Agreement Regarding Voting; Certain Other Covenants of the Company Shareholders. Each Company Shareholder covenants and agrees during the Exclusivity Period:
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Covenants of the Shareholders (a) Each Shareholder agrees that, during the period commencing on the date hereof and continuing until the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 10, it shall not take any action of any kind that may in any way adversely affect, by delay or otherwise, the likelihood of success of the Arrangement, and in furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each Shareholder shall not, directly or indirectly: (i) option, sell, assign, transfer, dispose of, hypothecate, alienate, grant a security interest in, encumber in any way, tender to any offer or otherwise convey any Subject Shares or Convertible Securities or any right or interest therein or enter into any agreement to do any of the foregoing; (ii) grant or agree to grant any proxy or other right to the Subject Shares, or enter into any voting trust or pooling agreement or arrangement or otherwise relinquish or modify its right to vote any of the Subject Shares, or enter into or subject any of the Subject Shares to any other agreement, arrangement, understanding or commitment, formal or informal, with respect to or relating to the voting thereof; (iii) (A) make, solicit, assist, initiate, encourage, or otherwise facilitate (including by way of furnishing information or entering into any form of written or oral agreement, arrangement or understanding) any inquiries, proposals or offers from any person regarding any Acquisition Proposal, or (B) engage or participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding any Acquisition Proposal, or (C) otherwise co-operate in any way with, or assist or participate in or facilitate or encourage any effort or attempt by any other person to do or seek to do any of the foregoing; (iv) take any action of any kind, directly or indirectly, which may cause its representations or warranties hereunder to become untrue; or (v) take any action to encourage or assist any other person to do any of the prohibited acts referred to in this Section 4(a). (b) Each Shareholder agrees that, during the period commencing on the date hereof and continuing until the termination of this Agreement in accordance Section 10, it shall: (i) (A) forthwith notify Symmetry and Acquisitionco, at first orally and then in writing, of all Acquisition Proposals currently under consideration and immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing solicitations, encouraged activities, discussions or negotiations such Shareholder is engaged in with any person (other than Symmetry and Acquisitionco) with respect to or which could lead to any potential Acquisition Proposal from and after the date hereof, and (B) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours) notify Symmetry and Acquisitionco, at first orally and then in writing, of any inquiries, proposals or offers that such Shareholder receives or of which such Shareholder becomes aware, relating to, constituting or which such Shareholder reasonably believes could lead to an Acquisition Proposal, such notice to include a description of the terms and conditions of, and the identity of the person making, any proposal, inquiry or offer or any amendment thereto, and such other details of the proposal, inquiry or offer as Symmetry and Acquisitionco may reasonably request, including a copy thereof; and (ii) use its commercially reasonable efforts (which, for greater certainty, shall not include influencing the board of directors of the Company) to assist Symmetry and Acquisitionco to successfully complete the Arrangement, including co-operating with Symmetry and Acquisitionco in: (A) making all requisite regulatory filings and giving evidence in relation thereto; (B) meeting with prospective lenders and investors in presentations, meetings, road shows and due diligence sessions; and (C) providing investor relations support and communicating with the shareholders of both Symmetry and the Company; and (iii) perform all obligations required to by it under this Agreement and the Arrangement Agreement in order to consummate and make effective, as soon as reasonably practicable, the Transactions. (c) Each Shareholder agrees that, during the period commencing on the date hereof and continuing until 36 months following the Effective Time, none of such Shareholder, its affiliates (including any person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Shareholder) and its representatives (including any directors, officers, employees, financial advisors, or other agents) or any person not dealing at arms length (within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada)) with any of the foregoing shall, directly or indirectly, in any manner, acquire or agree to acquire or make any offer or proposal to acquire any securities of Symmetry or any property deriving its value in whole or in part from securities of Symmetry. (d) Each Shareholder consents to the disclosure of the substance of this Agreement in any press release or any circular relating to the Arrangement and to the filing of this Agreement as may be required pursuant to applicable Law. (e) Each Shareholder (if such Shareholder is a corporation or trust) shall ensure that the officers, directors, trustees and employees of it and its subsidiaries (other than the Company and the Company Subsidiaries) and any financial advisors or other advisors or representatives retained by it are aware of the provisions of this Section 4, and it shall be responsible for any breach of this Section 4 by any such persons.
