Good Faith and Commercially Reasonable Manner Performance of all obligations under this Annex, including, but not limited to, all calculations, valuations and determinations made by either party, will be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner.
Further Action; Reasonable Best Efforts (a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, each of the parties hereto and their respective Representatives shall (i) make promptly its respective filings, and thereafter make any other required submissions, with each relevant Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over enforcement of any applicable antitrust or competition Laws with respect to the Transactions, and coordinate and cooperate fully with the other parties in exchanging such information and providing such assistance as the other parties may reasonably request in connection therewith (including (A) obtaining consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) from the other parties promptly before making any substantive communication (whether verbal or written) with any Governmental Authority in connection with such filings or submissions, (B) permitting the other parties to review in advance, and consulting with the other parties on, any proposed filing, submission or communication (whether verbal or written) by such party to any Governmental Authority, and (C) giving the other parties the opportunity to attend and participate at any meeting with any Governmental Authority in respect of any filing, investigation or other inquiry); and (ii) cooperate with the other parties hereto and use its reasonable best efforts, and cause its Subsidiaries to use their respective reasonable best efforts, to take, or cause to be taken, all appropriate action, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws or otherwise to consummate and make effective the Transactions, including using reasonable best efforts to employ such resources as are necessary to (x) obtain and/or maintain all approvals, consents, registrations, permits, authorizations and other confirmations required to be obtained from any third party and (y) obtain the Requisite Regulatory Approvals and taking any and all steps necessary to avoid or eliminate each and every impediment under any antitrust or competition Law that may be asserted by any Governmental Authority so as to enable the parties hereto to expeditiously consummate the Transactions, including committing to and effecting, by consent decree, hold separate orders, or otherwise, the restructuring, reorganization, sale, divestiture or disposition of such of its assets, properties or businesses; provided, that no party hereto shall be required to take any such action if such action would result in or may be reasonably likely to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Each party hereto shall, upon request by any other party, furnish such other party with all information concerning itself, its Subsidiaries, directors, officers and shareholders and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3, or any other statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries to any Third Party and/or any Governmental Authority in connection with the Transactions.
Reasonable Best Efforts (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each of MCK, Echo Holdco and the Company shall use their reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under Applicable Law to consummate the Transactions, including (i) preparing and filing as promptly as practicable with any Governmental Authority or other third party all documentation to effect all necessary filings, notices, petitions, statements, registrations, submissions of information, applications and other documents and (ii) obtaining and maintaining all approvals, consents, registrations, permits, authorizations and other confirmations required to be obtained from any Governmental Authority or other third party that are necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the Transactions.
(b) In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each such Party hereto shall (i) to the extent required by the HSR Act, make an appropriate filing of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act with respect to the Transactions as promptly as practicable and advisable, and in any event within 14 Business Days of the date hereof or any other date mutually agreed upon by the Parties, (ii) use reasonable best efforts to make an appropriate filing pursuant to any foreign antitrust Applicable Law with respect to the Transactions as promptly as practicable and (iii) supply as promptly as practicable any additional information and documentary material that may be requested pursuant to the HSR Act and any information or documentary material that may be requested by any Governmental Authority pursuant to the FTC Act, the Antitrust Civil Process Act or any other antitrust Applicable Law and (iv) use their reasonable best efforts to take all other actions necessary to cause the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods under the HSR Act or any other antitrust Applicable Law, as applicable, as soon as practicable. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing obligations shall apply to each such Party, regardless of whether such Party or any of its Affiliates is required to file a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act with respect to the Transactions.
