ATC. (i) ATC shall not, nor shall it authorize or permit any of the ATC Subsidiaries or its or their Representatives to, directly or indirectly, (A) solicit, initiate or encourage, or take any other action designed to, or which would reasonably be expected to, facilitate, any ATC Takeover Proposal or (B) enter into, continue or otherwise participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any person any information, or otherwise cooperate with, any ATC Takeover Proposal. ATC shall, and shall cause the ATC Subsidiaries and its Representatives to, immediately cease and cause to be terminated all existing discussions or negotiations with any person conducted heretofore with respect to any ATC Takeover Proposal and request the prompt return or destruction of all confidential information previously furnished. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time prior to obtaining the ATC Stockholder Approval, in response to a bona fide written ATC Takeover Proposal that the Board of Directors of ATC determines in good faith (after consultation with outside counsel and a financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation) constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, an ATC Superior Proposal, and which ATC Takeover Proposal was not solicited after the date hereof, was made after the date hereof and did not otherwise result from a breach of this Section 5.6(b)(i), ATC may, if its Board of Directors determines in good faith (after consultation with outside counsel) that it is required to do so to comply with its fiduciary duties to the stockholders of ATC under applicable Law, and subject to compliance with this Section 5.6(b)(i) and after giving SpectraSite written notice of such determination, (x) furnish information with respect to ATC and the ATC Subsidiaries to the person making such ATC Takeover Proposal (and its Representatives) pursuant to a customary confidentiality agreement not less restrictive of such person than the Confidentiality Agreement; PROVIDED that (1) all such information has previously been provided to SpectraSite or is provided to SpectraSite prior to the time it is provided to such person and (2) such customary confidentiality agreement expressly provides the right for ATC to comply with the terms of this Agreement, including Section 5.6(b)(iii), and (y) participate in discussions or negotiations with the person making such ATC Takeover Proposal (and its Representatives) regarding such ATC Takeover Proposal.
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Sources: Merger Agreement (Spectrasite Inc)
ATC. (i) ATC shall not, nor shall it authorize or permit any of the ATC Subsidiaries or its or their Representatives to, directly or indirectly, (A) solicit, initiate or encourage, or take any other action designed to, or which would reasonably be expected to, facilitate, any ATC Takeover Proposal or (B) enter into, continue or otherwise participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any person any information, or otherwise cooperate with, any ATC Takeover Proposal. ATC shall, and shall cause the ATC Subsidiaries and its Representatives to, immediately cease and cause to be terminated all existing discussions or negotiations with any person conducted heretofore with respect to any ATC Takeover Proposal and request the prompt return or destruction of all confidential information previously furnished. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time prior to obtaining the ATC Stockholder Approval, in response to a bona fide written ATC Takeover Proposal that the Board of Directors of ATC determines in good faith (after consultation with outside counsel and a financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation) constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, an ATC Superior Proposal, and which ATC Takeover Proposal was not solicited after the date hereof, was made after the date hereof and did not otherwise result from a breach of this Section 5.6(b)(i), ATC may, if its Board of Directors determines in good faith (after consultation with outside counsel) that it is required to do so to comply with its fiduciary duties to the stockholders of ATC under applicable Law, and subject to compliance with this Section 5.6(b)(i) and after giving SpectraSite written notice of such determination, (x) furnish information with respect to ATC and the ATC Subsidiaries to the person making such ATC Takeover Proposal (and its Representatives) pursuant to a customary confidentiality agreement not less restrictive of such person than the Confidentiality Agreement; PROVIDED provided that (1) all such information has previously been provided to SpectraSite or is provided to SpectraSite prior to the time it is provided to such person and (2) such customary confidentiality agreement expressly provides the right for ATC to comply with the terms of this Agreement, including Section 5.6(b)(iii), and (y) participate in discussions or negotiations with the person making such ATC Takeover Proposal (and its Representatives) regarding such ATC Takeover Proposal.
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