Representations and Warranties of the Selling Shareholders Each of the Selling Shareholders, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants to and agrees with, each of the Underwriters that:
(a) Such Selling Shareholder, at the First Closing Date, will have good and marketable title to the Shares set forth in Schedule II to be sold by such Selling Shareholder, free and clear of any liens, encumbrances, equities and claims (other than as imposed by the Securities Act or this Agreement), and full right, power and authority to effect the sale and delivery of such Shares; and upon the delivery of and payment for the Shares to be sold by such Selling Shareholder pursuant to this Agreement, good and marketable title thereto, free and clear of any liens, encumbrances, equities and claims, of any kind, will be transferred to the Underwriters.
(b) Such Selling Shareholder has duly executed and delivered the Custody Agreement and Power of Attorney in the form previously delivered to the Representatives, appointing the persons named therein, and each of them as such Selling Shareholder's attorney-in-fact (the "Attorney-in-Fact") and as custodian (the "Custodian"). The Attorney-in-Fact is authorized to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement on behalf of such Selling Shareholder, to deliver the Shares to be sold by such Selling Shareholder hereunder, to accept payment therefor, and otherwise to act on behalf of such Selling Shareholder in connection with this Agreement, including payment from the Offering proceeds of expenses incurred on behalf of such Selling Shareholder. Certificates, in suitable form for transfer by delivery or accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment in blank, representing the Shares to be sold by such Selling Shareholder hereunder have been deposited with the Custodian pursuant to the Custody Agreement and Power of Attorney for the purpose of delivery pursuant to this Agreement. Such Selling Shareholder agrees that the shares of Common Stock represented by the certificates on deposit with the Custodian are subject to the interest of the Underwriters hereunder, that the arrangements made for such custody and the appointment of the Attorney-in-Fact are to that extent irrevocable, and that the obligations of such Selling Shareholder hereunder shall not be terminated except as provided in this Agreement and the Custody Agreement and Power of Attorney. If such Selling Shareholder should die or become incapacitated, or if any other event should occur, before the delivery of the Shares of such Selling Shareholder hereunder, the certificates for such Shares deposited with the Custodian shall be delivered by the Custodian in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement as if such death, incapacity or other event had not occurred, regardless of whether the Custodian or the Attorney-in-Fact shall have received notice thereof.
(c) Such Selling Shareholder, acting through his duly authorized Attorney-in-Fact, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement and the Custody Agreement and Power of Attorney; this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Selling Shareholder, all authorizations and consents necessary for the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Custody Agreement and Power of Attorney on behalf of such Selling Shareholder and for the sale and delivery of the Shares to be sold by such Selling Shareholder hereunder have been given, except as may be required by the Securities Act or state securities laws; and such Selling Shareholder has the legal capacity and full right, power and authority to execute this Agreement and the Custody Agreement and Power of Attorney.
(d) The performance of this Agreement and the Custody Agreement and Power of Attorney and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby by such Selling Shareholder will not result in a breach or violation of, or conflict with, any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default by such Selling Shareholder under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, trust (constructive or other), loan agreement, lease, franchise, license or other agreement or instrument to which such Selling Shareholder or any of his or its properties is bound, or any statute, judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body applicable to such Selling Shareholder or any of his, her or its properties.
(e) Such Selling Shareholder has not distributed nor, other than as permitted by the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations, will distribute any prospectus or other offering material in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares other than any Preliminary Prospectus filed with the Commission or the Final Prospectus or other material permitted by the Securities Act.
(f) Such Selling Shareholder has reviewed and is familiar with the Registration Statement and the Preliminary Prospectus. To the knowledge of such Selling Shareholder, the Preliminary Prospectus does not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
Representations and Warranties of the Securityholder The Securityholder hereby represents and warrants to Parent and Purchaser as follows and acknowledges that Parent and Purchaser are relying on such representations and warranties in connection with entering into this Agreement and the Arrangement Agreement and completing the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby:
(a) the Securityholder is (and will continue to be until the Effective Time) the sole registered holder and/or beneficial owner of, or exercises control or direction over, the Subject Securities listed on the Acceptance, with good and marketable title thereto, free and clear of all claims, liens, charges, encumbrances, restrictions (other than resale and similar restrictions), security interests and rights of others and no person or entity has any agreement, option, or any right or privilege capable of becoming an agreement or option (whether by law, pre-emptive or contractual), for the purchase, acquisition or transfer of any Subject Securities, or any interest therein or right thereto, except pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement and this Agreement;
(b) the only securities of the Company held of record or beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, or over which control or direction is exercised by the Securityholder or its Affiliates or associates are the Subject Securities listed on the Acceptance;
(c) the Securityholder has the sole right to sell and transfer (or cause to be sold and transferred) all of its Subject Securities now held (other than with respect to securities that have not vested);
(d) the Securityholder has no other agreement, options, warrants or securities convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, or otherwise evidencing a right to acquire, any securities of the Company (whether by law, pre-emptive or contractual) or any rights or privileges capable of becoming an agreement or option, for the purchase or acquisition by the Securityholder or transfer to the Securityholder of additional securities of the Company or any interest therein;
(e) the Securityholder has the sole right to vote (or cause to vote) all of its Subject Securities (which have a right to vote) now held and none of the Subject Securities is subject to any power of attorney, proxy, voting trust, vote pooling or other agreement with respect to the voting or right to vote, call meetings of any of the Shareholders or give consents or approvals of any kind with respect to any Subject Securities; and
(f) the Securityholder is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Securityholder and constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement, enforceable against the Securityholder in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency and other applicable laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and subject to the qualification that equitable remedies may only be granted in the discretion of a court of competent jurisdiction, and the performance by the Securityholder of its obligations hereunder will not constitute a violation or breach of or default under, or conflict with: (i) any contract, commitment, agreement, understanding or arrangement of any kind to which the Securityholder is or will be a party and by which the Securityholder is or will be bound at the time of such consummation; and (ii) any applicable Law, including any judgement, decree, order or award of any government, court, governmental or regulatory body, arbitrator or similar body applicable to the Securityholder.
