Proxy. (a) Stockholder by this Agreement does hereby constitute and appoint SunTrust, or any nominee of SunTrust, with full power of substitution, during and for the Proxy Term, as Stockholder’s true and lawful attorney and irrevocable proxy, for and in Stockholder’s name, place and stead, to vote the Securities of Stockholder as Stockholder’s proxy, at every meeting of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof (or, as applicable, to instruct and direct any holder of record of such Securities to vote such Securities) or execute its proxy with respect to such Securities at every meeting of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof, (i) for the adoption and approval of the Merger Agreement and the Merger (in each case as amended from time to time), (ii) against any extraordinary corporate transaction (other than the Merger), such as a merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, sale or transfer of a material amount of the assets or securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than pursuant to the Merger) or any other change of control involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, any Alternative Transaction, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, and (iii) against any other action or agreement that would result in a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of the Company contained in the Merger Agreement or that would result in any of the conditions to the obligations of the Company under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, in the case of each clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) at any annual, special or other meeting (or at any adjournment thereof) or in connection with any action or consent of the stockholders of the Company, in lieu of a meeting or otherwise. Stockholder intends this proxy to be irrevocable and coupled with an interest during the Proxy Term and hereby revokes any proxy previously granted by Stockholder with respect to its Securities. Stockholder acknowledges that, pursuant to the authority hereby granted under the irrevocable proxy, SunTrust may vote Stockholder’s Shares in furtherance of its own interests, and SunTrust is not acting as a fiduciary for Stockholder. (b) For purposes of this Agreement, “Proxy Term” means the period from the execution of this Agreement until the Termination Date.
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Samples: Voting Agreement (Suntrust Banks Inc), Voting Agreement (Suntrust Banks Inc), Voting Agreement (Suntrust Banks Inc)
Proxy. (a) Pursuant to this Agreement, the Stockholder by this Agreement does hereby constitute and appoint SunTrustParent, or any nominee of SunTrustParent, with full power of substitution, during and for the Proxy TermTerm (as hereinafter defined), as the Stockholder’s 's true and lawful attorney and irrevocable proxy, for and in the Stockholder’s 's name, place and stead, to vote the Securities of Stockholder Shares as the Stockholder’s 's proxy, at every meeting of the stockholders of the Company’s , however called, and at every adjournment or postponement thereof, or in connection with any written consent of the stockholders or of the Company, relating to any adjournment thereof (or, as applicable, to instruct and direct any holder proposed action by the stockholders of record of such Securities to vote such Securities) or execute its proxy the Company with respect to such Securities at every meeting of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof, foregoing matters: (i) for the adoption and in favor of approval of the Merger Agreement and each of the other transactions contemplated thereby and any other matter that is required to facilitate the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger (in each case as amended from time to time)Agreement, (ii) against any extraordinary corporate transaction (other than the Merger), such as a merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, sale or transfer of a material amount of the assets or securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than pursuant to the Merger) or any other change of control involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, any Alternative Transaction, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, and (iii) against any other action or agreement that would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of any representationcovenant, warranty, covenant representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company contained in the Merger Agreement or that would result in any of the conditions to the obligations of the Company under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilledStockholder contained in this Agreement, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, in the case of each clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) at against any annualaction, special agreement or other meeting (transaction that would reasonably be expected to materially impede, interfere or at any adjournment thereof) be inconsistent with, delay, postpone, discourage or in connection with any action or consent materially and adversely affect the timely consummation of the stockholders of Offer or the CompanyMerger, in lieu of and (iv) against any other action, agreement or transaction related to a meeting or otherwiseCompeting Proposal. The Stockholder intends this proxy to be irrevocable and coupled with an interest during the Proxy Term and hereby revokes any proxy previously granted by the Stockholder with respect to its Securitiesthe Shares. The Stockholder acknowledges that, pursuant to the authority hereby granted under the irrevocable proxy, SunTrust Parent may vote Stockholder’s vote, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Shares in furtherance of its own interests, and SunTrust Parent is not acting as a fiduciary for the Stockholder.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, “"Proxy Term” " means the period from the execution of this Agreement until the Termination Datetermination of this Agreement in accordance with the terms of Section 4.1 hereof.
(c) The Stockholder agrees that the irrevocable proxy set forth in this Section 1.3 shall not be terminated by any act of the Stockholder or by operation of law. If prior to the termination of this Agreement, the Stockholder should die or become incapacitated, certificates representing the Shares shall be delivered by or on behalf of the Stockholder in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement and this Agreement, and actions taken by Parent hereunder shall be as valid as if such death or incapacity had not occurred, regardless of whether or not Parent has received notice of such death or incapacity.
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Samples: Tender and Voting Agreement (VGI Acquisition Corp), Tender and Voting Agreement (VGI Acquisition Corp), Tender and Voting Agreement (VGI Acquisition Corp)
Proxy. (a) Stockholder by By way of execution and delivery of this Agreement does hereby Agreement, each of the Stockholders and the Voting Agent appoint and constitute Parent as its attorney and appoint SunTrust, or any nominee of SunTrust, proxy with full power of substitutionsubstitution and resubstitution, during to the full extent of the Stockholders' and for the Proxy TermVoting Agent's voting rights with respect to the Subject Securities (subject to the terms of the Trust Agreement). Upon the execution of this Agreement, as Stockholder’s true all prior proxies given by the Stockholders and lawful the Voting Agent with respect to any of the Subject Securities shall be deemed revoked, and each of the Stockholders and the Voting Agent agrees that no subsequent proxies will be given with respect to any of the Subject Securities.
(b) This proxy is irrevocable, is coupled with an interest and is granted in consideration of Parent entering into the Merger Agreement. This proxy will terminate (i) on the Voting Covenant Expiration Date, and (ii) with respect to Unrestricted Shares, upon the date of Transfer to an Unrestricted Transferee.
(c) Until the termination of this proxy pursuant to Section 3.2(b), the attorney and irrevocable proxy named above will be empowered, and may exercise this proxy, for and in Stockholder’s name, place and stead, to vote the Subject Securities of Stockholder as Stockholder’s proxy, other than Unrestricted Shares at every any time at any meeting of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof (or, as applicable, to instruct and direct any holder of record of such Securities to vote such Securities) or execute its proxy with respect to such Securities at every meeting of the Company’s , however called, and in connection with any written action by consent of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, of the Company (if then permitted):
(i) for in favor of approval of the Merger, and the adoption and approval of the Merger Agreement and the terms thereof and in favor of each of the other actions contemplated by the Merger (Agreement; and in each case as amended from time to time), favor of any action recommended by the Board of Directors in furtherance of any of the foregoing; and
(ii) against any extraordinary corporate transaction (other than the Merger), such as a merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, sale or transfer of a material amount of the assets or securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than pursuant to the Merger) or any other change of control involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, any Alternative Transaction, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, Competing Proposal and (iii) against any other action or agreement that Parent has advised the Stockholders in writing in advance would result in a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement obligation of the Company contained in the Merger Agreement or that would result in any of impair the conditions to the obligations ability of the Company under to consummate the Merger Agreement not being fulfilledor that would otherwise be inconsistent with, unless SunTrust determines to vote prevent, impede or consent in favor of such action, in delay the case of each clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) at any annual, special or other meeting (or at any adjournment thereof) or in connection with any action or consent consummation of the stockholders of Transactions.
(d) The Stockholders and the CompanyVoting Agent may vote the Subject Securities on all other matters not referred to in this proxy, in lieu of a meeting or otherwise. Stockholder intends and the attorneys and proxies named above may not exercise this proxy to be irrevocable and coupled with an interest during the Proxy Term and hereby revokes any proxy previously granted by Stockholder with respect to its Securities. Stockholder acknowledges that, pursuant to such other matters provided that this does not have the authority hereby granted under the irrevocable proxy, SunTrust may vote Stockholder’s Shares in furtherance effect or intent of its own interests, and SunTrust is not acting as a fiduciary for Stockholderfrustrating clause (c) above.
(be) For purposes This proxy shall be binding upon the heirs, estate, executors, personal representatives, successors and assigns of this Agreement, “Proxy Term” means the period from Stockholders and the execution Voting Agent.
(f) The Stockholders and the Voting Agent shall not be liable for any breach of this Agreement until arising out of any exercise by Parent of the Termination Dateproxy granted to Parent pursuant to this Section 3.2.
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Samples: Voting Agreement (Jon & Karen Huntsman Foundation), Voting Agreement (Huntsman CORP), Voting Agreement (HMP Equity Trust)
Proxy. (a) Stockholder by In furtherance of each Shareholder’s agreement in Section 2.1 of this Agreement does Agreement, but subject to Section 2.2(c), such Shareholder hereby constitute appoints Parent and appoint SunTrustParent’s designees, or any nominee and each of SunTrustthem individually, as such Shareholder’s proxy and attorney-in-fact (with full power of substitution, during and for the Proxy Term, as Stockholder’s true and lawful attorney and irrevocable proxy), for and in Stockholder’s the name, place and steadstead of such Shareholder, to vote the Securities of Stockholder as Stockholder’s proxy, all Shareholder Owned Shares owned by such Shareholder (at every any meeting of the Company’s stockholders shareholders or any adjournment thereof (oror postponement thereof, as applicablehowever called), or to instruct and direct any holder of record execute one or more written consents in respect of such Securities to vote such Securities) or execute its proxy with respect to such Securities at every meeting of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof, Shareholder Owned Shares:
(i) for in favor of the adoption and approval of the Merger Agreement and approval of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Merger (and in each case as amended from time to timefavor of any actions and proposals required, or submitted for approval at any meeting of the Company shareholders, in furtherance thereof), ;
(ii) against any extraordinary corporate action, proposal, transaction or agreement that is intended, or would reasonably be expected, directly or indirectly, to result in (i) a breach of any covenant, representation, warranty or other obligation or agreement of the Company set forth in the Merger Agreement or of the Shareholders set forth in this Agreement, or (ii) any of the conditions to the consummation of the Merger under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled; and
(iii) against the following actions or proposals (other than as contemplated by Section 1(a)(i)(1) hereof): (A) any Acquisition Proposal or any other action, proposal, agreement or transaction made in opposition to or in competition with the Merger or the Merger Agreement; (B) any change in the individuals who constitute the board of directors of the Company (other than as contemplated by the Merger Agreement) that is intended, or could reasonably be expected, to prevent, impede, interfere with, delay, postpone or adversely affect the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Merger; (C) any material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of the Company or any amendment of the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws (unless approved by Parent) that is intended, or could reasonably be expected, to prevent, impede, interfere with, delay, postpone or adversely affect the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Merger; (D) any proposal for any recapitalization, material business transaction, reorganization, liquidation, winding up of the Company, dissolution, amalgamation, consolidation, merger, sale of assets or other business combination between the Company and any other Person, or any other action or transactions involving the Company (other than the Merger); (E) any other material change in the Company’s corporate structure or business that is intended, such as a mergeror could reasonably be expected, consolidationto prevent, business combinationimpede, tender interfere with, delay, postpone or exchange offeradversely affect the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, sale including the Merger; or transfer of a material amount of the assets (F) any other action or securities of proposal involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than pursuant that is intended, or could reasonably be expected, to prevent, impede, interfere with, delay, postpone or adversely affect the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Merger) or any other change of control involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, any Alternative Transaction, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, and (iii) against any other action or agreement that would result in a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of the Company contained in the Merger Agreement or that would result in any of the conditions to the obligations of the Company under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, in the case of each clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) at any annual, special or other meeting (or at any adjournment thereof) or in connection with any action or consent of the stockholders of the Company, in lieu of a meeting or otherwise. Stockholder intends this proxy to be irrevocable and coupled with an interest during the Proxy Term and hereby revokes any proxy previously granted by Stockholder with respect to its Securities. Stockholder acknowledges that, pursuant to the authority hereby granted under the irrevocable proxy, SunTrust may vote Stockholder’s Shares in furtherance of its own interests, and SunTrust is not acting as a fiduciary for Stockholder.
(b) For purposes Such proxy shall (A) be valid until the termination of this Agreement in accordance with (or as otherwise provided in) Article VI hereof and (B) automatically terminate upon the termination of this Agreement in accordance with (or as otherwise provided in) Article VI hereof. Each Shareholder represents that any and all other proxies heretofore given in respect of the Shareholder Owned Shares owned by such Shareholder are revocable, and that such other proxies have been revoked. Each Shareholder affirms that the foregoing proxy is: (x) given (I) in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement and (II) to secure the performance of such Shareholder’s duties under this Agreement, “Proxy Term” means the period from the execution (y) coupled with an interest and may not be revoked except as otherwise provided in this Agreement and (z) intended to be valid prior to termination of this Agreement until or as otherwise provided in Article VI hereof. All authority herein conferred shall survive the Termination Datedeath or incapacity of each Shareholder and shall be binding upon the heirs, estate, administrators, personal representatives, successors and assigns of such Shareholder.
(c) Notwithstanding the grant of such proxy, each Shareholder may vote its Shareholder Owned Shares strictly in accordance with Section 2.1 at any meeting of the Company’s shares (or any adjournment or postponement thereof), by proxy or otherwise.
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Samples: Voting Agreement (Evans Hugh D), Voting Agreement (Anaren Inc), Voting Agreement (Anaren Inc)
Proxy. (a) To fully implement the agreement of the Stockholder by this Agreement does ----- set forth in Section 2.1 above, the Stockholder hereby constitute irrevocably appoints Logitech Subsidiary, its officers and appoint SunTrust, or any nominee of SunTrustdesignees, with full power of substitutionsubstitution (each of Logitech Subsidiary, during its officers and for designees and its substitutes being referred to herein as the Proxy Term"Proxy"), and each of them as Stockholder’s the true and ----- lawful attorney and irrevocable proxy, for and in Stockholder’s name, place and steadproxy of the Stockholder until the termination of this Agreement, to vote the Securities of all Stockholder Shares on matters as Stockholder’s proxy, at every meeting of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof (or, as applicable, to instruct and direct any holder of record of which such Securities Stockholder is entitled to vote such Securities) or execute its proxy with respect to such Securities at every a meeting of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof, (i) for the adoption and approval of the Merger Agreement and the Merger (in each case as amended from time to time), (ii) against any extraordinary corporate transaction (other than the Merger), such as a merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, sale or transfer of a material amount of the assets or securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than pursuant to the Merger) or any other change of control involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, any Alternative Transaction, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, and (iii) against any other action or agreement that would result in a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of the Company contained in the Merger Agreement or that would result in any of the conditions to the obligations of the Company under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, in the case of each clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) at any annual, special or other meeting (or at any adjournment thereof) or in connection with any action or consent of the stockholders of the CompanyCompany or to which such Stockholder is entitled to express consent or dissent to corporate action in writing without a meeting of stockholders, in the Proxy's absolute, sole and binding discretion, on the matters specified in Section 2.1 above. The Stockholder agrees that the Proxy may, prior to the termination of this Agreement, in such Stockholder's name and stead, (i) attend any annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the Company and vote all Stockholder Shares at any such annual or special meeting as to the matters specified in Section 2.1 above, and (ii) execute with respect to all Stockholder Shares any written consent to, or dissent from, corporate action respecting any matter specified in Section 2.1 above. Prior to the termination of this Agreement, the Stockholder agrees to refrain from, without the prior written consent of Logitech Subsidiary, (x) voting the Stockholder Shares of such Stockholder at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the Company in any manner inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, (y) executing any written consent in lieu of a meeting of the stockholders of the Company in any manner inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, and (z) granting any proxy or otherwiseauthorization to any person with respect to the voting of the Stockholder Shares, except pursuant to this Agreement, or taking any action contrary to or in any manner inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement. The Stockholder intends agrees that this grant of proxy to be and appointment of attorney is irrevocable and coupled with an interest during and agrees that the person designated as Proxy Term and hereby revokes pursuant hereto may at any proxy previously granted by Stockholder with respect time name any other person as its substituted Proxy to its Securities. Stockholder acknowledges thatact pursuant hereto, pursuant either as to the authority hereby granted under the irrevocable proxy, SunTrust may vote Stockholder’s Shares in furtherance of its own interests, and SunTrust is not acting a specific matter or as a fiduciary for Stockholderto all matters.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, “Proxy Term” means the period from the execution of this Agreement until the Termination Date.
