theatticusproject/maud huggingface dataset:
The Company covenants and agrees that, between the date of this Agreement and the earlier of the Effective Time and the date, if any, on which this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.1, except as (a) may be required by Law, (b) subject to the last paragraph of this Section 6.1, the Company determines, in good faith, may be necessary or advisable in accordance with the COVID Measures or otherwise in response to COVID-19, (c) may be consented to in writing by Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (d) may be expressly required or expressly contemplated pursuant to this Agreement or (e) set forth in Section 6.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter, (x) the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to conduct the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, and to the extent consistent therewith, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to preserve in all material respects its present relationships with key customers, suppliers, employees and other Persons with which it has material business relations (provided, however, that no action by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, with respect to matters specifically addressed by any provision of the immediately succeeding clause (y) shall be deemed a breach of the foregoing unless such action would constitute a breach of such provision of the immediately succeeding clause (y)); and (y) the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to:  (Page 42)

Question: Negative interim operating covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
Section 5.1           Conduct of Business of the Company.   (a)               Except (A) with the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (B) for matters set forth in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter or otherwise expressly required or permitted by this Agreement or (C) as may be required by Law, from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and the date, if any, on which this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Section 7.1, (x) the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, conduct its business and the business of its Subsidiaries in all material respects in the ordinary course (other than in connection with COVID-19 Measures), and (y) shall not, and shall not permit any other Acquired Company to, do any of the following:   (Page 29)

Question: Negative interim operating covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
Section 6.2. Operation of the Company’s Business. <omitted> (b)            During the Pre-Closing Period, except (i) as required or expressly contemplated under this Agreement or as required by applicable Laws, (ii) any action reasonably taken, or omitted to be taken, as required by or to comply with COVID-19 Measures, (iii) with the written consent


of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) or (iv) as set forth in Section 6.2 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Acquired Companies shall not: (Pages 29-30)

Question: Negative interim operating covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
5.2 Forbearance Covenants of the Company. Except (i) as set forth in Section 5.2 of the Company Disclosure Letter; (ii) as approved in writing in advance by Parent (which approval will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided that Parent shall be deemed to have approved in writing if it provides no response within five (5) Business Days after a request by the Company for such approval; (iii) to the extent necessary to comply with the express obligations set forth in any Material Contract in effect on the date hereof, provided that this clause (iii) shall not circumvent or supersede the express restrictions set forth in clauses (a) through (v) below; (iv) as required by applicable law; (v) for any actions taken in good faith to respond to the actual or anticipated effects of COVID-19 or COVID-19 Measures; or (vi) as expressly contemplated by the terms of this Agreement, at all times during the Interim Period, the Company will not directly or indirectly, including through any Subsidiary:  (Page 61)

Question: Negative interim operating covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
(b) Except (x) as required hereby or by applicable Law (including any COVID-19 Measure), (y) as disclosed in Section 5.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule or (z) as consented to in writing by Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), prior to the First Effective Time, the Company shall not, and shall cause each Company Subsidiary not to, directly or indirectly:  (Page 52)

Question: Negative interim operating covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
(b)  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, during the Interim Period, except (A) as otherwise expressly permitted or required by this Agreement, (B) as set forth in Section 6.01(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, (C) as required by and not in contravention of applicable Law or (D) in connection with a Company COVID Action, the Company shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, without the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed):  (Page 73)

Question: Negative interim operating covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
The Company covenants and agrees that, except for matters (i) expressly permitted or expressly contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) set forth on Part 6.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (iii) reasonably undertaken in connection with any COVID-19 Measures, (iv) undertaken with the prior written consent of Parent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (v) required by Applicable Law or the rules and regulations of Nasdaq, from the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article 8 hereof, the Company

<omitted>

(B) shall not, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries not to:  (Page 59)

Question: Negative interim operating covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
Except <omitted> (ii) as approved by Parent (which approval will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); <omitted> at all times during the period commencing with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier to occur of the termination of this Agreement <omitted> and the Effective Time, the Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries, to:  (Page 62)

Question: Negative interim operating covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
(b) During the Pre-Closing Period, except (i) as required or otherwise contemplated under this Agreement or as required by applicable Laws, (ii) any action required to be taken, or omitted to be taken, pursuant to COVID-19 Measures, (iii) with the written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) or (iv) as set forth in Section 6.2 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company shall not:  (Page 41)

Question: Negative interim operating covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
The Company agrees that between the date of this Agreement and the earlier of the  Effective  Time  and  the  valid  termination  of  this Agreement  in  accordance  with ARTICLE VII,  except  (w)  as  set  forth  in Section 5.01  of  the  Company Disclosure Letter, (x) as expressly required or expressly provided for by this Agreement, (y) as required by applicable Law, any Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction or the rules and regulations of Nasdaq or pursuant to any COVID-19 Measures or (z) as consented to in writing by Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), <omitted>

Without limiting the foregoing, subject to the exceptions described in clauses (w) through (z) of the foregoing sentence, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any Company Subsidiary to:  (Page 16)