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 Holders Each Holder represents and warrants, severally and not jointly, to the Company as follows:
Representations and Warranties by the Selling Shareholders Each Selling Shareholder severally represents and warrants to the Underwriter as of the date hereof, as of the Applicable Time, as of the Closing Time, and agrees with the Underwriter, as follows:
Representations and Warranties of the Selling Shareholder The Selling Shareholder represents and warrants to and agrees with each of the Underwriters that:
(a) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Selling Shareholder.
(b) The execution and delivery by the Selling Shareholder of, and the performance by the Selling Shareholder of its obligations under, this Agreement will not contravene any provision of applicable law, or the memorandum and articles of association of the Selling Shareholder, or any agreement or other instrument binding upon the Selling Shareholder or any judgment, order or decree of any governmental body, agency or court having jurisdiction over the Selling Shareholder, and no consent, approval, authorization or order of, or qualification with, any governmental body or agency is required for the performance by the Selling Shareholder of its obligations under this Agreement, except such as may be required by the securities or Blue Sky laws of the various states in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares.
(c) The Selling Shareholder has, and on the Closing Date will have, valid title to, or a valid “security entitlement” within the meaning of Section 8-501 of the New York Uniform Commercial Code (the “UCC”) in respect of, the Shares to be sold by the Selling Shareholder free and clear of all security interests, claims, liens, equities or other encumbrances and the legal right and power, and all authorization and approval required by law, to enter into this Agreement and to sell, transfer and deliver the Shares to be sold by the Selling Shareholder or a security entitlement in respect of such Shares.
(d) Upon payment for the Shares to be sold by the Selling Shareholder pursuant to this Agreement, delivery of such Shares, as directed by the Underwriters, to Cede & Co. (“Cede”) or such other nominee as may be designated by the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), registration of such Shares in the name of Cede or such other nominee and the crediting of such Shares on the books of DTC to securities accounts of the Underwriters (assuming that neither DTC nor any such Underwriter has notice of any adverse claim (within the meaning of Section 8-105 of the UCC) to such Shares), (A) DTC shall be a “protected purchaser” of such Shares within the meaning of Section 8-303 of the UCC, (B) under Section 8-501 of the UCC, the Underwriters will acquire a valid security entitlement in respect of such Shares and (C) no action based on any “adverse claim”, within the meaning of Section 8-102 of the UCC, to such Shares may be asserted against the Underwriters with respect to such security entitlement; for purposes of this representation, the Selling Shareholder may assume that when such payment, delivery and crediting occur, (x) such Shares will have been registered in the name of Cede or another nominee designated by DTC, in each case on the Company’s share register in accordance with its memorandum and articles of association and applicable law, (y) DTC will be registered as a “clearing corporation” within the meaning of Section 8-102 of the UCC and (z) appropriate entries to the accounts of the several Underwriters on the records of DTC will have been made pursuant to the UCC.
(i) The Registration Statement, when it became effective, did not contain and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading and (ii) the Prospectus does not contain and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, provided that the representations and warranties set forth in this paragraph 2(e) are limited to statements or omissions in the Registration Statement or Prospectus made in reliance upon information relating to the Selling Shareholder furnished to the Company in writing by the Selling Shareholder expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto.
Representations and Warranties of the Selling Stockholders Each of the Selling Stockholders severally and not jointly represents and warrants to each Underwriter and the Company that:
Representations and Warranties of Optionee Optionee hereby represents and warrants that:
A. The options granted hereby and the Shares which will be purchased by and delivered to Optionee upon exercise of such options are being acquired by Optionee for his own account and not with a view to resale or other disposition thereof.
B. Optionee will not sell, transfer, or make any other disposition of any option or the shares to be purchased and delivered to Optionee hereunder upon the exercise of such option unless and until (a) such option or shares, as applicable, are included in a registration statement or a post-effective amendment under the Securities Act which has been filed by the Optionor and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), or (b) in the opinion of counsel for the Optionor, no such registration statement or post-effective amendment is required, or (c) the SEC has first issued a "no action" letter regarding any such proposed disposition of any option or the shares.
Representations and Warranties by the Selling Stockholders Each Selling Stockholder severally represents and warrants to each Underwriter as of the date hereof, as of the Closing Time, and, if the Selling Stockholder is selling Option Securities on a Date of Delivery, as of each such Date of Delivery, and agrees with each Underwriter, as follows:
Representations and Warranties by the Selling Shareholder The Selling Shareholder represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Company, the Winning Bidder(s) and each Placement Agent at each Representation Date as follows:
