Irrevocable Proxy and Power of Attorney Sample Clauses
Irrevocable Proxy and Power of Attorney. Each party to this Agreement hereby constitutes and appoints as the proxies of the party and hereby grants a power of attorney to the President of the Company, and a designee of the Selling Investors, and each of them, with full power of substitution, with respect to the matters set forth herein, including, without limitation, election of persons as members of the Board in accordance with Section 1 hereto, votes to increase authorized shares pursuant to Section 2 hereof and votes regarding any Sale of the Company pursuant to Section 3 hereof, and hereby authorizes each of them to represent and vote, if and only if the party (i) fails to vote, or (ii) attempts to vote (whether by proxy, in person or by written consent), in a manner which is inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, all of such party’s Shares in favor of the election of persons as members of the Board determined pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement or the increase of authorized shares or approval of any Sale of the Company pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and provisions of Sections 2 and 3, respectively, of this Agreement or to take any action necessary to effect Sections 2 and 3, respectively, of this Agreement. Each of the proxy and power of attorney granted pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence is given in consideration of the agreements and covenants of the Company and the parties in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and, as such, each is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable unless and until this Agreement terminates or expires pursuant to Section 6 hereof. Each party hereto hereby revokes any and all previous proxies or powers of attorney with respect to the Shares and shall not hereafter, unless and until this Agreement terminates or expires pursuant to Section 6 hereof, purport to grant any other proxy or power of attorney with respect to any of the Shares, deposit any of the Shares into a voting trust or enter into any agreement (other than this Agreement), arrangement or understanding with any person, directly or indirectly, to vote, grant any proxy or give instructions with respect to the voting of any of the Shares, in each case, with respect to any of the matters set forth herein.
Irrevocable Proxy and Power of Attorney. Such Company Shareholder hereby unconditionally and irrevocably grants to, and appoints, SPAC and any individual designated in writing by SPAC, and each of them individually, as such Company Shareholder’s proxy and attorney-in-fact (with full power of substitution), for and in the name, place and stead of such Company Shareholder, to vote the Subject Shares, or grant a written consent or approval in respect of the Subject Shares in a manner consistent with Section 5.1(a). Such Company Shareholder understands and acknowledges that SPAC is entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance upon such Company Shareholder’s execution and delivery of this Agreement. Such Company Shareholder hereby affirms that the irrevocable proxy and power of attorney set forth in this Section 5.1(c) are given in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, and that such irrevocable proxy and power of attorney are given to secure the performance of the duties of such Company Shareholder under this Agreement. Such Company Shareholder hereby further affirms that the irrevocable proxy and power of attorney are given to secure a proprietary interest and may under no circumstances be revoked. Such Company Shareholder hereby ratifies and confirms all that such irrevocable proxy and power of attorney may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. SUCH IRREVOCABLE PROXY AND POWER OF ATTORNEY ARE EXECUTED AND INTENDED TO BE IRREVOCABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE POWERS OF ATTORNEY ACT OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS (REVISED). The irrevocable proxy and power of attorney granted hereunder shall only terminate upon the termination of this Section 5.1. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, this Section 5.1(c) shall not apply to the Company Shareholder set forth in Schedule B to this Agreement.
Irrevocable Proxy and Power of Attorney. (a) By his signature hereto, each Covered Person hereby gives the Shareholders’ Committee, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, an irrevocable proxy to vote or otherwise act with respect to all of the Covered Person’s Voting Shares as of the relevant record date or other date used for purposes of determining holders of Common Stock entitled to vote or take any action, as fully, to the same extent and with the same effect as such Covered Person might or could do under any applicable laws or regulations governing the rights and powers of stockholders of a Delaware corporation, as follows:
(i) such proxy shall be voted in connection with such matters as are the subject of a Preliminary Vote as provided in this Agreement in accordance with such Preliminary Vote;
(ii) the holder of such proxy shall be authorized to vote on such other matters as may come before a meeting of stockholders of GS Inc. or any adjournment thereof and as are related, directly or indirectly, to the matter which was the subject of the Preliminary Vote as the holder of such proxy sees fit in his discretion but in a manner consistent with the Preliminary Vote; and
(iii) the holder of such proxy shall be authorized to vote on such other matters as may come before a meeting of stockholders of GS Inc. or any adjournment thereof (including matters related to adjournment thereof) as the holder of such proxy sees fit in his discretion but not to cast any vote under this clause (iii) which is inconsistent with the Preliminary Vote or which would achieve an outcome that would frustrate the intent of the Preliminary Vote. Each Covered Person hereby affirms that this proxy is given as a term of this Agreement and as such is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable. It is further understood and agreed by each Covered Person that this proxy may be exercised by the holder of such proxy with respect to all Voting Shares of such Covered Person for the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the earlier of (a) the date this Agreement shall have been terminated pursuant to Section 7.1(a) hereof or, (b) in the case of a Covered Person, Section 7.1(b) hereof.
(b) By his signature hereto, each Covered Person appoints the Shareholders’ Committee, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact to direct, in accordance with the provisions of this Article IV, the voting of any Voting Shares held of record by any other person but beneficially...
Irrevocable Proxy and Power of Attorney. Each party to this Agreement hereby constitutes and appoints as the proxies of the party and hereby grants a power of attorney to the President of the Company, with full power of substitution, with respect to the matters set forth herein, including without limitation, election of persons as members of the Board in accordance with Section 1.2 of this Agreement, and hereby authorizes the President of the Company to represent and to vote, if and only if the party (i) fails to vote or (ii) attempts to vote (whether by proxy, in person or by written consent), in a manner which is inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, all of such party’s Shares in favor of the election of persons as members of the Board determined pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. Each of the proxy and power of attorney granted pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence is given in consideration of the agreements and covenants of the Company and the parties in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and, as such, each is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable unless and until this Agreement terminates or expires pursuant to Section 5 hereof. Each party hereto hereby revokes any and all previous proxies or powers of attorney with respect to the Shares and shall not hereafter, unless and until this Agreement terminates or expires pursuant to Section 5 hereof, purport to grant any other proxy or power of attorney with respect to any of the Shares, deposit any of the Shares into a voting trust or enter into any agreement (other than this Agreement), arrangement or understanding with any person, directly or indirectly, to vote, grant any proxy or give instructions with respect to the voting of any of the Shares, in each case, with respect to any of the matters set forth herein.
Irrevocable Proxy and Power of Attorney. (a) By signing this Agreement or a Joinder, each Covered Person irrevocably appoints and constitutes the members of the Employee Shareholders Committee (each a “Committee Member”), acting jointly or each and any of them acting in his or her capacity as a Committee Member in accordance with the other provisions hereof, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, as its true and lawful proxy to vote, abstain from voting or otherwise act, for and in such Covered Person’s name, place and stead, with respect to all of the Covered Person’s Covered Common Stock as of the relevant record date or other date used for purposes of determining holders of Common Stock entitled to vote or take any action, as fully, to the same extent and with the same effect as such Covered Person might or could do under any applicable laws or regulations governing the rights and powers of stockholders of a Delaware corporation. The proxy granted the Committee Members pursuant to this Section 2.01(a) shall revoke all prior proxies granted by the Covered Person with respect to the Covered Common Stock, shall be irrevocable during the term set forth in the last sentence of this Section 2.01(a), shall survive the bankruptcy or dissolution of the Covered Person and shall be deemed to be coupled with an interest sufficient at law to support an irrevocable power. The Committee Members are authorized to execute that certain Second Amended and Restated Shareholders’ Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Second A&R Shareholders’ Agreement”), and the Employee Shareholders Committee, as such committee may be reconstituted from time to time, is authorized to vote Covered Common Stock in order to ensure that the composition of the board of directors of the Company is as set forth in Section 2.01 of the Second A&R Shareholders’ Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Committee Members are authorized to vote Covered Common Stock in favor of the election of one or more Committee Members in elections of directors of the Company. Each Covered Person agrees that this irrevocable proxy may be exercised by the Committee Members with respect to all Covered Common Stock of such Covered Person for the period beginning on the effective date of this Agreement and ending on the earlier of (i) the date this Agreement shall have been terminated pursuant to Section 7.01(a) and (ii) the date of termination of this Agreement as to such Covered Person pursuant to Section 7.01(b).
(b) By signing this Ag...
Irrevocable Proxy and Power of Attorney. Each Stockholder hereby appoints the Executive Director and any designee of the Executive Director, and each of them individually, its proxies and attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to vote or act by written consent during the term of this Agreement with respect to such Stockholder's Shares (or applicable Stock Equivalents) in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.05 hereof. This proxy and power of attorney is given to secure the performance of the duties of the Stockholders under this Agreement. Each Stockholder shall take such further action or execute such other instruments as may be necessary to effectuate the intent of this proxy. This proxy and power of attorney granted by each Stockholder shall be irrevocable during the term of this Agreement, shall be deemed to be coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable proxy and shall revoke any and all prior proxies granted by any Stockholder with respect to such Stockholder's Shares or applicable Stock Equivalents. The power of attorney granted by each Stockholder herein is a durable power of attorney and shall survive the dissolution, bankruptcy, death or incapacity of the Stockholder. The proxy and power of attorney granted hereunder shall terminate upon the termination of the provisions of ARTICLE II and Section 3.05, respectively, in accordance with their terms.
Irrevocable Proxy and Power of Attorney. To secure the Stockholder’s obligations to vote the Shares in accordance with this Agreement and to comply with the other terms hereof, the Stockholder hereby appoints the Proxyholder, or his designees, as such Stockholder’s true and lawful proxy and attorney, with the power to act alone and with full power of substitution, to vote or act by written consent with respect to all of such Stockholder’s Shares in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Agreement, and to execute all appropriate instruments consistent with this Agreement on behalf of such Stockholder. The proxy and power granted by the Stockholder pursuant to this Section are coupled with an interest and are given to secure the performance of such party’s duties under this Agreement. Each such proxy and power will be irrevocable for the term hereof. The proxy and power, so long as any party hereto is an individual, will survive the death, incompetency and disability of such party or any other individual holder of the Shares and, so long as any party hereto is an entity, will survive the merger, consolidation, conversion or reorganization of such party or any other entity holding any Shares.
Irrevocable Proxy and Power of Attorney. Each Investor (and each Transferee Stockholder) hereby constitutes and appoints as the proxies of such Investor, or Transferee Stockholder, as applicable, and hereby grants a power of attorney to a designee of each other Investor, and each of them, with full power of substitution, with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 4, and hereby authorizes each of them to represent and to vote, if and only if the granting Investor or Transferee Stockholder (a) fails to vote or (b) attempts to vote (whether by proxy, in person or by written consent), in a manner which is inconsistent with the terms of this Section 4, all of such granting Investor’s or Transferee Stockholder’s shares of Common Stock in a manner consistent with the terms of this Section 4. Each of the proxy and power of attorney granted pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence is given in consideration of the agreements and covenants of the Investors and the Transferee Stockholders in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and, as such, each is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable. Each Investor and Transferee Stockholder hereby revokes any and all previous proxies or powers of attorney with respect to such Investor’s or Transferee Stockholder’s shares of Common Stock and shall not hereafter purport to grant any other proxy or power of attorney with respect to any of such Investor’s or Transferee Stockholder’s shares of Common Stock, deposit any of such Investor’s or Transferee Stockholder’s shares of Common Stock into a voting trust or enter into any agreement (other than this Agreement), arrangement or understanding with any Person, directly or indirectly, to vote, grant any proxy or give instructions with respect to the voting of any of the Investor’s or Transferee Stockholder’s shares of Common Stock.
Irrevocable Proxy and Power of Attorney. Each party to this Agreement hereby constitutes and appoints as the proxies of the party and hereby grants a power of attorney to the President of the Company, with full power of substitution, with respect to the matters set forth herein, including without limitation, election of the Designees as members of the Board in accordance with Section 1 hereto, and hereby authorizes such person to represent and to vote, if and only if the party (i) fails to vote or (ii) attempts to vote (whether by proxy, in person or by written consent) in a manner that is inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, all of such party’s Shares in favor of the election of the Designees. Each of the proxy and power of attorney granted pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence is given in consideration of the agreements and covenants of the Company and the parties in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and, as such, each is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable unless and until this Agreement terminates or expires pursuant to Section 3 hereof. Each party hereto hereby revokes any and all previous proxies or powers of attorney with respect to the Shares and shall not hereafter, unless and until this Agreement terminates or expires pursuant to Section 3 hereof, purport to grant any other proxy or power of attorney with respect to any of the Shares, deposit any of the Shares into a voting trust or enter into any agreement (other than this Agreement), arrangement or understanding with any person, directly or indirectly, to vote, grant any proxy or give instructions with respect to the voting of any of the Shares, in each case, with respect to any of the matters set forth herein.
Irrevocable Proxy and Power of Attorney. Each Investor hereby constitutes and appoints as the proxy of such Investor and hereby grants a power of attorney to the President of the Company with full power of substitution, with respect to the matters set forth herein, including, without limitation, Sections 4(e) and 6(m), and hereby authorizes the President of the Company to represent and vote, if and only if such Investor (i) fails to vote or (ii) attempts to vote (whether by proxy, in person or by written consent), in a manner which is inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, all of such Investor’s Holder Shares in favor of the matters set forth herein, including, without limitation, Sections 4(e) and 6(m), or to take any action necessary to effect the matters set forth in this Agreement. Each of the proxy and power of attorney granted pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence is given in consideration of the agreements and covenants of the Company and the Investors in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and, as such, each is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable unless and until this Agreement terminates pursuant to Section 6(l). Each Investor hereby revokes any and all previous proxies or powers of attorney with respect to the Holder Shares and shall not hereafter, unless and until this Agreement terminates pursuant to Section 6(l), purport to grant any other proxy or power of attorney with respect to any of the Holder Shares, deposit any of the Holder Shares into a voting trust or enter into any agreement (other than this Agreement), arrangement or understanding with any person, directly or indirectly, to vote, grant any proxy or give instructions with respect to the voting of any of the Holder Shares, in each case, with respect to any of the matters set forth herein.