Merger Partner Material Adverse Effect means any material adverse change, effect, event, circumstance or development that is materially adverse to or has a material adverse effect on the business, assets, liabilities, capitalization, financial condition, or results of operations of Merger Partner and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that none of the following, to the extent arising after the date of this Agreement, either alone or in combination, shall be deemed to be a Merger Partner Material Adverse Effect, and none of the following shall be taken into account in determining whether there has been or will be a Merger Partner Material Adverse Effect: any change or event caused by or resulting from (A) the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger, or the announcement or pendency thereof, (B) changes in prevailing economic or market conditions in the United States or any other jurisdiction in which such entity has substantial business operations (except to the extent those changes have a disproportionate effect on Merger Partner and its Subsidiaries relative to the other participants in the industry or industries in which Merger Partner and its Subsidiaries operate), (C) changes or events affecting the industry or industries in which Merger Partner and its Subsidiaries operate generally or compete (except to the extent those changes or events have a disproportionate effect on Merger Partner and its Subsidiaries relative to the other participants in the industry or industries in which Merger Partner and its Subsidiaries operate), (D) changes in generally accepted accounting principles or requirements (except to the extent those changes have a disproportionate effect on Merger Partner and its Subsidiaries relative to the other participants in the industry or industries in which Merger Partner and its Subsidiaries operate), (E) changes in laws, rules or regulations of general applicability or interpretations thereof by any Governmental Entity (except to the extent those changes have a disproportionate effect on Merger Partner and its Subsidiaries relative to the other participants in the industry or industries in which Merger Partner and its Subsidiaries operate), (F) any natural disaster or any outbreak of major hostilities in which the United States is involved or any act of terrorism within the United States or directed against its facilities or citizens wherever located or any governmental response to any of the foregoing (except to the extent thos...
Merger Partner Material Adverse Effect means any Effect that, individually or in the aggregate with all other Effects, is or would reasonably be expected to be or to become materially adverse to, or has or would reasonably be expected to have or result in a material adverse effect on the business, assets, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows of the Merger Partner Business, taken as a whole; provided that in no event shall any Effects to the extent directly or indirectly resulting from or arising out of any of the following be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has occurred, a Merger Partner Material Adverse Effect: (a) general economic, financial, credit, regulatory or political conditions or any conditions generally affecting any of the foregoing or affecting any segment of the industries or any regions in which the Merger Partner Business operates; (b) any changes in the United States or global economy or the economy of any other jurisdiction or region or any changes in any capital, credit or financial markets in the United States or any other jurisdiction or region (including interest rate and exchange rate changes, inflationary matters or tariffs or trade wars); (c) any Change in Law applicable to the Merger Partner Business, in each case of clauses (a) through (c), not having a materially disproportionate effect on the Merger Partner Business, relative to other participants in industry in which the Merger Partner Business operates; (d) change in GAAP or the accounting principles, practices or policies of any member of the Merger Partner Group or the enforcement or interpretation thereof; (e) the execution, announcement or pendency of any of the Transaction Documents, the consummation of any of the Contemplated Transactions or the performance of the obligations of the members of the Merger Partner Group obligations under, any of the Transaction Documents (including compliance with the terms of any of the Transaction Documents), including any adverse changes in the Merger Partner Business’s relationship with its employees, customers, partners, Governmental Authorities, suppliers or vendors; provided that this clause (e) shall not apply with respect to (i) the representations and warranties (in whole or in relevant part) made by Xxxxxx Partner and Merger Sub in this Agreement, the purpose of which is to address the consequences resulting from, relating to or arising out of the entry into or the announcement or
