Efforts Sample Clauses
The "Efforts" clause defines the level of diligence or commitment a party is required to use in fulfilling certain obligations under a contract. It typically specifies whether a party must use "best efforts," "reasonable efforts," or another standard, which can affect how much action or resource investment is expected. For example, a party may be required to use reasonable efforts to obtain regulatory approval or to deliver goods by a certain date. This clause clarifies expectations and helps prevent disputes by setting a clear benchmark for performance, ensuring both parties understand the degree of effort required to meet contractual obligations.
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Efforts. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts, and shall cooperate fully with the other Parties, to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws and regulations to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the receipt of all applicable Consents of Governmental Authorities) and to comply as promptly as practicable with all requirements of Governmental Authorities applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) In furtherance and not in limitation of Section 5.9(a), to the extent required under any Laws that are designed to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade (“Antitrust Laws”), each Party hereto agrees to make any required filing or application under Antitrust Laws, as applicable, at such Party’s sole cost and expense, with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby as promptly as practicable, to supply as promptly as reasonably practicable any additional information and documentary material that may be reasonably requested pursuant to Antitrust Laws and to take all other actions reasonably necessary, proper or advisable to cause the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods under Antitrust Laws as soon as practicable, including by requesting early termination of the waiting period provided for under the Antitrust Laws. Each Party shall, in connection with its efforts to obtain all requisite approvals and authorizations for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under any Antitrust Law, use its commercially reasonable efforts to: (i) cooperate in all respects with each other Party or its Affiliates in connection with any filing or submission and in connection with any investigation or other inquiry, including any proceeding initiated by a private Person; (ii) keep the other Parties reasonably informed of any communication received by such Party or its Representatives from, or given by such Party or its Representatives to, any Governmental Authority and of any communication received or given in connection with any proceeding by a private Person, in each case regarding any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) permit a Representative of the other Parties and their respective outside counsel to review any communication give...
Efforts. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, each of the parties hereto shall (and shall cause each of their respective Affiliates to) promptly take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to promptly do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other parties in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws to cause the conditions to Closing set forth in Article 6 of this Agreement to be satisfied and to consummate and make effective the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement and in any event prior to the End Date, including (i) the obtaining of all necessary actions or nonactions, authorizations, permits, waivers, consents, clearances, approvals and expirations or terminations of waiting periods (collectively, “Consents”), including the Company Approvals and the Parent Approvals, from Governmental Entities and the making of all necessary registrations, notices, notifications, petitions, applications, reports and other and filings and the taking of all steps as may be necessary, proper or advisable to obtain an approval, clearance or waiver from, or to avoid an action or proceeding by, any Governmental Entity, (ii) the obtaining of all necessary Consents from third parties, (iii) the defending of any Actions, lawsuits or other legal proceedings, whether judicial or administrative, challenging this Agreement or the consummation of the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the Voting Trust), or seeking to prohibit or delay the Closing and (iv) the execution and delivery of any additional instruments necessary, proper or advisable to consummate, and to fully carry out the purposes of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, that in no event shall either the Company or Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries be required to pay prior to the First Effective Time any fee, penalty or other consideration to any third party for any Consent required for or triggered by the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under any contract or agreement or otherwise.
(b) Subject to the terms and conditions herein provided and without limiting the foregoing, the Company, Parent and each Merger Sub shall (i) promptly, but in no event later than 30 Business Days after the date of this Agreement, file any and all notification and report forms t...
Efforts. The Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to timely satisfy each of the conditions set forth in Section 8 of this Agreement.
Efforts. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Parent (and the Parent Subsidiaries) and the Company (and the Company Subsidiaries) shall use reasonable best 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 applicable Law to consummate the Transactions, including the Merger, as soon as practicable after the date hereof (and in any event by the Outside Date), including (i) preparing and filing or otherwise providing, in consultation with the other Party and as promptly as reasonably practicable and advisable after the date hereof, all documentation to effect all necessary applications, notices, petitions, filings and other documents and to obtain as promptly as reasonably practicable (and in any event by the Outside Date) all waiting period expirations or terminations, consents, clearances, waivers, licenses, orders, registrations, approvals, permits and authorizations necessary or advisable to be obtained from any third party and/or any Governmental Entity in order to consummate the Transactions, including the Merger, and (ii) taking all steps as may be necessary, subject to the limitations in this Section 6.2, to obtain all such waiting period expirations or terminations, consents, clearances, waivers, licenses, registrations, permits, authorizations, orders and approvals. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each Party, as applicable, agrees to (x) make, or cause to be made, an appropriate filing of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act with respect to the Transactions as promptly as reasonably practicable, and in any event within fifteen (15) Business Days after the execution of this Agreement (unless a later date is mutually agreed between the Parties), and to supply as promptly as reasonably practicable and advisable any additional information and documentary materials that may be requested pursuant to the HSR Act and to take all other actions necessary to cause the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period under the HSR Act as soon as reasonably practicable (and in any event by the Outside Date) and (y) make all other necessary filings under any applicable Regulatory Law as promptly as reasonably practicable, and to supply as promptly as reasonably practicable and advisable any additional information and documentary materials that may be requested under any Regulatory Laws. Notwithstanding anything to the co...
