theatticusproject/maud huggingface dataset:
Section 6.3 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted> 
(b) <omitted> the Company <omitted> will not <omitted> : <omitted> (ii) engage in, continue or otherwise participate in any discussions with any Person with respect to or negotiations with any Person with respect to, relating to, or in furtherance of a Company Competing Proposal or any inquiry, proposal or offer that would reasonably be expected to lead to a Company Competing Proposal; (iii) furnish any non-public information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries, or access to the properties, assets or employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries, to any Person in connection with or in response to any Company Competing Proposal or any inquiry, proposal or offer that would reasonably be expected to lead to a Company Competing Proposal; <omitted> 

(e) <omitted> (ii) <omitted> the Company <omitted> may engage in the activities prohibited by Section 6.3(b)(ii) or Section 6.3(b)(iii) 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 <omitted> ; provided, however, that <omitted> (C) prior to taking any such actions, the Company Board or any committee thereof determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s 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 be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties owed by the Company Board to the stockholders of the Company under applicable Law; (Pages 70-71)

Question: Fiduciary exception:  Board determination (no-shop)
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Inconsistent" with fiduciary duties
Section 6.02       No Solicitation; Adverse Recommendation Change. <omitted> (b)               Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 6.02(a), if at any time following the date hereof and prior to adoption of this Agreement by the Required Company Stockholder Approval (i) the Company has received a written Acquisition Proposal from a Third Party that did not result from a breach of Section 6.02(a) (other than any such breach that is immaterial and unintentional) and (ii) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its financial and outside legal advisors, that (A) such Acquisition Proposal constitutes, or could reasonably be expected to lead to, a Superior Proposal and (B) the failure to take such action would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with the Company Board’s fiduciary duties under Applicable Law, then the Company and its Representatives may (1) furnish non-public information, and afford access to the books or records or officers of the Acquired Companies, to such Third Party and its Affiliates and Representatives and (2) engage in discussions and negotiations with such Third Party and its Affiliates and Representatives with respect to the Acquisition Proposal (provided, that any material non-public information concerning the Acquired Companies made available to any Third Party shall, to the extent not previously made available to Parent, be made available to Parent as promptly as reasonably practicable (and, in any event, within 48 hours) after it is made available to such Third Party); (Page 27)

Question: Fiduciary exception:  Board determination (no-shop)
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected to be inconsistent" with fiduciary duties
Section 6.02       No Solicitation; Adverse Recommendation Change. <omitted> if <omitted> (i) the Company has received a <omitted> Acquisition Proposal <omitted> and (ii) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its financial and outside legal advisors, that (A) such Acquisition Proposal constitutes, or could reasonably be expected to lead to, a Superior Proposal and (B) the failure to take such action would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with the Company Board’s fiduciary duties under Applicable Law, then the Company and its Representatives may (1) furnish non-public information, and afford access to the books or records or officers of the Acquired Companies, to such Third Party and its Affiliates and Representatives and (2) engage in discussions and negotiations with such Third Party and its Affiliates and Representatives with respect to the Acquisition Proposal (Page 27)

Question: Fiduciary exception:  Board determination (no-shop)
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected to be inconsistent" with fiduciary duties
Section 5.3    Acquisition Proposals. <omitted> (b)    Exceptions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, at any time prior to the time the Company Stockholder Approval is obtained, the Company and its Representatives may (i) provide information in response to a request therefor by a Person who makes an unsolicited bona fide Acquisition Proposal following the Agreement Date if (x) such Acquisition Proposal did not result from a violation of Section 5.3(a), (y) prior to providing such information, the Company receives from such Person an executed confidentiality agreement on terms that, taken as a whole, are not materially less restrictive to the other party than those contained in the Confidentiality Agreement (it being understood that such confidentiality agreement (1) need not contain a standstill provision or otherwise prohibit the making, or amendment, of an Acquisition Proposal and (2) may not contain terms that prevent the Company from complying with its obligations under this Section 5.3 (any confidentiality agreement satisfying the criteria of this clause (y) being an “Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement”)) and (z) the Company promptly (and in any event within twenty-four (24) hours thereafter) makes available to Parent (including via the Electronic Data Room) any non-public information concerning the Company or the Company Subsidiaries that the Company provides to any such Person that was not previously made available to Parent; (ii) engage or participate in any discussions or negotiations with any Person who has made such an unsolicited Acquisition Proposal; or (iii) authorize, adopt, approve, recommend or otherwise declare advisable or propose to authorize, adopt, approve, recommend or declare advisable (publicly or otherwise) such an Acquisition Proposal, if and only if, (A) prior to taking any action described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with the Company’s outside legal and financial advisors) based on the information then available that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law, (B) prior to taking any action described in clause (i) or (ii) above, the Company Board has determined in good faith (after consultation with the Company’s outside legal and financial advisors) based on information then available that such Acquisition Proposal either constitutes a Superior Proposal or is reasonably likely to result in a Superior Proposal and (C) in the case referred to in clause (iii) above, the Company Board determines in good faith that such Acquisition Proposal is a Superior Proposal and the Company has complied with Section 5.3(e) with respect to such Acquisition Proposal prior to taking such action. (Page 34)

Question: Fiduciary exception:  Board determination (no-shop)
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Inconsistent" with fiduciary duties
Section 5.3    Acquisition Proposals. <omitted> (b)    Exceptions.  <omitted> the Company and its Representatives may (i) provide information in response to a request therefor by a Person who makes an <omitted> Acquisition Proposal <omitted>  (ii) engage or participate in any discussions or negotiations with any Person who has made such an unsolicited Acquisition Proposal; or (iii) authorize, adopt, approve, recommend or otherwise declare advisable or propose to authorize, adopt, approve, recommend or declare advisable (publicly or otherwise) such an Acquisition Proposal, if and only if, (A) <omitted> the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with the Company’s outside legal and financial advisors) based on the information then available that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law, (B) <omitted> the Company Board has determined in good faith (after consultation with the Company’s outside legal and financial advisors) based on information then available that such Acquisition Proposal either constitutes a Superior Proposal or is reasonably likely to result in a Superior Proposal (Page 34)

Question: Fiduciary exception:  Board determination (no-shop)
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Inconsistent" with 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
Section 5.10    Acquisition Proposals. <omitted> 
provided that, in the event the Company receives an <omitted> Acquisition Proposal, from a Person other than Nicolet, <omitted> 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; (Page 41)

Question: Fiduciary exception:  Board determination (no-shop)
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected violation" of fiduciary duties
Section 5.4 No Company Solicitation.
 <omitted>
 (b) Notwithstanding anything in Section 5.4(a) to the contrary, until the Company Stockholder Approval is obtained, if the Company receives a bona fide written Alternative Acquisition Proposal made after the date hereof that does not result from a breach of this Section 5.4, and 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, or could reasonably be expected to lead to, a Superior Acquisition Proposal, (i) the Company may enter into an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement with the Person making such Alternative Acquisition Proposal, (ii) the Company and its Representatives may provide information (including nonpublic information), and access to the Company Entities’ business, assets, books and records, Contracts or employees, in response to a request therefor by such Person, subject to such Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement; provided that any nonpublic information provided to such Person, including if posted to an electronic data room, shall be provided to Parent promptly (and in any event within forty-eight (48) hours) following the time it is provided to such Person, if such information has not previously been made available to Parent, and (iii) the Company and its Representatives may engage in discussion or negotiations for such Alternative Acquisition Proposal with such Person and its Representatives. (Page 22)

Question: Fiduciary exception:  Board determination (no-shop)
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: None
Section 5.4 No Company Solicitation.
 <omitted>
 (b) <omitted> if the Company receives a bona fide written Alternative Acquisition Proposal made after the date hereof that does not result from a breach of this Section 5.4, and 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, or could reasonably be expected to lead to, a Superior Acquisition Proposal, (i) the Company may enter into an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement with the Person making such Alternative Acquisition Proposal, (ii) the Company and its Representatives may provide information (including nonpublic information), and access to the Company Entities’ business, assets, books and records, Contracts or employees, in response to a request therefor by such Person, subject to such Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement; <omitted> and (iii) the Company and its Representatives may engage in discussion or negotiations for such Alternative Acquisition Proposal with such Person and its Representatives. (Page 22)

Question: Fiduciary exception:  Board determination (no-shop)
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: None
SECTION 5.02. Acquisition Proposals. <omitted> (c) Information Exchange; Discussions or Negotiation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 5.02(a), prior to obtaining the Company Requisite Vote, in the event that the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or its or their Representatives receive from any Person, after the date of this Agreement, an unsolicited, bona fide written Acquisition Proposal that did not result from a breach of this Section 5.02, and that the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel, is, or is reasonably likely to lead to, a Superior Proposal, the Company may (i) furnish or provide information to the Person making such Acquisition Proposal and its Representatives pursuant to an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement; provided, however, that the Company shall as promptly as is reasonably practicable (and in any event within one (1) Business Day) make available to Parent and Merger Sub any written material non-public information concerning the Company or its Subsidiaries that is provided to any Person pursuant to this Section 5.02(c)(i), to the extent such information was not previously made available to Parent, Merger Sub or their Representatives, and (ii) engage in discussions and negotiations with such Person and its Representatives with respect to such Acquisition Proposal. (Page 35)