Merger Partner Material Adverse Effect means any change, effect, event, circumstance or development (an “Effect”) that, individually or in the aggregate with all other Effects that have occurred through the date of determination, has had, or is reasonably likely to have, a material adverse effect on the business, assets and liabilities, financial condition or results of operations of Merger Partner, taken as a whole; provided, however, that no Effect, to the extent resulting from or arising out of any of the following, shall be deemed to be a Merger Partner Material Adverse Effect or be taken into account for purposes of determining whether a Merger Partner Material Adverse Effect has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur: (i) changes after the date of this Agreement in prevailing economic or market conditions in the United States or any other jurisdiction (except to the extent those changes have a disproportionate effect on Merger Partner relative to the other participants in the industry or industries in which Merger Partner operates), (ii) changes or events after the date of this Agreement affecting the industry or industries in which Merger Partner operates generally (except to the extent those changes or events have a disproportionate effect on Merger Partner relative to the other participants in the industry or industries in which Merger Partner operates), (iii) changes after the date of this Agreement in generally accepted accounting principles or requirements or the interpretation thereof (except to the extent those changes have a disproportionate effect on Merger Partner relative to the other participants in the industry or industries in which Merger Partner operates), (iv) changes after the date of this Agreement in Laws, rules or regulations of general applicability or interpretations thereof by any Governmental Entity (except to the extent those changes have a disproportionate effect on Merger Partner relative to the other participants in the industry or industries in which Merger Partner operates), (v) any natural disaster, epidemic, pandemic or other disease outbreak (including the COVID-19 pandemic) or any outbreak of major hostilities or any act of terrorism (except to the extent those changes or events have a disproportionate effect on Merger Partner relative to the other participants in the industry or industries in which Merger Partner operates), (vi) the execution, delivery, announcement or performance of the obligations under this Agreement or the announcement, pendency...
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No Merger Partner Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred since the date of this Agreement and be continuing.
The inclusion of any information in the Merger Partner Disclosure Schedule or the Public Company Disclosure Schedule, as applicable, shall not be deemed to be an admission or acknowledgment, in and of itself, that such information is required by the terms hereof to be disclosed, is material, has resulted in or would result in a Merger Partner Material Adverse Effect or a Public Company Material Adverse Effect, as applicable, or is outside the Ordinary Course of Business.
For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that the terms “material,” “materially” and “materiality” as used in this Agreement with an initial lower case “m” shall have their respective customary and ordinary meanings, without regard to the meanings ascribed to Merger Partner Material Adverse Effect or Public Company Material Adverse Effect, in each case as defined in this Agreement.
Merger Partner shall have obtained any required consent or approval of any third party (other than a Governmental Entity) the failure of which to obtain, individually or in the aggregate, is reasonably likely to have a Merger Partner Material Adverse Effect.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Parties agree that the terms “material,” “materially” and “materiality” as used in this Agreement with an initial lower-case “m” shall have their respective customary and ordinary meanings, without regard to the meanings ascribed to Merger Partner Material Adverse Effect or Public Company Material Adverse Effect, in each case as defined in this Agreement.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Parties agree that the terms “material,” “materially” and “materiality” as used in this Agreement with an initial lower case “m” shall have their respective customary and ordinary meanings, without regard to the meanings ascribed to Public Company Material Adverse Effect or Merger Partner Material Adverse Effect, in each case as defined in this Agreement.
With respect to Merger Partner Employee Plans, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Merger Partner, there exists no condition or set of circumstances (other than routine claims for benefits) in connection with which Merger Partner or any of its Subsidiaries could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Merger Partner Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
No Merger Partner Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred since the date of this Agreement.
With respect to Merger Partner Employee Plans, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Merger Partner, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Merger Partner or any of its Subsidiaries could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Merger Partner Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
Merger Partner shall have obtained (i) all consents and approvals of third parties listed in Section 7.2(f) of the Merger Partner Disclosure Schedule and (ii) any other consent or approval of any third party (other than a Governmental Entity) the failure of which to obtain, individually or in the aggregate, is reasonably likely to have a Merger Partner Material Adverse Effect.
