No Change in Recommendation or Alternative Acquisition Agreement Clause Samples
The "No Change in Recommendation or Alternative Acquisition Agreement" clause prohibits a party, typically the board of directors of a company, from altering its recommendation regarding a proposed transaction or from entering into agreements with third parties for alternative acquisitions. In practice, this means the board cannot publicly support a competing offer or sign a merger agreement with another entity while the original agreement is in effect. This clause is designed to provide certainty to the original transaction by preventing the company from backing out in favor of a more attractive offer, thereby protecting the interests of the initial buyer and reducing the risk of deal disruption.
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No Change in Recommendation or Alternative Acquisition Agreement. The board of directors of the Company and each committee of the board of directors shall not:
(i) (A) withhold, withdraw, qualify or modify (or publicly propose or resolve to withhold, withdraw, qualify or modify), in a manner adverse to Parent, the Company Recommendation (B) fail to include the Company Recommendation in the Proxy Statement, (C) approve, recommend or otherwise declare advisable or propose or resolve to approve, recommend or otherwise declare advisable (publicly or otherwise), any Acquisition Proposal, or (D) fail to publicly reaffirm the Company Recommendation within ten business days after Parent so requests in writing (provided, that Parent shall be entitled to make such a written request for reaffirmation only once for each Acquisition Proposal and once for each material amendment to such Acquisition Proposal) (any action described in clauses (A) and (D) a “Change of Recommendation”); or
(ii) Except as expressly permitted by, and after compliance with this Section 6.2(d), cause or permit the Company to enter into any Alternative Acquisition Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, prior to the time, but not after, the Company Requisite Vote is obtained, the board of directors of the Company (x) may make a Change of Recommendation and in connection therewith, approve, recommend or otherwise declare advisable, and enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement in connection with a Superior Proposal made after the date of this Agreement (if such Superior Proposal did not result from a material breach of Section 6.2(a) and such Superior Proposal is not withdrawn) or (y) may make a Change of Recommendation as a result of the occurrence of an Intervening Event, if, the board of directors of the Company determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that failure to do so would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law; provided, however, that the board of directors of the Company shall not (i) in the case of clause (x) make a Change of Recommendation with respect to a Superior Proposal and authorize the Company to enter into any Alterative Acquisition Agreement or (ii) in the case of clause (y) make a Change of Recommendation unless:
(i) the Company has notified Parent in writing that it intends to effect a Change of Recommendation, describing in reasonable detail the reasons for such Change of Recommendation (a “Recom...
No Change in Recommendation or Alternative Acquisition Agreement. Except as provided in Section 6.2(f), the Board of Directors of the Company and each committee of the Board of Directors shall not (i) withhold, withdraw, qualify or modify (or publicly propose or resolve to withhold, withdraw, qualify or modify), in a manner adverse to Parent, the Company Recommendation (it being understood that publicly taking a neutral position or no position with respect to an Acquisition Proposal at any time beyond ten business days after the first public announcement of such Acquisition Proposal by the Company or by the party which made the Acquisition Proposal shall be considered a modification adverse to Parent) or make or authorize the making of any statement (oral or written) that has the substantive effect of such a withdrawal, qualification or modification; (ii) cause or permit the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to enter into any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, acquisition agreement, merger agreement, option agreement, joint venture agreement, partnership agreement, lease agreement or other agreement (other than a confidentiality agreement referred to in Section 6.2(b) entered into in compliance with Section 6.2(b)) (an “Alternative Acquisition Agreement”) relating to any Acquisition Proposal; or (iii) approve or recommend, or propose to enter into an Acquisition Proposal or an Alternative Acquisition Agreement.
