Agreement to Vote Subject Securities. a. Each Company Stockholder shall during the term of this Agreement, vote or cause to be voted, to the extent applicable and permissible, the Company Common Stock that he, she or it Beneficially Owns, and shall duly execute, and become party to, an irrevocable written consent or consents of stockholders of the Company if such stockholders are requested to vote their shares through the execution of an action by written consent: (i) in favor of the Merger Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger, the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company and the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company and the issuance of shares of Company Common Stock and all stockholder approvals required by the rules of Nasdaq with respect to the issuance of shares of Company Common Stock and the adoption of the Company Equity Compensation Plan and the adjournment of the Company Stockholders’ Meeting, in each case, at every meeting (or in connection with any request for action by written consent) of the stockholders of the Company at which such matters are considered and at every adjournment or postponement thereof; and (ii) against (A) any proposal or offer from any Person (other than Holdings or any of its Affiliates) concerning (1) a merger, consolidation, liquidation, recapitalization, share exchange or other business combination transaction involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, a “Company Entity”), (2) the issuance or acquisition of shares of capital stock or other equity securities of any Company Entity, or (3) the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of any significant portion of any Company Entity’s properties or assets; (B) any action, proposal, transaction or agreement which would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company or the Merger Sub under the Merger Agreement; and (C) any action, proposal, transaction or agreement that would reasonably be expected to impede, interfere with, delay, discourage, adversely affect or inhibit the timely consummation of the Merger or the fulfillment of the Company’s or the Merger Sub’s conditions under the Merger Agreement or change in any manner the voting rights of any class of shares of the Company (including any amendments to the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws other than in connection with the Merger). b. As soon as reasonably practicable (and in any event, within two (2) days) following the time at which the Holdings Unitholders are requested to vote their Holdings Units, each Holdings Unitholder shall during the term of this Agreement vote or cause to be voted, to the extent applicable and permissible, the Holdings Units that he, she or it Beneficially Owns, and shall duly execute, and become party to, an irrevocable written consent of unitholders of Holdings to be delivered by Holdings to the Company (i) approving the Merger Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements to which Holdings, as applicable, is or will be a party and the Transactions (including the Merger and the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Holdings); and (ii) against (A) any proposal or offer from any Person (other than Company or any of its Affiliates) concerning (1) a merger, consolidation, liquidation, recapitalization, unit exchange or other business combination transaction involving Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (each, a “Holdings Entity”), (2) the issuance or acquisition of units of membership interest or other equity securities of any Holdings Entity, or (3) the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of any significant portion of any Holdings Entity’s properties or assets; (B) any action, proposal, transaction or agreement which would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of Holdings under the Merger Agreement; and (C) any action, proposal, transaction or agreement that would reasonably be expected to impede, interfere with, delay, discourage, adversely affect or inhibit the timely consummation of the Merger or the fulfillment of the Holdings’ conditions under the Merger Agreement or change in any manner the voting rights of any class of units of Holdings (including any amendments to Holdings’ certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement other than in connection with the Merger). c. The Voting Parties hereby authorize the Company, the Merger Sub and Holdings to publish and disclose in any announcement or disclosure required by the SEC and in the Proxy Statement and filings with any Governmental Authority whose consent, approval, authorization or waiver is required to consummate the Merger, each Voting Party’s identity and ownership of the Subject Securities and the nature of each Voting Party’s obligations under this Agreement.
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Samples: Voting Agreement (Roman DBDR Tech Acquisition Corp.), Merger Agreement (Roman DBDR Tech Acquisition Corp.)
