5k Commercially Reasonable Efforts Clause Examples for Any Agreement
The "Commercially Reasonable Efforts" clause requires a party to take actions that a reasonable business would undertake under similar circumstances to fulfill its contractual obligations. In practice, this means the party must make diligent attempts to achieve a specified result, but is not expected to go to extraordinary lengths or incur unreasonable costs. This clause helps set a balanced standard of performance, ensuring that parties act in good faith without being held to an absolute or overly burdensome requirement.
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Commercially Reasonable Efforts. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each of the parties will use its commercially reasonable efforts in good faith to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or desirable, or advisable under applicable laws, so as to permit consummation of the Purchase as promptly as practicable and otherwise to enable consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the other party to that end.
Commercially Reasonable Efforts. (a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, each of the parties agrees to use commercially 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 (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 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, and any necessary or appropriate financing arrangements, 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 contemplated by this Agreement, 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 contemplated by, and to fully carry out the purposes of, this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, neither Xxxxxxxx.xxx nor Phone shall be required to hold separate (including by trust or otherwise) or divest any of their respective businesses or assets, or enter into any consent decree or other agreement that would restrict either Xxxxxxxx.xxx or Phone in the conduct of its business as heretofore conducted.
(b) In connection with and without limiting the foregoing, Phone and Xxxxxxxx.xxx shall (i) take all action necessary to ensure that no state takeover statute or similar statute or regulation is or becomes applicable to this Agreement, the Option Agreements, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and (ii) if any state takeover statute or similar statute or regulation becomes applicable to such agreements or transactions, take all action necessary to ensure that such transactions may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to minimize the effect of such statute or regulatio...
Commercially Reasonable Efforts. (a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof, each of the Parties agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective as promptly as practicable the Transactions and to vest in Purchaser (and any transferee of Purchaser) good and marketable title to the Purchased Assets, including obtaining all consents, waivers, authorizations and approvals from Governmental Authorities and other third parties required for the consummation of the Transactions.
(b) From time to time after the Closing, at the request of Purchaser (or any transferee of Purchaser) and at such requesting party’s expense, and without further consideration, Seller agrees on its own behalf, as well as on behalf of its subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, assigns and legal representatives, to execute and deliver to Purchaser any further documents or instruments and perform any further acts that may reasonably be deemed necessary or desirable by Purchaser to vest, record, perfect, support and/or confirm the rights herein conveyed, or intended so to be, to Purchaser (and any transferee of Purchaser) with respect to the Purchased Assets, including without limitation such assignments, agreements and limited powers of attorney as may be needed for recording or effectuating the transfer of the Purchased Assets in the United States. Nothing herein shall be deemed a waiver by Purchaser of its right to receive at the Closing an effective assignment of such rights by Seller as otherwise set forth in this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Seller shall execute and deliver to Purchaser or obtain for delivery to Purchaser, at the request of Purchaser and at its expense, and without further consideration, any documents required to update record title to the owned Purchased Assets to reflect Purchaser (and any transferee of Purchaser) as the record owner in each jurisdiction in which such Purchased Assets exists. At the request of Purchaser and at its expense, and without further consideration, Seller shall reasonably cooperate with Purchaser (and any transferee of Purchaser) in connection with the registration of the Purchased Assets in jurisdictions outside of the United States. 14261991.2
(c) From time to time after the Closing, at the request of Purchaser and at its expense, and without further consideration, Seller shall ass...
Commercially Reasonable Efforts. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each of the parties will use its commercially reasonable efforts in good faith to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or desirable, or advisable under applicable laws, so as to permit consummation of the Purchase as promptly as practicable and otherwise to enable consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the other party to that end.
(b) If the Company is required to obtain any stockholder approvals set forth on Schedule C, then the Company shall comply with this Section 3.1(b) and Section 3.1(c). The Company shall call a special meeting of its stockholders, as promptly as practicable following the Closing, to vote on proposals (collectively, the “Stockholder Proposals”) to (i) approve the exercise of the Warrant for Common Stock for purposes of the rules of the national security exchange on which the Common Stock is listed and/or (ii) amend the Company’s Charter to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock to at least such number as shall be sufficient to permit the full exercise of the Warrant for Common Stock and comply with the other provisions of this Section 3.1(b) and Section 3.1(c). The Board of Directors shall recommend to the Company’s stockholders that such stockholders vote in favor of the Stockholder Proposals. In connection with such meeting, the Company shall prepare (and the Investor will reasonably cooperate with the Company to prepare) and file with the SEC as promptly as practicable (but in no event more than ten business days after the Closing) a preliminary proxy statement, shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond to any comments of the SEC or its staff thereon and to cause a definitive proxy statement related to such stockholders’ meeting to be mailed to the Company’s stockholders not more than five business days after clearance thereof by the SEC, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to solicit proxies for such stockholder approval of the Stockholder Proposals. The Company shall notify the Investor promptly of the receipt of any comments from the SEC or its staff with respect to the proxy statement and of any request by the SEC or its staff for amendments or supplements to such proxy statement or for additional information and will supply the Investor with copies of all correspondence between the Company or any...
