4.5    Meeting of the Company’s Stockholders; Company Change in Recommendation. <omitted> (c)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, at any time prior to obtaining the Required Company Stockholder Vote, the Company Board may make a Company Change in Recommendation if: (i)    the Company receives a bona fide written Company Acquisition Proposal after the date of this Agreement that has not been withdrawn and that did not result from a breach of Section 4.2 and prior to making such Company Change in Recommendation: (A) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and its financial advisor, that such Company Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Company Superior Proposal;  (Page 50)


4.5    Meeting of the Company’s Stockholders; Company Change in Recommendation. <omitted> (c)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, at any time prior to obtaining the Required Company Stockholder Vote, the Company Board may make a Company Change in Recommendation if: <omitted> (ii)    any state of fact, event, change, effect, circumstance, occurrence or development, or combination thereof, arises following the date of this Agreement that was neither known to nor reasonably foreseeable by the Company Board as of the date of this Agreement (or, if known to or reasonably foreseeable by the Company Board, the consequences of which were neither known to nor reasonably foreseeable by the Company Board as of the date of this Agreement) and that (A) is not related to a Company Acquisition Proposal or a Company Superior Proposal or any inquiry or communications relating thereto, any matter relating thereto or consequences thereof, (B) does not relate to, in each case in and of itself, any changes in the market price or trading volume of Company Common Stock or the fact that the Company meets, fails to meet or exceeds any internal or published projections, forecasts or estimates of its revenue, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations for any period (it being understood, however, that any underlying cause of any of the foregoing may be taken into account) or (C) is not related to any event, condition or circumstance that has had or would reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the business or financial condition of Parent, unless such event, condition or circumstance constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to constitute, a Parent Material Adverse Effect (any such state of fact, event, change, effect, circumstance, occurrence, development, condition, circumstance, or combination thereof, being referred to as a “Company Intervening Event”); and, prior to making such Company Change in Recommendation, (1) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel and its financial advisor, that, in light of such Company Intervening Event, a failure to effect   45


a Company Change in Recommendation would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with the Company Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable Legal Requirements;  (Pages 50-51)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: Yes