Common use of Antitrust Notification Clause in Contracts

Antitrust Notification. (a) The Parties 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 or desirable under applicable Legal Requirements to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Parties acknowledge that, on November 28, 2022, Seller and Buyer filed, or caused their ultimate parent entities as defined in the HSR Act to file, the notifications required under the HSR Act, and the Parties shall respond as promptly as practicable to all inquiries or requests received from the Federal Trade Commission, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice or any other Governmental Entity for additional information or documentation. In connection therewith, the Parties shall, or shall cause their respective Affiliates to, (i) furnish to the other Party such necessary information and reasonable assistance as the other Party may reasonably request in connection with its preparation of any filing or submission that is necessary under the HSR Act, and (ii) keep the other Party reasonably apprised of the status of any communications with, and any inquiries or requests for additional information from the applicable Governmental Entity. If made available by the relevant Governmental Entity, the Parties shall request early termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act. (b) Subject to applicable confidentiality restrictions or restrictions required by applicable Legal Requirements, each Party will notify the other promptly upon the receipt of (a) any comments or questions from any Governmental Entity in connection with any filings made pursuant to Section 7.01 or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (b) any request by any Governmental Entity for information or documents relating to an investigation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Party shall provide to the other (or the other’s respective advisors) upon request copies of all correspondence between such Party and any Governmental Entity relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Parties may, as they deem advisable and necessary, designate any competitively sensitive materials provided to the other under this Section 7.01 as “outside counsel only.” Such materials and the information contained therein shall be given only to outside counsel of the recipient and will not be disclosed by such outside counsel to employees, officers, or directors of the recipient without the advance written consent of the Party providing such materials. In addition, to the extent reasonably practicable, all discussions, telephone calls, and meetings with a Governmental Entity regarding the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall include representatives of both Parties. Subject to applicable Legal Requirements, the Parties will consult and cooperate with each other in connection with any analyses, appearances, presentations, memoranda, briefs, arguments, and proposals made or submitted to any Governmental Entity regarding the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by or on behalf of any Party. (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall require, or be construed to require, the Parties or any of their respective Affiliates to offer or agree to (a) (i) sell, hold, hold separate, divest, license, discontinue or limit, before or after the Closing Date, any assets, businesses, equity holdings, intellectual property, or other interests or (ii) any conditions relating to, or changes or restrictions in, the operations of any such assets, businesses, equity holdings, intellectual property or interests (including but not limited to any requirements to enter into new Contracts or modify or terminate existing Contracts) or (b) any material modification or waiver of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. (d) Buyer shall bear all filing fees related to any notifications under the HSR Act.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Asset Purchase Agreement (Argenx Se), Asset Purchase Agreement (Bluebird Bio, Inc.)

Antitrust Notification. (a) The Parties 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 or desirable under applicable Legal Requirements to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Parties acknowledge that, on November 28, 2022, Seller and Buyer filedshall file, or caused shall cause their ultimate parent entities as defined in the HSR Act and its implementing rules thereto to file, as soon as practicable (but not later than two (2) Business Days) after the Effective Date, any notifications required under the HSR Act, and the Parties shall respond as promptly as practicable to all inquiries or requests received from the Federal Trade Commission, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice or any other Governmental Entity for additional information or documentation. In connection therewith, the Parties shall, or shall cause their respective Affiliates to, (i) furnish to the other Party such necessary information and reasonable assistance as the other Party may reasonably request in connection with its preparation of any filing or submission that is necessary under the HSR Act, and (ii) keep the other Party reasonably apprised of the status of any communications with, and any inquiries or requests for additional information from the applicable Governmental Entity. If made available by the relevant Governmental Entity, the The Parties shall request early termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act. (b) Subject to applicable confidentiality restrictions or restrictions required by applicable Legal Requirements, each Party will notify the other promptly upon the receipt of (ai) any comments or questions from any Governmental Entity in connection with any filings made pursuant to this Section 7.01 7.1 or the transactions transaction contemplated by this Agreement Agreement, including the Asset Purchase, and (bii) any request by any Governmental Entity for information or documents relating to an investigation of the transactions transaction contemplated by this Agreement, including the Asset Purchase. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Party shall provide to the other (or the other’s respective advisors) upon request copies of all correspondence between such Party and any Governmental Entity relating to the transactions transaction contemplated by this Agreement. The Parties may, as they deem advisable and necessary, designate any competitively sensitive materials provided to including the other under this Section 7.01 as “outside counsel only.” Such materials and the information contained therein shall be given only to outside counsel of the recipient and will not be disclosed by such outside counsel to employees, officers, or directors of the recipient without the advance written consent of the Party providing such materialsAsset Purchase. In addition, to the extent reasonably practicable, all discussions, telephone calls, and meetings with a Governmental Entity regarding the transactions transaction contemplated by this Agreement Agreement, including the Asset Purchase, shall include representatives of both Parties. Subject to applicable Legal Requirements, the Parties will consult and cooperate with each other in connection with any analyses, appearances, presentations, memoranda, briefs, arguments, and proposals made or submitted to any Governmental Entity regarding the transactions transaction contemplated by this Agreement Agreement, including the Asset Purchase, by or on behalf of any Party. (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall require, or be construed to require, the Parties or any of their respective Affiliates to offer or agree to (aA) (i) sell, hold, hold separate, divest, license, discontinue or limit, before or after the Closing Date, any assets, businesses, equity holdings, intellectual property, or other interests or (ii) any conditions relating to, or changes or restrictions in, the operations of any such assets, businesses, equity holdings, intellectual property or interests (including but not limited to any requirements to enter into new Contracts contracts or modify or terminate existing Contracts) or (bB) any material modification or waiver of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. (d) Buyer shall bear all filing fees related to any notifications under the HSR Act; otherwise each Party shall be responsible for its own expenses incurred or owed in connection with this Section 7.1. (e) Until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement, Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the Priority Review Voucher in full force and effect and shall not (i) sell, assign, transfer or convey the Priority Review Voucher to any Person other than Buyer or enter into any Contract with respect thereto or (ii) encumber or otherwise grant or allow to exist any Encumbrance on the Priority Review Voucher (other than pursuant to this Agreement).

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Asset Purchase Agreement (Argenx Se)

Antitrust Notification. (a) The Parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to takeEach of the parties shall, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary or desirable under applicable Legal Requirements to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Parties acknowledge that, on November 28, 2022, Seller and Buyer filed, or caused their ultimate parent entities as defined in the HSR Act to file, the notifications required under the HSR Act, and the Parties shall respond as promptly as practicable to all inquiries or requests received from (but in no event later than ten Business Days) following the Federal Trade Commission, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice or any other Governmental Entity for additional information or documentation. In connection therewith, the Parties shall, or shall cause their respective Affiliates todate hereof, (i) file with the United Stated Federal Trade Commission (the "FTC") and the United States Department of Justice (the "DOJ") the premerger notification and report form, if any, required as a result of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby, and shall include any supplemental information requested in connection therewith pursuant to the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇ Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, (the "HSR Act") and (ii) make such other filings as are necessary or advisable in other jurisdictions in order to comply with all applicable Law relating to competition, merger control or antitrust and shall promptly provide any supplemental information requested by any applicable Governmental Authority relating thereto. Any such filing, notification and report form and supplemental information shall be in substantial compliance with the requirements of the HSR Act or such other applicable Law. The parties shall work together and shall furnish to the other Party one another such necessary information and reasonable assistance as the other Party may reasonably request in connection with its preparation of any filing or submission that which is necessary under the HSR Act, and (ii) Act or such other applicable Law. The parties shall keep the other Party reasonably one another apprised of the status of any communications with, and any inquiries inquiries, comments or requests for additional information from from, the FTC, the DOJ or any other applicable Governmental Entity. If made available by the relevant Governmental EntityAuthority promptly upon receipt thereof, the Parties and shall request early termination of the waiting period under the HSR Actcomply promptly with any such inquiry, comment or request. (b) Subject to the terms hereof, the parties shall use reasonable best efforts to effect the expiration or early termination of any applicable confidentiality restrictions waiting periods under the HSR Act and obtain any government clearances or restrictions approvals required by applicable Legal Requirementsunder the HSR Act, each Party will notify the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Act, as amended, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Act, as amended, the Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended, and any other promptly upon federal, state or foreign Law, regulation or decree designed to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions for the receipt purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade (acollectively, the "Antitrust Laws"), to respond to any government requests for information under any Antitrust Law, and to contest and resist any action, including any legislative, administrative or judicial action, and to have vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned any decree, judgment, injunction or other order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) (an "Antitrust Order") that restricts, prevents or prohibits the consummation of the Merger or any comments or questions from any Governmental Entity in connection with any filings made pursuant to Section 7.01 or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (b) under any request by Antitrust Law in the most expeditious manner practicable, provided, however, that Parent’s reasonable best efforts shall not include an obligation to agree to sell, transfer, dispose of or otherwise divest, or hold separate or otherwise subject to any Governmental Entity for information restriction or documents relating to an investigation limitation, any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Without limiting assets, licenses, businesses or interest of Parent, the generality Company or any of the foregoing, each Party shall