Sansaboo/maud huggingface dataset:
Section 6.4           No Solicitation by the Company and Company Change in Recommendation. <omitted>

(b)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if, prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company receives a bona fide written Company Acquisition Proposal (which Company Acquisition Proposal was made after the date of this Agreement and did not result from a material breach of this Section 6.4), and the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and outside counsel, that such Company Acquisition Proposal constitutes, or could reasonably be expected to lead to, a Company Superior Proposal, then the Company and its Representatives may, subject to compliance with this Section 6.4, do any or all of the following: (i) furnish any information (including non-public information) or access thereto to any third party making such Company Acquisition Proposal; provided that (A) prior to furnishing any such information or access, the Company has received from such third party an executed Company Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement and (B) any such non-public information so furnished has been previously provided or made available to Parent or is provided or made available to Parent promptly (and in any event no later than 24 hours) after it is so furnished to such third party or (ii) participate or engage in negotiations or discussions with the Person or group making such Company Acquisition Proposal and its Representatives regarding such Company Acquisition Proposal.  (Page 65)

Question: Fiduciary exception:  Board determination standard-Answer (no-shop)
Subquestion: <NONE>
Answer: None
SECTION 7.8. No Solicitation. (a) <omitted> Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if in response to an unsolicited bona fide written Acquisition Proposal made by a Third Party after the date hereof in circumstances not involving a breach in any material respect of this Section 7.8, the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel and a financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation) that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes, or could reasonably be expected to lead to, a Superior Proposal and, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action would be more likely than not to result in a violation of fiduciary duties of the Company Board under applicable Law, then the Company may, at any time prior to the Offer Closing (but in no event after such time), enter into a customary confidentiality agreement (x) containing confidentiality and other terms that are no less favorable to the Company in the aggregate than those contained in the Confidentiality Agreement and (y) that does not prevent the Company from providing any   70


information to Parent in accordance with this Agreement or otherwise comply with its obligation under this Agreement (an “Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement”) with such Third Party making such an Acquisition Proposal and thereafter (1) furnish information and data with respect to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and afford access to the business, personnel, properties, assets, books or records of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, in each case, pursuant to such Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement, and (2) enter into, maintain and participate in discussions or negotiations with, the Third Party making such Acquisition Proposal and its Representatives; provided, that the Company will concurrently provide to Parent any information and data concerning the Company or any Company Subsidiary or access provided to such Third Party that was not previously made available to Parent.  (Pages 74-75)

Question: Fiduciary exception:  Board determination standard-Answer (no-shop)
Subquestion: <NONE>
Answer: Other specified standard
6.15 Acquisition Proposals. <omitted> (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 6.15(a) and 6.15(b), in the event that after the date of this Agreement and prior to the receipt of the Requisite Parent Vote, in the case of Parent, or the Requisite Company Vote, in the case of the Company, a party receives an unsolicited bona fide written Acquisition Proposal, such party may, and may permit its Subsidiaries and its and its Subsidiaries’ Representatives to, furnish or cause to be furnished confidential or nonpublic information or data and participate in such negotiations or discussions with the person making the Acquisition Proposal if the Board of Directors of such party concludes in good faith (after receiving the advice of its outside counsel, and with respect to financial matters, its outside financial advisors) that failure to take such actions would be more likely than not to result in a violation of its fiduciary duties under applicable law; provided, that, prior to furnishing any confidential or nonpublic information permitted to be provided pursuant to this sentence, such party shall have provided such information to the other party to this Agreement and shall have entered into a confidentiality agreement with the person making such Acquisition Proposal on terms no less favorable to it than the Confidentiality Agreement (“Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement”), which confidentiality agreement shall not provide such person with any exclusive right to negotiate with such party.  (Page 65)

