Governmental Approvals and Filings Except for any notices required or permitted to be filed after the Closing Date with certain federal and state securities commissions, the Company shall have obtained all governmental approvals required in connection with the lawful sale and issuance of the Notes.
Approvals and Consents Subject to any express provision in this Agreement to the contrary, a Party may conditionally or unconditionally give or withhold any consent to be given under this Agreement.
Governmental Approvals and Consents (a) Each Party hereto shall, as promptly as possible, (i) make, or cause or be made, all filings and submissions (including those under the HSR Act) required under any Law applicable to such Party or any of its Affiliates; and (ii) use reasonable best efforts to obtain, or cause to be obtained, all consents, authorizations, orders and approvals from all Governmental Authorities that may be or become necessary for its execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations pursuant to this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents. Each Party shall cooperate fully with the other Party and its Affiliates in promptly seeking to obtain all such consents, authorizations, orders and approvals. The parties hereto shall not willfully take any action that will have the effect of delaying, impairing or impeding the receipt of any required consents, authorizations, orders and approvals.
(b) Target Company and Holdings shall use reasonable best efforts to give all notices to, and obtain all consents from, all third parties that are described in Section 3.2 and Section 4.2 of the Disclosure Schedules.
(c) Without limiting the generality of the parties’ undertakings pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) above, each of the parties hereto shall use all reasonable best efforts to:
(i) respond to any inquiries by any Governmental Authority regarding antitrust or other matters with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document;
(ii) avoid the imposition of any order or the taking of any action that would restrain, alter or enjoin the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document; and
(iii) in the event any Governmental Order adversely affecting the ability of the parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document has been issued, to have such Governmental Order vacated or lifted.
(d) All analyses, appearances, meetings, discussions, presentations, memoranda, briefs, filings, arguments, and proposals made by or on behalf of either Party before any Governmental Authority or the staff or regulators of any Governmental Authority, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not including any interactions between the Target Company and Governmental Authorities in the ordinary course of business, any disclosure which is not permitted by Law or any disclosure containing confidential information) shall be disclosed to the other Party hereunder in advance of any filing, submission or attendance, it being the intent that the parties will consult and cooperate with one another, and consider in good faith the views of one another, in connection with any such analyses, appearances, meetings, discussions, presentations, memoranda, briefs, filings, arguments, and proposals. Each Party shall give notice to the other Party with respect to any meeting, discussion, appearance or contact with any Governmental Authority or the staff or regulators of any Governmental Authority, with such notice being sufficient to provide the other Party with the opportunity to attend and participate in such meeting, discussion, appearance or contact.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 5.7 shall require, or be construed to require, the other Parties or any of their Affiliates to agree to (i) sell, hold, divest, discontinue or limit, before or after the Closing Date, any assets, businesses or interests of the other Parties, the Target Company or any of their respective Affiliates; (ii) any conditions relating to, or changes or restrictions in, the operations of any such assets, businesses or interests which, in either case, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or materially and adversely impact the economic or business benefits to the other Parties of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; or (iii) any material modification or waiver of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Approvals and Notifications (a) To the extent that the transfer or assignment of any Excluded Assets or the assumption of any Excluded Liabilities requires any Approvals or Notifications, the Parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain or make such Approvals or Notifications as soon as reasonably practicable; provided, however, that, except to the extent expressly provided in this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements or as otherwise agreed between Covidien and Mallinckrodt, neither Covidien nor Mallinckrodt shall be obligated to contribute capital or pay any consideration in any form (including providing any letter of credit, guaranty or other financial accommodation) to any Person in order to obtain or make such Approvals or Notifications.
(b) If and to the extent that the valid, complete and perfected transfer or assignment to the Covidien Group of any Excluded Assets or the assumption by the Covidien Group of any Excluded Liabilities would be a violation of applicable Law, or require any Approval or Notification that has not been obtained or made on or before the Distribution Date, then, unless the Parties shall otherwise mutually determine, the transfer or assignment to the Covidien Group of such Excluded Assets or the assumption by the Covidien Group of such Excluded Liabilities, as the case may be, shall be automatically deemed deferred and any such purported transfer, assignment or assumption shall be null and void until such time as all legal impediments are removed or such Approvals or Notifications have been obtained or made. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such Excluded Assets or Excluded Liabilities shall continue to constitute Excluded Assets or Excluded Liabilities for all other purposes of this Agreement.
