theatticusproject/maud huggingface dataset:
Section 6.2.          Solicitation by the Company.   (a)               From and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and the date, if any, on which this Agreement is validly terminated pursuant to Section 9.1:   (i)                 the Company shall not (and shall cause each Company Subsidiary not to), and shall not authorize or knowingly permit its or any Company Subsidiary’s directors, officers, employees and other Representatives to, directly or indirectly: (1) solicit, initiate or knowingly encourage or knowingly facilitate any inquiry, proposal or offer, or the making, submission or announcement of any inquiry, proposal or offer, which constitutes or could reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal; (2) enter into, continue or otherwise participate in discussions or any negotiations regarding, furnish to any Person any nonpublic information relating to the Company or any Company Subsidiary in connection with, or afford access to the business, personnel, properties, assets, books or records of the Company or any Company Subsidiary in connection with, an Acquisition Proposal; (3) grant any waiver, amendment or release of or under, any confidentiality, standstill or similar agreement (or any confidentiality, standstill or similar provision of any other Contract) with respect to the Company Shares or all or any material portion of the assets of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, provided, that if and only if the Company Board of Directors determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that the failure to grant any waiver, or amend or release, under or of any such standstill or similar agreement would be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law, then the Company may waive, amend or release such standstill or similar agreement solely to the extent necessary to permit a Person to make, on a confidential basis to the Company Board of Directors, an Acquisition Proposal, provided that the Company is not restricted from disclosing such Acquisition Proposal to Parent as contemplated by this Section 6.2; (4) enter into any letter of intent, agreement, contract, commitment or agreement in principle with respect to an Acquisition Proposal or enter into any agreement, contract or commitment requiring the Company to abandon, terminate or fail to consummate the Transactions; (5) take any action or exempt any Person from the restriction on “business combinations” or any similar provision contained in applicable Takeover Statutes or the Company Governing Documents or grant a waiver under Section 203 of the DGCL, or (6) resolve, propose or agree to do any of the foregoing, <omitted>  Without limiting the foregoing, it is agreed that any violation of the foregoing restrictions by the Company Subsidiary or any Representative of the Company or the Company Subsidiary shall be deemed to be a breach of this Section 6.2(a) by the Company. (Page 21)

Question: No-Shop
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: Strict liability
6.13        Acquisition Proposals. (a)          Each party agrees that it will not, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors and representatives (collectively, “Representatives”) not to, directly or indirectly, (i) initiate, solicit, knowingly encourage or knowingly facilitate inquiries or proposals with respect to any Acquisition Proposal, (ii) engage or participate in any negotiations with any person concerning any Acquisition Proposal, (iii) provide any confidential or nonpublic information or data to, or have or participate in any discussions with, any person relating to any Acquisition Proposal or (iv) unless this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with its terms, approve or enter into any term sheet, letter of intent, commitment, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, acquisition agreement, merger agreement or other agreement (whether written or oral, binding or nonbinding) (other than a confidentiality agreement referred to and entered into in accordance with this Section 6.13) in connection with or relating to any Acquisition Proposal. (Page 34)

Question: No-Shop
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: Strict liability
Section 5.3    Acquisition Proposals. (a)    No Solicitation. From the Agreement Date until the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article VII, and except as permitted by this Section 5.3, the Company shall not, and shall cause the Company Subsidiaries and its and their respective directors and officers not to, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its and their other Representatives not to, directly or indirectly: 

(i)    initiate, solicit or knowingly encourage or knowingly facilitate any inquiries or the making of any inquiry, proposal or offer that constitutes, or would reasonably be expected   30


to lead to, any Acquisition Proposal (other than, in response to an unsolicited inquiry from any Person relating to an Acquisition Proposal, informing such Person of the provisions contained in this Section 5.3(a)); 

(ii)    engage in, continue or otherwise participate in any discussions (other than, in response to an unsolicited inquiry from any Person relating to an Acquisition Proposal, informing such Person of the provisions contained in this Section 5.3(a)) or negotiations regarding, or provide any non-public information or data to any Person relating to, any Acquisition Proposal or any proposal or offer that would reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal; 

(iii)    otherwise knowingly facilitate any effort or attempt to make an Acquisition Proposal; or 

(iv)    except as permitted by Section 5.3(e), approve, endorse, recommend, or execute or enter into any letter of intent, agreement in principle, term sheet, memorandum of understanding, merger agreement, acquisition agreement, joint venture agreement or other similar Contract relating to an Acquisition Proposal (other than an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement) (an “Alternative Acquisition Agreement”).  (Pages 33-34)