Appears in 2 contracts
Samples: Merger Agreement (Logitech International Sa), Stockholder Agreement (Logitech International Sa)
Proxy. If (ai) Stockholder by this notice of a Relevant Shareholder Meeting is provided to the Purchaser within the requisite time period as set forth in the first sentence of Section 4 above and (x) the Purchaser has entered (or does enter) into the Credit Agreement before the time at which such Relevant Shareholder Meeting is formally convened, or (y) the Purchaser has waived (or does waive) the condition to closing set forth in Section 6.02(f) of the Merger Agreement before the time at which such Relevant Shareholder Meeting is formally convened, or (ii) notice of such Relevant Shareholder Meeting is not provided to the Purchaser within the requisite time period as set forth in the first sentence of Section 4 above, then, for purposes of such Relevant Shareholder Meeting each Shareholder hereby constitute constitutes and appoint SunTrustappoints Purchaser, or any nominee of SunTrustPurchaser, with full power of substitution, during and for the Proxy Term, as Stockholder’s his or its true and lawful attorney and irrevocable proxy, for and in Stockholder’s his, her or its name, place and stead, to vote the Securities of Stockholder as Stockholder’s proxyhis, at every her or its proxy as any meeting of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof (or, as applicable, to instruct and direct any holder of record of such Securities to vote such Securities) or execute its proxy with respect to such Securities at every meeting shareholders of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof, however called (ia) for the in favor of adoption and approval of the Merger Agreement and approval of the Merger transactions contemplated hereby and (in each case as amended from time to time), (iib) against approval or adoption of any extraordinary corporate transaction action or agreement (other than the Merger), such as a merger, consolidation, business combination, tender Merger Agreement or exchange offer, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, sale or transfer of a material amount of the assets or securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than pursuant to the Mergertransactions contemplated thereby) or any other change of control involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, any Alternative Transaction, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, and (iii) against any other action or agreement that would impede, interfere with, delay, postpone or attempt to discourage the Merger or reasonably be expected to result in a breach of the Merger Agreement; provided, however, that each Shareholder has no obligation, and the Purchaser has no authority, to vote in favor of adoption of any representation, warranty, covenant agreement other than the Merger Agreement as presently constituted or agreement approval of any transaction other than those transactions described in the Merger Agreement. The Purchaser may sign any such Shareholder's name to any written consent of the shareholders of the Company contained in the Merger Agreement or that would result in any of the conditions with respect to the obligations of the Company under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled, unless SunTrust determines Shares but only with respect to vote or consent matters referenced in favor of such action, in the case of each clauses (i), (iia) and (iiib) at any annual, special or other meeting (or at any adjournment thereof) or in connection with any action or consent of the stockholders of the Company, in lieu of a meeting or otherwise. Stockholder intends this proxy to be irrevocable Section 5 and coupled with an interest during the Proxy Term and hereby revokes any proxy previously granted by Stockholder with respect to its Securities. Stockholder acknowledges that, pursuant subject to the authority hereby granted under the irrevocable proxy, SunTrust may vote Stockholder’s Shares limitations set forth in furtherance of its own interests, Section 4 and SunTrust is not acting as a fiduciary for Stockholderthis Section 5.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, “Proxy Term” means the period from the execution of this Agreement until the Termination Date.
Appears in 2 contracts
Samples: Voting Agreement (Communications Instruments Inc), Voting Agreement (Corcom Inc)
Proxy. (a) Each Stockholder hereby revokes any and all previous proxies granted with respect to such Stockholder's Shares. Each Stockholder, by this Agreement Agreement, with respect to such Stockholder's Shares, does hereby constitute and appoint SunTrustBuyer, or any nominee of SunTrustBuyer, with full power of substitution, during and for the Proxy Term, as Stockholder’s its true and lawful attorney and irrevocable proxy, for and in Stockholder’s its name, place and stead, to vote the Securities each of Stockholder such Stockholder's Shares as Stockholder’s its proxy, at every meeting annual, special or adjourned meeting, or solicitation of consents, of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof (or, as applicable, to instruct and direct any holder of record of such Securities to vote such Securities) or execute its proxy with respect to such Securities at every meeting of the Company’s stockholders Company (including the right to sign its name (as stockholder) to any consent, certificate or any adjournment thereof, other document relating to the Company that the law of the State of Delaware may permit or require) (i) for in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement and this Agreement and approval of the Merger Agreement (defined in the Merger Agreement) and the other transactions contemplated hereby and by the Merger (in each case as amended from time to time)Agreement, (ii) against any extraordinary corporate transaction proposal for any recapitalization, merger, sale of assets or other business combination between the Company and any person or entity (other than the Merger), such as a merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, sale or transfer of a material amount of the assets or securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than pursuant to the Merger) or any other change of control involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, any Alternative Transaction, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, and (iii) against any other action or agreement that would result in a breach of any representationcovenant, warranty, covenant representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company contained in the Merger Agreement or that would result in any of the conditions to the obligations of the Company under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, in the case of each clauses (i), (ii) fulfilled and (iii) at in favor of any annual, special or other meeting (or at any adjournment thereof) or in connection with any action or consent matter necessary for the consummation of the stockholders of transactions contemplated by the Company, in lieu of a meeting or otherwiseMerger Agreement and this Agreement. Each Stockholder intends this proxy further agrees to cause such Stockholder's Shares that are outstanding and owned by it beneficially to be irrevocable and voted in accordance with the foregoing. The proxy granted by each Stockholder pursuant to this Article II is irrevocable, is coupled with an interest during the Proxy Term and hereby revokes any proxy previously is granted by Stockholder with respect to its Securities. Stockholder acknowledges that, pursuant to the authority hereby granted under the irrevocable proxy, SunTrust may vote Stockholder’s Shares in furtherance consideration of its own interests, and SunTrust is not acting as a fiduciary for Stockholder.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, “Proxy Term” means the period from the execution of Buyer's entering into this Agreement until and the Termination DateMerger Agreement; provided, however, that such proxy shall be revoked upon termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms.
Appears in 2 contracts
Samples: Stockholder Agreement (Computer Associates International Inc), Stockholder Agreement (Sterling Software Inc)
Proxy. (a) Stockholder Each Shareholder, by this Agreement does Agreement, hereby constitute constitutes and appoint SunTrust, or any nominee of SunTrust----- appoints Patriot, with full power of substitution, during and for the Proxy Term, as Stockholder’s such Shareholder's true and lawful attorney and irrevocable proxy, for and in Stockholder’s Shareholder's name, place and stead, to vote the Securities each of Stockholder such Shares owned by such Shareholder as Stockholder’s Shareholder's proxy, at every meeting of the Company’s stockholders shareholders of the Company or any adjournment thereof (or, as applicable, to instruct and direct or in connection with any holder of record of such Securities to vote such Securities) or execute its proxy with respect to such Securities at every meeting written consent of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof's shareholders, (i) for in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement and approval of the Merger Agreement and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger (in each case as amended from time to time)Agreement, (ii) against (x) any extraordinary corporate transaction (other than Company Takeover Proposal, as that term is defined in the Merger), such as a merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, sale or transfer of a material amount of the assets or securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than pursuant to the Merger) or any other change of control involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, any Alternative Transaction, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such actionMerger Agreement, and (iii) against any other proposal for any action or agreement that would result in a breach of any representationcovenant, warranty, covenant representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company contained in the Merger Agreement or that would result in any of the conditions to the obligations of the Company under the Merger Agreement or which is reasonably likely to result in any of the conditions of the Company's obligations under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilledfulfilled and (y) any change in the directors of the Company, unless SunTrust determines any change in the present capitalization of the Company or any amendment to vote the Company's articles of organization or consent bylaws, any other material change in favor of such actionthe Company's corporate structure or business, or any other action which in the case of each clauses of the matters referred to in this clause (i)y) could reasonably be expected to impede, (ii) interfere with, delay, postpone or materially adversely affect the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or the likelihood of such transactions being consummated, and (iii) in favor of any other matter necessary for consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement which is considered at any annual, special or other such meeting (or at any adjournment thereof) of shareholders or in such consent, and in connection with therewith to execute any action documents which are necessary or consent of appropriate in order to effectuate the stockholders of foregoing, including the Company, in lieu of a meeting ability for Patriot or otherwiseits nominees to vote such Shares directly. Stockholder Each Shareholder intends this the foregoing proxy to be be, and it shall be, irrevocable and coupled with an interest during the Proxy Term and hereby revokes any proxy proxies previously granted by Stockholder such Shareholder with respect to its Securities. Stockholder acknowledges that, pursuant the Shares to the authority hereby granted under extent inconsistent with the irrevocable foregoing proxy, SunTrust may vote Stockholder’s Shares in furtherance of its own interests, and SunTrust is not acting as a fiduciary for Stockholder.
(b) Each Shareholder hereby further agrees, with respect to any Shares not voted pursuant to paragraph (a) above, including without limitation any Shares owned beneficially but not of record by such Shareholder, that during the Proxy Term, at every meeting of the shareholders of the Company or any adjournment thereof or in connection with any written consent of the Company's shareholders, such Shareholder shall vote (or cause to be voted) all Shares whether or not owned of record or beneficially by such Shareholder except as specifically requested in writing by Patriot in advance, (i) in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement and approval of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, (ii) against (x) any Company Takeover Proposal, as that term is defined in the Merger Agreement, and any proposal for any action or agreement that would result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company under the Merger Agreement or which is reasonably likely to result in any of the conditions of the Company's obligations under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled or (y) any change in the directors of the Company, any change in the present capitalization of the Company or any amendment to the Company's certificate of incorporation or bylaws, any other material change in the Company's corporate structure or business, or any other action which in the case of each of the matters referred to in this clause (y) could reasonably be expected to, impede, interfere with, delay, postpone or materially adversely affect the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or the likelihood of such transactions being consummated, and (iii) in favor of any other matter necessary for consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement which is considered at any such meeting of shareholders or in such consent, and in connection therewith to execute any documents which are necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the foregoing.
(c) For the purposes of this Agreement, “"Proxy Term” " means the period from the execution of this Agreement date hereof until the Termination Dateearlier of the termination of the Merger Agreement and the Effective Time.
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Samples: Shareholders Agreement (Patriot American Hospitality Operating Co\de), Shareholders Agreement (Patriot American Hospitality Inc/De)
Proxy. CPI hereby irrevocably grants to and appoints Buyer and Assets Buyer (a) Stockholder and each officer of Buyer and Assets Buyer designated by this Agreement does hereby constitute Buyer and appoint SunTrustAssets Buyer respectively), or any nominee of SunTrust, CPI's proxy and attorney-in-fact (with full power of substitution, during and for the Proxy Term, as Stockholder’s true and lawful attorney and irrevocable proxy), for and in Stockholder’s the name, place and steadstead of CPI, to vote the Securities of Stockholder as Stockholder’s proxy, at every a meeting of stockholders (or cause to be voted) all of the Company’s stockholders Company Shares owned by CPI (and any and all securities issued or any adjournment thereof (orissuable in respect thereof), or as applicableto which CPI has voting control, to instruct and direct any holder of record of such Securities to vote such Securities) or execute its proxy solely with respect to such Securities at every meeting of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereofmatters set forth below, (i) for the adoption and approval of the Merger Agreement and the Merger (in each case as amended from time to time), (ii) against any extraordinary corporate transaction (other than the Merger), such as a merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, sale or transfer of a material amount of the assets or securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than pursuant to the Merger) or any other change of control involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, any Alternative Transaction, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, and (iii) against any other action or agreement that would result in a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of the Company contained in the Merger Agreement or that would result in any of the conditions to the obligations of the Company under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, in the case of each clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) at any annual, special or other meeting (or at any adjournment thereof) or in connection with any action or consent of the stockholders of the Company, and at any adjournment or adjournments thereof:
(i) in lieu favor of a meeting or otherwise. Stockholder intends this proxy to be irrevocable the approval of the Company Merger and coupled with an interest during the Proxy Term and hereby revokes any proxy previously granted other transactions contemplated by Stockholder with respect to its Securities. Stockholder acknowledges that, the Merger Agreement (including the transactions pursuant to the authority hereby granted under Asset Purchase Agreement) and in favor of the irrevocable proxyapproval and adoption of the Merger Agreement, SunTrust may vote Stockholder’s Shares and all actions required in furtherance of its own interests, and SunTrust is not acting as a fiduciary for Stockholder.thereof;
(bii) For purposes in favor of this the approval of the Assets Purchase and the other transactions contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement and all actions required in furtherance thereof;
(iii) against any Acquisition Proposal (other than (A) the Company Merger and the Assets Purchase, (B) any Substitute Merger Agreement (as defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement) and any Substitute Merger) and (C) any Substitute APA and any Substitute Asset Purchase); and
(iv) against any amendment of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws which amendment would in any manner prevent or materially impede, interfere with or delay the Company Merger, the Merger Agreement, “Proxy Term” means the period from Assets Purchase, the execution Asset Purchase Agreement or any of this Agreement until the Termination Date.transactions contemplated thereby;
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Samples: Cpi Voting Agreement (Armkel LLC), Voting Agreement (MCC Acquisition Holdings Corp)
Proxy. The Principal Stockholder hereby agrees, at any meeting of the stockholders of the Company, however called, and at every adjournment thereof, and in any action by written consent of the stockholders of the Company, to (a) Stockholder by this Agreement does hereby constitute and appoint SunTrust, or any nominee of SunTrust, with full power of substitution, during and for the Proxy Term, as Stockholder’s true and lawful attorney and irrevocable proxy, for and in Stockholder’s name, place and stead, to vote the Securities of Stockholder as Stockholder’s proxy, at every meeting all of the Company’s stockholders shares of Company Stock then owned, beneficially or any adjournment thereof (orof record, as applicable, to instruct and direct any holder of record of such Securities to vote such Securities) or execute its proxy with respect to such Securities at every meeting by him in favor of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof, (i) for the adoption and approval of the Merger Agreement and as in effect on the date hereof (as such agreement may be amended (1) as contemplated by Section 7.3 of the Merger Agreement or (2) with the consent of the Principal Stockholder) and each of the other transactions contemplated thereby and any action required in each case as amended from time to time)furtherance thereof, (iib) vote such shares against any action or agreement that would result in a breach in any material respect of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation of the Company under the Merger Agreement, and (c) vote such shares against any Other Transaction or any other action or agreement that, directly or indirectly, is inconsistent with or that would, or is reasonably likely to, directly or indirectly, impede, interfere with or attempt to discourage the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including, but not limited to (i) any extraordinary corporate transaction (other than the MergerMerger on the terms set forth in the Merger Agreement), such as a merger, consolidation, business combination, tender reorganization recapitalization or exchange offerliquidation involving the Company, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, (ii) a sale or transfer of a material amount of the assets or securities of the Company Company, or any of its subsidiaries (other than pursuant to the Merger) or any other change of control involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, any Alternative Transaction, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, and (iii) against any other action material change in the Company's corporate structure or agreement that would result in business; provided, however, that, if the Principal Stockholder is a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement member of the Company contained Board of Directors of the Company, nothing herein shall be construed to obligate him to act in his capacity as a director in any manner which may conflict with his fiduciary duties as a director of the Company. In furtherance of the foregoing, (i) the Principal Stockholder hereby appoints Acquiror and the proper officers of Acquiror, and each of them, with full power of substitution in the Merger Agreement premises, his proxies to vote all his shares of Company Capital Stock at any meeting, general or that would result in any special, of the conditions to the obligations stockholders of the Company under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilledCompany, unless SunTrust determines and to vote execute one or consent in favor of such action, in the case of each clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) at any annual, special more written consents or other instruments from time to time in order to take such action without the necessity of a meeting (or at any adjournment thereof) or in connection with any action or consent of the stockholders of the Company, in lieu accordance with the provisions of a meeting the preceding paragraph and (ii) Acquiror hereby agrees to vote such shares or otherwiseexecute written consents or other instruments in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph. Stockholder intends The proxy and power of attorney granted herein shall be irrevocable during the term of this proxy Agreement, shall be deemed to be irrevocable and coupled with an interest during and shall revoke all prior proxies granted by the Proxy Term and hereby revokes Principal Stockholder. The Principal Stockholder shall not grant any proxy previously to any person which conflicts with the proxy granted by Stockholder with respect to its Securities. Stockholder acknowledges that, pursuant to the authority hereby granted under the irrevocable proxy, SunTrust may vote Stockholder’s Shares in furtherance of its own interestsherein, and SunTrust any attempt to do so shall be void. The power of attorney granted herein is not acting as a fiduciary for durable power of attorney and shall survive the disability or incompetence of the Principal Stockholder.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, “Proxy Term” means the period from the execution of this Agreement until the Termination Date.
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Samples: Stockholder Agreement (Iron Mountain Inc /De), Stockholder Agreement (Dauten Kent P)
Proxy. In furtherance of the Shareholders’ agreement in Section 1(a), but subject to the following sentence, each Shareholder hereby appoints HFN Trust Company 2010 Ltd. as such Shareholder’s proxy and attorney-in-fact (a) Stockholder by this Agreement does hereby constitute and appoint SunTrust, or any nominee of SunTrust, with full power of substitution, during and for the Proxy Term, as Stockholder’s true and lawful attorney and irrevocable proxy), for and in Stockholder’s the name, place and steadstead of such Shareholder, to vote all of such Shareholder’s Shareholder Shares (at the Securities of Stockholder as Stockholder’s proxy, at every Company General Meeting and any other meeting of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof (or, as applicable, to instruct and direct any holder of record of such Securities to vote such Securities) or execute its proxy with respect to such Securities at every meeting shareholders of the Company’s stockholders Company however called or any adjournment thereof), or to execute one or more written consents in respect of such Shareholder Shares, (i) for in favor of the adoption and approval of the Merger Agreement and the approval of the Merger (in each case as amended from time to time)and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, (ii) against any extraordinary corporate transaction (other than the Merger), such as a merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, sale or transfer of a material amount of the assets or securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than pursuant to the Merger) or any other change of control involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, any Alternative Transaction, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, and (iii) against any other action or agreement (including, without limitation, any amendment of any agreement) that would result in a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant covenant, agreement or agreement other obligation of the Company contained in the Merger Agreement Agreement, (iii) against any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Transaction that would result in is the subject of an Acquisition Proposal and (iv) against any agreement (including, without limitation, any amendment of any agreement), amendment of the conditions to the obligations memorandum of association or articles of association of the Company or other action that is intended or could reasonably be expected to prevent, impede, interfere with, delay or postpone the consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; provided, however, that such Shareholder’s grant of the proxy contemplated in this Section 1(b) shall be effective if, and only if, such Shareholder has not delivered to the Secretary or General Counsel of the Company at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the date of such Company General Meeting a duly executed proxy card previously approved by Parent voting such Shareholder’s Shareholder Shares in the manner specified in Section 1(a) or in the event such proxy card has been thereafter modified or revoked or otherwise fails to evidence such Shareholder’s compliance with its obligations under Section 1(a) in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Parent. Such proxy, if granted as provided in this Section 1(b), shall (A) be valid and irrevocable until the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 3 and (B) automatically terminate upon the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 3. Each Shareholder represents that any and all other proxies heretofore given in respect of the Shareholder Shares are revocable, and that such other proxies have been revoked. Each Shareholder affirms that, if granted by it as provided in this Section 1(b), the foregoing proxy will be: (x) given (i) in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, in the case of each clauses (i), and (ii) and to secure the performance of such Shareholder’s duties under this Agreement, (iiiy) at any annual, special or other meeting (or at any adjournment thereof) or in connection with any action or consent of the stockholders of the Company, in lieu of a meeting or otherwise. Stockholder intends this proxy to be irrevocable and coupled with an interest during the Proxy Term and hereby revokes any proxy previously granted by Stockholder with respect may not be revoked except as otherwise provided in this Agreement and (z) intended to its Securities. Stockholder acknowledges that, pursuant be irrevocable prior to the authority hereby granted under the irrevocable proxy, SunTrust may vote Stockholder’s Shares in furtherance of its own interests, and SunTrust is not acting as a fiduciary for Stockholder.
(b) For purposes termination of this Agreement. All authority herein conferred shall survive the death or incapacity of a Shareholder and shall be binding upon the heirs, “Proxy Term” means the period from the execution estate, administrators, personal representatives, successors and assigns of this Agreement until the Termination Datesuch Shareholder.
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Samples: Voting and Support Agreement (Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.)
Proxy. (a) 2.1 Each Stockholder by this Agreement does hereby constitute and appoint SunTrustParent, or any nominee of SunTrustParent, with full power of substitution, during and for the Proxy TermTerm (as hereinafter defined), as such Stockholder’s 's true and lawful attorney and irrevocable proxy, for and in such Stockholder’s 's name, place and stead, to vote the Securities each of Stockholder such Shares as such Stockholder’s 's proxy, at every meeting of the Company’s stockholders Company Stockholders or any adjournment thereof (or in connection with any written consent of the Company Stockholders, or, as applicable, to instruct and direct DTC, Bear Stearns, Credit Suisse First Boston or any other holder of record of such Securities xx xxx Shares to vote such Securities) its Shares or execute its proxy with respect to such Securities Shares at every meeting of the Company’s stockholders Company Stockholders or any adjournment thereofthereof or in connection with any written consent of the Company Stockholders, (i) for in favor of adoption of the adoption and Merger Agreement, approval of the Merger Agreement and any other action of the Merger (Company Stockholders requested in each case as amended from time to time), furtherance thereof; (ii) against any extraordinary corporate transaction (other than the Merger), such as a merger, consolidation, business combination, tender action or exchange offer, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, sale or transfer of a material amount of the assets or securities agreement submitted for approval of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than pursuant to the Merger) or any other change of control involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, any Alternative Transaction, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, and (iii) against any other action or agreement Stockholders that would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of any representationcovenant, warranty, covenant representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company contained in the Merger Agreement or that would result of such Stockholder contained in this Agreement; and (iii) against any of the conditions Acquisition Proposal or any other action, agreement or transaction submitted for approval to the obligations Company Stockholders that is intended, or could reasonably be expected, to impede, interfere or be inconsistent with, delay, postpone, discourage or adversely affect the Merger or this Agreement, including: (A) any extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger, consolidation or other business combination involving the Company or its Subsidiaries (other than the Merger); (B) a sale, lease or transfer of a material amount of assets of the Company under or any of its Subsidiaries or a reorganization, recapitalization or liquidation of the Merger Agreement not being fulfilledCompany or any of its Subsidiaries; (C) a material change in the policies or management of the Company; (D) an election of new members to the board of directors of the Company, unless SunTrust determines except where the vote is cast in favor of the nominees of a majority of the existing directors; (E) any material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of the Company or any amendment or other change to the Company Certificate of Incorporation or Company Bylaws; or (F) any other material change in the Company's corporate structure or business, unless, with respect to any of (A) through (F) above, Parent shall determine to vote or consent in favor of such action, in the case of each clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) at any annual, special or other meeting (or at any adjournment thereof) or in connection with any action or consent of the stockholders of the Company, in lieu of a meeting or otherwiseactions. Each Stockholder intends this proxy to be irrevocable and coupled with an interest during the Proxy Term and hereby revokes any proxy previously granted by such Stockholder with respect to its Securities. Stockholder acknowledges that, pursuant to the authority hereby granted under the irrevocable proxy, SunTrust may vote such Stockholder’s Shares in furtherance of its own interests, and SunTrust is not acting as a fiduciary for Stockholder's Shares.
(b) 2.2 For purposes of this Agreement, “"Proxy Term” means " shall mean the period from the execution of this Agreement until the Termination Dateearlier of (i) the date on which the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms or (ii) the Effective Time.
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Proxy. (a) Stockholder by this Agreement does Each of the Principal Stockholders hereby constitute irrevocably grants to and appoint SunTrustappoints Guy L. Harrell, or any nominee of SunTrust, with full power of substitution, during and for the Proxy Term, in his capacity as Stockholder’s true and lawful attorney and irrevocable proxy, for and in Stockholder’s name, place and stead, to vote the Securities of Stockholder as Stockholder’s proxy, at every meeting an officer of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof , with fuxx xxxxx xx xxbstitution (orsuch individual and his substitutes each being referred to herein as the "Proxy"), as applicable, to instruct attorney and direct any holder of record of such Securities proxy to vote such Securities) or execute its proxy with respect to such Securities at every meeting of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof, (i) for all Shares on all matters regarding the adoption and approval implementation of the Merger Agreement Share Amendment and the Merger Company's 2002 Stock Option (in each case as amended from time to time), (iithe "2002 Plan") against any extraordinary corporate transaction (other than the Merger), such as a merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, sale or transfer of a material amount of the assets or securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than pursuant to the Merger) or any other change of control involving the Company or any of its subsidiariesPlan, including, but not limited towithout limitation, the filing of an Information Statement on Schedule 14C regarding the adoption of the Share Amendment and the 2002 Plan and any Alternative Transactionfiling of a registration statement on Form S-8 registering the Common Stock to be issued under the 2002 Plan, unless SunTrust determines with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), as to which the Principal Stockholders are entitled to vote or consent in favor at a meeting of such action, and (iii) against any other action or agreement that would result in a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of the Company contained in the Merger Agreement or that would result in any of the conditions to the obligations of the Company under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, in the case of each clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) at any annual, special or other meeting (or at any adjournment thereof) or in connection with any action or consent all of the stockholders of the Company, or to which the Principal Stockholders are entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, in the Proxy's absolute, sole and binding discretion. The Principal Stockholders agree that the Proxy may, in the Principal Stockholders names and stead, (i) attend any annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the Company and vote all Shares on all matters regarding the Share Amendment and the 2002 Plan, and (ii) execute with respect to all Shares any written consent to corporate action respecting any matter regarding the Share Amendment and the 2002 Plan to which the stockholders of the Company are entitled to express such consent without a meeting. With respect to any matter regarding the Share Amendment and the 2002 Plan, the Principal Stockholders agree to refrain from (a) voting at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the Company, (b) executing any written consent in lieu of a meeting of the stockholders of the Company, (c) exercising any rights of dissent with respect to the Shares, and (d) granting any proxy or otherwiseauthorization to any person with respect to the voting of the Shares, except pursuant to this Agreement, or taking any action contrary to or in any manner inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement. Stockholder intends The Principal Stockholders agree that this grant of proxy pursuant to be this Section 1(b) is irrevocable and coupled with an interest during and agrees that the persons designated as the Proxy Term pursuant hereto may at any time name any other person who is an officer of the Company as a substituted Proxy hereunder to act pursuant hereto, either as to a specific matter or as to all matters. The Principal Stockholders further agree to execute all additional writings, consents and authorizations as may be reasonably requested by the Proxy in writing to evidence the powers granted to the Proxy hereby revokes or to enable the Proxy to exercise those powers. The Principal Stockholders hereby revoke any proxy previously granted by Stockholder them with respect to its Securitiesthe Shares. Stockholder acknowledges thatThe Principal Stockholders affirm that the grant of proxy set forth in this Section 1(b) is given, pursuant to the authority hereby granted under the irrevocable proxyin part, SunTrust may vote Stockholder’s Shares in furtherance of its own interests, and SunTrust is not acting as a fiduciary for Stockholder.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, “Proxy Term” means the period from connection with the execution of the Purchase Agreement, and that such proxy is given to secure the performance of the duties of the Principal Stockholders under this Agreement until the Termination DateAgreement.
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Samples: Voting Agreement (Evtc Inc)
Proxy. (a) Stockholder by By way of execution and delivery of this Agreement does hereby Agreement, each of the Stockholders and the Voting Agent appoint and constitute Parent as its attorney and appoint SunTrust, or any nominee of SunTrust, proxy with full power of substitutionsubstitution and resubstitution, during to the full extent of the Stockholders’ and for the Proxy TermVoting Agent’s voting rights with respect to the Subject Securities (subject to the terms of the Trust Agreement). Upon the execution of this Agreement, as Stockholder’s true all prior proxies given by the Stockholders and lawful the Voting Agent with respect to any of the Subject Securities shall be deemed revoked, and each of the Stockholders and the Voting Agent agrees that no subsequent proxies will be given with respect to any of the Subject Securities.
(b) This proxy is irrevocable, is coupled with an interest and is granted in consideration of Parent entering into the Merger Agreement. This proxy will terminate (i) on the Voting Covenant Expiration Date, and (ii) with respect to Unrestricted Shares, upon the date of Transfer to an Unrestricted Transferee.
(c) Until the termination of this proxy pursuant to Section 3.2(b), the attorney and irrevocable proxy named above will be empowered, and may exercise this proxy, for and in Stockholder’s name, place and stead, to vote the Subject Securities of Stockholder as Stockholder’s proxy, other than Unrestricted Shares at every any time at any meeting of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof (or, as applicable, to instruct and direct any holder of record of such Securities to vote such Securities) or execute its proxy with respect to such Securities at every meeting of the Company’s , however called, and in connection with any written action by consent of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, of the Company (if then permitted):
(i) for in favor of approval of the Merger, and the adoption and approval of the Merger Agreement and the terms thereof and in favor of each of the other actions contemplated by the Merger (Agreement; and in each case as amended from time to time), favor of any action recommended by the Board of Directors in furtherance of any of the foregoing; and
(ii) against any extraordinary corporate transaction (other than the Merger), such as a merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, sale or transfer of a material amount of the assets or securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than pursuant to the Merger) or any other change of control involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, any Alternative Transaction, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, Competing Proposal and (iii) against any other action or agreement that Parent has advised the Stockholders in writing in advance would result in a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement obligation of the Company contained in the Merger Agreement or that would result in any of impair the conditions to the obligations ability of the Company under to consummate the Merger Agreement not being fulfilledor that would otherwise be inconsistent with, unless SunTrust determines to vote prevent, impede or consent in favor of such action, in delay the case of each clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) at any annual, special or other meeting (or at any adjournment thereof) or in connection with any action or consent consummation of the stockholders of Transactions.
(d) The Stockholders and the CompanyVoting Agent may vote the Subject Securities on all other matters not referred to in this proxy, in lieu of a meeting or otherwise. Stockholder intends and the attorneys and proxies named above may not exercise this proxy to be irrevocable and coupled with an interest during the Proxy Term and hereby revokes any proxy previously granted by Stockholder with respect to its Securities. Stockholder acknowledges that, pursuant to such other matters provided that this does not have the authority hereby granted under the irrevocable proxy, SunTrust may vote Stockholder’s Shares in furtherance effect or intent of its own interests, and SunTrust is not acting as a fiduciary for Stockholderfrustrating clause (c) above.
(be) For purposes This proxy shall be binding upon the heirs, estate, executors, personal representatives, successors and assigns of this Agreement, “Proxy Term” means the period from Stockholders and the execution Voting Agent.
