Reasonable Best Efforts; Notification. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions herein provided, Seller, Parent and Buyer shall: (i) use all reasonable best efforts to cooperate with one another in (A) determining which filings are required to be made prior to the Effective Time with, and which consents, approvals, permits or authorizations are required to be obtained prior to the Effective Time from, governmental or regulatory authorities of the United States, the several states and foreign jurisdictions and any third parties in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation any required filings and consents under the HSR Act, and (B) timely making all such filings and timely seeking all such consents, approvals, permits and authorizations (the parties acknowledge that all consents under each of the Seller Franchise Agreements shall comply with the provisions of Section 5.3(a) of the Buyer Disclosure Letter unless otherwise mutually agreed by Seller and Parent); (ii) use all reasonable best efforts to obtain, in writing, the consents listed in Section 5.3(a)(1) of the Seller Disclosure Letter (the "Lender Consents") in the manner set forth in Section 5.3(c) and the consents listed in Section 5.3(a)(3) of the Seller Disclosure Letter (the "Ground Lessor Consents"), and the parties shall use all reasonable best efforts to cause Lessee to obtain, in writing, the consents listed in Section 5.3(a)(2) of the Seller Disclosure Letter (the "Franchise Consents") in the manner set forth in Section 5.3(d) (such Lender Consents, Ground Lessor Consents and Franchise Consents referred to herein collectively as the "Required Consents") in form reasonably satisfactory to Seller and Buyer, provided however, that, without the prior written consent of Parent, neither Seller, the Seller Partnership nor any other Seller Subsidiary shall pay any cash or other consideration, make any commitments or incur any liability or other obligation except (x) in the case of obtaining Lender Consents and consents under the Seller Franchise Agreements, as set forth in clause (y) below and Sections 5.3(c) and 5.3(d), (y) in the case of obtaining Ground Lessor Consents and Lender Consents, in an aggregate amount of $1,500,000 or less for the payment of all Ground Lessor Amounts and Prepayment Amounts (provided that such amount may exceed $1,500,000 if the aggregate cash consideration payable to holders of Seller Common Shares i...
Reasonable Best Efforts; Notification. (a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement each of the parties shall use their respective 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 necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the Transactions, including (i) the obtaining of all necessary actions or nonactions, waivers, consents and approvals from Governmental Entities and the making of all necessary registrations and filings and the taking of all reasonable steps as may be necessary to obtain any necessary approval or waiver from, or to avoid an action or proceeding by, any Governmental Entity, including under the HSR Act and any applicable laws, regulations or statutes relating to the regulation of monopolies or competition in any foreign jurisdictions, (ii) the obtaining of all necessary consents, approvals or waivers from third parties, (iii) the defending of any lawsuits or other Proceedings, whether judicial or administrative, challenging this Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions, including seeking to have any stay or temporary restraining order entered by any court or other Governmental Entity vacated or reversed and (iv) the execution and delivery of any additional instruments necessary to consummate the Transactions and to fully carry out the purposes of this Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, (i) the Company shall not, without Parent's prior written consent, commit to any divestitures, licenses, hold separate arrangements or similar matters, including covenants affecting business operating practices (or allow any of its Subsidiaries to commit to any divestitures, licenses, hold separate arrangements or similar matters), and the Company shall commit to, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect (and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to commit to and use their reasonable best efforts to effect), any such divestitures, licenses, hold separate arrangements or similar matters as Parent shall request, but solely if such divestitures, licenses, hold separate arrangements or similar matters are contingent on consummation of the Offer and (ii), neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to agree (with respect to (A) Parent or its Subsidiaries or (B) the Company or its Subsidiaries) to any divestitu...
Reasonable Best Efforts; Notification. (a) Except to the extent that the Parties’ obligations are specifically set forth elsewhere in this Article VI, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement (including Section 6.3), 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 Party in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner reasonably practicable, the Merger and the other Transactions.
(b) Subject to applicable Law and as otherwise required by any Governmental Entity, the Company and Parent each shall keep the other apprised of the status of matters relating to the consummation of the Transactions, including promptly furnishing the other with copies of notices or other communications received by Parent or the Company, as applicable, or any of its Subsidiaries, from any third party or any Governmental Entity with respect to the Transactions (including those alleging that the approval or consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the Transactions). The Company shall give prompt notice to Parent, and Parent shall give prompt written notice to the Company, upon becoming aware of (i) any condition, event or circumstance that will result in any of the conditions in Sections 7.2(a) or 7.3(a) not being met, or (ii) the failure by such Party to comply with or satisfy in any material respect any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it under this Agreement; provided, however, that no such notification shall affect the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements of the Parties or the conditions to the obligations of the Parties under this Agreement.
