Alternative Proposals Sample Clauses
The Alternative Proposals clause allows parties to submit different solutions or approaches in response to a request or requirement, rather than being limited to a single, specified method. For example, in procurement or contract negotiations, a supplier might propose an alternative product or service that meets the underlying needs in a different way, or a contractor may suggest a different timeline or process. This clause provides flexibility, encouraging innovation and potentially leading to better value or more efficient outcomes by not restricting parties to a single prescribed solution.
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Alternative Proposals. (a) Upon execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company, its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents shall immediately cease any existing discussions or negotiations, if any, conducted with any parties heretofore with respect to any acquisition of all or any material portion of the assets of, or any equity interest in, the Company or any business combination with the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may issue Company Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Company Options outstanding on the date hereof and pursuant to the Stock Purchase Plan, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 3.2(d)(iv).
(b) Prior to the Closing Date, the Company may, solely in response to unsolicited requests therefor, furnish non-public information regarding itself to any corporation, partnership, person or other entity or group in respect of, and may participate in discussions and negotiate with such entity or group concerning, a business combination, merger, sale of material assets, sale of shares of capital stock or similar transaction involving the Company (a "Transaction"), provided that (i) such entity or group has submitted a written proposal to the Board of Directors of the Company relating to any such Transaction (an "Alternative Proposal"), (ii) the entity or group enters into confidentiality agreements with the Company with respect to such non-public information, and (iii) the Company Board, by a majority vote, determines in its good faith judgment, based as to legal matters on the written advice of legal counsel, that failing to take such action would constitute a breach of the Company Board's fiduciary duty. The Company Board shall provide a copy of any such written proposal to Parent and Merger Sub immediately after receipt thereof, unless prohibited by the terms of such proposal.
(c) Neither the Company nor any of its affiliates, nor any of such Persons' respective officers, directors, employees, representatives or agents, shall, directly or indirectly (i) encourage, solicit, participate in or initiate discussions or negotiations with, or provide any information to, any corporation, partnership, person or other entity or group (other than Parent and Merger Sub, any affiliate or associate of Parent and Merger Sub or any designees of Parent and Merger Sub) concerning any Transaction, or (ii) authorize, propose or announce an intention to authorize or propose any Transaction (other t...
Alternative Proposals. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company agrees that it will not, directly or indirectly, through any officer, director, agent or otherwise, (i) solicit or initiate, directly or indirectly, or encourage submission of inquiries, proposals or offers from any potential buyer (other than the Purchaser) relating to the disposition of the assets or securities of the Company, or any part thereof (other than sales of inventory in the ordinary course) or (ii) participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish any person with information with respect to, the disposition of the assets or any securities of the Company or any part thereof (any such proposal or offer being hereinafter referred to as an "Alternative Proposal"); provided, however, that nothing contained in this Section 5.1 shall prohibit the Board of Directors of the Company from (i) furnishing information to or entering into discussions or negotiations with, any person or entity that makes an unsolicited, bona fide Alternative Proposal or delivers an unsolicited, bona fide, written expression of interest that could reasonably be expected to lead to an Alternative Proposal, which is not subject to the arrangement of financing (other than securities of an acquiror to be issued to holders of shares of Common Stock in an acquisition thereof by merger or consolidation) and that the Board of Directors of the Company in good faith determines (in consultation with its financial advisors) represents a financially superior transaction for the stockholders of the Company as compared to the Merger, if, and only to the extent that, (A) the Board of Directors of the Company, based upon the advice of outside counsel, determines in good faith that such action is required for the Board of Directors to comply with its fiduciary duties to stockholders imposed by law, (B) prior to furnishing such information to, or entering into discussions or negotiations with, such person or entity, the Company provides written notice to the Purchaser to the effect that it is furnishing information to, or entering into discussions or negotiations with, such person or entity, and (C) subject to the same fiduciary standards as in the preceding clause (A), the Company keeps the Purchaser informed of the status and all material information with respect to any such discussions or negotiations; and (ii) to the extent applicable, complying with Rule 14e-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act with regard to an Alternative Proposal...
