Common use of Conduct of the Offer Clause in Contracts

Conduct of the Offer. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Acquisition Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Acquisition Sub to, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act) the Offer as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date of this Agreement, but in no event later than the 10th business day after the date of this Agreement (unless another date shall be agreed to in writing by Parent and the Company); provided, however, that Acquisition Sub shall not be required to commence the Offer, and the 10 business day period (or such other period as shall be agreed to in writing by Parent and the Company) referred to in this sentence shall be accordingly extended, if the Company shall not: (i) have: (A) provided to Parent on a timely basis all information reasonably requested by Parent in connection with the preparation of the Offer Documents; or (B) reviewed and provided comments to Parent on the Offer Documents on a timely basis; (ii) have given: (A) Parent and its legal counsel reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Schedule 14D-9 prior to the filing thereof with the SEC; or (B) due consideration to any such reasonable comments provided by Parent or its legal counsel; and (iii) be prepared to file with the SEC immediately following commencement of the Offer, and to disseminate to holders of shares of Company Common Stock, the Schedule 14D-9. The date on which Acquisition Sub commences the Offer, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, is referred to in this Agreement as the “Offer Commencement Date.”

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Maxim Integrated Products Inc), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Volterra Semiconductor Corp), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Maxim Integrated Products Inc)

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Conduct of the Offer. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of Provided that this AgreementAgreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Section 8, Acquisition Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Acquisition Sub to, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act) the Offer as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date of this Agreement, but in no event later than the 10th business day after the date of this Agreement (unless another date shall be agreed to in writing by Parent and the Company); provided, however, that Acquisition Sub shall not be required to commence the Offer, and the 10 business day period (or such other period as shall be agreed to in writing by Parent and the Company) referred to in this sentence shall be accordingly extended, if the Company shall not: (i) have: (A) provided to Parent on a timely basis all information reasonably requested by Parent in connection with the preparation of the Offer Documents; or (B) reviewed and provided comments to Parent on the Offer Documents on a timely basis; (ii) have given: (A) Parent and its legal counsel reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Schedule 14D-9 prior to the filing thereof with the SEC; or (B) due reasonable consideration to any such reasonable comments provided by Parent or its legal counsel; and (iii) be prepared to file with the SEC immediately following commencement of the Offer, and to disseminate to holders of shares of Company Common Stock, the Schedule 14D-9. (The date on which Acquisition Sub commences the Offer, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, is referred to in this Agreement as the “Offer Commencement Date.”)

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Riverbed Technology, Inc.), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Opnet Technologies Inc)

Conduct of the Offer. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreementproviso contained in the following sentence, Acquisition Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Acquisition Sub to, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act) the Offer as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date of this Agreement. Without limiting the preceding sentence, but if the Company: (i) shall have fully cooperated with Parent in no event later than connection with the 10th Offer and the preparation of the Offer Documents (as defined in Section 1.1(e)), including by promptly providing to Parent any comments regarding the Offer Documents from the advisors to the Company; and (ii) shall be prepared to file with the SEC, and to disseminate to holders of Company Common Stock, the Schedule 14D-9 (as defined in Section 1.2(b)) on the date Parent files the Offer Documents with the SEC, then Parent shall cause Acquisition Sub to, and Acquisition Sub shall, commence the Offer within seven business day days after the date of this Agreement (unless another date shall be agreed to in writing by Parent and the Company)Agreement; provided, however, that Acquisition Sub shall not be required to commence the OfferOffer if (i) any of the conditions set forth in clauses “(a),” “(b),” “(c),” “(g),” “(h),” “(i),” “(j),” “(k)”, “(l),” “(m)” and the 10 business day period (n)” of Exhibit B shall not be satisfied, or such other period as shall be agreed to in writing by Parent and the Company(ii) referred to in this sentence shall be accordingly extended, if the Company shall not: (i) have: (A) provided to Parent on a timely basis all information reasonably requested by Parent in connection with the preparation of the Offer Documents; or (B) reviewed and provided comments to Parent on the Offer Documents on a timely basis; (ii) have given: (A) Parent and its legal counsel reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Schedule 14D-9 prior to the filing thereof with the SEC; or (B) due consideration to any such reasonable comments provided by Parent or its legal counsel; and (iii) not be prepared to file immediately with the SEC immediately following commencement of the OfferSEC, and to disseminate to holders of shares of Company Common Stock, the Schedule 14D-9. (The date on which Acquisition Sub commences the Offer, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, is referred to in this Agreement as the “Offer Commencement Date.”)

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Applied Materials Inc /De), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Applied Materials Inc /De)

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Conduct of the Offer. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Acquisition Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Acquisition Sub to, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act) the Offer as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date of this Agreement, but in no event later than Agreement (and shall use reasonable efforts to commence the 10th Offer within ten business day days after the date public announcement of the terms of this Agreement (unless another date shall be agreed to in writing by Parent and the CompanyAgreement); provided, however, that (i) Acquisition Sub shall not be required to commence the OfferOffer if any of the conditions set forth in clauses “(d),” “(j),” “(n),” “(p)” and “(q)” of Exhibit B shall not then be satisfied, (ii) if any of the conditions set forth in clauses “(a),” “(b),” “(c),” “(k),” “(l),” “(m)” and “(o)” of Exhibit B shall not then be satisfied, then Acquisition Sub shall not be required to commence the Offer until such time as each of said conditions is satisfied (at which time the Offer shall be commenced unless Acquisition Sub is not then required to commence the Offer by virtue of clause “(i),” clause “(iii)” or clause “(iv)” of this proviso), (iii) Acquisition Sub shall not be required to commence the Offer if an event shall have occurred or a circumstance shall exist that, in the reasonable judgment of Parent, would make any of the conditions set forth in Exhibit B incapable of being satisfied on or prior to the expiration date of the Offer (as it may be extended pursuant to Section 1.1(e)), and (iv) Acquisition Sub shall not be required to commence the 10 business day period (or such other period as shall be agreed to in writing by Parent and the Company) referred to in this sentence shall be accordingly extended, Offer if the Company shall not: (i) have: (A) provided to Parent on a timely basis all information reasonably requested by Parent in connection with the preparation of the Offer Documents; or (B) reviewed and provided comments to Parent on the Offer Documents on a timely basis; (ii) have given: (A) Parent and its legal counsel reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Schedule 14D-9 prior to the filing thereof with the SEC; or (B) due consideration to any such reasonable comments provided by Parent or its legal counsel; and (iii) not be prepared to file immediately with the SEC immediately following commencement of the OfferSEC, and to disseminate to holders of shares of Company Common Stock, the Schedule 14D-914D-9 (as defined in Section 1.2(c)). (The date on which Acquisition Sub commences the Offer, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, is referred to in this Agreement as the “Offer Commencement Date.”)

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (Synopsys Inc)

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