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Government Holder Agreement to Vote. Each Government Holder hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that:

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• Agreement to Vote and Approve From and after the date hereof until the Expiration Time, at every meeting of the stockholders of the Company called with respect to any of the following matters, 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 matters, each Company Stockholder shall, and shall cause each holder of record of Subject Securities on any applicable record date to (including via proxy), vote the Subject Securities: (a) in favor of (i) the approval of the Merger and adoption of the Merger Agreement, and (ii) any proposal to adjourn or postpone such meeting of stockholders of the Company to a later date if there are not sufficient votes to approve the Merger and adopt the Merger Agreement and (b) against (i) any action or agreement that would result in any condition to the consummation of the Merger set forth in Article VII of the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled, (ii) any Company Competing Proposal, (iii) any action which would materially delay, materially postpone or materially adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Merger, or dilute, in any material respect, the benefit of the transactions contemplated thereby to Parent or to Parent’s stockholders, and (iv) any action which would result in a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of the Company in the Merger Agreement; provided, that in the case of each of clause (a) and (b) above, the Merger Agreement shall not have been amended or modified without the Company Stockholders’ consent (1) to decrease the Merger Consideration, (2) to change the form of Merger Consideration, in each case, payable to the stockholders of the Company pursuant to the Merger Agreement in effect on the date of this Agreement or (3) otherwise affecting the Company Stockholders in a materially adverse manner, provided further, that in the event the Company has effected (and not withdrawn) a Company Change of Recommendation, the Company Stockholders shall be released from their obligations under this Section 3.

• Agreement to Vote (a) Each Holder agrees that at the Stockholders’ Meeting or at any other meeting of the holders of Shares at which a vote of such Holders contemplated below is taken (and at every postponement or adjournment, as applicable, thereof) and, with respect to the matters described below in clauses (ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(C), in connection with any action proposed to be taken by written consent of the holders of Shares: (i) when such a meeting of the holders of Shares is held, such Holder shall appear at such meeting or otherwise cause the Subject Shares to be counted as present thereat for the purpose of establishing a quorum and, if applicable, vote in favor of any proposal to adjourn or postpone any meeting of the stockholders of the Company at which the Merger Agreement or any other actions contemplated by the Merger Agreement is submitted for the consideration and vote of the stockholders of the Company to a later date if there are not proxies representing a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to approve such matters on the date on which the meeting is held, and (ii) such Holder shall vote or cause to be voted at any such meeting (and at every postponement or adjournment thereof), or deliver or cause to be delivered a written consent with respect to, all of such Holder’s Subject Shares (A) in favor of adopting the Merger Agreement and any other actions contemplated by the Merger Agreement in respect of which the approval of the holders of Shares is requested; and (B) against (1) any Acquisition Proposal, whether or not constituting a Superior Proposal and (2) any action, proposal, transaction or agreement involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is intended, or would reasonably be expected, to impede, interfere with, delay, postpone, adversely affect or prevent the consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. Except as explicitly set forth in this Section 4.01, nothing in this Agreement shall limit the right of a Holder to vote (or cause to be voted), including by proxy or written consent, if applicable, in favor of, or against or to abstain with respect to, any matters presented to the stockholders of the Company.

• Agreement to Vote Shares The Stockholder agrees that, from and after the date hereof until the Expiration Date (as defined below), at any meeting of the stockholders of the Buyer (or adjournment or postponement thereof), or in connection with any written consent of the stockholders of the Buyer, with respect to the Merger, the Agreement and Plan of Merger or any Acquisition Proposal, Stockholder shall:

• Agreement to Vote Shares; Irrevocable Proxy (a) Stockholder agrees during the term of this Agreement to vote the Shares, and to cause any holder of record of Shares to vote or execute a written consent or consents if stockholders of the Company are requested to vote their shares through the execution of an action by written consent in lieu of any such annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Company: (i) in favor of the Series A Amendments and Series B Amendments and the Transaction, at every meeting (or in connection with any action by written consent) of the stockholders of the Company at which such matters are considered and at every adjournment or postponement thereof; (ii) against any action, proposal, transaction or agreement that could reasonably be expected to impede, interfere with, delay, discourage, adversely affect or inhibit the timely consummation of the Series A Amendments and Series B Amendments and the Transaction; and (iii) in favor of any other matter necessary for the adoption of the Series A Amendments and Series B Amendments and consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement (and each other document delivered thereunder), which is considered at every meeting (or in connection with any action by written consent) of the stockholders of the Company at which such matters are considered and at every adjournment or postponement thereof, and in connection therewith to execute any documents reasonably requested by the Company or Purchaser that are necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the foregoing.

• Restrictions on Public Sale by Holders of Registrable Securities Each Holder of Registrable Securities agrees, if requested by the underwriters of an Underwritten Offering, to enter into a customary letter agreement with such underwriters providing such Holder will not effect any public sale or distribution of Registrable Securities during the 60 calendar day period beginning on the date of a prospectus or prospectus supplement filed with the Commission with respect to the pricing of any Underwritten Offering, provided that (i) the duration of the foregoing restrictions shall be no longer than the duration of the shortest restriction generally imposed by the underwriters on the Partnership or the officers, directors or any other Affiliate of the Partnership on whom a restriction is imposed and (ii) the restrictions set forth in this Section 2.07 shall not apply to any Registrable Securities that are included in such Underwritten Offering by such Holder. In addition, this Section 2.07 shall not apply to any Holder that is not entitled to participate in such Underwritten Offering, whether because such Holder delivered an Opt-Out Notice prior to receiving notice of the Underwritten Offering or because such Holder holds less than $15 million of the then-outstanding Registrable Securities.

• Agreement to Vote the Subject Shares Each Stockholder, in its capacity as such, hereby agrees that, during the period commencing on the date hereof and continuing until the termination of this Agreement (such period, the “Voting Period”), at any meeting (or any adjournment or postponement thereof) of the holders of any class or classes of the capital stock of the Company, however called, or in connection with any written consent of the holders of any class or classes of the capital stock of the Company, such Stockholder shall vote or cause to be voted the Subject Shares (x) in favor of the approval of the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (and any actions required in furtherance thereof), (y) against any action, proposal, transaction or agreement that would result in a breach in any respect of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company under the Merger Agreement or of such Stockholder contained in this Agreement, and (z) except as otherwise agreed to in writing in advance by Parent, against the following actions or proposals: (i) any Acquisition Proposal; and (ii) (A) any change in the persons who constitute the board of directors of the Company that has not been previously approved by at least a majority of the persons who were directors of the Company as of the date of this Agreement (or their successors who were so approved); (B) any change in the present capitalization of the Company or any amendment of the Company’s articles of incorporation or bylaws; (C) any other material change in the Company’s corporate structure or business; or (D) any other action or proposal involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries that is intended, or could reasonably be expected, to prevent, impede, interfere with, delay, postpone or adversely affect the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; provided, however, nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted as obligating the Stockholders to exercise any options to acquire shares of Common Stock. Any such vote shall be cast or consent shall be given in accordance with such procedures relating thereto so as to ensure that it is duly counted for purposes of determining that a quorum is present and for purposes of recording the results of such vote or consent. During the Voting Period, each Stockholder agrees not to enter into any agreement, commitment, letter of intent, agreement in principle, or understanding with any Person that violates or conflicts with or could reasonably be expected to violate or conflict with the provisions and agreements contained in this Agreement.

• Covenant to Vote Each Stockholder shall appear in person or by proxy at any annual or special meeting of the Company’s stockholders for the purpose of establishing a quorum, and shall vote such Stockholder’s Shares upon any matter submitted to the Company’s stockholders in a manner not inconsistent or in conflict with, and to implement, the terms of this Agreement.

• Grant of Irrevocable Proxy; Appointment of Proxy (a) FROM AND AFTER THE DATE HEREOF UNTIL THE TERMINATION DATE, THE UNITHOLDERS EACH HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY GRANTS TO, AND APPOINTS, XXX X’XXXXXX AND XXXXXXX X. XXXX, AND ANY OTHER PROXY DESIGNEE (AS DEFINED ABOVE), EACH OF THEM INDIVIDUALLY, AS THE UNITHOLDERS’ PROXY AND ATTORNEY-IN-FACT (WITH FULL POWER OF SUBSTITUTION) TO VOTE (OR EXERCISE A WRITTEN CONSENT WITH RESPECT TO) THE COVERED UNITS SOLELY IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2. THIS PROXY IS IRREVOCABLE (UNTIL THE TERMINATION DATE AND EXCEPT AS TO ANY PROXY DESIGNEE WHOSE DESIGNATION AS A PROXY DESIGNEE IS REVOKED BY THE TMLP CONFLICTS COMMITTEE OR THE WMLP CONFLICTS COMMITTEE, AS APPLICABLE) AND COUPLED WITH AN INTEREST AND EACH UNITHOLDER WILL TAKE SUCH FURTHER ACTION OR EXECUTE SUCH OTHER INSTRUMENTS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE INTENT OF THIS PROXY AND HEREBY REVOKES ANY OTHER PROXY PREVIOUSLY GRANTED BY THE UNITHOLDERS WITH RESPECT TO THE COVERED UNITS (AND EACH UNITHOLDER HEREBY REPRESENTS TO WMLP AND TMLP THAT ANY SUCH OTHER PROXY IS REVOCABLE).