Certain Covenants of the Stockholder Except in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Stockholder hereby covenants and agrees as follows:
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Agreements and Covenants of the Company The Company hereby agrees and covenants to: (a) Give all instructions to the Trustee hereunder in writing, signed by the Company’s Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President, Executive Vice President, Vice President or Secretary. In addition, except with respect to its duties under Sections 1(i), 1(j) and 1(k) hereof, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely on, and shall be protected in relying on, any verbal or telephonic advice or instruction which it, in good faith and with reasonable care, believes to be given by any one of the persons authorized above to give written instructions, provided that the Company shall promptly confirm such instructions in writing; (b) Subject to Section 4 hereof, hold the Trustee harmless and indemnify the Trustee from and against any and all expenses, including reasonable counsel fees and disbursements, or losses suffered by the Trustee in connection with any action taken by it hereunder and in connection with any action, suit or other proceeding brought against the Trustee involving any claim, or in connection with any claim or demand, which in any way arises out of or relates to this Agreement, the services of the Trustee hereunder, or the Property or any interest earned on the Property, except for expenses and losses resulting from the Trustee’s gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct. Promptly after the receipt by the Trustee of notice of demand or claim or the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, pursuant to which the Trustee intends to seek indemnification under this Section 2(b), it shall notify the Company in writing of such claim (hereinafter referred to as the “Indemnified Claim”). The Trustee shall have the right to conduct and manage the defense against such Indemnified Claim; provided that the Trustee shall obtain the consent of the Company with respect to the selection of counsel, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Trustee may not agree to settle any Indemnified Claim without the prior written consent of the Company, which such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Company may participate in such action with its own counsel; (c) Pay the Trustee the fees set forth on Schedule A hereto, including an initial acceptance fee, annual administration fee, and transaction processing fee which fees shall be subject to modification by the parties from time to time. It is expressly understood that the Property shall not be used to pay such fees unless and until it is distributed to the Company pursuant to Sections 1(i) through 1(j) hereof. The Company shall pay the Trustee the initial acceptance fee and the first annual administration fee at the consummation of the Offering. The Company shall not be responsible for any other fees or charges of the Trustee except as set forth in this Section 2(c), Schedule A and as may be provided in Section 2(b) hereof; (d) In connection with any vote of the Company’s shareholders regarding a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination involving the Company and one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”), provide to the Trustee an affidavit or certificate of the inspector of elections for the shareholder meeting verifying the vote of such shareholders regarding such Business Combination; (e) Provide the Representative with a copy of any Termination Letter(s) and/or any other correspondence that is sent to the Trustee with respect to any proposed withdrawal from the Trust Account promptly after it issues the same; (f) Unless otherwise agreed between the Company and the Representative, ensure that any Instruction Letter (as defined in Exhibit A) delivered in connection with a Termination Letter in the form of Exhibit A expressly provides that the Deferred Discount is paid directly to the account or accounts directed by the Representative on behalf of the Underwriters prior to any transfer of the funds held in the Trust Account to the Company or any other person; (g) Instruct the Trustee to make only those distributions that are permitted under this Agreement, and refrain from instructing the Trustee to make any distributions that are not permitted under this Agreement; and (h) Within four (4) business days after the Underwriters exercise the over-allotment option (or any unexercised portion thereof) or such over-allotment option expires, provide the Trustee with a notice in writing of the total amount of the Deferred Discount.