(f) The Stockholders and the Voting Agent shall not be liable for any breach of this Agreement until arising out of any exercise by Parent of the Termination Dateproxy granted to Parent pursuant to this Section 3.2.
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Samples: Voting Agreement (Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc.)
Proxy. (a) Stockholder by this Agreement does Each Securityholder hereby constitute and appoint SunTrust, or any nominee of SunTrust, with full power of substitutionagrees that, during and for the Proxy Term, as Stockholder’s true and lawful attorney and irrevocable proxy, for and in Stockholder’s name, place and stead, to vote the Securities term of Stockholder as Stockholder’s proxythis Agreement, at every any meeting of the stockholders of Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof (or, as applicablehowever called, to instruct and direct any holder of record of such Securities to vote such Securities) or execute its proxy with respect to such Securities at every meeting of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof, and in any action by written consent of the stockholders of Company, to (i) for vote all of the shares of Company Common Stock then owned by such Securityholder in favor of the adoption and approval of the Merger Agreement and as in effect on the date hereof (as the Merger Agreement may be amended (A) as contemplated by Section 10.3 of the Merger Agreement or (B) with the consent of such Securityholder) and each of the other transactions contemplated thereby and any action required in each case as amended from time to time)furtherance thereof, (ii) vote such shares against any action or agreement that would result in a breach in any material respect of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation of Company under the Merger Agreement, and (iii) vote such shares against any Acquisition Proposal, Alternative Transaction or any other action or agreement that, directly or indirectly, is inconsistent with or that would, or is reasonably likely to, directly or indirectly, impede, interfere with or attempt to discourage the Offer or the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including but not limited to (I) any extraordinary corporate transaction (other than the MergerOffer and the Merger on the terms set forth in the Merger Agreement), such as a merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, reorganization, recapitalizationrecapitalization or liquidation involving Company or any of its Subsidiaries, liquidation, (II) a sale or transfer of a material amount of the assets or securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries Subsidiaries, (other than pursuant to the MergerIII) or any other change redemption of control involving the securities of Company or any of its subsidiariesSubsidiaries, includingor (IV) any material change in Company's capitalization, but not limited tocorporate structure or business; provided, any Alternative Transactionhowever, unless SunTrust determines that, if such Securityholder is a director or officer of Company, nothing herein shall be construed to vote obligate such Securityholder to act, in such Securityholder's capacity as a director or consent in favor of such actionofficer, and (iii) against any other action or agreement that would result in a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of the Company contained in the Merger Agreement or that would result in any of the conditions to the obligations of the Company under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of manner which conflicts with such action, in the case of each clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) at any annual, special or other meeting (or at any adjournment thereof) or in connection with any action or consent of the stockholders of the Company, in lieu of a meeting or otherwise. Stockholder intends this proxy to be irrevocable and coupled with an interest during the Proxy Term and hereby revokes any proxy previously granted by Stockholder with respect to its Securities. Stockholder acknowledges that, pursuant to the authority hereby granted under the irrevocable proxy, SunTrust may vote Stockholder’s Shares in furtherance of its own interests, and SunTrust is not acting Person's fiduciary duties as a fiduciary for Stockholderdirector or officer of Company.
(b) For purposes In furtherance of the foregoing, (i) each Securityholder hereby appoints Acquiror Parent and the officer of Acquiror Parent, and each of them, with full power or substitution in the premises, its proxies to vote all such Securityholder's shares of Company Common Stock now or hereafter owned beneficially or of record by such Securityholder at any meeting, general or special, of the stockholders of Company, and to execute one or more
(c) The proxy and power of attorney granted herein shall be irrevocable during the term of this Agreement, “Proxy Term” means shall be deemed to be coupled with an interest and shall revoke all prior proxies granted by such Securityholder. Such Securityholder shall not grant any proxy to any person which conflicts with the period from proxy granted herein, and any attempt to do so shall be void. The power of attorney granted herein is a durable power of attorney and shall survive the execution disability or incompetence of this Agreement until the Termination Datesuch Securityholder.
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Samples: Voting and Securities Purchase Agreement (Tylan General Inc)
Proxy. (a) Stockholder by this Agreement does Each of the Management Shareholders hereby constitute irrevocably appoints Millers and appoint SunTrust, or any nominee Merger Sub and each of SunTrustthem, with full power of substitutionsubstitution and resubstitution (or any other designees of Millers), during and as proxies for the Proxy TermManagement Shareholder to vote, as Stockholder’s true and lawful attorney and irrevocable proxythe Management Shareholder personally agrees to vote, all Shares that the Management Shareholder is entitled to vote, for and in Stockholder’s the name, place place, and stead, to vote stead of the Securities of Stockholder as Stockholder’s proxy, Management Shareholder at every any meeting of the Company’s stockholders holders of shares of Common Stock or any adjournment adjournments or postponements thereof (oror pursuant to any consent in lieu of a meeting, as applicableor otherwise, to instruct and direct any holder of record of such Securities to vote such Securities) or execute its proxy with respect only to such Securities at every meeting the approval of this Agreement, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any matters related to or in connection with the Merger, and any corporate action the consummation of which would violate, frustrate the purposes of, prevent, or delay the consummation of the Company’s stockholders transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation, any proposal to amend the Articles of Incorporation or any adjournment thereof, (i) for the adoption and approval bylaws of the Merger Agreement and the Merger (in each case as amended from time to time), (ii) against Company or approve any extraordinary corporate transaction (other than the Merger), such as a merger, consolidation, business combinationsale or purchase of any assets, tender issuance of Common Stock or exchange offerany other equity security of the Company (or a security convertible into an equity security of the Company), reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, sale winding up of or transfer of a material amount of the assets or securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than pursuant to the Merger) or any other change of control involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, any Alternative Transaction, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, and (iii) against any other action or agreement that would result in a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of the Company contained in the Merger Agreement or that would result in any of the conditions to the obligations of the Company under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, in the case of each clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) at any annual, special or other meeting (or at any adjournment thereof) or in connection with any action or consent of the stockholders of by the Company, in lieu of a meeting or otherwiseany similar transaction). Stockholder intends this The Management Shareholders agree that the foregoing proxy to be irrevocable and is coupled with an interest during the Proxy Term and hereby revokes sufficient in law to support an irrevocable proxy. This proxy shall revoke any other proxy previously granted by Stockholder any Management Shareholder at any time with respect to its Securities. Stockholder acknowledges that, pursuant to the authority hereby granted under the irrevocable proxy, SunTrust may vote Stockholder’s Shares in furtherance of its own interests, and SunTrust is not acting as a fiduciary for Stockholderno subsequent proxies will be given with respect thereto by any Management Shareholder.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, “Proxy Term” means the period from the execution of this Agreement until the Termination Date.
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Proxy. (a) Stockholder Each Shareholder, by this Agreement does Agreement, hereby constitute constitutes and appoint SunTrust, or any nominee of SunTrustappoints REIT, with full power of substitution, during and for the Proxy Term, as Stockholder’s such Shareholder's true and lawful attorney and irrevocable proxy, for and in Stockholder’s such Shareholder's name, place and stead, to vote the Securities each of Stockholder such Shares owned by such Shareholder as Stockholder’s Shareholder's proxy, at every meeting of the Company’s stockholders shareholders of the Company or any adjournment thereof (or, as applicable, to instruct and direct or in connection with any holder of record of such Securities to vote such Securities) or execute its proxy with respect to such Securities at every meeting written consent of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof's shareholders, (i) for in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement and approval of the Merger Agreement and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger (in each case as amended from time to time)Agreement, (ii) against (x) any extraordinary corporate transaction Company Takeover Proposal (other than which term as used in this Agreement shall have the Mergermeaning as defined in the Merger Agreement), such as a merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, sale or transfer of a material amount of the assets or securities of the Company or and any of its subsidiaries (other than pursuant to the Merger) or proposal for any other change of control involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, any Alternative Transaction, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, and (iii) against any other action or agreement that would result in a breach of any representationcovenant, warranty, covenant representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company contained in the Merger Agreement or that would result in any of the conditions to the obligations of the Company under the Merger Agreement or which is reasonably likely to result in any of the conditions of the Company's obligations under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilledfulfilled and (y) any change in the directors of the Company, unless SunTrust determines any change in the present capitalization of the Company or any amendment to vote the Company's articles of organization or consent bylaws, any other material change in favor of such actionthe Company's corporate structure or business, or any other action which in the case of each clauses of the matters referred to in this clause (i)y) could reasonably be expected to impede, (ii) interfere with, delay, postpone or materially adversely affect the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or the likelihood of such transactions being consummated, and (iii) in favor of any other matter necessary for consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement which is considered at any annual, special or other such meeting (or at any adjournment thereof) of shareholders or in such consent, and in connection with therewith to execute any action documents which are necessary or consent of appropriate in order to effectuate the stockholders of foregoing, including the Company, in lieu of a meeting ability for REIT or otherwiseits nominees to vote such Shares directly. Stockholder Each Shareholder intends this the foregoing proxy to be be, and it shall be, irrevocable and coupled with an interest during the Proxy Term and hereby revokes any proxy proxies previously granted by Stockholder such Shareholder with respect to its Securities. Stockholder acknowledges that, pursuant the Shares to the authority hereby granted under extent inconsistent with the irrevocable foregoing proxy, SunTrust may vote Stockholder’s Shares in furtherance of its own interests, and SunTrust is not acting as a fiduciary for Stockholder.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, “Proxy Term” means the period from the execution of this Agreement until the Termination Date.
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Proxy. Each of Golisano and Wayman hereby agrees that, at any meeting of the stockholders of the Xxxxxny, however called, and at every adjournment thereof, and in any action by written consent of the stockholders of the Company, to (a) Stockholder by this Agreement does hereby constitute and appoint SunTrust, or any nominee of SunTrust, with full power of substitution, during and for the Proxy Term, as Stockholder’s true and lawful attorney and irrevocable proxy, for and in Stockholder’s name, place and stead, to vote the Securities of Stockholder as Stockholder’s proxy, at every meeting all of the Company’s stockholders shares of Company Stock then owned, beneficially or any adjournment thereof (orof record, as applicable, to instruct and direct any holder of record of such Securities to vote such Securities) or execute its proxy with respect to such Securities at every meeting by him in favor of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof, (i) for the adoption and approval of the Merger Agreement and as in effect on the date hereof (as such agreement may be amended (1) as contemplated by Section 7.3 of the Merger Agreement or (2) with the consent of such Stockholder) and each of the other transactions contemplated thereby and any action required in each case as amended from time to time)furtherance thereof, (iib) vote such shares against any action or agreement that would result in a breach in any material respect of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation of the Company under the Merger Agreement, and (c) vote such shares against any Other Transaction or any other action or agreement that, directly or indirectly, is inconsistent with or that would, or is reasonably likely to, directly or indirectly, impede, interfere with or attempt to discourage the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including, but not limited to (i) any extraordinary corporate transaction (other than the MergerMerger on the terms set forth in the Merger Agreement), such as a merger, consolidation, business combination, tender reorganization recapitalization or exchange offerliquidation involving the Company, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, (ii) a sale or transfer of a material amount of the assets or securities of the Company Company, or any of its subsidiaries (other than pursuant to the Merger) or any other change of control involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, any Alternative Transaction, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, and (iii) against any other action material change in the Company's corporate structure or agreement that would result in business; provided, however, that, if either Golisano or Wayman is a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement member of the Company contained Board of Directors of the Company, nothing xxxxxn shall be construed to obligate such Stockholder or representative to act in his capacity as a director in any manner which may conflict with such Person's fiduciary duties as a director of the Company. In furtherance of the foregoing, (i) each of Golisano and Wayman hereby appoints Acquiror and the proper officers of Acquiror, xxx xach of them, with full power of substitution in the Merger Agreement premises, its proxies to vote all his shares of Company Capital Stock at any meeting, general or that would result in any special, of the conditions to the obligations Stockholders of the Company under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilledCompany, unless SunTrust determines and to vote execute one or consent in favor of such action, in the case of each clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) at any annual, special more written consents or other instruments from time to time in order to take such action without the necessity of a meeting (or at any adjournment thereof) or in connection with any action or consent of the stockholders Stockholders of the Company, in lieu accordance with the provisions of a meeting the preceding paragraph and (ii) Acquiror hereby agrees to vote such shares or otherwiseexecute written consents or other instruments in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph. Stockholder intends The proxy and power of attorney granted herein shall be irrevocable during the term of this proxy Agreement, shall be deemed to be irrevocable and coupled with an interest during the Proxy Term and hereby revokes shall revoke all prior proxies granted by such Golisano and Wayman. Each of Golisano and Wayman shall not grant any proxy previously to any xxxxxn which conflicts with xxx xxoxy granted by Stockholder with respect to its Securities. Stockholder acknowledges that, pursuant to the authority hereby granted under the irrevocable proxy, SunTrust may vote Stockholder’s Shares in furtherance of its own interestsherein, and SunTrust any attempt to do so shall be void. The power of attorney granted herein is not acting as a fiduciary for durable power of attorney and shall survive the disability or incompetence of such Stockholder.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, “Proxy Term” means the period from the execution of this Agreement until the Termination Date.
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Proxy. (a) Stockholder Each Shareholder, by this Agreement does Agreement, hereby constitute constitutes and appoint SunTrust, or any nominee of SunTrustappoints REIT, with full power of substitution, during and for the Proxy Term, as Stockholder’s such Shareholder s true and lawful attorney and irrevocable proxy, for and in Stockholder’s such Shareholder s name, place and stead, to vote the Securities each of Stockholder such Shares owned by such Shareholder as Stockholder’s Shareholder s proxy, at every meeting of the Company’s stockholders shareholders of the Company or any adjournment thereof (or, as applicable, to instruct and direct or in connection with any holder of record of such Securities to vote such Securities) or execute its proxy with respect to such Securities at every meeting written consent of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereofCompany s shareholders, (i( i ) for in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement and approval of the Merger Agreement and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger (in each case as amended from time to time)Agreement, (ii) against (x) any extraordinary corporate transaction Company Takeover Proposal (other than which term as used in this Agreement shall have the Mergermeaning as defined in the Merger Agreement), such as a merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, sale or transfer of a material amount of the assets or securities of the Company or and any of its subsidiaries (other than pursuant to the Merger) or proposal for any other change of control involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, any Alternative Transaction, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, and (iii) against any other action or agreement that would result in a breach of any representationcovenant, warranty, covenant representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company contained in the Merger Agreement or that would result in any of the conditions to the obligations of the Company under the Merger Agreement or which is reasonably likely to result in any of the conditions of the Company s obligations under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilledfulfilled and (y) any change in the directors of the Company, unless SunTrust determines any change in the present capitalization of the Company or any amendment to vote the Company s articles of organization or consent bylaws, any other material change in favor of such actionthe Company s corporate structure or business, or any other action which in the case of each clauses of the matters referred to in this clause (i)y) could reasonably be expected to impede, (ii) interfere with, delay, postpone or materially adversely affect the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or the likelihood of such transactions being consummated, and (iii) in favor of any other matter necessary for consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement which is considered at any annual, special or other such meeting (or at any adjournment thereof) of shareholders or in such consent, and in connection with therewith to execute any action documents which are necessary or consent of appropriate in order to effectuate the stockholders of foregoing, including the Company, in lieu of a meeting ability for REIT or otherwiseits nominees to vote such Shares directly. Stockholder Each Shareholder intends this intends the foregoing proxy to be be, and it shall be, irrevocable and coupled with an interest during the Proxy Term and hereby revokes any proxy proxies previously granted by Stockholder such Shareholder with respect to its Securities. Stockholder acknowledges that, pursuant the Shares to the authority hereby granted under extent inconsistent with the irrevocable foregoing proxy, SunTrust may vote Stockholder’s Shares in furtherance of its own interests, and SunTrust is not acting as a fiduciary for Stockholder.
