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Efforts to Consummate (a) Subject to the terms and conditions herein, 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, all things reasonably necessary or advisable to consummate and make effective as promptly as reasonably practicable the Transactions (including (i) the satisfaction of the closing conditions set forth in Article IX and (ii) using reasonable best efforts to obtain PIPE Investments as contemplated by Section 8.04). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the Parties shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain, file with or deliver to, as applicable, any consents of any Governmental Authorities or other Persons necessary to consummate the Transactions and the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements. Each Party shall (A) make all required filings pursuant to the HSR Act with respect to the Transactions promptly (and in any event within 10 Business Days) following the Original Agreement Date and (B) respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to any requests by any Governmental Authority for additional information and documentary material that may be requested pursuant to the HSR Act. Acquiror shall promptly inform the Company of any communication between Acquiror, on the one hand, and any Governmental Authority, on the other hand, and the Company shall promptly inform Acquiror of any communication between either Company, on the one hand, and any Governmental Authority, on the other hand, in either case, regarding any of the Transactions or any Transaction Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, (x) the Parties agree to request early termination of all waiting periods applicable to the Transactions under the HSR Act, and (y) each Party and its respective Affiliates shall not extend any waiting period, review period or comparable period under the HSR Act or enter into any agreement with any Governmental Authority not to consummate the Transactions, except with the prior written consent of the other Parties. The Company will pay all filing fees in connection with the HSR Act when due and such fees shall be deemed 50% Company Transaction Expenses and 50% Acquiror Transaction Expenses. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, nothing in this Section 8.01 or any other provision of this Agreement obligates any Party or any of its Affiliates to agree to (i) sell, license or otherwise dispose of, or hold separate and agree to sell, license or otherwise dispose of, any entities or assets of the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries or any entity or asset of such Party or any of its Affiliates or any other Person or (ii) terminate, amend or assign any existing relationships and contractual rights or obligations. No Party shall agree to any of the measures in the foregoing sentence with respect to any other Party or any of its Affiliates, except with each of the other Parties’ prior written consent. During the Interim Period, Acquiror, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, shall give counsel for the Company (in the case of Acquiror) or Acquiror (in the case of the Company), a reasonable opportunity to review in advance, and consider in good faith the views of the other in connection with, any proposed written communication to any Governmental Authority relating to the Transactions or the Transaction Agreements. Each of the Parties agrees not to participate in any substantive meeting or discussion, either in person or by telephone, with any Governmental Authority in connection with the Transactions unless it consults with, in the case of Acquiror and the Company, in advance and, to the extent not prohibited by such Governmental Authority, gives, in the case of Acquiror and the Company, or, in the case of either Company or Acquiror, the opportunity to attend and participate in such meeting or discussion.
Court Approval This Agreement is subject to approval of the courts with respect to participating carriers in the hands of receivers or trustees.
Reasonable Efforts/Cooperation Each of the Parties hereto will use its commercially reasonable efforts to promptly take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws and regulations to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including adopting plans or plan amendments. Each of the Parties hereto shall cooperate fully on any issue relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement for which the other Party seeks a determination letter or private letter ruling from the IRS, an advisory opinion from the DOL or any other filing, consent or approval with respect to or by a Governmental Authority.
Regulatory Filings; Reasonable Efforts As soon as may be reasonably practicable, Company and Parent each shall file with the United States Federal Trade Commission (the "FTC") and the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice ("DOJ") Notification and Report Forms relating to the transactions contemplated herein as required by the HSR Act, as well as comparable pre-merger notification forms required by the merger notification or control laws and regulations of any applicable jurisdiction, as agreed to by the parties. Company and Parent each shall promptly (a) supply the other with any information which may be required in order to effectuate such filings and (b) supply any additional information which reasonably may be required by the FTC, the DOJ or the competition or merger control authorities of any other jurisdiction and which the parties may reasonably deem appropriate; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that Parent shall not be required to agree to any divestiture by Parent or the Company or any of Parent's subsidiaries or affiliates of shares of capital stock or of any business, assets or property of Parent or its subsidiaries or affiliates or of the Company, its affiliates, or the imposition of any material limitation on the ability of any of them to conduct their businesses or to own or exercise control of such assets, properties and stock.
