Covenants of the Purchaser The Purchaser covenants and agrees with the Company as follows:
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.
Covenants of the Purchasers Each Purchaser covenants and agrees with the Company as follows:
Covenants of the Stockholder During the term of this Agreement, the Stockholder agrees as follows:
(a) At any meeting of stockholders of the Company called to vote upon the Merger and the Merger Agreement or at any adjournment or postponement thereof or in any other circumstances upon which a vote, consent or other approval with respect to the Merger and the Merger Agreement is sought (including an approval by written consent), the Stockholder shall be present in person or represented by proxy, or otherwise cause, the Subject Shares (to the extent such Subject Shares have voting rights) to be counted for quorum purposes under applicable Law and shall vote (or cause to be voted) or deliver a written consent (or cause a written consent to be delivered) with respect to the Subject Shares (to the extent such Subject Shares have voting rights) (A) in favor of the Merger, the adoption of the Merger Agreement and the approval of the terms thereof and each of the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and (B) without limitation of the preceding clause (A), approval of any proposal to adjourn or postpone such meeting to a later date if there are not sufficient votes for approval of the Merger and adoption of the Merger Agreement on the date on which such meeting is held.
(b) At any meeting of stockholders of the Company or at any adjournment or postponement thereof or in any other circumstances upon which the Stockholder’s vote, consent or other approval is sought, the Stockholder shall vote (or cause to be voted) the Subject Shares (to the extent such Subject Shares have voting rights) against (i) any merger agreement or merger (other than the Merger Agreement and the Merger), consolidation, combination, sale of assets that constitute or account for over 15% of the consolidated net revenues, net income or assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, reorganization, recapitalization, dissolution, liquidation or winding up of or by the Company or any other Acquisition Proposal, (ii) any amendment of the Company’s articles of incorporation or by-laws or other action, proposal, transaction or agreement involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, which amendment or other action, proposal, transaction or agreement would in any manner impede, hinder, interfere with, frustrate, prevent, delay, adversely affect or nullify the Offer, the Merger, the Merger Agreement or any of the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or (iii) any action, proposal, transaction or agreement that would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or other obligation or agreement of the Stockholder under this Agreement or of the Company under the Merger Agreement.
(c) The Stockholder agrees not to, directly or indirectly (i) Transfer, or enter into any contract, option or other arrangement (including any profit sharing arrangement) with respect to the Transfer of, the Subject Shares to any Person other than Merger Sub or Merger Sub’s designee, in each case pursuant to the Offer, or (ii) enter into any voting arrangement, whether by proxy, voting agreement, power of attorney or otherwise, with respect to the Subject Shares; provided, however, that the Stockholder may Transfer Subject Shares to any Person that is an Affiliate of the Stockholder so long as such Person agrees, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent, with respect to the Subject Shares that are Transferred to such Person, to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement (each a “Permitted Transfer”). For purposes of this Agreement, “Transfer” means, directly or indirectly, to sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber, hypothecate or similarly dispose of (by merger (including by conversion into securities or other consideration), by tendering into any tender or exchange offer, by testamentary disposition, by operation of Law or otherwise), either voluntarily or involuntarily, or to enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding to do any of the foregoing.