(b) Each Shareholder hereby further agrees, with respect to any Shares not voted pursuant to paragraph (a) above, including without limitation any Shares owned beneficially but not of record by such Shareholder, that during the Proxy Term, at every meeting of the shareholders of the Company or any adjournment thereof or in connection with any written consent of the Company s shareholders, such Shareholder shall vote (or cause to be voted) all Shares whether or not owned of record or beneficially by such Shareholder except as specifically requested in writing by REIT in advance, ( i ) in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement and approval of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, (ii) against (x) any Company Takeover Proposal and any proposal for any action or agreement that would result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company under the Merger Agreement or which is reasonably likely to result in any of the conditions of the Company s obligations under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled or (y) any change in the directors of the Company, any change in the present capitalization of the Company or any amendment to the Company s certificate of incorporation or bylaws, any other material change in the Company s corporate structure or business, or any other action which in the case of each of the matters referred to in this clause (y) could reasonably be expected to, impede, interfere with, delay, postpone or materially adversely affect the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or the likelihood of such transactions being consummated, and (iii) in favor of any other matter necessary for consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement which is considered at any such meeting of shareholders or in such consent, and in connection therewith to execute any documents which are necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the foregoing.
(c) For the purposes of this Agreement, “Proxy Term” Term means the period from the execution of this Agreement date hereof until the Termination Dateearlier of ( i ) twelve (12) months after the termination of the Merger Agreement (provided, however, that after the termination of the Merger Agreement Sections 3.2(a) and 3.2(b) hereof shall apply only to an aggregate number of Shares equal to ten percent of the number of shares of the Company Stock outstanding from time to time, and the parties hereto shall agree in writing which Shares shall no longer be subject to the provisions of such Sections) and (ii) the Effective Time.
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Proxy. (a) 2.1 Each Stockholder by this Agreement does hereby constitute and appoint SunTrustParent, or any nominee of SunTrustParent, with full power of substitution, during and for the Proxy TermTerm (as hereinafter defined), as such Stockholder’s 's true and lawful attorney and irrevocable proxy, for and in such Stockholder’s 's name, place and stead, to vote the Securities each of Stockholder such Shares as such Stockholder’s 's proxy, at every meeting of the Company’s stockholders Company Stockholders or any adjournment thereof (or in connection with any written consent of the Company Stockholders, or, as applicable, to instruct and direct DTC, Bear Xxxxxxx, Credit Suisse First Boston or any other holder of record of such Securities the Shares to vote such Securities) its Shares or execute its proxy with respect to such Securities Shares at every meeting of the Company’s stockholders Company Stockholders or any adjournment thereofthereof or in connection with any written consent of the Company Stockholders, (i) for in favor of adoption of the adoption and Merger Agreement, approval of the Merger Agreement and any other action of the Merger (Company Stockholders requested in each case as amended from time to time), furtherance thereof; (ii) against any extraordinary corporate transaction (other than the Merger), such as a merger, consolidation, business combination, tender action or exchange offer, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, sale or transfer of a material amount of the assets or securities agreement submitted for approval of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than pursuant to the Merger) or any other change of control involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, any Alternative Transaction, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, and (iii) against any other action or agreement Stockholders that would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of any representationcovenant, warranty, covenant representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company contained in the Merger Agreement or that would result of such Stockholder contained in this Agreement; and (iii) against any of the conditions Acquisition Proposal or any other action, agreement or transaction submitted for approval to the obligations Company Stockholders that is intended, or could reasonably be expected, to impede, interfere or be inconsistent with, delay, postpone, discourage or adversely affect the Merger or this Agreement, including: (A) any extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger, consolidation or other business combination involving the Company or its Subsidiaries (other than the Merger); (B) a sale, lease or transfer of a material amount of assets of the Company under or any of its Subsidiaries or a reorganization, recapitalization or liquidation of the Merger Agreement not being fulfilledCompany or any of its Subsidiaries; (C) a material change in the policies or management of the Company; (D) an election of new members to the board of directors of the Company, unless SunTrust determines except where the vote is cast in favor of the nominees of a majority of the existing directors; (E) any material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of the Company or any amendment or other change to the Company Certificate of Incorporation or Company Bylaws; or (F) any other material change in the Company's corporate structure or business, unless, with respect to any of (A) through (F) above, Parent shall determine to vote or consent in favor of such action, in the case of each clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) at any annual, special or other meeting (or at any adjournment thereof) or in connection with any action or consent of the stockholders of the Company, in lieu of a meeting or otherwiseactions. Each Stockholder intends this proxy to be irrevocable and coupled with an interest during the Proxy Term and hereby revokes any proxy previously granted by such Stockholder with respect to its Securities. Stockholder acknowledges that, pursuant to the authority hereby granted under the irrevocable proxy, SunTrust may vote such Stockholder’s Shares in furtherance of its own interests, and SunTrust is not acting as a fiduciary for Stockholder's Shares.
(b) 2.2 For purposes of this Agreement, “"Proxy Term” means " shall mean the period from the execution of this Agreement thisAgreement until the Termination Dateearlier of (i) the date on which the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms or (ii) the Effective Time.
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Samples: Voting Agreement (Alpine Associates a LTD Partnership /Nj)
Proxy. (a) Stockholder by this Agreement does Each Securityholder hereby constitute and appoint SunTrust, or any nominee of SunTrust, with full power of substitutionagrees that, during and for the Proxy Term, as Stockholder’s true and lawful attorney and irrevocable proxy, for and in Stockholder’s name, place and stead, to vote the Securities term of Stockholder as Stockholder’s proxythis Agreement, at every any meeting of the stockholders of Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof (or, as applicablehowever called, to instruct and direct any holder of record of such Securities to vote such Securities) or execute its proxy with respect to such Securities at every meeting of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof, and in any action by written consent of the stockholders of Company, to (i) for vote all of the shares of Company Common Stock then owned by such Securityholder in favor of the adoption and approval of the Merger Agreement as in effect on the date hereof (as such agreement may be amended) and each of the Merger (other transactions contemplated thereby and any action required in each case as amended from time to time)furtherance thereof, (ii) vote such shares against any action or agreement that would result in a breach in any material respect of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation of Company under the Merger Agreement, and (iii) vote such shares against any Other Transaction or any other action or agreement that, directly or indirectly, is inconsistent with or that would, or is reasonably likely to, directly or indirectly, impede, interfere with or attempt to discourage the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including but not limited to (I) any extraordinary corporate transaction (other than the Merger), such as a merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, reorganization, recapitalizationrecapitalization or liquidation involving Company or any of its Subsidiaries, liquidation, (II) a sale or transfer of a material amount of the assets or of Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (III) any redemption of securities of the Company Company, or (IV) any material change in Company's capitalization, corporate structure or business; provided, however, that, if such Securityholder is a director of its subsidiaries (other than pursuant Company, nothing herein shall be construed to the Merger) or any other change of control involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, any Alternative Transaction, unless SunTrust determines obligate such Securityholder to vote or consent act in favor of such action, and (iii) against any other action or agreement that would result in his capacity as a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of the Company contained in the Merger Agreement or that would result director in any of the conditions to the obligations of the Company under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of manner which conflicts with such action, in the case of each clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) at any annual, special or other meeting (or at any adjournment thereof) or in connection with any action or consent of the stockholders of the Company, in lieu of a meeting or otherwise. Stockholder intends this proxy to be irrevocable and coupled with an interest during the Proxy Term and hereby revokes any proxy previously granted by Stockholder with respect to its Securities. Stockholder acknowledges that, pursuant to the authority hereby granted under the irrevocable proxy, SunTrust may vote Stockholder’s Shares in furtherance of its own interests, and SunTrust is not acting Person's fiduciary duties as a fiduciary for Stockholderdirector of Company.
(b) For purposes In furtherance of the foregoing, (i) each Securityholder hereby appoints Parent and the proper officers of Parent, and each of them, with full power of substitution in the premises, its proxies to vote all such Securityholder's shares of Company Common Stock now or hereafter owned beneficially or of record by such Securityholder at any meeting, general or special, of the stockholders of Company, and to execute one or more written consents or other instruments from time to time in order to take such action without the necessity of a meeting of the stockholders of Company, in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph and (ii) Parent hereby agrees to vote such shares or execute written consents or other instruments in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
(c) The proxy and power of attorney granted herein shall be irrevocable during the term of this Agreement, “Proxy Term” means shall be deemed to be coupled with an interest and shall revoke all prior agreements to vote and proxies granted by such Securityholder. Such Securityholder shall not grant any proxy to any person which conflicts with the period from proxy granted herein, and any attempt to do so shall be void. The power of attorney granted herein is a durable power of attorney and shall survive the execution disability or incompetence of this Agreement until the Termination Datesuch Securityholder.
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Samples: Voting and Option Agreement (Desa International Inc)
Proxy. (a) As further security for the Stockholder's obligations under paragraph 1, the Stockholder by this Agreement does hereby constitute revokes any previous proxies relating to the Shares and appoint SunTrustirrevocably appoints Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx, or any nominee President and Chief Executive Officer of SunTrustParent and Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx., Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Parent, and each of them, attorneys and proxies, with full power of substitutionsubstitution in each of them, during and for of the Proxy TermStockholder to attend, as Stockholder’s true and lawful attorney and irrevocable proxyrepresent, for and in Stockholder’s name, place and stead, to vote the Securities of Stockholder as Stockholder’s proxy, at every meeting Shares and act on behalf of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof (or, as applicable, to instruct and direct any holder of record of such Securities to vote such Securities) or execute its proxy with respect to such Securities at every meeting of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof, (i) for the adoption and approval Stockholder in favor of the Merger on the terms set forth in the Agreement and as executed (with such changes as are not material to the Merger (rights of the Stockholder in each case as amended from time to time), (ii) against any extraordinary corporate transaction (other than the Merger), such as a mergerand with respect to other matters in connection therewith, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, sale or transfer of a material amount of the assets or securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than pursuant to the Merger) or any other change of control involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, any Alternative Transaction, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, and (iii) against any other action or agreement that would result in a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of the Company contained in the Merger Agreement or that would result in any of the conditions to the obligations of the Company under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, in the case of each clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) at any annual, special or other meeting (and at all adjournments, continuations or at any adjournment postponements, thereof) or in connection with any action or consent (the "Meeting") of the stockholders of Company at which the CompanyMerger is presented for approval of such stockholders (including executing waivers and consents in connection with the Merger), and otherwise to act for the Stockholder in lieu of a meeting the same manner and with the same effect as if the Stockholder were personally present at such Meeting and voting the Shares or otherwise. Stockholder intends this proxy to be irrevocable and coupled personally acting on any matters in connection with an interest during the Proxy Term and hereby revokes any proxy previously granted by Stockholder with respect to its Securities. Stockholder acknowledges that, pursuant Merger submitted to the authority hereby granted under the irrevocable proxy, SunTrust may vote Stockholder’s Shares in furtherance stockholders of its own interests, and SunTrust is not acting as a fiduciary Company for Stockholderapproval or consent.
(b) For purposes The Stockholder authorizes such proxies to substitute any other person or persons to act hereunder, to revoke any such substitution and to file this proxy and any such substitution or revocation with the Secretary of this AgreementCompany.
(c) THIS PROXY IS IRREVOCABLE AND COUPLED WITH AN INTEREST AND SHALL TERMINATE ON THE EARLIER OF DECEMBER 31, “Proxy Term” means the period from the execution of this Agreement until the Termination Date1999 OR THE TERMINATION OF THE AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO THE TERMS THEREOF.
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Proxy. (a) To fully implement the agreement of the Stockholder by this Agreement does set forth in Section 2.1 above, the Stockholder hereby constitute irrevocably appoints Logitech Subsidiary, its officers and appoint SunTrust, or any nominee of SunTrustdesignees, with full power of substitutionsubstitution (each of Logitech Subsidiary, during its officers and for designees and its substitutes being referred to herein as the Proxy Term"Proxy"), and each of them as Stockholder’s the true and lawful attorney and irrevocable proxy, for and in Stockholder’s name, place and steadproxy of the Stockholder until the termination of this Agreement, to vote the Securities of all Stockholder Shares on matters as Stockholder’s proxy, at every meeting of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof (or, as applicable, to instruct and direct any holder of record of which such Securities Stockholder is entitled to vote such Securities) or execute its proxy with respect to such Securities at every a meeting of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof, (i) for the adoption and approval of the Merger Agreement and the Merger (in each case as amended from time to time), (ii) against any extraordinary corporate transaction (other than the Merger), such as a merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, sale or transfer of a material amount of the assets or securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than pursuant to the Merger) or any other change of control involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, any Alternative Transaction, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, and (iii) against any other action or agreement that would result in a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of the Company contained in the Merger Agreement or that would result in any of the conditions to the obligations of the Company under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, in the case of each clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) at any annual, special or other meeting (or at any adjournment thereof) or in connection with any action or consent of the stockholders of the CompanyCompany or to which such Stockholder is entitled to express consent or dissent to corporate action in writing without a meeting of stockholders, in the Proxy's absolute, sole and binding discretion, on the matters specified in Section 2.1 above. The Stockholder agrees that the Proxy may, prior to the termination of this Agreement, in such Stockholder's name and stead, (i) attend any annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the Company and vote all Stockholder Shares at any such annual or special meeting as to the matters specified in Section 2.1 above, and (ii) execute with respect to all Stockholder Shares any written consent to, or dissent from, corporate action respecting any matter specified in Section 2.1 above. Prior to the termination of this Agreement, the Stockholder agrees to refrain from, without the prior written consent of Logitech Subsidiary, (x) voting the Stockholder Shares of such Stockholder at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the Company in any manner inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, (y) executing any written consent in lieu of a meeting of the stockholders of the Company in any manner inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, and (z) granting any proxy or otherwiseauthorization to any person with respect to the voting of the Stockholder Shares, except pursuant to this Agreement, or taking any action contrary to or in any manner inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement. The Stockholder intends agrees that this grant of proxy to be and appointment of attorney is irrevocable and coupled with an interest during and agrees that the person designated as Proxy Term and hereby revokes pursuant hereto may at any proxy previously granted by Stockholder with respect time name any other person as its substituted Proxy to its Securities. Stockholder acknowledges thatact pursuant hereto, pursuant either as to the authority hereby granted under the irrevocable proxy, SunTrust may vote Stockholder’s Shares in furtherance of its own interests, and SunTrust is not acting a specific matter or as a fiduciary for Stockholderto all matters.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, “Proxy Term” means the period from the execution of this Agreement until the Termination Date.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Labtec Inc /Ma)
Proxy. (a) As further security for the Stockholder's obligations under paragraph 1, the Stockholder by this Agreement does hereby constitute revokes any previous proxies relating to the Shares and appoint SunTrustirrevocably appoints Mark Xxxxxxxxx, or any nominee Xxesident and Chief Executive Officer of SunTrustParent and Paul X. Xxxxxxx, Xx., Xxce President and Chief Financial Officer of Parent, and each of them, attorneys and proxies, with full power of substitutionsubstitution in each of them, during and for of the Proxy TermStockholder to attend, as Stockholder’s true and lawful attorney and irrevocable proxyrepresent, for and in Stockholder’s name, place and stead, to vote the Securities of Stockholder as Stockholder’s proxy, at every meeting Shares and act on behalf of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof (or, as applicable, to instruct and direct any holder of record of such Securities to vote such Securities) or execute its proxy with respect to such Securities at every meeting of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof, (i) for the adoption and approval Stockholder in favor of the Merger on the terms set forth in the Agreement and as executed (with such changes as are not material to the Merger (rights of the Stockholder in each case as amended from time to time), (ii) against any extraordinary corporate transaction (other than the Merger), such as a mergerand with respect to other matters in connection therewith, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, sale or transfer of a material amount of the assets or securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than pursuant to the Merger) or any other change of control involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, any Alternative Transaction, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, and (iii) against any other action or agreement that would result in a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of the Company contained in the Merger Agreement or that would result in any of the conditions to the obligations of the Company under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, in the case of each clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) at any annual, special or other meeting (and at all adjournments, continuations or at any adjournment postponements, thereof) or in connection with any action or consent (the "Meeting") of the stockholders of Company at which the CompanyMerger is presented for approval of such stockholders (including executing waivers and consents in connection with the Merger), and otherwise to act for the Stockholder in lieu of a meeting the same manner and with the same effect as if the Stockholder were personally present at such Meeting and voting the Shares or otherwise. Stockholder intends this proxy to be irrevocable and coupled personally acting on any matters in connection with an interest during the Proxy Term and hereby revokes any proxy previously granted by Stockholder with respect to its Securities. Stockholder acknowledges that, pursuant Merger submitted to the authority hereby granted under the irrevocable proxy, SunTrust may vote Stockholder’s Shares in furtherance stockholders of its own interests, and SunTrust is not acting as a fiduciary Company for Stockholderapproval or consent.
