PLEDGE OF ASSETS Mortgage, pledge, grant or permit to exist a security interest in, or lien upon, all or any portion of Borrower's assets now owned or hereafter acquired, except any of the foregoing in favor of Bank or which is existing as of, and disclosed to Bank in writing prior to, the date hereof.
Pledge of Collateral Borrower hereby pledges, assigns and grants to Collateral Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, a security interest in all the Shares, together with all proceeds and substitutions thereof, all cash, stock and other moneys and property paid thereon, all rights to subscribe for securities declared or granted in connection therewith, and all other cash and noncash proceeds of the foregoing, as security for the performance of the Obligations. On the Effective Date, or, to the extent not certificated as of the Effective Date, within ten (10) days of the certification of any Shares, the certificate or certificates for the Shares will be delivered to Collateral Agent, accompanied by an instrument of assignment duly executed in blank by Borrower. To the extent required by the terms and conditions governing the Shares, Borrower shall cause the books of each entity whose Shares are part of the Collateral and any transfer agent to reflect the pledge of the Shares. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default hereunder, Collateral Agent may effect the transfer of any securities included in the Collateral (including but not limited to the Shares) into the name of Collateral Agent and cause new (as applicable) certificates representing such securities to be issued in the name of Collateral Agent or its transferee. Borrower will execute and deliver such documents, and take or cause to be taken such actions, as Collateral Agent may reasonably request to perfect or continue the perfection of Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Shares. Unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Borrower shall be entitled to exercise any voting rights with respect to the Shares and to give consents, waivers and ratifications in respect thereof, provided that no vote shall be cast or consent, waiver or ratification given or action taken which would be inconsistent with any of the terms of this Agreement or which would constitute or create any violation of any of such terms. All such rights to vote and give consents, waivers and ratifications shall terminate upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default.
Pledge of Shares Borrower hereby pledges, assigns and grants to Bank, a security interest in all the Shares, together with all proceeds and substitutions thereof, all cash, stock and other moneys and property paid thereon, all rights to subscribe for securities declared or granted in connection therewith, and all other cash and noncash proceeds of the foregoing, as security for the performance of the Obligations. On the Closing Date, or, to the extent not certificated as of the Closing Date, within ten (10) days of the certification of any Shares, the certificate or certificates for the Shares will be delivered to Bank, accompanied by an instrument of assignment duly executed in blank by Borrower. To the extent required by the terms and conditions governing the Shares, Borrower shall cause the books of each entity whose Shares are part of the Collateral and any transfer agent to reflect the pledge of the Shares. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder, Bank may effect the transfer of any securities included in the Collateral (including but not limited to the Shares) into the name of Bank and cause new (as applicable) certificates representing such securities to be issued in the name of Bank or its transferee. Borrower will execute and deliver such documents, and take or cause to be taken such actions, as Bank may reasonably request to perfect or continue the Shares. Unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Borrower shall be entitled to exercise any voting rights with respect to the Shares and to give consents, waivers and ratifications in respect thereof, provided that no vote shall be cast or consent, waiver or ratification given or action taken which would be inconsistent with any of the terms of this Agreement or which would constitute or create any violation of any of such terms. All such rights to vote and give consents, waivers and ratifications shall terminate upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default.