Bankruptcy Court Approval (a) As soon as practicable, but in any event within four business days following the execution of this Agreement, the Sellers shall file a motion in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser (the "Motion") under Sections 105, 363 and 1146(c) of the Bankruptcy Code seeking entry of an order (the "Bankruptcy Court Approval") approving this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and containing the provisions set forth in (i) through (xi) below. The Bankruptcy Court Approval, substantially in the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B, shall, among other things: (i) grant the relief requested in the Motion; (ii) ratify and approve the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Sellers and the Trustee on behalf of the Sellers and authorize the Sellers' performance hereunder and to authorize them to execute and deliver any additional documents and instruments requested by the Purchaser and to perform thereunder in order to carry out the provisions of and transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) authorize and direct the Sellers to sell the Target Securities held by them, pursuant to the terms and conditions herein, to the Purchaser, free and clear of all and any Liens, liabilities and Claims of every kind or nature; (iv) authorize and direct the Trustee on behalf of the Sellers to vote the Target Securities in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.4; (v) determine that the Purchaser is a good faith purchaser pursuant to Section 363(m) of the Bankruptcy Code; (vi) determine that the Purchaser is not deemed to have, de facto or otherwise, merged with or into the Sellers or to be a mere continuation of the Sellers; (vii) determine that the Purchase Price is a fair and reasonable price for the Target Securities held by the Sellers; (viii) confirm the adequacy of notice to all creditors and parties in interest; (ix) provide for the retention of jurisdiction in the Bankruptcy Court over matters relating to the transactions contemplated in this Agreement as they relate to the Sellers; (x) exempt the transactions contemplated hereby from transfer taxes pursuant to Section 1146(c) of the Bankruptcy Code; and (xi) declare that neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company nor any of their respective assets or properties is directly or indirectly liable for or subject to any Claim that has been or may be asserted against the Sellers or any of them, the Consolidated Estate, or any affiliate (other than the Company or its Subsidiaries) of the Sellers or of the Company or its Subsidiaries to the extent that such Claim is based in whole or in part upon (i) actions (or inactions) of or by the Sellers, the Consolidated Estate, any of their affiliates or any Person acting in concert with them (other than the Company or its Subsidiaries) or (ii) the fact that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries were at any time affiliates of the Sellers or any of them, including, without limitation, (A) claims that have been scheduled in the Bankruptcy Case, (B) claims evidenced by proofs of claim filed in the Bankruptcy Case, (C) claims relating to Taxes, (D) claims under ERISA, and (E) Environmental Claims, and enjoin any and all holders of any such claim from asserting, prosecuting or otherwise pursuing any such claim against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets or properties; provided, that if the Bankruptcy Court will not grant such declaration and injunction for all or any of the matters enumerated in subparagraphs (A) through (E) above, the Sellers and the Consolidated Estate shall and hereby do (in the event that such injunction and declaration is not granted and subject to the approval of the Bankruptcy Court without any stay thereof being in force), jointly and severally, indemnify Parent, the Purchaser and their successors, permitted assigns and affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives and affiliates (collectively, the "Purchaser Indemnified Parties") from and against and shall reimburse the same for and in respect of any and all losses, costs, fines, liabilities, claims, penalties, damages (other than consequential damages) and expenses (including all legal fees and expenses) of any nature or kind, known or unknown, fixed, accrued, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated (collectively "Losses") which may be suffered, sustained or incurred by, or claimed or assessed against, any of them or to which any of them may be subject, in connection with any and all Claims, suits or Losses which arise from or are related to the matters set forth above but not so covered by such declaration and injunction; provided, however, that any claims for indemnification under this Section 5.5(a) that are not asserted against the Sellers and the Consolidated Estate by the Purchaser Indemnified Parties on or before substantial consummation of any Chapter 11 plan for the Sellers shall be forever barred and discharged. The Sellers shall promptly notify the Purchaser of any action taken by the Bankruptcy Court with respect to the approval required hereunder.
Reasonable Efforts; Notification (a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, each of the parties agrees to use all reasonable 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 Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including using reasonable efforts to accomplish the following: (i) the taking of all reasonable acts necessary to cause the conditions precedent set forth in Article VI to be satisfied, (ii) the obtaining of all necessary actions or nonactions, waivers, consents, approvals, orders and authorizations from Governmental Entities and the making of all necessary registrations, declarations and filings (including registrations, declarations and filings with Governmental Entities, if any) and the taking of all reasonable steps as may be necessary to avoid any suit, claim, action, investigation or proceeding by any Governmental Entity, (iii) the obtaining of all necessary consents, approvals or waivers from third parties, (iv) the defending of any suits, claims, actions, investigations or proceedings, whether judicial or administrative, challenging this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including seeking to have any stay or temporary restraining order entered by any court or other Governmental Entity vacated or reversed and (v) the execution or delivery of any additional instruments necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by, and to fully carry out the purposes of, this Agreement. In connection with and without limiting the foregoing, Company and its Board of Directors shall, if any state takeover statute or similar statute or regulation is or becomes applicable to the Merger, this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, use all reasonable efforts to ensure that the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to minimize the effect of such statute or regulation on the Merger, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to require Parent or Company or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof to agree to any divestiture by itself or any of its affiliates of shares of capital stock or of any business, assets or property, or the imposition of any material limitation on the ability of any of them to conduct their businesses or to own or exercise control of such assets, properties and stock.
Efforts to Close (a) Each Party will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the conditions to its respective obligations to consummate the Closing to be satisfied (including the preparation, execution and delivery of all agreements and instruments contemplated hereunder to be executed and delivered by such Party in connection with or prior to the Closing).
Best Efforts Offering If an Offering is on a best efforts basis, the sale of Securities to the investors in the Offering will be evidenced by a purchase agreement (“Purchase Agreement”) between the Company and such investors in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and Xxxxxxxxxx. Xxxxxxxxxx shall be a third party beneficiary with respect to the representations and warranties included in the Purchase Agreement. Prior to the signing of any Purchase Agreement, officers of the Company with responsibility for financial affairs will be available to answer inquiries from prospective investors.
Regulatory Approvals All Requisite Regulatory Approvals shall have been obtained and shall remain in full force and effect and all statutory waiting periods in respect thereof shall have expired, and no such Requisite Regulatory Approval shall have resulted in the imposition of any Materially Burdensome Regulatory Condition.
Reasonable Best Efforts; Notification (a) 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 parties 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, 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. Each party will consult with counsel for the other parties as to, and will permit such counsel to participate in, any litigation referred to in clause (iii) above. In connection with the foregoing, Parent and the Company agree that Parent shall have primary responsibility for the preparation and filing of all applications, filings or other materials with the PSCW, the ICC, the FCC, the FERC under Section 203 of the Power Act, any other Federal or state regulatory agency or commission, in each case with respect to the Transactions; provided, however, that the Company shall have the right to review and approve in advance drafts of all such applications, filings and other materials, including testimony and responses to discovery requests. In connection with and without limiting the foregoing, Parent, the Company, the Company Board and the Parent 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 Merger and the other Transactions may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated by this Agreement. Each of Parent and the Company shall file or cause to be filed with the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice any notifications required to be filed under the HSR Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder with respect to the Transactions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and its Representatives and Parent and its Representatives shall not be prohibited under this Section 6.03(a) from taking any action permitted by Section 5.02(b) or 5.03(b).
