Information Statement As promptly as possible, but in any event no later than September 14, 2022, the Company shall file with the Commission a preliminary information statement in accordance with Regulation 14C promulgated under of the Exchange Act relating to the Shareholder Consent and the Amendment. Prior to filing with the Commission, the Company shall provide Buyer and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the preliminary Information Statement and shall consider in good faith for inclusion in the preliminary Information Statement any comments made by Buyer or its counsel. The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to respond as promptly as practicable to any comments of the Commission with respect to the preliminary Information Statement and to cause the Information Statement in definitive form to be mailed to the holders of the Company’s voting securities entitled to receive the same as promptly as reasonably practicable after (i) the tenth (10th) calendar day after the initial filing of the preliminary Information Statement with the Commission if by such date the Commission has not informed the Company that it intends to review the Information Statement or (ii) if the Commission has, by the tenth (10th) calendar day after the filing of the initial preliminary Information Statement with the Commission, informed the Company that it intends to review the Information Statement, within one (1) Business Day after the date on which the Commission confirms that it has no further comments on the Information Statement. The Company shall notify the Buyer promptly of (and in any event no more than one (1) Business Day after) the receipt of any comments from the Commission or its staff and of any request by the Commission or its staff for any amendments or supplements to the preliminary Information Statement or the definitive Information Statement, and if required, the Company shall mail to the holders of the Company’s voting securities entitled thereto, as promptly as reasonably practicable, such amendment or supplement. Prior to filing with the Commission, the Company shall provide the Buyer and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any such amendments or supplements to the Information Statement and shall accept for inclusion in any amendments or supplements any reasonable comments made by the Buyer or its counsel that are provided in a timely manner. If at any time prior to the Specified Date any event shall occur, or fact or information shall be discovered, that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Information Statement so that such document 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 are made, not misleading, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission such amendment or supplement, in consultation with and subject to review by the Buyer and its counsel as promptly as practicable and, to the extent required by law, cause such amendment or supplement to be disseminated to the holders of the Company’s voting securities entitled thereto.
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.
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.
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.
Registration Statement; Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus Subject to the accuracy of the representations of Parent in Section 2.13, the information supplied by the Company for inclusion in the Registration Statement shall not, at the time the Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements thereto) is declared effective by the SEC, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements included therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The information supplied by the Company for inclusion in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus will not, on the date the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus is first mailed to shareholders, at the time of the Shareholders Meetings and 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 will omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not false or misleading; or omit to state any material fact necessary to correct any statement in any earlier communication with respect to the solicitation of proxies for the Shareholders Meetings which has become false or misleading. If at any time prior to the Effective Time any event relating to the Company or any of its affiliates, officers or directors should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment to the Registration Statement or a supplement to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, the Company will promptly inform Parent. The Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus shall comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to any information supplied by Parent or Merger Sub which is contained or incorporated by reference in, or furnished in connection with the preparation of, the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus.
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; 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; Proxy Statement/Prospectus The information supplied by Acquiror or required to be supplied by the Acquiror (except to the extent revised or superseded by amendments or supplements) for inclusion in the Registration Statement, or any amendment or supplement thereto, shall not, at the time the Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements thereto) is declared effective by the SEC, 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 were made, not misleading. The information supplied by Acquiror or required to be supplied by the Acquiror (except to the extent revised or superseded by amendments or supplements) for inclusion in the Proxy Statement shall not, on the date the Proxy Statement is first mailed to the Company's stockholders, at the time of the Company Stockholders' Meeting and at the Effective Time, contain any statement which, at such time, is false or misleading with respect to any material fact, or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not false or misleading, or omit to state any material fact necessary to correct any statement in any earlier communication with respect to the solicitation of proxies by or on behalf of the Company for the Company Stockholders' Meeting which has become false or misleading. The Registration Statement will comply as to form in all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Acquiror makes no representation, warranty or covenant with respect to any information supplied or required to be supplied by the Company which is contained in or omitted from any of the foregoing documents.
Preparation of Prospectus and Registration Statement (i) To prepare the Prospectus in a form approved by the Underwriters and to file such Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act not later than Commission’s close of business on the second business day following the execution and delivery of this Agreement or, if applicable, such earlier time as may be required by Rule 430A(a)(3) under the Securities Act; (ii) to make no further amendment or any supplement to the Registration Statement or to the Prospectus except as permitted herein; (iii) to advise the Underwriters, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time when any amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed or becomes effective or any supplement to the Prospectus or any amended Prospectus has been filed and to furnish the Underwriters with copies thereof; (iv) to advise the Underwriters promptly after it receives notice thereof of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order or of any order preventing or suspending the use of the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, of the suspension of the qualification of the Units for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for any such purpose or of any request by the Commission for the amending or supplementing of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or for additional information; and (v) in the event of the issuance of any stop order or of any order preventing or suspending the use of the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or suspending any such qualification, to use promptly its best efforts to obtain its withdrawal.
Proxy Statement/Prospectus; Registration Statement (a) As promptly as practicable after the execution of this Agreement, the Buyer and the Company shall prepare and the Company shall file with the SEC the Proxy Statement, and the Buyer shall prepare and file with the SEC the Registration Statement, in which the Proxy Statement will be included as a prospectus, provided that the Buyer may delay the filing of the Registration Statement until approval of the Proxy Statement by the SEC. The Buyer and the Company shall use reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to become effective as soon after such filing as practicable. Each of the Buyer and the Company will respond to any comments of the SEC and will use its respective reasonable efforts to have the Proxy Statement cleared by the SEC and the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filings and the Company will cause the Proxy Statement and the prospectus contained within the Registration Statement to be mailed to its stockholders at the earliest practicable time after both the Proxy Statement is cleared by the SEC and the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. Each of the Buyer and the Company will notify the other promptly upon the receipt of any comments from the SEC or its staff or any other government officials and of any request by the SEC or its staff or any other government officials for amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement, the Proxy Statement or any filing pursuant to Section 6.2(b) or for additional information and will supply the other with copies of all correspondence between such party or any of its representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, or its staff or any other government officials, on the other hand, with respect to the Registration Statement, the Proxy Statement, the Merger or any filing pursuant to Section 6.2(b). Each of the Buyer and the Company will cause all documents that it is responsible for filing with the SEC or other regulatory authorities under this Section 6.2 to comply in all material respects with all applicable requirements of law and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Whenever any event occurs which is required to be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement, the Registration Statement or any filing pursuant to Section 6.2(b), the Buyer or the Company, as the case may be, will promptly inform the other of such occurrence and cooperate in filing with the SEC or its staff or any other government officials, and/or mailing to stockholders of the Company, such amendment or supplement.