Agreement to Vote Subject Securities. a. Each Company Stockholder shall during the term of this Agreement(a) You hereby covenant, undertake and agree that you will:
(i) vote (or cause the registered holder, if you are the beneficial owner but not the registered holder of the Subject Securities, to be voted, vote) all of the Subject Securities (to the extent applicable and permissible, the Company Common Stock that he, she or it Beneficially Owns, and shall duly execute, and become party to, an irrevocable written consent or consents such Subject Securities are entitled to a vote in respect of stockholders such matters):
(A) in favour of the Company if such stockholders are requested to vote their shares through approval, consent, ratification and adoption of any resolution (the execution of an action by written consent: “Response Resolution”) approving the Proposed Transaction (i) in favor of and the Merger Arrangement Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger, the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company and the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company and the issuance of shares of Company Common Stock and all stockholder approvals any actions required by the rules of Nasdaq with respect to the issuance of shares of Company Common Stock and the adoption of the Company Equity Compensation Plan and the adjournment of the Company Stockholders’ Meeting, in each case, furtherance thereof) at every meeting (or in connection with any request for action by written consent) of the stockholders securityholders of the Company Response at which such matters are considered and at every adjournment or postponement thereof; and (ii) against (A) any proposal or offer from any Person (other than Holdings or any of its Affiliates) concerning (1) a merger, consolidation, liquidation, recapitalization, share exchange or other business combination transaction involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, a “Company EntityMeeting”), (2) the issuance and not withdraw any proxy, withdraw any voting instruction form or acquisition of shares of capital stock or other equity securities of any Company Entity, or (3) the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of any significant portion of any Company Entity’s properties or assetsotherwise change your vote in respect thereof; and
(B) against any action, proposal, transaction resolution or agreement which would to oppose any action proposed by Response or any other person that could reasonably be expected to result adversely affect or reduce the likelihood of the successful completion of the Proposed Transaction or that could reasonably be expected to impede, delay or interfere with the completion of the Proposed Transaction and against the approval of any Acquisition Proposal (as defined in the Arrangement Agreement) not made by the Purchaser or any person designated by it.
(ii) at any meeting of shareholders of Response or at any adjournment or postponement thereof or in any other circumstances upon which a vote, consent or other approval of all or some of the shareholders of Response is sought (including by written consent in lieu of a meeting), cause your Subject Shares to be counted as present for purposes of establishing quorum and shall vote (or cause to be voted) your Subject Shares against any Acquisition Proposal and/or any matter that could reasonably be expected to delay, prevent, impede or frustrate the successful completion of the Proposed Transaction and each of the transactions contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement;
(iii) not option, transfer, sell, gift, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, or otherwise dispose of any of the Subject Securities, or enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding in connection therewith, except with the prior written consent of the Purchaser;
(iv) not, and not permit any person under your control to: (a) solicit proxies, or become a participant, organize or act as part of a group in a breach of any covenantsolicitation in opposition to, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of in competition with, the Company Proposed Transaction or the Merger Sub under the Merger Arrangement Agreement; and (Cb) assist any actionperson, proposal, transaction entity or agreement group in taking or planning any action that would reasonably be expected to impede, interfere compete with, delay, discourage, adversely affect restrain or otherwise serve to interfere with or inhibit the timely consummation of the Merger or the fulfillment of the Company’s or the Merger Sub’s conditions under the Merger Agreement or change in any manner the voting rights of any class of shares of the Company (including any amendments to the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws other than Purchaser in connection with the Merger).Proposed Transaction or the Arrangement Agreement; or (c) act jointly or in concert with others with respect to voting securities of Response for the purpose of opposing or competing with the Purchaser in connection with the Proposed Transaction or the Arrangement Agreement;
