theatticusproject/maud huggingface dataset:
Section 6.3 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted>
(iii)            prior to, but not after, the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, in response to a bona fide written Company Competing Proposal from a third party that was not solicited at any time following the execution of this Agreement and did not arise from a breach of the obligations set forth in this Section 6.3, if the Company Board so chooses, the Company Board may effect a Company Change of Recommendation if:   (A)           the Company Board determines in good faith after consultation with the Company’s financial advisors and outside legal counsel that such Company Competing Proposal is a Company Superior Proposal;   (B)            the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that failure to effect a Company Change of Recommendation in response to such Company Superior Proposal more likely than not result in a violation of the fiduciary duties owed by the Company Board to the stockholders of the Company under applicable Law; <omitted> ; and  (Page 33)


Section 6.3 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted> (iv)            prior to, but not after, the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, in response to a Company Intervening Event that occurs or arises after the date of this Agreement and that did not arise from or in connection with a breach of this Agreement by the Company, the Company may, if the Company Board so chooses, effect a Company Change of Recommendation; provided, however, that such a Company Change of Recommendation may not be made unless and until:   (A)            the Company Board determines in good faith after consultation with the Company’s financial advisors and outside legal counsel that a Company Intervening Event has occurred;   (B)            the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that failure to effect such Company Change of Recommendation in response to such Company Intervening Event more likely than not result in a violation of the fiduciary duties owed by the Company Board to the stockholders of the Company under applicable Law;   <omitted> .  (Pages 33-34)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: More likely than not violate fiduciary duties
Section 7.3 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted> (d) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary: <omitted> (iii) prior to the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, in response to an unsolicited bona fide written Company Competing Proposal from a third party made after the date of this Agreement that has not been withdrawn (provided that the Company Competing Proposal by such Person did not result from a breach or violation of this Section 7.3), (1) the Company Board may make a Company Change of Recommendation and/or (2) the Company may terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1(d) to enter into a definitive agreement with respect to a Company Superior Proposal, if (and only if), prior to taking any such action in clause (1) or (2), (A) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that (x) such Company Competing Proposal is a Company Superior Proposal, and (y) the failure to terminate this Agreement to enter into a definitive agreement with respect to such Company Superior Proposal or make a Company Change of Recommendation more likely than not result in a violation of the directors’ duties under applicable Law, (Page 61)

Section 7.3 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted> (e) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company Board shall be permitted, at any time prior to the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, other than in response to a Company Competing Proposal (which is addressed in Section 7.3(d)(iii)), to make a Company Change of Recommendation if (i) an Intervening Event has occurred, (ii) prior to taking such action, the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action more likely than not result in a violation of the directors’ duties under applicable Law (Page 62)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: More likely than not violate fiduciary duties
Section 6.3 No Solicitation; Other Offers. <omitted> (ii) Exception for Superior Proposal. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, but subject to compliance with Section 6.3(c), at any time prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, if the Company has received a Superior Proposal that is not a result of a breach of this Section 6.3, then the Board of Directors of the Company may make an Adverse Recommendation Change and/or cause the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to and in accordance with ​Section 10.1(d) (including paying the Termination Fee) in order to enter into a definitive Alternative Acquisition Agreement in respect of such Superior Proposal concurrently with the termination of this Agreement. 

(iii) Exception for Intervening Events. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, but subject to compliance with Section 6.3(c), at any time prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, if the Board of Directors of the Company determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and financial advisor, that the failure to take such action more likely than not result in a violation of its fiduciary duties pursuant to Applicable Law, the Board of Directors of the Company may, in response to an Intervening Event, make an Adverse Recommendation Change. (Page 47)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: More likely than not violate fiduciary duties
Section 5.2 No Solicitation by the Company.  <omitted>
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, prior to the time the Stockholder Approval is obtained, the Company Board may enter into a Company Acquisition Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(c) if prior to taking such action the Company Board or any duly constituted and authorized committee thereof has determined in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and legal counsel, that (x) failure to take such action more likely than not result in a violation of the Company Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable Law, and (y) such Company Takeover Proposal constitutes a Company Superior Proposal;  (Page 47)


Section 5.2 No Solicitation by the Company.  <omitted>
(e) Prior to the time the Stockholder Approval is obtained, the Company Board may effect a Company Adverse Recommendation Change of the type described in Section 5.2(d)(i)(B) (“Change of Recommendation”) if and only if: (i) the Company Board or any duly constituted and authorized committee thereof has determined in   43


good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that failure to take such action more likely than not result in a violation of the Company Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable Law; (ii) such action is not in response to the receipt, existence of or terms of a Company Takeover Proposal or a Company Superior Proposal or any inquiry related thereto or the consequences thereof (which is governed by Section 5.2(d)); (iii) such action is in response to a material development, fact, change, event, effect, occurrence or circumstance that is not known or reasonably foreseeable, or, if known (or reasonably foreseeable), the consequences of which are not known or reasonably foreseeable, to the Company Board as of the date hereof and becomes known to the Company Board prior to the time of the Stockholder Approval (excluding any Company Takeover Proposal, the “Intervening Event”);  (Pages 47-48)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: More likely than not violate fiduciary duties
Section 6.02.      Acquisition Proposals; Change of Recommendation.  <omitted> 
(d)           No Change of Recommendation or Alternative Acquisition Agreement. 
<omitted> 
(iii)                Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, prior to the Offer Acceptance Time, the Company Board may:   (x) effect a Change of Recommendation if: (A)  a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal that did not result from a violation of this Section 6.02 is received by the Company and has not been withdrawn, and  the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that a failure to effect a Change of Recommendation more likely than not result in a violation of the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law and, after consultation with its financial advisor, that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal; or (B) the Company Board determines in good faith that an Intervening Event has occurred and, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that a failure to effect a Change of Recommendation more likely than not result in a violation of


the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law, and/or  (Pages 32-33)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: More likely than not violate fiduciary duties
Section 5.4 No Company Solicitation <omitted> (e) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.4 to the contrary, at any time before the Company Stockholder Approval is obtained, the Company Board may make a Company Change of Recommendation or authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement under Section 7.1(d)(i) if: <omitted> (ii) the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel and a nationally recognized financial advisor) that such Alternative Acquisition Proposal is a Superior Acquisition Proposal, and that the failure to make a Company Change of Recommendation or authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement under Section 7.1(d)(i) in response to such Alternative Acquisition Proposal more likely than not result in a violation of the Company Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable Law;  (Page 60)


Section 5.4 No Company Solicitation <omitted> (f) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.4 to the contrary, at any time before the Company Stockholder Approval is obtained, the Company Board may make a Company Change of Recommendation if: (i) the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel and a nationally recognized financial advisor) that an Intervening Event has occurred and the failure to make a Company Change of Recommendation in response to such Intervening Event more likely than not result in a violation of the Company Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable Law;  (Page 61)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: More likely than not violate fiduciary duties
Section 6.3. Acquisition Proposals. <omitted> (ii)             the Company Board or a committee thereof may make a Change of Board Recommendation in response to an Acquisition Proposal if, and only if, (A) the Company receives an Acquisition Proposal that did not result from a material breach of this Section 6.3 and that the Company Board or a committee thereof determines in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel and financial advisors, constitutes a Superior Proposal, (B) the Company has notified Parent in writing that it intends to effect such Change of Board Recommendation and (C) after negotiating, and causing its Representatives to negotiate, in good faith during the Notice Period to amend the terms of this Agreement such that the Acquisition Proposal that is subject of the Determination Notice no longer continues to constitute a Superior Proposal (if such negotiation is desired by Purchaser), the Company Board or a committee thereof determines in good faith after consultation with outside legal counsel and financial advisors, after taking into consideration any changes to this Agreement that Parent has irrevocably committed to make during the Notice Period, that the Acquisition Proposal that is subject of the Determination Notice continues to constitute a Superior Proposal and that the failure to make such Change of Board Recommendation more likely than not result in a violation of its fiduciary duties under applicable Law; and   (iii)            other than in connection with an Acquisition Proposal, the Company Board or a committee thereof may make a Change of Board Recommendation in response to an Intervening Event if, and only if, (A) the Company has notified Parent in writing that it intends to effect a Change of Board Recommendation and (B) after negotiating, and causing its Representatives to negotiate, in good faith during the Notice Period to amend the terms of this Agreement (if such negotiation is desired by Purchaser), the Company Board or any committee thereof determines in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel and financial advisors, after considering the terms of any proposed amendment or modification to this Agreement that Parent has irrevocably committed to make during the Notice Period, that the failure to effect such Change of Board Recommendation in response to such Intervening Event more likely than not result in a violation of its fiduciary duties under applicable Law. (Page 25)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: More likely than not violate fiduciary duties
5.3 No Solicitation. <omitted> (d) Company Board Recommendation Change; Entry into Alternative Acquisition Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, at any time prior to the Offer Acceptance Time: (i) other than in connection with a bona fide Acquisition Proposal that constitutes a Superior Proposal, the Company Board (or a committee thereof) may effect a Company Board Recommendation Change in response to any positive material event or development or material change in circumstances with respect to the Company that was (A) not actually known to, or reasonably expected by, the Company Board as of December 11, 2020; and (B) does not relate to (a) any Acquisition Proposal; or (b) the mere fact, in and of itself, that the Company meets or exceeds any internal or published projections, forecasts, estimates or predictions of revenue, earnings or other financial or operating metrics for any period ending on or after December 11, 2020, or changes after December 11, 2020 in the market price or trading volume of the Company Common Stock or the credit rating of the Company (it being understood that the underlying cause of any of the foregoing in this clause (b) may be considered and taken into account) (each such event, an “Intervening Event”), if the Company Board (or a committee thereof) determines in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel) that the failure to do so more likely than not result in a violation of its fiduciary duties pursuant to applicable law and if and only if:  (Page 69)


