No Adverse Action; Voting Agreement. (a) Until the occurrence of the Walgreens Investor Rights Termination Event, without the prior consent of WBA, except as required by Applicable Law, neither the Company nor the Board shall (i) increase the size of the Board such that the number of directors on the Board is greater than the sum of (A) nine (9) and (B) the number of Walgreens Designees to which WBA is entitled pursuant to Section 1.1 (such sum, the “Maximum Board Size”) or (ii) take any action to cause the amendment of its charter, bylaws or other organizational documents (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any documents giving rise to the eligibility requirements described in clause (iii) of Section 1.2(a)) such that WBA’s rights under this Article I would not be given effect; provided, that the Maximum Board Size can be increased by a maximum of one (1) additional director for a period of up to one year (or such shorter period ending upon the effectiveness of the retirement described in this proviso) to accommodate the pending retirement of a director that will occur during such one-year period. (b) During any time in which the Standstill Period is in effect, each Investor agrees to cause each Voting Security owned by it or any of its respective Permitted Transferees or over which it or any of its respective Permitted Transferees has voting control to be voted (including, if applicable, through the execution of one or more written consents if stockholders of the Company are requested to vote through the execution of an action by written consent in lieu of any such annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Company): (x) in favor of all those persons nominated to serve as directors of the Company by the Board or its Governance and Nominating Committee and (y) with respect to any other action, proposal or other matter to be voted upon by the stockholders of the Company (including through action by written consent), in accordance with the recommendation of the Board; provided, however, that no Investor or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation whatsoever to vote in accordance with the recommendation of the Board or in any other manner, other than in its sole discretion, with respect to the approval (or non-approval) or adoption (or non-adoption) of, or other proposal directly related to, any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Transaction. (c) For so long as it is subject to the voting requirements of Section 1.3(b), each Investor hereby appoints the Chairman of the Board and any designee thereof, and each of them individually, its proxy and attorney-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 shares of Company Common Stock owned by such Investor or any of its Permitted Transferees or over which such Investor or any of its Permitted Transferees has voting control to be voted in accordance with Section 1.3(b). This proxy and power of attorney is given to secure the performance of the duties of such Investor under this Agreement. Each Investor hereby agrees that it 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 such Investor shall be irrevocable during the term of this Agreement (but subject to Section 1.3(b)), shall be deemed to be coupled with an interest sufficient under Applicable Law to support an irrevocable proxy and shall revoke any and all prior proxies granted by such Investor with respect to shares of Company Common Stock. The power of attorney granted by each Investor herein is a durable power of attorney and shall survive the dissolution or bankruptcy of such Investor.
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Samples: Shareholder Agreement (Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.), Shareholder Agreement (Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.), Shareholder Agreement (Amerisourcebergen Corp)
No Adverse Action; Voting Agreement. (a) Until the occurrence of the Walgreens Investor Rights Termination Event, without the prior consent of WBAWalgreens, except as required by Applicable Law, neither the Company nor the Board shall (i) increase the size of the Board such that the number of directors on the Board is greater than the sum of (A) nine (9) and (B) the number of Walgreens Designees to which WBA Walgreens is entitled pursuant to Section 1.1 (such sum, the “Maximum Board Size”) or (ii) take any action to cause the amendment of its charter, bylaws or other organizational documents (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any documents giving rise to the eligibility requirements described in clause (iii) of Section 1.2(a)) such that WBAWalgreens’s rights under this Article I would not be given effect; provided, that the Maximum Board Size can be increased by a maximum of one (1) additional director for a period of up to one year (or such shorter period ending upon the effectiveness of the retirement described in this proviso) to accommodate the pending retirement of a director that will occur during such one-year period.
(b) During any time in which the Standstill Period is in effect, each Investor agrees to cause each Voting Security owned by it or any of its respective Permitted Transferees or over which it or any of its respective Permitted Transferees has voting control to be voted (including, if applicable, through the execution of one or more written consents if stockholders of the Company are requested to vote through the execution of an action by written consent in lieu of any such annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Company): (x) in favor of all those persons nominated to serve as directors of the Company by the Board or its Governance and Nominating Committee and (y) with respect to any other action, proposal or other matter to be voted upon by the stockholders of the Company (including through action by written consent), in accordance with the recommendation of the Board; provided, however, that no Investor or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation whatsoever to vote in accordance with the recommendation of the Board or in any other manner, other than in its sole discretion, with respect to the approval (or non-approval) or adoption (or non-adoption) of, or other proposal directly related to, any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Transaction.
(c) For so long as it is subject to the voting requirements of Section 1.3(b), each Investor hereby appoints the Chairman of the Board and any designee thereof, and each of them individually, its proxy and attorney-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 shares of Company Common Stock owned by such Investor or any of its Permitted Transferees or over which such Investor or any of its Permitted Transferees has voting control to be voted in accordance with Section 1.3(b). This proxy and power of attorney is given to secure the performance of the duties of such Investor under this Agreement. Each Investor hereby agrees that it 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 such Investor shall be irrevocable during the term of this Agreement (but subject to Section 1.3(b)), shall be deemed to be coupled with an interest sufficient under Applicable Law to support an irrevocable proxy and shall revoke any and all prior proxies granted by such Investor with respect to shares of Company Common Stock. The power of attorney granted by each Investor herein is a durable power of attorney and shall survive the dissolution or bankruptcy of such Investor.
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Samples: Shareholder Agreement (Walgreen Co), Shareholder Agreement (Amerisourcebergen Corp), Framework Agreement (Walgreen Co)
No Adverse Action; Voting Agreement. (a) Until the occurrence of the Walgreens Amazon Investor Rights Termination Event, without the prior consent of WBAAmazon (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), except as required by Applicable Law, neither the Company nor the Board shall (i) increase the size of the Board such that the number of directors on the Board is greater than the sum of (A) nine (9) and (B) the number of Walgreens Designees to which WBA is entitled pursuant to Section 1.1 (such sum, the “Maximum Board Size”) or (ii) take any action to cause the amendment of its charter, bylaws or other organizational documents (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any documents giving rise to the eligibility requirements described in clause (iii) of Section 1.2(a)) such that WBAAmazon’s rights under this Article I would not be given effect; provided, that the Maximum Board Size can be increased by a maximum of one (1) additional director for a period of up to one year (or such shorter period ending upon the effectiveness of the retirement described in this proviso) to accommodate the pending retirement of a director that will occur during such one-year period.
(b) Amazon shall be entitled to vote the shares of Company Common Stock owned by it or any of its Permitted Transferees or over which it or any of its Permitted Transferees has voting control, up to 14.9% of the Company’s outstanding shares of Company Common Stock (the “Voting Threshold”), in its sole and absolute discretion. During any time in which the Standstill Period is in effect, each Investor agrees to Amazon shall cause each Voting Security the shares of Company Common Stock owned by it or any of its respective Permitted Transferees or over which it or any of its respective Permitted Transferees has voting control in excess of the Voting Threshold to be voted (including, if applicable, through the execution of one or more written consents if stockholders of the Company are requested to vote through the execution of an action by written consent in lieu of any such annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Company): (x) in favor of all those persons nominated to serve as directors of the Company by the Board or its Nominating and Governance and Nominating Committee and (y) with respect to any other action, proposal or other matter to be voted upon by the stockholders of the Company (including through action by written consent)Company, in accordance with the recommendation of the Board; provided, however, that no Investor or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation whatsoever to vote in accordance with the recommendation of the Board or in any other manner, other than in its sole discretion, with respect to the approval (or non-approval) or adoption (or non-adoption) of, or other proposal directly related to, any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Transaction.
(c) For so long as it is subject to the voting requirements of Section 1.3(b), each Investor Amazon hereby appoints the Chairman of the Board and any designee thereof, and each of them individually, its proxy and attorney-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 shares of Company Common Stock owned by such Investor Amazon or any of its Permitted Transferees or over which such Investor Amazon or any of its Permitted Transferees has voting control to be voted in accordance with Section 1.3(b). This proxy and power of attorney is given to secure the performance of the duties of such Investor Amazon under this Agreement. Each Investor hereby agrees that it Amazon 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 such Investor Amazon shall be irrevocable during the term of this Agreement (but subject to Section 1.3(b)), shall be deemed to be coupled with an interest sufficient under Applicable Law to support an irrevocable proxy and shall revoke any and all prior proxies granted by such Investor Amazon with respect to shares of Company Common Stock. The power of attorney granted by each Investor Amazon herein is a durable power of attorney and shall survive the dissolution or bankruptcy of such InvestorAmazon.
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Samples: Stockholders Agreement (Air Transport Services Group, Inc.), Stockholders Agreement (Air Transport Services Group, Inc.)
No Adverse Action; Voting Agreement. (a) Until the occurrence of the Walgreens any CD&R Investor Rights Termination Event or KKR Investor Rights Termination Event, as applicable, without the prior consent of WBAthe CD&R Investors or the KKR Investors, as applicable, except as required by Applicable Law, neither the Company nor the Board shall (i) increase the size of the Board such that the number of directors on the Board is greater than the sum of (A) nine (9) and (B) the number of Walgreens Designees to which WBA is entitled pursuant to Section 1.1 (such sum, the “Maximum Board Size”) or (ii) not take any action to cause the amendment of its charter, charter or bylaws or other organizational documents (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any documents giving rise to the eligibility requirements described in clause (iii) of Section 1.2(a)) such that WBA’s any of the CD&R Investors’ rights or the KKR Investors’ rights, respectively, under this Article I would not be given full effect; provided, that that, for the Maximum Board Size can be increased by a maximum avoidance of one (1) additional director for a period of up to one year (doubt, the foregoing shall not prohibit any increase or such shorter period ending upon decrease in the effectiveness size of the retirement described in this proviso) Board to accommodate the pending retirement of extent such decrease does not affect the CD&R Investors’ or the KKR Investors’ rights to designate a director that will occur during such one-year periodCD&R Investor Designee or KKR Investor Designee, respectively, to the Board.
(b) During Until six months after the date (i) with respect to the CD&R Investors’ obligations hereunder, there is no CD&R Investor Director serving as a director on the Board (and the CD&R Investors either no longer having any time in which rights under this Article I to designate any CD&R Investor Designee to serve on the Standstill Period is in effectBoard or irrevocably waiving any such rights), and (ii) with respect to the KKR Investors’ obligations hereunder, no KKR Investor Director serving as a director on the Board (and the KKR Investors either no longer having any rights under this Article I to designate any KKR Investor Designee to serve on the Board or irrevocably waiving any such rights), each CD&R Investor and KKR Investor, respectively, agrees to cause each Voting Security owned Beneficially Owned by it or any of its respective Permitted Transferees or over which it or any of its respective Permitted Transferees has voting control to be voted by proxy (returned sufficiently in advance of the deadline for proxy voting for the Company to have the reasonable opportunity to verify receipt) mailed to the stockholders of the Company in connection with the solicitation of any proxy (including, if applicable, through the execution of one or more written consents if stockholders of the Company are requested to vote through the execution of an action by written consent in lieu of any such annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Company): (x) in favor of all those persons nominated to serve as directors of the Company by the Board or its the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and (y) with respect to any other action, proposal or other matter to be voted upon by the stockholders of the Company (including through action by written consent), in accordance with the recommendation of the Board; provided, however, that no following the occurrence of a CD&R Investor or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation whatsoever Rights Termination Event pursuant to vote in accordance with the recommendation clause (i) of the Board or in any other mannerdefinition of such term, other than in its sole discretion, with respect this Section 1.4(b) shall immediately cease to apply to the approval CD&R Investors upon such date as there is no CD&R Investor Director serving as a director on the Board, and following the occurrence of a KKR Investor Rights Termination Event pursuant to clause (or non-approvali) or adoption (or non-adoptionof the definition of such term, this Section 1.4(b) of, or other proposal directly related to, any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Transaction.
(c) For so long as it is subject shall immediately cease to apply to the voting requirements of Section 1.3(b), each KKR Investors upon such date as there is no KKR Investor hereby appoints Director serving as a director on the Chairman of the Board and any designee thereof, and each of them individually, its proxy and attorney-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 shares of Company Common Stock owned by such Investor or any of its Permitted Transferees or over which such Investor or any of its Permitted Transferees has voting control to be voted in accordance with Section 1.3(b). This proxy and power of attorney is given to secure the performance of the duties of such Investor under this Agreement. Each Investor hereby agrees that it 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 such Investor shall be irrevocable during the term of this Agreement (but subject to Section 1.3(b)), shall be deemed to be coupled with an interest sufficient under Applicable Law to support an irrevocable proxy and shall revoke any and all prior proxies granted by such Investor with respect to shares of Company Common Stock. The power of attorney granted by each Investor herein is a durable power of attorney and shall survive the dissolution or bankruptcy of such InvestorBoard.
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Samples: Stockholders Agreement (Us Foods, Inc.), Stockholders Agreement (Sysco Corp)
No Adverse Action; Voting Agreement. (a) Until the occurrence of the Walgreens any SP Investor Rights Termination Event or KKR Investor Rights Termination Event, as applicable, without the prior consent of WBAthe SP Investors or the KKR Investors, as applicable, except as required by Applicable Law, neither the Company nor the Board shall (i) increase the size of the Board such that the number of directors on the Board is greater than the sum of (A) nine (9) and (B) the number of Walgreens Designees to which WBA is entitled pursuant to Section 1.1 (such sum, the “Maximum Board Size”) or (ii) not take any action to cause the amendment of its charter, charter or bylaws or other organizational documents (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any documents giving rise to the eligibility requirements described in clause (iii) of Section 1.2(a)) such that WBA’s the SP Investors’ rights or the KKR Investors’ rights, respectively, under this Article I would not be given effect; provided, that that, for the Maximum Board Size can be increased by a maximum avoidance of one (1) additional director for a period of up to one year (doubt, the foregoing shall not prohibit any increase or such shorter period ending upon decrease in the effectiveness size of the retirement described in this proviso) to accommodate the pending retirement of a director that will occur during such one-year periodBoard.
(b) During Until (i) with respect to the SP Investors’ obligations hereunder, the later to occur of (A) no SP Investor Director serving as a director on the Board (and the SP Investors either no longer having any time rights under this Article I to designate any SP Investor Designee to serve on the Board or irrevocably waiving any such rights) and (B) SP no longer serving as Executive Chairperson or Chief Executive Officer of AB and, notwithstanding the absence of either such title, no longer being actively involved in which an operational and management capacity in the Standstill Period is in effectbusiness activities and operational decisions of AB, Walgreens or their respective subsidiaries, and (ii) with respect to the KKR Investors’ obligations hereunder, no KKR Investor Director serving as a director on the Board (and the KKR Investors either no longer having any rights under this Article I to designate any KKR Investor Designee to serve on the Board or irrevocably waiving any such rights), each SP Investor and KKR Investor, respectively, agrees to cause each Voting Security owned Beneficially Owned by it or any of its respective Permitted Transferees or over which it or any of its respective Permitted Transferees has voting control to be voted (including, if applicable, through the execution of one or more written consents if stockholders shareholders of the Company are requested to vote through the execution of an action by written consent in lieu of any such annual or special meeting of stockholders shareholders of the Company): (x) in favor of all those persons nominated to serve as directors of the Company by the Board or its the Nominating and Governance and Nominating Committee and (y) with respect to any other action, proposal or other matter to be voted upon by the stockholders shareholders of the Company (including through action by written consent), in accordance with the recommendation of the Board; provided, however, that no Investor or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation whatsoever to vote in accordance with the recommendation of the Board or in any other manner, other than in its sole discretion, with respect to the approval (or non-approval) or adoption (or non-adoption) of, or other proposal directly related to, any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Transaction.
(c) For so long as it is subject to the voting requirements of Section 1.3(b1.4(b), each KKR Investor hereby appoints the Chairman of the Board of the Company and any designee thereof, and each of them individually, its proxy and attorney-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 shares of Company Common Stock owned by such Investor or any of its Permitted Transferees or over which such Investor or any of its Permitted Transferees has voting control to be voted in accordance with Section 1.3(b1.4(b). This proxy and power of attorney is given to secure the performance of the duties of such Investor under this Agreement. Each KKR Investor hereby agrees that it 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 such Investor KKR Investor, shall be irrevocable during the term of this Agreement (but subject to Section 1.3(b1.4(b)), shall be deemed to be coupled with an interest sufficient under Applicable Law to support an irrevocable proxy and shall revoke any and all prior proxies granted by such KKR Investor with respect to shares of Company Common Stock. The power of attorney granted by each KKR Investor herein is a durable power of attorney and shall survive the dissolution dissolution, bankruptcy, death or bankruptcy incapacity of such KKR Investor.
(d) For so long as it is subject to the voting obligations of Section 1.4(b), each SP Investor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees, no later than ten Business Days after any definitive proxy statement (which definitive proxy statement shall include a form of proxy) is mailed to the shareholders of the Company in connection with the solicitation of any proxy, it shall return a duly dated and signed form of proxy on which it shall (i) appoint as its proxy the Chairman of the Board of the Company (and/or such other person(s) as the Company shall propose for appointment as proxy) to vote all of the shares of Company Common Stock Beneficially Owned by it and (ii) direct the proxy so appointed to vote such shares (x) in favor of all those persons nominated to serve as directors of the Company by the Board and (y) with respect to any other action, proposal or other matter to be voted upon, in accordance with the recommendation of the Board. Each SP Investor irrevocably undertakes not to revoke such proxy or to deliver any proxy dated as of a later date, unless otherwise requested to do so, in writing, by the Company. As used in this Section 1.4(d), the terms “proxy statement”, “proxy”, “form of proxy” and “solicitation” shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act.
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Samples: Shareholder Agreement (Walgreen Co), Purchase and Option Agreement (Walgreen Co)
No Adverse Action; Voting Agreement. (a) Until the occurrence of the Walgreens Investor any Continuing Stockholder Rights Termination Event, without the prior written consent of WBAthe Continuing Stockholder, except as required by Applicable Law, neither the Company nor the Board shall (i) increase the size of the Board such that the number of directors on the Board is greater than the sum of (A) nine (9) and (B) the number of Walgreens Designees to which WBA is entitled pursuant to Section 1.1 (such sum, the “Maximum Board Size”) or (ii) not take any action to cause the amendment of its charter, charter or bylaws or other organizational documents (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any documents giving rise to the eligibility requirements described in clause (iii) of Section 1.2(a)) corporate governance policies such that WBAany of the Continuing Stockholder’s rights under this Article I would not be given full effect; provided, that that, for the Maximum Board Size can be increased by a maximum avoidance of one (1) additional director for a period of up to one year (doubt, the foregoing shall not prohibit any increase or such shorter period ending upon decrease in the effectiveness size of the retirement described in this proviso) Board to accommodate the pending retirement of a director that will occur during extent such one-year periodincrease or decrease does not affect the Continuing Stockholder’s rights to designate the Continuing Stockholder Designees to the Board.
(b) During Until the Continuing Stockholder either no longer has any time in which rights under this Article I to designate any Continuing Stockholder Designees to serve on the Standstill Period is in effectBoard or has irrevocably waived any such rights, each Investor New Stockholder agrees to cause each Voting Security owned Beneficially Owned by it or any of its respective Permitted Transferees or over which it or any of its respective Permitted Transferees has voting control to be voted in person or by proxy (returned sufficiently in advance of the deadline for proxy voting for the Company to have the reasonable opportunity to verify receipt) mailed to the stockholders of the Company in connection with the solicitation of any proxy (including, if applicable, through the execution of one or more written consents if stockholders of the Company are requested to vote through the execution of an action by written consent in lieu of any such annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Company): (x) in favor of all those persons the Continuing Stockholder Designees nominated to serve as directors of the Company by the Board or the Corporate Governance Committee. Subject to Sections 1.5 and 4.1, for as long as Voting Securities are Beneficially Owned by any New Stockholder's Controlled Affiliates or (in the case of any New Stockholder that is an individual) Immediate Family Members, such New Stockholder shall use its Governance and Nominating Committee and commercially reasonable efforts to cause the applicable Controlled Affiliate or (yif applicable) with respect Immediate Family Member to vote such Voting Securities (in person or by proxy) in the same manner as such New Stockholder would have been required to vote such same shares under this Section 1.4. For avoidance of doubt, none of the terms of this Agreement shall restrict or otherwise limit the right of any other action, proposal New Stockholder to Transfer any shares of Voting Securities or other matter to be voted upon by the stockholders capital stock of the Company (including through action by written consent)or any interest therein, in accordance with the recommendation all events free and clear of the Board; provided, however, that no Investor or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation whatsoever to vote in accordance with the recommendation of the Board or in any other manner, other than in its sole discretion, with respect to the approval (or non-approval) or adoption (or non-adoption) of, and all obligations or other proposal directly related to, any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Transaction.
(c) For so long as it is subject to the voting requirements of Section 1.3(b), each Investor hereby appoints the Chairman of the Board and any designee thereof, and each of them individually, its proxy and attorney-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 shares of Company Common Stock owned by such Investor or any of its Permitted Transferees or over which such Investor or any of its Permitted Transferees has voting control to be voted in accordance with Section 1.3(b). This proxy and power of attorney is given to secure the performance of the duties of such Investor under this Agreement. Each Investor hereby agrees that it 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 such Investor shall be irrevocable during the term of this Agreement (but subject except in the cases of Transfers to Controlled Affiliates or (in the case of any New Stockholder that is an individual) Immediate Family Members to the extent provided under this Section 1.3(b1.4)), shall be deemed to be coupled with an interest sufficient under Applicable Law to support an irrevocable proxy and shall revoke any and all prior proxies granted by such Investor with respect to shares of Company Common Stock. The power of attorney granted by each Investor herein is a durable power of attorney and shall survive the dissolution or bankruptcy of such Investor.
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Samples: Stockholders Agreement (Medytox Solutions, Inc.), Stockholders Agreement (CollabRx, Inc.)
No Adverse Action; Voting Agreement. (a) Until the occurrence of the Walgreens Amazon Investor Rights Termination Event, without the prior consent of WBAAmazon (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), except as required by Applicable Law, neither the Company nor the Board shall take all Necessary Action (i) increase such that the size of the Board such that and the number of directors on the Board is greater than the sum of (A) shall not exceed nine (9) and (B) the number of Walgreens Designees to which WBA is entitled pursuant to Section 1.1 (such sum, the “Maximum Board Size”) or (ii) take to prevent any action to cause the amendment of its charter, bylaws or other organizational documents (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in any documents giving rise to the eligibility requirements described in clause (iii) of Section 1.2(a)) manner such that WBAAmazon’s rights under this Article I would not be given effect; provided, that the Maximum Board Size can be increased by a maximum of one (1) additional director for a period of up to one year (or such shorter period ending upon the effectiveness of the retirement described in this proviso) to accommodate the pending retirement of a director that will occur during such one-year period.
(b) Amazon shall be entitled to vote the shares of Company Common Stock owned by it or any of its Permitted Transferees or over which it or any of its Permitted Transferees has voting control, up to 14.9% of the Company’s outstanding shares of Company Common Stock (the “Voting Threshold”), in its sole and absolute discretion. During any time in which the Standstill Period is in effect, each Investor agrees to Amazon shall cause each Voting Security the shares of Company Common Stock owned by it or any of its respective Permitted Transferees or over which it or any of its respective Permitted Transferees has voting control in excess of the Voting Threshold to be voted (including, if applicable, through the execution of one or more written consents if stockholders of the Company are requested to vote through the execution of an action by written consent in lieu of any such annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Company): (x) in favor of all those persons nominated to serve as directors of the Company by the Board or its Nominating and Governance and Nominating Committee and (y) with respect to any other action, proposal or other matter to be voted upon by the stockholders of the Company (including through action by written consent)Company, in accordance with the recommendation of the Board; provided, however, that no Investor or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation whatsoever to vote in accordance with the recommendation of the Board or in any other manner, other than in its sole discretion, with respect to the approval (or non-approval) or adoption (or non-adoption) of, or other proposal directly related to, any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Transaction.
(c) For so long as it is subject to the voting requirements of Section 1.3(b), each Investor Amazon hereby appoints the Chairman of the Board and any designee thereof, and each of them individually, its proxy and attorney-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 shares of Company Common Stock owned by such Investor Amazon or any of its Permitted Transferees or over which such Investor Amazon or any of its Permitted Transferees has voting control to be voted in accordance with Section 1.3(b). This proxy and power of attorney is given to secure the performance of the duties of such Investor Amazon under this Agreement. Each Investor hereby agrees that it Amazon 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 such Investor Amazon shall be irrevocable during the term of this Agreement (but subject to Section 1.3(b)), shall be deemed to be coupled with an interest sufficient under Applicable Law to support an irrevocable proxy and shall revoke any and all prior proxies granted by such Investor Amazon with respect to shares of Company Common Stock. The power of attorney granted by each Investor Amazon herein is a durable power of attorney and shall survive the dissolution or bankruptcy of such InvestorAmazon.
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Samples: Stockholders Agreement (Air Transport Services Group, Inc.)
No Adverse Action; Voting Agreement. (a) Until From the date hereof until the occurrence of the Walgreens Amazon Investor Rights Termination Event, without the prior consent of WBAAmazon, except as required by Applicable Law, neither the Company nor the Board shall (i) increase the size of the Board such that the number of directors on the Board is greater than the sum of eleven (A11) nine (9) and (B) the number of Walgreens Designees to which WBA is entitled pursuant to Section 1.1 (such sum, the “Maximum Board Size”) or (ii) take any action to cause the amendment of its charter, bylaws or other organizational documents (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any documents giving rise to the eligibility requirements described in clause (iii) of Section 1.2(a)) such that WBAAmazon’s rights under this Article I would not be given effect; provided, that the Maximum Board Size can be increased by a maximum of one (1) additional director for a period of up to one year (or such shorter period ending upon the effectiveness of the retirement described in this proviso) to accommodate the pending retirement of a director that will occur during such one-year period.
(b) Amazon shall be entitled to vote the shares of Company Common Stock owned by it or any of its Permitted Transferees or over which it or any of its Permitted Transferees has voting control, up to 14.9% of the Company’s outstanding shares of Company Common Stock (the “Voting Threshold”), in its sole and absolute discretion. During any time in which the Standstill Period is in effect, each Investor agrees to Amazon shall cause each Voting Security the shares of Company Common Stock owned by it or any of its respective Permitted Transferees or over which it or any of its respective Permitted Transferees has voting control in excess of the Voting Threshold to be voted (including, if applicable, through the execution of one or more written consents if stockholders of the Company are requested to vote through the execution of an action by written consent in lieu of any such annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Company): (x) in favor of all those persons nominated to serve as directors of the Company by the Board or its Nominating and Governance and Nominating Committee and (y) with respect to any other action, proposal or other matter to be voted upon by the stockholders of the Company (including through action by written consent)Company, in accordance with the recommendation of the Board; provided, however, that no Investor or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation whatsoever to vote in accordance with the recommendation of the Board or in any other manner, other than in its sole discretion, with respect to the approval (or non-approval) or adoption (or non-adoption) of, or other proposal directly related to, any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Transaction.
(c) For so long as it is subject to the voting requirements of Section 1.3(b), each Investor Amazon hereby appoints the Chairman of the Board and any designee thereof, and each of them individually, its proxy and attorney-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 shares of Company Common Stock in excess of the Voting Threshold that are owned by such Investor Amazon or any of its Permitted Transferees or over which such Investor Amazon or any of its Permitted Transferees has voting control to be voted in accordance with Section 1.3(b). This proxy and power of attorney is given to secure the performance of the duties of such Investor Amazon under this Agreement. Each Investor hereby agrees that it Amazon 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 such Investor Amazon shall be irrevocable during the term of this Agreement (but subject to Section 1.3(b)), shall be deemed to be coupled with an interest sufficient under Applicable Law to support an irrevocable proxy and shall revoke any and all prior proxies granted by such Investor Amazon with respect to shares of Company Common Stock. The power of attorney granted by each Investor Amazon herein is a durable power of attorney and shall survive the dissolution or bankruptcy of such InvestorAmazon.
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Samples: Stockholders Agreement (Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc)
No Adverse Action; Voting Agreement. (a) Until the occurrence of the Walgreens Investor any Principal Stockholder Rights Termination Event, without the prior written consent of WBAthe Principal Stockholder, except as required by Applicable Law, neither the Company nor the Board shall (i) increase the size of the Board such that the number of directors on the Board is greater than the sum of (A) nine (9) and (B) the number of Walgreens Designees to which WBA is entitled pursuant to Section 1.1 (such sum, the “Maximum Board Size”) or (ii) not take any action to cause the amendment of its charter, charter or bylaws or other organizational documents (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any documents giving rise to the eligibility requirements described in clause (iii) of Section 1.2(a)) corporate governance policies such that WBAany of the Principal Stockholder’s rights under this Article I would not be given full effect; provided, that that, for the Maximum Board Size can be increased by a maximum avoidance of one (1) additional director for a period of up to one year (doubt, the foregoing shall not prohibit any increase or such shorter period ending upon decrease in the effectiveness size of the retirement described in this provisoBoard to the extent such decrease does not affect the Principal Stockholder’s rights to designate a Principal Stockholder Designee(s) to accommodate the pending retirement of a director that will occur during such one-year periodBoard.
(b) During Until six (6) months after the date there is no Principal Stockholder Director(s) serving as a director on the Board (and the Principal Stockholder either no longer having any time in which rights under this Article I to designate any Principal Stockholder Designee(s) to serve on the Standstill Period is in effectBoard or irrevocably waiving any such rights), each Principal Stockholder Investor agrees to cause each Voting Security owned Beneficially Owned by it or any of its respective Permitted Transferees or over which it or any of its respective Permitted Transferees has voting control to be voted by proxy (returned sufficiently in advance of the deadline for proxy voting for the Company to have the reasonable opportunity to verify receipt) mailed to the stockholders of the Company in connection with the solicitation of any proxy (including, if applicable, through the execution of one or more written consents if stockholders of the Company are requested to vote through the execution of an action by written consent in lieu of any such annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Company): (x) in favor of all those persons nominated to serve as directors of the Company by the Board or its the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee Committee, (y) in favor of the removal of any Principal Stockholder Director(s) in furtherance of any adjustment in the total number of Principal Stockholder Designee(s) as contemplated in the definition thereof and (yz) with respect to any other action, proposal or other matter to be voted upon by the stockholders of the Company (including through action by written consent), in accordance with the recommendation of the BoardBoard (but only so long as such recommendation is not inconsistent with (A) the vote of any of the Principal Stockholder Director(s) with respect to the action, proposal or other matter recommended by the Board or (B) the rights of the Principal Stockholders, the Sponsors or their Permitted Transferees under this Agreement); provided, however, that no Investor or any that, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, following the occurrence of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation whatsoever a Principal Stockholder Rights Termination Event pursuant to vote in accordance with the recommendation clause (a) of the Board or in any other mannerdefinition of such term, other than in its sole discretion, with respect this Section 1.4(b) shall immediately cease to apply to the approval (or non-approvalPrincipal Stockholder Investors upon such date as there is no Principal Stockholder Director(s) or adoption (or non-adoption) of, or other proposal directly related to, any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Transactionserving as a director on the Board.
(c) For so long as it is subject to the voting requirements of Section 1.3(b), each Investor hereby appoints the Chairman of the Board and any designee thereof, and each of them individually, its proxy and attorney-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 shares of Company Common Stock owned by such Investor or any of its Permitted Transferees or over which such Investor or any of its Permitted Transferees has voting control to be voted in accordance with Section 1.3(b). This proxy and power of attorney is given to secure the performance of the duties of such Investor under this Agreement. Each Investor hereby agrees that it 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 such Investor shall be irrevocable during the term of this Agreement (but subject to Section 1.3(b)), shall be deemed to be coupled with an interest sufficient under Applicable Law to support an irrevocable proxy and shall revoke any and all prior proxies granted by such Investor with respect to shares of Company Common Stock. The power of attorney granted by each Investor herein is a durable power of attorney and shall survive the dissolution or bankruptcy of such Investor.
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No Adverse Action; Voting Agreement. (a) Until From the date hereof until the occurrence of the Walgreens Amazon Investor Rights Termination Event, without the prior consent of WBAAmazon, except as required by Applicable Law, neither the Company nor the Board shall (i) increase the size of the Board such that the number of directors on the Board is greater than the sum of eleven (A11) nine (9) and (B) the number of Walgreens Designees to which WBA is entitled pursuant to Section 1.1 (such sum, the “Maximum Board Size”) or (ii) take any action to cause the amendment of its charter, bylaws or other organizational documents (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any documents giving rise to the eligibility requirements described in clause (iii) of Section 1.2(a)) such that WBAAmazon’s rights under this Article I would not be given effect; provided, that the Maximum Board Size can be increased by a maximum of one (1) additional director for a period of up to one year (or such shorter period ending upon the effectiveness of the retirement described in this proviso) to accommodate the pending retirement of a director that will occur during such one-year period.
(b) Amazon shall be entitled to vote the shares of Common Stock owned by it or any of its Permitted Transferees or over which it or any of its Permitted Transferees has voting control, up to 14.9% of the Company’s outstanding shares of Common Stock (the “Voting Threshold”), in its sole and absolute discretion. During any time in which the Standstill Period is in effect, each Investor agrees to Amazon shall cause each Voting Security the shares of Common Stock owned by it or any of its respective Permitted Transferees or over which it or any of its respective Permitted Transferees has voting control in excess of the Voting Threshold to be voted (including, if applicable, through the execution of one or more written consents if stockholders of the Company are requested to vote through the execution of an action by written consent in lieu of any such annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Company): (x) in favor of all those persons nominated to serve as directors of the Company by the Board or its Nominating and Governance and Nominating Committee and (y) with respect to any other action, proposal or other matter to be voted upon by the stockholders of the Company (including through action by written consent)Company, in accordance with the recommendation of the Board; provided, however, that no Investor or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation whatsoever to vote in accordance with the recommendation of the Board or in any other manner, other than in its sole discretion, with respect to the approval (or non-approval) or adoption (or non-adoption) of, or other proposal directly related to, any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Transaction.
(c) For so long as it is subject to the voting requirements of Section 1.3(b), each Investor Amazon hereby appoints the Chairman of the Board and any designee thereof, and each of them individually, its proxy and attorney-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 shares of Company Common Stock in excess of the Voting Threshold that are owned by such Investor Amazon or any of its Permitted Transferees or over which such Investor Amazon or any of its Permitted Transferees has voting control to be voted in accordance with Section 1.3(b). This proxy and power of attorney is given to secure the performance of the duties of such Investor Amazon under this Agreement. Each Investor hereby agrees that it Amazon 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 such Investor Amazon shall be irrevocable during the term of this Agreement (but subject to Section 1.3(b)), shall be deemed to be coupled with an interest sufficient under Applicable Law to support an irrevocable proxy and shall revoke any and all prior proxies granted by such Investor Amazon with respect to shares of Company Common Stock. The power of attorney granted by each Investor Amazon herein is a durable power of attorney and shall survive the dissolution or bankruptcy of such InvestorAmazon.
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Samples: Shareholder Agreement (Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc)
No Adverse Action; Voting Agreement. (a) Until the occurrence of the Walgreens Amazon Investor Rights Termination Event, without the prior consent of WBAAmazon (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), except as required by Applicable Law, neither the Company nor the Board shall (i) increase the size of the Board such that the number of directors on the Board is greater than the sum of (A) nine (9) and (B) the number of Walgreens Designees to which WBA is entitled pursuant to Section 1.1 (such sum, the “Maximum Board Size”) or (ii) take any action to cause the amendment of its charter, bylaws or other organizational documents (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any documents giving rise to the eligibility requirements described in clause (iii) of Section 1.2(a)) such that WBAAmazon’s rights under this Article I would not be given effect; provided, that the Maximum Board Size can be increased by a maximum of one (1) additional director for a period of up to one year (or such shorter period ending upon the effectiveness of the retirement described in this proviso) to accommodate the pending retirement of a director that will occur during such one-year period.
(b) Amazon shall be entitled to vote the shares of Common Stock owned by it or any of its Permitted Transferees or over which it or any of its Permitted Transferees has voting control, up to 14.9% of the Company’s outstanding shares of Common Stock SV:315627.6 1001640689v15 (the “Voting Threshold”), in its sole and absolute discretion. During any time in which the Standstill Period is in effect, each Investor agrees to Amazon shall cause each Voting Security the shares of Common Stock owned by it or any of its respective Permitted Transferees or over which it or any of its respective Permitted Transferees has voting control in excess of the Voting Threshold to be voted (including, if applicable, through the execution of one or more written consents if stockholders of the Company are requested to vote through the execution of an action by written consent in lieu of any such annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Company): (x) in favor of all those persons nominated to serve as directors of the Company by the Board or its Nominating and Governance and Nominating Committee and (y) with respect to any other action, proposal or other matter to be voted upon by the stockholders of the Company (including through action by written consent)the, in accordance with the recommendation of the Board; provided, however, that no Investor or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation whatsoever to vote in accordance with the recommendation of the Board or in any other manner, other than in its sole discretion, with respect to the approval (or non-approval) or adoption (or non-adoption) of, or other proposal directly related to, any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Transaction.
(c) For so long as it is subject to the voting requirements of Section 1.3(b), each Investor Amazon hereby appoints the Chairman of the Board and any designee thereof, and each of them individually, its proxy and attorney-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 shares of Company Common Stock owned by such Investor Amazon or any of its Permitted Transferees or over which such Investor Amazon or any of its Permitted Transferees has voting control to be voted in accordance with Section 1.3(b). This proxy and power of attorney is given to secure the performance of the duties of such Investor Amazon under this Agreement. Each Investor hereby agrees that it Amazon 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 such Investor Amazon shall be irrevocable during the term of this Agreement (but subject to Section 1.3(b)), shall be deemed to be coupled with an interest sufficient under Applicable Law to support an irrevocable proxy and shall revoke any and all prior proxies granted by such Investor Amazon with respect to shares of Company Common Stock. The power of attorney granted by each Investor Amazon herein is a durable power of attorney and shall survive the dissolution or bankruptcy of such InvestorAmazon.
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Samples: Stockholders Agreement (Air Transport Services Group, Inc.)