Non-Solicitation of Alternative Transactions Sample Clauses

Non-Solicitation of Alternative Transactions. (a) Unless and until this Agreement will have been terminated in accordance with its terms, Seller shall not, and Seller shall cause its Affiliates not to, and shall cause its and its Affiliates’ officers, directors, employees, investment bankers, attorneys, accountants, consultants or other agents or advisors not to, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit, initiate or take any action to facilitate or encourage the submission of any proposal to acquire or purchase any capital stock of, or merger consolidation, combination, sale of assets, reorganization or similar transaction involving the Transferred Entities or the Xxx Xxxxxx Business, (ii) enter into or participate in any discussions or negotiations with or authorize any financial advisor or other Person to solicit or participate in discussions or negotiations with, furnish any non-public information relating to the Xxx Xxxxxx Business (other than as to the existence of these provisions) or afford access to the business, employees, properties, assets, books or records of the Xxx Xxxxxx Business to, otherwise knowingly cooperate in any way with, or knowingly assist, participate in, facilitate or encourage any effort by any Person other than Buyer and its Affiliates to make such a proposal, (iii) enter into any agreement with any party other than the Buyer and its Affiliates with respect to such a proposal, or (iv) authorize any of the foregoing actions.
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Non-Solicitation of Alternative Transactions. (a) Company shall not, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and investment bankers, financial advisors, attorneys, accountants and other retained representatives or agents (each, a “Representative”) not to, directly or indirectly (i) solicit, initiate, encourage or facilitate (including by way of furnishing information), or take any other action designed to induce or facilitate, any inquiries, offers or proposals with respect to, or the making or completion of, any Acquisition Proposal, or any inquiry, proposal or offer that is reasonably likely to lead to any Acquisition Proposal, (ii) enter into, continue or otherwise participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any Person or “Group” (as such term is defined in Section 13(d) under the Exchange Act) any confidential or nonpublic information with respect to or in connection with an Acquisition Proposal, (iii) take any other action to facilitate any inquiries or the making of any proposal that constitutes or that may reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal, (iv) approve, endorse or recommend, or propose to approve, endorse or recommend any Acquisition Proposal or any agreement related thereto (other than any confidentiality agreement required by Section 5.3(b)), (v) enter into any agreement contemplating or otherwise relating to any Acquisition Transaction (other than any confidentiality agreement required by Section 5.3(b)), or (vi) propose or agree to do any of the foregoing.
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Non-Solicitation of Alternative Transactions. (a) Neither GETCO nor Knight shall, and each of GETCO and Knight shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and Affiliates and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause each of its and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and investment bankers, financial advisors, attorneys, accountants and other retained representatives or agents (each, a “Representative”) not to, directly or indirectly (i) solicit, initiate, encourage or knowingly facilitate (including by way of furnishing information), or take any other action designed to facilitate, any inquiries or proposals regarding any merger, share exchange, consolidation, sale of assets, sale of shares of capital stock or equity interests (including by way of a tender offer) or similar transactions involving such party or any of its Subsidiaries that, if consummated, would constitute an Alternative Transaction (any of the foregoing inquiries or proposals being referred to herein as an “Acquisition Proposal”), (ii) participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding an Alternative Transaction or Acquisition Proposal or (iii) enter into any agreement regarding any Alternative Transaction or Acquisition Proposal; provided, however, that, in the event that (x) either GETCO or Knight shall receive a Superior Proposal that was not solicited by it and did not otherwise result from a breach of this Agreement and (y) prior to receipt of the GETCO Holder Approval, in the case of GETCO, or the Knight Stockholder Approval, in the case of Knight, the Board of Directors of such party determines in its good faith judgment, after receiving the advice of outside counsel, that, in light of such Superior Proposal, if such party fails to participate in such discussions or negotiations with, or provide such information to, the party making the Superior Proposal, the Board of Directors of such party would be in violation of its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, such party may (A) furnish information with respect to it and its Subsidiaries to the party making such Superior Proposal pursuant to a customary confidentiality agreement containing terms no less restrictive to the party making the Superior Proposal than the terms contained in the Confidentiality Agreement, provided that a copy of all such written information is simultaneously provided to the other party to this Agreement, and (B) participate in discussions regarding such Superior Proposal.
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Non-Solicitation of Alternative Transactions. From the Execution Date until the earlier of the Closing and the date on which this Agreement is terminated in accordance with the terms hereof, no member of the Sasol Group shall, and each member of the Sasol Group will cause its Representatives and Affiliates (including the Company) and their respective Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, encourage or solicit any offers from, participate in or initiate or continue discussions or negotiations with, or provide any information to, any Person or group (other than any Party or any Affiliate of any Party) in connection with any proposal for the direct or indirect sale, merger, combination, joint venture or other transaction involving all or any part of the Equity Interests of the Company or the business or assets of the Company, including the Business and the Assets (each such transaction, an “Alternative Transaction”), including by or entering into any agreement concerning the foregoing.
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Non-Solicitation of Alternative Transactions. During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement or the Consummation Time, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not, and shall cause their officers, directors or employees or any investment banker, attorney or accountant or other representative retained by them (any of the foregoing being a "Company Representative") not to, directly or indirectly, (i) initiate, solicit or encourage the making, submission or announcement of any Alternative Transaction (as defined below), (ii) take any other action intended to facilitate any inquiries or the making of any proposal to effect an Alternative Transaction, (iii) approve, endorse or recommend any Alternative Transaction, (iv) enter into any letter of intent or similar document or any contract contemplating or otherwise relating to any Alternative Transaction, (v) enter into discussions or negotiate with or disclose any nonpublic information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or afford access to the properties, books or records of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any Person regarding an Alternative Transaction, (vi) grant any waiver or release under any standstill or similar agreement with respect to any class of equity securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (vii) authorize or permit any of the officers, directors, or employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries or any Company Representative to take any such action set forth in clauses (i) through (vi). The Company will notify Parent promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) after receipt by the Company (or any Company Representative) of (x) any Alternative Transaction, (y) any indication that any Person is considering proposing an Alternative Transaction or (z) any request for nonpublic information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or for access to the properties, books or records of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by any Person who may be considering proposing, or has proposed, an Alternative Transaction. The Company shall provide such notice orally and in writing and shall identify the Person proposing, and the terms and conditions of, any such Alternative Transaction, indication or request. The Company shall keep Parent fully informed, on a current basis, of the status and details of any such Alternative Transaction or request. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall prevent the Board of Directors of the Company from...
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Non-Solicitation of Alternative Transactions. 57 . Resignations 58 . Non-Solicit; Non-Competition 58 U.S. Person Certificate. 59
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Related to Non-Solicitation of Alternative Transactions

