By Shareholders Subject to the terms and conditions of this Article 0, each Shareholder, jointly and severally, hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Buyer, its directors, officers, employees and controlled and controlling persons (hereinafter “Buyer’s Affiliates”) and the Company from and against all Claims asserted against, resulting to, imposed upon, or incurred by Buyer, Buyer’s Affiliates or the Company, directly or indirectly, by reason of, arising out of or resulting from (a) the inaccuracy or breach of any representation or warranty of any Shareholder or Company contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement (regardless of whether such breach is deemed “material” for purpose of Section 0), or (b) the breach of any covenant of any Shareholder or the Company contained in this Agreement. Regardless of the foregoing, however, breaches of representations and warranties contained in Section 0 hereof shall be subject only to several indemnification by the respective Shareholders who shall have made and breached such representations and warranties. As used in this Article 0, the term “Claim” shall include (i) all debts, liabilities and obligations; (ii) all losses, damages (including, without limitation, consequential damages), judgments, awards, settlements, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, interest (including prejudgment interest in any litigated matter), penalties, court costs and attorneys fees and expenses); and (iii) all demands, claims, suits, actions, costs of investigation, causes of action, proceedings and assessments, whether or not ultimately determined to be valid.
Voting by Shareholders (a) Shareholders shall not have the power to vote on any matter except: (i) for the election or removal of Trustees to the extent and as provided in Article V hereof; and (ii) with respect to such additional matters relating to the Trust as may be required by law or as the Trustees may consider and determine necessary or desirable.
Approval by Shareholders The Trust will call a meeting of the shareholders of the Selling Fund to consider and act upon this Agreement and to take all other action necessary to obtain approval of the transactions contemplated herein.
Lost Shareholders GFS shall perform such services as are required in order to comply with Rules 17a-24 and 17Ad-17 (the “Lost Shareholder Rules”) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including, but not limited to, those set forth below. GFS may, in its sole discretion, use the services of a third party to perform some of or all such services.
Approval of Shareholders The Trust will call a special meeting of the Acquired Fund Shareholders to consider and act upon this Agreement and to take all other appropriate action necessary to obtain approval of the transactions contemplated herein.
Mailings to Shareholders With respect to each Parent Meeting and Parent Consent, the Trustee will mail or cause to be mailed (or otherwise communicate in the same manner as Parent utilizes in communications to holders of Parent Common Stock) to each of the Holders named in the List on the same day as the initial mailing or notice (or other communication) with respect thereto is commenced or given by Parent to its stockholders:
The Shareholders Each Shareholder represents and warrants to the Company and the other Shareholders, as of the date of this Agreement, as follows:
Principal Shareholders 5 2.04 Subsidiaries.............................................................................. 6 2.05 Convertible Securities, Options, Etc...................................................... 6 2.06 Authorization and Validity of Agreement................................................... 6 2.07. Validity of Transactions; Absence of Required Consents or Waivers......................... 6 2.08.
Notice to Stockholders Whenever under applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws notice is required to be given to any stockholder, such notice may be given (i) in writing and sent either by hand delivery, through the United States mail, or by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service for next day delivery, or (ii) by means of a form of electronic transmission consented to by the stockholder, to the extent permitted by, and subject to the conditions set forth in Section 232 of the DGCL. A notice to a stockholder shall be deemed given as follows: (i) if given by hand delivery, when actually received by the stockholder, (ii) if sent through the United States mail, when deposited in the United States mail, with postage and fees thereon prepaid, addressed to the stockholder at the stockholder’s address appearing on the stock ledger of the Corporation, (iii) if sent for next day delivery by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, when deposited with such service, with fees thereon prepaid, addressed to the stockholder at the stockholder’s address appearing on the stock ledger of the Corporation, and (iv) if given by a form of electronic transmission consented to by the stockholder to whom the notice is given and otherwise meeting the requirements set forth above, (A) if by facsimile transmission, when directed to a number at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice, (B) if by electronic mail, when directed to an electronic mail address at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice, (C) if by a posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the stockholder of such specified posting, upon the later of (1) such posting and (2) the giving of such separate notice, and (D) if by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the stockholder. A stockholder may revoke such stockholder’s consent to receiving notice by means of electronic communication by giving written notice of such revocation to the Corporation. Any such consent shall be deemed revoked if (1) the Corporation is unable to deliver by electronic transmission two consecutive notices given by the Corporation in accordance with such consent and (2) such inability becomes known to the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or to the Corporation’s transfer agent, or other person responsible for the giving of notice; provided, however, the inadvertent failure to treat such inability as a revocation shall not invalidate any meeting or other action.