Pledge of Stock Pledgor hereby pledges and grants to Secured Party a security interest in the Stock, which shall attach immediately upon each issuance of Stock to all shares of Stock issued to Pledgor in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement. Immediately upon receipt of any shares of Stock, Pledgor shall be required to deliver to Secured Party the certificate or certificates representing the Stock in order that Secured Party might perfect its security interest therein. The Pledgor and the Secured Party hereby acknowledge and agree that the value of the Stock ("Agreed Value") shall be deemed to be (i) the IPO Price if shares are being surrendered hereunder in order to effect an adjustment in the Purchase Price and (ii) if shares are being surrendered hereunder for any other reason, the average public trading price of each share of Stock over the five (5) most recent business days falling prior to the date of delivery by the Secured Party to the Pledgor of the notice of an event requiring an Offset, as such term is defined in the Purchase Agreement. Pledgor shall possess all voting rights pertaining to the Stock, so long as an Event of Offset, as hereinafter defined, has not occurred, or if an Event of Offset has allegedly occurred but is being disputed by the parties hereto prior to submission to arbitration in accordance with Section 10.14 of the Purchase Agreement, and Secured Party shall have no voting rights that may be presently or hereafter attributable to the Stock. In addition, so long as an Event of Offset has not occurred, or if an Event of Offset has allegedly occurred but is being disputed by the parties hereto prior to submission to arbitration in accordance with Section 10.14 of the Purchase Agreement, then Pledgor shall have the right to receive all dividends, if any, on the Stock, and Pledgor shall be entitled to receive all proceeds upon liquidation of the Stock, if any, as well as all other rights with respect to the Stock except for the right to transfer title thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Event of Offset has occurred and (i) has been resolved, either by failure to timely dispute it as required by Section 10.14 of the Purchase Agreement, by agreement or by arbitration decided in favor of Secured Party (a "Resolved Event of Offset") or (ii) has been submitted to arbitration in accordance with Section 10.14 of the Purchase Agreement which arbitration is still pending or in process (a "Continuing Event of Offset"), then Secured Party shall have the right to designate a representative or trustee to vote those shares of Stock covered by or subject to the Resolved Event of Offset or Continuing Event of Offset (the "Offset Shares"), to receive all dividends and liquidation proceeds with respect to the Offset Shares, and to receive all other rights with respect to the Offset Shares.
Pledge of Securities Etc To secure the Obligations of the Pledgor and for the purposes set forth in Section 1 hereof, the Pledgor hereby (i) grants to the Pledgee a security interest in all of the Collateral owned by the Pledgor, (ii) pledges and deposits as security with the Pledgee, the Pledged Stock owned by the Pledgor on the date hereof, and delivers to the Pledgee certificates or instruments therefor, and accompanied by undated stock powers duly executed in blank by the Pledgor (and accompanied by any transfer tax stamps required in connection with the pledge of such Pledged Stock), or such other instruments of transfer as are reasonably acceptable to the Pledgee, (iii) assigns, transfers, hypothecates, mortgages, charges and sets over to the Pledgee all of the Pledgor's right, title and interest in and to such Pledged Stock (and in and to the certificates or instruments evidencing such Pledged Stock), to be held by the Pledgee upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Pledge Agreement.
No Governmental Litigation There shall not be pending or threatened any Legal Proceeding in which a Governmental Body is or is threatened to become a party or is otherwise involved, and neither Parent nor the Company shall have received any communication from any Governmental Body in which such Governmental Body indicates the possibility of commencing any Legal Proceeding or taking any other action: (a) challenging or seeking to restrain or prohibit the consummation of the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (b) relating to the Merger and seeking to obtain from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, any damages or other relief that may be material to the Company and Parent, taken as a whole, following the Merger; (c) seeking to prohibit or limit in any material respect Parent's ability to vote, receive dividends with respect to or otherwise exercise ownership rights with respect to the stock of the Company; or (d) which would materially and adversely affect the right of the Company or Parent to own the assets or operate the business of Parent following the Merger.
No proceedings pending or threatened No litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings of or before any court, arbitral body or agency which, if adversely determined, might reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect have (to the best of its knowledge and belief) been started or threatened against it or any of its Subsidiaries.
Litigation; Governmental Orders (a) There are no claims, actions, causes of action, demands, lawsuits, arbitrations, inquiries, audits, notices of violation, proceedings, litigation, citations, summons, subpoenas, or investigations of any nature, whether at law or in equity (collectively, “Actions”) pending or, to Seller’s knowledge, threatened against or by the Company, Seller, or any Affiliate of Seller: (i) relating to or affecting the Company or any of the Company’s properties or assets; or (ii) that challenge or seek to prevent, enjoin, or otherwise delay the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No event has occurred or circumstances exist that may give rise to, or serve as a basis for, any such Action.
No Threatened or Pending Litigation On the Closing Date, no suit, action or other proceeding, or injunction or final judgment relating thereto, shall be threatened or be pending before any court or governmental or regulatory official, body or authority in which it is sought to restrain or prohibit or to obtain damages or other relief in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and no investigation that might result in any such suit, action or proceeding shall be pending or threatened.
No Governmental Proceeding or Litigation No suit, action, investigation, inquiry or other proceeding by any governmental body or other person or legal or administrative proceeding shall have been instituted or threatened which questions the validity or legality of the transactions contemplated hereby.
