Representations and Warranties of Stockholders Each Stockholder, as to itself (severally and not jointly), hereby represents and warrants, to the best of its knowledge, to Paramount as follows:
(a) Schedule A lists all Shares owned of record or beneficially by such Stockholder, designating any such Shares that are restricted or otherwise subject to vesting requirements. Schedule A lists all options, warrants and other securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Shares owned of record or beneficially by such Stockholder. Except as set forth on Schedule A, such Stockholder does not own of record or beneficially any voting securities in the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for any such voting securities. Such Stockholder does not own of record any Shares which are beneficially owned by a third Person.
(b) Such Stockholder is the record or beneficial owner of all Covered Shares of such Stockholder. Such Stockholder has sole voting power, sole power of disposition and sole power to agree to all of the matters set forth in this Agreement, in each case with respect to all of such Covered Shares, with no limitations, qualifications or restrictions on such rights. Such Covered Shares are not subject to any voting trust agreement or other Contract to which such Stockholder is a party restricting or otherwise relating to the voting or Transfer (as defined below) of such Covered Shares. Such Stockholder has not appointed or granted any proxy or power of attorney that is still in effect with respect to such Covered Shares, except as contemplated by this Agreement.
(c) Each such Stockholder which is an entity is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder; each such Stockholder who is a natural person has full legal power and capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform such Stockholder’s obligations hereunder. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by each such Stockholder which is an entity, the performance by such Stockholder of its obligations hereunder have been duly and validly authorized by such Stockholder and no other actions or proceedings on the part of such Stockholder are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery by such Stockholder of this Agreement, the performance by such Stockholder of its obligations hereunder on a timely basis. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by such Stockholder and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Paramount, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Stockholder, enforceable against such Stockholder in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). If such Stockholder is married, and any of the Covered Shares of such Stockholder constitute community property or otherwise need spousal or other approval for this Agreement to be legal, valid and binding, this Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by such Stockholder’s spouse and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Paramount, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Stockholder’s spouse, enforceable against such Stockholder’s spouse in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(d) Except for the applicable requirements of the U.S. Exchange Act, (i) no filing with, and no permit, authorization, consent or approval of, any Governmental Entity is necessary on the part of such Stockholder for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Stockholder and (ii) neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by such Stockholder nor compliance by such Stockholder with any of the provisions hereof shall (A) conflict with or violate, any provision of the organizational documents of any such Stockholder which is an entity, (B) result in any breach or violation of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien on any property or asset of such Stockholder pursuant to, any contract to which such Stockholder is a party or by which such Stockholder or any property or asset of such Stockholder is bound or affected or (C) violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute, law, rule or regulation applicable to such Stockholder or any of such Stockholder’s properties or assets except, in the case of clause (B) or (C), for breaches, violations or defaults that would not, individually or in the aggregate, materially impair the ability of such Stockholder to perform its obligations hereunder on a timely basis.
(e) There is no action, suit, claim, arbitration, investigation, complaint, inquiry or other proceeding pending against any such Stockholder or, to the knowledge of such Stockholder, any other Person or, to the knowledge of such Stockholder, threatened against any Stockholder or any other Person that restricts or prohibits (or, if successful, would restrict or prohibit) the exercise by Paramount of its rights under this Agreement or the performance by any party of its obligations under this Agreement on a timely basis.
(f) Except as provided in the Arrangement Agreement, no broker, finder, financial advisor or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement or this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of such Stockholder.
(g) Such Stockholder understands and acknowledges that Paramount is entering into the Arrangement Agreement in reliance upon such Stockholder’s execution and delivery of this Agreement and the representations and warranties and covenants of such Stockholder contained herein and would not enter into the Arrangement Agreement if such Stockholder did not enter into this Agreement.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANIES To induce each Lender and the Agent to execute and deliver this Agreement, each Company represents, warrants and covenants that:
(a) The execution, delivery and performance by each Company of this Agreement and all documents and instruments delivered in connection herewith have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action required on its part, and this Agreement and all documents and instruments delivered in connection herewith are legal, valid and binding obligations of such Company enforceable against such Company in accordance with its terms except as the enforcement thereof may be subject to (i) the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(b) Except with respect to the Existing Events of Default, each of the representations and warranties set forth in the Transaction Documents is true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifier contained therein) on and as of the date hereof as if made on the date hereof, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifier contained therein) as of such earlier date, and each of the agreements and covenants in the Transaction Documents is hereby reaffirmed with the same force and effect as if each were separately stated herein and made as of the date hereof.
(c) Neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and all documents and instruments delivered in connection herewith nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby does or shall contravene, result in a breach of, or violate (i) any provision of any Company’s corporate charter, bylaws, operating agreement or other governing documents, (ii) any law or regulation, or any order or decree of any court or government instrumentality or (iii) any mortgage, deed of trust, lease, agreement or other instrument to which any Company is a party, or by which any Company or its property is bound.
(d) As of the date of this Agreement, except for the Existing Events of Default, no Event of Default has occurred or is continuing under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document.
(e) The Agent’s and the Lender’s security interests in the Collateral continue to be valid, binding and enforceable first-priority security interests which secure the obligations under the Transaction Documents and no tax or judgment liens are currently on record against any Company.
(f) Except with respect to the Existing Events of Default, any misrepresentation of a Company, or any failure of a Company to comply with the covenants, conditions and agreements contained in any agreement, document or instrument executed or delivered by any Company with, to or in favor of any Company shall constitute a Forbearance Default hereunder and an immediate Event of Default under the Financing Agreement.
(g) The recitals in this Agreement are true and correct.
