Further Covenants and Assurances. (a) Until the Closing, the Holder shall not, and the Holder shall not permit any of its Affiliates or Representatives to, directly or indirectly (i) solicit, initiate, entertain or agree to any proposals or offers from any Person relating to a third-party acquisition or (ii) participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any Person any information with respect to, or otherwise cooperate with, facilitate or encourage any effort or attempt by any Person to do or seek, a third-party acquisition. The Holder will, from time to time, execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, such additional or further consents, documents and other instruments as Sellers may reasonably request for the purpose of effectively carrying out the provisions of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. (b) If, prior to the Closing, the Holder (in such capacity) receives an inquiry, proposal or offer relating to a third-party acquisition from any Person, the Holder will, subject to any confidentiality obligations to which the Holder is subject, (i) promptly notify Sellers of the same and the details thereof (including the identity of the Person making same), (ii) provide to Sellers a copy of any written inquiry, proposal or offer and all correspondence related thereto, and (iii) keep Sellers informed of the status thereof. The Holder will immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any persons conducted prior to the date hereof with respect to any third-party acquisition. (c) The Holder shall not take any action that would make any representation or warranty of the Holder contained herein untrue or incorrect or would reasonably be likely to adversely affect, prevent or delay (i) the Holder from performing any of the Holder’s obligations under this Agreement (it being understood that nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to restrict the ability of the Holder to exercise any voting rights with respect to the Existing Stock consistent with this Agreement (but not Transfer) held by the Holder as of the date hereof) or (ii) the Requisite Buyer Stockholder Approval from being obtained. (d) The Holder agrees that it will not bring, commence, institute, maintain, prosecute, participate in or voluntarily aid any action, claim, suit or cause of action, in Law or in equity, in any court or before any Governmental Authority, which (i) challenges the validity of or seeks to enjoin the operation of any provision of this Agreement or (ii) alleges that the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Holder, either alone or together with the other voting agreements and proxies to be delivered in connection with the execution of the Purchase Agreement, or the approval of the Purchase Agreement by the board of directors of the Company, breaches any fiduciary duty of the board of directors of the Company or any member thereof; provided, that the Holder may defend against, contest or settle any such action, claim, suit or cause of action brought against the Holder that relates solely to the Holder’s capacity as a director or officer of the Company. (e) The Holder agrees that any additional securities of the Company acquired by the Holder after the date of this Agreement and prior to the termination of this Agreement (including through the exercise of any stock options or otherwise) (together with the Existing Stock, the “Covered Stock”) shall automatically be subject to the terms of this Agreement as though owned by the Holder on the date hereof.
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Samples: Voting Agreement (Ribbon Communications Inc.), Voting Agreement (American Virtual Cloud Technologies, Inc.), Voting Agreement (American Virtual Cloud Technologies, Inc.)
Further Covenants and Assurances. (a) Until the Closing, the The Holder shall not, and the Holder shall not permit any of its Affiliates or Representatives to, directly or indirectly (i) solicit, initiate, entertain or agree to any proposals or offers from any Person relating to a third-party acquisition or (ii) participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any Person any information with respect to, or otherwise cooperate with, facilitate or encourage any effort or attempt by any Person to do or seek, a third-party acquisition. The Holder will, from time to time, execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, such additional or further consents, documents and other instruments as Sellers may reasonably request for the purpose of effectively carrying out the provisions of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) If, prior to the Closing, If the Holder (in such capacity) receives an inquiry, proposal or offer relating to a third-party acquisition from any Person, the Holder will, subject to any confidentiality obligations to which the Holder is subject, (i) promptly notify Sellers of the same and the details thereof (including the identity of the Person making same), (ii) provide to Sellers a copy of any written inquiry, proposal or offer and all correspondence related thereto, and (iii) keep Sellers informed of the status thereof. The Holder will immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any persons conducted prior to the date hereof with respect to any third-party acquisition.
(c) The Holder shall not take any action that would make any representation or warranty of the Holder contained herein untrue or incorrect or would reasonably be likely to adversely affect, prevent or delay (i) the Holder from performing any of the Holder’s obligations under this Agreement (it being understood that nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to restrict the ability of the Holder to exercise any voting rights with respect to the Existing Stock consistent with this Agreement (but not Transfer) held by the Holder as of the date hereof) or (ii) the Requisite Buyer Company Stockholder Approval from being obtained.
(d) The Holder agrees that it will not bring, commence, institute, maintain, prosecute, participate in or voluntarily aid any action, claim, suit or cause of action, in Law or in equity, in any court or before any Governmental Authority, which (i) challenges the validity of or seeks to enjoin the operation of any provision of this Agreement or (ii) alleges that the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Holder, either alone or together with the other voting agreements and proxies to be delivered in connection with the execution of the Purchase Agreement, or the approval of the Purchase Agreement by the board of directors of the Company, breaches any fiduciary duty of the board of directors of the Company or any member thereof; provided, that the Holder may defend against, contest or settle any such action, claim, suit or cause of action brought against the Holder that relates solely to the Holder’s capacity as a director or officer of the Company.
(e) The Holder agrees that any additional securities of the Company acquired by the Holder after the date of this Agreement and prior to the termination of this Agreement (including through the exercise of any stock options or otherwise) (together with the Existing Stock, the “Covered Stock”) shall automatically be subject to the terms of this Agreement as though owned by the Holder on the date hereof.
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Samples: Voting Agreement (American Virtual Cloud Technologies, Inc.), Voting Agreement (American Virtual Cloud Technologies, Inc.), Voting Agreement (Ribbon Communications Inc.)
Further Covenants and Assurances. (a) Until the Closing, the Holder shall not, and the Holder shall not permit any of its Affiliates or Representatives to, directly or indirectly (i) solicit, initiate, entertain or agree to any proposals or offers from any Person relating to a third-party acquisition or (ii) participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any Person any information with respect to, or otherwise cooperate with, facilitate or encourage any effort or attempt by any Person to do or seek, a third-party acquisition. The Holder will, from time to time, execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, such additional or further consents, documents and other instruments as Sellers the Purchaser may reasonably request for the purpose of effectively carrying out the provisions of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) If, prior to the Closing, the Holder (in such capacity) receives an inquiry, proposal or offer relating to a third-party acquisition from any Person, the Holder will, subject to any confidentiality obligations to which the Holder is subject, (i) promptly notify Sellers of the same and the details thereof (including the identity of the Person making same), (ii) provide to Sellers a copy of any written inquiry, proposal or offer and all correspondence related thereto, and (iii) keep Sellers informed of the status thereof. The Holder will immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any persons conducted prior to the date hereof with respect to any third-party acquisition.
(c) The Holder shall not take any action that would make any representation or warranty of the Holder contained herein untrue or incorrect or would reasonably be likely to adversely affect, prevent or delay (i) the Holder from performing any of the Holder’s obligations under this Agreement (it being understood that nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to restrict the ability of the Holder to exercise any voting rights with respect to the Existing Stock consistent with this Agreement (but not Transfer) held by the Holder as of the date hereof) or (ii) the Requisite Buyer Stockholder Approval from being obtained.
(dc) The Holder agrees that it will not bring, commence, institute, maintain, prosecute, participate in or voluntarily aid any action, claim, suit or cause of action, in Law or in equity, in any court or before any Governmental Authority, which (i) challenges the validity of or seeks to enjoin the operation of any provision of this Agreement or (ii) alleges that the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Holder, either alone or together with the other voting agreements and proxies to be delivered in connection with the execution of the Purchase Agreement, or the approval of the Purchase Agreement by the board of directors of the Company, breaches any fiduciary duty of the board of directors of the Company or any member thereof; provided, that the Holder may defend against, contest or settle any such action, claim, suit or cause of action brought against the Holder that relates solely to the Holder’s capacity as a director or officer of the Company.
(ed) The Holder agrees that any additional securities of the Company (including through the exercise of any stock options or otherwise, and any securities acquired in connection with any stock split, exchange of shares, stock dividend, reclassification, merger, reorganization, recapitalization or other change in the capital structure of the Company affecting the Company Stock) acquired by the Holder after the date of this Agreement and prior to the termination of this Agreement (including through the exercise of any stock options or otherwise) (together with the Existing Stock, the “Covered Stock”) shall automatically be subject to the terms of this Agreement as though owned by the Holder on the date hereofhereof and the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements and obligations hereunder shall attach to any such additional securities.
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Samples: Voting Agreement (American Virtual Cloud Technologies, Inc.)
Further Covenants and Assurances. (a) Until the Closing, the Holder shall not, and the Holder shall not permit any of its Affiliates or Representatives to, directly or indirectly (i) solicit, initiate, entertain or agree to any proposals or offers from any Person relating to a third-party acquisition or (ii) participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any Person any information with respect to, or otherwise cooperate with, facilitate or encourage any effort or attempt by any Person to do or seek, a third-party acquisition. The Holder will, from time to time, execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, such additional or further consents, documents and other instruments as Sellers the Purchaser may reasonably request for the purpose of effectively carrying out the provisions of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) If, prior to the Closing, the Holder (in such capacity) receives an inquiry, proposal or offer relating to a third-party acquisition from any Person, the Holder will, subject to any confidentiality obligations to which the Holder is subject, (i) promptly notify Sellers of the same and the details thereof (including the identity of the Person making same), (ii) provide to Sellers a copy of any written inquiry, proposal or offer and all correspondence related thereto, and (iii) keep Sellers informed of the status thereof. The Holder will immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any persons conducted prior to the date hereof with respect to any third-party acquisition.
(c) The Holder shall not take any action that would make any representation or warranty of the Holder contained herein untrue or incorrect or would reasonably be likely to adversely affect, prevent or delay (i) the Holder from performing any of the Holder’s obligations under this Agreement (it being understood that nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to restrict the ability of the Holder to exercise any voting rights with respect to the Existing Stock consistent with this Agreement (but not Transfer) held by the Holder as of the date hereof) or (ii) the Requisite Buyer Stockholder Approval from being obtained.
(d) . The Holder agrees that it will not bring, commence, institute, maintain, prosecute, participate in or voluntarily aid any action, claim, suit or cause of action, in Law or in equity, in any court or before any Governmental Authority, which (i) challenges the validity of or seeks to enjoin the operation of any provision of this Agreement or (ii) alleges that the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Holder, either alone or together with the other voting agreements and proxies to be delivered in connection with the execution of the Purchase Agreement, or the approval of the Purchase Agreement by the board of directors of the Company, breaches any fiduciary duty of the board of directors of the Company or any member thereof; provided, that the Holder may defend against, contest or settle any such action, claim, suit or cause of action brought against the Holder that relates solely to the Holder’s capacity as a director or officer of the Company.
(e) . The Holder agrees that any additional securities of the Company (including through the exercise of any stock options or otherwise, and any securities acquired in connection with any stock split, exchange of shares, stock dividend, reclassification, merger, reorganization, recapitalization or other change in the capital structure of the Company affecting the Company Stock) acquired by the Holder after the date of this Agreement and prior to the termination of this Agreement (including through the exercise of any stock options or otherwise) (together with the Existing Stock, the “Covered Stock”) shall automatically be subject to the terms of this Agreement as though owned by the Holder on the date hereofhereof and the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements and obligations hereunder shall attach to any such additional securities.
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Samples: Asset Purchase Agreement (American Virtual Cloud Technologies, Inc.)