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Merger Partner Material Adverse Effect means any Effect that, considered together with all other Effects that had occurred prior to the date of determination of the occurrence of the Merger Partner Material Adverse Effect, is or would reasonably be expected to be or to become materially adverse to, or has or would reasonably be expected to have or result in a material adverse effect on: (a) the business, financial condition, capitalization, assets (including Intellectual Property), operations or financial performance or prospects of Merger Partner; or (b) the ability of Merger Partner to consummate the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions or to perform any of its covenants or obligations under the Agreement; provided, however, that none of the following shall be deemed in themselves, either alone or in combination, to constitute, and none of the following shall be taken into account in determining whether there has been or will be a Merger Partner Material Adverse Effect: (i) any change in the business, financial condition, capitalization, assets, operations or financial performance or prospects of Merger Partner caused by, related to or resulting from, directly or indirectly, the Contemplated Transactions or the announcement thereof, (ii) any failure by Merger Partner to meet internal projections or forecasts for any period, (iii) any adverse change, effect or occurrence attributable to the United States economy as a whole or the industries in which Merger Partner competes, (iv) any act or threat of terrorism or war anywhere in the world, any armed hostilities or terrorist activities anywhere in the world, any threat or escalation or armed hostilities or terrorist activities anywhere in the world or any governmental or other response or reaction to any of the foregoing, (v) any change in accounting requirements or principles or any change in applicable laws, rules or regulations or the interpretation thereof, or (vi) any Effect resulting from the announcement or pendency of the Merger.
Merger Partner Material Adverse Effect means any Effect that, individually or in the aggregate with all other Effects, is or would reasonably be expected to be or to become materially adverse to, or has or would reasonably be expected to have or result in a material adverse effect on the business, assets, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows of the Merger Partner Business, taken as a whole; provided that in no event shall any Effects to the extent directly or indirectly resulting from or arising out of any of the following be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has occurred, a Merger Partner Material Adverse Effect: (a) general economic, financial, credit, regulatory or political conditions or any conditions generally affecting any of the foregoing or affecting any segment of the industries or any regions in which the Merger Partner Business operates; (b) any changes in the United States or global economy or the economy of any other jurisdiction or region or any changes in any capital, credit or financial markets in the United States or any other jurisdiction or region (including interest rate and exchange rate changes, inflationary matters or tariffs or trade wars); (c) any Change in Law applicable to the Merger Partner Business, in each case of clauses (a) through (c), not having a materially disproportionate effect on the Merger Partner Business, relative to other participants in
Merger Partner Material Adverse Effect means any effect, change, event, circumstance, or development (any such item, an “Effect”) that, considered together with all other Effects that had occurred prior to the date of determination of the occurrence of the Merger Partner Material Adverse Effect, is or could reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to, or has or could reasonably be expected to have or result in a material adverse effect on: (a) the business, condition (financial or otherwise), capitalization, assets (including Intellectual Property), operations, financial performance or prospects of Merger Partner and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; or (b) the ability of Merger Partner to consummate the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions or to perform any of its covenants or obligations under the Agreement in all material respects; provided, however, that none of the following shall be deemed to constitute a Merger Partner Material Adverse Effect: (1) any rejection by a Governmental Body of a registration or filing by Merger Partner relating to Merger Partner IP Rights; (2) changes by the FDA to the labeling or other requirements generally applicable to drugs for the treatment of sleep conditions (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, changes specific to zolpidem), so long as such changes do not provide for or require product withdrawal, creation of a blackbox warning or creation of a patient registry or its equivalent; (3) publication, in and of itself, by the media of negative information regarding drugs for the treatment of sleep conditions, provided that this exclusion shall in no way exclude events which adversely impact the safety or efficacy of drugs for the treatment of sleep conditions; (4) resignation, termination or death of any individual director or officer of Merger Partner, provided, however, that the resignation or termination of more than fifty percent (50%) of Merger Partner’s directors or more than fifty percent (50%) of Merger Partner’s officers (each except as required by the terms of this Merger Agreement) during the period of after the date hereof and prior to Closing may give rise to a Merger Partner Material Adverse Effect; (5) announcement or publication regarding the interest of a Entity in competing with Merger Partner’s business as currently conducted or as proposed to be conducted; (6) any change in the cash position of Merger Partner which results from operations in the Ordinary Course of Business; (7) any Effect resulting from the ann...