Question: Fiduciary exception:  Board determination (no-shop)
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: None
SECTION 5.02. Acquisition Proposals. <omitted> in the event that the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or its or their Representatives receive from any Person, after the date of this Agreement, an unsolicited, bona fide written Acquisition Proposal that did not result from a breach of this Section 5.02, and that the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel, is, or is reasonably likely to lead to, a Superior Proposal, the Company may <omitted> (ii) engage in discussions and negotiations with such Person and its Representatives with respect to such Acquisition Proposal. (Page 35)

Question: Fiduciary exception:  Board determination (no-shop)
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: None
4.2    Company No Solicitation. (a) <omitted> provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, prior to obtaining the Required Company Stockholder Vote, the Company and its Representatives may engage or otherwise participate in discussions or negotiations with, and provide information to, any Person (or its Representatives) that has made a bona fide written Company Acquisition Proposal that did not result from any breach of this Section 4.2(a) by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its or their respective Representatives if: (A) prior to taking any such action, the Company Board   39


determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and its financial advisor, that such Company Acquisition Proposal either constitutes a Company Superior Proposal or could reasonably be expected to lead to a Company Superior Proposal; and (B) prior to providing any information regarding the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company to such third party in response to such Company Acquisition Proposal, the Company receives from such third party (or there is then in effect with such party) an executed confidentiality agreement that contains nondisclosure provisions that are at least as restrictive of such third party as the Confidentiality Agreement and that does not prohibit compliance by the Company with this Section 4.2. Prior to or substantially concurrently with providing any non-public information to such third party, the Company shall make such non-public information available to Parent (to the extent such non-public information has not been previously made available by the Company to Parent). The Company shall promptly (and in any event within 24 hours) inform Parent if the Company furnishes non-public information and/or enters into discussions or negotiations as provided for in this Section 4.2(a) and will keep Parent reasonably informed, on a current basis, of the status and terms of any Company Acquisition Proposal (including any material changes to the terms thereof) and the status of any discussions and negotiations with respect thereto. (Pages 44-45)

Question: Fiduciary exception:  Board determination (no-shop)
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: None
4.2    Company No Solicitation. (a) <omitted> provided, however, that, <omitted> the Company and its Representatives may engage or otherwise participate in discussions or negotiations with, and provide information to, any Person (or its Representatives) that has made a <omitted> Company Acquisition Proposal <omitted> , any of its Subsidiaries or any of its or their respective Representatives if: (A) prior to taking any such action, the Company Board <omitted> determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and its financial advisor, that such Company Acquisition Proposal either constitutes a Company Superior Proposal or could reasonably be expected to lead to a Company Superior Proposal; and (B) prior to providing any information regarding the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company to such third party in response to such Company Acquisition Proposal, the Company receives from such third party (or there is then in effect with such party) an executed confidentiality agreement that contains nondisclosure provisions that are at least as restrictive of such third party as the Confidentiality Agreement and that does not prohibit compliance by the Company with this Section 4.2. (Pages 44-45)

Question: Fiduciary exception:  Board determination (no-shop)
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: None
Section 7.3 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted> (b) Notwithstanding the limitations set forth in Section 7.3(a) or anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if, prior to the time the Company Shareholder Approval is obtained, the Company receives an unsolicited Company Acquisition Proposal not resulting, in whole or in part, from a breach of this Section 7.3, that the Company Board reasonably determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel, (i) is or could reasonably be expected to lead to a Superior Company Proposal and (ii) failure to take such action would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law, then the Company may, in response to such Company Acquisition Proposal, furnish nonpublic information relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries to the Person or group (or any of their Representatives or potential financing sources) making such Company Acquisition Proposal and engage in discussions or negotiations with such Person or group and their Representatives regarding such Company Acquisition Proposal (Page 68)

Question: Fiduciary exception:  Board determination (no-shop)
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected to be inconsistent" with fiduciary duties
Section 7.3 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted> (b) <omitted> if <omitted> the Company receives an unsolicited Company Acquisition Proposal <omitted> that the Company Board reasonably determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel, (i) is or could reasonably be expected to lead to a Superior Company Proposal and (ii) failure to take such action would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law, then the Company may <omitted> furnish nonpublic information relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries to the Person or group (or any of their Representatives or potential financing sources) making such Company Acquisition Proposal and engage in discussions or negotiations with such Person or group and their Representatives regarding such Company Acquisition Proposal (Page 68)

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