theatticusproject/maud huggingface dataset:
6.3 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted> (iii)         prior to, but not after, the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, in response to a bona fide written Company Competing Proposal from a third party that was not solicited at any time following the execution of this Agreement and did not arise from a breach of the obligations set forth in this Section 6.3, if the Company Board so chooses, the Company Board may effect a Company Change of Recommendation; provided, however, that such a Company Change of Recommendation may not be made unless and until:   (A)         the Company Board determines in good faith after consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel that such Company Competing Proposal is a Company Superior Proposal;   (B)          the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that failure to effect a Company Change of Recommendation in response to such Company Superior Proposal would be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties owed by the Company Board to the stockholders of the Company under applicable Law  (Page 54)


6.3 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted> (iv)         prior to, but not after, receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, in response to a Company Intervening Event that occurs or arises after the date of this Agreement and that did not arise from or in connection with a breach of this Agreement by the Company, the Company may, if the Company Board so chooses, effect a Company Change of Recommendation; provided, however, that such a Company Change of Recommendation may not be made unless and until:   (A)         the Company Board determines in good faith after consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel that a Company Intervening Event has occurred;   (B)          the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that failure to effect a Company Change of Recommendation in response to such Company Intervening Event would be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties owed by the Company Board to the stockholders of the Company under applicable Law  (Page 55)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: No
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 be inconsistent with 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 be inconsistent with 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: No
6.1    No Solicitation. <omitted>

Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement (including the provisions of this Section 6.1), at any time prior to receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company Board may effect a Company Board Recommendation Change in response to a Superior Proposal or an Intervening Event if: (i) the Company Board shall have determined in good faith (after consultation with outside counsel and outside financial advisor) that the failure to effect a Company Board Recommendation Change would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with its fiduciary obligations under applicable law; (ii) so long as the Company and its Subsidiaries are not in material breach of their obligations pursuant to this Section 6.1 with respect to an Acquisition Proposal underlying such Company Board Recommendation Change; (iii) the Company has notified the Parent in writing that it intends to effect a Company Board Recommendation Change, describing in reasonable detail the reasons for such Company Board Recommendation Change (a “Recommendation Change Notice”) (it being understood that the Recommendation Change Notice shall not constitute a Company Board Recommendation Change or a Trigger Event for purposes of this Agreement); (iv) if requested by the Parent, the Company shall have made its Representatives available to negotiate (to the extent that Parent desires to so negotiate) with the Parent’s Representatives any proposed modifications to the terms and conditions of this Agreement during the three (3) Business Day period following delivery by the Company to the Parent of such Recommendation Change Notice; and (v) if the Parent shall have delivered to the Company a written, binding and irrevocable offer to alter the terms or conditions of this Agreement during such three (3) Business Day period, the Company Board shall have determined in good faith (after consultation with outside counsel), after considering the terms of such offer by the Parent, that the failure to effect a Company Board Recommendation Change would still be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with its fiduciary obligations under applicable law; provided, however, that in the event of any material revisions to an Acquisition Proposal underlying a potential Company Board Recommendation Change, the Company will be required to notify Parent of such revisions and the applicable three (3) Business Day period described above shall be extended until two (2) Business Days after the time Parent receives notification from the Company of such revisions.  (Page 34)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: No
SECTION 7.03      No Solicitation. <omitted> ( e )         Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, prior to the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval but subject to compliance with Section 7.03(a), if in response to an unsolicited Acquisition Proposal made after the date of this Agreement that has not been withdrawn and that did not result from a breach of this Section 7.03, the Company Board determines (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisors) that such Acquisition Proposal is a Superior Proposal and determines in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) that its failure to take such action would, or would be reasonably likely to, violate its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, then (i) the Company Board may make an Adverse Recommendation Change and/or (ii) the Company may terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01(d)(ii) in order to enter into an Acquisition Agreement with respect to such Superior Proposal; provided, however, that the Company shall not terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01(d)(ii) unless the Company (A) prior to, or concurrently with, such termination, pays, or causes to be paid, to Parent (or its designee) the Company Termination Fee and (B) concurrently with such termination, enters into a definitive agreement that documents the terms and conditions of such Superior Proposal. (Page 27)

SECTION 7.03      No Solicitation. <omitted> ( f )         Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, at any time prior to the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, but subject to the Company’s and the Company Board’s compliance with Section 7.03(h), the Company Board may make an Adverse Recommendation Change in response to an Intervening Event if the Company Board determines (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) that the failure to effect an Adverse Recommendation Change in response to such Intervening Event would, or would be reasonably likely to, violate of its fiduciary duties under applicable Law. (Page 27)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: No
Section 5.03 Solicitation; Change of Company Recommendation. <omitted>

(e)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, at any time prior to receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company Board (or any committee thereof) may make a Change of Company Recommendation (and, if deemed advisable by the Company Board (or any committee thereof), terminate this Agreement, in accordance with Section 7.01(d), in order to cause the Company to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal) if:   (i)            (A) a Competing Proposal that did not result from a breach of Section 5.03(a) (other than an immaterial and unintentional breach) is made to the Company by a third party and (B) the Company Board (or any committee thereof) determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that such Competing Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal and that failure to make a Change of Company Recommendation would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with the Company Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable Law;  (Page 25)


