Agreement to Tender 4.1 The Shareholder hereby covenants and agrees that if the Offeror makes the Offer in compliance with Article 2 and the Acquisition Agreement, the Shareholder shall, within 14 days of the mailing of the Offer Circular, irrevocably deposit or cause to be irrevocably deposited with the depositary under the Offer in acceptance of the Offer all of the Deposited Shares in accordance with the terms of the Offer, and thereafter the Shareholder shall not withdraw or take any action to withdraw any of the Deposited Shares deposited under the Offer (notwithstanding any statutory rights, rights under the terms of the Offer or rights which the Shareholder might otherwise have) except upon the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms. Subject to this Section 4.1, for greater certainty, in respect of Company Shares that are to be issued upon the exercise of Options, the Shareholder shall, within 14 days of the mailing of the Offer Circular, irrevocably direct the depositary under the Offer that, upon the issue of such Company Shares immediately before the Expiry Time of the Offer, such Company Shares are to be deposited to the Offer and it is understood and agreed that, upon such direction, such Company Shares will be treated as having been deposited in accordance with this Agreement.
4.2 For greater certainty, for the purposes of this Agreement, the term "Company Shares" shall include all the common shares, including all the common shares issued under outstanding Options, of the Company and shall include all shares or other securities into or for which the Company Shares may be converted, exchanged or otherwise changed pursuant to any reorganization, merger, amalgamation or other transaction involving the Company prior to the acquisition of the Deposited Shares by the Offeror under the Offer.
4.3 If (i) the Offeror concludes after the date of this Agreement that it is necessary or desirable to proceed with a form of transaction other than the Offer (such as a plan of arrangement or amalgamation) whereby the Offeror and/or its affiliates would effectively acquire all the Company Shares on economic and other terms and conditions (including, without limitation, tax treatment) having consequences to the Shareholder that are equivalent to or better than those contemplated by this Agreement and the Acquisition Agreement (any such transaction is referred to as an "Alternative Transaction"), and (ii) the Board recommends that Shareholders approve or support the Alternative Transaction, then the Shareholder agrees to support the completion of the Alternative Transaction in the same manner as the Offer, including, if necessary, by voting the Deposited Shares in favour of a special resolution approving the Alternative Transaction.
Subject Shares (a) The Stockholder agrees that (i) from the date hereof until the Closing Date, it shall not, and shall not commit or agree to, without Parent’s prior written consent, directly or indirectly, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise, offer for sale, sell (including short sales), transfer, tender, pledge, encumber, assign or otherwise dispose of (including by gift) (collectively, a “Transfer”), or enter into any contract, option, derivative, hedging or other agreement or arrangement or understanding (including any profit-sharing arrangement) with respect to, or consent to or permit, a Transfer of, any or all of the Subject Shares or any interest therein; and (ii) during the Voting Period it shall not, and shall not commit or agree to, without Parent’s prior written consent, (A) grant any proxies or powers of attorney with respect to any or all of the Subject Shares or agree to vote the Subject Shares on any matter or divest itself of any voting rights in the Subject Shares, or (B) take any action that would have the effect of preventing or disabling the Stockholder from performing its obligations under this Agreement. The Stockholder agrees that any Transfer of Subject Shares not permitted hereby shall be null and void and that any such prohibited Transfer may and should be enjoined. If any involuntary transfer of any Subject Shares covered hereby shall occur (including, but not limited to, a sale by the Stockholder’s trustee in bankruptcy, or a sale to a purchaser at any creditor’s or court sale), the transferee (which term, as used herein, shall include any and all transferees and subsequent transferees of the initial transferee) shall take and hold such Subject Shares subject to all of the restrictions, liabilities and rights under this Agreement, which shall continue in full force and effect.
(b) In the event of a stock dividend or distribution, or any change in the Subject Shares by reason of any stock dividend or distribution, split-up, recapitalization, combination, conversion, exchange of shares or the like, the term “Subject Shares” shall be deemed to refer to and include the Subject Shares as well as all such stock dividends and distributions and any securities into which or for which any or all of the Subject Shares may be changed or exchanged or which are received in such transaction. The Stockholder further agrees that, in the event Stockholder purchases or otherwise acquires beneficial or record ownership of or an interest in, or acquires the right to vote or share in the voting of, any additional Shares, in each case after the execution of this Agreement, the Stockholder shall deliver promptly to Parent written notice of such event, which notice shall state the number of additional Shares so acquired. The Stockholder agrees that any such additional Shares shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement, including all covenants, agreements, obligations, representations and warranties set forth herein as if those additional shares were owned by the Stockholder on the date of this Agreement.