Covenants of the Stockholders Each of the Stockholders hereby covenants and agrees that:
Covenants of the Shareholder The Shareholder hereby irrevocably covenants and agrees that during the period commencing on the date hereof and continuing until the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 3: (a) it will not, directly or indirectly, through any officer, director, employee, advisor, representative, agent or otherwise: (i) solicit, initiate, knowingly encourage, continue or otherwise facilitate (including, without limitation, by way of furnishing information or entering into any form of agreement, arrangement or understanding) the initiation of any inquiries or proposals regarding an Acquisition Proposal; (ii) participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding any Acquisition Proposal; or (iii) accept or enter into any agreement, letter of intent, arrangement or understanding related to any Acquisition Proposal; (b) if the Shareholder receives any Acquisition Proposal in its capacity as a holder of Shares (including, without limitation, an offer or invitation to enter into discussions), whether written or oral, the Shareholder will as promptly as practicable notify Vasogen, in writing, and provide to Vasogen a copy thereof if written, and if verbal, a description of the principal terms, including the price proposed to be paid in connection therewith, the form of consideration to be paid, the material terms and the identity of the proponent; (c) it will vote the Shares in support of all things proposed by IPC and Vasogen that are necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws to consummate the Transactions; (d) it will not grant or agree to grant any proxy or other right to the Shares, or enter into any voting trust, vote pooling or other agreement with respect to the right to vote, call Meetings or give consents or approvals of any kind with respect to the Shares, other than pursuant to the provisions hereof; (e) it will not, without the prior written consent of Vasogen, sell, transfer, monetize, hypothecate, pledge, encumber, grant a security interest in, encumber or otherwise convey or grant an option over any of the Shares (or any right or interest therein (legal or equitable)) held by it to any person, entity or group or agree to do any of the foregoing; (f) except as required by applicable Law (after fully consulting with Vasogen), it will not, prior to the public announcement by IPC, IPC Corp. and Vasogen of the terms of the Transactions, directly or indirectly, disclose to any person, firm or corporation (other than on a confidential basis to such advisors (if any) as the Shareholder may determine are necessary to retain specifically for the purposes of this Agreement) the existence of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Arrangement Agreement or the Merger Agreement, or any terms or conditions or other information concerning the Transactions; (g) it will not, without the prior written consent of Vasogen, not to be unreasonably withheld, purchase, or enter into any agreement or right to purchase, any additional shares of IPC; and (h) it will do all things required, necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Arrangement Agreement and the Merger Agreement.
Affirmative Covenants of the Seller Parties Until the date on which the Aggregate Unpaids have been indefeasibly paid in full and this Agreement terminates in accordance with its terms, each Seller Party hereby covenants, as to itself, as set forth below:
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Voting Covenant Stockholder hereby agrees that, prior to the Expiration Date, at any meeting of the stockholders of the Company, however called, and in any written action by consent of stockholders of the Company, unless otherwise directed in writing by Parent, Stockholder shall cause any issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock Owned by Stockholder as of the record date with respect to such meeting or consent to be voted: (a) in favor of: (i) the execution and delivery by the Company of the Merger Agreement; (ii) the adoption of the Merger Agreement; and (iii) each of the other actions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; and (b) against the following actions (other than the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions): (i) any extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger, consolidation or other business combination involving any Acquired Corporation; (ii) any sale, lease, sublease, license, sublicense or transfer of a material portion of the rights or other assets of any Acquired Corporation; (iii) any reorganization, recapitalization, dissolution or liquidation of any Acquired Corporation; (iv) any change in a majority of the board of directors of the Company; (v) any amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws; (vi) any material change in the capitalization of the Company or the Company’s corporate structure; and (vii) any other action which is intended, or would reasonably be expected, to impede, interfere with, delay, postpone, discourage or adversely affect the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions. Prior to the Expiration Date, Stockholder shall not enter into any agreement or understanding with any Person to vote or give instructions in any manner inconsistent with clause “(a)”, clause “(b)” or clause “(c)” of the preceding sentence.
Covenants of the Selling Shareholders Each Selling Shareholder, in addition to its other agreements and obligations hereunder, severally and not jointly, covenants with each Underwriter as follows: (a) Such Selling Shareholder agrees that (i) it will not prepare, or have prepared on its behalf, or use or refer to, any “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act), and (ii) it will not distribute any written materials in connection with the offer or sale of the Shares. (b) Not to take any action that would result in an Underwriter or the Company being required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act a free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of the Underwriters that the Underwriters otherwise would not have been required to file thereunder. (c) During the period when delivery of a Prospectus (or, in lieu thereof, the notice referred to under Rule 173(a) under the Securities Act) is required under the Securities Act, such Selling Shareholder will advise the Underwriters promptly, and will confirm such advice in writing to the Underwriters, of any change in the information relating to such Selling Shareholder in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus. (d) Such Selling Shareholder will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or result in, or that has constituted or might reasonably be expected to constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any securities of the Company. (e) Each of the Selling Shareholders agrees to deliver to the Underwriters prior to or at the Closing Date a properly completed and executed United States Treasury Department Form W-8 or W-9 (or other applicable form or statement specified by Treasury Department regulations in lieu thereof). (f) Each of the Selling Shareholders agrees to deliver to the Underwriters prior to or at the Closing Date a certificate satisfying the beneficial ownership due diligence requirements of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriters.