Alternative Proposals. (a) Prior to the Offer Closing Date, GFI and the Board of Directors of GFI (upon the recommendation of the Special Committee) may (directly or through their Representatives), in response to a bona fide written Takeover Proposal, subject to compliance with Section 5.4(c) (Change in Recommendation):
(i) furnish information with respect to GFI and the GFI Subsidiaries to the Person making such Takeover Proposal and its Representatives pursuant to and in accordance with a customary confidentiality agreement; provided, further, that a copy of all such information provided to such Person has previously been provided to Parent or its Representatives or is provided to Parent substantially concurrently with the time it is provided to such Person; and
(ii) participate in discussions or negotiations with such Person or its Representatives regarding such Takeover Proposal; provided, in each case, that the Board of Directors of GFI (upon the recommendation of the Special Committee) determines in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and its independent financial advisor) that such Takeover Proposal is or could reasonably be expected to lead to a Superior Proposal.
(b) As promptly as reasonably practicable after the receipt, directly or indirectly, by GFI of any Takeover Proposal or any inquiry with respect to, or that could reasonably be expected to lead to, any Takeover Proposal, and in any case within 24 hours after the receipt thereof, GFI shall provide oral and written notice to Parent of (i) such Takeover Proposal or inquiry, (ii) the identity of the Person making any such Takeover Proposal or inquiry and (iii) the material terms and conditions of any such Takeover Proposal or inquiry (including a copy of any such written Takeover Proposal and any amendments or modifications thereto). Commencing upon the provision of any notice referred to above and continuing until such Takeover Proposal is withdrawn or the Board of Directors of GFI (upon the recommendation of the Special Committee) has provided written notice to Parent that it is prepared to effect a Change in Recommendation pursuant to Section 5.4(c) (Change in Recommendation), (A) GFI (or its outside legal counsel) shall, in person or by telephone, keep Parent (or its outside legal counsel) reasonably informed of, and shall provide to Parent or Purchaser upon request, the status of such Takeover Proposal and any material developments related thereto, including material amendments or pro...
Alternative Proposals. Unless otherwise specified in the Data Sheet (DS nos. 5 and 6), alternative proposals shall not be considered. Where the conditions for its acceptance are met, or justifications are clearly established, UNDP reserves the right to award a contract based on an alternative proposal.
Alternative Proposals. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, except as specifically permitted by Section 4(c) with respect to a Permitted Alternative Proposal, during the period commencing on the date the Bankruptcy Court enters an order approving the Merger Agreement (such date, the “Approval Date”) and ending on the earlier of the Purchase Closing Date or the Termination Date (such period, the “Approval Period”), Oncor Holdings and Oncor shall not, shall cause each of their respective Subsidiaries not to, and shall cause the directors (other than the Minority Member Directors (as defined in the Oncor LLC Agreement)), officers, employees, investment bankers, attorneys, accountants and other advisors, consultants, agents or representatives of any Oncor Entity (collectively, “Representatives”) not to, (i) initiate, solicit, propose, knowingly encourage or knowingly induce, the submission of, any Alternative Proposal; provided, however, that an Oncor Entity may interact with its equityholders in order to satisfy its fiduciary obligations and its obligations pursuant to the LLC Agreements and the Investor Rights Agreement and may, in response to communications from (without otherwise limiting the provisions of this Section 4) any of its direct equityholders or any third party who makes or seeks to make an unsolicited Alternative Proposal, make available public and non-public information (but only if such equityholder or third party has executed a confidentially agreement with Oncor on terms no less favorable in the aggregate to the Oncor Entities than terms of the Confidentiality Agreement) so long as such Oncor Entity promptly provides or makes available to the Purchasers such non-public information made available to such equityholder or third party (to the extent it has not already been provided or made available to the Purchasers), (ii) enter into, maintain or continue negotiations with any Person with respect to, any Alternative Proposal, or (iii) enter into any written letter of intent, agreement in principle or other agreement (whether or not legally binding and whether or not oral or written) with respect to an Alternative Proposal. In addition, during the Approval Period, Oncor Holdings and Oncor shall promptly advise Parent in writing of any Alternative Proposal, including, unless prohibited by applicable Law, the material terms and conditions of such Alternative Proposal (including any subsequent material modification to such material terms and conditions) ...
Alternative Proposals. From the date hereof until the Share Exchange Closing Date or, if earlier, the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article XII, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not, and shall direct its controlled, controlling and common control Affiliates, and its and their respective Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, (a) solicit, initiate or pursue any inquiry, indication of interest, proposal or offer relating to an Alternative Proposal, (b) participate in or continue any discussions or negotiations with any third party with respect to, or furnish or make available, any information concerning the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any third party relating to an Alternative Proposal or provide to any third-party access to the businesses, properties, assets or personnel of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case for the purpose of encouraging or facilitating an Alternative Proposal, or (c) enter into any binding understanding, binding arrangement, acquisition agreement, merger agreement or similar definitive agreement, or any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding or agreement in principle, or any other agreement with respect to an Alternative Proposal, or (d) grant any waiver, amendment or release under any confidentiality agreement or otherwise knowingly facilitate any such inquiries, proposals, discussions, or negotiations or any effort or attempt by any Person to make, an Alternative Proposal. From and after the date hereof, the Company shall, and shall instruct its officers and directors to, and the Company shall instruct and cause its Representatives, Subsidiaries and their respective Representatives to, immediately cease and terminate all discussions and negotiations with any Persons (other than Acquiror and its Representatives) with respect to an Alternative Proposal.
Alternative Proposals. Prior to the Effective Date, the Company agrees (a) that neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries shall, and it and they shall direct and use its and their best efforts to cause its and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives (including, without limitation, any investment banker, attorney or accountant retained by it or any of its Subsidiaries) not to, initiate, solicit or encourage, directly or indirectly, any inquiries or the making or implementation of any proposal or offer (including, without limitation, any proposal or offer to its stockholders) with respect to a merger, acquisition, consolidation or similar transaction involving, or any purchase of all or any significant portion of the assets or any equity securities of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (any such proposal or offer made prior to the termination of this Agreement (and any subsequent amended proposal or offer made by the same or an affiliated party) being hereinafter referred to as an "Alternative Proposal") or engage in any negotiations concerning, or provide any confidential information or data to, or have any discussions with, any person relating to an Alternative Proposal, or release any third party from any obligations under any existing standstill agreement or arrangement relating to any Alternative Proposal, or otherwise facilitate any effort or attempt to make or implement an Alternative Proposal; (b) that it will immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any parties conducted heretofore with respect to any of the foregoing, and it will take the necessary steps to inform the individuals or entities referred to above of the obligations undertaken in this Section 8.9; and (c) that it will notify Parent immediately if any such inquiries or proposals are received by, any such information is requested from, or any such negotiations or discussions are sought to be initiated or continued with, it; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Section 8.9 shall prohibit the Board of Directors of the Company from (i) furnishing information to or entering into discussions or negotiations with, any person or entity that makes or proposes to make an unsolicited bona fide proposal to acquire the Company pursuant to a merger, consolidation, share exchange, purchase of a substantial portion of assets, business combination or other similar transaction, if, and only to the extent that, (A) th...