(b) For purposes The Stockholder authorizes such proxies to substitute any other person or persons to act hereunder, to revoke any such substitution and to file this proxy and any such substitution or revocation with the Secretary of this AgreementCompany.
(c) THIS PROXY IS IRREVOCABLE AND COUPLED WITH AN INTEREST AND SHALL TERMINATE ON THE EARLIER OF DECEMBER 31, “Proxy Term” means the period from the execution of this Agreement until the Termination Date1999 OR THE TERMINATION OF THE AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO THE TERMS THEREOF.
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Proxy. (a) Each of PS and the Xxxxxxx Stockholders are, simultaneously herewith, executing the Stockholder by this Agreement does Approval. Each of PS and the Xxxxxxx Stockholders hereby constitute and appoint SunTrustagree that at any meeting of the stockholders of the Company, or any nominee of SunTrusthowever called, with full power of substitution, during and for the Proxy Term, as Stockholder’s true and lawful attorney and irrevocable proxy, for and in Stockholder’s name, place and stead, to vote the Securities of Stockholder as Stockholder’s proxy, at every meeting any action by written consent of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof (orstockholders, as applicable, to instruct each of PS and direct any holder the Xxxxxxx Stockholders shall vote their shares of record of such Securities to vote such Securities) or execute its proxy with respect to such Securities at every meeting voting capital stock of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof, : (i) for the adoption and approval in favor of the Merger Agreement and the Merger (in each case as amended from time to time), Stockholder Approval; (ii) in favor of the Certificate of Designations; (iii) in favor of the Financing; and (iv) against any extraordinary corporate transaction (other than the Merger), such as a merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, sale or transfer of a material amount of the assets or securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than pursuant to the Merger) proposal or any other change of control involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, any Alternative Transaction, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, and (iii) against any other corporate action or agreement that would result in a breach of any representationcovenant, warranty, covenant representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company contained in under the Merger Xxxxxx Purchase Agreement, the Aisling Purchase Agreement or that would result in any of the conditions to the obligations of the Company under the Merger this Agreement not being fulfilled, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor . Each of such action, in PS and the case Xxxxxxx Stockholders acknowledges receipt and review of a copy of each clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) at any annual, special or other meeting (or at any adjournment thereof) or in connection with any action or consent of the stockholders of the Company, in lieu of a meeting or otherwise. Stockholder intends this proxy to be irrevocable and coupled with an interest during the Proxy Term and hereby revokes any proxy previously granted by Stockholder with respect to its Securities. Stockholder acknowledges that, pursuant to the authority hereby granted under the irrevocable proxy, SunTrust may vote Stockholder’s Shares in furtherance of its own interests, and SunTrust is not acting as a fiduciary for StockholderExhibits hereto.
(b) For purposes PS and the Xxxxxxx Stockholders each hereby represents, warrants, covenants and agrees that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, until the Stockholder Approval and the filing of the Certificate of Designations, he/it shall not offer or agree to sell, transfer, tender, assign, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of, grant a proxy or power of attorney with respect to (other than the Proxy or as set forth in this Agreement), or create or permit to exist any security interest, lien, claim, pledge, option, right of first refusal, agreement, or limitation on any shares of capital stock of the Company owned by him/it.
(c) PS hereby represents, warrants, covenants and agrees that:
(i) he is the sole managing member of each of the Xxxxxxx Stockholders;
(ii) as of the date hereof, the Xxxxxxx Stockholders are the owners of the Shares, which aggregate of 35,686,738 shares of common stock of the Company, entitled to vote, without restriction, on all matters brought before holders of capital stock of the Company; the Shares are all the voting securities of the Company owned, either of record or beneficially, by the Xxxxxxx Stockholders; and, except as contemplated by this Agreement and the Exhibits hereto are owned free and clear of all security interests, liens, claims, pledges, options, rights of first refusal, agreements, limitations on such Xxxxxxx Stockholders’ voting rights, charges and other encumbrances of any nature whatsoever;
(iii) the Proxy and this Agreement have been duly authorized and approved by each of the Xxxxxxx Stockholders;
(iv) he has the power and authority to execute and deliver the Proxy and this Agreement; and
(v) by a date that is not more than sixty (60) days after the date of this Agreement, “Proxy Term” means he shall take such steps that shall be necessary so as to appoint Xxx Xxxxxxx as his successor as the period from sole managing member of Rajs Holdings, Rametra Holdings, and P&K Holdings in the execution event of this Agreement until the Termination Datehis death or incapacity.
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Samples: Consent and Waiver Agreement (Interpharm Holdings Inc)
Proxy. (a) SECTION 1.01. Irrevocable Proxy. Stockholder by this Agreement does hereby constitute irrevocably appoints Buyer, until termination of the Merger Agreement, as the Stockholder's attorney and appoint SunTrust, or any nominee of SunTrustproxy, with full power of substitution, during to vote, and for otherwise act (by written consent or otherwise) with respect to the Proxy Term, as Stockholder’s true and lawful attorney and irrevocable proxy, for and in Stockholder’s name, place and stead, shares of Common Stock which the Stockholder is entitled to vote the Securities of Stockholder as Stockholder’s proxy, at every any meeting of the Company’s stockholders of the Holding Company (whether annual or any adjournment thereof (or, as applicable, to instruct special and direct any holder of record of such Securities to vote such Securitieswhether or not an adjourned or postponed meeting) or execute consent in lieu of any such meeting or otherwise, in such manner as Buyer or its proxy substitute shall, in its sole discretion, deem proper with respect to such Securities at every meeting of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof, following matters: (i) any proposal for the adoption and or approval of the Merger Agreement and the Merger (in each case as amended from time to time), Agreement; (ii) against any extraordinary corporate transaction proposal relating to (other than A) the Merger), such as a merger, consolidation, business combination, tender sale of stock or exchange offer, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, sale or transfer of a material amount assets of the assets or securities of the Holding Company or any of its subsidiaries or any interest therein OTHER THAN AS contemplated by the merger agreement, (B) the merger, consolidation or other combination of the Holding Company or any of its subsidiaries with any person, other than pursuant to as contemplated by the MergerMerger Agreement, (C) the liquidation, dissolution or any other change reorganization of control involving the Holding Company or any of its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, any Alternative Transaction, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, and (iiiD) against any other action or agreement that would result in a breach of any covenant, representation, warranty, covenant warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Holding Company contained in or any of its subsidiaries under the Merger Agreement or that would which could result in any of the conditions to the Buyer and Acquisition's obligations of the Company under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, in the case of each clauses (i), (ii) ; and (iii) at any annual, special as otherwise necessary or other meeting (or at any adjournment thereof) or in connection with any action or consent of appropriate to enable the stockholders of the Holding Company, in lieu Buyer and Acquisition to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. THIS PROXY AND POWER OF ATTORNEY IS IRREVOCABLE AND COUPLED WITH AN INTEREST. Each Stockholder hereby revokes all other proxies and powers of attorney with respect to the shares of Common Stock owned by the Stockholder which the Stockholder may have heretofore appointed or granted (other than a meeting or otherwise. Stockholder intends this proxy to vote in accordance with Section 1.01 hereof), and no subsequent proxy or power of attorney shall be irrevocable given or written consent executed (and coupled with an interest during if given or executed, shall not be effective) by the Proxy Term and hereby revokes any proxy previously granted by Stockholder with respect thereto (other than in accordance with Section 1.01 hereof). All authority herein conferred or agreed to its Securities. be conferred shall survive the death, incapacity, bankruptcy or liquidation of the Stockholder acknowledges that, pursuant to and any obligation of the authority hereby granted Stockholder under the irrevocable proxy, SunTrust may vote Stockholder’s Shares in furtherance of its own interests, and SunTrust is not acting as a fiduciary for Stockholder.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, “Proxy Term” means the period from the execution of this Agreement until the Termination Dateshall be binding upon its heirs, representatives, assigns and successors.
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Proxy. (a) Each Signatory Stockholder by this Agreement does hereby constitute revokes any and appoint SunTrustall prior proxies or powers of attorney in respect of any of such Signatory Stockholder's Subject Shares and constitutes and appoints the Buyer, or any nominee of SunTrustthe Buyer (provided that in the event the Buyer or its nominee fails to exercise the Proxy (as defined below), with full Stephen P. Jeffery is hereby automatically appointed as the substitute txxxxxxx), xxxx xxxl power of substitutionsubstitution and resubstitution, at any time during and for the Proxy Term, as Stockholder’s its true and lawful attorney and irrevocable proxyproxy (its "Proxy"), for and in Stockholder’s its name, place and stead, to demand that the Secretary of the Company call a special meeting of the Stockholders of the Company for the purpose of considering any matter referred to in Section 1.1 and to vote the Securities each of Stockholder such Subject Shares as Stockholder’s proxyits Proxy, at every annual, special, adjourned or postponed meeting of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof (or, as applicable, to instruct and direct any holder of record of such Securities to vote such Securities) or execute its proxy with respect to such Securities at every meeting Signatory Stockholders of the Company’s stockholders , including the right to sign its name (as Signatory Stockholder) to any consent, certificate or any adjournment thereof, (i) for other document relating to the adoption and approval Company that the general corporation law of the Merger state of Delaware may permit or require, in favor of the approval of, and the transactions contemplated by, the Asset Agreement and the Merger IP Purchase Agreement (in each case as amended from time to time); provided, (ii) against any extraordinary corporate transaction (other than however, that the Merger)proxy granted in this Section 1.3 shall terminate and be of no further force or effect in the event that the Company's Board of Directors determines in its good faith judgment, such as a merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, sale or transfer of a material amount of after taking into consideration the assets or securities of the Company or any written advice of its subsidiaries (other than pursuant outside legal counsel, that it is required in order for its members to the Merger) or any other change of control involving the Company or any of comply with their fiduciary duties under applicable law to withdraw its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, any Alternative Transaction, unless SunTrust determines recommendation to vote or consent in favor of such action, and (iii) against any other action or agreement that would result in a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of the Company contained in the Merger Agreement or that would result in any of the conditions to the obligations of the Company under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, in the case of each clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) at any annual, special or other meeting (or at any adjournment thereof) or in connection with any action or consent of the its stockholders of the Companyapproval of the transactions contemplated by the Asset Agreement and the IP Purchase Agreement, in lieu of a meeting or otherwise. Stockholder intends this proxy approve or recommend or cause the Company to be irrevocable and coupled with enter into an interest during the Proxy Term and hereby revokes any proxy previously granted by Stockholder agreement with respect to its Securitiesa Superior Proposal (as defined in the Asset Agreement). Stockholder acknowledges that, pursuant to the authority hereby granted under the irrevocable proxy, SunTrust may vote Stockholder’s Shares in furtherance of its own interests, and SunTrust is not acting as a fiduciary for StockholderTHE FOREGOING PROXY AND POWER OF ATTORNEY ARE IRREVOCABLE AND COUPLED WITH AN INTEREST THROUGHOUT THE TERM.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, “Proxy Term” means the period from the execution of this Agreement until the Termination Date.
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Samples: Signatory Stockholders Agreement (Geac Computer Systems Inc)
Proxy. (a) Stockholder Each Shareholder, by this Agreement does Agreement, hereby constitute constitutes and appoint SunTrust, or any nominee of SunTrustappoints REIT, with full power of substitution, during and for the Proxy Term, as Stockholder’s such Shareholder's true and lawful attorney and irrevocable proxy, for and in Stockholder’s such Shareholder's name, place and stead, to vote the Securities each of Stockholder such Shares owned by such Shareholder as Stockholder’s Shareholder's proxy, at every meeting of the Company’s stockholders shareholders of the Company or any adjournment thereof (or, as applicable, to instruct and direct or in connection with any holder of record of such Securities to vote such Securities) or execute its proxy with respect to such Securities at every meeting written consent of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof's shareholders, (i) for in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement and approval of the Merger Agreement and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger (in each case as amended from time to time)Agreement, (ii) against (x) any extraordinary corporate transaction Company Takeover Proposal (other than which term as used in this Agreement shall have the Mergermeaning as defined in the Merger Agreement), such as a merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, sale or transfer of a material amount of the assets or securities of the Company or and any of its subsidiaries (other than pursuant to the Merger) or proposal for any other change of control involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, any Alternative Transaction, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, and (iii) against any other action or agreement that would result in a breach of any representationcovenant, warranty, covenant representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company contained in the Merger Agreement or that would result in any of the conditions to the obligations of the Company under the Merger Agreement or which is reasonably likely to result in any of the conditions of the Company's obligations under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilledfulfilled and (y) any change in the directors of the Company, unless SunTrust determines any change in the present capitalization of the Company or any amendment to vote the Company's articles of organization or consent bylaws, any other material change in favor of such actionthe Company's corporate structure or business, or any other action which in the case of each clauses of the matters referred to in this clause (i)y) could reasonably be expected to impede, (ii) interfere with, delay, postpone or materially adversely affect the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or the likelihood of such transactions being consummated, and (iii) in favor of any other matter necessary for consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement which is considered at any annual, special or other such meeting (or at any adjournment thereof) of shareholders or in such consent, and in connection with therewith to execute any action documents which are necessary or consent of appropriate in order to effectuate the stockholders of foregoing, including the Company, in lieu of a meeting ability for REIT or otherwiseits nominees to vote such Shares directly. Stockholder Each Shareholder intends this the foregoing proxy to be be, and it shall be, irrevocable and coupled with an interest during the Proxy Term and hereby revokes any proxy proxies previously granted by Stockholder such Shareholder with respect to its Securities. Stockholder acknowledges that, pursuant the Shares to the authority hereby granted under extent inconsistent with the irrevocable foregoing proxy, SunTrust may vote Stockholder’s Shares in furtherance of its own interests, and SunTrust is not acting as a fiduciary for Stockholder.
(b) Each Shareholder hereby further agrees, with respect to any Shares not voted pursuant to paragraph (a) above, including without limitation any Shares owned beneficially but not of record by such Shareholder, that during the Proxy Term, at every meeting of the shareholders of the Company or any adjournment thereof or in connection with any written consent of the Company's shareholders, such Shareholder shall vote (or cause to be voted) all Shares whether or not owned of record or beneficially by such Shareholder except as specifically requested in writing by REIT in advance, (i) in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement and approval of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, (ii) against (x) any Company Takeover Proposal and any proposal for any action or agreement that would result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company under the Merger Agreement or which is reasonably likely to result in any of the conditions of the Company's obligations under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled or (y) any change in the directors of the Company, any change in the present capitalization of the Company or any amendment to the Company's certificate of incorporation or bylaws, any other material change in the Company's corporate structure or business, or any other action which in the case of each of the matters referred to in this clause (y) could reasonably be expected to, impede, interfere with, delay, postpone or materially adversely affect the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or the likelihood of such transactions being consummated, and (iii) in favor of any other matter necessary for consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement which is considered at any such meeting of shareholders or in such consent, and in connection therewith to execute any documents which are necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the foregoing.