Agreement to Tender and Vote The Stockholder hereby agrees, while this Agreement is in effect, that promptly after the commencement of the Exchange Offer and prior to the date on which the Exchange Offer expires, the Stockholder shall tender (or cause to be tendered) into the Exchange Offer all of the Stockholder's Owned Shares, in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Offer. The Stockholder shall not, while this Agreement is in effect, withdraw or revoke (or cause to be withdrawn or revoked) any of the Stockholder's Owned Shares previously tendered. If the Exchange Offer is terminated or withdrawn by the Company, the Company shall promptly return, and shall cause any depository acting on behalf of Company to return, all Owned Shares tendered by the Stockholder in the Exchange Offer to the Stockholder.
Agreement Not to Offer or Sell Additional Shares During the period commencing on and including the date hereof and continuing through and including the 90th day following the date of the Prospectus (such period, as extended as described below, being referred to herein as the “Lock-up Period”), the Company will not, without the prior written consent of the Representatives (which consent may be withheld in the sole discretion of the Representatives), directly or indirectly: (i) sell, offer to sell, contract to sell or lend any Shares or Related Securities (as defined below); (ii) effect any short sale, or establish or increase any “put equivalent position” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(h) under the Exchange Act) or liquidate or decrease any “call equivalent position” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(b) under the Exchange Act) of any Shares or Related Securities; (iii) pledge, hypothecate or grant any security interest in any Shares or Related Securities; (iv) in any other way transfer or dispose of any Shares or Related Securities; (v) enter into any swap, hedge or similar arrangement or agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, the economic risk of ownership of any Shares or Related Securities, regardless of whether any such transaction is to be settled in securities, in cash or otherwise; (vi) announce the offering of any Shares or Related Securities; (vii) file any registration statement under the Securities Act in respect of any Shares or Related Securities (other than as contemplated by this Agreement with respect to the Offered Shares or except for registration statements on Form S-8 with respect to any and all Shares or Related Securities to be issued pursuant to any employee benefit or compensation plans, including any proposed amendments thereto, described in the Prospectus); or (viii) publicly announce the intention to do any of the foregoing. The foregoing shall not apply to (a) the Shares to be sold in this offering, (b) issuances of Shares or Related Securities pursuant to the conversion or exchange of convertible or exchangeable securities or the exercise of warrants or options outstanding as of the date hereof and described in the Prospectus, (c) issuances of Common Stock or grants of employee stock options, restricted stock or other incentive compensation pursuant to the terms of any employee benefit or compensation plan, including any proposed amendments thereto, described in the Prospectus, or issuances of Shares or Related Securities pursuant to the exercise of such options or the vesting of restricted stock or (d) the issuance by the Company of Shares or Related Securities in connection with a licensing arrangement, joint venture, acquisition or business combination or other collaboration or strategic transaction (including the filing of a registration statement on Form S-4 or other appropriate form with respect thereto); provided that, in the case of clause (d), recipients of such Shares or Related Securities agree to be bound by the terms of the lockup letter in the form of Exhibit E hereto and the sum of the aggregate number of Shares or Related Securities so issued shall not exceed 5% of the total outstanding Shares. For purposes of the foregoing, “Related Securities” shall mean any options or warrants or other rights to acquire Shares or any securities exchangeable or exercisable for or convertible into Shares, or to acquire other securities or rights ultimately exchangeable or exercisable for, or convertible into, Shares. If (i) during the last 17 days of the 90-day initial lock-up period, the Company issues an earnings release or discloses material news or a material event relating to the Company occurs, or (ii) prior to the expiration of such period, the Company announces that it will release earnings results during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of such period, then in each case the Lock-up Period will be extended until the expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the date of the issuance of the earnings release or the disclosure of the material news or occurrence of the material event, as applicable, unless the Representatives waive, in writing, such extension (which waiver may be withheld in the sole discretion of the Representatives); provided, however, that such extension shall not apply if (i) the Company’s securities are “actively traded securities” (as defined in Regulation M of the Exchange Act), (ii) the Company meets the applicable requirements of paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 139 under the Securities Act in the manner contemplated by NASD Conduct Rule 2711(f)(4), and (iii) the provisions of NASD Conduct Rule 2711(f)(4) are not applicable to any research reports relating to the Company published or distributed by any of the Underwriters during the 15 days before or after the last day of the Lock-up Period (before giving effect to such extension). The Company will provide the Representatives with prior notice of any such announcement that gives rise to an extension of the Lock-up Period.
