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200209214 <br />Wme, books or mcofds of the Company or my of its Subsuharla w. otherwise cooperate in my way with, or <br />knowingly amiet participate in, facilitate or mcoange any effort by any Third Party that is seeking to make. or <br />has made. an Acquisition Proposal. or (in,) grant my waiver m release under my standstill or similar ageemetu <br />with respect to my class of equity securities of the Company or my of its Subsidiaries. <br />(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Directors of the Company, directly or indirectly through <br />advisors, agents a other intermediaries, may, prior to the approval and adoption of this Agreement by the <br />shareholders of the Company, (i) engage in negotiatiaos or discussions with my Third Party that, subject to the <br />Company's compliance with Section 7.03(a), has [Wade a Superior Proposal. (it) furnish to-such Third Perry <br />nonpublic information relating to the Company or my of its Subsidiaries pursuant to a confidentiality <br />agreement with terms on lea favorable to the Company than those contained in the Confidentiality Agreement <br />(a copy of which shall be provided for informational purposes only to Parent). (iii) following receipt of such <br />Superior Proposal. take and disclose to in shawbolders a position comemplawd by Rule 14e -2(a) under the <br />1934 Act or otherwise make disclosure w them. (iv) following receipt of such Superior PmposaL fail to make, <br />withdraw, or modify in a roamer adverse to Parent its recommendation in its shaehoWers referred to in <br />Sections 2.02 and/or 7.02 hereof and/or (v) take my non- appeslabk, frail action ordered to be taken by the <br />Company by my court of competent jurisdiction. but in each case referred to in the foregoing clauses (i) <br />through (iv) only if the Board of Directors of the Company determines in good faith by a majority vote, on the <br />basis of advice from Kutak Rock LLP, outside legal counsel to the Company, that its failure to take such action <br />would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with fulfilling its fiduciary duties under applicable law and <br />complies with Section 7.03(c). <br />(c) The Board of Directors of the Company shall not take MY of the actions mferred to in, clauses (i) <br />through (iv) of the preceding subsection unless the Company shall have delivered to Patent a prior written <br />notice advising Parent that it intends to take such action, and the Company shall cocaine to advise Parent after <br />taking such action. In addition, the Company shell notify Para[ promptly (ban in an event later than 36 hours) <br />after receipt by the Company (or my of its advisers) of any Acquisition Proposal, any indication that my Third <br />Party is considering making an Acquisition Proposal or my request for information relating to the Company or <br />my of its Subsidiaries or for access to the business, properties. aced, books or records of the Company err any <br />of its Subsidiaries by my Thud Parry that may be considering melting, or lies unde. an Acquisition Proposal. <br />The Company shall provide such notice in writing ad shall identity are Third Parry making, and the material <br />terms and condmous of. my such Acquisition Proposed, indication or request. The Company shag keep Parem <br />fully informed, on a current basis, of my mereriel developing= with respect to my such Acquenume PmPosd. <br />indication or request. The Company sha and shall issue its Subsidiaries and the advisors. employees and <br />other agents of the Company and my of its Subsidiaries to. max immediately and cause to be wrmieared any <br />and all existing activities, discussions and negotiations, if my, with my Third Party conducted prior to the date <br />hereof with respect to my Acquisition Proposal and shall use is reasonable bat effas to cause any such Party <br />(or its agents or advisors) in possession of confidential information about the Company thin was famished by or <br />on behalf of the Company to return or destroy all such information. <br />-Superior Proposal.. means soy bona tlde, un tlidted written Acquisition Proposal for m lase a majority <br />of the outstanding Shoes on terms that the Board of Directors; of the Company determines in good faith by a <br />majority vote, on the basis of the advice of a financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation and clang <br />mm account all the terms and conditions of the Acquisition PmpmL including my break -up fees, expense <br />reimbursement provision; and conditions to consummation. are more favorable to the Company and all the <br />Company's shareholders than as provided haatmder and a reawm;blY likely to be completed, taking into <br />account all kgaL financial. regulatory and other aspects of the Proposal and the thud party making the Proposal <br />available to the Board of Directors; of the Company <br />Seenou 7.04. Tm Masters. (a) Without the prior wring consent of Parent (such coesem ram in be <br />unreasonably withheld), neither the Company our my of its Subsidiaries shall make or change any Tax <br />election, change my annual not accounting Period, adopt or change my method of six accounting. dle MY <br />amended Tax Retuma a claims for Tax refunds, eater into my closing agremeem4 surrender my Tax clam, <br />A -26 <br />