Preparation of Proxy Statement Except to the extent the Parent Stockholders Meeting is not required pursuant to Section 8.10, the following provisions of this Section 8.9 shall apply: As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date hereof, Parent shall prepare and file with the SEC proxy materials reasonably acceptable to Buyer relating to obtaining the Required Parent Vote (such proxy materials, and any amendments or supplements thereto, the "Proxy Statement"). Parent shall, within one business day after receipt thereof, provide Buyer copies of any written comments and advise Buyer of any oral comments with respect to the Proxy Statement received from the SEC. Parent shall cooperate and provide Buyer with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement prior to filing such with the SEC, and will provide Buyer with a copy of all such filings made with the SEC. Notwithstanding any other provision herein to the contrary, no amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement to the extent relating to information on Buyer shall be made without the approval of Buyer, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Parent will cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Parent's stockholders as promptly as practicable after it has been cleared by the SEC. The Proxy Statement shall conform to all applicable Laws. Parent will advise Buyer, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time when the Proxy Statement is cleared by the SEC or any request by the SEC for amendment of the Proxy Statement. If at any time prior to the Effective Time any information relating to Parent or any of its Affiliates, officers or directors, or the Transaction is discovered by Parent or Buyer which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that any of such documents would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the party which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other party hereto and, to the extent required by applicable Laws, an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed with the SEC and disseminated to the stockholders of Parent.
Proxy Statement (a) If the Company Stockholders are required under the DGCL to adopt this Agreement in order to consummate the Merger, as soon as practicable following the Appointment Time, the Company, Parent and Acquisition Sub shall jointly prepare, and the Company shall file with the SEC, the Proxy Statement for use in connection with the solicitation of proxies from the Company Stockholders for use at the Company Stockholder Meeting. The Company, Parent and Acquisition Sub, as the case may be, shall furnish all information concerning the Company, on the one hand, and Parent and Acquisition Sub (and their respective Affiliates, if applicable), on the other hand, as the other may reasonably request in connection with the preparation and filing with the SEC of the Proxy Statement. Subject to applicable Law, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be disseminated to the Company Stockholders as promptly as practicable following the filing thereof with the SEC and confirmation from the SEC that it will not comment on, or that it has no additional comments on, the Proxy Statement. Each of the Company, Parent and Acquisition Sub shall promptly correct any information provided by it or any of its respective directors, officers, employees, affiliates, agents or other representatives for use in the Proxy Statement if and to the extent that such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect. The Company shall take all steps necessary to cause the Proxy Statement, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to the Company Stockholders, in each case as and to the extent required by applicable Laws. The Company shall provide Parent, Acquisition Sub and their counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Proxy Statement prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and the Company shall give reasonable and good faith consideration to any comments made by Parent, Acquisition Sub and their counsel (it being understood that Parent, Acquisition Sub and their counsel shall provide any comments thereon as soon as reasonably practicable). The Company shall provide in writing to Parent, Acquisition Sub and their counsel any comments or other communications, whether written or oral, the Company or its counsel may receive from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Proxy Statement promptly after such receipt, and the Company shall provide Parent, Acquisition Sub and their counsel a reasonable opportunity to participate in the formulation of any response to any such comments of the SEC or its staff (including a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any such response, to which the Company shall give reasonable and good faith consideration to any comments made by Parent, Acquisition Sub and their counsel) and to participate in any discussions with the SEC or its staff regarding any such comments.
Preparation of Proxy Statement; Stockholders Meeting As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, but no later than June 25, 2010, the Company shall prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC a preliminary proxy statement to be sent to the stockholders of the Company relating to the Company’s stockholders meeting (together with any amendments or supplements thereto, the “Proxy Statement”). The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to finalize the Proxy Statement as promptly as possible after such filing. The Company shall promptly notify Phoenix upon the receipt of any comments from the SEC or any request from the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement and shall provide Phoenix with copies of all correspondence between it and its representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand. Phoenix shall have the opportunity to review and approve in its reasonable discretion the proxy statement and all amendments thereto and all correspondence from the Company and its representatives to the SEC related to the Company stockholders meeting (the “Stockholders Meeting”) prior to filing with the SEC. The Company shall, as soon as reasonably practicable following the date the SEC completes review of the Proxy Statement or notifies the Company that it will not review the Proxy Statement, duly call and give notice to the Company stockholders by mailing the definitive Proxy Statement, convene and hold the Stockholders Meeting for the purpose of seeking Company stockholder approval and to solicit such approval from the stockholders. In connection with the Stockholders Meeting, the Company shall, through the Board, recommend to its stockholders that they approve (a) an increase in (i) its authorized shares of Common Stock to 519,000,000 and (ii) its authorized shares of Preferred Stock to 16,000,000, (b) the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1) and (c) elect four directors to the Board. The Company shall within one (1) Business Day of obtaining such stockholder approvals in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Exchange Agreement and the Investor Rights Agreement, take all requisite actions (including the filing of the Charter Amendment, the Certificate of Designation (Series B) and the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation (Series A-1) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware) to effect approvals and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, including the Exchange Agreement.