Covenants of the Investor Each Investor, severally and not jointly, covenants and agrees with the Company as follows:
Covenants of the Shareholders Each Shareholder hereby covenants and agrees that:
Covenants of Stockholder Stockholder hereby covenants and agrees that:
Covenants of the Vendor 7.1 The Vendor hereby covenants that, during the Interim Period, the Vendor will, and will cause the Corporation to:
(a) carry on the Business in the ordinary course and use its best efforts to preserve the assets, the Business and the clients, customers and suppliers connected therewith;
(b) give the Purchaser, the Purchaser's Solicitors and the Purchaser's representatives full access during normal business hours to the properties, books, contracts, commitments and records of the Corporation;
(c) furnish the Purchaser with all information concerning the affairs of the Corporation as the Purchaser may reasonably request;
(d) do all things and cause all things to be done to ensure that all of the representations and warranties of the Vendor contained in this agreement remain true and correct throughout the Interim Period as if such representations and warranties were continuously made throughout such period;
(e) not enter into any contracts, commitments or transactions pertaining to the Business, or incur any indebtedness, obligations or liability or make any payment in respect thereof, except in the ordinary course of business;
(f) not incur any capital expenditures, or acquire or agree to acquire additional assets, or enter into any forward commitments for inventories, supplies or services (whether or not there are any contracts in writing with respect thereto), except in the ordinary course of business;
(g) not increase the wages or salaries or any other form of remuneration, direct or indirect, of any of the employees, officers or directors of the Corporation;
(h) not sell, agree to sell or otherwise dispose of any of the assets of the Corporation except in the ordinary course of business;
(i) pay, satisfy and discharge its obligations and liabilities in the ordinary course of business;
(j) obtain all necessary consents and approvals to the transaction herein contemplated required pursuant to the terms of any leases, contracts or rights of the Corporation or to which it is a party or to which any of the property or assets may be subject to or bound;
(k) not declare, pay or authorize dividends or other distributions on any shares of the Corporation or purchase or redeem any shares of the Corporation;
(l) not amend the Articles (as defined in the Business Corporations Act (Ontario)) of the Corporation, amalgamate or merge with any other corporation, or issue any securities (as defined in the Business Corporations Act (Ontario)) or redeem or purchase any issued securities;
(m) use their reasonable best efforts to ensure that the Corporation's bank operating line of credit from the Bank of Montreal shall remain in place with the Corporation immediately following the Closing Date, provided that Bank of Montreal fully releases any guarantees for that line of credit; and
(n) not increase the Shareholder's Loan amount nor shall any Shareholder's Loan related payments be made by the Corporation to the Vendor prior to the Time of Closing.
7.2 The Vendor hereby covenants that, at the Time of Closing, the Vendor will:
(a) furnish the Purchaser with a certificate of the Vendor stating that the representations and warranties of the Vendor contained in this agreement are true at the Time of Closing, as though then made, and that the covenants of the Vendor to be complied with at or prior to the Time of Closing have been complied with, provided that the receipt of such evidence and the closing of the transaction contemplated herein shall not be a waiver of the representations, warranties and covenants of the Vendor which are contained in this agreement;
(b) deliver to the Purchaser evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser's Solicitors that all necessary corporate authorizations authorizing and approving the transaction contemplated herein have been obtained in respect of the Corporation;
(c) deliver to the Purchaser a written acknowledgement from the lessor of any leased premises, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser's Solicitors, acknowledging that the lease in respect thereof is in good standing, that all rents, additional rents and other amounts due and payable by the Corporation pursuant to such lease have been paid in full to the Effective Date, and that the Corporation is not in breach of its obligations under such lease, together with the unconditional written consent of the said lessor to the sale of the Purchased Shares to the Purchaser, if required under the terms of such lease;
(d) provide the Purchaser with evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser that the Vendor is not then a "non-resident" of Canada within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada);
(e) provide the Purchaser with the favourable opinion of the Vendor's Solicitors in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser's Solicitors, acting reasonably:
(i) as to the authorized and issued capital of the Corporation and the shareholder and shareholdings in the Corporation;
(ii) that all issued and outstanding shares in the capital of the Corporation are issued and outstanding as fully paid and non-assessable; Page 38 of 75 - Share Purchase Agreement Initial -----------
(iii) that the Corporation has been duly amalgamated and organized and is a valid and subsisting corporation under the laws of the Province of Ontario;
(iv) that all necessary actions and proceedings have been taken to authorize and permit the due and valid transfer of the Purchased Shares at the Time of Closing from the Vendor to the Purchaser; and
(v) that this agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Vendor and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Vendor, enforceable against her in accordance with its terms (subject to bankruptcy laws and the availability of equitable remedies) and, to the knowledge of the Vendor's Solicitors, does not violate the provisions of any indenture or agreement to which the Vendor or the Corporation or either of them are a party or by which either of them are bound;