Question: No-Shop
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: Strict liability
“Representatives” means, with respect to any Person, the directors, officers, employees, financial advisors, attorneys, accountants, consultants, agents and other authorized representatives of such Person, acting solely in such capacity, and, with respect to Parent, any Debt Financing Sources. <omitted> Section 6.02    Acquisition Proposals; No Solicitation.   (a)    Subject to Section 6.03(b) and Section 6.03(c), until the earlier to occur of the Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.01:   (i)    the Company shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, and instruct its and their respective Representatives not to, directly or indirectly (other than with respect to Parent and Merger Sub in accordance with this Section 6.02), (A) solicit, initiate, knowingly facilitate or knowingly encourage (including by way of supplying non-public information) any Acquisition Proposal or any inquiries, proposals or offers that constitute, or that would reasonably be expected to lead to, an Acquisition Proposal, (B) engage in, continue or otherwise participate in any discussions or negotiations with any Third Party regarding an Acquisition Proposal or with respect to any proposals or inquiries from a Third Party relating to the making of an Acquisition Proposal (other than only informing such Persons of the provisions contained in this Section 6.02), or furnish to any Third Party information or provide to any Third Party access to the businesses, properties, assets or personnel of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case, for the purpose of encouraging or facilitating, or that would reasonably be expected to lead to, an Acquisition Proposal, (C) enter into any letter of intent, merger agreement, acquisition agreement, option agreement or other Contract (other than an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement) with respect to an Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Transaction or enter into any merger agreement, acquisition agreement, option agreement or other Contract requiring the Company to abandon, terminate or fail to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (any such letter of intent, agreement or Contract in this clause (C), an “Alternative Transaction Agreement”), (D) approve, endorse or recommend any proposal that constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, an Acquisition Proposal, (E) take any action to exempt any Person (other than Parent and its Affiliates) from restrictions on “business combinations” set forth in Section 203 of the DGCL or any other “moratorium,” “control share,” “fair price,” “takeover” or “interested stockholder” restrictions under Applicable Law, or (F) resolve, propose or agree to do any of the foregoing; <omitted>

(e)    Without limiting the foregoing, any violation of the restriction in this Section 6.02 by any of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ Representatives, whether or not such Representative is purporting to act on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, shall be deemed to be a breach of this Section 6.02 by the Company. (Page 61)

Question: No-Shop
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: Strict liability
Section 5.2. No Solicitation.

(a) The Company will not, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries not to, and will not authorize the Representatives of any Acquired Company to, in each case, directly or indirectly:   (i)    solicit, initiate, propose, knowingly encourage or knowingly take any action designed to facilitate the submission or announcement of any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry (including by approving any transaction, or approving any Person becoming an “interested stockholder,” for purposes of Section 203 of the DGCL);   (ii) furnish any information regarding the Acquired Companies or afford access to the business, properties, assets, books or records of any Acquired Company to any Third Party in connection with, for the purpose of encouraging, or in response to, an Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry;   
<omitted>
  (iii)   engage in, continue or otherwise participate in any discussions or negotiations with any Person with respect to, or otherwise cooperate with, any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry; or   (iv)amend or grant any waiver or release under any standstill or similar agreement with respect to any class of Company Securities or Company Subsidiary Securities; provided, however, that if, and only if, the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that the failure to amend or grant any waiver or release under any such standstill or similar agreement would be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under the DGCL, the Company may then amend or grant a waiver or release under such standstill or similar agreement, to the extent necessary to permit a Third Party to make, on a confidential basis to the Company Board, an Acquisition Proposal, conditioned upon such Third Party agreeing to disclosure of such Acquisition Proposal to Parent as contemplated by this Section 5.2;  (Page 26)

Question: No-Shop
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: Strict liability
Section 6.3. Acquisition Proposals. 

(a) The Company shall not, and shall instruct its Representatives not to: (i) directly or indirectly initiate, solicit, or knowingly encourage or knowingly facilitate (including by way of providing information) any inquiries, proposals or offers, or the making of any submission or announcement of any inquiry, proposal or offer that constitutes or would reasonably be expected to lead to any Acquisition Proposal, (ii) directly or indirectly engage in, enter into or participate in any discussions or negotiations with any Person with respect to any Acquisition Proposal or (iii) provide any non-public information to, or afford access to the business, properties, assets, books or records of the Company to, any Person (other than Parent, Purchaser, or any designees of Parent or Purchaser) in connection with any Acquisition Proposal. The Company shall, and shall cause its directors and officers to, and shall direct its other Representatives to, (x) immediately cease any solicitation, discussions, or negotiations with any Person (other than Parent, Purchaser, or any designees of Parent or Purchaser) with respect to any Acquisition Proposal, (y) request the return or destruction of all confidential information provided by or on behalf of the Company to any such Person and (z) terminate access to any physical or electronic data rooms relating to a possible Acquisition Proposal. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and its Representatives may, solely in response to an inquiry or proposal that did not result from a material breach of this Section 6.3(a), (A) seek to clarify and understand the terms and conditions of any inquiry or proposal made by any Person solely to determine whether such inquiry or proposal constitutes an Acquisition Proposal and (B) inform a Person that has made or, to the Knowledge of the Company, is considering making an Acquisition Proposal of the provisions of this Section 6.3.  (Page 46)