No Change in Recommendation or Alternative Acquisition Agreement. Except as permitted by Section 6.2(e), neither the Company Board nor the Special Committee shall:
(i) withhold, withdraw, qualify, amend or modify (in a manner adverse to Parent in any respect) (or publicly propose or resolve to withhold, withdraw, qualify, amend or modify (in a manner adverse to Parent in any respect)) the Company Recommendation;
(ii) authorize, adopt, approve or recommend, or publicly propose to authorize, adopt, approve or recommend, any Acquisition Proposal;
(iii) fail to include the Company Recommendation in the Proxy Statement;
(iv) with respect to an Acquisition Proposal initiated through a tender or exchange offer pursuant to Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act fail, within ten (10) Business Days of such offer, to recommend against acceptance of such offer after a request by Parent to do so (provided, that the Company shall not be required to reaffirm more than once per Acquisition Proposal (unless the terms of such Acquisition Proposal (including the price) change in any material respect and such change is publicly announced or disclosed)); or
(v) approve, endorse or recommend any Acquisition Proposal or enter into any Contract or agreement, arrangement or understanding relating to any Acquisition Proposal (other than an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement permitted by Section 6.2(c) relating to any Acquisition Proposal) (an “Alternative Acquisition Agreement,” and any of the actions set forth in the foregoing clauses (i) through (v), a “Change of Recommendation”).
No Change in Recommendation or Alternative Acquisition Agreement. Neither the Company Board nor any committee thereof shall:
(i) except as expressly permitted by this Section 6.1, effect a Change in Recommendation (as defined below);
(ii) except as expressly permitted by, and after compliance with, Section 8.1(h) of this Agreement, cause or permit the Company to enter into any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, acquisition agreement, merger agreement or similar agreement (an “Alternative Acquisition Agreement”) constituting or relating to any Acquisition Proposal (other than a confidentiality agreement referred to in Section 6.1(a) entered into in the circumstances referred to in Section 6.1(a)); or
(iii) adopt, approve or recommend, or propose to adopt, approve or recommend, any Acquisition Proposal unless the Company Board has made a “Change in Recommendation” permitted under Section 6.1(c) of this Agreement.
No Change in Recommendation or Alternative Acquisition Agreement. Neither the Company Board nor any committee thereof shall:
(i) except as set forth in this Section 6.1, withdraw or modify, or propose to withdraw or modify, in a manner adverse to the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary, the approval or recommendation by the Company Board or any such committee of this Agreement or the Merger;
(ii) cause or permit the Company to enter into any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, acquisition agreement, merger agreement or similar agreement (an “Alternative Acquisition Agreement”) constituting or relating to any Acquisition Proposal (other than a confidentiality agreement referred to in Section 6.1(a) entered into in the circumstances referred to in Section 6.1(a)); or
(iii) adopt, approve or recommend, or propose to adopt, approve or recommend, any Acquisition Proposal. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company Board or any special committee thereof may, in response to a Superior Proposal that did not follow a breach by the Company of this Section 6.1, to the extent the Company Board or any special committee thereof, respectively, determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside counsel, that its fiduciary obligations require it to do so, (A) take any of the actions referred to in clauses (i) or (iii) of the first sentence of this Section 6.1(b) and (B) terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(f).
No Change in Recommendation or Alternative Acquisition Agreement. Except as permitted by Section 6.2(f), the Board of Directors of the Company and each committee of the Board of Directors shall not (i) withhold, withdraw, qualify or modify (or publicly propose or resolve to withhold, withdraw, qualify or modify), in a manner adverse to Parent, the Company Recommendation (it being understood that if any Acquisition Proposal structured as a tender or exchange offer is commenced, the Board of Directors of the Company failing to recommend against acceptance of such tender or exchange offer by the Company’s stockholders within 10 business days of commencement thereof pursuant to Rule 14d-2 of the Exchange Act shall be considered a modification adverse to Parent); (ii) approve or recommend, or publicly declare advisable or publicly propose to enter into, any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, acquisition agreement, merger agreement, option agreement, joint venture agreement, partnership agreement, lease agreement or other agreement (other than a confidentiality agreement referred to in Section 6.2(b) entered into in compliance with Section 6.2(b)) relating to any Acquisition Proposal (an “Alternative Acquisition Agreement”); or (iii) cause or permit the Company to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement.
No Change in Recommendation or Alternative Acquisition Agreement. Except as provided in Section 5.02(f) and Section 5.02(g), the Company Board and each committee of the Company Board, including the Special Committee, shall not (i) withhold, withdraw, qualify or modify (or publicly propose or resolve to withhold, withdraw, qualify or modify), in a manner adverse to Parent, the Company Recommendation or approve, recommend or otherwise declare advisable any Acquisition Proposal or make or authorize the making of any public statement (oral or written) that has the substantive effect of such a withdrawal, qualification or modification (each, a “Change in Recommendation”), (ii) cause or permit the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to enter into any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, acquisition agreement, merger agreement, option agreement, joint venture agreement, partnership agreement, lease agreement or other agreement (other than a confidentiality agreement referred to in Section 5.02(b) entered into in compliance with Section 5.02(a)) (an “Alternative Acquisition Agreement”) relating to any Acquisition Proposal and (iii) approve or recommend, or publicly propose to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement.
