Acting Jointly or in Concert For purposes of this Agreement, a Person is acting jointly or in concert with another Person if such Person has any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether formal or informal and whether or not in writing) with such other Person to acquire, or Offer to Acquire, any Common Shares of the Corporation (other than (A) customary agreements with and between underwriters and banking group or selling group members with respect to a distribution of securities by way of prospectus or private placement, or (B) pursuant to a pledge of securities in the ordinary course of business).
Actions in Concert Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, each Lender hereby agrees with each other Lender that no Lender shall take any action to protect or enforce its rights arising out of this Agreement or the Notes (including exercising any rights of setoff) without first obtaining the prior written consent of Agent and Requisite Lenders, it being the intent of Lenders that any such action to protect or enforce rights under this Agreement and the Notes shall be taken in concert and at the direction or with the consent of Agent or Requisite Lenders.
Jointly Drafted The Parties agree that this Agreement is entered into knowingly and voluntarily, after having the opportunity to fully discuss it with an attorney. Having had the opportunity to obtain the advice of legal counsel to review, comment upon, and redraft this Agreement, the Parties agree that this Agreement shall be construed as if the parties jointly prepared it so that any uncertainty or ambiguity shall not be interpreted against any one party and in favor of the other.
Limitation on Transactions with Shareholders and Affiliates (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, enter into, renew or extend any transaction or arrangement (including, without limitation, the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of property or assets, or the rendering of any service) with (x) any holder (or any Affiliate of such holder) of 10% or more of any class of Capital Stock of the Company or (y) with any Affiliate of the Company (each, an “Affiliate Transaction”), unless:
(i) the Affiliate Transaction is on fair and reasonable terms that are no less favorable to the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a comparable arm’s length transaction by the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary with a Person that is not such a holder or an Affiliate of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary; and
(ii) the Company delivers to the Trustee:
(A) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of US$5.0 million (or the Dollar Equivalent thereof), a Board Resolution set forth in an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction complies with this Section 4.15 and such Affiliate Transaction has been approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors; and
(B) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of US$10.0 million (or the Dollar Equivalent thereof), in addition to the Board Resolution required in clause (ii)(A) above, an opinion issued by an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of recognized international standing as to the fairness to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary of such Affiliate Transaction from a financial point of view.
(b) The foregoing limitation does not limit, and shall not apply to:
(i) the payment of reasonable and customary regular fees and other compensation to directors of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary who are not employees of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;
(ii) transactions between or among the Company and any Subsidiary Guarantor or between or among Subsidiary Guarantors; (iii) transactions between or among the Company and any Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary or between or among Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries;
Related Person Transactions Except for indemnification, compensation or other employment arrangements in the ordinary course of business, there are no Contracts, transactions, arrangements or understandings between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any Affiliate (including any director or officer) thereof, but not including any wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company, on the other hand, that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC in the Company’s Form 10-K or proxy statement pertaining to an annual meeting of stockholders.
Acquiring Person As of the Signing Date, neither the Investor nor any of its Affiliates beneficially owns, and immediately prior to the Closing, neither the Investor nor any of its Affiliates will beneficially own (in each case, as determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act without regard for the number of days in which a Person has the right to acquire such beneficial ownership, and without regard to Investor’s rights under this Agreement), any securities of the Company, except for securities that may be beneficially owned by employee benefit plans of either the Investor or any of its Affiliates.
Trustee Dealings with Company The Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for the Company or its Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates, as if it were not the Trustee.
Transactions with Shareholders and Affiliates Enter into or permit to exist, directly or indirectly, any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease, or exchange of any Asset or the rendering of any service) with any holder of 5% or more of any class of equity interests of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, or with any Affiliate of the Borrower or of any such holder, in each case other than a Loan Party, on terms taken as a whole that are less favorable to the Borrower than those terms that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not such a holder, Subsidiary, or Affiliate, or if such transaction is not one in which terms could be obtained from such other Person on terms that are not negotiated in good faith on an arm’s length basis, and prior to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries engaging in any such transaction described in this Section 6.7, other than transactions in de minimis amounts, the Borrower shall determine that such transaction has been negotiated in good faith and on an arm’s length basis; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a) Debt permitted under Section 6.1, (b) Permitted Investments, (c) the execution, delivery and performance of the agreements evidencing the obligation to pay the Management Fees, (d) transactions contemplated by the agreements set forth on Schedule 6.7 effected in connection with the IPO, (e) transactions in the ordinary course pursuant to the terms of a Benefit Plan, (f) any investment in a Co-Invest Entity or (g) transactions involving the use, transfer, or other disposition of any Assets, to the extent that (i) the Distribution by the Borrower of such Assets would not have violated this Agreement and (ii) such use, transfer, or other disposition would not otherwise result in an Event of Default or an Unmatured Event of Default.
Interested Transactions An Indemnitee shall not be denied indemnification in whole or in part under this Section 7.7 because the Indemnitee had an interest in the transaction with respect to which the indemnification applies if the transaction was otherwise permitted by the terms of this Agreement.
Agreement to Provide Shareholder Information 1. Each Intermediary agrees to provide the Fund, upon written request, the following shareholder information with respect to Covered Transactions involving the Funds:
a. The taxpayer identification number (“TIN”) or any other government issued identifier, if known, that would provide acceptable assurances of the identity of each shareholder that has purchased, redeemed, transferred or exchanged shares of a Fund through an account directly maintained by the Intermediaries during the period covered by the request;
b. The amount and dates of, and the Variable Product(s) associated with, such shareholder purchases, redemptions, transfers and exchanges; and
c. Any other data mutually agreed upon in writing.
2. Under this Agreement the term “Covered Transactions” are those transactions which the Intermediaries consider when determining whether trading activity is excessive as described in their Excessive Trading Policy.
3. Requests to provide shareholder information shall set forth the specific period for which transaction information is sought. However, unless otherwise agreed to by the Intermediaries, any such request will not cover a period of more than 90 consecutive calendar days from the date of the request.
4. Each Intermediary agrees to provide the requested shareholder information promptly upon receipt of the request, but in no event later than 15 business days after receipt of such request, provided that such information resides in its books and records. If shareholder information is not on the Intermediary’s books and records, the Intermediary agrees to use reasonable efforts to obtain and transmit or have transmitted the requested information from the holder of the account.