Common use of Registration Statement; Proxy Statement Clause in Contracts

Registration Statement; Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable (but in any event, no later than twenty (20) Business Days) after the date of this Agreement, (i) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file with the SEC a proxy statement relating to the Homology Stockholder Meeting to be held in connection with the Merger (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the “Proxy Statement”) and (ii) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”), in which the Proxy Statement shall be included as a part (the Proxy Statement and the Form S-4, collectively, the “Registration Statement”), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Homology Common Stock to be issued by virtue of the Merger. Each of Homology and Q32 shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to cause the Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable, and shall take all or any action required under any applicable federal, state, securities and other Laws in connection with the issuance of shares of Homology Common Stock pursuant to the Merger. Each of the Parties shall furnish all information concerning itself and their Affiliates, as applicable, to the other Parties as the other Parties may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement. (b) Homology covenants and agrees that the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith) will not 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 made therein not misleading. Q32 covenants and agrees that the information supplied by or on behalf of Q32 and its Subsidiaries to Homology for inclusion in the Registration Statement (including the Q32 Financials) will not 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 such information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Homology makes no covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith), if any, based on information provided by Q32 or its Subsidiaries or any of their Representatives for inclusion therein. Q32 and its legal counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and on the response to any comments on the SEC prior to the filing thereof with the SEC; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any amendment to the Registration Statement pertaining to a Homology Board Adverse Recommendation Change. Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to comply with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with the SEC. (c) Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Homology’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. If Homology, Merger Sub or Q32 become aware of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, as the case may be, then such Party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Homology stockholders. (d) Q32 shall reasonably cooperate with Homology and provide, and cause its Representatives to provide, Homology and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding (i) Q32 and its Subsidiaries and (ii) the 2023 Plans that is, in each case, required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Homology to be included in the Registration Statement. Q32 will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Q32’s independent accounting firm to deliver any consent that Homology is required to file with the SEC with respect to the inclusion of the independent accounting firm’s opinion on the audited financial statements of Q32 in any filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC. (e) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its audit work in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, subject to providing the PCAOB Auditor’s report thereon for inclusion in the Registration Statement. As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology unaudited interim financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its review in accordance with the procedures specified by the PCAOB in AS 4105, Reviews of Interim Financial Information (the “interim review procedures”), for inclusion in the Registration Statement. All such financial statements included in the Registration Statement at the time of filing shall comply as to form in all material respects, shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (as modified by the rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, shall fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position at the date thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows as of and for the periods therein indicated and shall comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant, in effect as of the respective dates thereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Merger Agreement (Homology Medicines, Inc.), Merger Agreement (Homology Medicines, Inc.)

Registration Statement; Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable The parties agree jointly to prepare a registration statement on Form S-4 or other applicable form (but in any event, no later than twenty (20the “Registration Statement”) Business Days) after the date of this Agreement, (i) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file to be filed by PNC with the SEC a proxy statement relating to the Homology Stockholder Meeting to be held in connection with the issuance of PNC Common Stock in the Merger (together with any amendments including the proxy statement and prospectus and other proxy solicitation materials of the Company constituting a part thereof or supplements thereto, (the “Proxy Statement”) and (ii) Homology, all related documents). The parties agree to cooperate in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”), in which the Proxy Statement shall be included as a part (the Proxy Statement and the Form S-4, collectively, the “Registration Statement”), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Homology Common Stock to be issued by virtue of the Merger. Each of Homology and Q32 shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to cause the Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable, and shall take all or any action required under any applicable federal, state, securities and other Laws in connection with the issuance of shares of Homology Common Stock pursuant to the Merger. Each of the Parties shall furnish all information concerning itself and their Affiliates, as applicable, to the other Parties as the other Parties may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement; and, provided that the Company has cooperated as required above, PNC agrees to file the Registration Statement with the SEC within twenty-one (21) days of the date hereof. Each of PNC and the Company agrees to use all reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as reasonably practicable after filing thereof. PNC also agrees to use all reasonable efforts to obtain all necessary state securities law or “Blue Sky” permits and approvals required to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Plan. Each of PNC and the Company agrees to furnish all information concerning it, its subsidiaries, officers, directors and stockholders as may be reasonably requested in connection with the foregoing. (b) Homology covenants Each of PNC and the Company agrees (1) as to itself and its subsidiaries, that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by it for inclusion or incorporation by reference in (a) the Registration Statement (will, at the time the Registration Statement and each amendment or supplement thereto, if any, becomes effective under the letter to stockholdersSecurities Act, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith) will not 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 made therein not misleading. Q32 covenants misleading and agrees that (b) the information supplied by Proxy Statement and any amendment or on behalf supplement thereto will, at the date of Q32 mailing to stockholders and its Subsidiaries to Homology for inclusion in at the Registration Statement (including time of the Q32 Financials) will not Company Meeting 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 such informationthe statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were such statement was made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Homology makes no covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in misleading and (2) that the Registration Statement (and Proxy Statement shall comply with all applicable laws as they relate to PNC and the letter to stockholders, notice Company. Each of meeting PNC and form of proxy included therewith), the Company further agrees that if any, based on information provided by Q32 or its Subsidiaries or any of their Representatives for inclusion therein. Q32 and its legal counsel it shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, become aware prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and on the response to Effective Date of any comments on the SEC prior to the filing thereof with the SEC; provided, however, information furnished by it that the foregoing shall not apply to would cause any amendment to the Registration Statement pertaining to a Homology Board Adverse Recommendation Change. Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause statements in the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement to comply be false or misleading with respect to any material fact, or to omit to state any material fact necessary to make the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SECstatements therein not false or misleading, to respond promptly to any comments of inform the SEC or its staff other party thereof and to have take the necessary steps to correct the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with the SECStatement. (c) Each PNC agrees to advise the Company, promptly after PNC receives notice thereof, of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Homology’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after time when the Registration Statement is declared has become effective under or any supplement or amendment has been filed, of the Securities Act. If Homology, Merger Sub or Q32 become aware issuance of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act stop order or the Exchange Actsuspension of the qualification of PNC Common Stock for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, should be disclosed in an of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for any such purpose, or of any request by the SEC for the amendment or supplement to of the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, as the case may be, then such Party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Homology stockholdersfor additional information. (d) Q32 shall reasonably cooperate with Homology and provide, and cause its Representatives to provide, Homology and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding (i) Q32 and its Subsidiaries and (ii) the 2023 Plans that is, in each case, required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Homology to be included in the Registration Statement. Q32 will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Q32’s independent accounting firm to deliver any consent that Homology is required to file with the SEC with respect to the inclusion of the independent accounting firm’s opinion on the audited financial statements of Q32 in any filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC. (e) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its audit work in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, subject to providing the PCAOB Auditor’s report thereon for inclusion in the Registration Statement. As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology unaudited interim financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its review in accordance with the procedures specified by the PCAOB in AS 4105, Reviews of Interim Financial Information (the “interim review procedures”), for inclusion in the Registration Statement. All such financial statements included in the Registration Statement at the time of filing shall comply as to form in all material respects, shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (as modified by the rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, shall fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position at the date thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows as of and for the periods therein indicated and shall comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant, in effect as of the respective dates thereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Merger Agreement (Riggs National Corp), Merger Agreement (PNC Financial Services Group Inc)

Registration Statement; Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable (but None of the information supplied or to be supplied by the Parent for inclusion or incorporation by reference in any event, no later than twenty (20) Business Days) after the date of this Agreement, (i) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file with the SEC a proxy statement relating to the Homology Stockholder Meeting to be held in connection with the Merger (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the “Proxy Statement”) and (ii) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”), as defined in which the Proxy Statement shall Section 7.4) to be included as a part (the Proxy Statement and the Form S-4, collectively, the “Registration Statement”), in connection filed with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Homology Common Stock to be issued SEC by virtue of the Merger. Each of Homology and Q32 shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to cause the Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable, and shall take all or any action required under any applicable federal, state, securities and other Laws Parent in connection with the issuance of shares of Homology Parent Common Stock pursuant to the Merger. Each in or as a result of the Parties shall furnish all information concerning itself and their AffiliatesMerger will, as applicableat the time the Form S-4 becomes effective under the Securities Act, to the other Parties as the other Parties may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement. (b) Homology covenants and agrees that the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith) will not 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 made therein therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. Q32 covenants ; and agrees that (ii) the information supplied Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC by or on behalf each of Q32 the Company and its Subsidiaries Parent pursuant to Homology for inclusion Section 7.4 hereof will, at the dates mailed to the stockholders of the Company and Parent, respectively, at the times of the stockholders meeting of the Company in connection with the Registration Statement (including Transactions contemplated hereby and the Q32 Financials) will not stockholders meeting of the Parent in connection with the approval of the issuance of Parent Common Stock pursuant to the Merger, and as of the Effective Time, contain any untrue material statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make such informationthe statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were are made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Homology makes no covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith), if any, based The registration statement on information provided by Q32 or its Subsidiaries or any of their Representatives for inclusion therein. Q32 and its legal counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and on the response to any comments on the SEC prior to the filing thereof with the SEC; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any amendment to the Registration Statement pertaining to a Homology Board Adverse Recommendation Change. Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to comply with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with the SEC. (c) Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Homology’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. If Homology, Merger Sub or Q32 become aware of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, as the case may be, then such Party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Homology stockholders. (d) Q32 shall reasonably cooperate with Homology and provide, and cause its Representatives to provide, Homology and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding (i) Q32 and its Subsidiaries and (ii) the 2023 Plans that is, in each case, required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Homology to be included in the Registration Statement. Q32 Form S-4 will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Q32’s independent accounting firm to deliver any consent that Homology is required to file with the SEC with respect to the inclusion of the independent accounting firm’s opinion on the audited financial statements of Q32 in any filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC. (e) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its audit work in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, subject to providing the PCAOB Auditor’s report thereon for inclusion in the Registration Statement. As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology unaudited interim financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its review in accordance with the procedures specified by the PCAOB in AS 4105, Reviews of Interim Financial Information (the “interim review procedures”), for inclusion in the Registration Statement. All such financial statements included in the Registration Statement at the time of filing shall comply as to form in all material respects, shall be prepared in accordance respects with GAAP (as modified by the provisions of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of promulgated by the SEC) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, shall fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position at the date thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows SEC thereunder. The Proxy Statement filed by Parent will comply as of and for the periods therein indicated and shall comply to form in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations provisions of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent makes no representation or warranty with respect to a registrant, any information supplied by the Company contained in effect as any of the respective dates thereofforegoing documents.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Merger Agreement (H Power Corp), Merger Agreement (Plug Power Inc)

Registration Statement; Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable (but in any event, no The parties agree jointly to prepare and file with the SEC not later than twenty (20) Business Days) days after the date of this Agreement, hereof a registration statement on Form S-4 or other applicable form (ithe “Registration Statement”) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file to be filed by Parent with the SEC a proxy statement relating to the Homology Stockholder Meeting to be held in connection with the issuance of Parent Common Stock in the Merger as soon as reasonably possible (together with any amendments including the proxy statement and prospectus and other proxy solicitation materials of the Company constituting a part thereof or supplements thereto, (the “Proxy Statement”) and (ii) Homology, all related documents). The parties agree to cooperate in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”), in which the Proxy Statement shall be included as a part (the Proxy Statement and the Form S-4, collectively, the “Registration Statement”), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Homology Common Stock to be issued by virtue of the Merger. Each of Homology and Q32 shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to cause the Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable, and shall take all or any action required under any applicable federal, state, securities and other Laws in connection with the issuance of shares of Homology Common Stock pursuant to the Merger. Each of the Parties shall furnish all information concerning itself and their Affiliates, as applicable, to the other Parties as the other Parties may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement. Each of Parent, Merger Sub, and the Company agrees to use all reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as reasonably practicable after filing thereof, and the Company shall thereafter mail or deliver the Proxy Statement to its stockholders; provided, however, that the parties will coordinate the timing of the mailing of the Proxy Statement so as to minimize the impact of limitations under applicable law relating to Parent share repurchases that might apply with respect thereto. Parent also agrees to use all reasonable best efforts to obtain all necessary state securities law or “Blue Sky” permits and approvals required to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Plan. Each of Parent and the Company agrees to furnish all information concerning it, its subsidiaries, officers, directors and stockholders as may be reasonably requested in connection with the foregoing. (b) Homology covenants Each of Parent and the Company agrees (1) as to itself and its subsidiaries, that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by it for inclusion or incorporation by reference in (a) the Registration Statement (will, at the time the Registration Statement and each amendment or supplement thereto, if any, becomes effective under the letter to stockholdersSecurities Act, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith) will not 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 made therein not misleading. Q32 covenants misleading and agrees that (b) the information supplied by Proxy Statement and any amendment or on behalf supplement thereto will, at the date of Q32 mailing to stockholders and its Subsidiaries to Homology for inclusion in at the Registration Statement (including time of the Q32 Financials) will not Company Meeting 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 such informationthe statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were such statement was made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Homology makes no covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in misleading and (2) that the Registration Statement (and Proxy Statement shall comply with all applicable laws as they relate to Parent, Merger Sub and the letter to stockholders, notice Company. Each of meeting Parent and form of proxy included therewith)the Company further agrees that, if any, based on information provided by Q32 or its Subsidiaries or any of their Representatives for inclusion therein. Q32 and its legal counsel it shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, become aware prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and on the response to Effective Date of any comments on the SEC prior to the filing thereof with the SEC; provided, however, information furnished by it that the foregoing shall not apply to would cause any amendment to the Registration Statement pertaining to a Homology Board Adverse Recommendation Change. Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause statements in the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement to comply be false or misleading with respect to any material fact, or to omit to state any material fact necessary to make the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SECstatements therein not false or misleading, to respond promptly to any comments of inform the SEC or its staff other party thereof and to have take the necessary steps to correct the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with the SECStatement. (c) Each Parent agrees to advise the Company, promptly after Parent receives notice thereof, of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Homology’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after time when the Registration Statement is declared has become effective under or any supplement or amendment has been filed, of the Securities Act. If Homology, Merger Sub or Q32 become aware issuance of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act stop order or the Exchange Actsuspension of the qualification of Parent Common Stock for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, should be disclosed in an of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for any such purpose, or of any request by the SEC for the amendment or supplement to of the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, as the case may be, then such Party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Homology stockholdersfor additional information. (d) Q32 shall reasonably cooperate with Homology and provide, and cause its Representatives to provide, Homology and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding (i) Q32 and its Subsidiaries and (ii) the 2023 Plans that is, in each case, required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Homology to be included in the Registration Statement. Q32 will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Q32’s independent accounting firm to deliver any consent that Homology is required to file with the SEC with respect to the inclusion of the independent accounting firm’s opinion on the audited financial statements of Q32 in any filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC. (e) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its audit work in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, subject to providing the PCAOB Auditor’s report thereon for inclusion in the Registration Statement. As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology unaudited interim financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its review in accordance with the procedures specified by the PCAOB in AS 4105, Reviews of Interim Financial Information (the “interim review procedures”), for inclusion in the Registration Statement. All such financial statements included in the Registration Statement at the time of filing shall comply as to form in all material respects, shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (as modified by the rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, shall fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position at the date thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows as of and for the periods therein indicated and shall comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant, in effect as of the respective dates thereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Merger Agreement (M&t Bank Corp), Merger Agreement (Provident Bankshares Corp)

Registration Statement; Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable (but in any event, no later than twenty (20) Business Days) after the date of this Agreement, (i) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file with the SEC a proxy statement relating Subject to the Homology Stockholder Meeting to be held accuracy of the representations contained in connection with the Merger (together with any amendments thereof or supplements theretoSection 6.13, the “Proxy Statement”) and (ii) Homology, information supplied by the Company or its subsidiaries for inclusion in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”), in which the Proxy Statement shall or on such other form as may be included as a part appropriate) (the Proxy Statement and the Form S-4, collectively, the “"Registration Statement”), in connection with ") covering the registration under the Securities Act offering of shares of the shares of Homology Common Buyer's Stock to be issued by virtue of the Merger. Each of Homology and Q32 shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to cause the Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable, and shall take all or any action required under any applicable federal, state, securities and other Laws in connection with the issuance of shares of Homology Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement shall not, at the Merger. Each of the Parties shall furnish all information concerning itself and their Affiliates, as applicable, to the other Parties as the other Parties may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement. (b) Homology covenants and agrees that time the Registration Statement (and including any amendments or supplements thereto) is declared effective by the letter to stockholdersSEC, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith) will not contain any untrue statement of a material Material fact or omit to state any material Material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein not misleading. Q32 covenants and agrees that the The information supplied by or on behalf of Q32 the Company and its Subsidiaries to Homology subsidiaries for inclusion in the Registration Statement proxy statement/prospectus to be sent to the shareholders of the Company to consider at a special meeting (including the Q32 Financials"Shareholder Meeting") to vote on the Holding Company Merger (such proxy statement/prospectus as amended or supplemented is referred to herein as the "Proxy Statement") will not not, on the date the Proxy Statement is first mailed to shareholders, at the time of the Shareholder Meeting and at the Effective Time, contain any untrue statement of a material Material fact or omit to state any material Material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make such informationthe statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. If at any time prior to the Effective Time any event relating to the Company or its subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates should be discovered by the Company or its subsidiaries that should be set forth in an amendment to the Registration Statement or a supplement to the Proxy Statement, the Company will promptly inform the Buyer. The Proxy Statement shall comply in all Material respects with the requirements of the Securities Laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Homology neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries makes no covenant, any representation or warranty with respect to statements made in any information supplied by the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith), if any, based on information provided by Q32 or its Subsidiaries Buyer or any of their Representatives for inclusion therein. Q32 and its legal counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statementsubsidiaries that is contained or incorporated by reference in, including all amendments and supplements thereto, prior to the filing thereof or furnished in connection with the SECpreparation of, and on the response to any comments on the SEC prior to the filing thereof with the SEC; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any amendment to the Registration Statement pertaining to a Homology Board Adverse Recommendation Change. Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to comply with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with the SEC. (c) Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Homology’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. If Homology, Merger Sub or Q32 become aware of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Proxy Statement, as the case may be, then such Party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Homology stockholders. (d) Q32 shall reasonably cooperate with Homology and provide, and cause its Representatives to provide, Homology and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding (i) Q32 and its Subsidiaries and (ii) the 2023 Plans that is, in each case, required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Homology to be included in the Registration Statement. Q32 will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Q32’s independent accounting firm to deliver any consent that Homology is required to file with the SEC with respect to the inclusion of the independent accounting firm’s opinion on the audited financial statements of Q32 in any filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC. (e) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its audit work in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, subject to providing the PCAOB Auditor’s report thereon for inclusion in the Registration Statement. As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology unaudited interim financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its review in accordance with the procedures specified by the PCAOB in AS 4105, Reviews of Interim Financial Information (the “interim review procedures”), for inclusion in the Registration Statement. All such financial statements included in the Registration Statement at the time of filing shall comply as to form in all material respects, shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (as modified by the rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, shall fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position at the date thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows as of and for the periods therein indicated and shall comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant, in effect as of the respective dates thereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Merger Agreement (Community Capital Corp /Sc/), Merger Agreement (First Commerce Corp)