No Change in Recommendation or Alternative Acquisition Agreement. Public Company Board (and any committee thereof) shall not:
(i) except as set forth in this Section 6.1, withdraw or modify, or publicly (or in a manner designed to become public) propose to withdraw or modify, in a manner adverse to Merger Partner, its approval or recommendation with respect to the Public Company Voting Proposals;
(ii) cause or permit Public Company to enter into any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, acquisition agreement, merger agreement or similar agreement constituting or relating to any Acquisition Proposal (other than, with respect to a confidentiality agreement referred to in Section 6.1(a) entered into in the circumstances referred to in Section 6.1(a)); or
(iii) adopt, approve or recommend, or propose to adopt, approve or recommend, any Acquisition Proposal. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Public Company Board may withdraw or modify its recommendation with respect to the Public Company Voting Proposals if it determines in good faith after consultation with outside counsel that its fiduciary obligations require it to do so, but only at a time that is prior to the Specified Time and after the fifth business day following receipt by Merger Partner of written notice advising it that Public Company Board desires to withdraw or modify the recommendation and, if such withdrawal is due to the existence of an Acquisition Proposal, specifying the material terms and conditions of such Acquisition Proposal and identifying the person making such Acquisition Proposal. Nothing in this Section 6.1 shall be deemed to (A) permit any party to take any action described in clauses (ii) or (iii) of the first sentence of this Section 6.1(b), or (B) affect any obligation of any party under this Agreement.
No Change in Recommendation or Alternative Acquisition Agreement. Except as permitted by Section 5.2(e), the Company Board and each committee of the Company Board shall not:
(i) withhold, withdraw, qualify or modify (or publicly propose or resolve to withhold, withdraw, qualify or modify), in a manner adverse to Parent, the Company Recommendation with respect to the Merger;
(ii) fail to include the Company Recommendation in the Proxy Statement;
(iii) if any Acquisition Proposal structured as a tender offer or exchange offer for outstanding Shares is commenced pursuant to Rule 14d-2 of the Exchange Act, fail to recommend against acceptance of such offer by the Company’s Shareholders prior to the earlier of (A) the day prior to the date of the Shareholders Meeting or the day prior to the date of any adjournment, recess or postponement of the Shareholders Meeting, as the case may be, and (B) eleven (11) Business Days after the commencement of such tender or exchange offer pursuant to Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act;
(iv) approve or recommend, or publicly declare advisable or publicly propose to enter into, any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, acquisition agreement, merger agreement, option agreement, joint venture agreement, partnership agreement or other agreement (other than a confidentiality agreement referred to in Section 5.2(b)(i) entered into in compliance with Section 5.2(b)(i)) providing for any Acquisition Proposal (an “Alternative Acquisition Agreement”, and any of the actions set forth in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv), a “Change of Recommendation”); or
(v) cause or permit the Company to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement.
No Change in Recommendation or Alternative Acquisition Agreement. The board of directors of the Company and each committee of the board of directors of the Company shall not:
(i) withhold, withdraw, qualify or modify, or resolve or publicly propose to withhold, withdraw, qualify or modify in a manner adverse to Parent, the Company Recommendation with respect to the Merger (it being understood that the board of directors of the Company may take no position with respect to an Acquisition Proposal proposed through a tender offer or exchange offer until the close of business on the tenth (10th) business day after the commencement of such Acquisition Proposal pursuant to Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act without such action being considered an adverse modification); or
(ii) except as expressly permitted by, and after compliance with, this Section 6.2(c), cause or permit the Company to enter into any acquisition agreement, merger agreement or similar definitive agreement (other than a confidentiality agreement entered into in compliance with Section 6.2(a)) (an “Alternative Acquisition Agreement”) relating to any Acquisition Proposal. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, prior to the date on which the Company Requisite Vote is obtained, but not after, the board of directors of the Company may (A) withhold, withdraw, qualify or modify the Company Recommendation,