Common use of Approval Rights Clause in Contracts

Approval Rights. For so long as the Purchaser owns more than 20% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (giving effect to the Warrant Shares underlying the Warrants held by the Purchaser) the Company must obtain prior written approval from the Purchaser to: (i) Merge into or consolidate with any other person or entity or permit any other person or entity to merge or consolidate with it; sell all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; liquidate, dissolve or wind-up the Company; acquire any interest in any business from any person or entity; sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (in one or more transactions) any of its material assets; purchase, lease or otherwise acquire (in one or more transactions) any material asset or more; (ii) Authorize, offer, sell or issue any (a) security or security converted into equity for a purchase price or exercise price, as the case may be, lower than the average purchase price to be paid by the Purchaser for the two installments (or lower than the 1st Installment purchase price, if the 2nd Installment was not paid), and (b) debt security, provided that following two years from the Closing, the Company may issue debt security in an aggregate amount lower than $2,000,000 per year without the Purchaser’s consent, and in any event, excluding the issuance of options to employees, including directors; (iii) Incur indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantee or act as a surety for any debt from financial institutions in excess of $100,000 other then in the ordinary course of business; (iv) Grant a security interest in an asset or combination of assets of the Company valued individually or in the aggregate at $250,000 or more; (v) Sell, lease, sublease, license or otherwise transfer any of the rights, title and interest in any Company intellectual property valued individually or in the aggregate at $250,000 or more; (vi) Purchase, license or otherwise acquire any of the rights, title or interest in any intellectual property of any third party valued individually or in the aggregate at $250,000 or more; (vii) Any deviation of $250,000 or more from the Company’s budget for 2009 and 2010 as disclosed to the Purchaser prior to the Closing (the 2010 budget can only be approved with the Purchaser’s consent); or (viii) Hire or terminate any executive officer of the Company, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer; or (ix) Approval of interested parties transaction(s) (excluding grant of options), to include without limitation, transactions, directly or indirectly, between the Company and any of its directors and officers and any transaction with MediVision (including its directors and officers).

Appears in 5 contracts

Samples: Purchase Agreement (Ophthalmic Imaging Systems), Purchase Agreement (Ophthalmic Imaging Systems), Purchase Agreement (Ophthalmic Imaging Systems)

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