theatticusproject/maud huggingface dataset:
Section 7.3 No Solicitation by the Company. (a) From and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier to occur of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article IX, and except as otherwise specifically provided for in this Section 7.3, the Company shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, and shall not authorize or permit and use reasonable best efforts to cause any of its officers, directors, employees or Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit, initiate or knowingly encourage or   63


knowingly facilitate any inquiry, proposal or offer which constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, a Company Acquisition Proposal, (ii) participate or continue in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any Person (other than Parent, its Affiliates and their respective Representatives) any nonpublic information relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries or afford access to its business, properties, assets, books or records to any Person (other than Parent, its Affiliates and their respective representatives), in connection with any inquiry, proposal or offer which constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, any Company Acquisition Proposal, (iii) approve, endorse or recommend, or make any public statement approving, endorsing or recommending, a Company Acquisition Proposal or, subject to Section 7.3(e), effect a Company Adverse Recommendation Change, (iv) enter into any letter of intent, merger agreement or other similar agreement providing for a Company Acquisition Proposal (other than an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement) (each an “Alternative Company Acquisition Agreement”), (v) submit any Company Acquisition Proposal to a vote of the shareholders of the Company or (vi) authorize, commit, resolve or agree to do any of the foregoing.  (Pages 67-68)

Question: No-Shop
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: Reasonable standard
6.3 No Solicitation. <omitted> 

(b) From and after the date of this Agreement, subject to Section 6.3(e), the Company and its officers and directors will not, and will cause the Company’s Subsidiaries and their respective officers and directors not to, and will use their respective reasonable best efforts to cause the other Representatives of the Company and its Subsidiaries not to, directly or indirectly: 

(i) initiate, solicit, propose, knowingly encourage or knowingly facilitate any inquiry or the making of any proposal or offer that constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to result in, a Company Competing Proposal; 

(ii) engage in, continue or otherwise participate in any discussions or negotiations with any Person relating to, or in furtherance of a Company Competing Proposal or any inquiry, proposal or offer that would reasonably be expected to lead to a Company Competing Proposal; 

(iii) furnish any non-public information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries, or access to the properties, assets or employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries, to any Person in connection with or in response to any Company Competing Proposal or any inquiry, proposal or offer that would reasonably be expected to lead to a Company Competing Proposal; 

(iv) enter into any letter of intent or agreement in principle relating to, or other agreement providing for, a Company Competing Proposal (other than a confidentiality agreement as provided in Section 6.3(e)(ii) entered into in compliance with Section 6.3(e)(ii)); or 

(v) submit any Company Competing Proposal to the approval of the stockholders of the Company; 

provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company or any of its Representatives may, in response to an unsolicited inquiry or proposal from a third party, (A) seek to clarify the terms and conditions of such inquiry or proposal to determine whether such inquiry or proposal constitutes a bona fide Company Competing Proposal, and (B) inform a third party or its Representative of the restrictions imposed by the provisions of this Section 6.3 (without conveying, requesting or attempting to gather any other information except as otherwise specifically permitted hereunder). <omitted> 
(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.3, any action, or failure to take action, that is taken by any Representative of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case, at the direction of a director or officer of the Company, in violation of this Section 6.3 shall be deemed to be a breach of this Section 6.3 by the Company. <omitted> 
“Representatives” means, with respect to any Person, the officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, agents, legal counsel, financial advisors and other representatives of such Person. (Page 79)

Question: No-Shop
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: Reasonable standard
Section 5.14 No Solicitation; Change of Recommendation. 

(a) KTYB agrees that, except as expressly permitted by this Section 5.14, from and after the date hereof until the Effective Time or, if earlier, the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article VII, neither it nor any of the KTYB Subsidiaries shall, and that it shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its and their officers, directors, 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, or (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, except to notify a person that has made or, to the knowledge of KTYB, is making any inquiries with respect to, or is considering making, an Acquisition Proposal, of the existence of the provisions of this Section 5.14(a); (iv) approve, endorse, recommend, execute or enter into any agreement, letter of intent or contract with respect to an Acquisition Proposal or otherwise relating to or that is intended to or would reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal (other than a confidentiality agreement which expressly permits KTYB to comply with its obligations pursuant to this Section 5.14 and that contains provisions no less favorable or protective than as set forth in the Non-Disclosure Agreement) or enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding requiring it to abandon, terminate or fail to consummate the Merger or any other transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (v) submit any Acquisition Proposal or any matter related thereto to the vote of the shareholders of KTYB other than this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; or (vi) otherwise knowingly facilitate any effort or attempt to make an Acquisition Proposal. (Page 44)

Question: No-Shop
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: Reasonable standard
Section 5.4            Acquisition Proposals.   (a)          Each of VEREIT and Realty Income agrees that neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of the officers and directors of it or its Subsidiaries shall, and that it shall instruct and use its reasonable best efforts to cause its and its Subsidiaries’ Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, (i) initiate, solicit, knowingly encourage or facilitate any inquiries or the making of any proposal or offer with respect to, or a transaction to effect, a merger, reorganization, share sale, share exchange, asset sale, consolidation, business combination, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or similar transaction involving any purchase or sale of 20% or more of the consolidated assets (including stock or other ownership interests) of it and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole and determined on a fair market value basis, or any purchase or sale of, or tender or exchange offer for, its voting securities that, if consummated, would result in any person (or the stockholders or other equity interest holders of such Person) beneficially owning securities representing 20% or more of its total voting power (or of the surviving parent entity in such transaction), in each case, other than any proposal, offer or transaction expressly permitted by Section 5.15(d) (any such proposal, offer or transaction (other than a proposal or offer made by one party to this Agreement or any Subsidiary thereof to another party to this Agreement or any Subsidiary thereof or any proposal, offer or transaction expressly permitted by Section 5.15(d)) being hereinafter referred to as an “Acquisition Proposal”), (ii) participate in any discussions with or provide any confidential information or data to any person relating to an Acquisition Proposal, or engage in any negotiations concerning an Acquisition Proposal, or knowingly facilitate any effort or attempt to make or implement an Acquisition Proposal, (iii) approve or execute or enter into any letter of intent, agreement in principle, merger agreement, asset purchase or share exchange agreement, option agreement or other similar agreement related to any Acquisition Proposal (an “Acquisition Agreement”) or (iv) propose or agree to do any of the foregoing.  (Page 29)

Question: No-Shop
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: Reasonable standard
6.3           No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted> (b)           Except as otherwise permitted by this Section 6.3, from and after the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time or if earlier, the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article VIII, the Company will not, and will cause its Subsidiaries and will instruct and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause its Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, (i) initiate, solicit or knowingly encourage the making of a Company Competing Proposal, (ii) engage in any discussions or negotiations with any Person with respect to a Company Competing Proposal, (iii) furnish any non-public information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries, or access to the properties, assets or employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries, to any Person in connection with or in response to a Company Competing Proposal, (iv) enter into any binding or nonbinding letter of intent or agreement in principle, or other agreement providing for a Company Competing Proposal (other than a confidentiality agreement as provided in Section 6.3(d)(ii)), or (v) withdraw, modify or qualify, or propose publicly to withdraw, modify or qualify, in a manner adverse to Parent, the Company Board Recommendation or publicly recommend the approval or adoption of, or publicly approve or adopt, any Company Competing Proposal (the taking of any action described in clause (v) of this Section 6.3(b) being referred to as a “Company Change of Recommendation”).  (Page 25)

Question: No-Shop
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: Reasonable standard
Section 6.4           No Solicitation by the Company and Company Change in Recommendation. 

(a)          Except as permitted by this Section 6.4, from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time or, if earlier, the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, 

(i)          the Company will and will cause the Company Subsidiaries and its and their respective directors, officers and employees holding the position of vice president or more senior position, and will use reasonable best efforts to cause its and their respective other employees and their other Representatives to (A) cease and cause to be terminated any existing solicitation, encouragement, discussion or negotiation with any third party (other than Parent and its Affiliates) with respect to a Company Acquisition Proposal, (B) promptly inform any third party (other than Parent and its Affiliates) with whom discussions and negotiations are then occurring or who make a Company Acquisition Proposal as of and after the date hereof of the obligations set forth in this Section 6.4, (C) promptly (and, in any event, within 24 hours) terminate all access granted to any third party (other than Parent and its Affiliates) and its Representatives to any physical or electronic dataroom, and (D) promptly (and, in any event, within 48 hours), request that all third parties (other than Parent and its Affiliates) and their respective Representatives promptly return to the Company or destroy any non-public information concerning the Company and the Company Subsidiaries that was previously furnished or made available to such Person or any of its Representatives by or on behalf of the Company in connection with (1) a Company Acquisition Proposal or (2) the process resulting in the signing of this Agreement; and 

(ii)         the Company will not and will cause the Company Subsidiaries and its and their respective directors, officers and employees holding the position of vice president or more senior position not to, and will use reasonable best efforts to cause its and their respective other employees and their other Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, (A) initiate, solicit or knowingly encourage or knowingly facilitate the making of any Company Acquisition Proposal or (B) other than informing third parties of the existence of the provisions contained in this Section 6.4, engage in, continue or otherwise participate in negotiations or discussions with, or furnish any non-public information concerning the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries to, any third party in connection with a Company Acquisition Proposal.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company shall be permitted to grant waivers of, and not enforce, any standstill provision or similar provision that has the effect of prohibiting the counterparty thereto from making a Company Acquisition Proposal.  (Page 64)

Question: No-Shop
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: Reasonable standard
7.2.    Company Acquisition Proposals. (a)    No Solicitation or Negotiation. The Company agrees that, except as expressly permitted by this Section 7.2, neither it nor any of its directors, officers and employees shall, and that it shall instruct and use its reasonable best efforts to cause its investment bankers, attorneys, accountants and other advisors or representatives (such directors, officers, employees, investment bankers, attorneys, accountants and other advisors or representatives, collectively, “Representatives”) not to, directly or indirectly: (i)    initiate, solicit or knowingly encourage or facilitate any inquiries or the making of any proposal or offer that constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, any Company Acquisition Proposal; 

(ii)    engage in, continue or otherwise participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or that would reasonably be expected to lead to, any Company Acquisition Proposal, or provide any nonpublic information or data to any Person in connection with the foregoing, in each case, except to notify such Person of the existence of the provisions of this Section 7.2; or 

(iii)    resolve or agree to do any of the foregoing.  (Page 42)

Question: No-Shop
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: Reasonable standard
5.3 No Solicitation. <omitted> (b) Except as permitted by this Section 5.3, during the Pre-Closing Period the Acquired Corporations shall not, and shall cause their Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, (i) continue any solicitation, knowing encouragement, discussions or negotiations with any Persons that may be ongoing as of the date of this Agreement with respect to an Acquisition Proposal; (ii) (A) solicit, initiate or knowingly facilitate or encourage (including by way of furnishing non-public information) any inquiries regarding, or the making of any proposal or offer that constitutes, or could reasonably be expected to lead to, an Acquisition Proposal, (B) engage in, continue or otherwise participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any other Person any non-public information in connection with, or for the purpose of soliciting or knowingly encouraging or facilitating, an Acquisition Proposal or any proposal or offer that could reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal or (C) enter into any letter of intent, acquisition agreement, agreement in principle or similar agreement with respect to an Acquisition Proposal or any proposal or offer that could reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal; or (iii) waive or release any Person from, forebear in the enforcement of, or amend any standstill agreement or any standstill provisions of any other Contract. <omitted>

Representatives” shall mean officers, directors, employees, attorneys, accountants, investment bankers, consultants, agents, financial advisors, other advisors and other representatives. (Page 43)

Question: No-Shop
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: Strict liability
6.3 No Solicitation by Golden. <omitted> (b)            From and after the date of this Agreement and until the Effective Time or, if earlier, the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article VIII, except as otherwise permitted by this Section 6.3, Golden and its officers and directors shall not, shall cause Golden’s Subsidiaries and their respective officers and directors not to, and shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause the other Representatives of Golden and its Subsidiaries not to, directly or indirectly:   (i)            initiate, solicit, propose, knowingly encourage, or knowingly facilitate (including by way of furnishing non-public information) any inquiry or the making of any proposal or offer that constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to result in, a Golden Competing Proposal;   (ii)           engage in, continue or otherwise participate in any discussions with any Person with respect to or negotiations with any Person with respect to, relating to, or in furtherance of a Golden Competing Proposal or any inquiry, proposal or offer that would reasonably be expected to lead to a Golden Competing Proposal;   (iii)          furnish any non-public information regarding Golden or its Subsidiaries, or access to the properties, assets or employees of Golden or its Subsidiaries, to any Person in connection with or in response to any Golden Competing Proposal or any inquiry, proposal or offer that would reasonably be expected to lead to a Golden Competing Proposal; (iv)          approve or recommend, or propose to approve or recommend, or execute or enter into any letter of intent or agreement in principle, or other agreement providing for a Golden Competing Proposal (other than a confidentiality agreement as provided in Section 6.3(e)(ii) entered into in compliance with Section 6.3(e)(ii)); or   (v)           submit any Golden Competing Proposal to the vote of the stockholders of Golden;   provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.3, Golden or any of its Representatives may, in response to an inquiry or proposal from a third party, inform a third party or its Representative of the restrictions imposed by the provisions of this Section 6.3 (without conveying, requesting or attempting to gather any other information, except as otherwise specifically permitted hereunder).  (Pages 32-33)

Question: No-Shop
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: Strict liability
SECTION 5.02. No Solicitation; Adverse Recommendation Change.

(a) Upon execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and its and their respective directors, officers and employees not to, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its and their other Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, from the date hereof until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement and the Effective Time, (i) solicit, initiate, or knowingly encourage or knowingly take any other action to facilitate any inquiries regarding, or the submission of any proposal or offer that constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, any Company Takeover Proposal (it being understood and agreed that ministerial acts that are not otherwise prohibited by this Section 5.02(a)(i) (such as answering unsolicited phone calls) shall not (in and of itself) be deemed to facilitate for purposes of, or otherwise constitute a violation of, this Section 5.02), (ii) enter into, continue, knowingly encourage or otherwise participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any Person (other than Parent or Merger Sub) any non-public information with respect to or in connection with any Company Takeover Proposal, or (iii) execute or enter into any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, acquisition agreement, option agreement, merger agreement, joint venture agreement, partnership agreement or any other agreement or arrangement relating to any Company Takeover Proposal, other than an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement (a “Company Acquisition Agreement”). It is agreed that any violation of the restrictions in this Section 5.02 by any of the Company’s Representatives shall be a breach of this Section 5.02 by the Company.  (Page 53)

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