provide to the other (or the other’s their respective advisors) upon request copies of all correspondence between such Party and any Governmental Entity relating to the transactions contemplated by this AgreementSubsidiaries. The Parties may, as they deem advisable and necessary, designate any competitively sensitive materials provided to the other under this Section 7.01 as “outside counsel only.” Such materials and the information contained therein shall be given only to outside counsel of the recipient and will not be disclosed by such outside counsel to employees, officers, or directors of the recipient without the advance written consent of the Party providing such materials. In addition, to the extent reasonably practicable, all discussions, telephone calls, and meetings with a Governmental Entity regarding the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall include representatives of both Parties. Subject to applicable Legal Requirements, the Parties parties hereto will consult and cooperate with each other one another, and consider in good faith the views of one another, in connection with with, and provide to the other parties in advance, any analyses, appearances, presentations, memoranda, briefs, arguments, opinions and proposals made or submitted to any Governmental Entity regarding the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by or on behalf of any Party. (c) Notwithstanding party hereto in connection with substantive meetings, discussion or proceedings under or relating to any Antitrust Law, and, to the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall require, or be construed to requireextent permitted by such Governmental Authority, the Parties Company shall provide Parent the opportunity to attend and participate in any such substantive meetings, discussions or any of their respective Affiliates proceedings. The foregoing obligations shall be subject to offer or agree to (a) (i) sellthe Confidentiality Agreement and attorney-client, hold, hold separate, divest, license, discontinue or limit, before or after the Closing Date, any assets, businesses, equity holdings, intellectual property, work product or other interests or (ii) any conditions relating to, or changes or restrictions in, the operations of any such assets, businesses, equity holdings, intellectual property or interests (including but not limited to any requirements to enter into new Contracts or modify or terminate existing Contracts) or (b) any material modification or waiver of the terms and conditions of this Agreementprivilege. (d) Buyer shall bear all filing fees related to any notifications under the HSR Act.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Merger Agreement (Acorda Therapeutics Inc)

Antitrust Notification. (a) The Parties 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 or desirable under applicable Legal Requirements to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Parties acknowledge that, on November 28, 2022, Seller and Buyer filedshall file, or caused shall cause their ultimate parent entities as defined in the HSR Act to file, as soon as practicable (but not later than seven Business Days) after the Effective Date, any notifications required under the HSR Act, and the Parties shall respond as promptly as practicable to all inquiries or requests received from the Federal Trade Commission, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice or any other Governmental Entity for additional information or documentation. In connection therewith, the Parties shall, or shall cause their respective Affiliates to, (i) furnish to the other Party such necessary information and reasonable assistance as the other Party may reasonably request in connection with its preparation of any filing or submission that is necessary under the HSR Act, and (ii) keep the other Party reasonably apprised of the status of any communications with, and any inquiries or requests for additional information from the applicable Governmental Entity. If made available by the relevant Governmental Entity, the Parties shall request early termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act. (b) Subject to applicable confidentiality restrictions or restrictions required by applicable Legal Requirements, each Party will notify the other promptly upon the receipt of (ai) any comments or questions from any Governmental Entity in connection with any filings made pursuant to Section 7.01 7.1(a) or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (bii) any request by any Governmental Entity for information or documents relating to an investigation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Party shall provide to the other (or the other’s respective advisors) upon request copies of all correspondence between such Party and any Governmental Entity relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Parties may, as they deem advisable and necessary, designate any competitively sensitive materials provided to the other under this Section 7.01 7.1(b) as “outside counsel only.” Such materials and the information contained therein shall be given only to outside counsel of the recipient and will not be disclosed by such outside counsel to employees, officers, or directors of the recipient without the advance written consent of the Party providing such materials. In addition, to the extent reasonably practicable, all discussions, telephone calls, and meetings with a Governmental Entity regarding the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall include representatives of both Parties. Subject to applicable Legal Requirements, the Parties will consult and cooperate with each other in connection with any analyses, appearances, presentations, memoranda, briefs, arguments, and proposals made or submitted to any Governmental Entity regarding the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by or on behalf of any Party. (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall require, or be construed to require, the Parties or any of their respective Affiliates to offer or agree to (aA) (i) sell, hold, hold separate, divest, license, discontinue or limit, before or after the Closing Date, any assets, businesses, equity holdings, intellectual property, or other interests or (ii) any conditions relating to, or changes or restrictions in, the operations of any such assets, businesses, equity holdings, intellectual property or interests (including but not limited to any requirements to enter into new Contracts contracts or modify or terminate existing Contractscontracts) or (bB) any material modification or waiver of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. (d) Buyer shall bear all filing fees related to any notifications under the HSR Act.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Asset Purchase Agreement (Spark Therapeutics, Inc.)

