Termination Fee; Effects of Termination. (a) If (i) during the term of this Agreement, the Company Board withdraws or modifies, in a manner adverse to Parent or Liberty Media, its approval or recommendation of the Merger, or the Company Board approves, or recommends, or authorizes the Company to enter into an agreement with respect to, an Extraordinary Transaction, and (ii) this Agreement is thereafter terminated pursuant to Section 9.1(ii), Section 9.1(iii) or Section 9.1(iv), and (iii) in the case of any termination pursuant to Section 9.1(ii) only, the Company thereafter enters into any definitive agreement with respect to or consummates an Extraordinary Transaction with any Person other than Liberty Media, Parent or an Affiliate of either of them, within six months after the date of such termination, then, in any such case, the Company shall immediately pay Liberty Media a fee of $3.5 million (the "Termination Fee"), payable by wire transfer of same day funds. (b) If this Agreement is terminated by the Company, Parent or Liberty Media pursuant to Section 9.1, this Agreement forthwith shall become void and there shall be no liability or obligation on the part of Parent, Liberty Media, Merger Sub, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates, stockholders, directors, officers, agents employees or Representatives except (i) as provided in Sections 4.24, 6.8, 7.2 and 7.5, which shall survive such termination and (ii) subject to Section 10.10, to the extent such termination results from the willful breach by Parent, Liberty Media, Merger Sub or the Company of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement. (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any election by the Company to pay, or by Liberty Media or Parent to receive, the Termination Fee pursuant to Section 9.2(a) shall constitute full settlement of any and all liabilities of the Company for damages under this Agreement in respect of a termination of this Agreement pursuant to Sections 9.1(i), 9.1(ii) and 9.1(iii) and shall be the sole measure of damages with respect to such termination. (d) In the event of any termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1, Parent shall have no further obligation or liability hereunder, except for its confidentiality obligations pursuant to Section 7.2.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Liberty Media Corp /De/), Merger Agreement (Video Services Corp)
Termination Fee; Effects of Termination. (a) If (i) during the term of this Agreement, the Company Board withdraws or modifies, in a manner adverse to Parent or Liberty Media, its approval or recommendation of the Merger, or the Company Board approves, or recommends, or authorizes the Company to enter into an agreement with respect to, an Extraordinary Transaction, and (ii) this Agreement is thereafter terminated pursuant to Section 9.1(ii), Section 9.1(iii) or Section 9.1(iv), and (iii) in the case of any termination pursuant to Section 9.1(ii) only, the Company thereafter enters into any definitive agreement with respect to or consummates an Extraordinary Transaction with any Person other than Liberty Media, Parent or an Affiliate of either of them, within six months after the date of such termination, then, in any such case, the Company shall immediately pay Liberty Media a fee of $3.5 million 6,500,000 (the "Termination Fee"), payable by wire transfer of same day funds.
(b) If this Agreement is terminated by the Company, Parent or Liberty Media pursuant to Section 9.1, this Agreement forthwith shall become void and there shall be no liability or obligation on the part of Parent, Liberty Media, Merger Sub, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates, stockholders, directors, officers, agents employees or Representatives except (i) as provided in Sections 4.244.25, 6.8, 7.2 and 7.5, which shall survive such termination and (ii) subject to Section 10.10, to the extent such termination results from the willful breach by Parent, Liberty Media, Merger Sub or the Company of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any election by the Company to pay, or by Liberty Media or Parent to receive, the Termination Fee pursuant to Section 9.2(a) shall constitute full settlement of any and all liabilities of the Company for damages under this Agreement in respect of a termination of this Agreement pursuant to Sections 9.1(i), 9.1(ii) and 9.1(iii) and shall be the sole measure of damages with respect to such termination.
(d) In the event of any termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1, Parent shall have no further obligation or liability hereunder, except for its confidentiality obligations pursuant to Section 7.2.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Liberty Media Corp /De/), Merger Agreement (Four Media Co)