Question: Negative interim operating covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
“Pandemic Measures” means any quarantine, “shelter in place”, “stay at home”, workforce reduction, reduced capacity, social distancing, shut down, closure, sequester or other directives, guidelines, executive orders, mandates or recommendations promulgated by any Governmental Entity, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization, in each case, in connection with or in response to the Pandemic. <omitted> 

Section 5.2 KTYB Forbearances. During the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time or earlier termination of this Agreement, except as set forth in Section 5.2 of KTYB Disclosure Schedule, as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement or as required by law (including the Pandemic Measures) or any Regulatory Agencies, KTYB shall not, and shall not permit any of the KTYB Subsidiaries to, without the prior written consent of SYBT (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed): (Page 35)

Question: Negative interim operating covenant
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Yes
(b)            Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each party hereto shall use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the Mergers as promptly as practicable and to cause to be satisfied all conditions precedent to its obligations under this Agreement, including, consistent with the foregoing, (i) preparing and filing as promptly as practicable with the objective of being in a position to consummate the Mergers as promptly as practicable following the date of the Company Shareholders’ Meeting, all documentation to effect all necessary or advisable applications, notices, petitions, filings, and other documents and to obtain as promptly as practicable all consents, waivers, licenses, orders, registrations, approvals, permits, rulings, authorizations and clearances necessary or advisable to be obtained from any Governmental Entity or third party in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including any that are required to be obtained under any federal, state or local Law or Contract to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party or by which any of their respective properties or assets are bound, (ii) contesting, litigating and defending all lawsuits or other legal proceedings against it or any of its affiliates relating to or challenging this Agreement or the consummation of the Mergers (“Transaction Litigation”), and (iii) effecting all necessary or advisable registrations and other filings required under the Exchange Act or any other federal, state or local Law relating to the Mergers. (Page 29)

Question: General Antitrust Efforts Standard
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Commercially reasonable efforts
Section 8.1 Regulatory Authorizations and Consents. 

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including Section 8.2(b)), the Company and Parent shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under Applicable Law to consummate the Transactions, including (i) preparing and filing as promptly as practicable with any Governmental Authority or other Third Party all documentation to effect all necessary filings, notices, petitions, statements, registrations, submissions of information, applications and other documents and (ii) obtaining and maintaining all approvals, consents, registrations, permits, authorizations and other confirmations required to be obtained from any Governmental Authority or other Third Party that are necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the Transactions. (Page 56)

Question: General Antitrust Efforts Standard
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Commercially reasonable efforts
4.5 Filings; Other Actions; Notification. <omitted> (b) Cooperation. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company and Parent shall cooperate with each other and use (and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to use) their respective commercially reasonable efforts to take or cause to be taken all reasonable actions, and do or cause to be done all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable on its part under this Agreement and applicable Laws to consummate and make effective the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement as soon as practicable, including preparing and filing as promptly as practicable all documentation to effect all necessary notices, reports and other filings and to obtain as promptly as practicable all consents, registrations, approvals, permits and authorizations necessary or advisable to be obtained from any third party and/or any Governmental Entity in order to consummate the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. (Page 23)

4.5 Filings; Other Actions; Notification. <omitted> (c) Antitrust. <omitted> (iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Parent will take any and all reasonable steps necessary to avoid or eliminate each and every objection that may be asserted by any Government Antitrust Entity so as to enable the Closing to occur expeditiously, but in no case later than the Closing Date. Such steps shall include proposing, negotiating, committing to and/or effecting, by consent decree, hold separate orders, or otherwise, the sale, divesture or disposition of, or holding separate (through the establishment of a trust or otherwise), such of Parent’s the Company’s assets, properties or businesses as necessary to avoid the entry of, or to effect the dissolution of, any decree, order, judgment, injunction, temporary restraining order or other order which would have the effect of preventing the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by the Closing Date; however any such steps must be conditioned on the Closing of the Transaction. (Page 23)

Question: General Antitrust Efforts Standard
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Commercially reasonable efforts
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, each of the parties shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other parties in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the Merger and the other Transactions, including using commercially reasonable efforts to accomplish the following: (i) the obtaining of all necessary actions or nonactions, waivers, consents and approvals from Governmental Entities and the making of all necessary registrations and filings (including filings with Governmental Entities, if any) and the taking of all steps as may be necessary to obtain an approval or waiver from, or to avoid an action or proceeding by, any Governmental Entity,  (Page 58)


Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of Parent and the Company (A) shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to promptly provide all information requested by any Governmental Entity in connection with the Merger and the other Transactions and (B) shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to promptly take all actions and steps necessary to obtain and secure the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting periods under the HSR Act or other applicable compliance with any mandatory pre-merger notification and approval requirements under any foreign (non-US) investment control, antitrust or competition laws (“Foreign Antitrust Laws”) and obtain any clearance or approval required to be obtained from the FTC, the DOJ, any state attorney general, any foreign competition authority or any other Governmental Entity in connection with the Merger and the other Transactions.  (Page 58)