Company Shareholder Meeting The Company shall (a) as soon as reasonably practicable, but not later than ten (10) Business Days following the earliest of (x) confirmation from the SEC that it has no further comments on the Schedule 13E-3 (including the Proxy Statement) and (y) confirmation from the SEC that the Schedule 13E-3 (including the Proxy Statement) is not to be reviewed, duly call and give notice of, and commence mailing of the Proxy Statement to the holders of all shares (whether or not entitled to vote) of the Company as of the record date established for, a meeting of shareholders of the Company (the “Company Shareholder Meeting”) to consider and vote upon the adoption of this Agreement and approval of the Merger and other transactions contemplated hereby; (b) as promptly as reasonably practicable, take all actions necessary (including setting a record date in accordance with the MIBCA, conducting broker searches in accordance with the 1934 Act, and any other required actions) in order to comply with the foregoing, the MIBCA, the Company’s organizational documents and the applicable requirements of the NYSE; and (c) as promptly as reasonably practicable following the commencement of the mailing of the Proxy Statement, convene and hold the Company Shareholder Meeting, provided that the Board of Directors (acting solely in accordance with the recommendation of the Special Committee) or the Special Committee, in each case, acting on behalf of the Company, may (in consultation with Parent) adjourn or postpone the Company Shareholder Meeting to a later date (i) with Parent’s consent, (ii) to the extent that such adjournment or postponement is reasonably necessary to allow additional time for the filing and distribution of any supplement or amendment to the Proxy Statement that the Board of Directors (acting solely in accordance with the recommendation of the Special Committee) or the Special Committee has determined in good faith after consultation with their respective outside counsel and Parent is required by Applicable Law and for such supplement or amendment to be reviewed by the holders of Company Common Shares within a reasonable amount of time in advance of the Company Shareholder Meeting, (iii) after consultation with Parent and, without the consent of Parent, on no more than two (2) occasions for up to ten (10) Business Days each, to allow solicitation of additional proxies necessary to obtain the Company Shareholder Approval, or to ensure that there are sufficient Company Common Shares represented (either in person or by proxy) and voting to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business of the Company Shareholder Meeting, or (iv) as otherwise required by Applicable Law; provided that the Company shall, if requested by Parent, postpone or adjourn the Company Shareholder Meeting (x) for the absence of quorum or (y) for up to ten (10) Business Days to allow additional solicitation of votes if necessary in order to obtain the Company Shareholder Approval; provided, however, that in each case, without the written consent of Parent, the Company shall not be permitted to postpone or adjourn the Company Shareholder Meeting for more than twenty (20) Business Days after the date of the most recently adjourned meeting or to a date after the date that is later than three (3) Business Days prior to the End Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Directors (acting solely in accordance with the recommendation of the Special Committee) or the Special Committee, in each case, acting on behalf of the Company, may adjourn or postpone the Company Shareholder Meeting to a date no later than the second Business Day after the expiration of the periods contemplated by Section 6.04(d). The Company agrees that no matters shall be brought before the Company Shareholder Meeting other than the adoption of this Agreement and approval of the Merger and other transactions contemplated hereby, and any related and customary procedural matters (including a proposal to adjourn the meeting to allow additional solicitation of votes).
