theatticusproject/maud huggingface dataset:
Section 7.3 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted> (d) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary: <omitted> (ii) 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 (provided that the Company Competing Proposal by such Person did not result from a breach or violation of this Section 7.3), the Company, directly or indirectly through one or more of its Representatives, may (x) furnish, make available or provide access to non-public information or data with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries and to their respective assets to the Person making such Company Competing Proposal (and its Representatives); provided, that any non-public information or data provided to any Person given such access shall have previously been provided to Parent or shall be provided to Parent prior to or concurrently with the time it is provided to such Person, and (y) participate in discussions or negotiations with the Person making such Company Competing Proposal (and such Person’s Representatives) regarding such Company Competing Proposal; provided, however, that (A) prior to taking any of the actions described in the immediately preceding clause (x) and clause (y), the Company must notify Parent that it intends to take such action with respect to such Company Competing Proposal, (B) prior to taking the action described in the preceding clause (x), the Company shall have received an executed confidentiality agreement from such Person 55


containing limitations on the use and disclosure of nonpublic information furnished to such Person by or on behalf of the Company that are no less favorable to the Company in the aggregate than the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement; provided, that such confidentiality agreement shall not be required to contain standstill provisions and shall not in any way restrict the Company from complying with the provisions of this Section 7.3, and (C) prior to taking any of the actions described in the immediately preceding clause (x) or clause (y), the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that such Company Competing Proposal is, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, a Company Superior Proposal, and that failure to take any such action would reasonably be expected to violate the directors’ duties under applicable Law; (Pages 60-61)

Question: Fiduciary exception:  Board determination (no-shop)
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected violation" of fiduciary duties
6.3 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted> (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 6.3(a), if, at any time following the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time, (i) the Company receives a bona fide written Company Acquisition Proposal from a Third Party, which Company Acquisition Proposal was made or renewed on or after the date of this Agreement and does not result from a breach (other than a de minimis breach) of the obligations set forth in Section 6.3(a) and (ii) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with outside counsel and a financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation, that such Company Acquisition Proposal constitutes or would reasonably be expected to lead to a Superior Company Proposal and the failure to take the following actions would reasonably be expected to violate the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law, then the Company may (A) enter into an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement with and furnish information with respect to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries (including nonpublic information) to the Third Party making such Company Acquisition Proposal or its Representatives, and (B) participate in discussions or negotiations with such Third Party making such Company Acquisition Proposal and its Representatives regarding such Company Acquisition Proposal (subject to the notification and other requirements of Section 6.3(c)); (Page 54)

Question: Fiduciary exception:  Board determination (no-shop)
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected violation" of fiduciary duties
(b) Exception to No Solicitation Provision. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.2(a), prior to the time, but not after, the Requisite Company Vote is obtained, the Company may, in response to an unsolicited, bona fide written Acquisition Proposal that did not result from a breach of this Section 6.2, (i) provide access to non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to the Person and its potential sources of financing who made such Acquisition Proposal; provided, that such information has previously been made available to Parent and Merger Sub or is provided to Parent promptly (and in any event within twenty-four (24) hours) following the time such information is made available to such Person and that, prior to furnishing any such non-public information, the Company receives from the Person making such Acquisition Proposal an executed confidentiality agreement with terms at least as restrictive in all material respects on such Person as the Confidentiality Agreement’s terms are on Pretium Partners, LLC (it being understood that such confidentiality agreement need not prohibit the making or amending of an Acquisition Proposal) and (ii) engage or participate in any discussions or negotiations with any such Person regarding such Acquisition Proposal if, and only if, prior to taking any action described in clause (i) or (ii) above, (1) the Company’s board of directors determines in good faith after consultation with outside legal counsel that (A) based on the information then available and after consultation with an independent financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation that such Acquisition Proposal either constitutes a Superior Proposal or would reasonably be expected to lead to a Superior Proposal and (B) the failure to take such action would reasonably be expected to violate the directors’ duties under applicable Law and (2) with respect to clause (ii) above, the Company provides written notice to Parent at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to engaging or participating in any discussions or negotiations with any such Person regarding such Acquisition Proposal.  (Page 53)

Question: Fiduciary exception:  Board determination (no-shop)
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected violation" of fiduciary duties
7.2.         Acquisition Proposals. <omitted> (b)             Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 7.2(a), if Bryn Mawr or any of its Representatives receives an unsolicited, bona fide written Acquisition Proposal by any Person at any time prior to the Bryn Mawr Shareholder Approval that did not result from or arise in connection with a breach of Section 7.2(a), Bryn Mawr and its Representatives may, prior to (but not after) the Bryn Mawr Meeting, take the following actions if the board of directors of Bryn Mawr (or any committee thereof) has (i) determined, in its good faith judgment (after consultation with Bryn Mawr’s financial advisors and outside legal counsel), that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes or could reasonably be expected to lead to a Superior Proposal and that the failure to take such actions would reasonably likely cause it to violate its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, and (ii) obtained from such Person an executed confidentiality agreement containing terms at least as restrictive with respect to such Person as the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement is in each provision with respect to WSFS (and such confidentiality agreement shall not provide such Person with any exclusive right to negotiate with Bryn Mawr): (A) furnish information to (but only if Bryn Mawr shall have provided such information to WSFS prior to furnishing it to any such Person), and (B) enter into discussions and negotiations with, such Person with respect to such unsolicited, bona fide written Acquisition Proposal.  (Page 52)