  • No Solicitation; Acquisition Proposals (a) Stockholder shall not, and shall cause each of its controlled Affiliates, and its and their respective officers and directors (if applicable) not to, and will instruct and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any of its other Affiliates or Persons acting on its or their behalf (including employees, investment bankers, attorneys, accountants or other agents, "Representatives") not to, directly or indirectly, (A) solicit, initiate, endorse or knowingly encourage or knowingly facilitate the submission or announcement of any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry or any proposals or offers that constitute or would reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal, (B) furnish or disclose any information regarding the Company to any Person in connection with, or in response to, an Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry, (C) engage in discussions or negotiations with any Person with respect to any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry, or (D) approve, recommend or enter into, any letter of intent or similar document, agreement or commitment, or agreement in principle (whether written or oral, binding or nonbinding) with respect to an Acquisition Proposal; provided, however, that in each of the foregoing clauses (A)-(D), in the event a Third Party submits an unsolicited bona fide written Acquisition Proposal to the Company, the Stockholder or any of its Representatives shall not be prohibited from participating in any discussions or negotiations with respect to a possible tender and support, voting or similar agreement in connection with such Acquisition Proposal if and only if, and following the Company’s receipt of such Acquisition Proposal, the Company Board determines that the Company and its representatives may engage in such discussions or negotiations in response to such Acquisition Proposal pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of Section 6.2(a) of the Merger Agreement. Stockholder shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing solicitation of, or discussions or negotiations with, any Person relating to any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry.

  • Alternative Transaction In the event that, in lieu of the Arrangement, the Purchaser seeks to complete the acquisition of the Company Shares other than as contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement on a basis that (a) provides for economic terms which, in relation to the Shareholder, on an after-tax basis, are at least equivalent to or better than those contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement taking into account the Intended Tax Treatment, (b) would not likely result in a delay or time to completion beyond the Voting Support Outside Date, and (c) is otherwise on terms and conditions not materially more onerous on the Shareholder than the Arrangement (including any take-over bid) any such transaction, an “Alternative Transaction”), then during the term of this Agreement the Shareholder may, on its own accord, and shall, upon written request of the Purchaser, support the completion of such Alternative Transaction in the same manner as the Arrangement in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement mutatis mutandis, including by (A) depositing or causing the deposit of its Subject Shares (including any Company Shares issued or issuable upon the exercise, conversion or vesting, as applicable, of any Company Options, Company Compensation Options or Company RSUs) into an Alternative Transaction conducted by way of a take-over bid made by the Purchaser or an affiliate of Purchaser and not withdrawing them; and/or (B) voting or causing to be voted all of the Subject Shares (to the extent that they carry the right to vote) in favour of, and not dissenting from, such Alternative Transaction proposed by the Purchaser, provided however that the Shareholder shall not be required to exercise, convert or exchange any Subject Shares (other than Company Shares) in connection with an Alternative Transaction.

  • Alternative Transactions As of the date hereof, the Company is not pursuing, or in discussions or negotiations regarding, any solicitation, offer, or proposal from any Person concerning any actual or proposed Alternative Transaction and, as applicable, has terminated any existing discussions or negotiations regarding any actual or proposed Alternative Transaction.

  • Non-Solicitation Executive agrees that during the period of employment with the Company and for twelve (12) months after the date Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason, Executive will not, either directly or through others, solicit or encourage or attempt to solicit or encourage any employee, independent contractor, or consultant of the Company to terminate his or her relationship with the Company in order to become an employee, consultant or independent contractor to or for any other person or entity.