Alternative Proposals. Each Party agrees that:
(a) After the date hereof and prior to the Closing Date or earlier termination of this Agreement, such Party shall not, and shall not permit any of its Affiliates to, and such Party shall, and shall cause each of its Affiliates to, cause each officer, director and employee of such Party and its Affiliates, and each attorney, accountant, investment banker, financial advisor and other agent retained by them, not to, directly or indirectly, initiate, solicit or encourage the submission of any proposal or offer to acquire or operate all or any material part of its Contributed Business or to acquire any Person (including such Party) that directly or indirectly owns all or any part of its Contributed Business, whether by merger, share exchange, purchase of stock, purchase of assets, tender offer, joint venture or otherwise, and whether for cash, securities or any other consideration or combination thereof, if such transaction would be materially inconsistent with or preclusive of the transactions contemplated hereby (any such inconsistent or preclusive transaction being referred to herein as an "Alternative Transaction"). Such Party will immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing initiation, solicitation, encouragement, discussions or negotiations with parties other than the other Party commenced heretofore with respect to Alternative Transactions.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.9(a), in response to a proposal for an Alternative Transaction (an "Alternative Proposal") that is unsolicited and made after the date hereof, (i) such Party may engage in discussions or negotiations regarding such Alternative Proposal with the Person who makes such Alternative Proposal and (ii) such Party may furnish to any such Person (subject to the execution of a confidentiality agreement containing confidentiality provisions substantially similar to those of the Confidentiality Agreements) confidential or non-public information concerning such Party or its Affiliates.
(c) Such Party shall immediately notify the other Party of its receipt of any Alternative Proposal or any request for confidential or non-public information relating to such Party or its Affiliates in connection with an Alternative Proposal or for access to the properties, books or records of such Party or any Affiliate by any Person that it is considering making, or has made, an Alternative Proposal.
Alternative Proposals. Unless otherwise specified in the Data Sheet (DS nos. 5 and 6), alternative proposals shall not be considered. Where the conditions for its acceptance are met, or justifications are clearly established, UNDP reserves the right to award a contract based on an alternative proposal. Proposals shall remain valid for the period specified in the Data Sheet (DS no. 8), commencing on the submission deadline date also indicated in the Data Sheet (DS no. 21). A Proposal valid for a shorter period shall be immediately rejected by UNDP and rendered non-responsive. In exceptional circumstances, prior to the expiration of the proposal validity period, UNDP may request Proposers to extend the period of validity of their Proposals. The request and the responses shall be made in writing, and shall be considered integral to the Proposal.
Alternative Proposals. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, except as specifically permitted by Section 6.2(d) with respect to a Backup Restructuring Proposal, during the period beginning on the date of this Agreement and ending on the earlier of the First Closing Date or the Termination Date, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not, and shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause their respective directors, officers, employees, investment bankers, attorneys, accountants and other advisors or representatives (collectively, “Representatives”) not to, (i) initiate or solicit, propose, or knowingly facilitate, knowingly encourage or knowingly induce, the submission of, any Alternative Proposal, in each case except as permitted by clause (ii) hereof; (ii) enter into, maintain or continue discussions or negotiations with any Person with respect to, any Alternative Proposal, other than, in the case of this clause (ii), if the Company Board (or any board of directors, board of managers or similar governing body of any Debtor), in response to the receipt of an unsolicited, written Alternative Proposal from a third party, determines in good faith after consultation with its outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel that such Alternative Proposal would reasonably be likely to lead to a Superior Proposal (in which case the Company shall notify the Purchasers of such determination in writing promptly after such determination is reached); or (iii) enter into any written letter of intent, agreement in principle or other agreement (whether or not legally binding) that constitutes an Alternative Proposal (an “Alternative Transaction Agreement”). In addition, during the period specified in the first sentence of this Section 6.2(a), if any Debtor makes or receives any written proposal or expression of interest regarding an Alternative Proposal that is reasonably likely to lead to a Superior Proposal, the Company and EFIH shall promptly notify counsel to Parent of any such proposal or expression of interest relating to an Alternative Proposal, with such notice to include unless prohibited by any agreement to which any Debtor is a party or applicable Law, the material terms of such Alternative Proposal and the identity of the Person or group of Persons making the same. Unless prohibited by any agreement to which any Debtor is a party or applicable Law, the Company and EFIH shall promptly furnish counsel to Parent with copies of any written offer or other i...