Information Statement (a) Promptly following the public filing of Buyer’s audited consolidated balance sheet and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) and stockholder’s equity (deficit) as of the end of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, the Company shall (i) deliver to each Company Stockholder that did not execute and deliver a Written Consent the notices and information required by the DGCL (including a copy of Section 262 of the DGCL), together with any other information, documents and notices required by the DGCL or any other applicable Laws or by the Company Charter, Company Bylaws or other organizational documents of the Company, and (ii) file, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Exchange Act, including Regulation 14C and Schedule 14C thereunder, a preliminary information statement (the “Preliminary Information Statement,” and together with all notices and information described in the immediately preceding clause (i), the “Preliminary Stockholder Materials”). (b) Promptly following, but in no event later than three (3) Business Days following the expiration of the 10 calendar day period as provided in Rule 14c-5 under the Exchange Act, the Company shall file, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Exchange Act, including Regulation 14C and Schedule 14C thereunder, a definitive information statement (the “Information Statement,” and together with the Preliminary Stockholder Materials, the “Stockholder Materials”). (c) The Company shall afford Buyer the opportunity to review and comment upon the Stockholder Materials and shall not file or deliver any Stockholder Materials until Buyer has provided its prior written consent as to the form and substance thereof. Buyer and its representatives shall provide any comments on such Stockholder Materials as promptly as reasonably practicable. The Company covenants and agrees to ensure that the Stockholder Materials comply in all material respects with the DGCL, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC and other applicable Laws and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. (d) Each of Buyer and the Company shall furnish all information concerning it as may reasonably be requested by the other party in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Preliminary Information Statement and the Information Statement. Each of Buyer and the Company shall cooperate and mutually agree upon (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) any response to comments of the SEC or its staff with respect to the Preliminary Information Statement, the Information Statement and any amendment filed in response thereto. If either Buyer or the Company becomes aware that any information contained in the Preliminary Information Statement or the Information Statement shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or that the Preliminary Information Statement or the Information Statement is required to be amended in order to comply with applicable Law, then (i) such party shall promptly inform the other and (ii) Buyer and the Company shall cooperate and mutually agree upon (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) an amendment or supplement to the Preliminary Information Statement or the Information Statement, as applicable. The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Preliminary Information Statement and the Information Statement, as so amended or supplemented, to be filed with the SEC and to be delivered to the Company Stockholders, pursuant to applicable Law. The Company shall provide Buyer with copies of any written comments, and shall inform B▇▇▇▇ of any oral comments, that the Company receives from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Preliminary Information Statement promptly after the receipt of such comments and shall give Buyer a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any proposed written or oral responses to such comments prior to the Company responding to the SEC or its staff.
Current Report The Company shall, not later than 5:30 p.m., New York City time, on the fourth business day after the date of this Agreement, file with the SEC a current report on Form 8-K disclosing the execution of this Agreement by the Company and the Investor (including any exhibits thereto, the “Current Report”). The Company shall provide the Investor and its legal counsel a reasonable opportunity to comment on any description of this Agreement contained in a draft of the Current Report, including any exhibit to be filed related thereto, as applicable, prior to filing the Current Report with the SEC and shall give due consideration to all such comments. From and after the filing of the Current Report with the SEC, the Company shall have publicly disclosed all material, non-public information delivered to the Investor (or the Investor’s representatives or agents) by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents or representatives (if any) in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and each of its and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents not to, provide the Investor with any material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries without the express prior written consent of the Investor (which may be granted or withheld in the Investor’s sole discretion); it being understood that the mere notification of Investor required pursuant to clause (iv) of Section 6.08 shall not in and of itself be deemed to be material, non-public information. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company expressly agrees that it shall publicly disclose in the Current Report or otherwise make publicly available any information communicated to the Investor by or, to the knowledge of the Company, on behalf of the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, which, following the date hereof would, if not so disclosed, constitute material, non-public information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries. The Company understands and confirms that the Investor will rely on the foregoing representations in effecting resales of Shares under a Registration Statement. In addition, effective upon the filing of the Current Report, the Company acknowledges and agrees that any and all confidentiality or similar obligations with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents under any agreement, whether written or oral, between the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, affiliates, employees or agents, on the one hand, and Investor or any of its respective officers, directors, affiliates, employees or agents, on the other hand, shall terminate.
Registration Statement; Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus (a) Upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Peoples and Limestone shall promptly cause the Registration Statement to be prepared and Peoples shall cause the Registration Statement to be filed with the SEC. Peoples and Limestone shall use their commercially reasonable best efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable after the filing thereof. The parties shall cooperate in responding to and considering any questions or comments from the SEC staff regarding the information contained in the Registration Statement. If, at any time after the Registration Statement is filed with the SEC, and prior to the Effective Time, any event relating to Limestone or Peoples is discovered by Limestone or Peoples, as applicable, which should be set forth in an amendment of, or a supplement to, the Registration Statement, the discovering party shall promptly inform the other party with all relevant information relating to such event, whereupon Peoples shall promptly cause an appropriate amendment to the Registration Statement to be filed with the SEC. Upon the effectiveness of such amendment, each of Limestone and Peoples (if prior to the meetings of the shareholders pursuant to Section 6.02 hereof) will take all necessary action as promptly as practicable to permit an appropriate amendment or supplement to be transmitted to the shareholders entitled to vote at such meetings. Peoples shall also use reasonable best efforts to obtain all necessary state securities law or “blue sky” permits and approvals required to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and Limestone shall furnish all information concerning Limestone and the holders of Limestone Common Stock as may be reasonably requested in connection with any such action. Limestone and Peoples shall each furnish the other with all information concerning each other and its directors, officers and shareholders and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with the Registration Statement. (b) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and Limestone each agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts and to cooperate with the other party in all reasonable respects to prepare the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus for filing with the SEC and, when the Registration Statement is effective, for delivery to their respective shareholders. (c) If either party becomes aware prior to the Effective Time of any information that would cause any of the statements in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus to be false or misleading with respect to any material fact, or to omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein not false or misleading, that party shall promptly inform the other thereof and take the necessary steps to correct the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus.
Registration Statement; Proxy Statement/Prospectus The information supplied by Acquiror or required to be supplied by the Acquiror (except to the extent revised or superseded by amendments or supplements) for inclusion in the Registration Statement, or any amendment or supplement thereto, shall not, at the time the Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements thereto) is declared effective by the SEC, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The information supplied by Acquiror or required to be supplied by the Acquiror (except to the extent revised or superseded by amendments or supplements) for inclusion in the Proxy Statement shall not, on the date the Proxy Statement is first mailed to the Company's stockholders, at the time of the Company Stockholders' Meeting and at the Effective Time, contain any statement which, at such time, is false or misleading with respect to any material fact, or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not false or misleading, or omit to state any material fact necessary to correct any statement in any earlier communication with respect to the solicitation of proxies by or on behalf of the Company for the Company Stockholders' Meeting which has become false or misleading. The Registration Statement will comply as to form in all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Acquiror makes no representation, warranty or covenant with respect to any information supplied or required to be supplied by the Company which is contained in or omitted from any of the foregoing documents.
Form 15 Filing Prior to January 30 of the first year in which the Depositor is able to do so under applicable law, the Depositor shall file a Form 15 relating to the automatic suspension of reporting in respect of the Trust Fund under the Exchange Act.