(c) If any transfer or assignment of any Excluded Asset or any assumption of any Excluded Liability not intended to be transferred, assigned or assumed hereunder, as the case may be, is consummated on or prior to the Distribution Date, then, insofar as reasonably possible, the member of the Mallinckrodt Group holding or owning such Excluded Asset or such Excluded Liability, as the case may be, shall thereafter hold such Excluded Asset or Excluded Liability, as the case may be, for the use and benefit of the member of the Covidien Group entitled thereto (at the expense of the member of the Covidien Group entitled thereto). In addition, the member of the Mallinckrodt Group retaining such Excluded Asset or such Excluded Liability shall, insofar as reasonably possible and to the extent permitted by applicable Law, treat such Excluded Asset or Excluded Liability in the ordinary course of business in accordance with past practice and take such other actions as may be reasonably requested by the member of the Covidien Group to whom such Excluded Asset is to be transferred or assigned, or which will assume such Excluded Liability, as the case may be, in order to place such member of the Covidien Group in a substantially similar position as if such Excluded Asset or Excluded Liability had not been so transferred, assigned or assumed and so that all the benefits and burdens relating to such Excluded Asset or Excluded Liability, as the case may be, including use, risk of loss, potential for gain, and dominion, control and command over such Excluded Asset or Excluded Liability, as the case may be, and all costs and expenses related thereto, shall inure from and after the Distribution Date to the Covidien Group.
(d) If and when the Approvals or Notifications, the absence of which caused the deferral of transfer or assignment of any Excluded Asset or the deferral of assumption of any Excluded Liability, are obtained or made, and, if and when any other legal impediments for the transfer or assignment of any Excluded Asset or the assumption of any Excluded Liability have been removed, the transfer or assignment of the applicable Excluded Asset or the assumption of the applicable Excluded Liability, as the case may be, shall be effected in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and/or the applicable Ancillary Agreement.
(e) Any member of the Mallinckrodt Group retaining an Excluded Asset or Excluded Liability due to the deferral of the transfer or assignment of such Excluded Asset or the deferral of the assumption of such Excluded Liability, as the case may be, shall not be obligated, in connection with the foregoing, to expend any money unless the necessary funds are advanced (or otherwise made available) by Covidien or the member of the Covidien Group entitled to the Excluded Asset or Excluded Liability, other than reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, attorneys’ fees and recording or similar fees, all of which shall be promptly reimbursed by Covidien or the member of the Covidien Group entitled to such Excluded Asset or Excluded Liability.
(f) To the extent that the transfer or assignment of any Mallinckrodt Asset, the assumption of any Mallinckrodt Liability, the Separation, or the Distribution requires any Approvals or Notifications, the Parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain or make such Approvals or Notifications as soon as reasonably practicable; provided, however, that, except to the extent expressly provided in this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements or as otherwise agreed between Covidien and Mallinckrodt, neither Covidien nor Mallinckrodt shall be obligated to contribute capital or pay any consideration in any form (including providing any letter of credit, guaranty or other financial accommodation) to any Person in order to obtain or make such Approvals or Notifications.
(g) If and to the extent that the valid, complete and perfected transfer or assignment to the Mallinckrodt Group of any Mallinckrodt Asset or assumption by the Mallinckrodt Group of any Mallinckrodt Liability would be a violation of applicable Law, or require any Approvals or Notifications in connection with the Separation or the Distribution that have not been obtained or made on or before the Distribution Date, then, unless the Parties shall otherwise mutually determine, the transfer or assignment to the Mallinckrodt Group of such Mallinckrodt Assets or the assumption by the Mallinckrodt Group of such Mallinckrodt Liabilities, as the case may be, shall be automatically deemed deferred and any such purported transfer, assignment or assumption shall be null and void until such time as all legal impediments are removed or such Approvals or Notifications have been obtained or made. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such Mallinckrodt Assets or Mallinckrodt Liabilities shall continue to constitute Mallinckrodt Assets and Mallinckrodt Liabilities for all other purposes of this Agreement.
