“Representatives”  means the  Affiliates,  directors,  officers,  employees,  consultants,  agents,  representatives and advisors of a Party. <omitted>
“Specified Person” means any (i) director or executive officer of the Company, and any Person authorized on behalf of or directed by the Company, the Company Board or any director or executive officer of the Company (in their capacities as such) in connection with any of the activities restricted or limited by Section 5.3; and (ii) any Representative of the Company that is a senior member of its deal team at the Company Financial Advisor or the Company’s legal advisor.

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5.3 Solicitation of Acquisition Proposals. (a) No Solicitation or Negotiation. Subject to Section 5.3(b), during the Pre-Closing Period, the Company will not, and will cause its Subsidiaries and their respective directors and executive officers not to, and the Company will not authorize or knowingly permit any of its or its Subsidiaries’ employees, consultants or other Representatives to (and will instruct such Persons to not), directly or indirectly, (i) solicit, initiate, propose or induce the making, submission or announcement of, or knowingly encourage, facilitate or assist, any proposal or inquiry that constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, an Acquisition Proposal; (ii) furnish to any Person (other than Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective designees) any non-public information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or afford to any Person access to the business, properties, assets, books, records or other non-public information, or to any personnel, of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective designees), in any such case in connection with any Acquisition Proposal or with the intent to induce the making, submission or announcement of, or to knowingly encourage, facilitate or   <omitted>


assist, any proposal or inquiry that constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, an Acquisition Proposal or the making of any proposal that would reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal; (iii) participate, or engage in discussions or negotiations, with any Person with respect to an Acquisition Proposal or with respect to any proposals or inquiries from third Persons relating to the making of an Acquisition Proposal (other than only informing such Persons of the provisions contained in this Section 5.3); (iv) approve, endorse or recommend any proposal that constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, an Acquisition Proposal; (v) enter into any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, term sheet, agreement in principle, merger agreement, acquisition agreement or other Contract relating to an Acquisition Transaction, other than an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement or a potential Acquisition Proposal (any such letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, term sheet, agreement in principle, merger agreement, acquisition agreement or other Contract relating to an Acquisition Transaction, an “Alternative Acquisition Agreement”) ; or (vi) authorize or commit to do any of the foregoing. <omitted>

(g) Breach by Representatives. The Company agrees that (i) any action taken by a Representative of the Company (other than a Specified Person) that is authorized or directed by the Company or any Specified Person, or that a Specified Person is made aware  of  and  does  not  take  prompt  action  to cease, and that, if taken by the Company, would constitute a material breach of this Section 5.3, will be deemed to constitute a material breach by the Company of this Section 5.3; and (ii) any action taken by a Specified Person that, if taken by the Company, would constitute a material breach of this Section 5.3 will be deemed to constitute a material breach by the Company of this Section 5.3. (Pages 67-68)

Question: No-Shop
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: Strict liability