5.3. No Solicitation: Acquisition Proposals. <omitted> (d) Change of Recommendation or Termination for Superior Proposal. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the Company Board from effecting a Change of Recommendation in connection with a Superior Proposal or the Company from terminating this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(h) to enter into a definitive agreement to accept a Superior Proposal if: <omitted>
(iv) the Company has provided to Parent at least three (3) calendar days’ prior written notice (a “Notice of Superior Proposal”) that stated expressly (A) that the Company has received such Superior Proposal, (B) the material terms and conditions of such Superior Proposal and the identity of the Person or Group submitting such Superior Proposal and (C) that the Company Board intends to effect a Change of Recommendation (it being understood that the Notice of Superior Proposal shall not, in and of itself, constitute a Change of Recommendation for 57


purposes of this Agreement so long as such notice clearly states that it is not a Change of Recommendation and that the Company Board has not otherwise effected a Change of Recommendation), and has provided Parent with an unredacted copy of such Superior Proposal, together with unredacted copies of all proposed transaction agreements received by the Company Board and, subject to any express restrictions imposed by the lenders thereto, any financing commitments relating thereto to the extent received by the Company Board (collectively, the “Superior Proposal Materials”), concurrently with the delivery of such Notice of Superior Proposal; 

(v) the Company has, during the four-Business Day period referred to in Section 5.3(d)(iv), if requested by Parent, made the Company Representatives available to discuss and negotiate in good faith with Parent’s Representatives any modifications to the terms and conditions of this Agreement that Parent desires to propose such that such Superior Proposal would cease to constitute a Superior Proposal; 

(vi) Parent has not, within three (3) calendar days of Parent’s receipt of such Notice of Superior Proposal, made a written, binding and irrevocable (through the expiration of such four-Business Day period) offer that the Company Board has concluded in good faith (following consultation with its outside legal counsel and a financial advisor of national standing) to be at least as favorable to the Company’s stockholders as such Superior Proposal (it being agreed that (A) the Company Board shall convene a meeting to consider any such offer by Parent following the receipt thereof, (B) the Company Board will not effect a Change of Recommendation and the Company will not terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(h) for three (3) calendar days after receipt by Parent of such Notice of Superior Proposal and such Superior Proposal Materials and (C) any change to the financial or other material terms of such Superior Proposal shall require a new Notice of Superior Proposal to Parent and a new two-Business Day period and discussion process under this Section 5.3(d) (and all references to four-Business Day periods in this Section 5.3(d) shall be deemed two- Business Day periods for purposes of this Section 5.3(d)(vi)(C)); provided that such new Notice of Superior Proposal shall in no event shorten the original four-Business Day period); (Pages 63-64)

5.3. No Solicitation: Acquisition Proposals. <omitted> (e) Change of Recommendation for Intervening Event. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the Company Board from effecting a Change of Recommendation for a reason unrelated to an Acquisition Proposal (it being understood and agreed that any Change of Recommendation proposed to be made in response to an Acquisition Proposal may only be made pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of Section 5.3(d)) if: <omitted>

(iv) the Company has provided to Parent at least three (3) calendar days’ prior written notice that the Company Board intends to effect a Change of Recommendation (“Notice of Intervening Event”) and if requested by Parent, the Company shall have made the Company Representatives available during the four-Business Day period to discuss with Parent’s Representatives (A) the facts, events and circumstances underlying such proposed Change of Recommendation and the Company Board’s reason for proposing to effect such Change of Recommendation and (B) any modifications to the terms and conditions of this Agreement that Parent desires to propose that that would obviate the need for the Company Board to effect such Change of Recommendation; and 

(v) Parent shall not have, within the aforementioned four-Business Day period, made a written, binding and irrevocable (through the expiration of such three (3) calendar day period) offer that the Company Board concludes in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and a financial advisor of national standing) would obviate the need for the Company Board to effect such Change of Recommendation (it being agreed that (A) the Company Board shall convene a meeting to consider any such offer by Parent following the receipt thereof, (B) the Company Board will not effect a Change of Recommendation for three (3) calendar days after receipt by Parent of the Notice of Intervening Event and (C) any material change in the facts, events or circumstances related to the Intervening Event shall require a new Notice of Intervening Event to Parent and a new two-Business Day period and discussion process under subsection (iv) (and all references to four-Business Day periods in this Section 5.3(e) shall be deemed two-Business Day periods for purposes of this Section 5.3(e)(v)(C)); provided that such new Notice of Intervening Event shall in no event shorten the original four-Business Day period). (Pages 64-65)

Question: Agreement provides for matching rights in connection with COR
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: 3 calendar days