Approval of Shareholders The Trust will call a special meeting of the Acquired Fund Shareholders to consider and act upon this Agreement and to take all other appropriate action necessary to obtain approval of the transactions contemplated herein.
Approval of Stockholders If an option is granted by this Agreement prior to approval of the stockholders of the Plan, the option granted shall be null and void unless stockholder approval is obtained within twelve months after the Plan was adopted.
Shareholders' Approval The holders of not less than a majority of the outstanding common stock of the Purchaser shall have voted for authorization and approval of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
Approval by Shareholders The Trust will call a meeting of the shareholders of the Selling Fund to consider and act upon this Agreement and to take all other action necessary to obtain approval of the transactions contemplated herein.
Stockholders Approval (i) This Agreement shall have been approved by the requisite affirmative vote of the holders of shares of Company Common Stock present and voting at the Company Stockholders’ Meeting in accordance with applicable Law (the “Company Stockholders’ Approval”) and (ii) the issuance of Parent Common Stock in connection with the Merger shall have been approved by the requisite affirmative vote of the holders of Parent Common Stock entitled to vote thereon (“Parent Stockholders’ Approval”).
Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation or by law, any action required by law to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, or any action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of such stockholders, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted and shall be delivered to the Corporation by delivery to (i) its registered office in the State of Delaware by hand or by certified mail or registered mail, return receipt requested, (ii) its principal place of business, or (iii) an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. Every written consent shall bear the date of signature of each stockholder who signs the consent and no written consent shall be effective to take the corporate action referred to therein unless, within sixty days of the earliest dated consent delivered in the manner required by these bylaws, written consents signed by a sufficient number of holders to take action are delivered to the Corporation by delivery to (i) its registered office in the State of Delaware by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, (ii) its principal place of business, or (iii) an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. Any copy, facsimile or other reliable reproduction of a consent in writing may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing for any and all purposes for which the original writing could be used, provided that such copy, facsimile or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing. Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing and who, if the action had been taken at a meeting, would have been entitled to notice of the meeting if the record date for such meeting had been the date that written consents signed by a sufficient number of stockholders to take the action were delivered to the Corporation as provided in this Section 1.10.
Trustees, Shareholders, etc Not Personally Liable; Notice. All persons extending credit to, contracting with or having any claim against the Trust or any Series or class shall look only to the assets of the Trust, or, to the extent that the liability of the Trust may have been expressly limited by contract to the assets of a particular Series or attributable to a particular class, only to the assets belonging to the relevant Series or attributable to the relevant class, for payment under such credit, contract or claim; and neither the Shareholders nor the Trustees, nor any of the Trust's officers, employees or agents, whether past, present or future, shall be personally liable therefor. Nothing in this Declaration of Trust shall protect any Trustee against any liability to which such Trustee would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of the office of Trustee. Every note, bond, contract, instrument, certificate or undertaking made or issued on behalf of the Trust by the Trustees, by any officer or officers or otherwise shall give notice that this Declaration of Trust is on file with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and shall recite that the same was executed or made by or on behalf of the Trust or by them as Trustee or Trustees or as officer or officers or otherwise and not individually and that the obligations of such instrument are not binding upon any of them or the Shareholders individually but are binding only upon the assets and property of the Trust or upon the assets belonging to the Series or attributable to the class for the benefit of which the Trustees have caused the note, bond, contract, instrument, certificate or undertaking to be made or issued, and may contain such further recital as he or she or they may deem appropriate, but the omission of any such recital shall not operate to bind any Trustee or Trustees or officer or officers or Shareholders or any other person individually.
Shareholders Meetings IVAX shall call and hold the IVAX Shareholders' Meeting and Bergen shall call and hold the Bergen Shareholders' Meeting as promptly as practicable for the purpose of voting upon the approval of this Agreement pursuant to the Joint Proxy Statement and the Mergers contemplated hereby, and each of Bergen and IVAX shall use its reasonable efforts to hold the Shareholders' Meetings on the same day and as soon as practicable after the date on which the Registration Statement becomes effective. IVAX shall use its reasonable efforts to solicit from its shareholders proxies in favor of the approval of this Agreement and the Mergers contemplated hereby pursuant to the Joint Proxy Statement and shall take all other action necessary or advisable to secure the vote or consent of shareholders required by the FBCA or applicable stock exchange requirements to obtain such approval, except to the extent that the Board of Directors of IVAX determines in good faith after consultation with outside legal counsel (who may be IVAX's regularly engaged outside legal counsel) that the withdrawal, modification or change of its recommendation is required by its fiduciary duties to IVAX's shareholders under applicable Law, and prior to such determination any person (other than Bergen) shall have made a public announcement or otherwise communicated to IVAX with respect to a Competing Transaction that, as determined by the Board of Directors of IVAX in good faith after consultation with its outside legal counsel (who may be its regularly retained outside counsel) and financial advisors, contains terms more favorable to the shareholders of IVAX than those provided for in the Reorganization. Bergen shall use its reasonable efforts to solicit from its shareholders proxies in favor of the approval of this Agreement and the Mergers contemplated hereby pursuant to the Joint Proxy Statement, and shall take all other action necessary or advisable to secure the vote or consent of shareholders required by the NJBCA or applicable stock exchange requirements to obtain such approval, except to the extent that the Board of Directors of Bergen determines in good faith after consultation with outside legal counsel (who may be Bergen's regularly engaged outside legal counsel) that the withdrawal, modification or change of its recommendation is required by its fiduciary duties to Bergen's shareholders under applicable Law, and prior to such determination any person (other than IVAX) shall have made a public announcement or otherwise communicated to Bergen with respect to a Competing Transaction that, as determined by the Board of Directors of Bergen in good faith after consultation with its outside legal counsel (who may be its regularly retained outside counsel) and financial advisors, contains terms more favorable to the shareholders of Bergen than those provided for in the Reorganization. Each of the parties hereto shall take all other action necessary or, in the opinion of the other parties hereto, advisable to promptly and expeditiously secure any vote or consent of shareholders required by applicable Law and such party's Certificate or Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws to effect the Mergers.
Company Shareholders Meeting (i) The Company will, as promptly as practicable in accordance with applicable Law and the Company Articles of Incorporation and Company Code of Regulations, establish a record date for, duly call and give notice of, and use its reasonable best efforts to convene a meeting of holders of Shares to consider and vote upon the adoption of this Agreement (the “Company Shareholders Meeting) following the conclusion of the Company Family Meeting. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.2, the Company’s board of directors shall include the Company Recommendation in the Joint Proxy Statement/ Prospectus and recommend at the Company Shareholders Meeting that the holders of Shares adopt this Agreement and shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain and solicit such adoption. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if on or before the date on which the Company Shareholders Meeting is scheduled, the Company reasonably believes that (i) it will not receive proxies representing the Company Requisite Vote, whether or not a quorum is present or (ii) it will not have enough Shares represented to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business of the Company Shareholders Meeting, the Company may postpone or adjourn, or make one or more successive postponements or adjournments of, the Company Shareholders Meeting as long as the date of the Company Shareholders Meeting is not postponed or adjourned more than an aggregate of fifteen (15) calendar days in connection with any postponements or adjournments in reliance on the preceding sentence. In addition, notwithstanding the first sentence of this Section 6.5(b), the Company may postpone or adjourn the Company Shareholders Meeting to allow reasonable additional time for the filing or mailing of any supplemental or amended disclosure that the Company has determined, after consultation with outside legal counsel, is reasonably likely to be required under applicable Law and for such supplemental or amended disclosure to be disseminated and reviewed by shareholders of the Company prior to the Company Shareholders Meeting.
Shareholders' Agent (a) At the Closing, Fortis Advisors LLC shall be constituted and appointed as the Shareholders’ Agent by virtue of the Company Shareholders’ execution of this Agreement or a Joinder Agreement and without any further action of any of the Company Shareholders or the Company. The Shareholders’ Agent shall be the representative, exclusive agent and attorney-in-fact for all purposes in connection with this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the Paying Agent Agreement, the Shareholders’ Agent Engagement Agreement and any agreements ancillary hereto and thereto for and on behalf of the Indemnifying Parties including without limitation to: (i) execute, as the Shareholders’ Agent, this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the Paying Agent Agreement and any agreement or instrument entered into or delivered in connection with the Transactions, (ii) give and receive notices, instructions and communications permitted or required under this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the Paying Agent Agreement or any other agreement, document or instrument entered into or executed in connection herewith, for and on behalf of any Indemnifying Party, to or from Acquirer (on behalf of itself or any other Indemnified Person) relating to this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the Paying Agent Agreement or any of the Transactions and any other matters contemplated by this Agreement or by such other agreement, document or instrument (except to the extent that this Agreement expressly contemplates that any such notice or communication shall be given or received by each Indemnifying Party individually), (iii) review, negotiate and agree to and authorize Acquirer to reclaim funds from the Escrow Fund in satisfaction of claims asserted by Acquirer (on behalf of itself or any other Indemnified Person, including by not objecting to such claims) pursuant to this ARTICLE 9, (iv) object to such claims pursuant to Section 9.6, (v) consent or agree to, negotiate, enter into, or, if applicable, contest, prosecute or defend, settlements and compromises of, and demand arbitration and comply with Orders of courts and awards of arbitrators with respect to, such claims, resolve any such claims, take any actions in connection with the resolution of any dispute relating hereto or to the Transactions by arbitration, settlement or otherwise, and take or forego any or all actions permitted or required of any Indemnifying Party or necessary in the judgment of the Shareholders’ Agent for the accomplishment of the foregoing and all of the other terms, conditions and limitations of this Agreement, (vi) consult with legal counsel, independent public accountants and other experts selected by it, solely at the cost and expense of the Indemnifying Parties, (vii) consent or agree to any amendment to this Agreement or to waive any terms and conditions of this Agreement providing rights or benefits to the Indemnifying Parties in accordance with the terms hereof and in the manner provided herein and (viii) take all actions necessary or appropriate in the judgment of the Shareholders’ Agent for the accomplishment of the foregoing, in each case without having to seek or obtain the consent of any Person under any circumstance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Shareholders’ Agent shall have no obligation to act on behalf of the Indemnifying Parties, except as expressly provided herein, in the Escrow Agreement, the Paying Agent Agreement and in the Shareholders’ Agent Engagement Agreement, and for purposes of clarity, there are no obligations of the Shareholders’ Agent in any ancillary agreement, schedule, exhibit or the Company Disclosure Schedule. The Shareholders’ Agent shall be entitled to: (i) rely upon the Spreadsheet, (ii) rely upon any signature believed by it to be genuine, and (iii) reasonably assume that a signatory has proper authorization to sign on behalf of the applicable Indemnifying Party or other party. Acquirer and its Affiliates (including after the Closing, the Company) shall be entitled to rely on the appointment of Fortis Advisors LLC as the Shareholders’ Agent, or any subsequent appointee, and treat such Shareholders’ Agent as the duly appointed attorney-in-fact of each Indemnifying Party and as having the duties, power and authority provided for in this Section 9.7. The Indemnifying Parties and their successors shall be bound by all actions taken and documents executed by the Shareholders’ Agent in accordance with this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement the Paying Agent Agreement or the Shareholders’ Agent Engagement Agreement as if expressly confirmed and ratified in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, all defenses which may be available to any Indemnifying Party to contest, negate or disaffirm the action of the Shareholders’ Agent taken in good faith under this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement or the Shareholders’ Agent Engagement Agreement are waived, and Acquirer and the other Indemnified Persons shall be entitled to rely exclusively on any action or decision of the Shareholders’ Agent. The powers, immunities and rights to indemnification granted to the Shareholders’ Agent Group hereunder: (i) are coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable and survive the death, incompetence, bankruptcy or liquidation of any Indemnifying Party and shall be binding on any successor thereto, and (ii) shall survive the delivery of an assignment by any Indemnifying Party of the whole or any fraction of his, her or its interest in the Escrow Fund. The Shareholders’ Agent may resign at any time. The Person serving as the Shareholders’ Agent may be removed or replaced from time to time, or if such Person resigns from its position as the Shareholders’ Agent, then a successor may be appointed, by the holders of a majority in interest of the aggregate amount of cash then held in the Escrow Fund (or, in the event that there is no cash then held in the Escrow Fund by the Indemnifying Parties collectively having an Pro Rata Share greater than 50%) upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice to Acquirer. No bond shall be required of the Shareholders’ Agent.