Question: Fiduciary exception:  Board determination (no-shop)
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected violation" of fiduciary duties
Section 5.2    No Solicitation. <omitted> (b)    Certain Permitted Conduct. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary but subject to this Section 5.2(b),at any time following the date of this Agreement and prior to the time the Company Shareholder Approval is obtained, if the Company receives a written Acquisition Proposal from any Person or Group that did not result from a breach of this Section 5.2:(i)    the Company and its Representatives may contact such Person or Group to ascertain facts or to clarify the terms and conditions thereof;(ii)    the Company and the Company’s Representatives may provide non-public information and data concerning the Company and its Subsidiaries to such Person or Group, their Representatives and their prospective equity and debt financing sources; provided that the Company shall make available to Parent and Merger Sub (through an electronic data site or otherwise), concurrently with providing such information to any such Person(s), any non-public information concerning the Company or its Subsidiaries that the Company made available to any such Person or Group, their Representatives and their prospective equity and debt financing sources if such information was not previously made available to Parent and Merger Sub; and (iii)    the Company and its Representatives may engage or participate in any discussions or negotiations with such Person or Group regarding such Acquisition Proposal; <omitted> provided that, prior to taking any action described in clauses (ii) or (iii) above, <omitted> Company and the Company’s Board of Directors (or a committee thereof) determines in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisor and outside counsel) that (A) the failure to take such action would reasonably be expected to violate the Company directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law and (B) such Acquisition Proposal either constitutes a Superior Proposal or would reasonably be expected to result in a Superior Proposal (Page 41)

Question: Fiduciary exception:  Board determination (no-shop)
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected violation" of fiduciary duties
Section 5.10    Acquisition Proposals. <omitted> 
provided that, in the event the Company receives an unsolicited bona fide Acquisition Proposal, from a Person other than Nicolet, after the execution of this Agreement and prior to the receipt of the Company Shareholder Approval, and the Company Board concludes in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisor and outside counsel, that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal or could reasonably be likely to result in a Superior Proposal and, after considering the advice of outside counsel, that failure to take such actions could be reasonably likely to result in a violation of the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable law, the Company may: (i) furnish information with respect to it to such Person making such Acquisition Proposal pursuant to a customary confidentiality agreement (subject to the requirement that any such information not previously provided to Nicolet shall be promptly furnished to Nicolet); (ii) participate in discussions or negotiations regarding such Acquisition Proposal; and (iii) terminate this Agreement in order to concurrently enter into an agreement with respect to such Acquisition Proposal; provided, however, that the Company may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 5.10 unless and until (x) five (5) Business Days have elapsed following the delivery to Nicolet of a written notice of such determination by the Company Board and, during such five (5) Business-Day period, the parties cooperate with one another with the intent of enabling the parties to engage in good faith negotiations so that the Contemplated Transactions may be effected, and (y) at the end of such five (5) Business-Day period, the Company Board continues, in good faith and after consultation with outside legal counsel and financial advisors, to believe that a Superior Proposal continues to exist.  (Page 41)

Question: Fiduciary exception:  Board determination (no-shop)
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected violation" of fiduciary duties
7.5          Acquisition Proposals. (a)         No Solicitation or Negotiation. <omitted> Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing provisions of this Section 7.5(a) but subject to the Paired Entities’ compliance with this Section 7.5, at an y time prior to the time, but not after, the Requisite Vote is obtained, the Paired Entities, the Paired Entities Subsidiaries and their Representatives may (A) provide information (to any such person, its Representatives, affiliates and its prospective financing sources) in response to a request therefor by a person who has made an unsolicited bona fide written Acquisition Proposal (not resulting from a breach of this Section 7.5) after the date of this Agreement if the Paired Entities receive from the person so requesting such information a confidentiality agreement on terms not less restrictive to such person than those contained in the Confidentiality Agreement; it being understood that such confidentiality agreement need not include explicit or implicit standstill provisions that would restrict the making, amendment or modification of a confidential Acquisition Proposal (an “Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement”); provided, however, that any such non- public information has previously been made available to Parent or will be made available to Parent prior to, or substantially concurrently with (and in any event within 48 hours of), the time such information is made available to such person, its Representatives, affiliates and its prospective financing sources or (B) engage or otherwise participate in any discussions or negotiations with any person or group of persons who has made such an Acquisition Proposal; if and only to the extent that, (I) prior to taking any action described in clause (A) or (B) directly above, the Company Board and the Hospitality Board determine in good faith, after consultation with their financial advisor and outside legal counsel, that failure to take such action, in light of the Acquisition Proposal and the terms of this Agreement, would reasonably be expected to violate the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law and (II) in each such case referred to in clause (A) or (B) directly above, the Company Board and the Hospitality Board have determined in good faith based on the information then available and after consultation with their financial advisor and outside legal counsel that such Acquisition Proposal either constitutes a Superior Proposal or would reasonably be expected to result in a Superior Proposal. Each of the Paired Entities agrees that any breach of this Section 7.5 by any of the Paired Entities Subsidiaries or any Representatives of the Paired Entities or the Paired Entities Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be a  breach of this Agreement by the Paired Entities.  (Page 58)

