No-Shop Clause Sample Clauses

A No-Shop Clause is a contractual provision that restricts one party, typically a seller, from soliciting or negotiating offers with third parties regarding the subject of the agreement, such as the sale of a business or asset. In practice, this means that once the clause is in effect, the seller cannot entertain competing bids or enter into discussions with other potential buyers for a specified period. The core function of a No-Shop Clause is to provide the buyer with exclusivity and assurance that their investment in due diligence and negotiations will not be undermined by competing offers, thereby reducing the risk of losing the deal to another party.
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No-Shop Clause. Except for the sale of inventory and other assets in the ordinary course, Sellers agrees that, from and after the date of the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Sellers until the termination of this Agreement, Sellers will not, without the prior written consent of Buyer or except as otherwise permitted by this Agreement: (i) offer for sale or lease all or any portion of the Assets or any ownership interest in any entity owning any of the Assets, (ii) solicit offers to buy all or any portion of the Assets or any ownership interest in any entity owning any of the Assets, (iii) initiate, encourage or provide any material documents or information to any third party in connection with, negotiate with any person regarding any inquires, proposals or offers relating to any disposition of all or any portion of the Assets or a merger or consolidation of any entity owning any of the Assets, or (iv) enter into any agreement or discussions with any party (other than Buyer) with respect to the sale, assignment, or other disposition of all or any portion of the Assets or any ownership interest in any entity owning any of the Assets or with respect to a merger or consolidation of any entity owning any of the Assets. Sellers will promptly communicate to Buyer the substance of any proposal concerning any such transaction.
No-Shop Clause. From and after the date of the execution and delivery of this Agreement until the termination of this Agreement (unless the Closing Date is extended beyond such date by the parties), the Seller agrees to not, without the prior written consent of the Buyer: (i) offer for sale any material portion of the Business or Purchased Assets; (ii) solicit offers to buy all or any material portion of the Business or Purchased Assets; (iii) hold discussions with any party (other than the Buyer) looking toward such an offer or solicitation or looking toward a merger or consolidation with the Seller; or (iv) enter into any agreement with any party (other than the Buyer) with respect to the sale or other disposition of any material portion of the Business or Purchased Assets.
No-Shop Clause. Seller agrees that, from and after the date of the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Seller until the termination of this Agreement, Seller will not, and will cause the Seller Entities not to, without the prior written consent of Buyer or except as otherwise permitted by this Agreement: (i) offer for sale or lease all or any material portion of the Assets or any ownership interest in any entity owning any of the Assets, (ii) solicit offers to buy all or any material portion of the Assets or any ownership interest in any entity owning any of the Assets, (iii) initiate, encourage or provide any documents or information to any third party in connection with, discuss or negotiate with any person regarding any inquiries, proposals or offers relating to any disposition of all or any material portion of the Assets or a merger or consolidation of any entity owning any of the Assets, or (iv) enter into any agreement or discussions with any party (other than Buyer) with respect to the sale, assignment, or other disposition of all or any material portion of the Assets or any ownership interest in any entity owning any of the Assets or with respect to a merger or consolidation of any entity owning any of the Assets.
No-Shop Clause. Unless and until this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Section 14, neither USP nor Baylor will, without the approval of the other, (a) offer for sale the USP Assets or the Baylor Center Assets (or any material portion thereof), (b) solicit offers to buy all or any material portion of such assets, (c) hold discussions with any other party looking toward such an offer or solicitation or, looking toward a merger or consolidation of any entity that directly owns any such assets or (d) enter into any agreement with any other party with respect to the sale or other disposition of the USP Assets or the Baylor Center Assets or any material portion thereof or with respect to any merger, consolidation or similar transaction involving any entity that directly owns any of such assets.