Offer Documents; Proxy Statement The Offer Documents, as filed pursuant to Section 1.1, will not, at the time such Offer Documents are filed with the SEC or are first published, sent or given to stockholders, as the case may be, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated or incorporated by reference therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The information supplied by Parent for inclusion in the Proxy Statement shall not, on the date the Proxy Statement is first mailed to stockholders, at the time of the Stockholders Meeting (as defined in Section 6.1) or at the Effective Time, contain any statement which, at such time and in light of the circumstances under which it shall be made, is false or misleading with respect to any material fact, or shall omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not false or misleading or necessary to correct any statement in any earlier communication with respect to the solicitation of proxies for the Stockholders Meeting which has become false or misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent and Purchaser make no representation or warranty with respect to any information supplied by the Company or any of its representatives which is contained in or incorporated by reference in any of the foregoing documents or the Offer Documents. The Offer Documents, as amended and supplemented, will comply in all material respects as to form with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Proxy Statements, Etc Promptly after the sending or filing thereof, copies of all proxy statements, financial statements and reports which Borrower or General Partner sends to its respective shareholders, and copies of all regular, periodic and special reports, and all registration statements, which Borrower or General Partner files with the SEC or any Governmental Authority which may be substituted therefor, or with any national securities exchange;
Registration Statement; Proxy Statement (a) As promptly as practicable after the execution of this Agreement, Parent and the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC a joint proxy statement relating to the Company Stockholders’ Meeting and the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the “Proxy Statement”) and Parent shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (together with all amendments thereto, the “Registration Statement”; the prospectus contained in the Registration Statement together with the Proxy Statement, the “Joint Proxy/Prospectus”), in which the Proxy Statement shall be included, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued to the stockholders of the Company in the Merger. Each of Parent and the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable, and, prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement, Parent shall take all or any action reasonably required under any applicable federal or state securities Laws in connection with the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock in the Merger. Each of Parent and the Company shall furnish all information concerning it and the holders of its capital stock as the other may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement. As promptly as reasonably practicable after the Registration Statement shall have become effective and the Proxy Statement shall have been cleared by the SEC, the Company and Parent shall mail the Joint Proxy/Prospectus to their respective stockholders; provided, however, that the parties shall consult and cooperate with each other in determining the appropriate time for mailing the Joint Proxy/Prospectus in light of the date set for the Company Stockholders’ Meeting and the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting. No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, the Proxy Statement shall be made by Parent or the Company, and no filing of, or amendment or supplement to, the Registration Statement shall be made by Parent, in each case, without the prior written consent of the other party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld. Parent and the Company each shall advise the other, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time when the Registration Statement has become effective or any supplement or amendment has been filed, of the issuance of any stop order, the suspension of the qualification of the Parent Common Stock issuable in connection with the Merger for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or any request by the SEC for amendment of the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement or comments thereon and responses thereto or requests by the SEC for additional information.
Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Stockholders Meeting (a) As promptly as reasonably practicable, and in any event within 30 Business Days following the date of this Agreement, the Company will prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC a preliminary proxy statement (together with any amendments or supplements thereto, the “Proxy Statement”) to be sent to holders of shares of Company Common Stock (the “Company Stockholders”) relating to the meeting of Company Stockholders (the “Company Stockholder Meeting”) to be held for the purpose of considering and taking action on the adoption of this Agreement. The Acquirer Parties will furnish all information concerning the Acquirer Parties and their Affiliates to the Company, and provide such other assistance, as may be reasonably requested in connection with the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement. The Company will promptly notify Parent upon the receipt of any comments from the SEC or any request from the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement, and will provide Parent with copies of all correspondence between it and its representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to resolve as promptly as reasonably practicable any comments from the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to filing or mailing the Proxy Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, the Company will (i) provide Parent with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Proxy Statement or response (including the proposed final version of the Proxy Statement or response), (ii) consider in good faith all comments reasonably proposed by Parent, and (iii) except in connection with any Company Adverse Recommendation Change, not file or mail such document or respond to the SEC prior to receiving the approval of Parent, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
Registration Statement; Joint Proxy Statement (a) As promptly as practicable after the execution of this Agreement, Bergen and IVAX shall jointly prepare and IVAX and Bergen shall file with the SEC a document or documents that will constitute (i) the prospectus forming part of the registration statement on Form S-4 of BBI (together with all amendments thereto, the "Registration Statement"), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of (A) the BBI Common Stock to be issued to IVAX's shareholders pursuant to the IVAX Merger and (B) the BBI Common Stock to be issued to Bergen's shareholders pursuant to the Bergen Merger, and (ii) the Joint Proxy Statement with respect to the Mergers relating to the special meeting of each of IVAX's shareholders (the "IVAX Shareholders' Meeting") and Bergen's shareholders (the "Bergen Shareholders' Meeting" and, together with the IVAX Shareholders' Meeting, the "Shareholders' Meetings") to be held to consider approval of this Agreement and the Mergers contemplated hereby (such document, together with any amendments thereto, the "Joint Proxy Statement"). Copies of the Joint Proxy Statement shall be provided to AMEX and the NYSE in accordance with the rules of such exchanges. Each of the parties hereto shall use all reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable, and, prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement, the parties hereto shall take all action required under any applicable Laws in connection with the issuance of shares of BBI Common Stock pursuant to the Mergers. Bergen or IVAX, as the case may be, shall furnish all information concerning Bergen or IVAX as the other party may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and Joint Proxy Statement. As promptly as practicable after the effective date of the Registration Statement, the Joint Proxy Statement shall be mailed to the shareholders of Bergen and IVAX. Each of the parties hereto shall cause the Joint Proxy Statement to comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of (i) the Exchange Act, (ii) AMEX and the NYSE, (iii) the Securities Act and (iv) the FBCA, the NJBCA and the DGCL.