Question: No-Shop
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: Strict liability
“Knowledge” means (a) with respect to the Company, the actual knowledge in each case after reasonable inquiry of each individual listed in Section 1.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter and (b) with respect to Parent, the actual knowledge in each case after reasonable inquiry of each individual listed in Section 1.1(b) of the Parent Disclosure Letter. (Page 13)

Question: No-Shop
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: Reasonable standard
“Knowledge” of a Person, with respect to any matter in question, means (i) with respect to the Company, the actual knowledge of the individuals set forth on Section 1.1(ddd) of the Company Disclosure Letter; and (ii) with respect to Parent, the actual knowledge of the individuals set forth on Section 1.1(ddd) of the Parent Disclosure Letter, in each case after reasonable inquiry of those employees who would reasonably be expected to have actual knowledge of the matter in question. With respect to matters involving Intellectual Property of the Company, Knowledge does not require the Company, or any of its directors, officers or employees, to have conducted or have obtained any freedom to operate opinions of any patent or any Mark or other Intellectual Property clearance searches, and if not conducted or obtained, no knowledge of any patents, Marks or other Intellectual Property of any third Person that would have been revealed by such opinions or searches will be imputed to the Company or any of its directors, officers or employees. (Page 14)

Question: No-Shop
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: Strict liability
SECTION 5.02.No Solicitation.  <omitted> Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time prior to receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, if the Company Board receives a written bona fide Acquisition Proposal after the date hereof that was not solicited by the Company or its Representatives and did not otherwise result from a breach or deemed breach of this Section 5.02(a) and that (I) the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel and a financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation) constitutes or would reasonably be expected to lead to a Superior Proposal, and (II) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that failure to take the actions specified in the following clauses (x) and/or (y) of this sentence with respect to such Acquisition Proposal would breach its fiduciary duties to the stockholders of the Company under Delaware Law, then subject to providing prior written notice (before taking the actions in the following clauses (x) or (y) hereof) of its decision to take such action to Parent as promptly as practicable after such determination was reached (and in any event, no later than 24 hours thereafter) and compliance with Section 5.02(c), the Company Board may (x) furnish information with respect to the Company to the Person making such Acquisition Proposal and its Representatives pursuant to a confidentiality agreement not materially less restrictive in the aggregate of the other party than the Confidentiality Agreement provided that, a Person who within the last twelve months that has entered into a confidentiality agreement with the Company relating to a purchase of, or business combination with, the Company shall not be required to enter into a new or revised confidentiality agreement if such confidentiality agreement remains in effect with a term of at least twelve (12) months and does not prohibit the Company from complying with this Section 5.02, and such existing confidentiality agreement shall be deemed to be an acceptable confidentiality agreement hereunder (provided, that any information provided to such Person shall have previously been made available to Parent or shall be made available to Parent prior to or at the same time as it is provided to such Person, and provided further that such confidentiality agreement shall not prohibit or purport to prohibit the Company in any way from complying with this Section 5.02 or this Agreement or include any provision calling for an exclusive right to negotiate with the Company, the Company Board or their Representatives) and (y) participate in discussions or negotiations with such Person and its Representatives regarding any Acquisition Proposal  (Page 52)

Question: Fiduciary exception:  Board determination (no-shop)
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Breach" of fiduciary duties
5.3. No Solicitation: Acquisition Proposals.  <omitted>  (c) Superior Proposals. In the event that any Person or Group submits to the Company (and does not withdraw) an unsolicited, written Acquisition Proposal that the Company Board concludes in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and a financial advisor of national standing) is, or could reasonably be expected to lead to, a Superior Proposal, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 5.3(a), the Company may, so long as the Company Stockholder Approval has not yet been obtained, (i) enter into discussions with such Person or Group regarding such Acquisition Proposal and (ii) deliver or make available to such Person non-public information regarding the Company and the Subsidiaries; provided that, in each such case, the Company, the Subsidiaries and the Company Representatives shall have complied with each of the following: (A) none of the Company, the Subsidiaries or any Company Representative shall have violated this Section 5.3 in any material respect, (B) the Company Board first shall have concluded in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) that the failure to take such action would breach its fiduciary obligations to the Company’s stockholders under Applicable Legal Requirements, (C) prior to making available to any such Person any material non- public information, the Company first shall have received from such Person an executed Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement (a copy of which executed Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement shall be provided to Parent, for informational purposes only, within one Business Day of its execution) and (D) prior to or contemporaneously with delivering or making available any such non-public information to such Person, the Company shall have delivered or made available (disregarding the date limitations in the definition of “made available”) such non-public information to Parent (to the extent such non- public information has not previously been delivered or made available (disregarding the date limitations in the definition of “made available”) by the Company to Parent). (Page 63)

Question: Fiduciary exception:  Board determination (no-shop)
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Breach" of fiduciary duties
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 breach the 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 (no-shop)
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Breach" of fiduciary duties