Question: Fiduciary exception:  Board determination standard-Answer (no-shop)
Subquestion: <NONE>
Answer: Other specified standard
Section 6.3    No Solicitation by the Company. 
<omitted> 
(b)    From and after the date of this Agreement, the Company and its officers and directors will not, will cause the Company’s Subsidiaries and its and their respective controlled Affiliates and other Representatives not to, directly or indirectly: 
<omitted> 
provided, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company or any of its Representatives may, (A) provide information in response to a request therefor by a Person who has made an unsolicited bona fide written Company Competing Proposal after the date hereof that did not result from a breach (other than a de minimis breach) of this Section 6.3 if the Company receives from the Person so requesting such information an executed confidentiality agreement on terms not less restrictive to the other party than those contained in the Confidentiality Agreement (an “Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement”), it being understood that such Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement need not prohibit the making, or amendment, of a Company Competing Proposal and shall not prohibit compliance by the Company with this Section 6.3, and the Company shall promptly disclose (and, if applicable, provide copies of) any such information provided to such Person to Parent to the extent not previously provided to Parent; or (B) engage or participate in any discussions or negotiations with any Person who has made such an unsolicited bona fide written Company Competing Proposal after the date hereof that did not result from a breach (other than a de minimis breach) of this Section 6.3, if and only to the extent that, (x) prior to taking any action described   57


in clause (A) or (B) above, the Company Board determines in good faith after consultation with its outside legal counsel that failure to take such action in light of the Company Competing Proposal would be more likely than not to result in a violation of Company Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable law and (y) in each such case referred to in clause (A) or (B) above, the Company Board has determined in good faith based on the information then available and after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel that such Company Competing Proposal either constitutes a Company Superior Proposal or is reasonably likely to result in a Company Superior Proposal. (Pages 61-62)

Question: Fiduciary exception:  Board determination standard-Answer (no-shop)
Subquestion: <NONE>
Answer: Other specified standard
6.13 Acquisition Proposals.

<omitted>

provided, that, prior to the receipt of the Requisite TCF Vote, in the event TCF receives an unsolicited bona fide written TCF Acquisition Proposal, it may, and may permit its Subsidiaries and its and its Subsidiaries’ Representatives to, furnish or cause to be furnished nonpublic information or data and participate in such negotiations or discussions to the extent that its Board of Directors concludes in good faith (after receiving the advice of its outside counsel, and with respect to financial matters, its financial advisors) that failure to take such actions would be more likely than not to result in a violation of its fiduciary duties under applicable law;  (Page 70)

Question: Fiduciary exception:  Board determination standard-Answer (no-shop)
Subquestion: <NONE>
Answer: Other specified standard
SECTION 5.02. Solicitation; Change in Recommendation.  <omitted> (b) Notwithstanding the limitations contained in Section 5.02(a), if at any time on or after the date hereof and prior to obtaining the Stockholder Approval, the Company or any of its Representatives receives a bona fide Takeover Proposal, which Takeover Proposal did not result from a material breach of Section 5.02(a), (i) the Company and its Representatives may contact and engage in discussions with such Person or group of Persons making the Takeover Proposal or its or their Representatives solely to clarify the terms and conditions thereof or to request that such Takeover Proposal made orally be made in writing and (ii) if the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee thereof determines in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that any such Takeover Proposal constitutes   38


or would reasonably be expected to result in a Superior Proposal, and the failure to take such actions would be more likely than not to result in a violation of directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law, then the Company and any of its Representatives may (x) enter into an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement with the Person or group of Persons making the Takeover Proposal and furnish pursuant to an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement information (including non-public information) with respect to the Company to the Person or group of Persons who has made such Takeover Proposal and its or their respective Representatives; provided that the Company shall promptly (and in any event within 24 hours) provide to Parent any non-public information concerning the Company that is provided to any Person given such access which was not previously provided to Parent or its Representatives and (y) following the execution of an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement, engage in or otherwise participate in discussions or negotiations regarding such Takeover Proposal with the Person or group of Persons making such Takeover Proposal and its or their Representatives and financing sources. (Pages 42-43)