Registration Statement; Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable (but in any event, no later than twenty (20) Business Days) after the date of this Agreement, (i) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, Parent shall prepare and file cause to be filed with the SEC a proxy statement relating to the Homology Parent Stockholder Meeting to be held in connection with the Merger (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the “Proxy Statement”) and (ii) HomologyParent, in cooperation with Q32the Company, shall prepare and file cause to be filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”), in which the Proxy Statement shall be included as a part (the Proxy Statement and the Form S-4, collectively, the “Registration Statement”), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Homology Parent Common Stock to be issued by virtue of the Mergertransactions contemplated hereby. Each of Homology and Q32 Parent shall use their commercially its reasonable best efforts to respond promptly (i) cause the Registration Statement to any comments of comply with the SEC or its staff applicable rules and to regulations promulgated by the SEC, (ii) cause the Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable, practicable and shall take all (iii) respond as soon as practicable to any comments or any action required under any applicable federal, state, securities and other Laws in connection with requests of the issuance of shares of Homology Common Stock pursuant SEC or its staff relating to the MergerRegistration Statement. Each of the Parties Company and Parent shall reasonably cooperate with the other party and furnish all information concerning itself and their Affiliates, as applicable, to the other Parties parties that is required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement as the other Parties parties may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement. (b) Homology Parent covenants and agrees that the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith) will not (i) comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of applicable federal securities Laws and Nevada law and (ii) not, at the time the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto is filed with the SEC or is first mailed to Parent stockholders, 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 made therein therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Q32 The Company covenants and agrees that the information supplied by or on behalf of Q32 and its Subsidiaries the Company to Homology Parent for inclusion in the Registration Statement (including the Q32 FinancialsCompany Balance Sheet) will not 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 such information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Homology neither party makes no any covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith), if any, based on information provided by Q32 or its Subsidiaries the other party or any of their its Representatives regarding such other party or its Affiliates for inclusion therein. (c) Parent shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Parent’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. Q32 If at any time before the Effective Time, (i) Parent, Merger Sub or the Company (A) become aware of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement, (B) receives notice of any SEC request for an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or for additional information related thereto, or (C) receives SEC comments on the Registration Statement or (ii) the information provided in the Registration Statement has become “stale” and new information should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement, as the case may be, then such party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC (and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Parent stockholders) or otherwise addressing such SEC request or comments and each party and shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause any such amendment to become effective, if required. Parent shall promptly notify the Company if it receives oral or written notice thereof, (1) that the Registration Statement has become effective, (2) of the issuance of any stop order or suspension of the qualification or registration of the Parent Common Stock issuable in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or (3) any order of the SEC related to the Registration Statement, and shall promptly provide to the Company copies of all written correspondence between it or any of its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC or staff of the SEC, on the other hand, with respect to the Registration Statement and all orders of the SEC relating to the Registration Statement. (d) The Company shall provide, and cause its Representatives to provide, Parent and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding the Company that is required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Parent to be included in the Registration Statement (collectively, the “Company Required S-4 Information”). Without limiting the foregoing, the Company will use reasonable best efforts to cause to be delivered to Parent a consent letter of the Company’s independent accounting firm, dated no more than two (2) Business Days before the date on which the Registration Statement is filed with the SEC (and reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Parent), that is customary in scope and substance for consent letters delivered by independent public accountants in connection with registration statements similar to the Registration Statement. The Company and its legal counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and on the response to any comments of the SEC on the SEC Registration Statement, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC. Parent may file the Registration Statement, or any amendment or supplement thereto, without the prior consent of the Company, provided that Parent has included the Company Required S-4 Information in the Registration Statement in substantially the same form as it was provided to Parent by the Company pursuant to this Section 6.6; provided, howeverfurther, that if the foregoing shall prior consent of the Company is not apply obtained then, notwithstanding anything else herein, the Company makes no covenant or representation regarding the portion of such information supplied by or on behalf of the Company to any amendment Parent for inclusion in such Registration Statement that the Company reasonably identifies prior to such filing of the Registration Statement. (e) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company will use reasonable best efforts to furnish to Parent audited financial statements for each of its fiscal years required to be included in the Registration Statement pertaining to a Homology Board Adverse Recommendation Change(the “Company Audited S-4 Financial Statements”). Each During the Pre-Closing Period, within thirty (30) calendar days following the end of each three-month quarterly period and each fiscal year, the Parties shall Company will use commercially reasonable best efforts to cause furnish to Parent the Registration Statement to comply with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with the SEC. (c) Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to unaudited interim financial statements that would be mailed to Homology’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. If Homology, Merger Sub or Q32 become aware of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, as the case may be, then such Party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Homology stockholders. (d) Q32 shall reasonably cooperate with Homology and provide, and cause its Representatives to provide, Homology and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding (i) Q32 and its Subsidiaries and (ii) the 2023 Plans that is, in each case, required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Homology any periodic report due prior to be included in the Registration Statement. Q32 will use commercially reasonable efforts Closing if the Company were subject to cause Q32’s independent accounting firm to deliver any consent that Homology is required to file the periodic reporting requirements under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (the “Company Interim S-4 Financial Statements” and together with the SEC with respect to Company Audited S-4 Financial Statements, the inclusion “Company S-4 Financial Statements”). Each of the independent accounting firm’s opinion on the audited financial statements of Q32 in any filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC. (e) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its audit work in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, subject to providing the PCAOB Auditor’s report thereon Company S-4 Financial Statements will be suitable for inclusion in the Registration Statement. As promptly , if applicable, and prepared in accordance with GAAP as practicable following applied on a consistent basis during the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen periods involved (15) Business Days after except in each case as described in the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology unaudited interim financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30on that basis will present fairly, 2023 and 2022, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its review in accordance with the procedures specified by the PCAOB in AS 4105, Reviews of Interim Financial Information (the “interim review procedures”), for inclusion in the Registration Statement. All such financial statements included in the Registration Statement at the time of filing shall comply as to form in all material respects, shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (as modified by the rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, shall fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position at the date thereof and the results of its operations operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company as of the dates of and for the periods therein indicated and shall comply referred to in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant, in effect as of the respective dates thereofCompany S-4 Financial Statements.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Merger Agreement (Kintara Therapeutics, Inc.), Merger Agreement (Kintara Therapeutics, Inc.)

Registration Statement; Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable (but in any event, no later than twenty (20) Business Days) after the date of this AgreementDue Diligence Contingency Deadline, (i) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, Parent shall prepare and file with the SEC a proxy statement relating to the Homology Stockholder Parent Stockholders Meeting to be held in connection with the Merger (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the “Proxy Statement”) and (ii) HomologyParent, in cooperation with Q32the Company, shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”), in which the Proxy Statement shall be included as a part (the Proxy Statement and the Form S-4, collectively, the “Registration Statement”), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Homology Parent Common Stock to be issued by virtue of the Merger. Each of Homology and Q32 Parent shall use their commercially its reasonable best efforts to respond promptly (i) cause the Registration Statement to any comments of comply with the SEC or its staff applicable rules and to regulations promulgated by the SEC, (ii) cause the Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable, and (iii) respond promptly to any comments or requests of the SEC or its staff relating to the Registration Statement. Parent shall take all or any action required under any applicable federal, state, securities and other Laws in connection with the issuance of shares of Homology Parent Common Stock pursuant to the Merger. Each of the Parties parties shall reasonably cooperate with the other party and furnish all information concerning itself and their Affiliates, as applicable, to the other Parties parties that is required by law to be include in the Registration Statement as the other Parties parties may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement. (b) Homology Parent covenants and agrees that the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith) will (i) comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of applicable U.S. federal securities laws and the DGCL, and (ii) will not 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 made therein therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Q32 The Company covenants and agrees that the information supplied by or on behalf of Q32 and its Subsidiaries the Company, concerning itself, to Homology Parent for inclusion in the Registration Statement (including the Q32 FinancialsCompany Interim Financial Statements) will not 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 such information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Homology neither party makes no any covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith), if any, based on information provided by Q32 or its Subsidiaries the other party or any of their Representatives regarding such other party or its Affiliates for inclusion therein. (c) Parent shall cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Parent’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. (d) If at any time before the Effective Time (i) any party (A) becomes aware of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement, (B) receives notice of any SEC request for an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or for additional information related thereto, or (C) receives SEC comments on the Registration Statement, or (ii) the information provided in the Registration Statement has become “stale” and new information should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement; then, in each case such party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC (and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Parent stockholders) or otherwise addressing such SEC request or comments and each party shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause any such amendment to become effective, if required. Q32 Parent shall promptly notify the Company if it becomes aware (1) that the Registration Statement has become effective, (2) of the issuance of any stop order or suspension of the qualification or registration of the Parent Common Stock issuance in connection with the Merger for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or (3) any order of the SEC related to the Registration Statement, and shall promptly provide to the Company copies of all written correspondence between it or any of its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC or staff of the SEC, on the other hand, with respect to the Registration Statement and all orders of the SEC relating to the Registration Statement. (e) The Company shall reasonably cooperate with Parent and provide, and cause its Representatives to provide, Parent and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding the Company that is required by law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Parent to be included in the Registration Statement. Without limiting the Company’s obligations in Section 7.1(a), the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be delivered to Parent a letter of the Company’s independent accounting firm, dated no more than two (2) Business Days before the date on which the Registration Statement becomes effective (and reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Parent), that is customary in scope and substance for letters delivered by independent public accountants in connection with registration statements similar to the Registration Statement. (f) The Company and its legal counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and on the response to any comments of the SEC on the SEC Registration Statement, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC; provided. No filing of, howeveror amendment or supplement to, that the foregoing shall not apply to any amendment to the Registration Statement pertaining to a Homology Board Adverse Recommendation Change. Each will be made by Parent without the prior consent of the Parties Company, which shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to comply with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SECnot be unreasonably withheld, to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC conditioned or its staff and to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with the SECdelayed. (c) Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Homology’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. If Homology, Merger Sub or Q32 become aware of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, as the case may be, then such Party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Homology stockholders. (d) Q32 shall reasonably cooperate with Homology and provide, and cause its Representatives to provide, Homology and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding (i) Q32 and its Subsidiaries and (ii) the 2023 Plans that is, in each case, required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Homology to be included in the Registration Statement. Q32 will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Q32’s independent accounting firm to deliver any consent that Homology is required to file with the SEC with respect to the inclusion of the independent accounting firm’s opinion on the audited financial statements of Q32 in any filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC. (eg) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to Homology furnish to Parent audited financial statements (including any related notes thereto) for each of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 required to be included in the Form S-4 (the “Company Audited Financial Statements”) and 2021, with respect the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to which furnish to Parent unaudited interim financial statements for each interim period completed prior to Closing that would be required to be included in the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its audit work in accordance with Proxy Statement or any periodic report due prior to the standards Closing if the Company were subject to the periodic reporting requirements under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (the “Company Unaudited Interim Financial Statements”). Each of the PCAOB, subject to providing Company Audited Financial Statements and the PCAOB Auditor’s report thereon Company Interim Financial Statements will be suitable for inclusion in the Registration Statement. As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement Proxy Statement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology unaudited interim financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its review in accordance with the procedures specified by the PCAOB in AS 4105, Reviews of Interim Financial Information (the “interim review procedures”), for inclusion in the Registration Statement. All such financial statements included in the Registration Statement at the time of filing shall comply as to form in all material respects, shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (as modified by the rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis throughout during the periods involved, shall fairly present involved (except in all material respects each case as described in the consolidated financial position at the date thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows as of and for the periods therein indicated and shall comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant, in effect as of the respective dates thereofnotes thereto).

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Merger Agreement (20/20 Biolabs, Inc.), Merger Agreement (Longevity Health Holdings, Inc.)

Registration Statement; Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable (but None of the information supplied or to be supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in any event, no later than twenty (20) Business Days) after the date of this Agreement, (i) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file with the SEC a proxy statement relating to the Homology Stockholder Meeting to be held in connection with the Merger (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the “Proxy Statement”) and (ii) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”), as defined in which the Proxy Statement shall Section 7.4) to be included as a part (the Proxy Statement and the Form S-4, collectively, the “Registration Statement”), in connection filed with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Homology Common Stock to be issued SEC by virtue of the Merger. Each of Homology and Q32 shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to cause the Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable, and shall take all or any action required under any applicable federal, state, securities and other Laws Parent in connection with the issuance of shares of Homology Parent Common Stock pursuant to the Merger. Each in or as a result of the Parties shall furnish all information concerning itself and their AffiliatesMerger will, as applicableat the time the Form S-4 becomes effective under the Securities Act, to the other Parties as the other Parties may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement. (b) Homology covenants and agrees that the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith) will not 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 made therein therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. Q32 covenants ; and agrees that (ii) the information supplied Proxy Statements to be filed with the SEC by or on behalf each of Q32 the Company and its Subsidiaries Parent pursuant to Homology for inclusion Section 7.4 hereof will not, at the dates mailed to the stockholders of the Company and Parent, respectively, at the times of the stockholders meeting of the Company in connection with the Registration Statement (including Transactions contemplated hereby and the Q32 Financials) will not stockholders meeting of the Parent in connection with the approval of the issuance of Parent Common Stock pursuant to the Merger, and as of the Effective Time, contain any untrue material statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make such informationthe statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were are made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Homology makes no covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in the Registration The Proxy Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith), if any, based on information provided by Q32 or its Subsidiaries or any of their Representatives for inclusion therein. Q32 and its legal counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and on the response to any comments on the SEC prior to the filing thereof with the SEC; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any amendment to the Registration Statement pertaining to a Homology Board Adverse Recommendation Change. Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to comply with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated filed by the SEC, to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with the SEC. (c) Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Homology’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. If Homology, Merger Sub or Q32 become aware of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, as the case may be, then such Party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Homology stockholders. (d) Q32 shall reasonably cooperate with Homology and provide, and cause its Representatives to provide, Homology and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding (i) Q32 and its Subsidiaries and (ii) the 2023 Plans that is, in each case, required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Homology to be included in the Registration Statement. Q32 Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Q32’s independent accounting firm to deliver any consent that Homology is required to file with the SEC with respect to the inclusion of the independent accounting firm’s opinion on the audited financial statements of Q32 in any filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC. (e) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its audit work in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, subject to providing the PCAOB Auditor’s report thereon for inclusion in the Registration Statement. As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology unaudited interim financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its review in accordance with the procedures specified by the PCAOB in AS 4105, Reviews of Interim Financial Information (the “interim review procedures”), for inclusion in the Registration Statement. All such financial statements included in the Registration Statement at the time of filing shall comply as to form in all material respects, shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (as modified by the rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, shall fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position at the date thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows as of and for the periods therein indicated and shall comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations provisions of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to a registrant, any information supplied by Parent or MergerCo which is contained in effect as any of the respective dates thereofforegoing documents.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Merger Agreement (H Power Corp), Merger Agreement (Plug Power Inc)

Registration Statement; Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable (but in any event, no later than twenty (20) Business Days) after Section 2.01 Private Capital and the date of this Agreement, (i) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, Company shall jointly prepare and file with the SEC as soon as practicable after the date hereof a proxy statement relating to Registration Statement (the Homology Stockholder Meeting to be held in connection with the Merger (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the “Proxy ""Registration Statement"") and (ii) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”), in which the Proxy Statement shall be included as a part (the Proxy Statement and the Form S-4, collectively, the “Registration Statement”), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to the shares Merger Consideration issuable in the Merger and this Agreement, which Registration Statement shall also serve as the ""Proxy Statement"" for purposes of Homology Common Stock obtaining the approval of Private Capital"s stockholders to be issued by virtue of this Agreement. Private Capital and the Merger. Each of Homology and Q32 Company shall use their commercially all reasonable efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to cause have the Registration Statement to become declared effective by the SEC as promptly as practicable. Private Capital and the Company shall use all reasonable efforts to obtain, and shall take all or any action required under any applicable federal, state, securities and other Laws in connection with the issuance of shares of Homology Common Stock pursuant prior to the Merger. Each of the Parties shall furnish all information concerning itself and their Affiliates, as applicable, to the other Parties as the other Parties may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation effective date of the Registration Statement Statement, all necessary state securities law or ""Blue Sky"" permits or approvals required to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and Proxy Private Capital will pay all expenses incident thereto. The Registration Statement. (b) Homology covenants and agrees that , when declared effective by the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholdersSEC, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith) will not contain any include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein not misleading. Q32 covenants and agrees that the information supplied by or on behalf of Q32 and its Subsidiaries to Homology for inclusion in the Registration Statement (including the Q32 Financials) will not 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 such informationthe statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Notwithstanding . Section 2.02 The Company, Private Capital and PCI Merge shall cooperate with one another in the foregoing, Homology makes no covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in preparation and filing of the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith), if any, based on information provided by Q32 or its Subsidiaries or any of their Representatives for inclusion therein. Q32 and its legal counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and on the response to any comments on the SEC prior to the filing thereof with the SEC; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any amendment to the Registration Statement pertaining to a Homology Board Adverse Recommendation Change. Each of the Parties shall use commercially their reasonable best efforts to cause promptly obtain and furnish the Registration Statement to comply with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with the SEC. (c) Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Homology’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. If Homology, Merger Sub or Q32 become aware of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, as the case may be, then such Party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Homology stockholders. (d) Q32 shall reasonably cooperate with Homology and provide, and cause its Representatives to provide, Homology and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding (i) Q32 and its Subsidiaries and (ii) the 2023 Plans that is, in each case, required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement and to respond promptly to any comments or reasonably requested requests made by Homology to be included in the Registration Statement. Q32 will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Q32’s independent accounting firm to deliver any consent that Homology is required to file with the SEC with respect to the inclusion Registration Statement. Each party hereto shall promptly notify the other parties of the independent accounting firm’s opinion on receipt of comments of, or any requests by, the audited financial statements of Q32 in any filing of SEC with respect to the Registration Statement and shall promptly supply the other parties with copies of all correspondence between such party (or its representatives) and the SEC. SEC (eor its staff) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement relating thereto. The Company, Private Capital and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver PCI Merge each agrees to Homology financial statements (including correct any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and information provided by it for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its audit work in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, subject to providing the PCAOB Auditor’s report thereon for inclusion in the Registration Statement. As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology unaudited interim financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its review in accordance with the procedures specified by the PCAOB in AS 4105, Reviews of Interim Financial Information (the “interim review procedures”), for inclusion in the Registration Statement. All such financial statements included use in the Registration Statement at the time which shall have become, or is, false or misleading. Section 2.03 As soon as possible after completion of filing shall comply as to form in all material respects, shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (as modified by the rules and regulations review of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, shall fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position at the date thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows as of and for the periods therein indicated and shall comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of Proxy Statement by the SEC, Private Capital shall mail the Exchange Act Proxy Statement to its stockholders who are entitled to vote at the Stockholders" Meeting. Subject to the fiduciary obligations of the Board under applicable law and the Securities Act applicable to a registrantFBCA, in effect as the Proxy Statement shall contain the recommendation of the respective dates thereofBoard that the stockholders of Private Capital adopt this Agreement and the Merger.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Acquisition Agreement (Zim Corp)

Registration Statement; Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable (but in any event, no later than twenty (20) Business Days) after the date of this Agreement, (i) Homologythe Parties shall prepare, in cooperation with Q32, and Caladrius shall prepare and file cause to be filed with the SEC a proxy statement relating to the Homology Stockholder Meeting to be held in connection with the Merger (together with any amendments thereof or supplements theretoSEC, the “Proxy Registration Statement”) and (ii) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”), in which the Proxy Statement shall will be included as a part (the Proxy Statement and the Form S-4, collectively, the “Registration Statement”), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Homology Common Stock to be issued by virtue of the Mergerprospectus. Each of Homology and Q32 shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to cause the Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable, and shall take all or any action required under any applicable federal, state, securities and other Laws in connection with the issuance of shares of Homology Common Stock pursuant to the Merger. Each of the Parties shall furnish all information concerning itself and their Affiliates, as applicable, to the other Parties as the other Parties may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement. (b) Homology Caladrius covenants and agrees that the Registration Proxy Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith) will not 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 made therein therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Q32 The Company covenants and agrees that the information supplied by the Company or on behalf of Q32 and its Subsidiaries to Homology Caladrius for inclusion in the Registration Proxy Statement (including the Q32 Company Financials) will not 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 such information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, information not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Homology ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ makes no covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in the Registration Proxy Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith), if any, based on information provided by Q32 the Company or its Subsidiaries or any of their Representatives for inclusion therein. Q32 and its legal counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and on the response to any comments on the SEC prior to the filing thereof with the SEC; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any amendment to the Registration Statement pertaining to a Homology Board Adverse Recommendation Change. Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement to comply with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with the SEC. (c) Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Homology’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. If Homology, Merger Sub or Q32 become aware of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, as the case may be, then such Party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Homology stockholders. (d) Q32 shall reasonably cooperate with Homology and provide, and cause its Representatives to provide, Homology and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding (i) Q32 and its Subsidiaries and (ii) the 2023 Plans that is, in each case, required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Homology to be included in the Registration Statement. Q32 will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Q32’s independent accounting firm to deliver any consent that Homology is required to file with the SEC with respect to the inclusion of the independent accounting firm’s opinion on the audited financial statements of Q32 in any filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC. (e) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its audit work in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, subject to providing the PCAOB Auditor’s report thereon for inclusion in the Registration Statement. As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology unaudited interim financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its review in accordance with the procedures specified by the PCAOB in AS 4105, Reviews of Interim Financial Information (the “interim review procedures”), for inclusion in the Registration Statement. All such financial statements included in the Registration Statement at the time of filing shall comply as to form in all material respects, shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (as modified by the rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, shall fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position at the date thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows as of and for the periods therein indicated and shall comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant, in effect as of the respective dates thereof.as

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Merger Agreement (Caladrius Biosciences, Inc.)

Registration Statement; Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable (but in any event, no later than twenty (20) Business Days) after the date of this Agreement, (i) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, Parent shall prepare and file with the SEC a proxy statement relating to the Homology Stockholder Parent Stockholders Meeting to be held in connection with the Merger (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the “Proxy Statement”) and (ii) HomologyParent, in cooperation with Q32the Company, shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”), in which the Proxy Statement shall be included as a part (the Proxy Statement and the Form S-4, collectively, the “Registration Statement”), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Homology Parent Common Stock to be issued by virtue of the Merger. Each of Homology and Q32 Parent shall use their commercially its reasonable best efforts to respond promptly (i) cause the Registration Statement to any comments of comply with the SEC or its staff applicable rules and to regulations promulgated by the SEC, (ii) cause the Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable, and (iii) respond promptly to any comments or requests of the SEC or its staff relating to the Registration Statement. Parent shall take all or any action required under any applicable federal, state, securities and other Laws in connection with the issuance of shares of Homology Parent Common Stock pursuant to the Merger. Each of the Parties parties shall reasonably cooperate with the other party and furnish all information concerning itself and their Affiliates, as applicable, to the other Parties parties that is required by law to be include in the Registration Statement as the other Parties parties may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement. (b) Homology Parent covenants and agrees that the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith) will (i) comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of applicable U.S. federal securities laws and the DGCL, and (ii) will not 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 made therein therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Q32 The Company covenants and agrees that the information supplied by or on behalf of Q32 and its Subsidiaries the Company, concerning itself, to Homology Parent for inclusion in the Registration Statement (including the Q32 FinancialsCompany Interim Financial Statements) will not 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 such information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Homology neither party makes no any covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith), if any, based on information provided by Q32 or its Subsidiaries the other party or any of their Representatives regarding such other party or its Affiliates for inclusion therein. Q32 and its legal counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and on the response to any comments on the SEC prior to the filing thereof with the SEC; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any amendment to the Registration Statement pertaining to a Homology Board Adverse Recommendation Change. Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to comply with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with the SEC. (c) Each of the Parties Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to HomologyParent’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. . (d) If Homology, Merger Sub or Q32 become at any time before the Effective Time (i) any party (A) becomes aware of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement, (B) receives notice of any SEC request for an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Proxy for additional information related thereto, or (C) receives SEC comments on the Registration Statement, as or (ii) the information provided in the Registration Statement has become “stale” and new information should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement; then, in each case may be, then such Partyparty, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC (and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Homology Parent stockholders. (d) Q32 or otherwise addressing such SEC request or comments and each party shall reasonably cooperate with Homology and provide, and cause its Representatives to provide, Homology and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding (i) Q32 and its Subsidiaries and (ii) the 2023 Plans that is, in each case, required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Homology to be included in the Registration Statement. Q32 will use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause Q32’s independent accounting firm any such amendment to deliver any consent become effective, if required. Parent shall promptly notify the Company if it becomes aware (1) that Homology is required to file with the SEC with respect to the inclusion of the independent accounting firm’s opinion on the audited financial statements of Q32 in any filing of the Registration Statement has become effective, (2) of the issuance of any stop order or suspension of the qualification or registration of the Parent Common Stock issuance in connection with the SEC. (e) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this AgreementMerger for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, Q32 shall deliver to Homology financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its audit work in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, subject to providing the PCAOB Auditor’s report thereon for inclusion in the Registration Statement. As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology unaudited interim financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its review in accordance with the procedures specified by the PCAOB in AS 4105, Reviews of Interim Financial Information (the “interim review procedures”), for inclusion in the Registration Statement. All such financial statements included in the Registration Statement at the time of filing shall comply as to form in all material respects, shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (as modified by the rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, shall fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position at the date thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows as of and for the periods therein indicated and shall comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant, in effect as of the respective dates thereof.or

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Merger Agreement (Graphite Bio, Inc.)

Registration Statement; Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable (but in any event, no later than twenty (20) Business Days) after the date of this Agreement, (i) Homologythe Parties shall prepare, in cooperation with Q32, and Parent shall prepare and file cause to be filed with the SEC a proxy statement relating to the Homology Stockholder Meeting to be held in connection with the Merger (together with any amendments thereof or supplements theretoSEC, the “Proxy Registration Statement”) and (ii) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”), in which the Proxy Statement shall will be included as a part (the Proxy Statement and the Form S-4, collectively, the “Registration Statement”), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Homology Common Stock to be issued by virtue of the Mergerprospectus. Each of Homology and Q32 shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to cause the Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable, and shall take all or any action required under any applicable federal, state, securities and other Laws in connection with the issuance of shares of Homology Common Stock pursuant to the Merger. Each of the Parties shall furnish all information concerning itself and their Affiliates, as applicable, to the other Parties as the other Parties may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement. (b) Homology Parent covenants and agrees that the Registration Statement (and will not, at the letter time that the Proxy Statement or any amendments or supplements thereto is filed with the SEC or is first mailed to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith) will not Parent’s stockholders 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 made therein therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Q32 The Company covenants and agrees that the information supplied provided by or on behalf of Q32 and its Subsidiaries the Company to Homology Parent for inclusion in the Registration Statement (including the Q32 Company Financials) will not 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 such information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, information not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Homology Parent makes no covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith), if any, based on information provided by Q32 or its Subsidiaries the Company or any of their its Representatives specifically for inclusion therein and the Company makes no covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith), if any, other than with respect to the information provided by the Company or any of its Representatives specifically for inclusion therein. Q32 The Company and its legal counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and on the response to any comments of the SEC on the SEC Registration Statement, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any amendment to the Registration Statement pertaining to a Homology Board Adverse Recommendation Change. Each of the Parties Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement to comply with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with the SEC. (c) Each of the Parties . Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to HomologyParent’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. Each Party shall promptly furnish to the other Party all information concerning such Party and such Party’s Affiliates and such Party’s stockholders that may be required or reasonably requested in connection with any action contemplated by this Section 5.1. If HomologyParent, Merger Sub or Q32 the Company become aware of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, as the case may be, then such Party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to Parent’s stockholders. No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, the Homology stockholdersRegistration Statement will be made by Parent, and no filing of, or amendment or supplement to, the Proxy Statement will be made by Parent, in each case, without the prior written consent of the Company, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The Company and Parent shall each use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement to comply with applicable federal and state securities laws requirements. (db) Q32 The Parties shall reasonably cooperate with Homology each other and provide, and cause its require their respective Representatives to provide, Homology the other Party and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding (i) Q32 and such Party or its Subsidiaries and (ii) the 2023 Plans that is, in each case, is required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Homology the other Party to be included in the Registration Statement. Q32 will use commercially reasonable efforts . (c) Following the final determination of the Parent Net Cash of the Anticipated Closing Date in accordance with Section 1.6 (either as a result of the mutual agreement of the parties or the determination of the Accounting Firm), Parent and the Company shall mutually agree on the form and substance of a press release setting forth the anticipated Exchange Ratio as of the Anticipated Closing Date, which the Parties shall cause to cause Q32’s independent accounting firm to deliver any consent that Homology is required to be publicly disclosed (and which Parent shall file with the SEC with respect on Form 8-K) as early as practicable prior to the inclusion Parent Stockholder Meeting (and in no event shall this delay or cause the postponement of the independent accounting firm’s opinion on the audited financial statements of Q32 in such meeting under any applicable law). (d) Prior to filing of the Registration Statement with Statement, the SEC. (e) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement Parties shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to execute and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology financial statements ▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP (including any related notes thereto“Cooley”) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP (“▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇”) the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, with respect to which applicable “Tax Representation Letters” referenced in Section 5.13(c). Following the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its audit work in accordance with the standards delivery of the PCAOBTax Representation Letters pursuant to the preceding sentence, subject Parent and the Company shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to providing the PCAOB Auditor’s report thereon for inclusion in the Registration Statement. As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall cause Cooley to deliver to Homology unaudited interim financial statements (including any related notes thereto) Parent, and to cause ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ to deliver to the Company, a Tax opinion satisfying the requirements of Q32 Item 601 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act. In rendering such opinions, Cooley and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its review in accordance with the procedures specified by the PCAOB in AS 4105, Reviews of Interim Financial Information (the “interim review procedures”), for inclusion in the Registration Statement. All such financial statements included in the Registration Statement at the time of filing shall comply as to form in all material respects, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be prepared entitled to rely on the Tax Representation Letters referred to in accordance with GAAP (as modified by the rules this Section 5.1(d) and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, shall fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position at the date thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows as of and for the periods therein indicated and shall comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant, in effect as of the respective dates thereofSection 5.13(c).

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Merger Agreement (Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Inc)

Registration Statement; Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable (but in any event, no later than twenty (20) Business Days) after the date of this Agreement, (i) Homologythe Parties shall prepare, in cooperation with Q32, and Nautilus shall prepare and file cause to be filed with the SEC a proxy statement relating to the Homology Stockholder Meeting to be held in connection with the Merger (together with any amendments thereof or supplements theretoSEC, the “Proxy Registration Statement”) and (ii) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”), in which the Proxy Statement shall will be included as a part (the Proxy Statement and the Form S-4, collectively, the “Registration Statement”), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Homology Common Stock to be issued by virtue of the Mergerprospectus. Each of Homology and Q32 shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to cause the Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable, and shall take all or any action required under any applicable federal, state, securities and other Laws in connection with the issuance of shares of Homology Common Stock pursuant to the Merger. Each of the Parties shall furnish all information concerning itself and their Affiliates, as applicable, to the other Parties as the other Parties may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement. (b) Homology Nautilus covenants and agrees that the Registration Statement Proxy Statement, including any pro forma financial statements included therein (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith) will not 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 made therein therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Q32 The Company covenants and agrees that the information supplied provided by the Company or on behalf of Q32 and its Subsidiaries to Homology Nautilus for inclusion in the Registration Proxy Statement (including the Q32 Company Financials) will not 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 such information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, information not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Homology Nautilus makes no covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in the Registration Proxy Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith), if any, based on information provided by Q32 the Company or its Subsidiaries or any of their Representatives specifically for inclusion therein. Q32 The Company and its legal counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Proxy Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and on the response to any comments on of the SEC prior to the filing thereof with the SEC; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any amendment to the Registration Statement pertaining to a Homology Board Adverse Recommendation Change. Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement to comply with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with the SEC. (c) . Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Homology’s Nautilus’ stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. Each Party shall promptly furnish to the other Party all information concerning such Party and such Party’s Affiliates and such Party’s stockholders that may be required or reasonably requested in connection with any action contemplated by this Section 5.1. If HomologyNautilus, Merger Sub or Q32 the Company become aware of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, as the case may be, then such Party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Homology Nautilus stockholders. (db) Q32 Prior to the Effective Time, Nautilus shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all regulatory approvals needed to ensure that the Nautilus Common Stock to be issued in the Merger (to the extent required) shall be registered or qualified or exempt from registration or qualification under the securities law of every jurisdiction of the United States in which any registered holder of Company Capital Stock has an address of record on the applicable record date for determining the holders of Company Capital Stock entitled to notice of and to vote pursuant to the Company Stockholder Written Consent; provided, however, that Nautilus shall not be required: (i) to qualify to do business as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction in which it is not now qualified; or (ii) to file a general consent to service of process in any jurisdiction. (c) The Company shall reasonably cooperate with Homology Nautilus and provide, and cause require its Representatives to provide, Homology Nautilus and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding (i) Q32 and the Company or its Subsidiaries and (ii) the 2023 Plans that is, in each case, is required by Law law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Homology Nautilus to be included in the Registration Statement. Q32 Without limiting the foregoing, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Q32to be delivered to Nautilus a letter of the Company’s independent accounting firm to deliver any consent that Homology is required to file with firm, dated no more than two Business Days before the SEC with respect to the inclusion of the independent accounting firm’s opinion date on the audited financial statements of Q32 in any filing of which the Registration Statement becomes effective (and reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Nautilus), that is customary in scope and substance for letters delivered by independent public accountants in connection with the SEC. (e) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver registration statements similar to Homology financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its audit work in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, subject to providing the PCAOB Auditor’s report thereon for inclusion in the Registration Statement. As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology unaudited interim financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its review in accordance with the procedures specified by the PCAOB in AS 4105, Reviews of Interim Financial Information (the “interim review procedures”), for inclusion in the Registration Statement. All such financial statements included in the Registration Statement at the time of filing shall comply as to form in all material respects, shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (as modified by the rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, shall fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position at the date thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows as of and for the periods therein indicated and shall comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant, in effect as of the respective dates thereof.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Merger Agreement (Nivalis Therapeutics, Inc.)

Registration Statement; Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable (but in any event, no later than twenty (20) Business Days) after the date of this Agreement, (i) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, CYTO and CBLI shall jointly prepare and file cause to be filed with the SEC a proxy statement relating to the Homology Stockholder Meeting to be held in connection with the Merger (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the “Proxy Registration Statement”) and (ii) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”), in which the Proxy Statement shall will be included as a part (the Proxy Statement and the Form S-4, collectively, the “Registration Statement”), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Homology Common Stock to be issued by virtue of the Mergerprospectus. Each of Homology and Q32 shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to cause the Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable, and shall take all or any action required under any applicable federal, state, securities and other Laws in connection with the issuance of shares of Homology Common Stock pursuant to the Merger. Each of the Parties shall furnish all information concerning itself and their Affiliates, as applicable, to the other Parties as the other Parties may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement. (b) Homology CBLI covenants and agrees that the Registration Statement information provided by CBLI or its Subsidiaries to CYTO for inclusion in the Proxy Statement, (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith) ), will not not, at the time that the Proxy Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto is filed with the SEC or is first mailed to the CBLI Stockholders 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 made therein therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Q32 CYTO covenants and agrees that the information supplied provided by CYTO or on behalf of Q32 and its Subsidiaries to Homology CBLI for inclusion in the Registration Proxy Statement (including the Q32 FinancialsCYTO financial statements) will not 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 such information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, information not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Homology (i) CBLI makes no covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in the Registration Proxy Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith), if any, based on information provided by Q32 CYTO or its Subsidiaries or any of their Representatives specifically for inclusion therein and (ii) CYTO makes no covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in the Proxy Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith), if any, other than with respect to the written information provided by CYTO or its Subsidiaries or any of their Representatives for inclusion therein. Q32 and its legal counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and on the response to any comments on the SEC prior to the filing thereof with the SEC; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any amendment to the Registration Statement pertaining to a Homology Board Adverse Recommendation Change. Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement to comply with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with the SEC. (c) Each of the Parties . CBLI shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to HomologyCBLI’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. Each party shall promptly furnish to the other party all information concerning such party and such party’s Affiliates and such party’s stockholders that may be required or reasonably requested in connection with any action contemplated by this Section 6.2. If HomologyCBLI, Merger Sub or Q32 CYTO become aware of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, as the case may be, then such Partyparty, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Homology stockholdersCBLI Stockholders. (db) Q32 CYTO shall reasonably cooperate with Homology CBLI and provide, and cause require its Representatives to provide, Homology CBLI and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding (i) Q32 and CYTO or its Subsidiaries and (ii) the 2023 Plans that is, in each case, is required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Homology CBLI to be included in the Registration Statement. Q32 CYTO will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Q32to be delivered to CBLI a consent letter of CYTO’s independent accounting firm to deliver any consent that Homology is required to file with firm, dated no more than two (2) Business Days before the SEC with respect to the inclusion of the independent accounting firm’s opinion date on the audited financial statements of Q32 in any filing of which the Registration Statement becomes effective (and reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to CBLI), that is customary in scope and substance for consent letters delivered by independent public accountants in connection with the SEC. (e) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver registration statements similar to Homology financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its audit work in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, subject to providing the PCAOB Auditor’s report thereon for inclusion in the Registration Statement. As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology unaudited interim financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its review in accordance with the procedures specified by the PCAOB in AS 4105, Reviews of Interim Financial Information (the “interim review procedures”), for inclusion in the Registration Statement. All such financial statements included in the Registration Statement at the time of filing shall comply as to form in all material respects, shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (as modified by the rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, shall fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position at the date thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows as of and for the periods therein indicated and shall comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant, in effect as of the respective dates thereof.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Merger Agreement (Cleveland Biolabs Inc)

Registration Statement; Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable (but in any event, no later than twenty (20) Business Days) after the date of this Agreement, (i) Homologythe Parties shall prepare, in cooperation with Q32, and Parent shall prepare and file cause to be filed with the SEC a proxy statement relating to the Homology Stockholder Meeting to be held in connection with the Merger (together with any amendments thereof or supplements theretoSEC, the “Proxy Registration Statement”) and (ii) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”), in which the Proxy Statement shall will be included as a part (the Proxy Statement and the Form S-4, collectively, the “Registration Statement”), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Homology Common Stock to be issued by virtue of the Mergerprospectus. Each of Homology and Q32 shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to cause the Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable, and shall take all or any action required under any applicable federal, state, securities and other Laws in connection with the issuance of shares of Homology Common Stock pursuant to the Merger. Each of the Parties shall furnish all information concerning itself and their Affiliates, as applicable, to the other Parties as the other Parties may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement. (b) Homology Parent covenants and agrees that the Registration Statement (and will not, at the letter time that the Proxy Statement or any amendments or supplements thereto is filed with the SEC or is first mailed to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith) will not Parent’s stockholders 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 made therein therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Q32 The Company covenants and agrees that the information supplied provided by or on behalf of Q32 and its Subsidiaries the Company to Homology Parent for inclusion in the Registration Statement (including the Q32 Company Financials) will not 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 such information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, information not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Homology Parent makes no covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith), if any, based on information provided by Q32 or its Subsidiaries the Company or any of their its Representatives specifically for inclusion therein and the Company makes no covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith), if any, other than with respect to the information provided by the Company or any of its Representatives for inclusion therein. Q32 The Company and its legal counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and on the response to any comments of the SEC on the SEC Registration Statement, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any amendment to the Registration Statement pertaining to a Homology Board Adverse Recommendation Change. Each of the Parties Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement to comply with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with the SEC. (c) Each of the Parties . Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to HomologyParent’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. Each Party shall promptly furnish to the other Party all information concerning such Party and such Party’s Affiliates and such Party’s stockholders that may be required or reasonably requested in connection with any action contemplated by this Section 5.1. If HomologyParent, Merger Sub or Q32 the Company become aware of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, as the case may be, then such Party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to Parent’s stockholders. No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, the Homology stockholdersRegistration Statement will be made by Parent, and no filing of, or amendment or supplement to, the Proxy Statement will be made by Parent, in each case, without the prior written consent of the Company, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The Company and Parent shall each use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement to comply with applicable federal and state securities laws requirements. (db) Q32 The Parties shall reasonably cooperate with Homology each other and provide, and cause its require their respective Representatives to provide, Homology the other Party and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding (i) Q32 and such Party or its Subsidiaries and (ii) the 2023 Plans that is, in each case, is required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Homology the other Party to be included in the Registration Statement. Q32 will use commercially reasonable efforts . (c) Following the final determination of the Parent Net Cash of the Anticipated Closing Date in accordance with Section 1.6 (either as a result of the mutual agreement of the parties or the determination of the Accounting Firm), Parent and the Company shall mutually agree on the form and substance of a press release setting forth the anticipated Exchange Ratio as of the Anticipated Closing Date, which the Parties shall cause to cause Q32’s independent accounting firm to deliver any consent that Homology is required to be publicly disclosed (and which Parent shall file with the SEC with respect on Form 8-K) as early as practicable prior to the inclusion Parent Stockholder Meeting (and in no event shall this delay or cause the postponement of the independent accounting firm’s opinion on the audited financial statements of Q32 in such meeting under any applicable law). (d) Prior to filing of the Registration Statement with Statement, the SEC. (e) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement Parties shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to execute and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology financial statements ▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP (including any related notes thereto“Cooley”) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP (“▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇”) the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, with respect to which applicable “Tax Representation Letters” referenced in Section 5.11(c). Following the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its audit work in accordance with the standards delivery of the PCAOBTax Representation Letters pursuant to the preceding sentence, subject Parent and the Company shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to providing the PCAOB Auditor’s report thereon for inclusion in the Registration Statement. As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall cause Cooley to deliver to Homology unaudited interim financial statements (including any related notes thereto) Parent, and to cause ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ to deliver to the Company, a Tax opinion satisfying the requirements of Q32 Item 601 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act. In rendering such opinions, Cooley and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its review in accordance with the procedures specified by the PCAOB in AS 4105, Reviews of Interim Financial Information (the “interim review procedures”), for inclusion in the Registration Statement. All such financial statements included in the Registration Statement at the time of filing shall comply as to form in all material respects, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be prepared entitled to rely on the Tax Representation Letters referred to in accordance with GAAP (as modified by the rules this Section 5.1(d) and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, shall fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position at the date thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows as of and for the periods therein indicated and shall comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant, in effect as of the respective dates thereofSection 5.11(c).

