ARTICLE VII COVENANTS OF PARENT AND THE COMPANY Section 7.1 Best Efforts A-41 Section 7.2 Certain Filings A-42 Section 7.3 Access to Information A-42 Section 7.4 [Reserved] A-43 Section 7.5 Public Announcements A-43 A-ii Page Section 7.6 Further Assurances A-43 Section 7.7 Notices of Certain Events A-43 Section 7.8 No Solicitation A-43 Section 7.9 Takeover Statutes A-45 Section 7.10 Section 16(b) A-45 Section 7.11 Coordination of Quarterly Dividends A-45 Section 7.12 Stock Exchange Delisting; Deregistration A-46 Section 7.13 Financing A-46 Section 7.14 Transaction Litigation A-50 ← Article VI Covenants of ParentArticle VIII Conditions to the Merger →