Section 6.5 Non-Solicitation; Competing Proposals. (a) Except as expressly permitted by this Agreement, from the execution of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement in accordance with the terms of Article VIII, the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and each of its and their respective directors and officers to, and shall instruct and use its reasonable best efforts to cause its other Representatives to, immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing solicitation of, or discussions or negotiations with, any Third Party relating to any Competing Proposal or any inquiry, discussion or request that would reasonably be expected to lead to a Competing Proposal, and the Company shall promptly (and in any event within two (2) Business Days of the date hereof) request in writing that each Third Party that has previously executed a confidentiality or similar agreement promptly return to the Company or destroy all non-public information previously furnished or made available to such Third Party or any of its Representatives by or on behalf of the Company or its Representatives in accordance with the terms of such confidentiality agreement. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 6.5, from the execution of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement in accordance with the terms of Article VIII, the Company shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and each of its and their respective directors and officers not to, and shall instruct and use its reasonable best efforts to cause its other Representatives not to, (i) initiate, solicit, propose, knowingly facilitate or knowingly encourage the making of any Competing Proposal or any inquiry or proposal that constitutes or would reasonably be expected to lead to a Competing Proposal, (ii) participate or engage in negotiations or discussions (other than informing Persons of the provisions contained in this Section 6.5 in response to a bona fide, unsolicited inquiry) with, or furnish any nonpublic information to, any Person relating to a Competing Proposal or any inquiry, proposal or request that constitutes or would reasonably be expected to lead to a Competing Proposal, (iii) grant access to the properties, books, records or personnel of the Company or its Subsidiaries to any Person relating to any Competing Proposal or any inquiry or proposal that constitutes or would reasonably be expected to lead to a Competing Proposal, (iv) grant any waiver, amendment or release (to the extent not automatically waived, amended or released upon announcement of, or entering into, this Agreement) of any Third Party under any standstill or confidentiality agreement; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be permitted to grant a waiver of or terminate (to the extent not automatically waived or terminated upon the announcement of, or entry into, this Agreement) any “standstill” or similar obligation of any Third Party with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to allow such Third Party to make a Competing Proposal if failure to so waive or terminate would be inconsistent with the Company’s directors’ fiduciary duties to the stockholders of the Company under applicable Law or (v) approve, endorse, recommend, or execute or enter into any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, merger agreement, acquisition agreement or other similar agreement or Contract relating to a Competing Proposal or any proposal or offer that constitutes or would reasonably be expected to lead to a Competing Proposal (other than an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.5(c)) (any such letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement or Contract, an “Alternative Acquisition Agreement”).  (Page 50)

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