(f) cause all necessary steps and proceedings as may reasonably be approved by the Purchaser's Solicitors to be taken so that the Purchased Shares may be properly transferred to the Purchaser at the Time of Closing; and in that regard, deliver to the Purchaser at the Time of Closing certificates representing all of the Purchased Shares, such certificates being duly endorsed for transfer to the Purchaser, and cause transfers of all the Purchased Shares to be duly and regularly recorded in the name of the Purchaser or as it may in writing direct;
(g) cause all of the directors and officers of the Corporation as are specified by the Purchaser to resign in favour of nominees of the Purchaser. All shareholder's and director's resolutions required to cause the actions of this Section 7.2(g) shall be approved at the Time of Closing;
(h) deliver and cause to be delivered by all of the directors and officers of the Corporation and by the Vendor, as shareholder of the Corporation, a complete release, with effect from the Time of Closing, of all claims against the Corporation of any and all matters whatsoever in a form satisfactory to the Purchaser's Solicitors, acting reasonably;
(i) deliver and cause to be delivered to the Purchaser the corporate seal, minute books, share certificates, share certificate books, share transfers, share register books, directors' register and any and all documents, records, books, instruments and agreements of or pertaining or relating to the Corporation and its Business, property and assets;
(j) deliver to the Purchaser a release executed by the Vendor with respect to all payroll and severance related obligations of the Corporation;
(k) deliver and cause to be delivered to the Purchaser the Escrow Agreement, duly executed by the Vendor;
(l) deliver and cause to be delivered to the Purchaser a release executed by Xxxx Xxxxx with respect to all obligations of the Corporation;
(m) pay to the Corporation $273,884 for the purchase as of the Effective Date of the Cash Value Of Life Insurance and the respective insurance policy from the Corporation; Page 39 of 75 - Share Purchase Agreement Initial -----------
(n) deliver and cause to be delivered to the Purchaser a non-competition covenant from Xxxx Xxxxx in the form attached hereto as Schedule "7.2(n)";
(o) deliver and cause to be delivered to the Purchaser the New Lease between Alpen and the Corporation to become effective on September 1, 2004 (the day immediately following the last day of the Corporation's current lease agreement with Alpen);
(p) pay all the non-arms length expenses, accounts payable and accrued liabilities of the Corporation, excluding any ordinary course lease payments and payroll related transactions, from the date of this Agreement to the Time of Closing, and release the Corporation from the obligation to repay the Vendor for these payments; and
(q) shall release, and cause the Vendor's affiliates, including any of the Vendor's family that is or has been employed by the Corporation, or the Vendor shall indemnify the Purchaser and the Corporation from any and all severance obligations related to their employment by the Corporation, and any other contractual obligations of the Corporation to the Vendor and her affiliates.
7.3 The Vendor hereby covenants that, subsequent to the Date of Closing, the Vendor will:
(a) at the request and expense of the Purchaser, execute and deliver such additional conveyances, transfers and other assurances as may, in the reasonable opinion of the Purchaser's Solicitors, be required to carry out the intent of this agreement and to transfer the Purchased Shares to the Purchaser;
(b) only discharge the Security Interests when the payments of Sections 3.2(a), 3.2(b), 3.2(c), 3.2(d) and 3.2
Covenants of Each Stockholder Each Stockholder, severally and not jointly, agrees as follows:
(a) At any meeting of the stockholders of the Company called to vote upon the Merger Agreement, the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, or at any adjournment thereof, or in any other circumstances upon which a vote, consent, adoption or other approval (including by written consent solicitation) with respect to the Merger Agreement, the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement is sought, such Stockholder shall vote (or cause to be voted) all the Subject Shares of such Stockholder (owned of record or beneficially) entitled to vote thereon in favor of, and shall consent to (or cause to be consented to), (i) the adoption of the Merger Agreement and the approval of, the Merger and each of the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and (ii) any other matter intended to facilitate the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
(b) At any meeting of the stockholders of the Company or at any adjournment thereof or in any other circumstances upon which a vote, consent, adoption or other approval (including by written consent solicitation) is sought, such Stockholder shall vote (or cause to be voted) all the Subject Shares of such Stockholder (owned of record or beneficially) against, and shall not consent to (and shall cause not to be consented to), any of the following (or any agreement to enter into, effect, facilitate or support any of the following): (i) any merger agreement, merger or other Acquisition Proposal (other than the Merger Agreement and the Merger), or (ii) any amendment of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws or other proposal, action or transaction involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its stockholders, which amendment or other proposal, action or transaction could reasonably be expected to prevent or impede or delay the consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or to dilute in any material respect the benefits to Parent of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or change in any manner the voting rights of the Company Common Stock (collectively, “Frustrating Transactions”) or that would otherwise facilitate a Frustrating Transaction.
