Common use of Preparation of the Form S-4 and the Proxy Statement Clause in Contracts

Preparation of the Form S-4 and the Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement, (i) the parties shall jointly prepare the Proxy Statement in preliminary form, and (ii) Polaris shall prepare, and cause New Polaris to file with the SEC, the Form S-4 with respect to the New Polaris Common Shares and the shares of New Polaris Preferred Stock issuable in the Mergers and in connection with the settlement or exercise as of or after Closing of the Polaris Equity Awards, the Sirius Equity Awards and the Constellation Equity Award, which will include the Proxy Statement and a prospectus of New Polaris. Each of the parties shall use its reasonable best efforts to (x) have the Proxy Statement cleared by the SEC and the Form S-4 declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing, (y) ensure that the Proxy Statement and Form S-4 comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act or Securities Act, and (z) keep the Form S-4 effective for so long as necessary to complete the Mergers. Each of the parties shall promptly furnish all information concerning itself, its Affiliates, and the holders of its stock to the Other Parties and provide such other assistance as may be reasonably requested or necessary in connection with the preparation, filing and distribution of the Form S-4 and Proxy Statement. Subject to Sections 6.01(c), 6.01(d), 6.02(c), 6.02(d), 6.03(c) and 6.03(d), as applicable, the Form S-4 and Proxy Statement shall include all information reasonably requested by such Other Party to be included therein. Each of the parties shall promptly notify the Other Parties upon the receipt of any comments from the SEC or any request from the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Form S-4 or Proxy Statement, and shall, as promptly as practicable after receipt thereof, provide the other with copies of all correspondence between it and its Representatives, on one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand, and all written comments with respect to the Proxy Statement or the Form S-4 received from the SEC and notify the Other Parties of any oral comments with respect to the Proxy Statement or the Form S-4 received from the SEC. Each of the parties shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond as promptly as practicable to any comments from the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement, and Polaris shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause New Polaris to respond as promptly as practicable to any comment from the SEC with respect to the Form S-4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to filing the Form S-4 (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or mailing the Proxy Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, each of the parties shall cooperate with and provide to the Other Parties a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such document or response (including the proposed final version of such document or response) and shall consider in good faith including in such document or response any comments reasonably proposed by the Other Parties. Each of the parties shall notify the Other Parties, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time of the effectiveness of the Form S-4, the issuance of any stop order relating thereto or the suspension of the qualification of the New Polaris Common Shares or the shares of New Polaris Preferred Stock issuable in connection with the Mergers, the settlement or exercise as of or after Closing of the Polaris Equity Awards, the Sirius Equity Awards, Constellation Equity Awards for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, and each of the parties shall use its reasonable best efforts to have any such stop order or suspension lifted, reversed or otherwise terminated. The parties shall also take any other action required to be taken under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any applicable foreign or state securities or “blue sky” Laws and the rules and regulations thereunder, the DGCL or the MGCL, as applicable, and the rules of the NYSE in connection with the filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement and the Form S-4, and the solicitation of proxies from the common stockholders of each of the parties thereunder.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plans of Merger (Colony Capital, Inc.), Agreement and Plans of Merger (Northstar Realty Finance Corp.), Agreement and Plans of Merger (Barrack Thomas Jr)

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Preparation of the Form S-4 and the Proxy Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement, (i) the parties shall jointly prepare the Proxy Statement in preliminary form, and (ii) Polaris Newco shall prepare, prepare and cause New Polaris to file with the SEC, the Form S-4 with respect to the New Polaris Newco Common Shares and the shares of New Polaris Preferred Stock issuable in the Mergers and in connection with the settlement or exercise as of or after Closing of the Polaris Equity Awards, the Sirius Equity Awards Constellation OP Contribution and the Constellation Equity AwardREIT Mergers, which will include the Proxy Statement and a prospectus of New PolarisNewco. Each of the parties shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to (x) have the Proxy Statement cleared by the SEC and the Form S-4 declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing, (y) ensure that the Proxy Statement and Form S-4 comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act or Securities Act, and (z) keep the Form S-4 effective for so long as necessary to complete the REIT Mergers. Each of the parties shall promptly furnish all information concerning itself, its Affiliates, and the holders of its stock to the Other Parties and provide such other assistance as may be reasonably requested or necessary in connection with the preparation, filing and distribution of the Form S-4 and Proxy Statement. Subject to Sections 6.01(c), 6.01(d), 6.02(c6.01(e), 6.02(d), 6.03(c) and 6.03(d6.02(e), as applicable, the Form S-4 and Proxy Statement shall include all information reasonably requested by such Other Party to be included therein. Each of the parties shall promptly notify the Other Parties upon the receipt of any comments from the SEC or any request from the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Form S-4 or Proxy Statement, and shall, as promptly as practicable after receipt thereof, provide the other Other Parties with copies of all correspondence between it and its Representatives, on one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand, and all written comments with respect to the Proxy Statement or the Form S-4 received from the SEC and notify the Other Parties of any oral comments with respect to the Proxy Statement or the Form S-4 received from the SEC. Each of the parties Nova I and Nova II shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to respond as promptly as practicable to any comments from the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement, and Polaris Newco shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause New Polaris to respond as promptly as practicable to any comment from the SEC with respect to the Form S-4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to filing the Form S-4 (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or mailing the Proxy Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, each of the parties shall cooperate with and provide to the Other Parties a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such document or response (including the proposed final version of such document or response) and shall consider in good faith including in such document or response any comments reasonably proposed by the Other Parties. Each of the parties shall notify the Other Parties, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time of the effectiveness of the Form S-4, the issuance of any stop order relating thereto or the suspension of the qualification of the New Polaris Newco Common Shares or the shares of New Polaris Preferred Stock issuable in connection with the Constellation OP Contribution and the REIT Mergers, the settlement or exercise as of or after Closing of the Polaris Equity Awards, the Sirius Equity Awards, Constellation Equity Awards for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, and each of the parties shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to have any such stop order or suspension lifted, reversed or otherwise terminated. The parties shall also take any other action required to be taken under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any applicable foreign or state securities or “blue sky” Laws and the rules and regulations thereunder, the DGCL or the MGCL, as applicable, and the rules of the NYSE applicable National Securities Exchange in connection with the filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement and the Form S-4, and the solicitation of proxies from the common stockholders of each of the parties thereunder.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Limited Liability Company Agreement (Colony NorthStar, Inc.), Limited Liability Company Agreement (NorthStar Real Estate Income II, Inc.)

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