Question: Fiduciary exception:  Board determination standard-Answer (no-shop)
Subquestion: <NONE>
Answer: Other specified standard
6.14        Acquisition Proposals.   <omitted>
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that after the date of this Agreement and prior to the receipt of the Requisite BancorpSouth Vote, in the case or BancorpSouth, or the Requisite Cadence Vote, in the case of Cadence, a party receives an unsolicited bona fide written Acquisition Proposal, such party may, and may permit its Subsidiaries and its and its Subsidiaries’ Representatives to, furnish or cause to be furnished confidential or nonpublic information or data and participate in such negotiations or discussions with the person making the Acquisition Proposal if the Board of Directors of such party concludes in good faith (after receiving the advice of its outside counsel, and with respect to financial matters, its financial advisors) that failure to take such actions would be more likely than not to result in a violation of its fiduciary duties under applicable law; provided, that, prior to furnishing any confidential or nonpublic information permitted to be provided pursuant to this sentence, such party shall have provided such information to the other party to this Agreement and shall have entered into a confidentiality agreement with the person making such Acquisition Proposal on terms no less favorable to it than the Confidentiality Agreement (“Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement”), which confidentiality agreement shall not provide such person with any exclusive right to negotiate with such party. Each party will, and will cause its Representatives to, immediately cease and cause to be terminated any activities, discussions or negotiations conducted before the date of this Agreement with any person other than Cadence or BancorpSouth, as applicable, with respect to any Acquisition Proposal. Each party will promptly (within twenty-four (24) hours) advise the other party following receipt of any Acquisition Proposal or any inquiry which could reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal, and the substance thereof (including the material terms and conditions of and the identity of the person making such inquiry or Acquisition Proposal), will provide the other party with an unredacted copy of any such Acquisition Proposal and any draft agreements, proposals or other materials received in connection with any such inquiry or Acquisition Proposal, and will keep the other party reasonably apprised of any related developments, discussions and negotiations on a current basis, including any amendments to or revisions of the material terms of such inquiry or Acquisition Proposal. Each party shall use its reasonable best efforts to enforce any existing confidentiality or standstill agreements to which it or any of its Subsidiaries is a party in accordance with the terms thereof.  (Page 75)

Question: Fiduciary exception:  Board determination standard-Answer (no-shop)
Subquestion: <NONE>
Answer: Other specified standard
Section 6.03 No Solicitation by the Company.
<omitted>

(c)          Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any time prior to the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval (the “Company Approval Time”), the Board of Directors of the Company receives a bona fide written Company Acquisition Proposal made after the date of this Agreement that has not resulted from a violation of this Section 6.03 and the Board of Directors of the Company determines in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel, that such Company Acquisition Proposal is or is reasonably likely to lead to a Company Superior Proposal and, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that failure to take the actions referred to in clause (A) and (B) below would be more likely than not to result in a violation of directors’ fiduciary duties under Applicable Law, then the Company may (A) subject to compliance with this Section 6.03, engage in negotiations or discussions with such Third Party and (B) furnish to such Third Party and its Representatives non-public information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement; provided, that all such non-public information (to the extent that such information has not been previously provided or made available to Parent) is provided or made available to Parent, as the case may be, substantially concurrently with the time it is provided or made available to such Third Party.  (Page 81)

Question: Fiduciary exception:  Board determination standard-Answer (no-shop)
Subquestion: <NONE>
Answer: Other specified standard
Section 6.3 No Solicitation; Other Offers. <omitted> (b) Exceptions. 

(i) Exception for Diligence and Discussions. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if after the date hereof and prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval the Company or any of its Representatives receives an Acquisition Proposal that is not a result of a breach of this Section 6.3, then (x) the Company and its Representatives may make inquiries solely for the purpose of clarifying the terms and conditions of such Acquisition Proposal and (y) if the Company’s Board of Directors determines in good 

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faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and financial advisor, that (I) such Acquisition Proposal constitutes or would reasonably be expected to lead to a Superior Proposal and (II) the failure to take the actions contemplated by this Section 6.3(b)(i) could be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties pursuant to Applicable Law, then the Company and its Representatives, may (A) engage in negotiations or discussions with the Third Party and its Representatives making such Acquisition Proposal and (B) furnish to such Third Party or its Representatives non-public information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or afford access to the business, properties, assets, books or records of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement; (Pages 46-47)