Section 5.03 Solicitation; Change of Company Recommendation. <omitted>

(f)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, at any time prior to receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company Board (or any committee thereof) may make a Change of Company Recommendation if:   (i)            an Intervening Event occurs;   (ii)          the Company provides Parent prior written notice of the Company’s intention to make a Change of Company Recommendation (a “Notice of Intervening Event Change of Recommendation”), which notice shall (A) set forth in reasonable detail information describing the Intervening Event and (B) state expressly that, subject to clause (iii) and clause (iv) below, the Company Board has determined that failure to make a Change of Company Recommendation in connection with such Intervening Event would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under


applicable Law (it being agreed that neither the delivery of the Notice of Intervening Event Change of Recommendation by the Company nor any public announcement that the Company Board is considering making a Change of Company Recommendation shall, in and of itself, constitute a Change of Company Recommendation);  (Pages 25-26)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: No
Section 6.5 Non-Solicitation; Competing Proposals. <omitted> (d) <omitted> Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, at any time prior to receipt of the Requisite Stockholder Approval, the board of directors of the Company may (A) make an Adverse Recommendation Change in response to an event, occurrence, change, effect, condition, development or state of facts or circumstances (other than related to a Competing Proposal or Superior Proposal, or any proposal which constitutes or would reasonably be expected to lead to a Competing Proposal or Superior Proposal) that was neither known to, nor reasonably foreseeable by, the Company’s board of directors as of the date of this Agreement (or if known, the consequences of which were not known or reasonably foreseeable to the Company’s board of directors as of the date of this Agreement) (an “Intervening Event”) (where, for the avoidance of doubt, (x) the fact in and of itself that the Company meets or exceeds projections, forecasts or estimates (it being understood that the underlying causes of (or contributors to) such performance that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of “Intervening Event” may be taken into account) and (y) changes in and of themselves in the price of the Company Common Stock or the trading volume thereof shall be considered known and reasonably foreseeable occurrences (it being understood that the underlying causes of (or contributors to) such changes in price or trading volume that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of “Intervening Event” may be taken into account)), only if the board of directors of the Company has determined in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisors) that the failure to take such action would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with the Company’s directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law or (B) if the Company has received a bona fide, unsolicited Competing Proposal which did not result from a material breach of this Section 6.5 and that is not withdrawn, and the board of directors of the Company has determined in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisors) that such Competing Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal, make an Adverse Recommendation Change or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(c)(ii) (including making payment of the Termination Fee) and substantially concurrently enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to such Competing Proposal that constitutes a Superior Proposal, if and only if, the board of directors of the Company has determined in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisors) that the failure to take such action would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law and the Company has complied in all material respects with this Section 6.5 with respect to such Competing Proposal and the Person making   43


such Competing Proposal;  (Pages 52-53)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: No
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: No
Section 6.04. No Solicitation; Other Offers. <omitted> ( b )   Exceptions.  Notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  this Agreement  to  the  contrary,  at  any  time  prior  to  receipt  of  the  Company  Stockholder Approval: <omitted> (ii)   subject to compliance with Section 6.04(c) and Section 6.04(d), the Board of Directors may, (A) in response to an unsolicited bona fide offer, inquiry, proposal or indication of interest with respect to a written Acquisition Proposal not resulting, in whole or in part, from a breach of this Section 6.04, 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, 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: No
6.1 Company Board Recommendation. <omitted> (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, at any time prior to the Offer Acceptance Time: (i) if any Acquired Corporation has received a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal from any Person that has not been withdrawn and after consultation with outside legal counsel and financial advisors, the Board of Directors shall have determined, in good faith, that such Acquisition Proposal is a Superior Offer, (x) the Board of Directors may make a Company Adverse Change Recommendation <omitted> if and only if: (A) the Board of Directors determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and financial advisors, that such action is required by the fiduciary duties of the Board of Directors to the Company’s stockholders under applicable Legal Requirements (Pages 44-45)

6.1 Company Board Recommendation. <omitted> (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, at any time prior to the Offer Acceptance Time: <omitted> (ii) other than in connection with an Acquisition Proposal, the Board of Directors may make a Company Adverse Change Recommendation in response to an Intervening Event if: (A) the Board of Directors determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and financial advisors, that such action is required by the fiduciary duties of the Board of Directors to the Company’s stockholders under applicable Legal Requirements; (Page 45)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: No
Section 5.3. No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted> (d) <omitted> the Company Board of Directors may (i) make a Change of Recommendation (only of the type contemplated by Section 5.3(a)(iv) or Section 5.3(a)(vi)) in response to an Intervening Event if the Company Board of Directors has determined in good faith after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and financial advisors, that the failure to take such action would be reasonably likely to violate the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law or (ii) make a Change of Recommendation and cause the Company 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 this Section 5.3 and such Acquisition Proposal is not withdrawn) if the Company Board of Directors determines in good faith after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and financial advisors that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal, but only if the Company Board of Directors has determined in good faith after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and financial advisors, that failure to take such action would be reasonably likely to violate the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law

<omitted> Section 8.1. Termination  (Page 62)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: No