The Subject Shares The Stockholder is the beneficial and (except as set forth on Schedule A attached hereto) record owner of, and has good and marketable title to, the Subject Shares set forth opposite such Stockholder's name on Schedule A attached hereto, free and clear of any claims, liens, encumbrances and security interests whatsoever. The Stockholder does not own, of record or beneficially, any shares of capital stock of the Company other than the Subject Shares set forth opposite such Stockholder's name on Schedule A attached hereto. The Stockholder has the sole right to vote such Subject Shares, and none of such Subject Shares is subject to any voting trust or other agreement, arrangement or restriction with respect to the voting of such Subject Shares, except as contemplated by this Agreement.
Documents Comprising the Tender 10.1 The Tender shall comprise the following:
a) Form of Tender prepared in accordance with ITT11;
b) Price Schedules: completed in accordance with ITT 11 and ITT 13;
c) Tender Security or Tender-Securing Declaration, in accordance with ITT 18.1;
d) Alternative Tender: if permissible, in accordance with ITT12;
e) Authorization: written confirmation authorizing the signatory of the Tender to commit the Tenderer, in accordance with ITT19.3;
f) Qualifications: documentary evidence in accordance with ITT 16.2 establishing the Tenderer qualifications to perform the Contract if its Tender is accepted;
g) Tenderer Eligibility: documentary evidence in accordance with ITT16.1 establishing the Tenderer eligibility to tender;
h) Eligibility of Goods and Related Services: documentary evidence in accordance with ITT 15, establishing the eligibility of the Goods and Related Services to be supplied by the Tenderer;
i) Conformity: documentary evidence in accordance with ITT15.2 that the Goods and Related Services conform to the tender document; and
j) any other document required in the TDS.
10.2 In addition to the requirements under ITT 10.1, Tenders submitted by a JV shall include a copy of the Joint Venture Agreement entered into by all members. Alternatively, a letter of intent to execute a Joint Venture Agreement in the event of a successful Tender shall be signed by all members and submitted with the Tender, together with a copy of the proposed Agreement.
10.3 The Tenderer shall furnish in the Form of Tender information on commissions gratuities, and fees, if any, paid or to be paid to agents or any other party relating to this Tender.
Selling Stockholders’ Documents On the date hereof, the Company and the Selling Stockholders shall have furnished for review by the Representatives copies of the Powers of Attorney and Custody Agreements executed by each of the Selling Stockholders and such further information, certificates and documents as the Representatives may reasonably request.
Consent to Transfer Personal Data By signing this Agreement, the Recipient voluntarily acknowledges and consents to the collection, use, processing and transfer of personal data as described in this paragraph. The Recipient is not obliged to consent to such collection, use, processing and transfer of personal data. However, failure to provide the consent may affect the Recipient's ability to participate in the Plan. The Company and its subsidiaries hold certain personal information about the Recipient, including name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number or other employee identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares of stock or directorships held in the Company, details of all entitlement to shares of stock awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Recipient's favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Plan ("Data"). The Company and/or its subsidiaries will transfer Data amongst themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Plan, and the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries may each further transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. These recipients may be located in the European Economic Area, or elsewhere throughout the world, including the United States. The Recipient authorizes such recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Recipient's participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Plan and/or the subsequent holding of shares of stock on the Recipient's behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Recipient may elect to deposit any shares of stock acquired pursuant to the Plan. The Recipient may, at any time, review Data, require any necessary amendments to it or withdraw the consents herein in writing by contacting the Company; however, withdrawing consent may affect the Recipient's ability to participate in the Plan.
Right of Refusal The proposing vendor has the right not to sell under the awarded agreement with a TIPS member at vendor's discretion unless required by law.
Transfer of Subject Securities 2.1 Transferee of Subject Securities to be Bound by this Agreement. Stockholder agrees that, during the period from the date of this Agreement through the Expiration Date, Stockholder shall not cause or permit any Transfer of any of the Subject Securities to be effected unless each Person to which any of such Subject Securities, or any interest in any of such Subject Securities, is or may be transferred shall have: (a) executed a counterpart of this Agreement and a proxy in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (with such modifications as Parent may reasonably request); and (b) agreed to hold such Subject Securities (or interest in such Subject Securities) subject to all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