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Merger Agreement (Tocagen Inc)

Registration Statement; Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable (but in any event, no later than twenty (20) Business Days) after the date of this Agreement, (i) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, Magenta shall prepare and file with the SEC a proxy statement relating to the Homology Magenta Stockholder Meeting to be held in connection with the Merger (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the “Proxy Statement”) and (ii) HomologyMagenta, in cooperation with Q32the Company, shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”), in which the Proxy Statement shall be included as a part (the Proxy Statement and the Form S-4, collectively, the “Registration Statement”), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Homology Magenta Common Stock to be issued by virtue of the MergerContemplated Transactions. Each of Homology and Q32 Magenta shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to respond promptly (i) cause the Registration Statement to any comments of comply with applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC or its staff and to SEC, (ii) cause the Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable, and (iii) respond promptly to any comments or requests of the SEC or its staff related to the Registration Statement. Magenta shall take all or any action required under any applicable federal, state, securities and other Laws in connection with the issuance of shares of Homology Magenta Common Stock pursuant to the MergerContemplated Transactions. Each of the Parties shall reasonably cooperate with the other Party and furnish all information concerning itself and their Affiliates, as applicable, to the other Parties that is required by law to be included in the Registration Statement as the other Parties may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement. (b) Homology Magenta covenants and agrees that the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith) will (i) comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of applicable U.S. federal securities laws and the DGCL, and (ii) will not 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 made therein therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Q32 The Company covenants and agrees that the information supplied by or on behalf of Q32 and its Subsidiaries the Company to Homology Magenta for inclusion in the Registration Statement (including the Q32 FinancialsCompany Balance Sheet) will not 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 such information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Homology neither Party makes no any covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith), if any, based on information provided by Q32 or its Subsidiaries the other Party or any of their its Representatives regarding such other Party or its Affiliates for inclusion therein. (c) Magenta shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Magenta’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. Q32 If at any time before the Effective Time, (i) Magenta, Merger Sub or the Company (A) become aware of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, (B) receives notice of any SEC request for an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or for additional information related thereto, or (C) receives SEC comments on the Registration Statement, or (ii) the information provided in the Registration Statement has become “stale” and new information should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement, as the case may be, then such Party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in Magenta filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC (and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Magenta stockholders) or otherwise addressing such SEC request or comments and each Party and shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause any such amendment to become effective, if required. Magenta shall promptly notify the Company if it becomes aware (1) that the Registration Statement has become effective, (2) of the issuance of any stop order or suspension of the qualification or registration of the Magenta Common Stock issuable in connection with the Contemplated Transactions for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or (3) any order of the SEC related to the Registration Statement, and shall promptly provide to the Company copies of all written correspondence between it or any of its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC or staff of the SEC, on the other hand, with respect to the Registration Statement and all orders of the SEC relating to the Registration Statement. (d) The Company shall reasonably cooperate with Magenta and provide, and cause its Representatives to provide, Magenta and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding the Company that is required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Magenta to be included in the Registration Statement (collectively, the “Company Required S-4 Information”). Without limiting the foregoing, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be delivered to Magenta a consent letter of the Company’s independent accounting firm, dated no more than two (2) Business Days before the date on which the Registration Statement is filed with the SEC (and reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Magenta), that is customary in scope and substance for consent letters delivered by independent public accountants in connection with registration statements similar to the Registration Statement. The Company and its legal counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and on the response to any comments of the SEC on the SEC Registration Statement, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC. Magenta may file the Registration Statement, or any amendment or supplement thereto, without the prior consent of the Company, provided that Magenta has included the Company Required S-4 Information in the Registration Statement in substantially the same form as it was provided to Magenta by the Company pursuant to this Section 6.1; provided, howeverfurther, that if the foregoing shall prior consent of the Company is not apply obtained then, notwithstanding anything else herein, the Company makes no covenant or representation regarding the portion of such information supplied by or on behalf of the Company to any amendment Magenta for inclusion in such Registration Statement that the Company reasonably identifies prior to such filing of the Registration Statement pertaining to a Homology Board Adverse Recommendation Change. Each Statement. (e) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Parties shall Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause furnish to Magenta (i) audited financial statements for each of its fiscal years required to be included in the Registration Statement to comply with (the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with the SEC. (c“Company Audited Financial Statements”) Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Homology’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. If Homology, Merger Sub or Q32 become aware of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, as the case may be, then such Party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Homology stockholders. (d) Q32 shall reasonably cooperate with Homology and provide, and cause its Representatives to provide, Homology and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding (i) Q32 and its Subsidiaries and (ii) the 2023 Plans unaudited interim financial statements for each interim period completed prior to Closing that is, in each case, would be required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Homology to be included in the Registration Statement. Q32 will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Q32’s independent accounting firm to deliver any consent that Homology is required to file with the SEC with respect periodic report due prior to the inclusion Closing if the Company were subject to the periodic reporting requirements under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (the “Company Interim Financial Statements”). Each of the independent accounting firm’s opinion on Company Audited Financial Statements and the audited financial statements of Q32 in any filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC. (e) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its audit work in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, subject to providing the PCAOB Auditor’s report thereon Company Interim Financial Statements will be suitable for inclusion in the Registration Statement. As promptly Statement and prepared in accordance with GAAP as practicable following applied on a consistent basis during the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen periods involved (15) Business Days after except in each case as described in the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology unaudited interim financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30on that basis will present fairly, 2023 and 2022, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its review in accordance with the procedures specified by the PCAOB in AS 4105, Reviews of Interim Financial Information (the “interim review procedures”), for inclusion in the Registration Statement. All such financial statements included in the Registration Statement at the time of filing shall comply as to form in all material respects, shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (as modified by the rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, shall fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position at the date thereof and the results of its operations operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company as of the dates of and for the periods therein indicated and shall comply referred to in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with Company Audited Financial Statements or the rules and regulations of Company Interim Financial Statements, as the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant, in effect as of the respective dates thereofcase may be.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Merger Agreement (Magenta Therapeutics, Inc.)

Registration Statement; Proxy Statement. (ai) As promptly as practicable (but in any event, no later than twenty (20) Business Days) after following the date of this Agreement, SPAC, the Company and PubCo shall prepare, mutually agree upon (i) Homologysuch agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, in cooperation with Q32conditioned or delayed by any of the Parties), shall prepare and file with the SEC a proxy statement relating to the Homology Stockholder Meeting to be held in connection with the Merger (together with any amendments thereof or supplements theretoSEC, the “Proxy Registration Statement”) and (ii) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”), in which the /Proxy Statement shall be included as a part (the Proxy Statement and the Form S-4, collectively, the “Registration Statement”), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Homology PubCo Common Stock to be issued by virtue of under this Agreement to the MergerPre-Closing SPAC Holders and the Sellers. Each of Homology SPAC, the Company and Q32 PubCo shall use their commercially its reasonable best efforts to (A) cause the Registration Statement/Proxy Statement to comply in all material respects with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC (including, with respect to the Company and PubCo, the provision of financial statements for the Company Group and PubCo, respectively, for all periods, and in the form, required to be included in the Registration Statement/Proxy Statement under Securities Laws (after giving effect to any waivers received) or in response to any comments from the SEC), (B) promptly notify the other Parties of, reasonably cooperate with each other Party with respect to and respond promptly to to, any comments of the SEC or its staff and to cause staff, (C) have the Registration Statement/Proxy Statement to become declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicablereasonably practicable after it is filed with the SEC and (D) keep the Registration Statement/Proxy Statement effective through the Closing in order to permit the consummation of the Transactions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, PubCo, the Company and SPAC shall take all or any action required under any applicable federal, state, securities and other Laws reasonably cooperate in connection with the preparation for inclusion in the Registration Statement/Proxy Statement of pro forma financial statements that comply with the requirements of Regulation S-X under the rules and regulations of the SEC (as interpreted by the staff of the SEC) to the extent such pro forma financial statements are required for the Registration Statement/Proxy Statement. (ii) SPAC, on the one hand, and the Company Group, on the other hand, shall promptly furnish to the other all information concerning such Party and its Representatives that may be required or reasonably requested in connection with any action contemplated by this Section 8.04(a) or for including in any other statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of SPAC or the Company to the SEC or the applicable Stock Exchange in connection with the Transactions, including delivering customary Tax representation letters to ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Schole LLP (or such other reputable law or accounting firm with expertise in U.S. federal income Tax matters mutually agreed by SPAC and the Company (an “Alternative Advisor”)) to enable counsel to deliver any Tax opinions requested or required by the SEC or to be submitted in connection therewith as described in Section 8.07(a). If any Party becomes aware of any information that should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement/Proxy Statement, then (A) such Party shall promptly inform, in the case of SPAC, the Company, or, in the case of the Company Group, SPAC, thereof, (B) such Party shall prepare and mutually agree upon with, in the case of SPAC, the Company, or, in the case of the Company Group, SPAC (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed by any Party), an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement/Proxy Statement, (C) PubCo, the Company and SPAC shall file such mutually agreed upon amendment or supplement with the SEC and (D) the Parties shall reasonably cooperate, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Pre-Closing SPAC Holders. PubCo shall promptly advise SPAC of the time of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement/Proxy Statement, the issuance of any stop order relating thereto or the suspension of the qualification of shares of Homology PubCo Common Stock pursuant for offering or sale in any jurisdiction. Each of SPAC, the Company and PubCo shall use its reasonable best efforts to have any stop order or suspension of the Merger. qualification of shares of PubCo Common Stock for offering or sale in any jurisdiction lifted, reversed or otherwise terminated. (iii) Each of the Parties shall furnish all information concerning itself and their Affiliates, as applicable, use its reasonable best efforts to the other Parties as the other Parties may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation ensure that none of the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement. (b) Homology covenants and agrees that information related to such Party or any of such Party’s Representatives, supplied by such Party or on such Party’s behalf for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement/Proxy Statement (and shall, at the letter to stockholderstime the Registration Statement/Proxy Statement is filed with the SEC, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith) will not at each time at which it is amended, or at the time it becomes effective under the Securities Act, 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 made therein not misleading. Q32 covenants and agrees that the information supplied by or on behalf of Q32 and its Subsidiaries to Homology for inclusion in the Registration Statement (including the Q32 Financials) will not 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 such informationtherein, in light of the circumstances under which they were are made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Homology makes no covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith), if any, based on information provided by Q32 or its Subsidiaries or any of their Representatives for inclusion therein. Q32 and its legal counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and on the response to any comments on the SEC prior to the filing thereof with the SEC; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any amendment to the Registration Statement pertaining to a Homology Board Adverse Recommendation Change. Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to comply with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with the SEC. (c) Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Homology’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. If Homology, Merger Sub or Q32 become aware of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, as the case may be, then such Party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Homology stockholders. (d) Q32 shall reasonably cooperate with Homology and provide, and cause its Representatives to provide, Homology and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding (i) Q32 and its Subsidiaries and (ii) the 2023 Plans that is, in each case, required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Homology to be included in the Registration Statement. Q32 will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Q32’s independent accounting firm to deliver any consent that Homology is required to file with the SEC with respect to the inclusion of the independent accounting firm’s opinion on the audited financial statements of Q32 in any filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC. (e) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its audit work in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, subject to providing the PCAOB Auditor’s report thereon for inclusion in the Registration Statement. As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology unaudited interim financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its review in accordance with the procedures specified by the PCAOB in AS 4105, Reviews of Interim Financial Information (the “interim review procedures”), for inclusion in the Registration Statement. All such financial statements included in the Registration Statement at the time of filing shall comply as to form in all material respects, shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (as modified by the rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, shall fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position at the date thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows as of and for the periods therein indicated and shall comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant, in effect as of the respective dates thereof.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Business Combination Agreement (ESH Acquisition Corp.)

Registration Statement; Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement (but in any event, no later than twenty (20) 20 Business Days) Days after the date of this AgreementAgreement unless otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties), (i) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall the Partnership will prepare and file with the SEC a proxy statement relating to the Homology Stockholder Meeting to be held in connection with the Merger (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the “Proxy Statement”) Statement and (ii) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall Parent will prepare and Parent will file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”)Registration Statement, in which the Proxy Statement shall will be included as a part (the Proxy Statement and the Form S-4, collectively, the “Registration Statement”), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Homology Common Stock to be issued by virtue of the Merger. Each of Homology and Q32 shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to cause the Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable, and shall take all or any action required under any applicable federal, state, securities and other Laws in connection with the issuance of shares of Homology Common Stock pursuant to the Mergerprospectus. Each of the Parties shall furnish all information concerning itself Partnership and their Affiliates, as applicable, to the other Parties as the other Parties may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement. (b) Homology covenants and agrees that the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith) Parent will not 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 made therein not misleading. Q32 covenants and agrees that the information supplied by or on behalf of Q32 and use its Subsidiaries to Homology for inclusion in the Registration Statement (including the Q32 Financials) will not 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 such information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Homology makes no covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith), if any, based on information provided by Q32 or its Subsidiaries or any of their Representatives for inclusion therein. Q32 and its legal counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and on the response to any comments on the SEC prior to the filing thereof with the SEC; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any amendment to the Registration Statement pertaining to a Homology Board Adverse Recommendation Change. Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to comply with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with such filing and keep the SEC. (c) Each of Registration Statement effective for so long as necessary to consummate the Parties shall transactions contemplated hereby. Parent also agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any necessary state securities law or “Blue Sky” permits and approvals required to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Partnership will use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Homology’s stockholders the Partnership Unitholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, the Registration Statement will be made by Parent, and no filing of, or amendment or supplement to, the Proxy Statement will be made by the Partnership without providing the Other Parties a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon. If Homology, Merger Sub or Q32 become aware of at any event or information that, pursuant time prior to the Securities Act Effective Time any information relating to the Partnership or Parent, or any of their respective Affiliates, directors or officers, is discovered by the Exchange Act, Partnership or Parent that should be disclosed set forth in an amendment or supplement to either the Registration Statement or the Proxy Statement, as so that either such document would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the case may bestatements therein, then in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Party that discovers such Party, as information will promptly notify the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in filing such an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information will be promptly filed with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Homology stockholders. extent required by Law, disseminated to the Partnership Unitholders. The Parties will notify each other promptly of the receipt of any comments from the SEC or the staff of the SEC and of any request by the SEC or the staff of the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement or for additional information and will supply each other with copies of (di) Q32 shall reasonably cooperate with Homology and provide, and cause its Representatives to provide, Homology and all correspondence between it or any of its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC or the staff of the SEC, on the other hand, with all truerespect to the Proxy Statement, correct and complete information regarding (i) Q32 and its Subsidiaries the Registration Statement or the transactions contemplated hereby and (ii) all orders of the 2023 Plans that is, in each case, required by Law SEC relating to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Homology to be included in the Registration Statement. Q32 will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Q32’s independent accounting firm to deliver any consent that Homology is required to file with the SEC with respect to the inclusion of the independent accounting firm’s opinion on the audited financial statements of Q32 in any filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC. (eb) As promptly The Partnership will, as soon as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, establish a record date for, and as soon as reasonably practicable following the Registration Statement being declared effective by the SEC, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold, the Partnership Meeting. The Partnership Meeting shall be held as promptly as practicable, and, if reasonably practicable, shall be held within 45 days after the mailing of the Proxy Statement. Subject to Section 7.3, the Partnership will, through the Partnership Board, (i) determine that the Merger is in the best interests of the Partnership and the Partnership Unitholders and (ii) recommend that the Partnership Unitholders approve this Agreement and no later than fifteen the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger (15the “Partnership Board Recommendation”). The Proxy Statement shall (subject to Section 7.3) Business Days include the Partnership Board Recommendation. The Partnership’s obligations to call, give notice of and hold the Partnership Meeting in accordance with Section 7.2(a) shall not be limited or otherwise affected by the making, commencement, disclosure, announcement or submission of any Superior Proposal or Alternative Proposal, or by any Partnership Change in Recommendation. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Partnership agrees that: (i) unless this Agreement is validly terminated in accordance with Article IX (including, if applicable, upon payment of the Termination Fee and Parent Expenses), the Partnership shall not submit any Superior Proposal to a vote of the Partnership Unitholders; and (ii) the Partnership shall not (without Parent’s prior written consent) adjourn, postpone or cancel (or propose, publicly or otherwise, or resolve to, to adjourn, postpone or cancel) the Partnership Meeting. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Partnership may postpone or adjourn the Partnership Meeting (i) in the absence of proxies sufficient to obtain the Partnership Unitholder Approval, to solicit additional proxies for the purpose of obtaining Partnership Unitholder Approval, (ii) in the absence of a quorum, and (iii) to allow reasonable additional time for the filing and/or mailing of any supplemental or amended disclosure that the Partnership has determined after consultation with outside legal counsel is necessary under applicable Law and for such supplemental or amended disclosure to be disseminated and reviewed by the date of Partnership Unitholders prior to Partnership Meeting. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Q32 if there occurs a Partnership Change in Recommendation, the Partnership shall deliver remain required to Homology financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 call, hold and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for convene the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor Partnership Meeting unless this Agreement has substantially completed its audit work been terminated in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, subject to providing the PCAOB Auditor’s report thereon for inclusion in the Registration Statement. As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology unaudited interim financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its review in accordance with the procedures specified by the PCAOB in AS 4105, Reviews of Interim Financial Information (the “interim review procedures”), for inclusion in the Registration Statement. All such financial statements included in the Registration Statement at the time of filing shall comply as to form in all material respects, shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (as modified by the rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, shall fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position at the date thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows as of and for the periods therein indicated and shall comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant, in effect as of the respective dates thereofterms.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Merger Agreement (QR Energy, LP)

Registration Statement; Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable (but in any event, and no later than twenty (20) Business Days30 days) after the date of this Agreement, (i) Homologythe Parties shall prepare, in cooperation with Q32, and Apricus shall prepare and file cause to be filed with the SEC a proxy statement relating to the Homology Stockholder Meeting to be held in connection with the Merger (together with any amendments thereof or supplements theretoSEC, the “Proxy Registration Statement”) and (ii) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”), in which the Proxy Statement shall will be included as a part (the Proxy Statement and the Form S-4, collectively, the “Registration Statement”), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Homology Common Stock to be issued by virtue of the Mergerprospectus. Each of Homology and Q32 shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to cause the Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable, and shall take all or any action required under any applicable federal, state, securities and other Laws in connection with the issuance of shares of Homology Common Stock pursuant to the Merger. Each of the Parties shall furnish all information concerning itself and their Affiliates, as applicable, to the other Parties as the other Parties may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement. (b) Homology Apricus covenants and agrees that the Registration Statement Proxy Statement, including any pro forma financial statements included therein (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith) will not 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 made therein therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Q32 The Company covenants and agrees that the information supplied provided by or on behalf of Q32 and its Subsidiaries the Company to Homology Apricus for inclusion in the Registration Proxy Statement (including the Q32 Company Financials) will not 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 such information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, information not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Homology Apricus makes no covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in the Registration Proxy Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith), if any, based on information provided by Q32 or its Subsidiaries the Company or any of their its Representatives specifically for inclusion therein. Q32 The Company and its legal counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Proxy Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and on the response to any comments on of the SEC prior to the filing thereof with the SEC; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any amendment to the Registration Statement pertaining to a Homology Board Adverse Recommendation Change. Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement to comply with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with the SEC. (c) . Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Homology’s Apricus’ stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. Each Party shall promptly furnish to the other Party all information concerning such Party and such Party’s Affiliates and such Party’s stockholders that may be required or reasonably requested in connection with any action contemplated by this Section 5.1. If HomologyApricus, Merger Sub or Q32 the Company become aware of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, as the case may be, then such Party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Homology Apricus stockholders. (db) Q32 Prior to the Effective Time, Apricus shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all regulatory approvals needed to ensure that the Apricus Common Stock to be issued in the Merger (to the extent required) shall be registered or qualified or exempt from registration or qualification under the securities law of every jurisdiction of the United States in which any registered holder of Company Capital Stock has an address of record on the applicable record date for determining the holders of Company Capital Stock entitled to notice of and to vote pursuant to the Company Stockholder Written Consent; provided, however, that Apricus shall not be required: (i) to qualify to do business as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction in which it is not now qualified; or (ii) to file a general consent to service of process in any jurisdiction. (c) The Company shall reasonably cooperate with Homology Apricus and provide, and cause require its Representatives to provide, Homology Apricus and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding (i) Q32 and its Subsidiaries and (ii) the 2023 Plans Company that is, in each case, is required by Law law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Homology Apricus to be included in the Registration Statement. Q32 Without limiting the foregoing, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Q32to be delivered to Apricus a letter of the Company’s independent accounting firm to deliver any consent that Homology is required to file with firm, dated no more than two Business Days before the SEC with respect to the inclusion of the independent accounting firm’s opinion date on the audited financial statements of Q32 in any filing of which the Registration Statement becomes effective (and reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Apricus), that is customary in scope and substance for letters delivered by independent public accountants in connection with the SEC. (e) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver registration statements similar to Homology financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its audit work in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, subject to providing the PCAOB Auditor’s report thereon for inclusion in the Registration Statement. As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology unaudited interim financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its review in accordance with the procedures specified by the PCAOB in AS 4105, Reviews of Interim Financial Information (the “interim review procedures”), for inclusion in the Registration Statement. All such financial statements included in the Registration Statement at the time of filing shall comply as to form in all material respects, shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (as modified by the rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, shall fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position at the date thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows as of and for the periods therein indicated and shall comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant, in effect as of the respective dates thereof.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Merger Agreement (Apricus Biosciences, Inc.)

Registration Statement; Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable (but in any event, no later than twenty (20) Business Days) after the date of this Agreement (but in no event later than 30 days following the date of this Agreement), (i) Homologythe Company shall prepare, in cooperation with Q32, and Parent shall prepare and file cause to be filed with the SEC a proxy statement relating to the Homology Stockholder Meeting to be held in connection with the Merger (together with any amendments thereof or supplements theretoSEC, the “Proxy Registration Statement”) and (ii) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”), in which the Proxy Statement shall will be included as a part (the Proxy Statement and the Form S-4, collectively, the “Registration Statement”), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Homology Common Stock to be issued by virtue of the Mergerprospectus. Each of Homology and Q32 shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to cause the Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable, and shall take all or any action required under any applicable federal, state, securities and other Laws in connection with the issuance of shares of Homology Common Stock pursuant to the Merger. Each of the Parties shall furnish all information concerning itself and their Affiliates, as applicable, to the other Parties as the other Parties may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement. (b) Homology Parent covenants and agrees that the Registration Statement information provided by Parent or its Subsidiaries to the Company for inclusion in the Proxy Statement, including any pro forma financial statements included therein (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith) ), will not not, at the time that the Proxy Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto is filed with the SEC or is first mailed to the Parent stockholders 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 made therein therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Q32 The Company covenants and agrees that the information supplied provided by the Company or on behalf of Q32 and its Subsidiaries to Homology Parent for inclusion in the Registration Proxy Statement (including the Q32 Company Financials) will not 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 such information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, information not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Homology (i) Parent makes no covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in the Registration Proxy Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith), if any, based on information provided by Q32 the Company or its Subsidiaries or any of their Representatives specifically for inclusion therein and (ii) the Company makes no covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in the Proxy Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith), if any, other than with respect to the information provided by the Company or its Subsidiaries or any of their Representatives for inclusion therein. Q32 Parent and its legal counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Proxy Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and on the response to any comments of the SEC on the SEC Proxy Statement, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any amendment to the Registration Statement pertaining to a Homology Board Adverse Recommendation Change. Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement to comply with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with the SEC. (c) Each of the Parties . Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to HomologyParent’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. Each Party shall promptly furnish to the other Party all information concerning such Party and such Party’s Affiliates and such Party’s stockholders that may be required or reasonably requested in connection with any action contemplated by this Section 5.1. If HomologyParent, Merger Sub or Q32 the Company become aware of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, as the case may be, then such Party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Homology Parent stockholders. (db) Q32 Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all regulatory approvals needed to ensure that the Parent Common Stock to be issued in the Merger (to the extent required) shall be registered or qualified or exempt from registration or qualification under the securities law of every jurisdiction of the United States in which any registered holder of Company Capital Stock has an address of record on the applicable record date for determining the holders of Company Capital Stock entitled to notice and to vote pursuant to the Company Stockholder Written Consent. (c) Parent shall reasonably cooperate with Homology the Company and provide, and cause require its Representatives to provide, Homology the Company and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding (i) Q32 and Parent or its Subsidiaries and (ii) the 2023 Plans that is, in each case, is required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Homology the Company to be included in the Registration Statement. Q32 The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Q32to be delivered to Parent a consent letter of the Company’s independent accounting firm to deliver any consent that Homology is required to file with firm, dated no more than two Business Days before the SEC with respect to the inclusion of the independent accounting firm’s opinion date on the audited financial statements of Q32 in any filing of which the Registration Statement becomes effective (and reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Parent), that is customary in scope and substance for consent letters delivered by independent public accountants in connection with registration statements similar to the SECRegistration Statement. (ed) As promptly as practicable following For the date avoidance of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after doubt, the date of this AgreementCompany shall use commercially reasonable efforts to undertake, Q32 or shall deliver cause its Representatives to Homology financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for undertake, the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its audit work in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, subject to providing the PCAOB Auditor’s report thereon for inclusion actions contemplated in the Registration Statement. As promptly as practicable following the date definition of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology unaudited interim financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its review in accordance with the procedures specified by the PCAOB in AS 4105, Reviews of Interim Financial Information (the interim review proceduresCombined Transaction Expenses), for inclusion in the Registration Statement. All such financial statements included in the Registration Statement at the time of filing shall comply as to form in all material respects, shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (as modified by the rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, shall fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position at the date thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows as of and for the periods therein indicated and shall comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant, in effect as of the respective dates thereof.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Merger Agreement (GTX Inc /De/)

Registration Statement; Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable (but in any event, no later than twenty (20) Business Days) after the date of this AgreementAgreement (but in no event later than May 15, (i) Homology2019), in cooperation with Q32the Company shall prepare, and Parent shall prepare and file cause to be filed with the SEC a proxy statement relating to the Homology Stockholder Meeting to be held in connection with the Merger (together with any amendments thereof or supplements theretoSEC, the “Proxy Registration Statement”) and (ii) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”), in which the Proxy Statement shall will be included as a part (the Proxy Statement and the Form S-4, collectively, the “Registration Statement”), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Homology Common Stock to be issued by virtue of the Mergerprospectus. Each of Homology and Q32 shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to cause the Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable, and shall take all or any action required under any applicable federal, state, securities and other Laws in connection with the issuance of shares of Homology Common Stock pursuant to the Merger. Each of the Parties shall furnish all information concerning itself and their Affiliates, as applicable, to the other Parties as the other Parties may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement. (b) Homology Parent covenants and agrees that the Registration Statement information provided by Parent or its Subsidiaries to the Company for inclusion in the Proxy Statement, including any pro forma financial statements included therein (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith) ), will not not, at the time that the Proxy Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto is filed with the SEC or is first mailed to the Parent stockholders 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 made therein therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Q32 The Company covenants and agrees that the information supplied provided by the Company or on behalf of Q32 and its Subsidiaries to Homology Parent for inclusion in the Registration Proxy Statement (including the Q32 Company Financials) will not 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 such information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, information not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Homology (i) Parent makes no covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in the Registration Proxy Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith), if any, based on information provided by Q32 the Company or its Subsidiaries or any of their Representatives specifically for inclusion therein and (ii) the Company makes no covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in the Proxy Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith), if any, other than with respect to the written information provided by the Company or its Subsidiaries or any of their Representatives for inclusion therein. Q32 Parent and its legal counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Proxy Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and on the response to any comments of the SEC on the SEC Proxy Statement, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any amendment to the Registration Statement pertaining to a Homology Board Adverse Recommendation Change. Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement to comply with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with the SEC. (c) Each of the Parties . Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to HomologyParent’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. Each Party shall promptly furnish to the other Party all information concerning such Party and such Party’s Affiliates and such Party’s stockholders that may be required or reasonably requested in connection with any action contemplated by this Section 5.1. If HomologyParent, Merger Sub or Q32 the Company become aware of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, as the case may be, then such Party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Homology Parent stockholders. (db) Q32 Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all regulatory approvals needed to ensure that the Parent Common Stock to be issued in the Merger (to the extent required) shall be registered or qualified or exempt from registration or qualification under the securities law of every jurisdiction of the United States in which any registered holder of Company Capital Stock has an address of record on the applicable record date for determining the holders of Company Capital Stock entitled to notice and to vote pursuant to the Company Stockholder Written Consent. (c) Parent shall reasonably cooperate with Homology the Company and provide, and cause require its Representatives to provide, Homology the Company and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding (i) Q32 and Parent or its Subsidiaries and (ii) the 2023 Plans that is, in each case, is required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Homology the Company to be included in the Registration Statement. Q32 The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Q32to be delivered to Parent a consent letter of the Company’s independent accounting firm to deliver any consent that Homology is required to file with firm, dated no more than two Business Days before the SEC with respect to the inclusion of the independent accounting firm’s opinion date on the audited financial statements of Q32 in any filing of which the Registration Statement becomes effective (and reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Parent), that is customary in scope and substance for consent letters delivered by independent public accountants in connection with the SEC. (e) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver registration statements similar to Homology financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its audit work in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, subject to providing the PCAOB Auditor’s report thereon for inclusion in the Registration Statement. As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology unaudited interim financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its review in accordance with the procedures specified by the PCAOB in AS 4105, Reviews of Interim Financial Information (the “interim review procedures”), for inclusion in the Registration Statement. All such financial statements included in the Registration Statement at the time of filing shall comply as to form in all material respects, shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (as modified by the rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, shall fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position at the date thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows as of and for the periods therein indicated and shall comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant, in effect as of the respective dates thereof.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Merger Agreement (Histogenics Corp)

Registration Statement; Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable Promptly after the expiration of thirty (but in any event, no later than twenty (2030) Business Days) after days from the date of this Agreement, (i) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall Parent and the Company will use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file with the SEC a proxy statement relating to the Homology Stockholder Meeting to be held in connection with the Merger (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the “Proxy Statement”) and (ii) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (with the “Form S-4”)SEC, in which containing a proxy statement / prospectus for the Proxy Statement shall be included as a part (stockholders of the Proxy Statement and the Form S-4, collectively, the “Registration Statement”)Company, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Homology Common Stock to be issued by virtue offer and sale of the MergerTyler Shares. Each of Homology Parent and Q32 shall the Company will use their commercially reasonable efforts to respond promptly cause any such registration statement to any comments of be declared effective by the SEC or its staff and to cause the Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable, and shall take all or any action required under any applicable federal, state, securities and other Laws in connection with the issuance of shares of Homology Common Stock pursuant to the MergerSEC. Each of Parent and the Parties shall Company will furnish to the other all information concerning itself it and their Affiliates, as applicable, to the other Parties holders of its capital stock as the other Parties may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and Proxy Statementactions. (b) Homology covenants As promptly as practicable after the registration statement has been declared effective by the SEC, the Company shall mail the Company proxy statement / prospectus to its stockholders entitled to notice of and agrees that to vote at the Registration Statement (company's meeting of stockholders and shall take all other actions necessary in accordance with Texas Law, the rules and regulations of the SEC, and its articles of incorporation and bylaws to convene a meeting of the stockholders to act on this Agreement and the letter proposed Merger. The Company's proxy statement / prospectus shall include the recommendation of the Company's board of directors to stockholdersin favor of the Merger and the adoption of this Agreement, notice of meeting unless otherwise necessary in accordance with Section 5.02. (c) The information supplied by each party for inclusion in the registration statement and form of the proxy included therewith) will statement / prospectus shall not 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 made therein not misleading. Q32 covenants and agrees that the information supplied by or on behalf of Q32 and its Subsidiaries to Homology for inclusion in the Registration Statement (including the Q32 Financials) will not contain If at 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 such information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Homology makes no covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith), if any, based on information provided by Q32 or its Subsidiaries or any of their Representatives for inclusion therein. Q32 and its legal counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, time prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and on the response to any comments on the SEC prior to the filing thereof with the SEC; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any amendment to the Registration Statement pertaining to a Homology Board Adverse Recommendation Change. Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to comply with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with the SEC. (c) Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Homology’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. If Homology, Merger Sub or Q32 become aware of Effective Time any event or information that, pursuant circumstance relating to the Securities Act information disclosed in such registration statement or the Exchange Act, proxy statement / prospectus should be disclosed discovered that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, as the case may besuch document, then such Party, as the case may be, shall each party will promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Homology stockholderswriting. (d) Q32 shall reasonably cooperate with Homology and provide, and cause its Representatives to provide, Homology and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding (i) Q32 and its Subsidiaries and (ii) the 2023 Plans that is, in each case, required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Homology to be included in the Registration Statement. Q32 will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Q32’s independent accounting firm to deliver any consent that Homology is required to file with the SEC with respect to the inclusion of the independent accounting firm’s opinion on the audited financial statements of Q32 in any filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC. (e) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its audit work in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, subject to providing the PCAOB Auditor’s report thereon for inclusion in the Registration Statement. As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology unaudited interim financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its review in accordance with the procedures specified by the PCAOB in AS 4105, Reviews of Interim Financial Information (the “interim review procedures”), for inclusion in the Registration Statement. All such financial statements included in the Registration Statement at the time of filing shall comply as to form in all material respects, shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (as modified by the rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, shall fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position at the date thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows as of and for the periods therein indicated and shall comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant, in effect as of the respective dates thereof.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Merger Agreement (CPS Systems Inc)

Registration Statement; Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable (but in any event, no later than twenty (20) Business Days) after the date of this Agreement, (i) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file with the SEC a proxy statement relating Subject to the Homology Stockholder Meeting to be held in connection with the Merger (together with any amendments thereof or supplements theretoSection 5.1(b), the “Proxy Statement”) and (ii) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall parties agree jointly to prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 or other applicable form (the “Form S-4”), in which the Proxy Statement shall be included as a part (the Proxy Statement and the Form S-4, collectively, the “"Registration Statement”), in connection ") to be filed by CCFNB with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Homology Common Stock to be issued by virtue of the Merger. Each of Homology and Q32 shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to cause the Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable, and shall take all or any action required under any applicable federal, state, securities and other Laws in connection with the issuance of shares of Homology CCFNB Common Stock pursuant in the Merger as soon as reasonably possible (including the proxy statement and prospectus and other proxy solicitation materials of CCFNB and CFC constituting a part thereof (the "Proxy Statement") and all related documents). The parties agree to the Merger. Each of the Parties shall furnish all information concerning itself and their Affiliates, as applicable, to the other Parties as the other Parties may reasonably request cooperate in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement. Subject to Section 5.1(b), CCFNB and CFC agree to use all reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as reasonably practicable after filing thereof, and shall thereafter mail or deliver the Proxy Statement to its shareholders; provided, however, that the parties will coordinate the timing of the mailing of the Proxy Statement so as to minimize the impact of limitations under applicable law relating to share repurchases that might apply with respect thereto. CCFNB also agrees to use all reasonable best efforts to obtain all necessary state securities law or "Blue Sky" permits and approvals required to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Plan. CCFNB and CFC agree to furnish all information concerning it, its subsidiaries, officers, directors and shareholders as may be reasonably requested in connection with the foregoing. (b) Homology covenants CCFNB and agrees CFC agree (1) as to itself and its subsidiaries, that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by it for inclusion or incorporation by reference in (a) the Registration Statement (will, at the time the Registration Statement and each amendment or supplement thereto, if any, becomes effective under the letter to stockholdersSecurities Act, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith) will not 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 made therein not misleading. Q32 covenants misleading and agrees that (b) the information supplied by Proxy Statement and any amendment or on behalf supplement thereto will, at the date of Q32 mailing to shareholders and its Subsidiaries to Homology for inclusion in at the Registration Statement (including time of the Q32 Financials) will not CCFNB Meeting and CFC Meeting 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 such informationthe statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were such statement was made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Homology makes no covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in misleading and (2) that the Registration Statement (and the letter Proxy Statement shall comply with all applicable laws as they relate to stockholders, notice of meeting them. CCFNB and form of proxy included therewith)CFC further agree that, if any, based on information provided by Q32 or its Subsidiaries or any of their Representatives for inclusion therein. Q32 and its legal counsel either shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, become aware prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and on the response to Effective Date of any comments on the SEC prior to the filing thereof with the SEC; provided, however, information furnished by it that the foregoing shall not apply to would cause any amendment to the Registration Statement pertaining to a Homology Board Adverse Recommendation Change. Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause statements in the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement to comply be false or misleading with respect to any material fact, or to omit to state any material fact necessary to make the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SECstatements therein not false or misleading, to respond promptly to any comments of inform the SEC or its staff other party thereof and to have take the necessary steps to correct the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with the SECStatement. (c) Each CCFNB agrees to advise CFC, promptly after CCFNB receives notice thereof, of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Homology’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after time when the Registration Statement is declared has become effective under or any supplement or amendment has been filed, of the Securities Act. If Homology, Merger Sub or Q32 become aware issuance of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act stop order or the Exchange Actsuspension of the qualification of CCFNB Common Stock for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, should be disclosed in an of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for any such purpose, or of any request by the SEC for the amendment or supplement to of the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, as the case may be, then such Party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Homology stockholdersfor additional information. (d) Q32 shall reasonably cooperate with Homology and provide, and cause its Representatives to provide, Homology and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding (i) Q32 and its Subsidiaries and (ii) the 2023 Plans that is, in each case, required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Homology to be included in the Registration Statement. Q32 will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Q32’s independent accounting firm to deliver any consent that Homology is required to file with the SEC with respect to the inclusion of the independent accounting firm’s opinion on the audited financial statements of Q32 in any filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC. (e) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its audit work in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, subject to providing the PCAOB Auditor’s report thereon for inclusion in the Registration Statement. As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology unaudited interim financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its review in accordance with the procedures specified by the PCAOB in AS 4105, Reviews of Interim Financial Information (the “interim review procedures”), for inclusion in the Registration Statement. All such financial statements included in the Registration Statement at the time of filing shall comply as to form in all material respects, shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (as modified by the rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, shall fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position at the date thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows as of and for the periods therein indicated and shall comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant, in effect as of the respective dates thereof.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (CCFNB Bancorp Inc)

Registration Statement; Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable (but in any event, no later than twenty (20) Business Days) after the date of this Agreement, (i) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file with the SEC a proxy statement relating Subject to the Homology Stockholder Meeting to be held accuracy of the representations contained in connection with the Merger (together with any amendments thereof or supplements theretoSECTION 6.17, the “Proxy Statement”) and (ii) Homology, information supplied by the Company or its subsidiaries for inclusion in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”), in which the Proxy Statement shall be included as a part (the Proxy Statement and the Form S-4, collectively, the “Registration Statement”), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of "REGISTRATION STATEMENT") covering the shares of Homology Common the Buyer's Stock to be issued by virtue of the Merger. Each of Homology and Q32 shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to cause the Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable, and shall take all or any action required under any applicable federal, state, securities and other Laws in connection with the issuance of shares of Homology Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement shall not, at the Merger. Each of the Parties shall furnish all information concerning itself and their Affiliates, as applicable, to the other Parties as the other Parties may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement. (b) Homology covenants and agrees that time the Registration Statement (and including any amendments or supplements thereto) is declared effective by the letter to stockholdersSEC, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith) will not contain any untrue statement of a material Material fact or omit to state any material Material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein not misleading. Q32 covenants and agrees that the The information supplied by or on behalf of Q32 the Company and its Subsidiaries to Homology subsidiaries for inclusion in the Registration Statement proxy statement/prospectus to be sent to the shareholders of the Company to consider, at a special meeting (including the Q32 Financials"SHAREHOLDER MEETING"), the Holding Company Merger (such proxy statement/prospectus as amended or supplemented is referred to herein as the "PROXY STATEMENT") will not not, on the date the Proxy Statement is first mailed to shareholders, at the time of the Shareholder Meeting and at the Effective Time, contain any untrue statement of a material Material fact or omit to state any material Material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make such informationthe statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. If at any time prior to the Effective Time any event relating to the Company or its subsidiaries or any of their affiliates, officers or directors should be discovered by the Company or its subsidiaries that should be set forth in an amendment to the Registration Statement or a supplement to the Proxy Statement, the Company will promptly inform the Buyer. The Proxy Statement shall comply in all Material respects with the requirements of the Securities Laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Homology the Company makes no covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in any information supplied by the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith), if any, based on information provided by Q32 or its Subsidiaries or any of their Representatives for inclusion therein. Q32 Buyer and its legal counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and on the response to any comments on the SEC prior to the filing thereof with the SEC; provided, however, subsidiaries that the foregoing shall not apply to any amendment to the Registration Statement pertaining to a Homology Board Adverse Recommendation Change. Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to comply with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC is contained or its staff and to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with the SEC. (c) Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Homology’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. If Homology, Merger Sub or Q32 become aware of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, as the case may be, then such Party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Homology stockholders. (d) Q32 shall reasonably cooperate with Homology and provide, and cause its Representatives to provide, Homology and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding (i) Q32 and its Subsidiaries and (ii) the 2023 Plans that is, in each case, required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Homology to be included in the Registration Statement. Q32 will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Q32’s independent accounting firm to deliver any consent that Homology is required to file with the SEC with respect to the inclusion of the independent accounting firm’s opinion on the audited financial statements of Q32 in any filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC. (e) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its audit work in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, subject to providing the PCAOB Auditor’s report thereon for inclusion in the Registration Statement. As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology unaudited interim financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its review in accordance with the procedures specified by the PCAOB in AS 4105, Reviews of Interim Financial Information (the “interim review procedures”), for inclusion in the Registration Statement. All such financial statements included in the Registration Statement at the time of filing shall comply as to form in all material respects, shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (as modified by the rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, shall fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position at the date thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows as of and for the periods therein indicated and shall comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant, in effect as of the respective dates thereof.incorporated by

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Merger Agreement (Century Bancorp Inc /Nc)