b. As soon as reasonably practicable (and in v) not vote or grant to any eventperson other than the Purchaser, within two (2) days) following or any person designated by the time at which Purchaser, a proxy or power of attorney to vote, or deliver any voting instruction form, or enter into any voting agreement, voting trust, vote pooling or other agreement with respect to the Holdings Unitholders are requested right to vote their Holdings Unitsthe Subject Securities, each Holdings Unitholder shall during the term of other than pursuant to this Agreement vote Agreement; and
(vi) deliver, or cause to be voteddelivered, to Response’s transfer agent, or as otherwise directed by the extent applicable Purchaser, after receipt of the proxy circular and permissible, the Holdings Units that he, she or it Beneficially Ownsother proxy materials for, and shall not less than ten (10) Business Days (as defined in the Arrangement Agreement) before the date of, any Meeting, a duly execute, and become party to, an irrevocable written consent of unitholders of Holdings to be delivered by Holdings to the Company executed proxy (i) approving the Merger Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements to which Holdingsor voting instruction form or other similar voting document, as applicable, is or will be a party and the Transactions (including the Merger and the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Holdings); and (ii) against (A) any proposal or offer from any Person (other than Company or any of its Affiliates) concerning (1) a merger, consolidation, liquidation, recapitalization, unit exchange or other business combination transaction involving Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (each, a “Holdings Entity”), (2) the issuance or acquisition of units of membership interest or other equity securities of any Holdings Entity, or (3) the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of any significant portion of any Holdings Entity’s properties or assets; (B) any action, proposal, transaction or agreement which would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of Holdings under the Merger Agreement; and (C) any action, proposal, transaction or agreement directing that would reasonably be expected to impede, interfere with, delay, discourage, adversely affect or inhibit the timely consummation of the Merger or the fulfillment of the Holdings’ conditions under the Merger Agreement or change in any manner the voting rights of any class of units of Holdings (including any amendments to Holdings’ certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement other than in connection with the Merger).
c. The Voting Parties hereby authorize the Company, the Merger Sub and Holdings to publish and disclose in any announcement or disclosure required by the SEC and in the Proxy Statement and filings with any Governmental Authority whose consent, approval, authorization or waiver is required to consummate the Merger, each Voting Party’s identity and ownership of the Subject Securities be voted at such Meeting in favour of the Response Resolution (and the nature Arrangement Agreement and any actions required in furtherance thereof), and provide copies of each Voting Party’s obligations under all such documents to the Purchaser at the address below concurrently with their delivery as provided for above as well as provide notice to the Purchaser when the Subject Securities have so been voted.
(b) You hereby revoke any and all previous proxies granted or voting instruction forms or other voting documents delivered that may conflict or be inconsistent with the matters set forth in this Agreement and you agree not to, directly or indirectly, grant or deliver any other proxy, power of attorney or voting instruction form with respect to the matters set forth in this Agreement except as expressly required or permitted by this Agreement.
(c) You hereby waive, and agree in favour of the Purchaser not to exercise, any rights of appraisal or rights of dissent that you may have arising in relation to the Proposed Transaction.
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Samples: Voting and Support Agreement (Response Biomedical Corp), Voting and Support Agreement (Orbimed Advisors LLC)
Agreement to Vote Subject Securities. a. Each Company Stockholder shall during From the term period commencing with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, vote or cause to be voted, to the extent applicable and permissible, the Company Common Stock that he, she or it Beneficially Owns, and shall duly execute, and become party to, an irrevocable written consent or consents of stockholders of the Company if such stockholders are requested to vote their shares through the execution of an action by written consent: (i) in favor of the Merger Agreement and continuing until the Transactions, including the Merger, the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company and the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company and the issuance of shares of Company Common Stock and all stockholder approvals required by the rules of Nasdaq with respect to the issuance of shares of Company Common Stock and the adoption of the Company Equity Compensation Plan and the adjournment of the Company Stockholders’ Meeting, in each caseTermination Date, at every meeting (or in connection with any request for action by written consent) of the stockholders of the Company at which such matters are considered called with respect to any of the following, and at every adjournment or postponement thereof; , and on every action or approval by written consent of the stockholders of the Company with respect to any of the following, Stockholder shall vote or cause to be voted the Subject Securities:
(a) unless the Company Board has recommended (and continues to recommend) that the holders of Company Common Stock vote in favor of a Superior Proposal or the Company Board or the Special Committee has effected a Recommendation Change, in favor of the adoption and approval of (i) the Merger Agreement, (ii) against the Merger, and (Aiii) any proposal or offer from any Person (other than Holdings or any of its Affiliates) concerning (1) a merger, consolidation, liquidation, recapitalization, share exchange or other business combination transaction involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, a “Company Entity”), (2) the issuance or acquisition of shares of capital stock or other equity securities of any Company Entity, or (3) the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of any significant portion of any Company Entity’s properties or assets; (B) any action, proposal, transaction or agreement which matter contemplated by the Merger Agreement or that would reasonably be expected to facilitate the Merger that is submitted for a vote of the stockholders of the Company;
(b) in the event that the Company receives a Superior Proposal prior to obtaining the Requisite Stockholder Approval in connection with the Merger Agreement and the Merger, in favor of such Superior Proposal if recommended to the holders of the Company Common Stock by action of the Company Board, the Special Committee or any other duly constituted committee of the Company Board (“Board Action”) and, as recommended by Board Action, any other matter with respect to such Superior Proposal that is submitted for a vote of the stockholders of the Company; and
(c) unless the Company Board has recommended (and continues to recommend) that the holders of Company Common Stock vote in favor of a Superior Proposal or the Company Board or the Special Committee has effected a Recommendation Change, against any other action or agreement that would result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company or the Merger Sub under the Merger Agreement; and (C) Agreement or which would result in any action, proposal, transaction of the conditions to the consummation of the Merger under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled or agreement that which would reasonably be expected to prevent, impede, frustrate, interfere with, delay, discourage, postpone or adversely affect or inhibit the timely consummation of the Merger or the fulfillment of the Company’s or the Merger Sub’s conditions under the Merger Agreement or change in any manner the voting rights of any class of shares of the Company (including any amendments to the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws other than in connection with the Merger).
b. As soon as reasonably practicable (and in any event, within two (2) days) following the time at which the Holdings Unitholders are requested to vote their Holdings Units, each Holdings Unitholder shall during the term of this Agreement vote or cause to be voted, to the extent applicable and permissible, the Holdings Units that he, she or it Beneficially Owns, and shall duly execute, and become party to, an irrevocable written consent of unitholders of Holdings to be delivered by Holdings to the Company (i) approving the Merger Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements to which Holdings, as applicable, is or will be a party and the Transactions (including the Merger and the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Holdings); and (ii) against (A) any proposal or offer from any Person (other than Company or any of its Affiliates) concerning (1) a merger, consolidation, liquidation, recapitalization, unit exchange or other business combination transaction involving Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (each, a “Holdings Entity”), (2) the issuance or acquisition of units of membership interest or other equity securities of any Holdings Entity, or (3) the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of any significant portion of any Holdings Entity’s properties or assets; (B) any action, proposal, transaction or agreement which would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of Holdings under transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; and (C) any action, proposal, transaction or agreement that would reasonably be expected to impede, interfere with, delay, discourage, adversely affect or inhibit the timely consummation of the Merger or the fulfillment of the Holdings’ conditions under the Merger Agreement or change in any manner the voting rights of any class of units of Holdings (including any amendments to Holdings’ certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement other than in connection with the Merger).
c. The Voting Parties hereby authorize the Company, the Merger Sub and Holdings to publish and disclose in any announcement or disclosure required by the SEC and in the Proxy Statement and filings with any Governmental Authority whose consent, approval, authorization or waiver is required to consummate the Merger, each Voting Party’s identity and ownership of the Subject Securities and the nature of each Voting Party’s obligations under this Agreement.