Commercially Reasonable Efforts. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and applicable law, each of the parties shall act in good faith and use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as soon as practicable. Without limiting the foregoing, the parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause their respective subsidiaries, and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause their respective affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, accountants and representatives, to)
(i) consult and cooperate with and provide assistance to each other in the preparation and filing with the SEC of the Offer Documents, the Schedule TO, the State Filings, the Schedule 14D-9 and the Proxy Statement and all necessary amendments or supplements thereto; (ii) obtain all consents, approvals, waivers, licenses, permits, authorizations, registrations, qualifications or other permissions or actions by, and give all necessary notices to, and make all filings with and applications and submissions to, any Governmental Entity or other Person necessary in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as soon as reasonably practicable; (iii) provide all such information concerning such party, its subsidiaries and its officers, directors, employees, partners and affiliates as may be necessary or reasonably requested in connection with any of the foregoing and (iv) avoid the entry of, or have vacated or terminated, any decree, order or judgment that would restrain, prevent, or delay the consummation of the Offer or the Merger. Prior to making any application to or filing with a Governmental Entity or other entity in connection with this Agreement (other than filing under the HSR Act), each party shall provide the other party with drafts thereof and afford the other party a reasonable opportunity to comment on such drafts.
(b) Parent shall take any and all commercially reasonable steps necessary to avoid or eliminate every applicable impediment under any antitrust, competition or trade regulation law that is asserted by any Governmental Entity with respect to the Offer or the Merger so as to enable the consummation of the Offer or the Merger to occur as expeditiously as possible. The parties agree that such...
Commercially Reasonable Efforts. For purposes of this Agreement, "commercially reasonable efforts" shall not, with regard to obtaining any consent, approval or authorization, be deemed to require a party to undertake extraordinary measures, including the initiation or prosecution of legal proceedings or the payment of amounts in excess of normal and usual filing fees and processing fees, if any.
Commercially Reasonable Efforts. Each Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to timely satisfy each of the covenants and conditions for Completion to be satisfied by it as provided in this Agreement.
Commercially Reasonable Efforts. (a) For the purposes of Closing, (i) the Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the conditions set forth in Section 6.01 and Section 6.02 to be satisfied, but subject to any waiver thereof, at Closing to be satisfied on a timely basis and, consistent with using such commercially reasonable efforts, if reasonably practicable, cause such conditions to be satisfied as soon as possible after the date hereof; and (ii) the Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the conditions set forth in Section 6.01 and Section 6.03 to be satisfied, but subject to any waiver thereof, at Closing to be satisfied on a timely basis and, consistent with using such commercially reasonable efforts, if reasonably practicable, cause such conditions to be satisfied as soon as possible after the date hereof.
(b) As promptly as practicable after the execution of this Agreement, each Party to this Agreement (i) shall make all filings and give all notices reasonably required to be made and given by such Party in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all Consents required to be obtained (pursuant to any applicable Law or Contract, or otherwise) by such Party in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each Party shall, upon request of another Party and to the extent permitted by applicable Law or applicable Contracts, promptly deliver to such other party a copy of each such filing made, each such notice given and each such Consent obtained by it.
(c) The Parties understand and agree that the commercially reasonable efforts of any party hereto shall not be deemed to include entering into any settlement, undertaking, consent decree, stipulation or agreement with any Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Seller shall not be required to contest or defend any objections or oppositions raised by any Governmental Authority relating to the matters contemplated by this Section 5.05, although it may, at its sole discretion, elect to do so.
Commercially Reasonable Efforts. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions herein provided, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each of the Parties hereto agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to take or cause to be taken all action, to do or cause to be done and to assist and cooperate with the other Party in doing all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated hereby, including but not limited to: (a) the satisfaction of the conditions precedent to the obligations of the Parties; (b) the obtaining of applicable Governmental Consents, and consents, waivers and approvals of any other third parties; (c) defending of any claim, action, suit, investigation or proceeding, whether judicial or administrative, challenging this Agreement or the performance of the obligations hereunder; and (d) the execution and delivery of such instruments, and the taking of such other actions as the other Party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, under no circumstances will the Investor be required to disclose to the Company, the Company Subsidiaries or any third party any information the disclosure of which is prohibited by Law, nor shall it be required to agree to any restrictions, conditions or commitments imposed or otherwise required by any Government Entity that are determined by the Investor in its sole discretion to be unduly burdensome, other than customary passivity commitments, in order to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated hereby.
Commercially Reasonable Efforts. The term “