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 Any of the practices, methods and acts which, in the exercise of reasonable judgment in light of the facts known, or which in the exercise of due diligence, should have been known, at the time the decision was made, would have been expected in the industry to accomplish the desired result consistent with reliability, safety, expedition, project economics and applicable law and regulations.
Commercially Reasonable Efforts; Further Assurances (a) Each Investor, severally but not jointly, and Parent, shall cooperate with each other and use (and shall cause their respective Affiliates to use) their respective 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 under all applicable Contracts and Legal Requirements to consummate and make effective the Collective Transactions as soon as practicable, including preparing and filing as promptly as practicable all documentation to effect all necessary notices, reports and other filings and to obtain as promptly as practicable all waivers, consents, registrations, approvals, permits and authorizations necessary or advisable to be obtained from CMS and/or any other Governmental Authority or other third party (hereinafter referred to as “Consents”) and to lift any injunction or other legal bar to the transactions contemplated hereby in order to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby as promptly as practicable. All costs incurred in connection with obtaining such Consents, including CMS consent fees and expert consultant fees, shall be borne by Parent. HSR filing fees shall be borne by Parent. Without limiting the foregoing, each Investor, severally but not jointly, and Parent, undertakes and agrees to file (or cause their respective Affiliates to file, as applicable) as soon as practicable, and in any event prior to fifteen (15) Business Days after the date hereof, a Notification and Report Form under the HSR Act with the United States Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) and the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice (the “Antitrust Division”). Each Investor, severally but not jointly, and Parent, agrees to make appropriate filings with all appropriate Governmental Authorities, including insurance regulators, other competition authorities and CMS (or cause their respective Affiliates to make such filings, as applicable) with respect to the Collective Transactions promptly after the date of this Agreement and shall supply as promptly as practicable to such Governmental Authorities any additional information and documentary material that may be requested in connection therewith. Each Investor, severally but not jointly, and Parent, agrees to (and to cause their respective Affiliates to) respond as promptly as practicable to any inquiries received from such Governmental Authorities for additional information or documentation and to all inquiries and requests received from any other Governmental Authority in connection with Consents.
All Reasonable Efforts Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and to the fiduciary duties and obligations of the boards of directors of the parties hereto to their respective shareholders, as advised by their counsel, each of the parties to this Agreement shall use all reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all action and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and regulations, or to remove any injunctions or other impediments or delays, legal or otherwise, as soon as reasonable practicable, to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Good Faith and Commercially Reasonable Manner Performance of all obligations under this Annex, including, but not limited to, all calculations, valuations and determinations made by either party, will be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner.
Reasonable Efforts (a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, each of the parties agrees to use 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 and the Stockholder Agreement, including using reasonable efforts to accomplish the following: (i) the taking of all reasonable acts necessary to cause the conditions to Closing to be satisfied as promptly as practicable; (ii) 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, including under the HSR Act) 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; (iii) the obtaining of all necessary consents, approvals or waivers from third parties; (iv) the defending of any lawsuits or other legal proceedings, whether judicial or administrative, challenging this Agreement or the Stockholder Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Stockholder Agreement, 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 and delivery of any additional instruments necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by, and to fully carry out the purposes of, this Agreement and the Stockholder Agreement; provided, however, that none of Parent or any of its affiliates shall be required to agree to, or proffer to, (i) divest or hold separate, or enter into any licensing or similar arrangement with respect to, any assets (whether tangible or intangible) or any of Parent's, the Company's or any of their respective affiliates' businesses or (ii) cease to conduct business or operations in any jurisdiction in which Parent, the Company or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates conducts business or operations as of the date of this Agreement.
Further Action; Reasonable Best Efforts (a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, each of the parties hereto and their respective Representatives shall (i) make promptly its respective filings, and thereafter make any other required submissions, with each relevant Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over enforcement of any applicable antitrust or competition Laws with respect to the Transactions, and coordinate and cooperate fully with the other parties in exchanging such information and providing such assistance as the other parties may reasonably request in connection therewith (including (A) obtaining consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) from the other parties promptly before making any substantive communication (whether verbal or written) with any Governmental Authority in connection with such filings or submissions, (B) permitting the other parties to review in advance, and consulting with the other parties on, any proposed filing, submission or communication (whether verbal or written) by such party to any Governmental Authority, and (C) giving the other parties the opportunity to attend and participate at any meeting with any Governmental Authority in respect of any filing, investigation or other inquiry); and (ii) cooperate with the other parties hereto and use its reasonable best efforts, and cause its Subsidiaries to use their respective reasonable best efforts, to take, or cause to be taken, all appropriate action, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws or otherwise to consummate and make effective the Transactions, including using reasonable best efforts to employ such resources as are necessary to (x) obtain and/or maintain all approvals, consents, registrations, permits, authorizations and other confirmations required to be obtained from any third party and (y) obtain the Requisite Regulatory Approvals and taking any and all steps necessary to avoid or eliminate each and every impediment under any antitrust or competition Law that may be asserted by any Governmental Authority so as to enable the parties hereto to expeditiously consummate the Transactions, including committing to and effecting, by consent decree, hold separate orders, or otherwise, the restructuring, reorganization, sale, divestiture or disposition of such of its assets, properties or businesses; provided, that no party hereto shall be required to take any such action if such action would result in or may be reasonably likely to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect.
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.
Best Efforts The parties shall use their best efforts to satisfy timely each of the conditions described in Section 6 and 7 of 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 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).
