Common use of Existing Discussions Clause in Contracts

Existing Discussions. The Company agrees that it will immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any Persons conducted heretofore with respect to any Acquisition Proposal. The Company agrees that it will take the necessary steps to promptly inform the individuals or entities referred to in the first sentence hereof of the obligations undertaken in this Section 6.2. The Company also agrees that it will promptly request each Person that has heretofore executed a confidentiality agreement in connection with its consideration of acquiring it or any of its Subsidiaries to return or destroy all confidential information heretofore furnished to such Person by or on behalf of it or any of its Subsidiaries.

Appears in 3 contracts

Sources: Merger Agreement, Merger Agreement (Bellsouth Corp), Merger Agreement (At&t Inc.)

Existing Discussions. The Company agrees that it will immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any Persons parties conducted heretofore with respect to any Acquisition Proposal. The Company agrees that it will take the necessary steps to promptly inform the individuals or entities referred to in the first sentence hereof of the obligations undertaken in this Section 6.26.2 and in the Confidentiality Agreement. The Company also agrees that it will (i) promptly request each Person that has heretofore executed a confidentiality agreement in connection with its consideration of acquiring it or any of its Subsidiaries to return or destroy all confidential information heretofore furnished to such Person by or on behalf of it or any of its SubsidiariesSubsidiaries and (ii) enforce and not waive the terms of any such confidentiality agreement.

Appears in 3 contracts

Sources: Merger Agreement (RR Donnelley & Sons Co), Merger Agreement (Bowne & Co Inc), Merger Agreement (Genlyte Group Inc)

Existing Discussions. The Company agrees that it will immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any Persons parties conducted heretofore with respect to any Acquisition Proposal. The Company agrees that it will take the necessary steps to promptly inform the individuals or entities referred to in the first sentence hereof of Section 6.2 (a) of the obligations undertaken in this Section 6.26.2 and in the Confidentiality Agreement. The Company also agrees that it will promptly request each Person that has heretofore executed a confidentiality agreement in connection with its consideration of acquiring it or any of its Subsidiaries to return or destroy all confidential information heretofore furnished to such Person by or on behalf of it or any of its Subsidiaries.

Appears in 3 contracts

Sources: Merger Agreement (Banta Corp), Merger Agreement (Banta Corp), Merger Agreement (RR Donnelley & Sons Co)

Existing Discussions. The Company agrees that it will immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any Persons parties conducted heretofore with respect to any Acquisition Proposal. The Company agrees that it will take the necessary steps to promptly inform the individuals or entities Persons referred to in the first sentence hereof of the obligations undertaken in this Section 6.2. The Company also agrees that it will promptly request each Person that has heretofore executed a confidentiality agreement in connection with its consideration of acquiring it or any of its Subsidiaries to return or destroy all confidential information heretofore furnished to such Person by or on behalf of it or any of its Subsidiaries.

Appears in 3 contracts

Sources: Merger Agreement (McJunkin Red Man Corp), Merger Agreement (Goldman Sachs Group Inc), Merger Agreement (McJunkin Red Man Holding Corp)

Existing Discussions. The Company agrees that it will immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any Persons conducted heretofore with respect to any Acquisition Proposal. The Company agrees that it will take the necessary steps to promptly inform the individuals or entities referred to in the first sentence hereof of the obligations undertaken in this Section 6.2. The Company also agrees that it will promptly request each any Person that has heretofore executed a confidentiality agreement in connection with its consideration of acquiring it or any of its Subsidiaries or making an Acquisition Proposal to return or destroy all confidential information heretofore furnished to such Person by or on behalf of it or any of its Subsidiaries.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Merger Agreement (Equifax Inc), Merger Agreement (Talx Corp)

Existing Discussions. The Company agrees that it will immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any Persons parties conducted heretofore with respect to any Acquisition Proposal. The Company agrees that it will take the necessary steps to promptly inform the individuals or entities referred to in the first sentence hereof of the obligations undertaken in this Section 6.26.2 and in the Confidentiality Agreement. The Company also agrees that it will promptly request each Person that has heretofore executed a confidentiality agreement in connection with its consideration of acquiring it or any of its Subsidiaries to return or destroy all confidential information heretofore furnished to such Person by or on behalf of it or any of its Subsidiaries.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Hanmi Financial Corp), Merger Agreement (Hanmi Financial Corp)

Existing Discussions. The Company agrees that it will immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any Persons conducted heretofore with respect to any Acquisition Proposal. The Company agrees that it will take the necessary steps to promptly inform the individuals or entities referred to in the first sentence hereof of this Section 6.2(e) of the obligations undertaken in this Section 6.26.2 and in the Confidentiality Agreement. The Company also agrees that it will promptly request each Person that has heretofore executed a confidentiality agreement in connection with its consideration of acquiring it or any of its Subsidiaries to return or destroy all confidential information heretofore furnished to such Person by or on behalf of it or any of its Subsidiaries.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Merger Agreement (Choicepoint Inc), Merger Agreement (Reed Elsevier PLC)

Existing Discussions. The Company agrees that it will immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any Persons parties conducted heretofore with respect to any Acquisition Alternative Proposal. The Company agrees that it will take the necessary steps to promptly inform the individuals or entities referred to in the first sentence hereof of the obligations undertaken in this Section 6.26.3. The Company also agrees that it will (i) promptly request each Person that has heretofore executed a confidentiality agreement in connection with its consideration of acquiring it or any of its the Company Subsidiaries to return or destroy all confidential information heretofore furnished to such Person by or on behalf of it or any of its Subsidiariesthe Company Subsidiaries and (ii) enforce and not waive the terms of any such confidentiality agreement other than the “standstill” provisions of any such confidentiality agreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Merger Agreement (Consolidated Graphics Inc /Tx/), Merger Agreement (RR Donnelley & Sons Co)

Existing Discussions. The Company agrees that it will will: (i) immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any Persons conducted heretofore with respect to any Acquisition Proposal. The Company agrees that it will ; (ii) take the necessary steps to promptly inform the individuals or entities referred to in the first sentence hereof of this Section 7.2(e) of the obligations undertaken in this Section 6.2. The Company also agrees that it will 7.2; and (iii) promptly request each Person that has heretofore executed a confidentiality agreement in connection with its such Person’s consideration of acquiring it the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to return or destroy all confidential information heretofore furnished to such Person by or on behalf of it the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Agreement and Plan of Merger (China GrenTech CORP LTD), Merger Agreement (China GrenTech CORP LTD)

Existing Discussions. The Company agrees that it will immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any Persons parties conducted heretofore with respect to any Acquisition Proposal. The Company agrees that it will take the necessary steps to promptly inform the individuals or entities Persons referred to in the first sentence hereof of this Section 4.02(f) of the obligations undertaken in this Section 6.24.02 and in the Confidentiality Agreement. The Company also agrees that it will promptly request of each Person that has heretofore executed a confidentiality agreement in connection with its consideration of acquiring it the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to return or destroy all confidential information heretofore furnished to such Person by or on behalf of it or any of its Subsidiaries.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Merger Agreement (Transcanada Corp), Merger Agreement (Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.)

Existing Discussions. The Company agrees that it will immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any Persons parties conducted heretofore with respect to any Acquisition Proposal. The Company agrees that it will take the necessary steps to promptly inform the individuals or entities referred to in the first sentence hereof of the obligations undertaken in this Section 6.26.2 and in the Confidentiality Agreement. The Company also agrees that it will promptly request each Person that has heretofore executed a confidentiality agreement in connection with its consideration of acquiring it or any of its Subsidiaries to return or destroy all confidential information heretofore furnished to such Person by or on behalf of it or any of its Subsidiaries.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Merger Agreement (Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp), Merger Agreement (Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.)

Existing Discussions. The Company agrees that it will immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any Persons parties conducted heretofore with respect to any Acquisition Proposal. The Company agrees that it will take the necessary steps to promptly inform the individuals or entities referred to in the first sentence hereof of the obligations undertaken in this Section 6.23.4. The Company also agrees that it will promptly request each Person person that has heretofore executed a confidentiality agreement in connection with its consideration of acquiring it or any of its the Subsidiaries to return or destroy all confidential information heretofore furnished to such Person person by or on behalf of it or any of its the Subsidiaries.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Investment Agreement (Flagstar Bancorp Inc), Investment Agreement (Flagstar Bancorp Inc)