(c) The Parties understand and agree that the reasonable best efforts of the MCK, Echo Holdco and the Company pursuant to this Section 5.07 shall be deemed to include proposing, negotiating, offering to agree to, agreeing to or effecting such conditions, commitments or restrictions on or related to the conduct of the Company’s business (including amendments to or waivers of provisions of any agreement among any or all of the Parties and the Company that relate to the Company’s business or operations) as are necessary, proper or advisable to cause the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods under the HSR Act or to avoid a suit by a Governmental Authority seeking to enjoin the Transactions pursuant to any Antitrust Law, provided that no Party shall be required to agree to any conditions, commitments or restrictions that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to materially adversely impact the assets, business, expected results of operation or financial condition of the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, neither MCK, nor the Company, nor the Echo Parties or any of their Affiliates shall be required to divest, transfer, sell, or otherwise dispose of or hold separate (or agree to do any of the foregoing), any business, asset or any portion thereof, whether or not to be contributed to the Company.
(d) In connection with the efforts required under this Section 5.07, each such Party shall (i) cooperate in all respects with each other Party in connection with any filing or submission and in connection with any investigation, inquiry or proceeding under any applicable Antitrust Law, (ii) keep each other Party reasonably informed of the status of matters related to the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including furnishing the other Parties with any written notices or other communications received by such Party from, or given by such Party to, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”), the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) or any other U.S. or foreign Governmental Authority and of any communication received or given in connection with any proceeding by a private party under applicable Antitrust Laws, in each case regarding any of the Transactions contemplated hereby; and (iii) permit the other Party to review any communication given by it to, and consult with each other in advance of any meeting or conference with, the FTC, the DOJ or any other Governmental Authority under or in connection with any applicable Antitrust Laws, and to the extent permitted by the FTC, the DOJ or such other applicable Governmental Authority or other Person, give the other party the opportunity to attend and participate in such meetings and conferences in accordance with Antitrust Law.
Reasonable Access If any review or evaluation is made on the premises of the Engineer or a subprovider, the Engineer shall provide and require its subproviders to provide all reasonable facilities and assistance for the safety and convenience of the state or federal representatives in the performance of their duties.
Knowledge; Discretion All references herein to a Purchaser’s or the Company’s knowledge shall be deemed to mean the knowledge of such party based on the actual knowledge of such party’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer or such other persons holding equivalent offices. Unless specified to the contrary herein, all references herein to an exercise of discretion or judgment by a Purchaser, to the making of a determination or designation by a Purchaser, to the application of a Purchaser’s discretion or opinion, to the granting or withholding of a Purchaser’s consent or approval, to the consideration of whether a matter or thing is satisfactory or acceptable to a Purchaser, or otherwise involving the decision making of a Purchaser, shall be deemed to mean that such Purchaser shall decide using the reasonable discretion or judgment of a prudent lender.
Reasonable Reliance Securities Intermediary shall be fully protected and shall suffer no liability in acting in accordance with any written instructions reasonably believed by it to have been given (i) by Secured Party (or from the Administrator purporting to be acting in its capacity as such) with respect to any aspect of the operation of the Reserve Account (including any such instructions relating to any investment or transfer of any amounts held therein) or (ii) by Pledgor, to the extent provided in Section 4(b), with respect to the Reserve Account.
District’s Sole Discretion District in its sole discretion may terminate this Contract for any reason on 30 days’ written notice to Contractor.
Acknowledgment of Reasonableness (a) The Employee hereby represents, warrants and acknowledges that having carefully read and considered the provisions of this Article Four, the restrictions set forth herein are fair and reasonable and are reasonably required for the protection of the interests of XStream, its officers, directors and other employees; consequently, in the event that any of the above-described restrictions shall be held unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the Employee hereby covenants, agrees and directs such court to substitute a reasonable judicially enforceable limitation in place of any limitation deemed unenforceable and, the Employee hereby covenants and agrees that if so modified, the covenants contained in this Article Four shall be as fully enforceable as if they had been set forth herein directly by the Parties.
(b) In determining the nature of this limitation, the Employee hereby acknowledges, covenants and agrees that it is the intent of the Parties that a court adjudicating a dispute arising hereunder recognize that the Parties desire that these covenants not to circumvent, disclose or compete be imposed and maintained to the greatest extent possible.