No-Shop Clause. During the period between the signing of this LOI and either the termination of this LOI or the execution of the Merger Agreements, SG and the Sustainable Executives and their lawyers, agents and representatives shall not directly or indirectly enter into any discussion(s), negotiation(s), letter(s) of intent, merger(s), reorganization(s), stock sale(s), asset sale(s) (other than asset sales in the ordinary, normal, and customary course of business), other transaction(s), loan agreement(s), financing agreement(s) or arrangement(s) of any type, other capital raise(s), or other contract(s) or arrangement(s) with any third party, or any other agreement(s), contract(s) or arrangement(s) outside the ordinary course of business that would or might delay or make more costly or difficult the closing of the Merger. The Merger Agreement shall include similar covenants regarding the period (if any) between the signing of the Merger Agreement and the Closing or the termination of the Merger Agreement. During the period between the signing of this LOI and the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement or the termination of this LOI, the Sustainable Executives shall operate the Hemp and Retail Companies and their affiliates only in accordance with the ordinary, normal and customary course thereof consistent with past practices, or as otherwise contemplated in this LOI.
No-Shop Clause. From and after the date of the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Seller until the earlier of Closing or the termination of this Agreement, Seller shall not (and will not permit any Affiliate or any other Person acting for or on behalf of Seller or any of its Affiliates to), without the prior written consent of Buyer (i) offer for lease or sale the Company’s material assets (or any material portion thereof) or any ownership interest in any entity owning any of the Company’s material assets or any interest in the ▇▇▇▇▇ Obligations; (ii) solicit offers to lease or buy all or any material portion of the Company’s assets or any ownership interest in any entity owning any of the Company’s material assets or any interest in the ▇▇▇▇▇ Obligations; (iii) hold discussions with any party (other than Buyer) looking toward such an offer or solicitation or looking toward a merger or consolidation of the Company or sale or assignment of the ▇▇▇▇▇ Obligations; (iv) enter into any agreement with any party (other than Buyer) with respect to the lease, sale or other disposition of the Company’s material assets (or any material portion thereof) or any ownership interest in the Company or with respect to any merger, consolidation or similar transaction involving the Company or any interest in the ▇▇▇▇▇ Obligations; or (v) furnish or cause to be furnished any information with respect to the Company or its assets to any Person that Seller or such Affiliate or any such Person acting for or on their behalf knows or has reason to believe is in the process of considering any such acquisition, merger, consolidation, combination or reorganization, provided the foregoing shall not prevent MC or Persons acting for or on its behalf from including any information it deems required by Law in any of its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Nothing in this Section 8.3, however, shall apply to or otherwise restrict any actions, negotiations or agreements in respect of any transaction involving a sale of equity, merger, combination, a sale of all or substantially all of its assets or similar transaction involving MC or its Affiliates and any other Person.
No-Shop Clause. (a) From and after the date of the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Target until the termination of this Agreement or the consummation of the Transaction, the Target Group will not, without the prior written consent of Acquiror or except as otherwise permitted by this Agreement directly or indirectly: (i) sell, assign, lease, pledge or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, all or any portion of the Target Properties or Target Properties Leases, or any material portion or amount of equity securities of Target, whether through merger, consolidation, business combination, asset sale, share exchange or otherwise (and including in connection with an offer for all or a material portion of Target’s stock or assets) (each of such actions being an “Acquisition Proposal”); (ii) solicit offers for, offer up or seek any Acquisition Proposal; (iii) initiate, encourage or provide any documents or information to any third party in connection with, discuss or negotiate with any person regarding any inquires, proposals or offers relating to any Acquisition Proposal; or (iv) enter into any agreement or discussions with any party (other than Acquiror) with respect to any Acquisition Proposal. (b) Without limiting the foregoing, it is agreed that any violation of the restrictions set forth in Section 7.04(a) by any of the Target Group’s employees, investment bankers, attorneys, accountants and other advisors or representatives (such employees, investment bankers, attorneys, accountants and other advisors or representatives, collectively, “Representatives”), shall be a breach of Section 7.04(a) by Target. Upon execution of this Agreement, Target has caused the Target Group and its Representatives to, cease immediately and caused to be terminated any and all existing discussions or negotiations with any Persons conducted heretofore with respect to an Acquisition Proposal. (c) Target shall, as promptly as practicable (and in no event later than 24 hours after receipt thereof), advise Acquiror of any inquiry received by the Target Group relating to any potential Acquisition Proposal and of the material terms of any proposal or inquiry, including the identity of the Person and its Affiliates making the same, that it may receive in respect of any such potential Acquisition Proposal, or of any information requested from it or of any negotiations or discussions being sought to be initiated with it, shall furnish to Acquiror a copy of any such proposal o...