(c) For the purposes of this Agreement, “"Proxy Term” " means the period from the execution of this Agreement date hereof until the Termination Dateearlier of (i) twelve (12) months after the termination of the Merger Agreement (provided, however, that after the termination of the Merger Agreement Sections 3.2(a) and 3.2(b) hereof shall apply only to an aggregate number of Shares equal to ten percent of the number of shares of the Company Stock outstanding from time to time, and the parties hereto shall agree in writing which Shares shall no longer be subject to the provisions of such Sections) and (ii) the Effective Time.
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Proxy. Each Stockholder hereby irrevocably grants to and appoints Buyer and Assets Buyer (a) Stockholder and each officer of Buyer and Assets Buyer designated by this Agreement does hereby constitute Buyer and appoint SunTrustAssets Buyer), or any nominee of SunTrust, the Stockholder's proxy and attorney-in-fact (with full power of substitution, during and for the Proxy Term, as Stockholder’s true and lawful attorney and irrevocable proxy), for and in Stockholder’s the name, place and steadstead of the Stockholder, to vote the Securities of Stockholder as Stockholder’s proxy, at every a meeting of stockholders (or cause to be voted at a meeting of stockholders) all of the Company’s stockholders CPI Shares owned by the Stockholder (and any and all securities issued or any adjournment thereof (orissuable in respect thereof), or as applicableto which the Stockholder has voting control, to instruct and direct any holder of record of such Securities to vote such Securities) or execute its proxy solely with respect to such Securities at every meeting of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereofmatters set forth below, (i) for the adoption and approval of the Merger Agreement and the Merger (in each case as amended from time to time), (ii) against any extraordinary corporate transaction (other than the Merger), such as a merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, sale or transfer of a material amount of the assets or securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than pursuant to the Merger) or any other change of control involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, any Alternative Transaction, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, and (iii) against any other action or agreement that would result in a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of the Company contained in the Merger Agreement or that would result in any of the conditions to the obligations of the Company under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, in the case of each clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) at any annual, special or other meeting (or at any adjournment thereof) or in connection with any action or consent of the stockholders of CPI, and at any adjournment or adjournments thereof:
(i) in favor of the Company, in lieu approval of a meeting or otherwise. Stockholder intends this proxy to be irrevocable the CPI Merger and coupled with an interest during the Proxy Term and hereby revokes any proxy previously granted other transactions contemplated by Stockholder with respect to its Securities. Stockholder acknowledges that, the Merger Agreement (including the transactions pursuant to the authority hereby granted under Asset Purchase Agreement) and in favor of the irrevocable proxyapproval and adoption of the Merger Agreement, SunTrust may vote Stockholder’s Shares and all actions required in furtherance thereof if and only if such matter is put to a vote of its own interests, the Stockholders of CPI in their capacity as such (and SunTrust is not acting as in no event shall this Agreement extend to a fiduciary for vote of any shares of the stock of the Company held directly or indirectly by any such Stockholder.);
(bii) For purposes in favor of the approval of the Assets Purchase and the other transactions contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement and all actions required in furtherance thereof if and only if such matter is put to a vote of the Stockholders of CPI in their capacity as such (and in no event shall this Agreement extend to a vote of any shares of the stock of the Company held directly or indirectly by any such Stockholder);
(iii) against any merger, reorganization, share exchange, consolidation, purchase, sale of a material portion of the assets or similar transaction involving CPI (other than (A) the CPI Merger and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and (B) any Substitute Merger Agreement and any Substitute Merger); and
(iv) against any amendment of CPI's Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws which amendment would in any manner prevent or materially impede, interfere with or delay the Company Merger, the CPI Merger, the Merger Agreement, “Proxy Term” means the period from Assets Purchase, the execution Asset Purchase Agreement or any of this the transactions contemplated thereby (it being understood that the Recapitalization Amendment as contemplated by the Merger Agreement until shall not be deemed to prevent or materially impede, interfere with or delay the Termination DateCompany Merger, the CPI Merger, the Merger Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement).
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Proxy. Each Shareholder hereby irrevocably appoints Parent and Sub (a) Stockholder by this Agreement does hereby constitute and appoint SunTrust, or any nominee of SunTrusteither Parent or Sub) and each of them, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, during and for the Proxy Term, as Stockholder’s true and lawful attorney and irrevocable proxy, for and in Stockholder’s name, place and stead, to vote the Securities of Stockholder as Stockholder’s proxy, at every meeting of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof (or, as applicable, to instruct and direct any holder of record of such Securities to vote such Securities) or execute its proxy with respect to such Securities at every meeting of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof, (i) as proxies for such Shareholder to vote all of his Shares for and in the adoption name, place, and stead of such Shareholder at any meeting of the holders of Common Stock or any adjournments or postponements thereof or pursuant to any consent in lieu of a meeting, or otherwise, with respect only to the approval of this Agreement, the Merger Agreement, the Offer, the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, any matters related to or in connection with the Merger and any corporate action, the consummation of which would violate, frustrate the purposes of, prevent or delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and (including, without limitation, any proposal to amend the Merger (in each case as amended from time to time), (ii) against Articles of Incorporation or By-laws of the Company or approve any extraordinary corporate transaction (other than the Merger), such as a merger, consolidation, business combinationsale or purchase of any assets, tender issuance of Common Stock or exchange offerany other equity security of the Company (or a security convertible into an equity security of the Company), reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, sale winding up of or transfer of a material amount of the assets or securities of by the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than pursuant to the Mergersimilar transaction) or any other change of control involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, any Alternative Transaction, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, and (iiiii) against any as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact to execute one or more consents or other action or agreement that would result instruments from time to time in order to take such actions informally without notice of a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement meeting of the Company contained shareholders of the Company; provided, however, that in the event that the Unaffiliated Directors (as defined in the Merger Agreement Agreement) (or that would result in any committee designated thereby) shall withdraw, or propose publicly to withdraw, the approval or recommendation by such Unaffiliated Directors or such committee of the conditions to the obligations of the Company under Offer, the Merger or Merger Agreement not being fulfilled, unless SunTrust determines to vote (or consent in favor of such action, in the case of each clauses (iany transaction contemplated thereby), such appointment of Parent and Sub as proxies shall become immediately revocable. Each Shareholder agrees that the foregoing proxy and power- of-attorney granted to Parent and Sub (iiand their respective nominees) in this subsection shall be irrevocable during the term of this Agreement and (iii) at any annual, special or other meeting (or at any adjournment thereof) or in connection with any action or consent of the stockholders of the Company, in lieu of a meeting or otherwise. Stockholder intends this proxy shall be deemed to be irrevocable and coupled with an interest during the Proxy Term and hereby revokes interest. Each Shareholder represents that any proxy previously granted by Stockholder with proxies heretofore given in respect to its Securities. Stockholder acknowledges that, pursuant to the authority hereby granted under the irrevocable proxy, SunTrust may vote Stockholder’s of his Shares in furtherance of its own interestsare not irrevocable, and SunTrust is not acting as a fiduciary for Stockholderthat such proxies are hereby revoked.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, “Proxy Term” means the period from the execution of this Agreement until the Termination Date.
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Samples: Shareholder Agreement (VWR Scientific Products Corp)
Proxy. (a) By way of execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Stockholder by this Agreement does hereby constitute appoints and appoint SunTrustconstitutes Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, or any nominee Assistant Secretary of SunTrustthe Company, as its attorney and proxy with full power of substitutionsubstitution and resubstitution, during to the full extent of the Stockholder’s voting rights with respect to the Subject Securities. Upon the execution of this Agreement, all prior proxies given by the Stockholder with respect to any of the Subject Securities shall be deemed revoked, and the Stockholder agrees that no subsequent proxies will be given with respect to any of the Subject Securities.
(b) This proxy is irrevocable and is coupled with an interest. This proxy will be irrevocable for the Proxy Termterm hereof and will terminate (i) on the Voting Covenant Expiration Date, as Stockholder’s true and lawful (ii) with respect to Unrestricted Shares, upon the date of Transfer of the Subject Securities to an Unrestricted Transferee.
(c) Until the termination of this proxy pursuant to Section 3.2(b), the attorney and irrevocable proxy named above will be empowered, and may exercise this proxy, for and in Stockholder’s name, place and stead, to vote the Subject Securities of Stockholder as Stockholder’s proxyother than Unrestricted Shares at the Stockholders’ Meeting, at every meeting of the Company’s stockholders however called, or any adjournment thereof or postponement thereof, and in connection with any written action by consent of stockholders of the Company (orif then permitted):
(i) in favor of approval of the issuance of all Company Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Secured Notes; and in favor of any action recommended by the Board of Directors in furtherance of any of the foregoing; and
(ii) against any action or agreement that the Company has advised the Stockholder in writing in advance would impair the ability of the Company to issue shares of Company Common Stock upon conversion of the Convertible Secured Notes or that would otherwise be inconsistent with, as applicableprevent, impede or delay the ability of the Company to instruct issue shares of Company Common Stock upon conversion of the Convertible Secured Notes.
(d) The Stockholder may vote the Subject Securities on all other matters not referred to in this proxy, and direct any holder of record of such Securities to vote such Securities) or execute its the attorneys and proxies named above may not exercise this proxy with respect to such Securities at every meeting other matters, provided that this does not have the effect or intent of frustrating clause (c) above.
(e) This proxy shall be binding upon the heirs, estate, executors, personal representatives, successors and assigns of the Company’s stockholders Stockholder and will survive the merger or any adjournment thereof, (i) for the adoption and approval of the Merger Agreement and the Merger (in each case as amended from time to time), (ii) against any extraordinary corporate transaction (other than the Merger), such as a merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, sale or transfer of a material amount of the assets or securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than pursuant to the Merger) or any other change of control involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, any Alternative Transaction, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, and (iii) against any other action or agreement that would result in a breach reorganization of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of the Company contained in the Merger Agreement or that would result in any of the conditions to the obligations of the Company under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, in the case of each clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) at any annual, special or other meeting (or at any adjournment thereof) or in connection with any action or consent of the stockholders of the Company, in lieu of a meeting or otherwise. Stockholder intends this proxy to be irrevocable and coupled with an interest during the Proxy Term and hereby revokes any proxy previously granted by Stockholder with respect to its Securities. Stockholder acknowledges that, pursuant to the authority hereby granted under the irrevocable proxy, SunTrust may vote Stockholder’s Shares in furtherance of its own interests, and SunTrust is not acting as a fiduciary for Stockholder.
(bf) For purposes of this Agreement, “Proxy Term” means the period from the execution The Stockholder shall not be liable for any breach of this Agreement until arising out of any exercise by the Termination DateCompany of the proxy granted to the Company pursuant to this Section 3.2.
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Proxy. (a) Each Stockholder by this Agreement does hereby constitute and appoint SunTrustAcquiror, or any nominee of SunTrustAcquiror, with full power of substitution, during and for the Proxy TermTerm (as hereinafter defined), as such Stockholder’s true and lawful attorney and irrevocable proxy, for and in such Stockholder’s name, place and stead, to vote the Securities of Stockholder Shares as such Stockholder’s proxy, at every meeting of the Company’s stockholders of Cxxxx, however called, and at every adjournment or postponement thereof, or in connection with any adjournment thereof (orwritten consent of the stockholders of Cxxxx, as applicable, relating to instruct and direct any holder proposed action by the Stockholders of record of such Securities to vote such Securities) or execute its proxy Cxxxx with respect to such Securities at every meeting of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof, foregoing matters: (i) for the adoption and in favor of approval of the Merger Agreement and each of the Merger (in each case as amended from time to time)other transactions contemplated thereby, (ii) against any extraordinary corporate transaction (other than the Merger), such as a merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, sale or transfer of a material amount of the assets or securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than pursuant to the Merger) or any other change of control involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, any Alternative Transaction, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, and (iii) against any other action or agreement submitted for approval of the stockholders of Cxxxx that would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of any representationcovenant, warranty, covenant representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company Cxxxx contained in the Merger Agreement or that would result in any of the conditions to the obligations of the Company under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilledStockholders contained in this Agreement, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, in the case of each clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) at against any annualaction, special agreement or other meeting (or at any adjournment thereof) or in connection with any action or consent of transaction submitted for approval to the stockholders of Cxxxx that would reasonably be expected to materially impede, interfere or be inconsistent with, delay, postpone, discourage or materially and adversely affect the Companytimely consummation of the Offer or the Merger; and (iv) against any other action, in lieu agreement or transaction submitted for approval to the stockholders of a meeting or otherwiseCxxxx that would constitute an Acquisition Proposal. Each Stockholder intends this proxy to be irrevocable and coupled with an interest during the Proxy Term and hereby revokes any proxy previously granted by such Stockholder with respect to its Securitiesthe Shares. Each Stockholder acknowledges that, pursuant to the authority hereby granted under the irrevocable proxy, SunTrust Acquiror may vote Stockholder’s vote, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Shares in furtherance of its own interests, and SunTrust Acquiror is not acting as a fiduciary for any Stockholder.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, “Proxy Term” means the period from the execution of this Agreement until the Termination Datetermination of this Agreement in accordance with the terms of Section 4.1 hereof.
(c) Each Stockholder agrees that the irrevocable proxy set forth in this Section 1.3 shall not be terminated by any act of the Stockholder or by operation of law, whether by the death or incapacity of the Stockholder or by the occurrence of any other event or events, other than by termination of this Agreement in accordance with the terms of Section 4.1 hereof. If prior to the termination of this Agreement, any Stockholder should die or become incapacitated, certificates representing the Shares shall be delivered by or on behalf of such Stockholder in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement and this Agreement, and actions taken by Acquiror hereunder shall be as valid as if such death or incapacity had not occurred, regardless of whether or not Acquiror has received notice of such death or incapacity.
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Samples: Tender Agreement (Pfizer Inc)
Proxy. (a) Stockholder by this Agreement does Each Securityholder hereby constitute and appoint SunTrust, or any nominee of SunTrust, with full power of substitutionagrees that, during and for the Proxy Term, as Stockholder’s true and lawful attorney and irrevocable proxy, for and in Stockholder’s name, place and stead, to vote the Securities term of Stockholder as Stockholder’s proxythis Agreement, at every any meeting of the stockholders of Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof (or, as applicablehowever called, to instruct and direct any holder of record of such Securities to vote such Securities) or execute its proxy with respect to such Securities at every meeting of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof, and in any action by written consent of the stockholders of Company, to (i) for vote all of the shares of Company Common Stock then owned by such Securityholder in favor of the adoption and approval of the Merger Agreement and as in effect on the date hereof (as such agreement may be amended (A) as contemplated by Section 8.3 of the Merger Agreement or (B) with the consent of such Securityholder) and each of the other transactions contemplated thereby and any action required in each case as amended from time to time)furtherance thereof, (ii) vote such shares against any action or agreement that would result in a breach in any material respect of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation of Company under the Merger Agreement, and (iii) vote such shares against any Acquisition Proposal or any other action or agreement that, directly or indirectly, is inconsistent with or that would, or is reasonably likely to, directly or indirectly, impede, interfere with or attempt to discourage the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including but not limited to (I) any extraordinary corporate transaction (other than the MergerMerger on the terms set forth in the Merger Agreement), such as a merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, reorganization, recapitalizationrecapitalization or liquidation involving Company or any of its Subsidiaries, liquidation, (II) a sale or transfer of a material amount of the assets or securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries Subsidiaries, (other than pursuant to the MergerIII) or any other change redemption of control involving the securities of Company or any of its subsidiariesSubsidiaries, includingor (IV) any material change in Company's capitalization, but not limited tocorporate structure or business; provided, any Alternative Transactionhowever, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor that, if a Representative of such actionSecurityholder is a director of Company, and (iii) against any other action or agreement that would result nothing herein shall be construed to obligate such Representative to act in such Representative's capacity as a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of the Company contained in the Merger Agreement or that would result director in any of the conditions to the obligations of the Company under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of manner which conflicts with such action, in the case of each clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) at any annual, special or other meeting (or at any adjournment thereof) or in connection with any action or consent of the stockholders of the Company, in lieu of a meeting or otherwise. Stockholder intends this proxy to be irrevocable and coupled with an interest during the Proxy Term and hereby revokes any proxy previously granted by Stockholder with respect to its Securities. Stockholder acknowledges that, pursuant to the authority hereby granted under the irrevocable proxy, SunTrust may vote Stockholder’s Shares in furtherance of its own interests, and SunTrust is not acting Person's fiduciary duties as a fiduciary for Stockholderdirector of Company.