Registration Statement; Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable (but in any event, no later than twenty (20) Business Days) after the date of this Agreement, (i) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file with the SEC a proxy statement relating to the Homology Stockholder Meeting to be held in connection with the Merger (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the “Proxy Statement”) and (ii) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”), in which the Proxy Statement shall be included as a part (the Proxy Statement and the Form S-4, collectively, the “Registration Statement”), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Homology Common Stock to be issued by virtue of the Merger. Each of Homology and Q32 shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to cause the Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable, and shall take all or any action required under any applicable federal, state, securities and other Laws in connection with the issuance of shares of Homology Common Stock pursuant to the Merger. Each of the Parties shall furnish all information concerning itself prepare, and their AffiliatesParent shall, as applicable, subject to the other Parties as the other Parties may reasonably request in connection with such actions full and the preparation prompt assistance of the Company, cause to be filed with the SEC, the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement. (b) Homology . Parent represents, covenants and agrees that the Registration Statement Statement, including any pro forma financial statements included therein (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith) will not not, at any Applicable Time, 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 made therein therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Q32 The Company represents, covenants and agrees that the information supplied provided by or on behalf of Q32 and its Subsidiaries the Company to Homology Parent for inclusion in the Registration Statement (including the Q32 FinancialsCompany Financial Statements and any other financial statements provided to Parent pursuant to Section 5.16) will not not, at any Applicable Time, 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 such information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, information not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Homology Parent makes no covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith), if any, to the extent related to the Company or its operations, business, managers, officers, Subsidiaries or members or based on information provided by Q32 or its Subsidiaries the Company or any of their its Representatives specifically for inclusion therein. Q32 The Company and its legal counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement prior to the filing thereof with the SEC (at least five (5) days prior to the filing thereof), and on the response to any comments of the SEC on the Registration Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and on the response to any comments on the SEC prior to the filing thereof with the SEC; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any amendment to the Registration Statement pertaining to a Homology Board Adverse Recommendation Change. Each of the Parties Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts (i) to cause the Registration Statement to comply with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, (ii) to file the Registration Statement as promptly as practicable after the date hereof, (iii) to respond promptly to any comments or requests of the SEC or its staff and related to the Registration Statement, (iv) to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with the SEC. , (cv) Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to HomologyParent’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act, and (vi) to promptly furnish to the other Party all information concerning such Party and such Party’s Affiliates and such Party’s stockholders or members that may be required or reasonably requested in connection with any action contemplated by this Section 5.1. If Homologyat any time before the Effective Time Parent, Merger Sub or Q32 become the Company becomes aware of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, as the case may be, then such Party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Homology Parent stockholders. (db) Q32 The Company shall reasonably cooperate with Homology Parent and provide, and cause require its Representatives to provide, Homology Parent and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding (i) Q32 and its Subsidiaries and (ii) the 2023 Plans Company that is, in each case, is required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Homology Parent to be included in the Registration Statement. Q32 Without limiting the foregoing, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Q32to be delivered to Parent a consent letter of the Company’s independent accounting firm firm, dated no more than two Business Days before the date on which the Registration Statement becomes effective (and reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to deliver any Parent), that is customary in scope and substance for consent that Homology is required to file letters delivered by independent public accountants in connection with the SEC with respect registration statements similar to the inclusion of the independent accounting firm’s opinion on the audited financial statements of Q32 in any Registration Statement. (c) Prior to filing of the Registration Statement with Statement, Parent and the SEC. (e) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement Company shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to execute and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology financial statements Sheppard, Mullin, R▇▇▇▇▇▇ & H▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP (including any related notes thereto“Parent Tax Counsel”) and Akerman LLP (“Company Counsel”) the applicable “Tax Representation Letters” referenced in Section 5.10(c). Following the delivery of the Tax Representation Letters, Parent and the Company shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to cause Parent Tax Counsel to deliver to Parent, and Company Counsel to deliver to the Company, Tax opinions satisfying the requirements of Item 601(b)(8) of Q32 Regulation S-K under the Securities Act. In rendering their respective opinions, each of Parent Tax Counsel and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of Company Counsel may require and for the fiscal years ended December 31rely upon (and may incorporate by reference) reasonable and customary representations and covenants, 2022 and 2021, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its audit work in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, subject to providing the PCAOB Auditor’s report thereon for inclusion in the Registration Statement. As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology unaudited interim financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its review in accordance with the procedures specified by the PCAOB in AS 4105, Reviews of Interim Financial Information (the “interim review procedures”), for inclusion in the Registration Statement. All such financial statements included in the Registration Statement at the time of filing shall comply as to form in all material respects, shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (as modified by the rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, shall fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position at the date thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows as of and for the periods therein indicated and shall comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements Tax Representation Letters described in this Section 5.1(c) and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant, in effect as of the respective dates thereofSection 5.10(c).

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Merger Agreement (NTN Buzztime Inc)

Registration Statement; Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable (but in any event, no later than twenty (20) Business Days) after the date of this Agreement, (i) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, Aspen shall prepare and file with the SEC a proxy statement relating to the Homology Aspen Stockholder Meeting to be held in connection with the Merger (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the “Proxy Statement”) and (ii) HomologyAspen, in cooperation with Q32the Company, shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”), in which the Proxy Statement shall be included as a part (the Proxy Statement and the Form S-4, collectively, the “Registration Statement”), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Homology Aspen Common Stock to be issued by virtue of the MergerContemplated Transactions. Each of Homology and Q32 Aspen shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to respond promptly (i) cause the Registration Statement to any comments of comply with applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC or its staff and to SEC, (ii) cause the Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable, and (iii) respond promptly to any comments or requests of the SEC or its staff related to the Registration Statement. Aspen shall take all or any action required under any applicable federal, state, securities and other Laws in connection with the issuance of shares of Homology Aspen Common Stock pursuant to the MergerContemplated Transactions. Each of the Parties shall reasonably cooperate with the other Party and furnish all information concerning itself and their Affiliates, as applicable, to the other Parties that is required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement as the other Parties may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement. (b) Homology Aspen covenants and agrees that the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith) will (i) comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of applicable U.S. federal securities laws and the DGCL as well as the SEC form requirements, and (ii) will not 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 made therein therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Q32 The Company covenants and agrees that the information supplied by or on behalf of Q32 and its Subsidiaries the Company to Homology Aspen for inclusion in the Registration Statement (including the Q32 Company Financials) will not 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 such information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Homology neither Party makes no any covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith), if any, based on information provided by Q32 or its Subsidiaries the other Party or any of their its Representatives regarding such other Party or its Affiliates for inclusion therein. (c) Aspen shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Aspen’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. Q32 If at any time before the Effective Time, (i) Aspen, Merger Sub or the Company (A) become aware of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, (B) receives notice of any SEC request for an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or for additional information related thereto, or (C) receives SEC comments on the Registration Statement, or (ii) the information provided in the Registration Statement has become “stale” and new information should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement, as the case may be, then such Party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in Aspen filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC (and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Aspen stockholders) or otherwise addressing such SEC request or comments and each Party and shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause any such amendment to become effective, if required. Aspen shall promptly notify the Company if it becomes aware (1) that the Registration Statement has become effective, (2) of the issuance of any stop order or suspension of the qualification or registration of the Aspen Common Stock issuable in connection with the Contemplated Transactions for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or (3) any order of the SEC related to the Registration Statement, and shall promptly provide to the Company copies of all written correspondence between it or any of its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC or staff of the SEC, on the other hand, with respect to the Registration Statement and all orders of the SEC relating to the Registration Statement. (d) The Company shall reasonably cooperate with Aspen and provide, and cause its Representatives to provide, Aspen and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding the Company that is required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by ▇▇▇▇▇ to be included in the Registration Statement (collectively, the “Company Required S-4 Information”). Without limiting the foregoing, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be delivered to Aspen a consent letter of the Company’s independent accounting firm, dated no more than three (3) Business Days before the date on which the Registration Statement is filed with the SEC (and reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Aspen), that is customary in scope and substance for consent letters delivered by independent public accountants in connection with registration statements similar to the Registration Statement. The Company and its legal counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and on the response to any comments of the SEC on the SEC Registration Statement, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC. Aspen may not file the Registration Statement, or any amendment or supplement thereto, without the prior consent of the Company, provided that Aspen has included the Company Required S-4 Information in the Registration Statement in substantially the same form as it was provided to Aspen by the Company pursuant to this Section 6.1; provided, howeverfurther, that if the foregoing shall prior consent of the Company is not apply obtained then, notwithstanding anything else herein, the Company makes no covenant or representation regarding the portion of such information supplied by or on behalf of the Company to any amendment Aspen for inclusion in such Registration Statement that the Company reasonably identifies prior to such filing of the Registration Statement. (e) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company will furnish to Aspen (i) audited financial statements for each of its fiscal years required to be included in the Registration Statement pertaining to a Homology Board Adverse Recommendation Change. Each of (the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to comply with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with the SEC. (c“Company Audited Financial Statements”) Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Homology’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. If Homology, Merger Sub or Q32 become aware of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, as the case may be, then such Party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Homology stockholders. (d) Q32 shall reasonably cooperate with Homology and provide, and cause its Representatives to provide, Homology and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding (i) Q32 and its Subsidiaries and (ii) the 2023 Plans unaudited interim financial statements for each interim period completed prior to Closing that is, in each case, would be required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Homology to be included in the Registration Statement. Q32 will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Q32’s independent accounting firm to deliver any consent that Homology is required to file with the SEC with respect periodic report due prior to the inclusion Closing if the Company were subject to the periodic reporting requirements under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (the “Company Interim Financial Statements”). Each of the independent accounting firm’s opinion on Company Audited Financial Statements and the audited financial statements of Q32 in any filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC. (e) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its audit work in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, subject to providing the PCAOB Auditor’s report thereon Company Interim Financial Statements will be suitable for inclusion in the Registration Statement. As promptly Statement and prepared in accordance with GAAP as practicable following applied on a consistent basis during the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen periods involved (15) Business Days after except in each case as described in the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology unaudited interim financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30on that basis will present fairly, 2023 and 2022, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its review in accordance with the procedures specified by the PCAOB in AS 4105, Reviews of Interim Financial Information (the “interim review procedures”), for inclusion in the Registration Statement. All such financial statements included in the Registration Statement at the time of filing shall comply as to form in all material respects, shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (as modified by the rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, shall fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position at the date thereof and the results of its operations operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company as of the dates of and for the periods therein indicated and shall comply referred to in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with Company Audited Financial Statements or the rules and regulations of Company Interim Financial Statements, as the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant, in effect as of the respective dates thereofcase may be.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Merger Agreement (AVROBIO, Inc.)

Registration Statement; Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable (but in any event, no later than twenty (20) Business Days) after the date of this Agreement, and in any event no later than forty-five (i45) Homologydays following the date of this Agreement, in cooperation Parent, with Q32Company’s cooperation, shall will prepare and file cause to be filed with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-4, including a proxy statement relating to the Homology Stockholder Parent Stockholders’ Meeting to be held in connection with the Merger Parent Stockholder Approval Matters and other matters that may be mutually agreed upon between Parent and Company (such Form S-4 Registration Statement, together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the “Proxy Statement”). Each of Parent and Company will use commercially reasonable efforts: (i) to cause the Proxy Statement to comply with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC; and (ii) Homologyto promptly notify the other of, in cooperation cooperate with Q32, shall prepare each other with respect to and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”), in which the Proxy Statement shall be included as a part (the Proxy Statement and the Form S-4, collectively, the “Registration Statement”), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Homology Common Stock to be issued by virtue of the Merger. Each of Homology and Q32 shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to staff. Parent will cause the Registration Proxy Statement to become effective as be furnished to the Parent Stockholders in accordance with applicable Legal Requirements. Each of Parent and Company will promptly as practicablefurnish the other Party all information concerning such Party, its Subsidiaries and shall take all stockholders that may be required or any action required under any applicable federal, state, securities and other Laws reasonably requested in connection with the issuance any action contemplated by this Section 5.1. If either Parent or Company becomes aware of shares of Homology Common Stock pursuant any information that should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Merger. Each of Proxy Statement, then such Party: (i) will promptly inform the Parties shall furnish all information concerning itself other Party thereof; (ii) will provide the other Party (and their Affiliates, as applicable, its counsel) with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any amendment or supplement to the other Parties as Proxy Statement prior to it being filed with the SEC; (iii) will provide the other Parties may reasonably request Party with a copy of such amendment or supplement promptly after it is filed with the SEC; and (iv) will cooperate, if appropriate, in connection with mailing such actions and amendment or supplement to the preparation of the Registration Statement and Proxy StatementParent Stockholders. (b) Homology Parent covenants and agrees that the Registration Statement Proxy Statement, including any pro forma financial statements included therein (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith) ), will not not, at the time that the Proxy Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto is filed with the SEC or is first mailed to the Parent Stockholders, at the time of the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting and at the Effective Time, 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 made therein not misleading. Q32 covenants and agrees that the information supplied by or on behalf of Q32 and its Subsidiaries to Homology for inclusion in the Registration Statement (including the Q32 Financials) will not 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 such informationtherein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Homology Parent makes no covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in the Registration Proxy Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith), if any, based on information provided furnished in writing by Q32 or its Subsidiaries or any of their Representatives Company specifically for inclusion therein. Q32 and its legal counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and on the response to any comments on the SEC prior to the filing thereof with the SEC; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any amendment to the Registration Statement pertaining to a Homology Board Adverse Recommendation Change. Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to comply with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with the SEC. (c) Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Homology’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. If Homology, Merger Sub or Q32 become aware of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, as the case may be, then such Party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Homology stockholders. (d) Q32 Company shall reasonably cooperate with Homology and Parent and, within forty-five (45) days of the date of this Agreement, provide, and cause require its Representatives Representatives, advisors, accountants and attorneys to provide, Homology Parent and its Representatives, advisors, accountants and attorneys, with all true, correct and complete information regarding (i) Q32 and its Subsidiaries and (ii) the 2023 Plans Company that is, in each case, is required by Law law to be included in the Registration Proxy Statement or reasonably requested by Homology from Company to be included in the Registration StatementProxy Statement and all other filings required by the Securities Act or Exchange Act, including, but not limited to, audited and unaudited financial statements of Company and management discussion and analysis of Company’s financial condition. Q32 Without limiting the foregoing, Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Q32to be delivered to Parent a letter of Company’s independent accounting firm to deliver any consent that Homology is required to file with the SEC with respect to the inclusion of the independent accounting firm’s opinion on the audited financial statements of Q32 in any filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC. , dated no more than two (e) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (152) Business Days after before the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, with respect to on which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its audit work Proxy Statement becomes effective (and reasonably satisfactory in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, subject form and substance to providing the PCAOB Auditor’s report thereon for inclusion in the Registration Statement. As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology unaudited interim financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its review in accordance with the procedures specified by the PCAOB in AS 4105, Reviews of Interim Financial Information (the “interim review procedures”Parent), that is customary in scope and substance for inclusion letters delivered by independent public accountants in connection with registration statements similar to the Registration Proxy Statement. All such financial statements included in the Registration Statement at the time of filing shall comply as to form in all material respects, shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (as modified by the rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, shall fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position at the date thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows as of and for the periods therein indicated and shall comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant, in effect as of the respective dates thereof.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (Ohr Pharmaceutical Inc)

Registration Statement; Proxy Statement. (ai) As promptly as practicable (but in any event, no later than twenty (20) Business Days) after following the date of this Agreement, (i) HomologyDSAQ, in cooperation with Q32, and PubCo shall prepare and mutually agree upon (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed by any of the Parties), and PubCo shall file with the SEC a proxy statement relating to the Homology Stockholder Meeting to be held in connection with the Merger (together with any amendments thereof or supplements theretoSEC, the Registration Statement/Proxy Statement”) and (ii) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”), in which the Proxy Statement shall be included as a part (the Proxy Statement and the Form S-4, collectively, the “Registration Statement”), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Homology Common Stock to be issued by virtue of the Merger. Each of Homology DSAQ and Q32 PubCo shall use their commercially its reasonable best efforts to (A) cause the Registration Statement/Proxy Statement to comply in all material respects with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC (including, with respect to PubCo, the provision of financial statements for the Blade Group for all periods, and in the form, required to be included in the Registration Statement/Proxy Statement under Securities Laws (after giving effect to any waivers received) or in response to any comments from the SEC), (B) promptly notify the other Parties of, reasonably cooperate with each other Party with respect to and respond promptly to to, any comments of the SEC or its staff and to cause staff, (C) have the Registration Statement/Proxy Statement to become declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicablereasonably practicable after it is filed with the SEC and (D) keep the Registration Statement/Proxy Statement effective through the Closing in order to permit the consummation of the Transactions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, PubCo and DSAQ shall take all or any action required under any applicable federal, state, securities and other Laws reasonably cooperate in connection with the preparation for inclusion in the Registration Statement/Proxy Statement of pro forma financial statements that comply with the requirements of Regulation S-X under the rules and regulations of the SEC (as interpreted by the staff of the SEC) to the extent such pro forma financial statements are required for the Registration Statement/Proxy Statement. (ii) DSAQ, on the one hand, and the Blade Group, on the other hand, shall promptly furnish to the other all information concerning such Party and its Representatives that may be required or reasonably requested in connection with any action contemplated by this Section 7.04(a) or for including in any other statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of DSAQ or PubCo to the SEC or the applicable Stock Exchange in connection with the Transactions, including delivering customary Tax representation letters to counsel to enable counsel to deliver any Tax opinions requested or required by the SEC or to be submitted in connection therewith as described in Section 7.07(a). If any Party becomes aware of any information that should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement/Proxy Statement, then (A) such Party shall promptly inform, in the case of DSAQ, PubCo, or, in the case of the Principal Shareholders or a member of the Blade Group, DSAQ, thereof, (B) such Party shall prepare and mutually agree upon with, in the case of DSAQ, PubCo, or, in the case of the Principal Shareholders or any member of the Blade Group, DSAQ (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed by any Party), an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement/Proxy Statement, (C) PubCo shall file such mutually agreed upon amendment or supplement with the SEC and (D) the Parties shall reasonably cooperate, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Pre-Closing DSAQ Holders. PubCo shall promptly advise DSAQ of the time of effectiveness of the Registration Statement/Proxy Statement, the issuance of shares any stop order relating thereto or the suspension of Homology Common Stock pursuant the qualification of PubCo Class A Ordinary Shares and, if applicable, PubCo Warrants for offering or sale in any jurisdiction. Each of DSAQ and PubCo shall use its reasonable best efforts to the Merger. have any such stop order or suspension lifted, reversed or otherwise terminated. (iii) Each of the Parties shall furnish all information concerning itself and their Affiliates, as applicable, use its reasonable best efforts to the other Parties as the other Parties may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation ensure that none of the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement. (b) Homology covenants and agrees that information related to such Party or any of such Party’s Representatives, supplied by such Party or on such Party’s behalf for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement/Proxy Statement (and shall, at the letter to stockholderstime the Registration Statement/Proxy Statement is filed with the SEC, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith) will not at each time at which it is amended, or at the time it becomes effective under the Securities Act, 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 made therein not misleading. Q32 covenants and agrees that the information supplied by or on behalf of Q32 and its Subsidiaries to Homology for inclusion in the Registration Statement (including the Q32 Financials) will not 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 such informationtherein, in light of the circumstances under which they were are made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Homology makes no covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith), if any, based on information provided by Q32 or its Subsidiaries or any of their Representatives for inclusion therein. Q32 and its legal counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and on the response to any comments on the SEC prior to the filing thereof with the SEC; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any amendment to the Registration Statement pertaining to a Homology Board Adverse Recommendation Change. Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to comply with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with the SEC. (c) Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Homology’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. If Homology, Merger Sub or Q32 become aware of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, as the case may be, then such Party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Homology stockholders. (d) Q32 shall reasonably cooperate with Homology and provide, and cause its Representatives to provide, Homology and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding (i) Q32 and its Subsidiaries and (ii) the 2023 Plans that is, in each case, required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Homology to be included in the Registration Statement. Q32 will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Q32’s independent accounting firm to deliver any consent that Homology is required to file with the SEC with respect to the inclusion of the independent accounting firm’s opinion on the audited financial statements of Q32 in any filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC. (e) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its audit work in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, subject to providing the PCAOB Auditor’s report thereon for inclusion in the Registration Statement. As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology unaudited interim financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its review in accordance with the procedures specified by the PCAOB in AS 4105, Reviews of Interim Financial Information (the “interim review procedures”), for inclusion in the Registration Statement. All such financial statements included in the Registration Statement at the time of filing shall comply as to form in all material respects, shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (as modified by the rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, shall fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position at the date thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows as of and for the periods therein indicated and shall comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant, in effect as of the respective dates thereof.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Business Combination Agreement (Direct Selling Acquisition Corp.)