Antitrust Notification. (a) The Parties 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 or desirable under applicable Legal Requirements to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Parties acknowledge that, on November 28, 2022Without limiting the foregoing, Seller and Buyer filedshall file, or caused shall cause their ultimate parent entities as defined in the HSR Act to file, as soon as practicable (but not later than five (5) Business Days) after the Effective Date, any notifications required under the HSR Act, and the Parties shall respond as promptly as practicable to all inquiries or requests received from the Federal Trade Commission, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice or any other Governmental Entity for additional information or documentation. In connection therewith, the Parties shall, or shall cause their respective Affiliates to, (i) furnish to the other Party such necessary information and reasonable assistance as the other Party may reasonably request in connection with its preparation of any filing or submission that is necessary under the HSR Act, and (ii) keep the other Party reasonably apprised of the status of any communications with, and any inquiries or requests for additional information from the applicable Governmental Entity. If made available by the relevant Governmental Entity, the Parties shall request early termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act. (b) Subject to applicable confidentiality restrictions or restrictions required by applicable Legal Requirements, each Party will notify the other promptly upon the receipt of (a) any comments or questions from any Governmental Entity in connection with any filings made pursuant to Section 7.01 or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (b) any request by any Governmental Entity for information or documents relating to an investigation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Party shall provide to the other (or the other’s respective advisors) upon request copies of all correspondence between such Party and any Governmental Entity relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Parties may, as they deem advisable and necessary, designate any competitively sensitive materials provided to the other under this Section 7.01 as “outside counsel only.” Such materials and the information contained therein shall be given only to outside counsel of the recipient and will not be disclosed by such outside counsel to employees, officers, or directors of the recipient without the advance written consent of the Party providing such materials. In addition, to the extent reasonably practicable, all discussions, telephone calls, and meetings with a Governmental Entity regarding the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall include representatives of both PartiesParties to the extent permitted by such Governmental Entity. Subject to applicable Legal Requirements, the Parties will consult and cooperate with each other in connection with any analyses, appearances, presentations, memoranda, briefs, arguments, and proposals made or submitted to any Governmental Entity regarding the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by or on behalf of any Party. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Buyer shall have, except where prohibited by applicable Legal Requirement, sole and complete responsibility for determining the strategy for obtaining consents and approvals of any Governmental Entity, having in good faith considered comments made by Seller. (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall require, or be construed to require, the Parties or any of their respective Affiliates to offer or agree to (a) (i) sell, hold, hold separate, divest, license, discontinue or limit, before or after the Closing Date, any assets, businesses, equity holdings, intellectual property, or other interests or (ii) any conditions relating to, or changes or restrictions in, the operations of any such assets, businesses, equity holdings, intellectual property or interests (including but not limited to any requirements to enter into new Contracts or modify or terminate existing Contracts) ), including with respect to the Purchased Assets and use of the Priority Review Voucher to obtain Priority Review of a product candidate of Buyer or its Affiliates or any other benefit associated with the Purchased Assets or (b) any material modification or waiver of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. (d) Buyer shall bear all filing fees related to any notifications under the HSR Act.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Asset Purchase Agreement (Zevra Therapeutics, Inc.)