Reasonable Best Efforts; Notification (a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement (and without limiting the rights of the Company and the Company Board under Section 5.02), each of the parties shall use reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other parties in doing, all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the Merger and the other Transactions, including using reasonable best efforts to: (i) cause the conditions to the Merger set forth in Article VII to be satisfied or fulfilled, (ii) obtain all necessary actions or nonactions, waivers, consents and approvals from Governmental Authorities and the making of all necessary registrations and filings (including filings with Governmental Authorities, if any) and the taking of all reasonable steps as may be necessary to obtain an approval or waiver from, or to avoid an Action by, any Governmental Authority, (iii) obtain all necessary consents, approvals or waivers from third parties, (iv) defend any Action challenging this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions, including seeking to have any stay or temporary restraining order entered by any court or other Governmental Authority vacated or reversed, and (v) execute and deliver any additional instruments necessary to consummate the Transactions and to fully carry out the purposes of this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements; provided, that, in connection with any of the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv), Parent and the Company (x) shall not be obligated to and (y) shall not agree to (A) make any payment of a consent fee, “profit sharing” payment or other consideration (including increased or accelerated payment) or concede anything of monetary or economic value or (B) amend, supplement or modify any contract in any manner that would be adverse to the interest of the Company or, after the Merger, Parent and its Subsidiaries, in each case in subpart (y), without the prior written consent of Parent.
(b) Without limiting the generality of anything contained in this Section 6.03, from the date hereof until the Effective Time or the termination or this Agreement in accordance with its terms, each of the Company and Parent (on its and Merger Sub’s behalf) shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) cooperate in all respects and consult with each other in connection with any filing or submission in connection with any investigation or other inquiry, including allowing the other party to have a reasonable opportunity to review in advance and comment on drafts of filings and submissions, (ii) give the other party prompt notice of the making or commencement of any request, inquiry, investigation, action or legal proceeding brought by a Governmental Authority or brought by a third party before any Governmental Authority, in each case, with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (iii) keep the other party promptly informed as to the status of any such request, inquiry, investigation, action or legal proceeding, (iv) promptly inform the other party of any communication to or from the FTC, DOJ or any other Governmental Authority in connection with any such request, inquiry, investigation, action or legal proceeding, (v) promptly furnish to the other party, subject to an appropriate confidentiality agreement to limit disclosure to outside counsel and consultants retained by such counsel, with copies of documents provided to or received from any Governmental Authority in connection with any such request, inquiry, investigation, action or legal proceeding, (vi) subject to an appropriate confidentiality agreement or other legal obligation to limit disclosure to counsel and outside consultants retained by such counsel, consult in advance and cooperate with the other party and consider in good faith the views of the other party in connection with any substantive communication, analysis, appearance, presentation, memorandum, brief, argument, opinion or proposal to be made or submitted in connection with any such request, inquiry, investigation, action or legal proceeding, and (vii) except as may be prohibited by any Governmental Authority or by applicable Law, in connection with any such request, inquiry, investigation, action or legal proceeding in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, each party shall provide advance notice of and permit authorized Representatives of the other party to be present at each meeting or conference, including any virtual or telephonic meetings, relating to such request, inquiry, investigation, action or legal proceeding and to have access to and be consulted in advance in connection with any argument, opinion or proposal to be made or submitted to any Governmental Authority in connection with such request, inquiry, investigation, action or legal proceeding; provided, however, that materials required to be provided pursuant to this Section 6.03(b) may be redacted (A) to remove references concerning the valuation of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company, or any of their respective Subsidiaries or assets, (B) as necessary to comply with contractual arrangements, and (C) as necessary to address reasonable privilege concerns. Each party shall supply as promptly as practicable such information, documentation, other material or testimony that may be requested by any Governmental Authority, including by complying at the earliest reasonably practicable date with any reasonable request for additional information, documents or other materials received by any party or any of their respective Subsidiaries from any Governmental Authority in connection with such applications or filings for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Sole Discretion As the term "sole discretion" is used in this Agreement, --------------- unless otherwise defined, it will be interpreted as the exercise of reasonable discretion applying normal business practices to a contractual relationship between a company and its chairman and chief executive officer.