5.3 No Solicitation. <omitted> (d) Company Board Recommendation Change; Entry into Alternative Acquisition Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, at any time prior to the Offer Acceptance Time: (ii) if the Company has received a bona fide Acquisition Proposal, that the Company Board (or a committee thereof) has concluded in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel) is a Superior Proposal, then the Company Board may (A) effect a Company Board Recommendation Change with respect to such Acquisition Proposal; or (B) authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to such Acquisition Proposal, in each case if and only if: (1) the Company Board (or a committee thereof) determines in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel) that the failure to do so more likely than not result in a violation of its fiduciary duties pursuant to applicable law;  (Page 70)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: More likely than not violate fiduciary duties
4.2 Acquisition Proposals. <omitted> (e)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement (including Section 4.2(d)) , at any time prior to the Company Requisite Vote is obtained, following receipt of a written Acquisition Proposal by the Company after the date of this Agreement that is not preceded by a breach of Section 4.2, if the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel and Financial Advisor, that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal and that failure to do so more likely than not result in a violation of the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law, the Company Board may (i)make a Change of Recommendation and/or (ii)terminate this Agreement to enter into a definitive Alternative Acquisition Agreement) with respect to such Superior Proposal; (Page 21)

4.2 Acquisition Proposals. <omitted> (g)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, at any time prior to the time the Company Requisite Vote is obtained, the Company Board may make a Change of Recommendation for a reason unrelated to a Superior Proposal if the Company Board determines, in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that, (I)an Intervening Event occurred and (II)the failure to take such action more likely than not result in a violation of the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law as a result of the Intervening Event; (Page 21)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: More likely than not violate fiduciary duties
Section 5.3            Solicitation by the Company. <omitted> (d)           Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.3 or Section 5.4 to the contrary, at any time prior to the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company Board of Directors may (i) make a Change of Recommendation in response to an Intervening Event, or (ii) following receipt of a bona fide written Competing Proposal, which the Company Board of Directors determines in good faith after consultation with the Company’s outside legal and financial advisors is a Superior Proposal, (A) make a Change of Recommendation or (B) if such Competing Proposal did not result from a breach of Section 5.3(a), terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(g) in order to enter into a definitive agreement providing for such Superior Proposal, in each case with respect to clauses (i) and (ii), if and only if the Company Board of Directors has determined in good faith after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel that the failure to take such action more likely than not result in a violation of the duties of the members of the Company Board of Directors under applicable Law and the Company complies with Section 5.3(e).  (Page 27)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: More likely than not violate fiduciary duties
SECTION 5.02. Acquisition Proposals. <omitted> (d) No Change in Recommendation; Exceptions. <omitted> (ii) <omitted> if the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel, that an <omitted> Acquisition Proposal, received from any Person after the date of this Agreement <omitted> constitutes a Superior Proposal, the Company Board may, in response to such Superior Proposal, effect a Change of Recommendation <omitted>
 
 (iii) <omitted> if an Intervening Event occurs and the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel, that the failure to effect a Change of Recommendation would be inconsistent with the Company Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable Law, the Company Board may, in response to such Intervening Event, effect a Change of Recommendation (Pages 36-37)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Inconsistent" with fiduciary duties
(d)          Notwithstanding anything in this Section 6.3 to the contrary, but subject to Section 6.3(e), at any time prior to the NIC Stockholder Approval being obtained, the NIC Board of Directors may (i) make a Change of Recommendation (only of the type contemplated by Section 6.3(a)(iv) or Section 6.3(a)(v)) in response to an Intervening Event if the NIC Board of Directors has determined in good faith after consultation with NIC’s outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law or (ii) make a Change of Recommendation (of the type contemplated by Section 6.3(a)(iv) or Section 6.3(a)(v)) and cause NIC to terminate this Agreement pursuant to and in accordance with Section 8.1(h) in order to enter into a definitive agreement providing for an unsolicited Acquisition Proposal received after the date of this Agreement (which, for the avoidance of doubt, did not result from a breach of Section 6.3(a)(i) or (ii) and such Acquisition Proposal is not withdrawn) if the NIC Board of Directors determines in good faith after consultation with NIC’s outside legal counsel and financial advisors that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, neither NIC nor any NIC Subsidiary shall enter into any NIC Acquisition Agreement unless this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Section 8.1. (Page 36)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected to be inconsistent" with fiduciary duties