Restrictions on Parent Sample Clauses

Restrictions on Parent. (i) Parent and each of its Subsidiaries will not, nor will they authorize or permit any officer, director, employee, consultant or contractor of or any investment banker, attorney, accountant or other advisor or representative of, Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, (A) solicit, initiate or encourage the submission of any Parent Acquisition Proposal (as hereinafter defined) or (B) participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any person any information in respect of, or take any other action to facilitate, any Parent Acquisition Proposal or any inquiries or the making of any proposal that constitutes, or may reasonably be expected to lead to, any Parent Acquisition Proposal, other than in compliance with Section 6.3(b). (ii) If Parent receives an unsolicited Parent Acquisition Proposal, Parent shall provide written notice of such proposal and the terms thereof to the Company within three business days of such receipt, and shall update the Company as to the progress of such discussions with comparable promptness during the pendancy thereof. Upon execution and delivery of any definitive agreement in respect of such a Parent Acquisition Proposal (a “Parent Acquisition Agreement”), Parent shall deliver a true and complete copy thereof (including all schedules, exhibits and side agreements) to the Company. Parent shall not agree to any Parent Acquisition Agreement that does not (a) provide for the APAR Holders to receive such consideration as they would have been entitled to had the Contemplated Transactions been consummated prior to the record date for the transactions contemplated by the Parent Acquisition Agreement and (b) provide that no amendments of the Parent Acquisition Agreement affecting such consideration or the economic effect of the transactions contemplated by the Parent Acquisition Agreement upon any APAR Holder shall be effective without the prior written consent of all APAR Holders. Upon execution and delivery by Parent of a Parent Acquisition Agreement, the Company shall then have the option, exercisable by written notice to Parent at any time within three business days of the delivery to the Company, to terminate this Agreement and receive the payment described in Section 6.3(b)(iii) below. “Parent Acquisition Proposal” means an inquiry, offer or proposal regarding any of the following (other than the Contemplated Transactions) involving Parent: (v) any merger, consolidation, share exchange ...

Restrictions on Parent. Parent agrees that it will not take or fail to take, or cause or permit any member of the Parent Group to take or fail to take, any action where such action or failure to act would be inconsistent with or cause to be untrue any material, information, covenant or representation in this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement, any of the Ancillary Agreements or any Representation Letters. Parent agrees that it will not take or fail to take, or cause or permit any member of the Parent Group to take or fail to take, any action which prevents or could reasonably be expected to prevent (A) the Tax-Free Status, or (B) any other transaction contemplated by the Separation and Distribution Agreement which is intended by the parties to be tax-free from so qualifying.

Restrictions on Parent. Parent agrees that it shall not take or fail to take, or cause or permit any Affiliate of Parent to take or fail to take, any action if such action or failure to act would or reasonably could be inconsistent with or cause to be untrue any statement, information, covenant or representation in a Ruling Request, any Representation Letters or Tax Opinions/Rulings. Parent shall not take or fail to take, or cause or permit any Affiliate of Parent to take or fail to take, any action that would or reasonably could be expected to adversely affect, jeopardize or prevent (A) the Tax-Free Status of the Contribution and the Distribution, taken together, or (B) adversely affect, jeopardize or prevent the intended tax treatment of any Separation Transaction (other than a Separation Transaction described in clause (A)) as set forth in the Tax Opinions/Rulings (or if not set forth in the Tax Opinions/Rulings, in the Separation Step Plan).

Restrictions on Parent. Parent covenants and agrees as to itself and its Subsidiaries that, from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement, except as specifically permitted by any other provision of this Agreement (or as set forth in Section 5.3 of the Parent Disclosure Letter) or required by applicable Law or the regulations or requirements of any stock exchange or regulatory organization applicable to Parent or except with the Company’s prior written approval (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the business of it and its Subsidiaries shall be conducted in the ordinary and usual course consistent with Parent’s past practice and, to the extent consistent therewith, Parent and its Subsidiaries shall use their reasonable best efforts to (i) preserve their assets, (ii) preserve Parent’s business organization intact and maintain its existing relations and goodwill with customers, suppliers, distributors, creditors and lessors, and (iii) comply in all material respects with all applicable Laws. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and as an extension thereof, except as specifically permitted by any other provision of this Agreement (or as set forth in Section 5.3 of the Parent Disclosure Letter) or required by applicable Law or the regulations or requirements of any stock exchange or regulatory organization applicable to Parent or the terms of any Contract binding upon Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, Parent shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time, directly or indirectly, do, or agree to do, any of the following without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed: (a) acquire (including, by merger, consolidation, or acquisition of stock or assets) any corporation, partnership, other business organization or any division thereof; (b) merge or consolidate Parent with any Person (other than a merger of a Subsidiary into Parent) or adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation or resolutions providing for a complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of Parent; (c) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of its capital stock, any securities convertible or exchangeable or exercisable for any shares of capit...

Restrictions on Parent. (i) From and after the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time or termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VII, Parent's and its subsidiaries' officers and directors will not and Parent and its subsidiaries will not, nor will they authorize or permit any of their respective officers, directors, affiliates or employees or any investment banker, attorney or other advisor or representative retained by any of them to, directly or indirectly (i) solicit, initiate, knowingly encourage or induce the making, submission or announcement of any Parent Acquisition Proposal (as defined below), (ii) participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any person any non-public information with respect to, or take any other action to facilitate any

Restrictions on Parent. Parent agrees that it will not take or fail to take, or permit any member of the Parent Group to take or fail to take, any action where such action or failure to act would be inconsistent with or cause to be untrue any material, information, covenant or representation in this Agreement, the Separation Agreement, any of the Ancillary Agreements, any Representation Letters or any Tax Opinions/Rulings. Parent agrees that it will not take or fail to take, or permit any member of the Parent Group to take or fail to take, any action which would or could reasonably be expected to adversely affect, jeopardize or prevent the Intended Tax Treatment; provided, however, that this Section 7.03 shall not be construed as obligating Parent to consummate the Distribution (or any other step in the Transactions) without the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions set forth in Section 3.3 of the Separation Agreement nor shall it be construed as preventing Parent from terminating the Separation Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1 thereof.

Restrictions on Parent. Parent agrees that it will not take or fail to take, or cause or permit any member of the Parent Group to take or fail to take, any action where such action or failure to act would be inconsistent with or cause to be untrue any material, information, covenant or representation in this Agreement, the Separation Agreement, any of the Ancillary Agreements or any Representation Letters. Parent agrees that it will not take or fail to take, or cause or permit any member of the Parent Group to take or fail to take, any action which prevents or could reasonably be expected to prevent the Tax-Free Status; provided, however, that this Section 7.03 shall not be construed as obligating Parent to consummate the Distribution.

Restrictions on Parent. Parent agrees that it will not take or fail to take, and will not cause or permit any member of the Parent Group to take or fail to take, any action where such action or failure to act would be inconsistent with or cause to be untrue any material, statement, information, covenant, or representation in this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement, any other Transaction Documents, or any of the Tax Materials. Parent agrees that it will not take or fail to take, and will not cause or permit any member of the Parent Group to take or fail to take, any action where such action or failure to act would, or could reasonably be expected to, prevent U.S. Tax-Free Status or Foreign Tax-Free Status.

Restrictions on Parent. Parent agrees that it will not take or fail to take, or permit any member of the Parent Group to take or fail to take, any action where such action or failure to act would be inconsistent with or cause to be untrue any material, information, covenant or representation in this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement, any of the Ancillary Agreements, the Representation Letters or the Tax Opinions/Rulings. Parent agrees that it will not take or fail to take, or permit any member of the Parent Group to take or fail to take, any action that jeopardizes or is reasonably likely to jeopardize the Intended Tax Treatment, provided, however, that this Section 7.3 shall not be construed as obligating Parent to consummate the Distribution and shall not be construed as preventing Parent from terminating the Separation and Distribution Agreement pursuant to the terms of the Separation and Distribution Agreement.