Section 6.2    No-Shop Period. (a)    Subject to the provisions of this Section 6.2, commencing on the No-Shop Period Start Date and continuing until the earlier of the Effective Time and the Termination Date, the Company shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and its and their respective directors and officers not to, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its other Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit, initiate or knowingly encourage   36


or knowingly facilitate the making or submission of any offer or proposal that constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, an Alternative Acquisition Proposal, (ii) participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding an Alternative Acquisition Proposal with, or furnish any nonpublic information relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries for the purpose of facilitating an Alternative Acquisition Proposal to, any Person that has made or, to the Knowledge of the Company, is considering making an Alternative Acquisition Proposal (except, in each case, to notify such Person as to the existence of the provisions of this Section 6.2), or afford any Person access to the businesses, properties, assets, books, records or other non-public information, or to any personnel, of the Company or its Subsidiaries for the purpose of encouraging, inducing or facilitating an Alternative Acquisition Proposal, or (iii) approve, endorse or recommend any proposal that constitutes or would reasonably be expected to lead to an Alternative Acquisition Proposal, or (iv) enter into any letter of intent, agreement in principle, memorandum of understanding, or other acquisition agreement, merger agreement or similar agreement with respect to an Alternative Acquisition Proposal (except for an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement permitted hereunder). From the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and the Termination Date, the Company will be required to enforce, and will not waive, terminate or modify any provision of any standstill or confidentiality agreement that prohibits or purports to prohibit a proposal being made to the Company Board (or any committee thereof) unless the Company Board has determined in good faith, after consultation with its outside counsel, that the failure to take such action (A) would prohibit the counterparty from making an Alternative Acquisition Proposal to the Company Board and (B) would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties to the stockholders of the Company under applicable Law. 

(b)    Subject to the terms of this Section 6.2, from the No-Shop Period Start Date until the earlier of the Effective Time and the Termination Date, the Company will, and will cause its Subsidiaries and its and their respective officers and directors, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its other Representatives to, (i) cease and cause to be terminated any discussions or negotiations with any Person and its Representatives that is prohibited by this Section 6.2, (ii) request the prompt return or destruction of all non-public information concerning the Company and its Subsidiaries theretofore furnished to any such Person with whom a confidentiality agreement with respect to an actual or potential Alternative Acquisition Proposal was entered into at any time within twelve (12) months immediately preceding the No-Shop Period Start Date, (iii) cease providing any further information with respect to the Company or any Alternative Acquisition Proposal to any such Person or its Representatives and (iv) terminate all access granted to any such Person and its Representatives to any physical or electronic data room (or any other diligence access). Notwithstanding anything in Section 6.2(a) or this Section 6.2(b) to the contrary, at any time prior to the adoption of this Agreement by the Company’s stockholders, the Company may continue to engage in the activities described in Section 6.1 (but subject to compliance with all of the requirements set forth therein) with respect to any Excluded Party (but only for so long as such Person is and remains an Excluded Party (provided that at any time that a Person ceases to be an Excluded Party, such Person may thereafter never become an Excluded Party)), including with respect to any amended or modified Alternative Acquisition Proposal received from any Excluded Party following the No-Shop Period Start Date, and the restrictions in Section 6.2(a) shall not apply with respect thereto for so long as such Person is and remains an Excluded Party.  (Pages 40-41)

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