Stand Still. To induce Purchaser Group to proceed with this Agreement, the Seller Group agree that until the Closing Date or the termination of this Agreement, whichever is earlier, none of the Seller Group or their affiliates, representatives, or agents (collectively, “Agents”), shall directly or indirectly: (a) solicit, encourage, initiate, accept, support, approve or participate in any negotiations or discussions with respect to any Acquisition Proposal (as hereinafter defined); (b) disclose any information not customarily disclosed in the ordinary course to any third party concerning the Seller Group and which the Seller Group believes or should reasonably know could be used for the purposes of formulating any offer, indication of interest, or proposal for an Acquisition Proposal; (c) assist, cooperate with, facilitate or encourage any third party to make any offer, indication of interest or proposal for an Acquisition Proposal (as defined below); (d) execute or agree to execute or enter into a contract, arrangement, or understanding regarding any Acquisition Proposal; (e) grant any waiver or release under any standstill or similar agreement with respect to any class of equity securities of the Seller Group; or (f) authorize or permit any of the Seller Group’s Agents to take any such action or other actions as would adversely affect the Purchaser Group’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Related Transactions. Without limiting the foregoing, it is agreed that any violation of the restrictions on the Seller Group set forth in the preceding sentence by any Agent of the Seller Group or its affiliates shall be a breach of this Section 7.1 by the Seller Group. “Acquisition Proposal” means, other than the transactions contemplated hereunder, any offer, proposal or inquiry relating to, or any third party indication of interest in, (i) a merger, share exchange, business combination, reorganization, consolidation or similar transaction involving the Seller Group, (ii) the acquisition of the beneficial ownership of any equity interest in the Seller Group, (iii) license or transfer of all or a portion of the Purchased Assets or (iv) any other transaction the consummation of which could reasonably be expected to prevent the transactions contemplated hereunder.
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Samples: Intellectual Property Purchase Agreement (Rci Hospitality Holdings, Inc.), Asset Purchase Agreement (Rci Hospitality Holdings, Inc.), Asset Purchase Agreement (Rci Hospitality Holdings, Inc.)
Stand Still. To induce Purchaser Group to proceed with this Agreement, the Seller Group agree agrees that until the Closing Date or the termination of this Agreement, whichever is earlier, none of neither the Seller Group or their nor its affiliates, representatives, or agents (collectively, “Agents”), shall directly or indirectly: (a) solicit, encourage, initiate, accept, support, approve or participate in any negotiations or discussions with respect to any Acquisition Proposal (as hereinafter defined); (b) disclose any information not customarily disclosed in the ordinary course to any third party concerning the Seller Group and which the Seller Group believes or should reasonably know could be used for the purposes of formulating any offer, indication of interest, or proposal for an Acquisition Proposal; (c) assist, cooperate with, facilitate or encourage any third party to make any offer, indication of interest or proposal for an Acquisition Proposal (as defined below); (d) execute or agree to execute or enter into a contract, arrangement, or understanding regarding any Acquisition Proposal; (e) grant any waiver or release under any standstill or similar agreement with respect to any class of equity securities of the Seller GroupSeller; or (f) authorize or permit any of the Seller GroupSeller’s Agents to take any such action or other actions as would adversely affect the Purchaser GroupPurchaser’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Related Transactions. Without limiting the foregoing, it is agreed that any violation of the restrictions on the Seller Group set forth in the preceding sentence by any Agent of the Seller Group or its affiliates shall be a breach of this Section 7.1 by the Seller GroupSeller. “Acquisition Proposal” means, other than the transactions contemplated hereunder, any offer, proposal or inquiry relating to, or any third party indication of interest in, (i) a merger, share exchange, business combination, reorganization, consolidation or similar transaction involving the Seller GroupSeller, (ii) the acquisition of the beneficial ownership of any equity interest in the Seller GroupSeller, (iii) license or transfer of all or a portion of the Purchased Assets or (iv) any other transaction the consummation of which could reasonably be expected to prevent the transactions contemplated hereunder.
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Samples: Asset Purchase Agreement (Rci Hospitality Holdings, Inc.), Asset Purchase Agreement (Rci Hospitality Holdings, Inc.)
Stand Still. To induce Purchaser Group to proceed with this Agreement, the Seller Group agree that until the Closing Date or the termination of this Agreement, whichever is earlier, none of the Seller Group or their affiliates, representatives, or agents (collectively, “Agents”), shall directly or indirectly: (a) solicit, encourage, initiate, accept, support, approve or participate in any negotiations or discussions with respect to any Acquisition Proposal (as hereinafter defined); (b) disclose any information not customarily disclosed in the ordinary course to any third party concerning the Seller Group and which the Seller Group believes or should reasonably know could be used for the purposes of formulating any offer, indication of interest, or proposal for an Acquisition Proposal; (c) assist, cooperate with, facilitate or encourage any third party to make any offer, indication of interest or proposal for an Acquisition Proposal (as defined below); (d) execute or agree to execute or enter into a contract, arrangement, or understanding regarding any Acquisition Proposal; (e) grant any waiver or release under any standstill or similar agreement with respect to any class of equity securities of the Seller Group; or (f) authorize or permit any of the Seller Group’s Agents to take any such action or other actions as would adversely affect the Purchaser Group’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Related Transactions. Without limiting the foregoing, it is agreed that any violation of the restrictions on the Seller Group set forth in the preceding sentence by any Agent of the Seller Group or its affiliates shall be a breach of this Section 7.1 by the Seller Group. “Acquisition Proposal” means, other than the transactions contemplated hereunder, any offer, proposal or inquiry relating to, or any third party indication of interest in, (i) a merger, share exchange, business combination, reorganization, consolidation or similar transaction involving the Seller Group, (ii) the acquisition of the beneficial ownership of any equity interest in the Seller Group, (iii) license or transfer of all or a portion of the Purchased Assets assets of either Acquired Corporation or (iv) any other transaction the consummation of which could reasonably be expected to prevent the transactions contemplated hereunder.
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Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Rci Hospitality Holdings, Inc.)