Question: General Antitrust Efforts Standard
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Commercially reasonable efforts
SECTION 6.03.          Required Actions.  (a) Subject to the terms hereof, Parent and the Company shall (and shall cause their respective Affiliates to) each use commercially reasonable efforts (unless, with respect to any action, another standard of performance is expressly provided for herein) to (i) take, or cause to be taken, all appropriate actions, and do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other party in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective the Transactions as promptly as practicable, (ii) as promptly as practicable, obtain from any Governmental Entity or any other third party any Consents required to be obtained or made by Parent or the Company or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions, (Page 42)

Question: General Antitrust Efforts Standard
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Commercially reasonable efforts
Each of Parent and Merger Sub (and their respective Affiliates, if applicable), <omitted> and the Company (and its Affiliates, if applicable) <omitted> will, <omitted>   (D) use its respective commercially reasonable efforts to take all action necessary to (1) cause the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods pursuant to the HSR Act and any other Antitrust Laws or Foreign Investment Laws applicable to the Merger and (2) obtain any required consents pursuant to any Antitrust Laws or Foreign Investment Laws applicable to the Merger, in each case as soon as practicable; an  (Page 71)

Question: General Antitrust Efforts Standard
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Commercially reasonable efforts
Section 5.5 commercially reasonable efforts. 

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each of the parties hereto shall cooperate with the other parties and use (and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to use) their respective commercially reasonable efforts (unless, with respect to any action, another standard of performance is expressly provided for herein) to promptly (i) take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and do, or cause to be done, and assist and cooperate with the other parties hereto in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to cause the conditions to Closing to be satisfied as promptly as reasonably practicable and to consummate and make effective, as promptly as reasonably practicable, the Transactions, including preparing and filing promptly and fully all documentation to effect all necessary filings, notices, petitions, statements, registrations, submissions of information, applications and other documents, (ii) obtain all approvals, consents, registrations, waivers, permits, authorizations, orders and other confirmations from any Governmental Authority or third party necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the Transactions,  (Page 54)

Question: General Antitrust Efforts Standard
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Commercially reasonable efforts
Section 7.2.    commercially reasonable efforts. (a)    Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Party will use its commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Law to consummate the Transactions, including the Merger, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof, including (i) preparing and filing or otherwise providing, in consultation with the other Party and as promptly as practicable and advisable after the date hereof, all documentation to effect all necessary or advisable applications, notices, petitions, filings, and other documents and to obtain as promptly as practicable all waiting period expirations or terminations, consents, clearances, waivers, licenses, orders, registrations, approvals, permits, and authorizations necessary or advisable to be obtained from any third party and/or any Governmental Entity in order to consummate the Transactions, including the Merger, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof, and (ii) taking all steps as may be necessary, subject to the limitations in this Section 7.2, to obtain all such waiting period expirations or terminations, consents, clearances, waivers, licenses, registrations, permits, authorizations, orders and approvals as promptly as practicable after the date hereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the obligations of Parent under this Section 7.2 shall include: (i) the defense through litigation on the merits of any claim asserted in any court, agency or other Proceeding by any Person (including any Governmental Entity) seeking to delay, restrain, prevent, enjoin or otherwise prohibit consummation of the Transactions, including the Merger; (ii) agreeing or committing to sell, divest, or otherwise convey any particular asset, category, portion or part of an asset or business of Parent, the Company and their respective Subsidiaries subsequent to the Effective Time and (iii) agreeing or committing to license, hold separate or enter into similar arrangements with respect to its respective assets or the assets of the Company or conduct of business arrangements or terminating any and all existing relationships and contractual rights and obligations as a condition to obtaining any and all expirations of waiting periods under the HSR Act or consents from any Governmental Entity necessary, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby (each of clause (i), (ii), or (iii), an “Antitrust Remedial Action”), provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall require Parent to agree or commit to, and the Company may not agree or commit to, any Antitrust Remedial Action with respect to the assets or businesses described in Section 7.2(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter. (Page 60)

Question: General Antitrust Efforts Standard
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Commercially reasonable efforts
(a)               Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Party shall cooperate with each other and use (and cause their respective Subsidiaries and other controlled affiliates to use) its commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Law to consummate the Merger and the other Transactions as soon as practicable after the date hereof, including (i) preparing and filing, in consultation with the other Party and as promptly as practicable and advisable after the date hereof, all documentation to effect all necessary applications, notices, petitions, filings, and other documents and to obtain as promptly as practicable all waiting period expirations or terminations, consents, clearances, registrations, approvals, and authorizations necessary or advisable to be obtained from any third party and/or any Governmental Entity in order to consummate the Merger or any of the other Transactions and (ii) taking all steps as may be necessary to obtain all such waiting period expirations or terminations, consents, clearances, waivers, licenses, registrations, permits, authorizations, orders and approvals. (Page 24)

Question: General Antitrust Efforts Standard
Category: Operating and Efforts Covenant
Answer: Commercially reasonable efforts