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Samples: Voting Agreement (Acxiom Corp)
Agreement to Vote Subject Securities. a. Each Prior to the Termination Date, at every meeting of the stockholders of the Company called with respect to any of the following, and at every adjournment or postponement thereof, and on every action or approval by written consent of the stockholders of the Company with respect to any of the following, each Stockholder shall during the term of this Agreement, vote or cause to be voted, to the extent applicable voted (x) its Subject Securities and permissible, the (y) any additional shares of Company Common Stock that he, she of which such Stockholder directly or it Beneficially Owns, and shall duly execute, and become party to, an irrevocable written consent or consents of stockholders indirectly controls the voting as of the Company if such stockholders are requested to vote their shares through the execution of an action by written consentrelevant record date: (i) in favor of the Merger Agreement approval and the Transactions, including the Merger, the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company and the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company and the issuance of shares of Company Common Stock and all stockholder approvals required by the rules of Nasdaq with respect to the issuance of shares of Company Common Stock and the adoption of the Company Equity Compensation Plan Merger Agreement, the Merger and any other action reasonably requested by Parent in furtherance thereof (whether or not the adjournment of Merger or any such action is recommended by the Company Stockholders’ MeetingBoard), in each case, at every meeting (or in connection with any request for action by written consent) of the stockholders of the Company at which such matters are considered and at every adjournment or postponement thereof; and (ii) against (A) any proposal action or offer from any Person (other than Holdings or any of its Affiliates) concerning (1) a merger, consolidation, liquidation, recapitalization, share exchange or other business combination transaction involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, a “Company Entity”), (2) the issuance or acquisition of shares of capital stock or other equity securities of any Company Entityagreement that is in opposition to, or (3) competitive or inconsistent with, the sale, lease, exchange Merger or other disposition of any significant portion of any Company Entity’s properties or assets; (B) any action, proposal, transaction or agreement which that would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company or the Merger Sub under contained in the Merger Agreement; , or of such Stockholder contained in this Agreement and (Ciii) against any Acquisition Proposal and against any other action, proposalagreement or transaction that intended, transaction or agreement that would could reasonably be expected expected, to impede, interfere with, delay, postpone, discourage, frustrate the purposes of or adversely affect or inhibit the timely consummation of the Merger or the fulfillment of other transactions contemplated by the Company’s Merger Agreement or this Agreement or the Merger Sub’s conditions performance by the Company of its obligations under the Merger Agreement or by such Stockholder of its obligations under this Agreement, including: (A) any extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger, consolidation or other business combination involving the Acquired Companies (other than the Merger); (B) a sale, lease or transfer of a material amount of assets of the Acquired Companies or any reorganization, recapitalization or liquidation of the Acquired Companies; (C) an election of new members to the Company Board, other than nominees to the Company Board in office on the date of this Agreement; (D) any change in any manner the voting rights of any class of shares present capitalization or dividend policy of the Company (including or any amendments amendment or other change to the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws other than in connection with the Merger).
b. As soon as reasonably practicable bylaws, except if approved by Parent; or (and in any event, within two (2) days) following the time at which the Holdings Unitholders are requested to vote their Holdings Units, each Holdings Unitholder shall during the term of this Agreement vote or cause to be voted, to the extent applicable and permissible, the Holdings Units that he, she or it Beneficially Owns, and shall duly execute, and become party to, an irrevocable written consent of unitholders of Holdings to be delivered by Holdings to the Company (i) approving the Merger Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements to which Holdings, as applicable, is or will be a party and the Transactions (including the Merger and the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Holdings); and (ii) against (AE) any proposal or offer from any Person (other than Company or any of its Affiliates) concerning (1) a merger, consolidation, liquidation, recapitalization, unit exchange or other business combination transaction involving Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (each, a “Holdings Entity”), (2) the issuance or acquisition of units of membership interest or other equity securities of any Holdings Entity, or (3) the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of any significant portion of any Holdings Entity’s properties or assets; (B) any action, proposal, transaction or agreement which would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of Holdings under the Merger Agreement; and (C) any action, proposal, transaction or agreement that would reasonably be expected to impede, interfere with, delay, discourage, adversely affect or inhibit the timely consummation of the Merger or the fulfillment of the Holdings’ conditions under the Merger Agreement or change in any manner the voting rights of any class of units of Holdings (including any amendments to Holdings’ certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement other than in connection with the Merger).
c. The Voting Parties hereby authorize the Company, the Merger Sub and Holdings to publish and disclose in any announcement ’s corporate structure or disclosure required by the SEC and in the Proxy Statement and filings with any Governmental Authority whose consent, approval, authorization or waiver is required to consummate the Merger, each Voting Party’s identity and ownership of the Subject Securities and the nature of each Voting Party’s obligations under this Agreementbusiness.
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