Efforts. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts, and shall cooperate fully with the other Parties, to 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 the receipt of all applicable consents of Governmental Authorities) and to comply as promptly as practicable with all requirements of Governmental Authorities applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Prior to the Closing, each Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any Consents of Governmental Authorities or other third Persons as may be necessary for the consummation by such Party or its Affiliates of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or required as a result of the execution or performance of, or consummation of the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement by such Party or its Affiliates, and the other Parties shall provide reasonable cooperation in connection with such efforts.
(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Party shall be required to agree to any term, condition or modification with respect to obtaining any Consents in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement that would result in, or would be reasonably likely to result in: (i) a Material Adverse Effect to such Party or its Affiliates, or (ii) such Party having to cease, sell or otherwise dispose of any material assets or businesses (including the requirement that any such assets or business be held separate).
Efforts. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, each of the parties hereto shall use all 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 consistent with applicable law to cause the fulfillment of the conditions to Closing set forth herein and to consummate and make effective in the most expeditious manner practicable the transactions contemplated hereby.
Efforts. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof (including the remainder of this Section 3.1) and the other Transaction Documents, each party shall 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 desirable under Applicable Law to carry out the provisions hereof and thereof and give effect to the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each of the parties shall (i) subject to the provisions of this Section 3.1, including Section 3.1(d), use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain as promptly as reasonably practicable and advisable (as determined in good faith by Amazon after consultation with the Company in accordance with the first sentence of Section 3.1(d)) all exemptions, authorizations, consents or approvals from, and to make all filings with and to give all notices to, all third parties, including any Governmental Entities, required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include providing, as promptly as reasonably practicable and advisable, such information to any Governmental Entity as such Governmental Entity may request in connection therewith, and (ii) cooperate fully with the other party in promptly seeking to obtain all such exemptions, authorizations, consents or approvals and to make all such filings and give such notices.
(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and only to the extent required by Applicable Law (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Antitrust Law), (i) as promptly as reasonably practicable after written notice from Amazon, and in any event no later than in accordance with established regulatory timeframes, the parties shall file any Notification and Report Forms required under the HSR Act with the Federal Trade Commission and the United States Department of Justice (the date on which all such Notification and Report Forms required under the HSR Act have been initially filed, the “HSR Filing Date”) and (ii) as promptly as reasonably practicable after written notice from Amazon, file, make or give, as applicable, all other filings, requests or notices required under any other Antitrust Laws, in each case with respect to the issuance of the Warrant Shares (the “Initial Filing Transaction”) (the filings, requests and notices described in the for...
Efforts. For so long as this Agreement is in effect, each Stockholder agrees not to take any action which would make any representation or warranty of such Stockholder herein untrue or incorrect in any material respect or knowingly take any action that would have the effect of preventing or disabling it from performing its obligations under this Agreement. Subject to Section 3 hereof, for so long as this Agreement is in effect, each Stockholder shall use such Stockholder's reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions (including executing and delivering such additional documents) and do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other parties hereto in doing, all things, in each case, as may reasonably be deemed by Parent to be necessary or desirable to carry out the provisions of this Agreement.
Efforts. Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to take all actions and to do all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Efforts. In furtherance and not in limitation of their obligations under this Agreement, the Buyer Parties shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, use their respective reasonable best efforts to promptly obtain any clearance, consent, authorization or Order of any Governmental Authority that may be, or become, required under the HSR Act for the consummation of the Merger and to avoid the entry of, or effect the dissolution of, any Order that would otherwise have the effect of preventing or materially delaying the Merger or that would cause the Closing not to occur prior to the Termination Date. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Buyer Parties shall take, and not refrain from taking, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to take and to not refrain from taking, any and all steps necessary to avoid or eliminate each and every impediment under the HSR Act so as to enable the Parties to expeditiously close the Merger prior to the Termination Date. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in fulfilling their obligations under this Section 7.2(b), the Buyer Parties shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, proffer to, or agree: (i) to, sell, divest, lease, license, transfer, dispose of or otherwise encumber; or to hold separate pending such disposition, any assets, licenses, operations, rights, product lines, businesses or interest therein of Parent, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates (or to consent thereto); and (ii) to agree to any material changes (including through a licensing arrangement) or restriction on, or other impairment of Parent’s or its Affiliates’ ability to own or operate, any such assets, licenses, operations, rights, product lines, businesses or interests therein or Parent’s or its Affiliates’ ability to vote, transfer, receive dividends or otherwise exercise full ownership rights with respect to the capital stock of the Company or the Surviving Corporation; provided that Parent can compel the Company to (and to cause its Affiliates to) agree to any such term or condition or take any such actions (or agree to take such actions) so long as the effectiveness of such term or condition or action is conditioned upon the consummation of the Offer and the Merger. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Parties shall use their reasonable best efforts to contest and defend against the entry of, or to have vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned, any decree, judgment, injunction or othe...