Proxy Statement; Registration Statement (a) As promptly as practicable after the execution of this Agreement, (i) BCAC (with the assistance and cooperation of the Company as reasonably requested by BCAC, including delivery of the financial statements of the Company for the twelve (12) month period ended December 31, 2021 in accordance with Section 7.14) shall prepare and file with the SEC a joint information statement/proxy statement (as amended or supplemented, the “Proxy Statement”) to be sent to the stockholders of BCAC and from which the Company may derive an information statement that it can send to the stockholders of the Company relating to (A) with respect to the Company’s stockholders, the action to be taken by certain stockholders of the Company pursuant to the Written Consent and (B) with respect to BCAC’s stockholders, the meeting of BCAC’s stockholders (the “BCAC Stockholders’ Meeting”) to be held to consider approval and adoption of (1) this Agreement and the Merger, (2) the issuance of BCAC Common Stock as contemplated by this Agreement, (3) the second amended and restated BCAC Certificate of Incorporation as set forth on Exhibit C, (4) the Equity Plan, (5) the ESPP, (6) the classes of the members of the BCAC Board as of immediately following the Effective Time, (7) the election of the Initial Post-Closing BCAC Directors to serve as the members of the BCAC Board as of immediately following the Effective Time and until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified and (8) any other proposals the parties mutually deem necessary to effectuate the Merger (collectively, the “BCAC Proposals”), and (ii) BCAC shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (together with all amendments thereto, the “Registration Statement”) in which the Proxy Statement shall be included as a prospectus, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of BCAC Common Stock (A) to be issued to the stockholders of the Company pursuant to this Agreement (other than any signatories to the Stockholder Support Agreement that are not executive officers, directors, affiliates, founders or their family members or holders of 5% or more of the voting equity securities of the Company) (the “Resale Stockholders”) and (B) held by the stockholders of BCAC immediately prior to the Effective Time. The Company shall furnish all information concerning the Company as BCAC may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Proxy Statement and Registration Statement. BCAC and the Company each shall use their reasonable best efforts to (i) cause the Registration Statement when filed with the SEC to comply in all material respects with all Laws applicable thereto, (ii) respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to and resolve all comments received from the SEC concerning the Registration Statement, (iii) cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable, and (iv) to keep the Registration Statement effective as long as is necessary to consummate the Transactions. Prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement, BCAC shall take all or any action required under any applicable federal or state securities laws in connection with the issuance of shares of BCAC Common Stock, in each case to be issued or issuable to the stockholders of the Company pursuant to this Agreement. As promptly as practicable after finalization of the Proxy Statement, each of the Company and BCAC shall mail the Proxy Statement to their respective stockholders. Each of BCAC and the Company shall furnish all information concerning it as may reasonably be requested by the other party in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement.
Registration Statement and Proxy Statement None of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent or its subsidiaries for inclusion in (a) the Registration Statement on Form S-4 to be filed under the Securities Act with the SEC by Parent and the Company in connection with the Merger for the purpose of registering the shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Merger (the "Registration Statement") or (b) the proxy statement to be distributed in connection with the Company's meeting of its stockholders to vote upon this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (the "Proxy Statement" and, together with the prospectus included in the Registration Statement, the "Proxy Statement and Prospectus") will, in the case of the Proxy Statement or any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, at the time of the mailing of the Proxy Statement and any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, and at the time of the meeting of stockholders of the Company to be held in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or, in the case of the Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented, at the time it becomes effective and at the time of such meeting of the stockholders of the Company, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. The Proxy Statement and Prospectus will, as of its effective date, comply as to form in all material respects with all applicable laws, including the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, except that no representation is made by Parent or Subsidiary with respect to information supplied by the Company for inclusion therein.