(h) If any transfer or assignment of any Mallinckrodt Asset or any assumption of any Mallinckrodt Liability intended to be transferred, assigned or assumed hereunder, as the case may be, is not consummated on or prior to the Distribution Date, whether as a result of the provisions of Section 2.5(g) or for any other reason, then, insofar as reasonably possible, the member of the Covidien Group retaining such Mallinckrodt Asset or such Mallinckrodt Liability, as the case may be, shall thereafter hold such Mallinckrodt Asset or Mallinckrodt Liability, as the case may be, for the use and benefit of the member of the Mallinckrodt Group entitled thereto (at the expense of the member of the Mallinckrodt Group entitled thereto). In addition, the member of the Covidien Group retaining such Mallinckrodt Asset or such Mallinckrodt Liability shall, insofar as reasonably possible and to the extent permitted by applicable Law, treat such Mallinckrodt Asset or Mallinckrodt Liability in the ordinary course of business in accordance with past practice and take such other actions as may be reasonably requested by the member of the Mallinckrodt Group to whom such Mallinckrodt Asset is to be transferred or assigned, or which will assume such Mallinckrodt Liability, as the case may be, in order to place such member of the Mallinckrodt Group in a substantially similar position as if such Mallinckrodt Asset or Mallinckrodt Liability had been transferred, assigned or assumed as contemplated hereby and so that all the benefits and burdens relating to such Mallinckrodt Asset or Mallinckrodt Liability, as the case may be, including use, risk of loss, potential for gain, and dominion, control and command over such Mallinckrodt Asset or Mallinckrodt Liability, as the case may be, and all costs and expenses related thereto, shall inure from and after the Distribution Date to the Mallinckrodt Group.
(i) If and when the Approvals or Notifications, the absence of which caused the deferral of transfer or assignment of any Mallinckrodt Asset or the deferral of assumption of any Mallinckrodt Liability pursuant to Section 2.5(g), are obtained or made, and, if and when any other legal impediments for the transfer or assignment of any Mallinckrodt Asset or the assumption of any Mallinckrodt Liability have been removed, the transfer or assignment of the applicable Mallinckrodt Asset or the assumption of the applicable Mallinckrodt Liability, as the case may be, shall be effected in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and/or the applicable Ancillary Agreement.
(j) Any member of the Covidien Group retaining a Mallinckrodt Asset or Mallinckrodt Liability due to the deferral of the transfer or assignment of such Mallinckrodt Asset or the deferral of the assumption of such Mallinckrodt Liability, as the case may be, shall not be obligated, in connection with the foregoing, to expend any money unless the necessary funds are advanced (or otherwise made available) by Mallinckrodt or the member of the Mallinckrodt Group entitled to the Mallinckrodt Asset or Mallinckrodt Liability, other than reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, attorneys’ fees and recording or similar fees, all of which shall be promptly reimbursed by Mallinckrodt or the member of the Mallinckrodt Group entitled to such Mallinckrodt Asset or Mallinckrodt Liability.
Approvals and Filings (a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, each of FSC and ABCB agrees to use its reasonable best 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 party in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to fulfill all conditions applicable to such party and its respective Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement and the Bank Merger Agreement and to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Bank Merger Agreement, including: (i) obtaining all Regulatory Approvals and all other necessary, proper or advisable actions or non-actions, waivers, consents, qualifications and approvals from Governmental Authorities and making all necessary, proper or advisable registrations, filings and notices and taking all steps as may be necessary to obtain an approval, waiver or exemption from any Governmental Authority; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be deemed to require ABCB, or require or permit FSC, to take any action, or commit to take any action, or agree to any condition or restriction, in connection with obtaining the permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of any Governmental Authority that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect (measured on a scale relative to FSC and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole) on the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries, after giving effect to the Merger (a “Materially Burdensome Regulatory Condition”); (ii) obtaining all necessary, proper or advisable consents, qualifications, approvals, waivers or exemptions from nongovernmental Persons; and (iii) executing and delivering any additional documents or instruments necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by, and to fully carry out the purposes of, this Agreement or the Bank Merger Agreement.
(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, ABCB and FSC shall make any required filings of applications, filings and notices with the Federal Reserve Board, the FDIC and the GDBF in connection with the Merger or the Bank Merger within forty-five (45) days after the date of this Agreement and shall each use, and shall cause their applicable Subsidiaries to use, reasonable best efforts to prepare and file any applications, notices and filings required in order to obtain the Regulatory Approvals as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement. ABCB and FSC shall each use, and shall each cause their applicable Subsidiaries to use, reasonable best efforts to obtain each such approval as promptly as reasonably practicable. The parties shall cooperate with each other in connection therewith (including the furnishing of any information and any reasonable undertaking or commitments that may be required to obtain the Regulatory Approvals). Each party will provide the other with copies of (i) any applications and all correspondence relating thereto prior to filing, other than material filed in connection therewith under a claim of confidentiality, and (ii) copies of correspondence from all Regulatory Agencies.
(c) Subject to Applicable Law (including Applicable Law relating to the exchange of information), the parties shall advise each other promptly after receiving any communication from any Governmental Authority whose consent or approval is required for consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or by the Bank Merger Agreement that causes such party to believe that there is a reasonable likelihood that the Regulatory Approvals or any other consent or approval required hereunder will not be obtained or that the receipt of any such approval will be materially delayed.