(i) the Conflicts Committee and the Company Board may make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 10.1(d)(iii) (including payment in full of the Company Termination Fee) in order to substantially concurrently enter into a Company Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal if (i) the Company receives a written Acquisition Proposal that the Conflicts Committee and the Company Board believe in good faith to be bona fide, (ii) such Acquisition Proposal was not the result of a violation of Section 8.4(a), (iii) the Conflicts Committee and the Company Board determine in good faith (after consultation with their respective outside legal and financial advisors) that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal, after taking into account all of the adjustments that have been offered (and not withdrawn) by Parent pursuant to Section 8.4(f)(i), and (D) the Conflicts Committee and the Company Board determine in good faith (after consultation with the their respective outside legal advisors), that the failure to make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change would be inconsistent with its duties under applicable Law; and (Page 112)

(f) T h e Conflicts Committee and the Company Board shall not be entitled to effect a Company Adverse Recommendation Change as permitted under Section 8.4(e) unless, prior to taking such action, (i) the Company has notified Parent in writing that it intends to effect a Company Adverse Recommendation Change specifying in reasonable detail the reasons therefor, and attaching a copy of the Superior Proposal that is the basis of such action in the case of Section 8.4(e)(i) (such notice, a “Company Change Notice” ) and (ii) during the four (4) Business Day period following Parent’s receipt of a Company Change Notice, the Company and the Conflicts Committee shall have offered to negotiate with (and, if accepted, negotiated in good faith with), and shall have caused their respective financial and legal advisors to offer to negotiate with (and if accepted, negotiated in good faith with), Parent in making adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement such that, (x) in circumstances involving or relating to an Acquisition Proposal, the related Superior Proposal ceases to be a Superior Proposal, or (y) in circumstances not involving or relating to an Acquisition Proposal, such terms are as Parent proposes; and provided, that any amendment, supplement or modification to the financial or any other material terms of any Acquisition Proposal shall be deemed a new Acquisition Proposal 

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and the Company may not make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change pursuant to this Section 8.4 unless the Company has complied with the requirements of this Section 8.4(f)(i) with respect to each such new Acquisition Proposal, including sending a Company Change Notice with respect to such Acquisition Proposal, provided, that the Company shall be obligated to negotiate for a period of only three (3) Business Days from such new Company Change Notice, and (iii) following the end of the four (4) Business Day period or three (3) Business Day period (as applicable) contemplated by the immediately preceding clause (i), the Conflicts Committee and the Company Board determine, in good faith that (x) following consultation with their respective outside legal and financial advisors in circumstances involving or relating to an Acquisition Proposal, the Superior Proposal giving rise to the Company Change Notice continues to constitute a Superior Proposal (taking into account modifications or amendments to this Agreement proposed by Parent in response to such Company Change Notice) and (y) in any case, following consultation with the Company Board’s and the Conflicts Committee’s outside legal advisors, the failure to make such Company Adverse Recommendation Change would be inconsistent with its duties under applicable Law. (Pages 112-113)

(f) The Parent Board shall not be entitled to effect a Parent Adverse Recommendation Change as permitted under Section 8.5(e) unless, prior to taking such action, (i) Parent has notified the Company in writing that it intends to effect a Parent Adverse Recommendation Change specifying in reasonable detail the reasons therefor, and attaching a copy of the Superior Proposal that is the basis of such action in the case of Section 8.5(e)(i) (such notice, a “Parent Change Notice”) and (ii) during the four (4) Business Day period following the Company’s receipt of a Parent Change Notice, Parent shall have offered to negotiate with (and, if accepted, negotiated in good faith with), and shall have caused its respective financial and legal 

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advisors to offer to negotiate with (and if accepted, negotiated in good faith with), the Company in making adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement such that, (x) in circumstances involving or relating to an Acquisition Proposal, the related Superior Proposal ceases to be a Superior Proposal, or (y) in circumstances not involving or relating to an Acquisition Proposal, such terms are as the Company proposes; and provided, that any amendment, supplement or modification to the financial or any other material terms of any Acquisition Proposal shall be deemed a new Acquisition Proposal and Parent may not make a Parent Adverse Recommendation Change pursuant to this Section 8.5 unless Parent has complied with the requirements of this Section 8.5(f)(i) with respect to each such new Acquisition Proposal, including sending a Parent Change Notice with respect to such Acquisition Proposal, provided, that Parent shall be obligated to negotiate for a period of only three (3) Business Days from such new Parent Change Notice, and (iii) following the end of the four (4) Business Day period or three (3) Business Day period (as applicable) contemplated by the immediately preceding clause (i), the Parent Board determines, in good faith that (x) following consultation with Parent’s outside legal and financial advisors in circumstances involving or relating to an Acquisition Proposal, the Superior Proposal giving rise to the Parent Change Notice continues to constitute a Superior Proposal (taking into account modifications or amendments to this Agreement proposed by the Company in response to such Parent Change Notice) and (y) in any case, following consultation with Parent’s outside legal advisors, the failure to make such Parent Adverse Recommendation Change would be inconsistent with its duties under applicable Law. (Pages 116-117)

Question: Number of additional matching rights periods for modifications (FTR)
Subquestion: <NONE>
Answer: Continuous matching right