  • Non-Solicitation Agreement Executive agrees and covenants that he will not, unless acting with the Company’s express written consent, directly or indirectly, during the Term of this Agreement or during the Non-Competition Period (as defined in Section 11 above) solicit, entice or attempt to entice away or interfere in any manner with the Company’s relationships or proposed relationships with any customer, officer, employee, consultant, proposed customer, vendor, supplier, proposed vendor or supplier or person or entity or person providing or proposed to provide research and/or development services to, on behalf of or with the Company.

  • Non-Solicitation of Clients During the Restricted Period, the Executive agrees not to solicit, directly or indirectly, on his own behalf or on behalf of any other person(s), any client of the Company to whom the Company had provided services at any time during the Executive’s employment with the Company in any line of business that the Company conducts as of the date of the Executive’s termination of employment or that the Company is actively soliciting, for the purpose of marketing or providing any service competitive with any service then offered by the Company.

  • Anti-Solicitation In light of the amount of sensitive and confidential information involved in the discharge of the Executive’s duties, and the harm to the Corporation that would result if such knowledge or expertise were disclosed or made available to a competitor, and as a reasonable step to help protect the confidentiality of such information, the Executive promises and agrees that during the Term of Employment and for a period of two (2) years thereafter, the Executive will not use the Company’s confidential information to, directly or indirectly, individually or as a consultant to, or as an employee, officer, shareholder, director or other owner or participant in any business, influence or attempt to influence the customers, vendors, suppliers, joint venturers, associates, consultants, agents, or partners of any entity within the Company Group, either directly or indirectly, to divert their business away from the Company Group, to any individual, partnership, firm, corporation or other entity then in competition with the business of any entity within the Company Group, and he will not otherwise materially interfere with any business relationship of any entity within the Company Group.

  • Non-Solicitation of Suppliers Executive agrees that during the Restricted Period, Executive will not, directly or indirectly, solicit or influence, or attempt to solicit or influence, the Company’s suppliers to provide goods or services then provided to the Employer to any other person or entity in Competition with the Employer.

  • Non-Solicitation of Business The Participant agrees and acknowledges that by virtue of the Participant’s employment with, or service to, the Employer, the Participant has developed or will develop relationships with and/or had or will have access to Confidential Information about Customers and agents, brokers and similar key business partners (“Key Business Partners”) and is, therefore, capable of significantly and adversely impacting existing relationships that the Company or an Affiliate has with them. The Participant further agrees and acknowledges that the Company and/or its Affiliates have invested in their and the Participant’s relationship with Customers and Key Business Partners and the goodwill that has been developed with them; therefore, the Company and/or its Affiliates have a legitimate business interest in protecting these relationships against solicitation and/or interference by the Participant for a reasonable period of time after the Participant’s employment with, or provision of services to, the Employer ends. Accordingly, during the Participant’s employment with the Employer and during the Restricted Period, the Participant shall not, directly or indirectly initiate, contact or engage in any contact or communication, of any kind whatsoever, that has the purpose or effect of: (A) inviting, assisting, encouraging or requesting any Customer or Key Business Partner to (1) transfer the Participant’s business from the Company or an Affiliate to the Participant, the Participant’s subsequent employer or any other third party, or (2) otherwise diminish, divert, discontinue, or terminate Customer’s or Key Business Partner’s patronage and/or business relationship with the Company or an Affiliate; or (B) inviting, assisting, encouraging or requesting any Customer to purchase any products or services from the Participant, the Participant’s subsequent employer or any other third party that are or may be competitive with the products or services of the Company or an Affiliate, or use any products or services of the Participant, the Participant’s subsequent employer or of any other third party that are or may be competitive with the products or services of the Company or an Affiliate. In addition to the foregoing restrictions, the Participant agrees that, during the Participant’s employment with the Employer and during the Enhanced Restricted Period, the Participant shall not be personally involved in the negotiation, competition for, solicitation or execution of any individual book roll over(s) or other book of business transfer arrangements involving the transfer of business away from the Company or an Affiliate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant’s primary residence is located in the State of California, the restrictions set forth in this subsection (c)(ii) shall be replaced with those set forth in Appendix I of this Agreement.

  • Competing Transaction (a) This Agreement is subject to approval by the Bankruptcy Court and the consideration of Sellers of higher and better competing bids (each a “Competing Bid”). From the date hereof (and any prior time) and until the completion of the auction contemplated hereby or as otherwise directed by the Bankruptcy Court, Sellers are permitted to cause their respective representatives and Affiliates to initiate contact with, solicit or encourage submission of any inquiries, proposals or offers by, any Person (in addition to Buyer and its Affiliates, agents and representatives) in connection with any sale or other disposition of the Purchased Assets. In addition, Sellers shall have the responsibility and obligation to respond to any inquiries or offers to purchase all or any part of the Purchased Assets and perform any and all other acts related thereto which are required under the Bankruptcy Code or other applicable law, including supplying information relating to the Business and the assets of Sellers to prospective buyers.

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