Systems Integration. From and after the date hereof, Merchants and Merchants Bank shall and shall cause their directors, officers and employees to, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts (during normal business hours and without undue disruption to either business) to cause Merchants Bank’s data processing consultants and software providers to, cooperate and assist Community, upon Community’s reasonable request, in connection with an electronic and systems conversion of all applicable data of Merchants and its Subsidiaries concerning the Loans, deposits and other assets and Liabilities of Merchants and its Subsidiaries to the Community systems. Merchants and its Subsidiaries shall cooperate with Community in connection with the planning for the efficient and orderly combination of the parties and the operation of Community Bank (including the former operations of Merchants Bank) after the Bank Merger, and in preparing for the consolidation of appropriate operating functions to be effective at the Effective Time or such later date as Community may decide. After the execution of this Agreement, Merchants and Community shall each designate an individual to serve as liaison concerning the transfer of data processing information and other similar operational matters. Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this Agreement, (i) neither Community nor Community Bank shall be permitted to exercise control of Merchants or Merchants Bank prior to the Effective Time, and (ii) neither Merchants nor Merchants Bank shall be under any obligation to act in a manner that could reasonably be deemed to constitute anti-competitive behavior under federal or state antitrust Laws.
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Systems Integration. From and after the date hereof, Merchants and Merchants Bank shall and shall cause their directors, officers and employees to, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts (during normal business hours and without undue disruption to either business) to cause Merchants Bank’s 's data processing consultants and software providers to, cooperate and assist Community, upon Community’s 's reasonable request, in connection with an electronic and systems conversion of all applicable data of Merchants and its Subsidiaries concerning the Loans, deposits and other assets and Liabilities of Merchants and its Subsidiaries to the Community systems. Merchants and its Subsidiaries shall cooperate with Community in connection with the planning for the efficient and orderly combination of the parties and the operation of Community Bank (including the former operations of Merchants Bank) after the Bank Merger, and in preparing for the consolidation of appropriate operating functions to be effective at the Effective Time or such later date as Community may decide. After the execution of this Agreement, Merchants and Community shall each designate an individual to serve as liaison concerning the transfer of data processing information and other similar operational matters. Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this Agreement, (i) neither Community nor Community Bank shall be permitted to exercise control of Merchants or Merchants Bank prior to the Effective Time, and (ii) neither Merchants nor Merchants Bank shall be under any obligation to act in a manner that could reasonably be deemed to constitute anti-competitive behavior under federal or state antitrust Laws.
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