Question: Fiduciary exception:  Board determination standard-Answer (no-shop)
Subquestion: <NONE>
Answer: Other specified standard
6.3 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted> (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 6.3(a), if, at any time following the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time, (i) the Company receives a bona fide written Company Acquisition Proposal from a Third Party, which Company Acquisition Proposal was made or renewed on or after the date of this Agreement and does not result from a breach (other than a de minimis breach) of the obligations set forth in Section 6.3(a) and (ii) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with outside counsel and a financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation, that such Company Acquisition Proposal constitutes or would reasonably be expected to lead to a Superior Company Proposal and the failure to take the following actions would be more likely than not to result in a violation of the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law, then the Company may (A) enter into an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement with and furnish information with respect to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries (including nonpublic information) to the Third Party making such Company Acquisition Proposal or its Representatives, and (B) participate in discussions or negotiations with such Third Party making such Company Acquisition Proposal and its Representatives regarding such Company Acquisition Proposal (subject to the notification and other requirements of Section 6.3(c)); (Page 54)

Question: Fiduciary exception:  Board determination standard-Answer (no-shop)
Subquestion: <NONE>
Answer: Other specified standard
Section 6.02. Acquisition Proposals; Change of Recommendation. <omitted> (b) Exceptions to No Solicitation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 6.02(a), but subject to the provisions of Section 6.02(c), prior to the Offer Acceptance Time, in response to an unsolicited, bona fide written Acquisition Proposal that did not arise from a breach of the obligations set forth in this Section 6.02, the Company may: (i) provide non-public information and data concerning the Company and its Subsidiaries and access to the Company and its Subsidiaries’ properties, books and records in response to a request by the Person or Group who made such Acquisition Proposal; provided that to the extent applicable, correct and complete copies of such information or data or such access have previously been made available to Parent, or are made available to Parent prior to or concurrently with the time such information and/or access is made available to such Person or Group, and prior to providing any such information or data or such access, the Company and the Person or Group making such Acquisition Proposal shall have entered into a confidentiality agreement with terms no less restrictive to such Person or Group than the terms in the Confidentiality Agreement are to Parent (it being understood that such confidentiality agreement need not contain a “standstill” provision, but shall not include any restrictions that could reasonably be expected to restrain the Company from satisfying its obligations contemplated by Section 6.02(c)) (any confidentiality agreement satisfying such criteria, a “Permitted Confidentiality Agreement”); provided, however, that if the Person or Group making such Acquisition Proposal is a competitor of the Company or Parent, the Company shall not provide any competitively sensitive information to such Person in connection with any actions permitted by this Section 6.02(b) other than in accordance with customary “clean room” or other similar procedures designed to limit the disclosure of competitively sensitive information; and (ii) engage or otherwise participate in any discussions or negotiations with any such Person or Group regarding such Acquisition Proposal, if prior to taking any action described in clause (i) or this clause (ii) of this Section 6.02(b), the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel and its financial advisor, that such Acquisition Proposal either constitutes a Superior Proposal or is reasonably likely to result in a Superior Proposal. (Page 72)

Question: Fiduciary exception:  Board determination standard-Answer (no-shop)
Subquestion: <NONE>
Answer: None
Section 6.02. Acquisition Proposals; Change of Recommendation. <omitted> (b) Exceptions to No Solicitation. <omitted> in response to an unsolicited <omitted> Acquisition Proposal <omitted> , the Company may: (i) provide non-public information and data concerning the Company and its Subsidiaries and access to the Company and its Subsidiaries’ properties, books and records in response to a request by the Person or Group who made such Acquisition Proposal; <omitted> and (ii) engage or otherwise participate in any discussions or negotiations with any such Person or Group regarding such Acquisition Proposal, if <omitted> the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel and its financial advisor, that such Acquisition Proposal either constitutes a Superior Proposal or is reasonably likely to result in a Superior Proposal. (Page 72)

Question: Fiduciary exception:  Board determination standard-Answer (no-shop)
Subquestion: <NONE>
Answer: None