Reasonable Best Efforts; Notification. (a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, each of the parties shall use its 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 necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the Offer, the Merger and the other Transactions, including (i) the obtaining of all necessary actions or nonactions, waivers, consents and approvals from Governmental Entities and the making of all necessary registrations and filings (including filings with Governmental Entities, 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 or proceeding by, any Governmental Entity, (ii) the obtaining of all necessary consents, approvals or waivers from third parties, (iii) the defending of any lawsuits or other legal proceedings, whether judicial or administrative, challenging this Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions, including seeking to have any stay or temporary restraining order entered by any court or other Governmental Entity vacated or reversed and (iv) the execution and delivery of any additional instruments necessary to consummate the Transactions and to fully carry out the purposes of this Agreement. In connection with and without limiting the foregoing, the Company and the Company Board shall (i) take all action necessary to ensure that no state takeover statute or similar statute or regulation is or becomes applicable to any Transaction or this Agreement and (ii) if any state takeover statute or similar statute or regulation becomes applicable to any Transaction or this Agreement, take all action necessary to ensure that the Offer, the Merger and the other Transactions may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) The Company shall give prompt notice to Parent, and Parent or Sub shall give prompt notice to the Company, of (i) any representation or warranty made by it contained in this Agreement that is qualified as to materiality becoming untrue or inaccurate in any respect or any such representation or warranty that is not so qualified becoming untrue or inaccurate in any material respect or (ii) the failure by it to comply with or satisfy in any material respect any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfie...
Reasonable Best Efforts; Notification. (a) Except to the extent that the Parties’ obligations are specifically set forth elsewhere in this Article VIII, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, each of the Parties shall use its 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 necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the Transactions.
(b) The Parent Parties shall give prompt notice to Contributor, and Contributor shall give prompt notice to the Parent Parties, upon becoming aware of (i) any condition, event or circumstance that will result in any of the conditions in Article IX not being met, or (ii) the failure by Contributor, in the case of any Parent Party, or by any Parent Party, in the case of Contributor, to comply with or satisfy in any material respect any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it under this Agreement; provided, however, that no such notification or the delay or failure to provide such notification, shall affect the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements of the Parties or the conditions to the obligations of the Parties under this Agreement.
Reasonable Best Efforts; Notification. (a) Buyers shall immediately after the execution of this Agreement submit or cause to be submitted a notice of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Institute Notice”) to the Institute and all other necessary notices or applications in order to obtain all necessary consents, approvals, waivers and authorizations required in connection with the Institute’s review of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and together with Seller shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to avoid the issuance of a stop order and, if a stop order is issued shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to obtain the approval of the Institute necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as practicable thereafter. Nothing in this Agreement shall require, or be construed to require, Seller, Buyers, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates to, other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement, take or refrain from taking any action, agree to any restriction or condition or enter into any agreement in connection with obtaining all such necessary consents, approvals, waivers and authorizations.
(b) Upon receipt of a notice sufficient to satisfy the condition set forth in Section 2.03(a)(iii), Buyers shall deliver a true and correct copy of such notice to Seller.
Reasonable Best Efforts; Notification. (a) Except to the extent that the Parties’ obligations are specifically set forth elsewhere in this Article VI (including filings, notifications, required efforts, actions and other matters with respect to Regulatory Laws governed by Section 6.8), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement (including Section 6.3 and Section 6.4), 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 Party in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner reasonably practicable, the Merger and the other Transactions.
(b) Subject to applicable Law and as otherwise required by any Governmental Entity, the Company and Parent each shall keep the other apprised of the status of matters relating to the consummation of the Transactions, including promptly furnishing the other with copies of notices or other communications received by Parent or the Company, as applicable, or any of its Subsidiaries, from any third party or any Governmental Entity with respect to the Transactions (including those alleging that the approval or Consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the Transactions).
Reasonable Best Efforts; Notification. Except to the extent that the Parties’ obligations are specifically set forth elsewhere in this Article VI:
(a) upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement (including Section 6.3), 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 Party in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner reasonably practicable, the Merger and the other Transactions; and
(b) subject to applicable Law and as otherwise required by any Governmental Entity, the Company and Parent each shall keep the other apprised of the status of matters relating to the consummation of the Transactions, including promptly furnishing the other with copies of notices or other communications received by Parent or the Company, as applicable, or any of its Subsidiaries, from any third party or any Governmental Entity with respect to the Transactions (including those alleging that the approval or consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the Transactions).
Reasonable Best Efforts; Notification. Except to the extent that the Parties’ obligations are specifically set forth elsewhere in this Article VI, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, 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 Party in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner reasonably practicable, the Transactions.
Reasonable Best Efforts; Notification. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, each of the parties hereto agrees to use all 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 party in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including (i) the obtaining of all necessary action 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 steps as may be reasonably necessary to obtain an approval or waiver from, or to avoid an action or proceeding by, any Governmental Authority (including in respect of any Gaming Law), (ii) the obtaining of all necessary consents, approvals or waivers from third parties, (iii) the defending of any lawsuits or other legal proceedings, whether judicial or administrative, challenging any of the Transaction Documents or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated thereby, including seeking to have any stay or temporary restraining order entered by any court or other Governmental Authority vacated or reversed and (iv) the execution and delivery of any additional instruments necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by, and to fully carry out the purposes of, the Transaction Documents.