No-Shop Clause. Sellers shall not, and shall direct and use their collective best efforts to cause their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives (including any investment banker, attorney or accountant retained by Sellers) not to: (i) offer for sale or lease all or any portion of the Assets, other than in the ordinary course of business, or any ownership interest in any entity owning any of the Assets, (ii) solicit offers to buy all or any portion of the Assets, other than in the ordinary course of business, or any ownership interest in any entity owning any of the Assets, (iii) initiate, encourage or provide any documents or information to any third party in connection with, discuss or negotiate with any person regarding any inquires, proposals or offers relating to any disposition of all or any portion of the Assets, other than in the ordinary course of business, or a merger or consolidation of any entity owning any of the Assets, or (iv) enter into any agreement or discussions with any party (other than Buyer) with respect to the sale, assignment, or other disposition of all or any portion of the Assets, other than in the ordinary course of business, or any ownership interest in any entity owning any of the Assets or with respect to a merger or consolidation of any entity owning any of the Assets.
No-Shop Clause. (a) From and after the date of this Agreement until the termination of this Agreement, Seller agrees to not, without the prior written consent of Buyer: (i) solicit, initiate or encourage any inquiries, discussions or the making of any proposal that constitutes, or could reasonably be expected to lead to, an Acquisition Proposal (as defined below), (ii) participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding an Acquisition Proposal or (iii) enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding regarding an Acquisition Proposal or requiring it to abandon, terminate or fail to consummate the transactions contemplated herein. (b) Seller shall promptly (and in any event within 24 hours) advise Buyer orally and in writing of any Acquisition Proposal (including any amendments or proposed amendments thereof), or any request or inquiry received by Seller with respect to, or that could reasonably be expected to lead to, an Acquisition Proposal, including, in each case, the identity of the person making any such Acquisition Proposal, request or inquiry and the terms and conditions thereof, and shall provide to Buyer any written materials received by Seller in connection therewith. Seller agrees not to release any person from, or waive any provisions of, any confidentiality or standstill agreement to which Seller is a party. (c) As used in this Agreement, the term “Acquisition Proposal” shall mean any proposal or offer for (i) a merger, tender offer, recapitalization, reorganization, liquidation, dissolution, business combination or consolidation, or any similar transaction, involving any Company Group Member, (ii) a sale, lease exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other acquisition of the assets of Company Group, taken as a whole, in one or a series of related transactions, or (iii) a purchase, tender offer or other acquisition of securities representing 15% or more of the voting power of Company; provided, however, that the term “Acquisition Proposal” shall not include the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
No-Shop Clause. From and after the date of the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement or the Closing Date, the Company will not, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser: (i) offer for sale the assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries (or any material portion thereof) or any shares or interest in any of the Company or the Subsidiaries, (ii) solicit offers to buy all or any material portion of the assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries or any shares or interest of any of the Company or the Subsidiaries, (iii) hold discussions with any party (other than the Purchaser) looking toward such an offer or solicitation or looking toward a merger or consolidation of any of the Company or the Subsidiaries, or (iv) enter into any agreement with any party (other than the Purchaser) with respect to the sale or other disposition of the assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries (or any material portion thereof) or any shares or interest in any of the Company or the Subsidiaries, or with respect to any merger, consolidation, or similar transaction involving any of the Company or the Subsidiaries.