Existing Discussions. The Company agrees that it will immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any Persons parties conducted heretofore with respect to any Acquisition Proposal. The Company agrees that it will take the necessary steps to promptly inform the individuals or entities referred to in the first sentence hereof of the obligations undertaken in this Section 6.26.2 and in the Confidentiality Agreement. The Company also agrees that it will promptly request each Person that has heretofore executed a confidentiality agreement after January 1, 2001 and prior to the date hereof in connection with its consideration of acquiring it or any of its Subsidiaries to return or destroy all confidential information heretofore furnished to such Person by or on behalf of it or any of its Subsidiaries.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Merger Agreement (Intermagnetics General Corp)

Existing Discussions. The Company agrees that it will will: (i) immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any Persons conducted heretofore with respect to any Acquisition Proposal. The Company agrees that it will ; (ii) take the necessary steps to promptly inform the individuals or entities referred to in the first sentence hereof of this Section 6.2(d) of the obligations undertaken in this Section 6.2. The Company also agrees that it will ; and (iii) promptly request each Person that has heretofore executed a confidentiality agreement on or after January 1, 2009, in connection with its such Person’s consideration of acquiring it the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to return or destroy all confidential information heretofore furnished to such Person by or on behalf of it the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Merger Agreement (Tongjitang Chinese Medicines Co)

Existing Discussions. The Company agrees that it will immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any Persons parties conducted heretofore with respect to any Acquisition ProposalTransaction. The Company agrees that it will take the necessary steps to promptly inform the individuals or entities referred to in the first sentence hereof of the obligations undertaken in this Section 6.25.8(c) and in the Confidentiality Agreement. The Company also agrees that it will promptly request each Person that has heretofore executed a confidentiality agreement in connection with its consideration of acquiring it or any of its Subsidiaries to return or destroy all confidential information heretofore furnished to such Person by or on behalf of it or any of its Subsidiaries.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Merger Agreement (SoftBrands, Inc.)

Existing Discussions. The Company agrees that it will immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any Persons parties conducted heretofore with respect to any Acquisition Proposal. The Company agrees that it will will, as soon as reasonably practicable, take the necessary steps to promptly inform the individuals or entities referred to in the first sentence hereof of the obligations undertaken in this Section 6.25.2. The Company also agrees that it will promptly request each Person that has heretofore executed a confidentiality agreement in connection with its consideration of acquiring it or any of its Subsidiaries to return or destroy all confidential information heretofore furnished to such Person by or on behalf of it or any of its SubsidiariesSubsidiaries and will diligently exercise all of its rights in respect thereof.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Arrangement Agreement (Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc.)

Existing Discussions. The Company agrees that it will will: (i) immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any Persons conducted heretofore with respect to any Acquisition Proposal. The Company agrees that it will Proposal as of the date hereof; (ii) take the necessary steps to promptly inform the individuals or entities referred to in the first sentence hereof of this Section 6.2(f) of the obligations undertaken in this Section 6.2. The Company also agrees that it will ; and (iii) promptly request each Person that has heretofore executed a confidentiality agreement in connection with its such Person’s consideration of acquiring it the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to return or destroy all confidential information heretofore furnished to such Person by or on behalf of it the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Merger Agreement (Jinpan International LTD)

Existing Discussions. The Company agrees that it will immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any Persons parties conducted heretofore with respect to any Acquisition Proposal. The Company agrees that it will take the necessary steps to promptly after announcement of this Agreement inform the individuals or entities referred to in the first sentence hereof of the obligations undertaken in this Section 6.2. The Company also agrees that it will promptly after announcement of this Agreement request each Person that has heretofore executed a confidentiality agreement in connection with its consideration of acquiring it or any of its Subsidiaries an existing Acquisition Proposal to return or destroy all confidential information heretofore furnished to such Person by or on behalf of it or any of its Subsidiaries.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Merger Agreement (CSC Holdings LLC)

Existing Discussions. The Company agrees that it will will: (i) immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any Persons conducted heretofore with respect to any Acquisition Proposal. The Company agrees that it will ; (ii) take the necessary steps to promptly inform the individuals or entities referred to in the first sentence hereof of this Section 6.2(g) of the obligations undertaken in this Section 6.2. The Company also agrees that it will ; and (iii) promptly request each Person that has heretofore executed a confidentiality agreement in connection with its such Person’s consideration of acquiring it the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to return or destroy all confidential information heretofore furnished to such Person by or on behalf of it the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Merger Agreement (Yucheng Technologies LTD)