Registration Statement; Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable (but in any eventIn connection with the AVANT Stockholder Meeting, no later than twenty (20) Business Days) after the date of this Agreement, AVANT will (i) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall as promptly as reasonably practicable prepare and file with the SEC the Prospectus and the AVANT Registration Statement, in which the Prospectus will be included as a prospectus, (ii) respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to any comments received from the SEC with respect to such filings, provide copies of such comments to Celldex promptly upon receipt and promptly provide to Celldex all such responses, (iii) as promptly as reasonably practicable, prepare and file any amendments or supplements necessary to be filed in response to any SEC comments or as required by law and promptly provide to Celldex all such responses, (iv) use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the AVANT Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC and will thereafter mail to its stockholders as promptly as reasonably practicable, the Prospectus and all other customary proxy statement relating or other materials for meetings such as the AVANT Stockholder Meeting, (v) to the Homology extent required by applicable law, as promptly as reasonably practicable, prepare, file and distribute to the stockholders of AVANT any supplement or amendment to the Prospectus if any event shall occur which requires such action at any time prior to the AVANT Stockholder Meeting Meeting, and (vi) otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to be held comply with all requirements of law applicable to the AVANT Stockholder Meeting, the AVANT Registration Statement and the Prospectus. Celldex shall cooperate with AVANT and Merger Sub in connection with the Merger (together preparation and filing of the AVANT Registration Statement and the Prospectus and the resolution of any comments from the SEC referred to above, including furnishing AVANT upon request with any and all information as may be reasonably required to be set forth in the AVANT Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any supplement or amendment thereto under the Exchange Act. AVANT and Merger Sub will provide Celldex a reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon the AVANT Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, prior to filing the “Proxy Statement”) and (ii) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file same with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (and will in good faith consider any comments by Celldex. If, at any time prior to the “Form S-4”)Effective Time, any information relating to AVANT, Celldex or Merger Sub or any of their respective affiliates should be discovered by AVANT, Celldex or Merger Sub which should be set forth in which an amendment or supplement to the Proxy AVANT Registration Statement shall be included as a part (or the Proxy Prospectus so that the AVANT Registration Statement and the Form S-4, collectively, the “Registration Statement”), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Homology Common Stock to be issued by virtue of the Merger. Each of Homology and Q32 Prospectus shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to cause the Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable, and shall take all or any action required under any applicable federal, state, securities and other Laws in connection with the issuance of shares of Homology Common Stock pursuant to the Merger. Each of the Parties shall furnish all information concerning itself and their Affiliates, as applicable, to the other Parties as the other Parties may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement. (b) Homology covenants and agrees that the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith) will not 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 made therein not misleading. Q32 covenants and agrees that the information supplied by or on behalf of Q32 and its Subsidiaries to Homology for inclusion in the Registration Statement (including the Q32 Financials) will not 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 such informationtherein, in light of the circumstances under which they were are made, not misleading. Notwithstanding , the foregoingparty that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties and, Homology makes no covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith), if any, based on information provided by Q32 or its Subsidiaries or any of their Representatives for inclusion therein. Q32 and its legal counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, prior to the filing extent required by applicable law, AVANT shall disseminate an appropriate amendment thereof with the SEC, and on the response to any comments on the SEC prior to the filing thereof with the SEC; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any amendment to the Registration Statement pertaining to a Homology Board Adverse Recommendation Change. Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to comply with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with the SEC. (c) Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Homology’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. If Homology, Merger Sub or Q32 become aware of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement thereto describing such information to the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, as the case may be, then such Party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Homology AVANT’s stockholders. (d) Q32 shall reasonably cooperate with Homology and provide, and cause its Representatives to provide, Homology and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding (i) Q32 and its Subsidiaries and (ii) the 2023 Plans that is, in each case, required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Homology to be included in the Registration Statement. Q32 will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Q32’s independent accounting firm to deliver any consent that Homology is required to file with the SEC with respect to the inclusion of the independent accounting firm’s opinion on the audited financial statements of Q32 in any filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC. (e) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its audit work in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, subject to providing the PCAOB Auditor’s report thereon for inclusion in the Registration Statement. As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology unaudited interim financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its review in accordance with the procedures specified by the PCAOB in AS 4105, Reviews of Interim Financial Information (the “interim review procedures”), for inclusion in the Registration Statement. All such financial statements included in the Registration Statement at the time of filing shall comply as to form in all material respects, shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (as modified by the rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, shall fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position at the date thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows as of and for the periods therein indicated and shall comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant, in effect as of the respective dates thereof.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Merger Agreement (Avant Immunotherapeutics Inc)

Registration Statement; Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable (but in any event, no later than twenty (20) Business Days) after the date of this Agreement, (i) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall The parties agree jointly to prepare and file with the SEC a proxy statement relating to the Homology Stockholder Meeting to be held in connection with the Merger (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the “Proxy Statement”) and (ii) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 or other applicable form (the “Form S-4”), in which the Proxy Statement shall "REGISTRATION STATEMENT") to be included as a part (the Proxy Statement and the Form S-4, collectively, the “Registration Statement”), in connection filed by PNC with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Homology Common Stock to be issued by virtue of the Merger. Each of Homology and Q32 shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to cause the Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable, and shall take all or any action required under any applicable federal, state, securities and other Laws in connection with the issuance of shares of Homology PNC Common Stock pursuant to in the Merger. Each Merger (including the proxy statement and prospectus and other proxy solicitation materials of the Parties shall furnish Company constituting a part thereof (the "PROXY STATEMENT") and all information concerning itself and their Affiliates, as applicable, related documents). The parties agree to the other Parties as the other Parties may reasonably request cooperate in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement; and, provided that the Company has cooperated as required above, PNC agrees to file an amendment to the Registration Statement with the SEC within eight (8) business days of the date hereof. Each of PNC and the Company agrees to use all reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as reasonably practicable after filing thereof. PNC also agrees to use all reasonable efforts to obtain all necessary state securities law or "Blue Sky" permits and approvals required to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Plan. Each of PNC and the Company agrees to furnish all information concerning it, its subsidiaries, officers, directors and stockholders as may be reasonably requested in connection with the foregoing. (b) Homology covenants Each of PNC and the Company agrees (1) as to itself and its subsidiaries, that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by it for inclusion or incorporation by reference in (a) the Registration Statement (will, at the time the Registration Statement and each amendment or supplement thereto, if any, becomes effective under the letter to stockholdersSecurities Act, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith) will not 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 made therein not misleading. Q32 covenants misleading and agrees that (b) the information supplied by Proxy Statement and any amendment or on behalf supplement thereto will, at the date of Q32 mailing to stockholders and its Subsidiaries to Homology for inclusion in at the Registration Statement (including time of the Q32 Financials) will not Company Meeting 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 such informationthe statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were such statement was made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Homology makes no covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in misleading and (2) that the Registration Statement (and Proxy Statement shall comply with all applicable laws as they relate to PNC and the letter to stockholders, notice Company. Each of meeting PNC and form of proxy included therewith), the Company further agrees that if any, based on information provided by Q32 or its Subsidiaries or any of their Representatives for inclusion therein. Q32 and its legal counsel it shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, become aware prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and on the response to Effective Date of any comments on the SEC prior to the filing thereof with the SEC; provided, however, information furnished by it that the foregoing shall not apply to would cause any amendment to the Registration Statement pertaining to a Homology Board Adverse Recommendation Change. Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause statements in the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement to comply be false or misleading with respect to any material fact, or to omit to state any material fact necessary to make the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SECstatements therein not false or misleading, to respond promptly to any comments of inform the SEC or its staff other party thereof and to have take the necessary steps to correct the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with the SECStatement. (c) Each PNC agrees to advise the Company, promptly after PNC receives notice thereof, of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Homology’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after time when the Registration Statement is declared has become effective under or any supplement or amendment has been filed, of the Securities Act. If Homology, Merger Sub or Q32 become aware issuance of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act stop order or the Exchange Actsuspension of the qualification of PNC Common Stock for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, should be disclosed in an of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for any such purpose, or of any request by the SEC for the amendment or supplement to of the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, as the case may be, then such Party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Homology stockholdersfor additional information. (d) Q32 shall reasonably cooperate with Homology and provide, and cause its Representatives to provide, Homology and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding (i) Q32 and its Subsidiaries and (ii) the 2023 Plans that is, in each case, required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Homology to be included in the Registration Statement. Q32 will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Q32’s independent accounting firm to deliver any consent that Homology is required to file with the SEC with respect to the inclusion of the independent accounting firm’s opinion on the audited financial statements of Q32 in any filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC. (e) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its audit work in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, subject to providing the PCAOB Auditor’s report thereon for inclusion in the Registration Statement. As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology unaudited interim financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its review in accordance with the procedures specified by the PCAOB in AS 4105, Reviews of Interim Financial Information (the “interim review procedures”), for inclusion in the Registration Statement. All such financial statements included in the Registration Statement at the time of filing shall comply as to form in all material respects, shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (as modified by the rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, shall fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position at the date thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows as of and for the periods therein indicated and shall comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant, in effect as of the respective dates thereof.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Agreement and Plan of Merger (PNC Financial Services Group Inc)

Registration Statement; Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable (but In the case of Acquiror and the Company, respectively, the information to be supplied by it for inclusion in any event, no later than twenty (20) Business Days) after the date of this Agreement, (i) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file with the SEC a proxy statement relating to the Homology Stockholder Meeting Registration Statement on Form F-4 and/or such other form(s) as may be appropriate to be held in connection with the Merger (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the “Proxy Statement”) and (ii) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”), in which the Proxy Statement shall be included as a part (the Proxy Statement and the Form S-4, collectively, the “Registration Statement”), in connection with the registration filed under the Securities Act of with the shares of Homology Common Stock SEC by Acquiror for the purpose of, among other things, registering the Acquiror ADSs and underlying Acquiror Ordinary Shares to be issued by virtue to the shareholders of the Merger. Each of Homology and Q32 shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to respond promptly to any comments of Company in the SEC or its staff and to cause Merger (the "Registration Statement") will not, at the time such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicablebecomes effective, and shall take all or any action required under any applicable federal, state, securities and other Laws in connection with the issuance of shares of Homology Common Stock pursuant to the Merger. Each of the Parties shall furnish all information concerning itself and their Affiliates, as applicable, to the other Parties as the other Parties may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement. (b) Homology covenants and agrees that the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith) will not 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 made therein not misleading. Q32 covenants , or (ii) the proxy statement or proxy statements and agrees that other materials (as amended or supplemented from time to time, collectively the information supplied by or on behalf of Q32 "Proxy Statement," and its Subsidiaries to Homology for inclusion together with the prospectus included in the Registration Statement Statement, as amended or supplemented from time to time, the "Proxy Statement/Prospectus") to be filed with the SEC by the Company under the Securities Exchange Act and distributed in connection with the Company's meeting of its shareholders to vote upon this Agreement (including the Q32 Financials"Company Meeting") and to be distributed by Acquiror Sub in connection with Acquiror Sub's meeting of its Shareholders to vote upon this Agreement (the "Acquiror Sub Meeting"), and the offering circular required under the rules and regulation of the London and Irish stock exchanges (the "Offering Circular") to be distributed by Acquiror in connection with Acquiror's meeting of the Shareholders to vote upon this Agreement (the "Acquiror Meeting") will not not, at the time the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and the Offering Circular, respectively, are mailed and at the time of the Company Meeting, the Acquiror Sub Meeting, or the Acquiror Meeting, respectively, 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 such informationthe statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were are made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Homology makes no covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith), if any, based on information provided by Q32 or its Subsidiaries or any of their Representatives for inclusion therein. Q32 and its legal counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and on the response to any comments on the SEC prior to the filing thereof with the SEC; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any amendment to the Registration Statement pertaining to a Homology Board Adverse Recommendation Change. Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to comply with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with the SEC. (c) Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Homology’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. If Homology, Merger Sub or Q32 become aware of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, as the case may be, then such Party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Homology stockholders. (d) Q32 shall reasonably cooperate with Homology and provide, and cause its Representatives to provide, Homology and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding (i) Q32 and its Subsidiaries and (ii) the 2023 Plans that is, in each case, required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Homology to be included in the Registration Statement. Q32 will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Q32’s independent accounting firm to deliver any consent that Homology is required to file with the SEC with respect to the inclusion of the independent accounting firm’s opinion on the audited financial statements of Q32 in any filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC. (e) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its audit work in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, subject to providing the PCAOB Auditor’s report thereon for inclusion in the Registration Statement. As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology unaudited interim financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its review in accordance with the procedures specified by the PCAOB in AS 4105, Reviews of Interim Financial Information (the “interim review procedures”), for inclusion in the Registration Statement. All such financial statements included in the Registration Statement at the time of filing shall comply as to form in all material respects, shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (as modified by the rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, shall fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position at the date thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows as of and for the periods therein indicated and shall comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant, in effect as of the respective dates thereof.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Merger Agreement (First Maryland Bancorp)

Registration Statement; Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable (but in any event, and no later than twenty (20) Business Days30 days) after the date of this Agreement, (i) Homologythe Parties shall prepare, in cooperation with Q32, and Apricus shall prepare and file cause to be filed with the SEC a proxy statement relating to the Homology Stockholder Meeting to be held in connection with the Merger (together with any amendments thereof or supplements theretoSEC, the “Proxy Registration Statement”) and (ii) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”), in which the Proxy Statement shall will be included as a part (the Proxy Statement and the Form S-4, collectively, the “Registration Statement”), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Homology Common Stock to be issued by virtue of the Mergerprospectus. Each of Homology and Q32 shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to cause the Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable, and shall take all or any action required under any applicable federal, state, securities and other Laws in connection with the issuance of shares of Homology Common Stock pursuant to the Merger. Each of the Parties shall furnish all information concerning itself and their Affiliates, as applicable, to the other Parties as the other Parties may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement. (b) Homology Apricus covenants and agrees that the Registration Statement Proxy Statement, including any pro forma financial statements included therein (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith) will not 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 made therein therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Q32 The Company covenants and agrees that the information supplied provided by or on behalf of Q32 and its Subsidiaries the Company to Homology Apricus for inclusion in the Registration Proxy Statement (including the Q32 Company Financials) will not 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 such information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, information not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Homology Apricus makes no covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in the Registration Proxy Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith), if any, based on information provided by Q32 or its Subsidiaries the Company or any of their its Representatives specifically for inclusion therein. Q32 The Company and its legal counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Proxy Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and on the response to any comments on of the SEC prior to the filing thereof with the SEC; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any amendment to the Registration Statement pertaining to a Homology Board Adverse Recommendation Change. Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement to comply with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with the SEC. (c) . Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Homology’s Apricus’ stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. Each Party shall promptly furnish to the other Party all information concerning such Party and such Party’s Affiliates and such Party’s stockholders that may be 58 Exhibit 2.1 required or reasonably requested in connection with any action contemplated by this Section 5.1. If HomologyApricus, Merger Sub or Q32 the Company become aware of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, as the case may be, then such Party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Homology Apricus stockholders. (d) Q32 shall reasonably cooperate with Homology and provide, and cause its Representatives to provide, Homology and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding (i) Q32 and its Subsidiaries and (ii) the 2023 Plans that is, in each case, required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Homology to be included in the Registration Statement. Q32 will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Q32’s independent accounting firm to deliver any consent that Homology is required to file with the SEC with respect to the inclusion of the independent accounting firm’s opinion on the audited financial statements of Q32 in any filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC. (e) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its audit work in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, subject to providing the PCAOB Auditor’s report thereon for inclusion in the Registration Statement. As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology unaudited interim financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its review in accordance with the procedures specified by the PCAOB in AS 4105, Reviews of Interim Financial Information (the “interim review procedures”), for inclusion in the Registration Statement. All such financial statements included in the Registration Statement at the time of filing shall comply as to form in all material respects, shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (as modified by the rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, shall fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position at the date thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows as of and for the periods therein indicated and shall comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant, in effect as of the respective dates thereof.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Merger Agreement

Registration Statement; Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable (but in any event, no later than twenty (20) Business Days) after the date of this Agreement, (i) HomologyParent, in cooperation with Q32the Company, shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”), in which a proxy statement relating to the Homology Parent Stockholder Meeting to be held in connection with the Merger (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the “Proxy Statement”) and (ii) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”), in which the Proxy Statement shall be included as a part (the Proxy Statement and the Form S-4, collectively, the “Registration Statement”), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Homology Parent Common Stock to be issued by virtue of the MergerContemplated Transactions, other than any shares of Parent Capital Stock which are not permitted to be registered on Form S-4 pursuant to applicable Law. Each of Homology and Q32 Parent shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to respond promptly (i) cause the Registration Statement to any comments of comply with applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC or its staff and to SEC, (ii) cause the Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable, and (iii) respond promptly to any comments or requests of the SEC or its staff related to the Registration Statement. Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to take all or any action actions required under any applicable federal, state, securities and other Laws in connection with the issuance of shares of Homology Common Parent Capital Stock pursuant to the MergerContemplated Transactions. Each of the Parties shall reasonably cooperate with the other Party and furnish all information concerning itself and their its Affiliates, as applicable, to the other Parties that is required by law to be included in the Registration Statement as the other Parties may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement. (b) Homology Parent covenants and agrees that the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith) will (i) comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of applicable U.S. federal securities laws and the NRS, and (ii) will not 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 made therein therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Q32 The Company covenants and agrees that the information supplied by or on behalf of Q32 and its Subsidiaries the Company to Homology Parent for inclusion in the Registration Statement (including the Q32 Company Financials) will not 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 such information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Homology neither Party makes no any covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith), if any, based on information provided by Q32 or its Subsidiaries the other Party or any of their its Representatives regarding such other Party or its Affiliates for inclusion therein. (c) Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Parent’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. Q32 If at any time before the Effective Time, (i) Parent, Merger Sub or the Company (A) become aware of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, (B) receives notice of any SEC request for an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or for additional information related thereto, or (C) receives SEC comments on the Registration Statement, or (ii) the information provided in the Registration Statement has become “stale” and new information should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement, as the case may be, then such Party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in Parent filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC (and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Parent stockholders) or otherwise addressing such SEC request or comments and each Party and shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause any such amendment to become effective, if required. Parent shall promptly notify the Company if it becomes aware (1) that the Registration Statement has become effective, (2) of the issuance of any stop order or suspension of the qualification or registration of the Parent Capital Stock issuable in connection with the Contemplated Transactions for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or (3) any order of the SEC related to the Registration Statement, and shall promptly provide to the Company copies of all written correspondence between it or any of its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC or staff of the SEC, on the other hand, with respect to the Registration Statement and all orders of the SEC relating to the Registration Statement. (d) The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to cooperate with Parent and provide, and cause its Representatives to promptly provide, Parent and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding the Company that is required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Parent to be included in the Registration Statement (collectively, the “Company Required S-4 Information”). Without limiting the foregoing, the Company will use reasonable best efforts to cause to be delivered to Parent a consent letter of the Company’s independent accounting firm, dated no more than two (2) Business Days before the date on which the Registration Statement is filed with the SEC (and reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Parent), that is customary in scope and substance for consent letters delivered by independent public accountants in connection with registration statements similar to the Registration Statement. The Company and its legal counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and on the response to any comments of the SEC on the SEC Registration Statement, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC. Parent may file the Registration Statement, or any amendment or supplement thereto, without the prior consent of the Company, provided that Parent has included the Company Required S-4 Information in the Registration Statement in substantially the same form as it was provided to Parent by the Company pursuant to this Section 6.1; provided, howeverfurther, that if the foregoing shall prior consent of the Company is not apply obtained then, notwithstanding anything else herein, the Company makes no covenant or representation regarding the portion of such information supplied by or on behalf of the Company to any amendment Parent for inclusion in such Registration Statement that the Company reasonably identifies prior to such filing of the Registration Statement pertaining to a Homology Board Adverse Recommendation Change. Each Statement. (e) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Parties shall Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement furnish to comply with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with the SEC. (c) Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Homology’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. If Homology, Merger Sub or Q32 become aware of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, as the case may be, then such Party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Homology stockholders. (d) Q32 shall reasonably cooperate with Homology and provide, and cause its Representatives to provide, Homology and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding Parent (i) Q32 and audited financial statements for each of its Subsidiaries fiscal years required to be included in the Registration Statement, or an audited period balance sheet, as applicable (the “Company Audited Financial Statements”) and (ii) the 2023 Plans unaudited interim financial statements for each interim period completed prior to Closing that is, in each case, would be required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Homology to be included in the Registration Statement. Q32 will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Q32’s independent accounting firm to deliver any consent that Homology is required to file with the SEC with respect periodic report due prior to the inclusion Closing if the Company were subject to the periodic reporting requirements under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (the “Company Interim Financial Statements”). Each of the independent accounting firm’s opinion on Company Audited Financial Statements and the audited financial statements of Q32 in any filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC. (e) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its audit work in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, subject to providing the PCAOB Auditor’s report thereon Company Interim Financial Statements will be suitable for inclusion in the Registration Statement. As promptly Statement and prepared in accordance with GAAP as practicable following applied on a consistent basis during the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen periods involved (15) Business Days after except in each case as described in the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology unaudited interim financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30on that basis will present fairly, 2023 and 2022, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its review in accordance with the procedures specified by the PCAOB in AS 4105, Reviews of Interim Financial Information (the “interim review procedures”), for inclusion in the Registration Statement. All such financial statements included in the Registration Statement at the time of filing shall comply as to form in all material respects, shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (as modified by the rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, shall fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position at the date thereof and the results of its operations operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company as of the dates of and for the periods therein indicated and shall comply referred to in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with Company Audited Financial Statements or the rules and regulations of Company Interim Financial Statements, as the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant, in effect as of the respective dates thereofcase may be.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Merger Agreement (Blackboxstocks Inc.)

Registration Statement; Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable (but in any event, no later than twenty (20) Business Days) after following the date of this Agreement, (i) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, Parent shall prepare and file with the SEC a proxy statement relating to the Homology Stockholder Parent Stockholders Meeting to be held in connection with the Merger (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the “Proxy Statement”) and (ii) HomologyParent, in cooperation with Q32the Company, shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”), in which the Proxy Statement shall be included as a part (the Proxy Statement and the Form S-4, collectively, the “Registration Statement”), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Homology Parent Common Stock to be issued by virtue of the Merger. Each of Homology and Q32 Parent shall use their commercially its reasonable best efforts to respond promptly (i) cause the Registration Statement to any comments of comply with the SEC or its staff applicable rules and to regulations promulgated by the SEC, (ii) cause the Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable, and (iii) respond promptly to any comments or requests of the SEC or its staff relating to the Registration Statement. Parent shall take all or any action required under any applicable federal, state, securities and other Laws in connection with the issuance of shares of Homology Parent Common Stock pursuant to the Merger. Each of the Parties parties shall reasonably cooperate with the other party and furnish all information concerning itself and their Affiliates, as applicable, to the other Parties parties that is required by law to be include in the Registration Statement as the other Parties parties may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement. (b) Homology Parent covenants and agrees that the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith) will (i) comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of applicable U.S. federal securities laws and the DGCL, and (ii) will not 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 made therein therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Q32 The Company covenants and agrees that the information supplied by or on behalf of Q32 and its Subsidiaries the Company, concerning itself, to Homology Parent for inclusion in the Registration Statement (including the Q32 FinancialsCompany Interim Financial Statements) will not 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 such information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Homology neither party makes no any covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith), if any, based on information provided by Q32 or its Subsidiaries the other party or any of their Representatives regarding such other party or its Affiliates for inclusion therein. (c) Parent shall cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Parent’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. (d) If at any time before the Effective Time (i) any party (A) becomes aware of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement, (B) receives notice of any SEC request for an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or for additional information related thereto, or (C) receives SEC comments on the Registration Statement, or (ii) the information provided in the Registration Statement has become “stale” and new information should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement; then, in each case such party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC (and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Parent stockholders) or otherwise addressing such SEC request or comments and each party shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause any such amendment to become effective, if required. Q32 Parent shall promptly notify the Company if it becomes aware (1) that the Registration Statement has become effective, (2) of the issuance of any stop order or suspension of the qualification or registration of the Parent Common Stock issuance in connection with the Merger for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or (3) any order of the SEC related to the Registration Statement, and shall promptly provide to the Company copies of all written correspondence between it or any of its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC or staff of the SEC, on the other hand, with respect to the Registration Statement and all orders of the SEC relating to the Registration Statement. (e) The Company shall reasonably cooperate with Parent and provide, and cause its Representatives to provide, Parent and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding the Company that is required by law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Parent to be included in the Registration Statement. Without limiting the Company’s obligations in Section 7.1(a), the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be delivered to Parent a letter of the Company’s independent accounting firm, dated no more than two (2) Business Days before the date on which the Registration Statement becomes effective (and reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Parent), that is customary in scope and substance for letters delivered by independent public accountants in connection with registration statements similar to the Registration Statement. (f) The Company and its legal counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and on the response to any comments of the SEC on the SEC Registration Statement, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC; provided. No filing of, howeveror amendment or supplement to, that the foregoing shall not apply to any amendment to the Registration Statement pertaining to a Homology Board Adverse Recommendation Change. Each will be made by Parent without the prior consent of the Parties Company, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. (g) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause furnish to Parent audited financial statements for each of its fiscal years required to be included in the Registration Statement to comply with Form S-4 (the applicable rules “Company Audited Financial Statements”) and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with the SEC. (c) Each of the Parties shall Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause furnish to Parent unaudited interim financial statements for each interim period completed prior to Closing that would be required to be included in the Proxy Statement or any periodic report due prior to be mailed the Closing if the Company were subject to Homology’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective periodic reporting requirements under the Securities Act. If Homology, Merger Sub or Q32 become aware of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to Act (the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, as the case may be, then such Party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Homology stockholders. (d) Q32 shall reasonably cooperate with Homology and provide, and cause its Representatives to provide, Homology and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding (i) Q32 and its Subsidiaries and (ii) the 2023 Plans that is, in each case, required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Homology to be included in the Registration Statement“Company Unaudited Interim Financial Statements”). Q32 will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Q32’s independent accounting firm to deliver any consent that Homology is required to file with the SEC with respect to the inclusion Each of the independent accounting firm’s opinion on Company Audited Financial Statements and the audited financial statements of Q32 in any filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC. (e) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its audit work in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, subject to providing the PCAOB Auditor’s report thereon Company Interim Financial Statements will be suitable for inclusion in the Registration Statement. As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement Proxy Statement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology unaudited interim financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its review in accordance with the procedures specified by the PCAOB in AS 4105, Reviews of Interim Financial Information (the “interim review procedures”), for inclusion in the Registration Statement. All such financial statements included in the Registration Statement at the time of filing shall comply as to form in all material respects, shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (as modified by the rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis throughout during the periods involved, shall fairly present involved (except in all material respects each case as described in the consolidated financial position at the date thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows as of and for the periods therein indicated and shall comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant, in effect as of the respective dates thereofnotes thereto).

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Merger Agreement (Longevity Health Holdings, Inc.)

Registration Statement; Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable (but in any event, no later than twenty (20) Business Days) after the date of this Agreement, (i) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall The parties agree jointly to prepare and file with the SEC a proxy statement relating to the Homology Stockholder Meeting to be held in connection with the Merger (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the “Proxy Statement”) and (ii) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 or other applicable form (the “Form S-4”), in which the Proxy Statement shall be included as a part (the Proxy Statement and the Form S-4, collectively, the “"Registration Statement”), in connection ") to be filed by PNC with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Homology Common Stock to be issued by virtue of the Merger. Each of Homology and Q32 shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to cause the Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable, and shall take all or any action required under any applicable federal, state, securities and other Laws in connection with the issuance of shares of Homology PNC Common Stock pursuant to in the Merger. Each Merger (including the proxy statement and prospectus and other proxy solicitation materials of the Parties shall furnish Company constituting a part thereof (the "Proxy Statement") and all information concerning itself and their Affiliates, as applicable, related documents). The parties agree to the other Parties as the other Parties may reasonably request cooperate in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement; and, provided that the Company has cooperated as required above, PNC agrees to file an amendment to the Registration Statement with the SEC within eight (8) business days of the date hereof. Each of PNC and the Company agrees to use all reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as reasonably practicable after filing thereof. PNC also agrees to use all reasonable efforts to obtain all necessary state securities law or "Blue Sky" permits and approvals required to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Plan. Each of PNC and the Company agrees to furnish all information concerning it, its subsidiaries, officers, directors and stockholders as may be reasonably requested in connection with the foregoing. (b) Homology covenants Each of PNC and the Company agrees (1) as to itself and its subsidiaries, that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by it for inclusion or incorporation by reference in (a) the Registration Statement (will, at the time the Registration Statement and each amendment or supplement thereto, if any, becomes effective under the letter to stockholdersSecurities Act, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith) will not 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 made therein not misleading. Q32 covenants misleading and agrees that (b) the information supplied by Proxy Statement and any amendment or on behalf supplement thereto will, at the date of Q32 mailing to stockholders and its Subsidiaries to Homology for inclusion in at the Registration Statement (including time of the Q32 Financials) will not Company Meeting 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 such informationthe statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were such statement was made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Homology makes no covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in misleading and (2) that the Registration Statement (and Proxy Statement shall comply with all applicable laws as they relate to PNC and the letter to stockholders, notice Company. Each of meeting PNC and form of proxy included therewith), the Company further agrees that if any, based on information provided by Q32 or its Subsidiaries or any of their Representatives for inclusion therein. Q32 and its legal counsel it shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, become aware prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and on the response to Effective Date of any comments on the SEC prior to the filing thereof with the SEC; provided, however, information furnished by it that the foregoing shall not apply to would cause any amendment to the Registration Statement pertaining to a Homology Board Adverse Recommendation Change. Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause statements in the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement to comply be false or misleading with respect to any material fact, or to omit to state any material fact necessary to make the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SECstatements therein not false or misleading, to respond promptly to any comments of inform the SEC or its staff other party thereof and to have take the necessary steps to correct the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with the SECStatement. (c) Each PNC agrees to advise the Company, promptly after PNC receives notice thereof, of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Homology’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after time when the Registration Statement is declared has become effective under or any supplement or amendment has been filed, of the Securities Act. If Homology, Merger Sub or Q32 become aware issuance of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act stop order or the Exchange Actsuspension of the qualification of PNC Common Stock for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, should be disclosed in an of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for any such purpose, or of any request by the SEC for the amendment or supplement to of the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, as the case may be, then such Party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Homology stockholdersfor additional information. (d) Q32 shall reasonably cooperate with Homology and provide, and cause its Representatives to provide, Homology and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding (i) Q32 and its Subsidiaries and (ii) the 2023 Plans that is, in each case, required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Homology to be included in the Registration Statement. Q32 will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Q32’s independent accounting firm to deliver any consent that Homology is required to file with the SEC with respect to the inclusion of the independent accounting firm’s opinion on the audited financial statements of Q32 in any filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC. (e) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its audit work in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, subject to providing the PCAOB Auditor’s report thereon for inclusion in the Registration Statement. As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology unaudited interim financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its review in accordance with the procedures specified by the PCAOB in AS 4105, Reviews of Interim Financial Information (the “interim review procedures”), for inclusion in the Registration Statement. All such financial statements included in the Registration Statement at the time of filing shall comply as to form in all material respects, shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (as modified by the rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, shall fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position at the date thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows as of and for the periods therein indicated and shall comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant, in effect as of the respective dates thereof.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Riggs National Corp)

Registration Statement; Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable (but in any event, no later than twenty (20) Business Days) after the date of this Agreement, (i) Homologythe Parties shall prepare, in cooperation with Q32, and Parent shall prepare and file cause to be filed with the SEC a proxy statement relating to the Homology Stockholder Meeting to be held in connection with the Merger (together with any amendments thereof or supplements theretoSEC, the “Proxy Registration Statement”) and (ii) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”), in which the Proxy Statement shall will be included as a part (the Proxy Statement and the Form S-4prospectus. Parent represents, collectively, the “Registration Statement”), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Homology Common Stock to be issued by virtue of the Merger. Each of Homology and Q32 shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to cause the Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable, and shall take all or any action required under any applicable federal, state, securities and other Laws in connection with the issuance of shares of Homology Common Stock pursuant to the Merger. Each of the Parties shall furnish all information concerning itself and their Affiliates, as applicable, to the other Parties as the other Parties may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement. (b) Homology covenants and agrees that the Registration Statement Proxy Statement, including any pro forma financial statements included therein (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith) will not 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 made therein therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Q32 The Company represents, covenants and agrees that the information supplied provided by or on behalf of Q32 and its Subsidiaries the Company to Homology Parent for inclusion in the Registration Proxy Statement (including the Q32 Company Financials) will not 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 such information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, information not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Homology Parent makes no covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in the Registration Proxy Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith), if any, based on information provided by Q32 or its Subsidiaries the Company or any of their its Representatives specifically for inclusion therein. Q32 The Company and its legal counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Proxy Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, prior to the filing thereof with the SECSEC (at least three (3) business days prior to the filing thereof), and on the response to any comments of the SEC on the SEC Proxy Statement, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any amendment to the Registration Statement pertaining to a Homology Board Adverse Recommendation Change. Each of the Parties Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement to comply with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with the SEC. (c) . Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to HomologyParent’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. Each Party shall promptly furnish to the other Party all information concerning such Party and such Party’s Affiliates and such Party’s stockholders that may be required or reasonably requested in connection with any action contemplated by this Section 5.1. If HomologyParent, Merger Sub or Q32 the Company become aware of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, as the case may be, then such Party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Homology Parent stockholders. (db) Q32 The Company shall reasonably cooperate with Homology Parent and provide, and cause require its Representatives to provide, Homology Parent and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding (i) Q32 and its Subsidiaries and (ii) the 2023 Plans Company that is, in each case, is required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Homology Parent to be included in the Registration Statement. Q32 Without limiting the foregoing, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Q32to be delivered to Parent a consent letter of the Company’s independent accounting firm that is customary in scope and substance for consent letters delivered by independent public accountants in connection with registration statements similar to deliver any consent that Homology is required to file with the SEC with respect to the inclusion of the independent accounting firm’s opinion on the audited financial statements of Q32 in any filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC. (e) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its audit work in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, subject to providing the PCAOB Auditor’s report thereon for inclusion in the Registration Statement. As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology unaudited interim financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its review in accordance with the procedures specified by the PCAOB in AS 4105, Reviews of Interim Financial Information (the “interim review procedures”), for inclusion in the Registration Statement. All such financial statements included in the Registration Statement at the time of filing shall comply as to form in all material respects, shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (as modified by the rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, shall fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position at the date thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows as of and for the periods therein indicated and shall comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant, in effect as of the respective dates thereof.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Merger Agreement (BioPharmX Corp)

Registration Statement; Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable (but in any event, no later than twenty (20) Business Days) after the date of this Agreement, (i) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file with the SEC a proxy statement relating Subject to the Homology Stockholder Meeting to be held accuracy of the representations contained in connection with the Merger (together with any amendments thereof or supplements theretoSection 6.13, the “Proxy Statement”) and (ii) Homology, information supplied by the Company or its subsidiaries for inclusion in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”), in which the Proxy Statement shall or on such other form as may be included as a part appropriate) (the Proxy Statement and the Form S-4, collectively, the “Registration Statement”), in connection with ) covering the registration under the Securities Act offering of shares of the shares of Homology Common Buyer’s Stock to be issued by virtue of the Merger. Each of Homology and Q32 shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to cause the Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable, and shall take all or any action required under any applicable federal, state, securities and other Laws in connection with the issuance of shares of Homology Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement shall not, at the Merger. Each of the Parties shall furnish all information concerning itself and their Affiliates, as applicable, to the other Parties as the other Parties may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement. (b) Homology covenants and agrees that time the Registration Statement (and including any amendments or supplements thereto) is declared effective by the letter to stockholdersSEC, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith) will not contain any untrue statement of a material Material fact or omit to state any material Material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein not misleading. Q32 covenants and agrees that the The information supplied by or on behalf of Q32 the Company and its Subsidiaries to Homology subsidiaries for inclusion in the Registration Statement proxy statement/prospectus to be sent to the shareholders of the Company to consider at a special meeting (including the Q32 Financials“Shareholder Meeting”) to vote on the Holding Company Merger (such proxy statement/prospectus as amended or supplemented is referred to herein as the “Proxy Statement”) will not not, on the date the Proxy Statement is first mailed to shareholders, at the time of the Shareholder Meeting and at the Effective Time, contain any untrue statement of a material Material fact or omit to state any material Material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make such informationthe statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. If at any time prior to the Effective Time any event relating to the Company or its subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates should be discovered by the Company or its subsidiaries that should be set forth in an amendment to the Registration Statement or a supplement to the Proxy Statement, the Company will promptly inform the Buyer. The Proxy Statement shall comply in all Material respects with the requirements of the Securities Laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Homology neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries makes no covenant, any representation or warranty with respect to statements made in any information supplied by the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith), if any, based on information provided by Q32 or its Subsidiaries Buyer or any of their Representatives for inclusion therein. Q32 and its legal counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statementsubsidiaries that is contained or incorporated by reference in, including all amendments and supplements thereto, prior to the filing thereof or furnished in connection with the SECpreparation of, and on the response to any comments on the SEC prior to the filing thereof with the SEC; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any amendment to the Registration Statement pertaining to a Homology Board Adverse Recommendation Change. Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to comply with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with the SEC. (c) Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Homology’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. If Homology, Merger Sub or Q32 become aware of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Proxy Statement, as the case may be, then such Party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Homology stockholders. (d) Q32 shall reasonably cooperate with Homology and provide, and cause its Representatives to provide, Homology and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding (i) Q32 and its Subsidiaries and (ii) the 2023 Plans that is, in each case, required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Homology to be included in the Registration Statement. Q32 will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Q32’s independent accounting firm to deliver any consent that Homology is required to file with the SEC with respect to the inclusion of the independent accounting firm’s opinion on the audited financial statements of Q32 in any filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC. (e) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its audit work in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, subject to providing the PCAOB Auditor’s report thereon for inclusion in the Registration Statement. As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology unaudited interim financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its review in accordance with the procedures specified by the PCAOB in AS 4105, Reviews of Interim Financial Information (the “interim review procedures”), for inclusion in the Registration Statement. All such financial statements included in the Registration Statement at the time of filing shall comply as to form in all material respects, shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (as modified by the rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, shall fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position at the date thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows as of and for the periods therein indicated and shall comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant, in effect as of the respective dates thereof.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Merger Agreement (Bank of Granite Corp)

Registration Statement; Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable (but In the case of --------------------------------------- Acquiror and the Company, respectively, the information to be supplied by it for inclusion in any event, no later than twenty (20) Business Days) after the date of this Agreement, (i) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file with the SEC a proxy statement relating to the Homology Stockholder Meeting Registra- tion Statement on Form F-4 and/or such other form(s) as may be appropriate to be held in connection with the Merger (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the “Proxy Statement”) and (ii) Homology, in cooperation with Q32, shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”), in which the Proxy Statement shall be included as a part (the Proxy Statement and the Form S-4, collectively, the “Registration Statement”), in connection with the registration filed under the Securities Act of with the shares of Homology Common Stock SEC by Acquiror for the purpose of, among other things, registering the Acquiror ADSs and underlying Acquiror Ordinary Shares to be issued by virtue to the shareholders of the Merger. Each of Homology and Q32 shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to respond promptly to any comments of Company in the SEC or its staff and to cause Merger (the "Registration Statement") will not, at the time such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicablebecomes effective, and shall take all or any action required under any applicable federal, state, securities and other Laws in connection with the issuance of shares of Homology Common Stock pursuant to the Merger. Each of the Parties shall furnish all information concerning itself and their Affiliates, as applicable, to the other Parties as the other Parties may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement. (b) Homology covenants and agrees that the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith) will not 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 made therein not misleading. Q32 covenants , or (ii) the proxy statement or proxy statements and agrees that other materials (as amended or supplemented from time to time, collectively the information supplied by or on behalf of Q32 "Proxy Statement", and its Subsidiaries to Homology for inclusion together with the prospectus included in the Registration Statement Statement, as amended or supplemented from time to time, the "Proxy Statement/Prospectus") to be filed with the SEC by the Company under the Securities Exchange Act and distributed in connection with the Company's meeting of its shareholders to vote upon this Agreement (including the Q32 Financials"Company Meeting") and to be distributed by Acquiror Sub in connection with Acquiror Sub's meeting of its Shareholders to vote upon this Agreement (the "Acquiror Sub Meeting"), and the offering circular required under the rules and regulation of the London and Irish stock exchanges (the "Offering Circular") to be distributed by Acquiror in connection with Acquiror's meeting of the Shareholders to vote upon this Agreement (the "Acquiror Meeting") will not not, at the time the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and the Offering Circular, respectively, are mailed and at the time of the Company Meeting, the Acquiror Sub Meeting, or the Acquiror Meeting, respectively, 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 such informationthe statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were are made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Homology makes no covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith), if any, based on information provided by Q32 or its Subsidiaries or any of their Representatives for inclusion therein. Q32 and its legal counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and on the response to any comments on the SEC prior to the filing thereof with the SEC; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any amendment to the Registration Statement pertaining to a Homology Board Adverse Recommendation Change. Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to comply with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with the SEC. (c) Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Homology’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. If Homology, Merger Sub or Q32 become aware of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, as the case may be, then such Party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Homology stockholders. (d) Q32 shall reasonably cooperate with Homology and provide, and cause its Representatives to provide, Homology and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding (i) Q32 and its Subsidiaries and (ii) the 2023 Plans that is, in each case, required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Homology to be included in the Registration Statement. Q32 will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Q32’s independent accounting firm to deliver any consent that Homology is required to file with the SEC with respect to the inclusion of the independent accounting firm’s opinion on the audited financial statements of Q32 in any filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC. (e) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its audit work in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, subject to providing the PCAOB Auditor’s report thereon for inclusion in the Registration Statement. As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Q32 shall deliver to Homology unaudited interim financial statements (including any related notes thereto) of Q32 and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, with respect to which the PCAOB Auditor has substantially completed its review in accordance with the procedures specified by the PCAOB in AS 4105, Reviews of Interim Financial Information (the “interim review procedures”), for inclusion in the Registration Statement. All such financial statements included in the Registration Statement at the time of filing shall comply as to form in all material respects, shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (as modified by the rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, shall fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position at the date thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows as of and for the periods therein indicated and shall comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant, in effect as of the respective dates thereof.

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Sources: Merger Agreement (Dauphin Deposit Corp)