(c) Such Stockholder shall not (i) transfer, pledge, assign, tender or otherwise dispose of (including by gift) (collectively, “Transfer”), or consent to or permit any Transfer of, any Subject Shares or any interest therein, or enter into any Contract, option or other arrangement with respect to the Transfer (including any profit sharing or other derivative arrangement) of any Subject Shares or any interest therein, to any Person other than pursuant to this Agreement or the Merger Agreement, unless prior to any such Transfer the transferee of such Subject Shares enters into a Stockholder agreement with Parent on terms substantially identical to the terms of this Agreement or (ii) enter into any voting arrangement, whether by proxy, voting agreement or otherwise, in connection with, directly or indirectly, any Acquisition Proposal or Frustrating Transaction with respect to any Subject Shares, other than pursuant to this Agreement. Nothing contained herein will be deemed to restrict the ability of any Stockholder to exercise any Company Stock Options in a “net exercise” or “cashless exercise” manner to the extent otherwise permitted under the terms of such Company Stock Option or the plans under which they were granted.
(d) Subject to Section 11, such Stockholder shall not, and shall cause any of its Stockholder Representatives (as defined below) not to, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit, initiate or take any action to facilitate or encourage the submission of any Acquisition Proposal, (ii) enter into or participate in any discussions or negotiations with, furnish any information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to, otherwise cooperate in any way with, or knowingly assist, participate in, facilitate or encourage any effort by any Third Party that is seeking to make, or has made, an Acquisition Proposal, (iii) enter into any agreement in principle, letter of intent, term sheet, merger agreement, acquisition agreement, option agreement, joint venture agreement, partnership agreement or other similar instrument constituting or relating to an Acquisition Proposal. Without limiting the foregoing, it is agreed that any violation of the restrictions on such Stockholder set forth in the preceding sentence by a Stockholder Representative shall be a breach of this Section by such Stockholder. Upon execution of this Agreement, such Stockholder shall, and it shall cause any of its Stockholder Representatives to, immediately cease any and all existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any parties conducted heretofore with respect to any of the foregoing. To the same extent required by the Company pursuant to, and subject to the same conditions contained in, the Merger Agreement, such Stockholder shall notify Parent promptly (but in no event later than 24 hours) after receipt by such Stockholder in his, her or its capacity as such (or its Stockholder Representative) of any Acquisition Proposal, any indication that a Third Party is reasonably likely to make an Acquisition Proposal to such Stockholder in his, her or its capacity as such or of any request for information to such Stockholder in his, her or its capacity as such relating such Stockholders Subject Shares by any Third Party that is reasonably likely to make or has made an Acquisition Proposal to such Stockholder in his, her or its capacity as such, which notice shall be provided orally and in writing and shall identify the Third Party making, and the terms and conditions of, any such Acquisition Proposal, indication or request.
(e) Such Stockholder shall not and shall not permit any of its Stockholder Representatives to, directly or indirectly, issue any press release or make any other public statement with respect to the Merger Agreement, this Agreement, the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement without the prior written consent of Parent, except as may be required by applicable law. As used herein, the term “Stockholder Representative” means (i) for any individual Stockholder, any investment banker, attorney, accountant, consultant and any other agent, advisor or representative of such Stockholder and (ii) for any Stockholder that is not a natural person, any of such Stockholder’s Subsidiaries or any of its or their officers, directors, employees, investment bankers, attorneys, accountants, consultants and other agents, advisors, or other representatives.
(f) Such Stockholder agrees not to exercise or assert, any dissenters’ or similar rights under Section 262 of the Delaware Law or other applicable law in connection with the Merger.
(g) Such Stockholder shall use all reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with Parent in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the Merger.
Covenants of Shareholder Shareholder hereby covenants and agrees that: