Competing Transactions Sample Clauses

Competing Transactions. From the date of this Agreement until the earlier to occur of the Closing and the termination of this Agreement, the Company shall provide written notice to each Purchaser not less than 48 hours prior to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (i) entering into a definitive agreement providing for a Competing Transaction or (ii) filing a motion with the Bankruptcy Court seeking to obtain bid procedures or bid protections for or in connection with a Competing Transaction.
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Competing Transactions. (a) The Company agrees that from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time or, if earlier, the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article IX, neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective Representatives will, and that it will cause each of its Subsidiaries and each of its and its Subsidiaries’ Representatives (including without limitation any investment banker, attorney or account retained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Company Board or the Special Committee or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries) not to, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit, initiate or knowingly encourage (including by way of furnishing nonpublic information), or take any other action to knowingly facilitate, any inquiries or the making of any proposal or offer (including without limitation any proposal or offer to the Company’s shareholders) with respect to, or that may reasonably be expected to lead to, any Competing Transaction, (ii) enter into, maintain, continue or otherwise engage or participate in any discussions or negotiations with, or provide any non-public information or data concerning the Company or any Subsidiary to, any Person or entity in furtherance of such inquiries or to obtain a proposal or offer with respect to a Competing Transaction or any proposal or offer that may reasonably be expected to lead to a Competing Transaction, (iii) agree to, approve, endorse, recommend, execute, enter into or consummate any Competing Transaction or any proposal or offer that may reasonably be expected to lead to a Competing Transaction, or that requires the Company to abandon this Agreement or the Merger or enter into any letter of intent, Contract or commitment contemplating or otherwise relating to any Competing Transaction (other than any Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement), (iv) grant any waiver, amendment or release under any confidentiality, standstill or similar agreement or Takeover Statutes (and the Company shall promptly take all action reasonably necessary to terminate or cause to be terminated any such waiver previously granted with respect to any provision of any such confidentiality, standstill or similar agreement or Takeover Statute and to enforce each such confidentiality, standstill and similar agreement), or (v) resolve, propose or agree, or authorize or permit any Representative, to do any of the foregoing. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the doing of any of the foregoing by any of its Subsidiar...
Competing Transactions. The Stockholder will notify Parent and Merger Sub immediately (and in any event within 24 hours) if any proposals are received by, any information is requested from, or any negotiations or discussions are sought to be initiated or continued with such Stockholder, the Company or the Company's Representatives in each case in connection with any Competing Transaction, indicating, in connection with such notice the name of the person making such proposal, requesting such information or seeking to initiate negotiations or discussions with the Stockholder, the Company or the Company's Representatives that relate to a Competing Transaction and the material terms and conditions of any proposals or offers.
Competing Transactions. From the date of this Agreement to the Effective Date or earlier termination of this Agreement, the Company shall not make a public announcement that it intends to support or supports, enter into an agreement to support, or file any pleading or document with the Bankruptcy Court evidencing its intention to support, or otherwise knowingly support, any transaction inconsistent with this Agreement or the Plan, shall not file any plan that is not the Plan and shall not agree to, consent to, knowingly provide any support to, solicit, participate in the formulation of, or vote for any transaction or plan of reorganization other than the Plan (a “Competing Transaction”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, or in the Plan or any other agreement among the Company and the Backstop Parties, at any time prior to the date on which the Plan is confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court, if the Company has received a bona fide written proposal for a Competing Transaction that the board of directors of the Company determines in good faith is or could reasonably be expected to lead to a Superior Transaction and that the failure of the board to pursue such Competing Transaction could reasonably be expected to result in a breach of the board of directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable law, then the Company may (a) furnish non-public information to, and engage in discussions and negotiations with, the person making such proposal and its representatives with respect to the Competing Transaction, and (b) terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 12(d) in order to enter into a Superior Transaction or an agreement to support a Superior Transaction. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Superior Transaction” shall be a Competing Transaction that the board of directors of the Company determines in good faith (x) would be in the best interests of the Company and its creditor constituencies and equity holders as a whole, including, but not limited to the Backstop Parties, and (y) would reasonably be expected to provide a superior recovery (but, with respect to any creditor constituent, not in excess of its claim) to each class of creditor constituencies and equity holders. At all times, the Company shall be obligated to promptly deliver to the advisors for the Backstop Parties all written communications delivered to or received by the Company or its advisors making or materially modifying any proposals with respect to any Competing Transaction, including, without limitation, ...
Competing Transactions. Each Stockholder hereby agrees to vote against or refrain from giving any consent in favor of, and not to tender his shares into any offer relating to, (i) any merger agreement or merger (other than the Merger Agreement and the Merger), consolidation, combination, sale of substantial assets, reorganization, joint venture, recapitalization, dissolution, liquidation or winding up of or by the Company and (ii) any amendment of the Company's certificate of incorporation or by-laws or other proposal or transaction including any consent solicitation to remove or elect any directors of the Company) involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries which amendment or other proposal or transaction would in any manner impede, frustrate, prevent or nullify, or result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company under or with respect to, the Offer, the Merger, the Merger Agreement or any of the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (each of the foregoing in clause (i) or (ii) above, a "Competing Transaction").
Competing Transactions. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall prohibit the Company (upon the recommendation of the Independent Committee) from, prior to the date of the Stockholder's Meeting (i) furnishing information to, or entering into discussions or negotiations with, any person that makes an unsolicited written, bona fide proposal to the Company with respect to a Competing Transaction which could reasonably be expected to result in a Superior Proposal, if, (A) the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the Board's and the Independent Committee's fiduciary duties to the Company's stockholders under applicable law, and (B) prior to furnishing such information to, or entering into discussions or negotiations with, such person, the Company (x) provides reasonable notice to Levy Acquisition Co. to the effect that it is furnishing information to, or entering into discussions or negotiations with, such person and (y) receives from such person a fully executed confidentiality agreement, (ii) complying with Rule 14d-9 or Rule 14e-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act with regard to a tender or exchange offer, or (iii) failing to make or withdrawing or modifying its recommendation referred to in Section 5.2, or recommending an unsolicited, bona fide proposal with respect to a Competing Transaction which could reasonably be expected to result in a Superior Proposal, following the receipt of such a proposal, if the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the Board's and the Independent Committee's fiduciary duties to the Company's stockholders under applicable law. As used in this Agreement, "Competing
Competing Transactions not waive the benefits of, or agree to modify in any material manner, any confidentiality, standstill or similar agreement relating to the Company or the Company Subsidiaries;
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Competing Transactions. Neither Buyer nor any of its Affiliates is party to, or is contemplating entering into, any material transaction of any sort, including a transaction to acquire, whether by merging or consolidating with, or by purchasing a substantial portion of the assets of or equity in, or by any other manner, or be acquired by, any Person where the entering into of a definitive agreement relating to, or the consummation of, such acquisition would reasonably be expected to:
Competing Transactions. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, from the date of this Agreement and continuing until 11:59 p.m. New York City time on the date which is forty (40) days after the date of this Agreement (the “Go-Shop Period End Date”), the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and their respective Representatives shall have the right (acting under the direction of the Special Committee) to directly or indirectly (i) initiate, solicit and encourage Competing Transactions, including by way of public disclosure and by way of providing access to non-public information to any person (each, a “Solicited Person ”) pursuant to one or more Acceptable Confidentiality Agreements; provided, that the Company shall promptly (and in any event within forty-eight (48) hours) provide to Parent any information concerning the Company or the Company Subsidiaries that it has provided to any Solicited Person which was not previously provided to Parent; and (ii) enter into and maintain discussions or negotiations with respect to Competing Transactions or otherwise cooperate with, assist or participate in or facilitate any inquiries, proposals, discussions or negotiations that relate to a Competing Transaction. Within forty-eight (48) hours following the Go-Shop Period End Date, the Company shall notify Parent in writing of the material terms and conditions of any proposal or offers regarding a Competing Transaction (including any amendments or modifications thereof) received from any Excluded Party (as defined below) and the identity thereof. Except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 6.04(c), the Company shall (x) immediately cease any activities permitted by the preceding sentence and any discussions or negotiations with any person (other than Parent and any Excluded Party) that are ongoing as of the Go-Shop Period End Date and that relate, or may reasonably be expected to lead to, a Competing Transaction, and (y) promptly request each person (other than Parent and any Excluded Party) that has theretofore executed a standstill, confidentiality or similar agreement in connection with such person’s consideration of a Competing Transaction to return (or if permitted by the applicable agreement, destroy) all information required to be returned (or, if applicable, destroyed) by such person under the terms of the applicable agreement. Except as set forth in Section 6.04(c), immediately after the Go-Shop Period End Date until the Effective Time or, if ear...
Competing Transactions. From the date hereof until the earlier of the Closing Date and June 30, 2018, each Purchaser agrees, severally and not jointly with any other Purchaser, that it will not, and will not permit its representatives or Affiliates to, pursue any transaction which would be in lieu of the transactions contemplated hereunder or under the Merger Agreement and will not, directly or indirectly, take any action that would result in an Acquisition Proposal (as defined in the Merger Agreement) being presented to, or discussed with, Lazy Days’.
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