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(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the avoidance of doubt, did not result from a breach of Section 6.3(a)(i) or (ii) and such Acquisition Proposal is not withdrawn) if the NIC Board of Directors determines in good faith after consultation with NIC’s outside legal counsel and financial advisors that such Acquisition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
SECTION 5.02.          No Solicitation by the Company; Company Board Recommendation.  
 <omitted> 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time prior to obtaining the Company Shareholder Approval, the Company Board may (I) make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or (II) cause the Company to enter into an Acquisition Agreement constituting or that may reasonably be expected to lead to a Company Takeover Proposal not obtained in violation of this Section 5.02 and terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.01(c)(ii), in either case if the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with outside counsel and a financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation), that (x) in the case of clause (I), where the Company Adverse Recommendation Change is made in response to an Intervening Event, or the consequences thereof, and the failure to take such action would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law and (y) in the case of (A) clause (I) where such Company Adverse Recommendation Change is made in response to a Company Takeover Proposal, or (B) clause (II), such Company Takeover Proposal constitutes a Superior Company Proposal; (Page 38)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected to be inconsistent" with fiduciary duties
Section 5.2. Go-Shop; Acquisition Proposals. <omitted> (c) Except as set forth in this Section 5.2(c) or in Section 5.2(d), neither the Company Board nor any committee thereof shall (1) withhold, withdraw, qualify or modify (or publicly propose to withhold, withdraw, qualify or modify), in each case in a manner adverse to Parent, the Company Recommendation, (2) fail to include the Company Recommendation in the Proxy Statement, (3) adopt, approve or recommend or endorse or otherwise declare advisable, or publicly propose to adopt, approve or recommend, any Acquisition Proposal, (4) fail to publicly reaffirm the Company Recommendation in connection with the public disclosure by the Company of an Acquisition Proposal (other than of the type referred to in the following clause (5)) by any Person other than Parent and Merger Sub; provided that the Company shall not be required to make such reaffirmation more than once in respect of such public disclosure of an Acquisition Proposal except in connection with any material amendment of such Acquisition Proposal (and no more than once in connection with each such amendment); or (5) fail to recommend, in a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 under the Exchange Act, against any Acquisition Proposal that is a tender offer or exchange offer subject to Regulation 14D promulgated under the Exchange Act within ten (10) Business Days after the commencement (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act) of such tender offer or exchange offer (any of the foregoing, a “Change of Recommendation”). Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, prior to the time the Stockholder Approval is obtained, the Company Board may (x) effect a Change of Recommendation contemplated by clauses (1) or (2) of the definition thereof if, upon the occurrence of an Intervening Event, the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that failure to do so would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with its fiduciary obligations under applicable Law or (y) if the Company receives, directly or indirectly through one or more of its Representatives, a written, bona fide Acquisition Proposal that the Company Board concludes in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel, constitutes a Superior Proposal and such Acquisition Proposal did not result from a breach of this Section 5.2, effect a Change of Recommendation and/or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.3(a) in order to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement providing for such Superior Proposal, and, in the case of either clause (x) or (y):  (Pages 47-48)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected to be inconsistent" with fiduciary duties
Section 6.04.No Solicitation; Other Offers. <omitted> (b) Exceptions. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary but subject to compliance with the rest of this ​Section 6.04,at any time prior to receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, in the event the Company receives an unsolicited Acquisition Proposal which did not result from a breach of this ​Section 6.04: <omitted>
(ii)            subject to compliance with ​Section 6.04(d), the Board of Directors may, (A) in response to its receipt of a bona fide unsolicited written Acquisition Proposal which did not result from a breach of this ​Section 6.04 and that the Board of Directors has determined in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisor, constitutes a Superior Proposal, make an Adverse Recommendation Change or terminate this Agreement pursuant to and in accordance with ​Section 10.01(d)(i) in order to enter into a definitive agreement for a Superior Proposal, or (B) in response to an Intervening Event, make an Adverse Recommendation Change (solely pursuant to clause (A) thereof), if and only if, in each case, the Board of Directors determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisors, that the failure to take such action would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties. (Page 24)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected to be inconsistent" with fiduciary duties
Section 5.6 Solicitation; Acquisition Proposals; Adverse Recommendation Change. <omitted> Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, at any time prior to obtaining the Company Requisite Vote, the Company Board may (A) effect an Adverse Recommendation Change if an Intervening Event has occurred and the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, or (B) if the Company has not breached this Section 5.6(e) or Section 5.6(f) (other than, in the case of Section 5.6(f) any breach that has a de minimis effect) and has not breached the other subsections of this Section 5.6 in any material respect, effect an Adverse Recommendation Change and/or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(c)(i) if the Company Board has received (x) after the date hereof and prior to the Cut-Off Time from an Excluded Party a Company Acquisition Proposal or (y) after the No-Shop Period Start Date, an unsolicited written bona fide Company Acquisition Proposal that, in each case of clauses (x) and (y), did not result from a breach of this Section 5.6 and in the good faith determination of the Company Board, after consultation with outside legal counsel and financial advisors, constitutes a Superior Proposal, after having complied (other than any non-compliance that has a de minimis effect) with, and giving effect to all of the adjustments which may be offered by Parent pursuant to Section 5.6(f), and such Company Acquisition Proposal is not withdrawn. (Page 32)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected to be inconsistent" with fiduciary duties
Section 7.03 No Solicitation; Other Offers. <omitted> (ii) subject  to  compliance  with Section  7.03(d)  and Section  7.03(e), the  Board  of  Directors  may  make  an  Adverse Recommendation  Change  (i)  in  connection  with  a  Superior  Proposal  or  (ii)  in  response  to events,  changes  or  developments  in circumstances that are material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, that were not known to or reasonably foreseeable by the Board of Directors as of or prior to the date hereof and becomes known to the Board of Directors after the date hereof and prior to the Acceptance Time (an “Intervening Event”) <omitted> in each case, referred to in the foregoing clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) only if the Board of Directors determines in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel that the failure to take such action would nevertheless be reasonably likely to result in a violation of its fiduciary duties under Delaware law. (Page 30)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected violation" of 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 would nevertheless be reasonably likely to 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 would nevertheless be reasonably likely to 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: "Reasonably likely/expected violation" of fiduciary duties
SECTION 5.02. Solicitation; Change in Recommendation.  <omitted> (d) <omitted> Notwithstanding the foregoing limitations but subject to the Company’s compliance with Section 5.02(e) or Section 5.02(f), as applicable, prior to obtaining the Stockholder Approval, but not after, the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee thereof may (I) make an Adverse Recommendation Change or (II) cause the Company to enter into a Company Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Takeover Proposal that did not result from any material breach of this Section 5.02 and terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.01(d)(ii), in either case if the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee thereof has determined in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that (x) in the case of clause (I), the Adverse Recommendation Change is not made in response to a Takeover Proposal and is made in response to an Intervening Event, and failure to take such action would nevertheless be reasonably likely to result in a violation of the Board of Directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law and (y) in the case of (A) clause (I) where such Adverse Recommendation Change is made in response to a Takeover Proposal or (B) clause (II), such Takeover Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal. (Page 44)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected violation" of fiduciary duties
7.2 Acquisition Proposals; Change of Recommendation <omitted> (iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 7.2, prior to the Offer Acceptance Time, the Company Board may: (A) effect a Change of Recommendation (1) if (x) an unsolicited bona fide written Acquisition Proposal is received by the Company and has not been withdrawn and receipt of such Acquisition Proposal was not as a result of or related to any breach by the Company of its obligations set forth in Section 7.2(a) in any material respect or (y) an Intervening Event has occurred, and (2) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that based on the information then available and after consultation with an independent financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation, that a failure to effect a Change of Recommendation would nevertheless be reasonably likely to result in a violation of the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law and, in the case of an Acquisition Proposal contemplated by clause (A)(1)(x) of this Section 7.2(d)(iii), that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal; and/or (B) cause or permit the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal (and the Company may enter into or cause a Subsidiary thereof to enter into such an Alternative Acquisition Agreement) or agree, authorize or commit to do so;  (Pages 73-74)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected violation" of 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 would nevertheless be reasonably likely to 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 would nevertheless be reasonably likely to 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: "Reasonably likely/expected violation" of fiduciary duties
Section 5.4    Acquisition Proposals. <omitted> (d)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 5.4, following receipt of a written Acquisition Proposal that did not result from a breach of this Section 5.4, and that the Company Board (acting upon the recommendation of the Special Committee) determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisors, constitutes a Superior Proposal, the Company Board and the Special Committee may at any time prior to the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, but not after, make an Adverse Recommendation Change or terminate this Agreement to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to such Superior Proposal in accordance with Section 7.1(c)(ii), or authorize, resolve, agree or propose publicly to take any such action, if all of the following conditions are met: <omitted> (ii)    the Company Board (acting upon the recommendation of the Special Committee) shall have determined, in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that, in light of such Superior Proposal and taking into account any revised terms proposed by Parent, such Superior Proposal continues to constitute a Superior Proposal and that the failure to make such Adverse Recommendation Change or to so terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.1(c)(ii), as applicable, would nevertheless be reasonably likely to result in a violation of the Company Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable Law.  (Page 44)


Section 5.4    Acquisition Proposals. <omitted>
(e)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 5.4, at any time prior to (but not after) obtaining the company Stockholder Approval, upon the occurrence of any Intervening Event, the Company Board may make an Adverse Recommendation Change if all of the following conditions are met: <omitted>

(ii)    the Company Board (acting upon the recommendation of the Special Committee) shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that in light of such Intervening Event and taking into account any revised terms 

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proposed by Parent, the failure to make an Adverse Recommendation Change would nevertheless be reasonably likely to result in a violation of the Company Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable Law.  (Pages 44-45)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected violation" of fiduciary duties
SECTION 5.02. No Solicitation; Adverse Recommendation Change.

(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company Board may (i) make an Adverse Recommendation Change if (A) the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisor) that, as a result of an Intervening Event, failure to take such action would nevertheless be reasonably likely to result in a violation of the Company’s directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law or (B) the Company receives a Company Takeover Proposal after the date of this Agreement that did not result from a breach of this Section 5.02 and for which the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisor) that such Company Takeover Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal and that the failure to take such action would nevertheless be reasonably likely to result in a violation of the Company’s directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law and (ii) solely in the case of clause (i)(B), enter into a definitive written agreement providing for the consummation of a Superior Proposal and concurrently terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.01(f);  (Pages 55-56)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected violation" of 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 would nevertheless be reasonably likely to 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: "Reasonably likely/expected violation" of fiduciary duties