defined below), actual or threatened, by or before any Governmental Entity with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (B) keep the other party informed as to the status of any such material request, inquiry, objection, charge or other action, suit, proceeding, claim, arbitration or investigation (collectively, “Action”), (C) promptly inform the other party of any material communication to or from any Governmental Entity regarding the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (D) permit the other party to review in advance, and consider in good faith any comments made by the other party in relation to, any proposed substantive communication by such party to any Governmental Entity relating to such matters. The parties hereto will (x) use their commercially reasonable efforts to resolve any such request, inquiry, objection, charge or other action so as to permit consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (y) consult and cooperate with one another, and consider in good faith the views of one another, in connection with, and provide to the other party in advance, any analyses, appearances, presentations, memoranda, briefs, arguments, opinions and proposals made or submitted by or on behalf of any party hereto in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Such cooperation shall include consulting with each other in advance of any meeting or substantive communication with any Governmental Entity and, to the extent permitted by law or such applicable Governmental Entity, providing each other the opportunity to participate in such meetings and other substantive conversations.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, none of the parties hereto or any of their respective subsidiaries shall be required to (i) respond to a Second Request, (ii) contest, administratively or in court, any ruling, order or other action of the Federal Trade Commission or the United States Department of Justice or any third party respecting the transactions contemplated hereby, or (iii) become subject to, consent to, or offer or agree to, or otherwise take any action with respect to, any requirement, condition, limitation, understanding, agreement or order to (A) sell, license, assign, transfer, divest, hold separate or otherwise dispose of any assets, business or portion of the business of such party, or any of their respective subsidiaries, (B) conduct, restrict, operate, invest or otherwise change the assets, business or portion of the business of such party or any of their respective subsidiaries in any manner or (C) impose any restriction, requirement or limitation on the operation of the business or portion of the business of the such party or any of their respective subsidiaries.
For purposes of this Agreement, (i) “Governmental Entity” means any foreign or domestic governmental authority, including any supranational, national, federal, territorial, state, commonwealth, province, territory, county, municipality, district, local governmental jurisdiction of any nature or any other governmental, self-regulatory or quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any governmental department, division, agency, bureau, office, branch, court, arbitrator, commission, tribunal or other governmental instrumentality and any national or international stock exchange) or any political or other subdivision or part of any of the foregoing and (ii) “Second Request” means a request for additional information or documentary material pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 18a(e)(1).
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, nothing in this Section 5.1 shall be deemed to require the Company or any of its subsidiaries to (1) delay, postpone, or otherwise alter the timing for or other plans or activities relating to the Qualified IPO or (2) file, or take or agree to take any action that would require the filing of, any amendment to its Registration Statement with the SEC.
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