Common use of Acquisition of Additional Securities Clause in Contracts

Acquisition of Additional Securities. (a) Subject to the other provisions of this Section 2.1, each Principal Shareholder undertakes, covenants and agrees with the Company that, without the prior written approval of the Board, during the Effective Period, the Principal Shareholders shall not, directly or indirectly, and they shall not permit any of their respective Affiliates, directly or indirectly, to acquire, or offer, propose or agree to acquire, whether by means of open market purchase, privately negotiated purchase, tender or exchange offer, through the acquisition of control of another Person (whether by way of merger, consolidation, share exchange or otherwise), by becoming a member of or joining a Group, or otherwise, Beneficial Ownership (hereinafter, “Acquire”) of: