Common use of Other Covenants of the Stockholder Clause in Contracts

Other Covenants of the Stockholder. The Stockholder agrees, while this Agreement is in effect, as follows: (a) The Stockholder shall not, directly or indirectly, (i) sell, transfer (including by operation of law), pledge, assign or otherwise encumber or dispose of, or enter into any agreement, option or other arrangement (including any profit sharing arrangement) or understanding with respect to any of the Shares to any person other than Parent or Parent’s designee; (ii) grant any proxy, power-of-attorney or other authorization or consent with respect to any of the Shares related to any matter that is inconsistent with the Offer, the Merger, or any transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or the provisions thereof; (iii) deposit any of the Shares into a voting trust, or enter into a voting agreement or arrangement with respect to any of the Shares; or (iv) knowingly, directly or indirectly, take, or cause the taking of, any other action that would restrict, limit or interfere with the performance of the Stockholder’s obligations hereunder; provided, that, in the event that the Stockholder is a party, as of February 19, 2017, to a written plan for trading the Shares in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act (a “10b5-1 Plan”), the Stockholder may sell pursuant to such 10b5-1 Plan up to that number of Shares as permitted to be sold under such 10b5-1 Plan; provided, that, after February 19, 2017, the Stockholder shall not (x) amend such 10b5-1 Plan to increase the number of Shares eligible for sale under such 10b5-1 Plan, (y) deposit any Shares into a voting trust or enter into any voting arrangement, whether by proxy, voting agreement, voting trust, power-of-attorney, attorney-in-fact, agent or otherwise, with respect to the Shares, except as contemplated by this Agreement, or (z) take any other action that would in any way make any representation or warranty of the Stockholder herein untrue or incorrect in any material respect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Stockholder may transfer any or all of his, her or its Shares as follows: (1) in the case of a Stockholder that is an entity, to any parent entity, subsidiary or affiliate under common control with such Stockholder, or to a partner or member of such Stockholder, and (2) in the case of a Stockholder that is an individual, to the Stockholder’s spouse, ancestors, descendants or any trust for any of their benefits or to a charitable organization qualified under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or qualified as a charitable organization under the equivalent laws of Canada or its provinces; provided however, that in any such case, prior to and as a condition to the effectiveness of such transfer, (A) each person to which any of such Shares or any interest in any of such Shares is or may be transferred shall have executed and delivered to Parent and Merger Sub a counterpart to this Agreement pursuant to which such person shall be bound by all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement, and (B) this Agreement shall be the legal, valid and binding agreement of such person, enforceable against such person in accordance with its terms. (b) At any meeting of stockholders of the Company, the Stockholder shall vote (or cause to be voted) all of the Shares: (i) against any inquiry, proposal, offer, indication of interest or transaction that constitutes or could reasonably be expected to lead to, an Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Transaction relating to the Company and (ii) against any action, proposal, transaction or agreement which would reasonably be expected to impede, interfere with, delay, discourage, adversely affect or inhibit the timely consummation of the Offer or the Merger or the fulfillment of Parent’s, the Company’s, or Merger Sub’s conditions under the Merger Agreement or change in any manner the voting rights of any security of the Company (including by any amendments to the Company’s charter or bylaws). Except as set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 1.2(b) or clause (A) of Section 1.3, Stockholder shall not be restricted from voting in favor of, against or abstaining with respect to any other matters presented to the stockholders of the Company. (c) The Stockholder shall use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all reasonable actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary to fulfill the Stockholder’s obligations under this Agreement. Nothing herein shall require the Stockholder to exercise any unexercised Company Stock Awards held by the Stockholder. (d) The Stockholder shall not exercise any rights (including under Section 262 of the Delaware General Corporation Law) to demand appraisal of any Shares that may arise with respect to the Offer or the Merger. (e) The Stockholder authorizes and agrees to permit Parent and Merger Sub to publish and disclose in the Offer Documents and any related filings under the securities laws of the United States or any state thereof the Stockholder’s identity and ownership of Shares and the nature of Stockholder’s commitments, arrangements and understandings under this Agreement and any other information required by applicable Law; provided that, Parent shall provide Stockholder and its counsel reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and Parent shall give reasonable consideration to any such comments. None of the information relating to the Stockholder provided by or on behalf of the Stockholder in writing for inclusion in the Offer Documents will, at the respective times that the Offer Documents are filed with the SEC or are first mailed to the holders of the Company Common Stock, contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of Parent and Merger Sub authorizes and agrees to permit the Stockholder to make such disclosure or filings as may be required by the SEC or the New York Stock Exchange or any other national securities exchange relating to the existence and contents of this Agreement; provided that the Stockholder shall provide Parent and its counsel reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and the Stockholder shall give reasonable consideration to any such comments.

Appears in 16 contracts

Samples: Support Agreement (Maxlinear Inc), Support Agreement (Maxlinear Inc), Support Agreement (Maxlinear Inc)

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Other Covenants of the Stockholder. The Stockholder agrees, while this Agreement is in effect, as follows: (a) The Stockholder shall not, directly or indirectly, (i) sell, transfer (including by operation of law), pledge, assign or otherwise encumber or dispose of, or enter into any agreement, option or other arrangement (including any profit sharing arrangement) or understanding with respect to any of the Shares to any person other than Parent or Parent’s designee; (ii) grant any proxy, power-of-of- attorney or other authorization or consent with respect to any of the Shares related to any matter that is inconsistent with the Offer, the Merger, or any transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or the provisions thereof; (iii) deposit any of the Shares into a voting trust, or enter into a voting agreement or arrangement with respect to any of the Shares; or (iv) knowingly, directly or indirectly, take, or cause the taking of, any other action that would restrict, limit or interfere with the performance of the Stockholder’s obligations hereunder; provided, that, in the event that the Stockholder is a party, as of February 19, 2017, to a written plan for trading the Shares in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act (a “10b5-1 Plan”), the Stockholder may sell pursuant to such 10b5-1 Plan up to that number of Shares as permitted to be sold under such 10b5-1 Plan; provided, that, after February 19, 2017, the Stockholder shall not (x) amend such 10b5-1 Plan to increase the number of Shares eligible for sale under such 10b5-1 Plan, (y) deposit any Shares into a voting trust or enter into any voting arrangement, whether by proxy, voting agreement, voting trust, power-of-attorney, attorney-in-fact, agent or otherwise, with respect to the Shares, except as contemplated by this Agreement, or (z) take any other action that would in any way make any representation or warranty of the Stockholder herein untrue or incorrect in any material respect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Stockholder may transfer any or all of his, her or its Shares as follows: (1) in the case of a Stockholder that is an entity, to any parent entity, subsidiary or affiliate under common control with such Stockholder, or to a partner or member of such Stockholder, and (2) in the case of a Stockholder that is an individual, to the Stockholder’s spouse, ancestors, descendants or any trust for any of their benefits or to a charitable organization qualified under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or qualified as a charitable organization under the equivalent laws of Canada or its provinces; provided however, that in any such case, prior to and as a condition to the effectiveness of such transfer, (A) each person to which any of such Shares or any interest in any of such Shares is or may be transferred shall have executed and delivered to Parent and Merger Sub a counterpart to this Agreement pursuant to which such person shall be bound by all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement, and (B) this Agreement shall be the legal, valid and binding agreement of such person, enforceable against such person in accordance with its terms. (b) At any meeting of stockholders of the Company, the Stockholder shall vote (or cause to be voted) all of the Shares: (i) against any inquiry, proposal, offer, indication of interest or transaction that constitutes or could reasonably be expected to lead to, an Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Transaction relating to the Company and (ii) against any action, proposal, transaction or agreement which would reasonably be expected to impede, interfere with, delay, discourage, adversely affect or inhibit the timely consummation of the Offer or the Merger or the fulfillment of Parent’s, the Company’s, or Merger Sub’s conditions under the Merger Agreement or change in any manner the voting rights of any security of the Company (including by any amendments to the Company’s charter or bylaws). Except as set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 1.2(b) or clause (A) of Section 1.3, Stockholder shall not be restricted from voting in favor of, against or abstaining with respect to any other matters presented to the stockholders of the Company. (c) The Stockholder shall use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all reasonable actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary to fulfill the Stockholder’s obligations under this Agreement. Nothing herein shall require the Stockholder to exercise any unexercised Company Stock Awards held by the Stockholder. (d) The Stockholder shall not exercise any rights (including under Section 262 of the Delaware General Corporation Law) to demand appraisal of any Shares that may arise with respect to the Offer or the Merger. (e) The Stockholder authorizes and agrees to permit Parent and Merger Sub to publish and disclose in the Offer Documents and any related filings under the securities laws of the United States or any state thereof the Stockholder’s identity and ownership of Shares and the nature of Stockholder’s commitments, arrangements and understandings under this Agreement and any other information required by applicable Law; provided that, Parent shall provide Stockholder and its counsel reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and Parent shall give reasonable consideration to any such comments. None of the information relating to the Stockholder provided by or on behalf of the Stockholder in writing for inclusion in the Offer Documents will, at the respective times that the Offer Documents are filed with the SEC or are first mailed to the holders of the Company Common Stock, contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of Parent and Merger Sub authorizes and agrees to permit the Stockholder to make such disclosure or filings as may be required by the SEC or the New York Stock Exchange or any other national securities exchange relating to the existence and contents of this Agreement; provided that the Stockholder shall provide Parent and its counsel reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and the Stockholder shall give reasonable consideration to any such comments.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Support Agreement (Exar Corp)

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