(b) For purposes In furtherance of the foregoing, (i) each Securityholder hereby appoints Childs and the proper officers of Childs and its general partners, and each of them, with full power of substitution in the premises, its proxies to vote all such Securityholder's shares of Company Common Stock now or hereafter owned beneficially or of record by such Securityholder at any meeting, general or special, of the stockholders of Company, and to execute one or more written consents or other instruments from time to time in order to take such action without the necessity of a meeting of the stockholders of Company, in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph and (ii) Childs hereby agrees to vote such shares or execute written consents or other instruments in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
(c) The proxy and power of attorney granted herein shall be irrevocable during the term of this Agreement, “Proxy Term” means shall be deemed to be coupled with an interest and shall revoke all prior proxies granted by such Securityholder. Such Securityholder shall not grant any proxy to any person which conflicts with the period from proxy granted herein, and any attempt to do so shall be void. The power of attorney granted herein is a durable power of attorney and shall survive the execution disability or incompetence of this Agreement until the Termination Datesuch Securityholder.
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Samples: Securities Purchase Agreement (Jw Childs Equity Partners L P)
Proxy. Each Shareholder hereby irrevocably appoints Parent and Sub (a) Stockholder by this Agreement does hereby constitute and appoint SunTrust, or any nominee of SunTrusteither Parent or Sub) and each of them, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, during and for the Proxy Term, as Stockholder’s true and lawful attorney and irrevocable proxy, for and in Stockholder’s name, place and stead, to vote the Securities of Stockholder as Stockholder’s proxy, at every meeting of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof (or, as applicable, to instruct and direct any holder of record of such Securities to vote such Securities) or execute its proxy with respect to such Securities at every meeting of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof, (i) as proxies for such Shareholder to vote all of his Shares for and in the adoption name, place, and stead of such Shareholder at any meeting of the holders of Common Stock or any adjournments or postponements thereof or pursuant to any consent in lieu of a meeting, or otherwise, with respect only to the approval of this Agreement, the Merger Agreement, the Offer, the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, any matters related to or in connection with the Merger and any corporate action, the consummation of which would violate, frustrate the purposes of, prevent or delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and (including, without limitation, any proposal to amend the Merger (in each case as amended from time to time), (ii) against Articles of Incorporation or By-laws of the Company or approve any extraordinary corporate transaction (other than the Merger), such as a merger, consolidation, business combinationsale or purchase of any assets, tender issuance of Common Stock or exchange offerany other equity security of the Company (or a security convertible into an equity security of the Company), reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, sale winding up of or transfer of a material amount of the assets or securities of by the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than pursuant to the Mergersimilar transaction) or any other change of control involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, any Alternative Transaction, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, and (iiiii) against any as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact to execute one or more consents or other action or agreement that would result instruments from time to time in order to take such actions informally without notice of a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement meeting of the Company contained shareholders of the Company; provided, however, that in the event that the Unaffiliated Directors (as defined in the Merger Agreement Agreement) (or that would result in any committee designated thereby) shall withdraw, or propose publicly to withdraw, the approval or recommendation by such Unaffiliated Directors or such committee of the conditions to the obligations of the Company under Offer, the Merger or Merger Agreement not being fulfilled, unless SunTrust determines to vote (or consent in favor of such action, in the case of each clauses (iany transaction contemplated thereby), such appointment of Parent and Sub as proxies shall become immediately revocable. Each Shareholder agrees that the foregoing proxy and power-of-attorney granted to Parent and Sub (iiand their respective nominees) in this subsection shall be irrevocable during the term of this Agreement and (iii) at any annual, special or other meeting (or at any adjournment thereof) or in connection with any action or consent of the stockholders of the Company, in lieu of a meeting or otherwise. Stockholder intends this proxy shall be deemed to be irrevocable and coupled with an interest during the Proxy Term and hereby revokes interest. Each Shareholder represents that any proxy previously granted by Stockholder with proxies heretofore given in respect to its Securities. Stockholder acknowledges that, pursuant to the authority hereby granted under the irrevocable proxy, SunTrust may vote Stockholder’s of his Shares in furtherance of its own interestsare not irrevocable, and SunTrust is not acting as a fiduciary for Stockholderthat such proxies are hereby revoked.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, “Proxy Term” means the period from the execution of this Agreement until the Termination Date.
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Proxy. (a) Stockholder by this Agreement does Each Securityholder hereby constitute and appoint SunTrust, or any nominee of SunTrust, with full power of substitutionagrees that, during and for the Proxy Term, as Stockholder’s true and lawful attorney and irrevocable proxy, for and in Stockholder’s name, place and stead, to vote the Securities ----- term of Stockholder as Stockholder’s proxythis Agreement, at every any meeting of the stockholders of Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof (or, as applicablehowever called, to instruct and direct any holder of record of such Securities to vote such Securities) or execute its proxy with respect to such Securities at every meeting of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof, and in any action by written consent of the stockholders of Company, to (i) for vote all of the shares of Company Common Stock then owned by such Securityholder in favor of the adoption and approval of the Merger Agreement and as in effect on the date hereof (as the Merger Agreement may be amended (A) as contemplated by Section 10.3 of the Merger Agreement or (B) with the consent of such Securityholder) and each of the other transactions contemplated thereby and any action required in each case as amended from time to time)furtherance thereof, (ii) vote such shares against any action or agreement that would result in a breach in any material respect of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation of Company under the Merger Agreement, and (iii) vote such shares against any Acquisition Proposal, Alternative Transaction or any other action or agreement that, directly or indirectly, is inconsistent with or that would, or is reasonably likely to, directly or indirectly, impede, interfere with or attempt to discourage the Offer or the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including but not limited to (I) any extraordinary corporate transaction (other than the MergerOffer and the Merger on the terms set forth in the Merger Agreement), such as a merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, reorganization, recapitalizationrecapitalization or liquidation involving Company or any of its Subsidiaries, liquidation, (II) a sale or transfer of a material amount of the assets or securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries Subsidiaries, (other than pursuant to the MergerIII) or any other change redemption of control involving the securities of Company or any of its subsidiariesSubsidiaries, includingor (IV) any material change in Company's capitalization, but not limited tocorporate structure or business; provided, any Alternative Transactionhowever, unless SunTrust determines -------- ------- that, if such Securityholder is a director or officer of Company, nothing herein shall be construed to vote obligate such Securityholder to act, in such Securityholder's capacity as a director or consent in favor of such actionofficer, and (iii) against any other action or agreement that would result in a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of the Company contained in the Merger Agreement or that would result in any of the conditions to the obligations of the Company under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of manner which conflicts with such action, in the case of each clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) at any annual, special or other meeting (or at any adjournment thereof) or in connection with any action or consent of the stockholders of the Company, in lieu of a meeting or otherwise. Stockholder intends this proxy to be irrevocable and coupled with an interest during the Proxy Term and hereby revokes any proxy previously granted by Stockholder with respect to its Securities. Stockholder acknowledges that, pursuant to the authority hereby granted under the irrevocable proxy, SunTrust may vote Stockholder’s Shares in furtherance of its own interests, and SunTrust is not acting Person's fiduciary duties as a fiduciary for Stockholderdirector or officer of Company.
(b) For purposes In furtherance of the foregoing, (i) each Securityholder hereby appoints Acquiror Parent and the officer of Acquiror Parent, and each of them, with full power or substitution in the premises, its proxies to vote all such Securityholder's shares of Company Common Stock now or hereafter owned beneficially or of record by such Securityholder at any meeting, general or special, of the stockholders of Company, and to execute one or more written consents or other instruments from time to time in order to take such action without the necessity of a meeting of the stockholders of Company, in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph and (ii) Acquiror Parent hereby agrees to vote such shares or execute written consents or other instruments in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
(c) The proxy and power of attorney granted herein shall be irrevocable during the term of this Agreement, “Proxy Term” means shall be deemed to be coupled with an interest and shall revoke all prior proxies granted by such Securityholder. Such Securityholder shall not grant any proxy to any person which conflicts with the period from proxy granted herein, and any attempt to do so shall be void. The power of attorney granted herein is a durable power of attorney and shall survive the execution disability or incompetence of this Agreement until the Termination Datesuch Securityholder.
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Samples: Voting and Securities Purchase Agreement (Millipore Corp)
Proxy. (a) Pursuant to this Agreement, the Stockholder by this Agreement does hereby constitute and appoint SunTrustParent, or any nominee of SunTrustParent, with full power of substitution, during and for the Proxy TermTerm (as hereinafter defined), as the Stockholder’s 's true and lawful attorney and irrevocable proxy, for and in the Stockholder’s 's name, place and stead, to vote the Securities of Stockholder Shares as the Stockholder’s 's proxy, at every meeting of the stockholders of the Company’s , however called, and at every adjournment or postponement thereof, or in connection with any written consent of the stockholders or of the Company, relating to any adjournment thereof (or, as applicable, to instruct and direct any holder proposed action by the stockholders of record of such Securities to vote such Securities) or execute its proxy the Company with respect to such Securities at every meeting of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof, foregoing matters: (i) for the adoption and in favor of approval of the Merger Agreement and each of the other transactions contemplated thereby and any other matter that is required to facilitate the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger (in each case as amended from time to time)Agreement, (ii) against any extraordinary corporate transaction (other than the Merger), such as a merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, sale or transfer of a material amount of the assets or securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than pursuant to the Merger) or any other change of control involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, any Alternative Transaction, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, and (iii) against any other action or agreement that would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of any representationcovenant, warranty, covenant representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company contained in the Merger Agreement or that would result in any of the conditions to the obligations of the Company under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilledStockholder contained in this Agreement, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of such action, in the case of each clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) at against any annualaction, special agreement or other meeting (transaction that would reasonably be expected to materially impede, interfere or at any adjournment thereof) be inconsistent with, delay, postpone, discourage or in connection with any action or consent materially and adversely affect the timely consummation of the stockholders of Offer or the CompanyMerger, in lieu of and (iv) against any other action, agreement or transaction related to a meeting or otherwiseCompeting Proposal. The Stockholder intends this proxy to be irrevocable and coupled with an interest during the Proxy Term and hereby revokes any proxy previously granted by the Stockholder with respect to its Securitiesthe Shares. The Stockholder acknowledges that, pursuant to the authority hereby granted under the irrevocable proxy, SunTrust Parent may vote Stockholder’s vote, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Shares in furtherance of its own interests, and SunTrust Parent is not acting as a fiduciary for the Stockholder.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, “"Proxy Term” " means the period from the execution of this Agreement until the Termination Datetermination of this Agreement in accordance with the terms of Section 4.1 hereof.
(c) The Stockholder agrees that the irrevocable proxy set forth in this Section 1.3 shall not be terminated by any act of the Stockholder or by operation of law.
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Proxy. (a) Stockholder by this Agreement does Each Securityholder hereby constitute and appoint SunTrust, or any nominee of SunTrust, with full power of substitutionagrees that, during and for the Proxy Term, as Stockholder’s true and lawful attorney and irrevocable proxy, for and in Stockholder’s name, place and stead, to vote the Securities ----- term of Stockholder as Stockholder’s proxythis Agreement, at every any meeting of the stockholders of Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof (or, as applicablehowever called, to instruct and direct any holder of record of such Securities to vote such Securities) or execute its proxy with respect to such Securities at every meeting of the Company’s stockholders or any adjournment thereof, and in any action by written consent of the stockholders of Company, to (i) for vote all of the shares of Company Common Stock then owned by such Securityholder in favor of the adoption and approval of the Merger Agreement and as in effect on the date hereof (as such agreement may be amended (A) as contemplated by Section 8.3 of the Merger Agreement or (B) with the consent of such Securityholder) and each of the other transactions contemplated thereby and any action required in each case as amended from time to time)furtherance thereof, (ii) vote such shares against any action or agreement that would result in a breach in any material respect of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation of Company under the Merger Agreement, and (iii) vote such shares against any Acquisition Proposal or any other action or agreement that, directly or indirectly, is inconsistent with or that would, or is reasonably likely to, directly or indirectly, impede, interfere with or attempt to discourage the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including but not limited to (I) any extraordinary corporate transaction (other than the MergerMerger on the terms set forth in the Merger Agreement), such as a merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, reorganization, recapitalizationrecapitalization or liquidation involving Company or any of its Subsidiaries, liquidation, (II) a sale or transfer of a material amount of the assets or securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries Subsidiaries, (other than pursuant to the MergerIII) or any other change redemption of control involving the securities of Company or any of its subsidiariesSubsidiaries, includingor (IV) any material change in Company's capitalization, but not limited tocorporate structure or business; provided, any Alternative Transactionhowever, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor -------- ------- that, if a Representative of such actionSecurityholder is a director of Company, and (iii) against any other action or agreement that would result nothing herein shall be construed to obligate such Representative to act in such Representative's capacity as a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of the Company contained in the Merger Agreement or that would result director in any of the conditions to the obligations of the Company under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled, unless SunTrust determines to vote or consent in favor of manner which conflicts with such action, in the case of each clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) at any annual, special or other meeting (or at any adjournment thereof) or in connection with any action or consent of the stockholders of the Company, in lieu of a meeting or otherwise. Stockholder intends this proxy to be irrevocable and coupled with an interest during the Proxy Term and hereby revokes any proxy previously granted by Stockholder with respect to its Securities. Stockholder acknowledges that, pursuant to the authority hereby granted under the irrevocable proxy, SunTrust may vote Stockholder’s Shares in furtherance of its own interests, and SunTrust is not acting Person's fiduciary duties as a fiduciary for Stockholderdirector of Company.
(b) For purposes In furtherance of the foregoing, (i) each Securityholder hereby appoints Childs and the proper officers of Childs and its general partners, and each of them, with full power of substitution in the premises, its proxies to vote all such Securityholder's shares of Company Common Stock now or hereafter owned beneficially or of record by such Securityholder at any meeting, general or special, of the stockholders of Company, and to execute one or more written consents or other instruments from time to time in order to take such action without the necessity of a meeting of the stockholders of Company, in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph and (ii) Childs hereby agrees to vote such shares or execute written consents or other instruments in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
(c) The proxy and power of attorney granted herein shall be irrevocable during the term of this Agreement, “Proxy Term” means shall be deemed to be coupled with an interest and shall revoke all prior proxies granted by such Securityholder. Such Securityholder shall not grant any proxy to any person which conflicts with the period from proxy granted herein, and any attempt to do so shall be void. The power of attorney granted herein is a durable power of attorney and shall survive the execution disability or incompetence of this Agreement until the Termination Datesuch Securityholder.
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Samples: Securities Purchase Agreement (Central Tractor Farm & Country Inc)