Question: Fiduciary exception:  Board determination (no-shop)
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected violation" of fiduciary duties
SECTION 5.02. Solicitation;
<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 reasonably be expected to violate 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: "Reasonably likely/expected violation" of fiduciary duties
Section 5.2 No Solicitation by the Company.  <omitted>

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 5.2(a) or any other provisions of this Agreement, if at any time prior to obtaining the Stockholder Approval, the Company or any of its Representatives receives a bona fide written Company Takeover Proposal from any Person or group of Persons, which Company Takeover Proposal did not result from any breach of this Section 5.2 (other than any violation that is immaterial in scope and effect), the Company and its Representatives may to the extent that the Company Board or any duly constituted and authorized committee thereof determines in good faith, after consultation with financial advisors and legal counsel, that the failure to take such action, in light of the Company Takeover Proposal and the terms of this Agreement would reasonably be expected to violate the Company Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable Law and that such Company Takeover Proposal constitutes or would reasonably be expected to lead to a Company Superior Proposal, then the Company and its Representatives may (x) furnish, following execution of an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement with such Person, information (including non-public information) with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries to the Person or group of Persons who has made such Company Takeover Proposal; provided that the Company shall, prior to such disclosure provide to Parent any non-public information concerning the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is made available to such Person to the extent not previously provided to Parent or its Representatives and (y) engage in or otherwise participate in discussions or negotiations with the Person or group of Persons making such Company Takeover Proposal.  (Page 46)

Question: Fiduciary exception:  Board determination (no-shop)
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected violation" of fiduciary duties
6.06 Acquisition Proposal. <omitted>
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.06(a), if Premier Financial or any of its Representatives receives an unsolicited bona fide Acquisition Proposal that did not result from or arise in connection with a breach of Section 6.06(a), Premier Financial and its Representatives may take any action described in Section 6.06(a)(ii), if, and only if, the Premier Financial Board determines in good faith, after consultation with Premier Financial’s outside legal and financial advisors, that (i) such Acquisition Proposal constitutes or is reasonably capable of becoming a Superior Proposal, and (ii) the failure of the Premier Financial Board to take such action would cause the Premier Financial Board to violate its fiduciary duties to the shareholders of Premier Financial under applicable Law; provided, that Premier Financial receives from such Person or Group an executed confidentiality agreement containing terms no less favorable to the disclosing party than the confidentiality terms of this Agreement.  (Page 53)

Question: Fiduciary exception:  Board determination (no-shop)
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected violation" of fiduciary duties
6.3 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted> 
(e) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary: <omitted>
(ii)          prior to, but not after, the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company and its Representatives may engage in the activities prohibited by Sections 6.3(b)(ii) or 6.3(b)(iii) (and, only with respect to a Company Competing Proposal that satisfies the requirements in the following clauses (1) and (2), may solicit, propose, knowingly encourage, or knowingly facilitate any inquiry or the making of any proposal or offer with respect to such Company Competing Proposal or any modification thereto) with any Person if (1) the Company receives a bona fide written Company Competing Proposal from such Person that was not solicited at any time following the execution of this Agreement and (2) such Company Competing Proposal did not arise from a breach of the obligations set forth in this Section 6.3; provided, however, that (A) no information that is prohibited from being furnished pursuant to Section 6.3(b) may be furnished until the Company receives an executed confidentiality agreement from such Person containing limitations on the use and disclosure of non-public information furnished to such Person by or on behalf of the Company that are no less favorable to the Company in the aggregate than the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement, as determined by the Company Board in good faith after consultation with its legal counsel; (provided, further, that such confidentiality agreement does not contain provisions which prohibit the Company from providing any information to Parent in accordance with this Section 6.3 or that otherwise prohibits the Company from complying with the provisions of this Section 6.3), (B) that any such non-public information has previously been made available to, or is made available to, Parent prior to or concurrently with (or in the case of oral non-public information only, promptly (and in any event within the shorter of one (1) Business Day and 48 hours) after) the time such information is made available to such Person, (C) prior to taking any such actions, the Company Board or any committee thereof determines in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that such Company Competing Proposal is, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, a Company Superior Proposal and (D) prior to taking any such actions, the Company Board determines in good faith after consultation with its outside legal counsel that failure to take such action would reasonably be expected to violate the fiduciary duties owed by the Company Board to the stockholders of the Company under applicable Law;  (Page 53)

Question: Fiduciary exception:  Board determination (no-shop)
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected violation" of fiduciary duties