately any current activities that are inconsistent with this Section 5.10. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this Agreement shall prevent Seller or its board of directors (the “Board”) from:

  • Notification of Unsolicited Acquisition Proposals (i) As promptly as practicable (but in any event within one business day) after any of Avanex or Oplink's respective officers, directors or representatives (including any investment banker, attorney or accountant retained by it or any of its subsidiaries) receives or becomes aware of the receipt of any Acquisition Proposal by Avanex or Oplink, as the case may be, or any request for nonpublic information or inquiry which Avanex or Oplink, as the case may be, reasonably believes could lead to an Acquisition Proposal, Avanex or Oplink, as the case may be, shall provide the other party hereto with written notice of the material terms and conditions of such Acquisition Proposal, request or inquiry, and the identity of the Person or group making any such Acquisition Proposal, request or inquiry and a copy of all written materials provided in connection with such Acquisition Proposal, request or inquiry. The recipient of the Acquisition Proposal, request or inquiry shall keep the other party hereto informed as promptly as practicable (but in any event within one (1) business day) in all material respects of the status and details (including all amendments or proposed amendments) of any such Acquisition Proposal, request or inquiry and shall promptly (but in any event within one (1) business day) provide to the other party hereto a copy of all written and electronic materials subsequently provided in connection with such Acquisition Proposal, request or inquiry.

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  • Cost Proposal After the Approved Working Drawings are approved by Landlord and Tenant, and the Contractor and subcontractors have been selected pursuant to Section 4.1 above, Landlord shall provide Tenant with a cost proposal in accordance with the Approved Working Drawings setting forth the reconciled bids and copies of all sub-bids, which cost proposal shall include, as nearly as possible, the cost of all Tenant Improvement Allowance Items to be incurred in connection with the construction of the Tenant Improvements (the "COST PROPOSAL"). The Cost Proposal shall reflect bids that will be priced by Contractor on an individual item-by-item or trade-by-trade basis. Landlord and Tenant shall work together in good faith in an attempt to agree upon a mutually acceptable Cost Proposal as soon as reasonably possible. Notwithstanding the foregoing, portions of the cost of the Tenant Improvements may be delivered to Tenant as such portions of the Tenant Improvements are priced by Contractor (on an individual item-by-item or trade-by-trade basis), even before the Approved Working Drawings are completed (the "PARTIAL COST PROPOSAL") for purposes of facilitating the early purchase of items and construction of the same. Tenant shall approve and deliver the Cost Proposal to Landlord within seven (7) business days of the receipt of the same, or, as to a Partial Cost Proposal within five (5) business days of receipt of the same, and upon receipt of the same by Landlord, Landlord shall be released by Tenant to purchase the items set forth in the Cost Proposal or Partial Cost Proposal, as the case may be, and to commence the construction relating to such items. If Tenant disapproves the Cost Proposal or Partial Cost Proposal, Tenant shall provide Landlord with a reasonably sufficient explanation, and in such event, Landlord and Tenant shall use good faith, diligent efforts to work with each other and Contractor to address Tenant's reasons for disapproving the Cost Proposal or Partial Cost Proposal, whichever is the case and a new Cost Proposal (or Partial Cost Proposal, as applicable) shall be prepared and the process described in this Section 4.2 shall be repeated. The date by which Tenant must approve and deliver the Cost Proposal or the last Partial Cost Proposal to Landlord, as the case may be, shall be known hereafter as the "COST PROPOSAL DELIVERY DATE". The total of all Partial Cost Proposals, if any, shall be known as the Cost Proposal.

  • Superior Offer “Superior Offer” shall mean a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal not solicited in violation of this Agreement that the Board of Directors determines, in its good faith judgment, after consultation with outside legal counsel and its financial advisor, is reasonably likely to be consummated in accordance with its terms, taking into account all legal, regulatory and financing aspects of the proposal and the Person making the proposal and other aspects of the Acquisition Proposal that the Board of Directors deems relevant, and if consummated, would result in a transaction more favorable to the Company’s stockholders (solely in their capacity as such) from a financial point of view than the Transactions (including after giving effect to proposals, if any, made by Parent pursuant to Section 6.1(b)(i)); provided that for purposes of the definition of “Superior Offer,” the references to “20%” in the definition of Acquisition Proposal shall be deemed to be references to “50%.”

  • Proposal Proposal means any information supplied by or on behalf of the insured, deemed to be a completed proposal form and medical questionnaire and other relevant information that the insurer may require.

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