Restrictions and Conditions (a) Any book entries for the shares of Restricted Stock granted herein shall bear an appropriate legend, as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion, to the effect that such shares are subject to restrictions as set forth herein and in the Plan.
(b) Shares of Restricted Stock granted herein may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered or disposed of by the Grantee prior to vesting.
(c) If the Grantee’s employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries is voluntarily or involuntarily terminated for any reason (including death) prior to vesting of shares of Restricted Stock granted herein, all shares of Restricted Stock shall immediately and automatically be forfeited and returned to the Company.
Certain Covenants and Agreements 5.1 Conduct of Business by Target. From the date hereof to the Effective Date, Target will, except as required in connection with the Transaction and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and except as otherwise disclosed on the schedules hereto or consented to in writing by the Acquiring Company:
(a) carry on its business in the ordinary and regular course in substantially the same manner as heretofore conducted and not engage in any new line of business, or enter into any material agreement, transaction or activity or make any material commitment except those in the ordinary and regular course of business and not otherwise prohibited under this Section 5.1 with the exceptions of the planned product launch and the continuing bridge financing which will result in the issuance of additional Target Notes and underlying Target Note Warrants;
(b) neither change nor amend its Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws;
(c) not issue or sell shares of capital stock of Target or issue, sell or grant options, warrants or rights to purchase or subscribe to, or enter into any arrangement or contract with respect to the issuance or sale of any of the capital stock of Target or rights or obligations convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of the capital stock of Target or make any changes (by split-up, combination, reorganization or otherwise) in the capital structure of Target;
(d) not declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividend or other distribution in respect of the capital stock or other equity securities of Target and not redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of the capital stock or other securities of Target or rights or obligations convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of the capital stock or other securities of Target or obligations convertible into such, or any options, warrants or other rights to purchase or subscribe to any of the foregoing;
(e) not acquire or enter into any agreement to acquire, by merger, consolidation or purchase of stock or assets, any business or entity;
(f) use its best efforts to preserve intact the corporate existence, goodwill, and business organization of Target, to keep the officers and employees of Target available to Target and to preserve the relationships of Target with suppliers, customers and others having business relations with Target, and preserve, maintain and enforce all of Target's material licenses, permits, and similar rights, except for such instances which would not have a Target Material Adverse Effect;
(g) Not (i) enter into, modify or extend in any manner the terms of any employment, severance or similar agreements with officers and directors, (ii) grant any increase in the compensation of officers or directors, whether now or hereafter payable or (iii) grant any increase in the compensation of any other employees (it being understood by the parties hereto that for the purposes of (ii) and (iii) above increases in compensation shall include any increase pursuant to any option, bonus, stock purchase, pension, profit-sharing, deferred compensation, retirement or other plan, arrangement, contract or commitment);
(h) except in instances which would not have a Target Material Adverse Effect, perform all of its obligations under all Material Contracts (except those being contested in good faith) and not enter into, assume or amend any contract or commitment that would be a Material Contract other than contracts to provide services entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(i) except in instances which would not have a Target Material Adverse Effect, prepare and file all federal, state, local and foreign returns for taxes and other tax reports, filings and amendments thereto required to be filed by it, and allow the Acquiring Company to review all such returns, reports, filings and amendments at Target's offices prior to the filing thereof, which review shall not interfere with the timely filing of such returns; and
(j) Not borrow any funds under existing lines of credit or otherwise except as the Target deems reasonably necessary for the ordinary operation of Target's business, including the issuance of additional Target Notes and Target Note Warrants pursuant to the continuing bridge financing. In connection with the continued operation of the business of Target between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Date, Target shall confer in good faith and on a regular and frequent basis with one or more representatives of the Acquiring Company designated in writing to report operational matters of materiality and the general status of ongoing operations. In addition, during regular business hours, Target will allow employees and agents of the Acquiring Company to be present at Target's business locations to observe the business and operations of Target. Target acknowledges that the Acquiring Company does not and will not waive any rights it may have under this Agreement as a result of such consultations nor shall the Acquiring Company (or either of them) be responsible for any decisions made by Target's officers and directors with respect to matters which are the subject of such consultation.
Survival of Covenants and Agreements The covenants and agreements of the parties to be performed after the Effective Time contained in this Agreement shall survive the Effective Time.
Certain Covenants and Agreements of the Company The Company covenants and agrees at its expense and without any expense to the Placement Agent as follows:
A. To advise the Placement Agent and the Investor of any material adverse change in the Company's financial condition, prospects or business or of any development materially affecting the Company or rendering untrue or misleading any material statement in the Offering Materials occurring at any time as soon as the Company is either informed or becomes aware thereof.
B. To use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Common Stock issuable in connection with the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement to be qualified or registered for sale on terms consistent with those stated in the Registration Rights Agreement and under the securities laws of such jurisdictions as the Placement Agent and the Investor shall reasonably request. Qualification, registration and exemption charges and fees shall be at the sole cost and expense of the Company.
C. Upon written request, to provide and continue to provide the Placement Agent and the Investor copies of all quarterly financial statements and audited annual financial statements prepared by or on behalf of the Company, other reports prepared by or on behalf of the Company for public disclosure and all documents delivered to the Company's stockholders.
D. To deliver, during the registration period of the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement, to the Investor upon the Investor's request, within forty five (45) days, a statement of its income for each such quarterly period, and its balance sheet and a statement of changes in stockholders' equity as of the end of such quarterly period, all in reasonable detail, certified by its principal financial or accounting officer; (ii) within ninety (90) days after the close of each fiscal year, its balance sheet as of the close of such fiscal year, together with a statement of income, a statement of changes in stockholders' equity and a statement of cash flow for such fiscal year, such balance sheet, statement of income, statement of changes in stockholders' equity and statement of cash flow to be in reasonable detail and accompanied by a copy of the certificate or report thereon of independent auditors if audited financial statements are prepared; and (iii) a copy of all documents, reports and information furnished to its stockholders at the time that such documents, reports and information are furnished to its stockholders.
E. To comply with the terms of the Offering Materials.
F. To ensure that any transactions between or among the Company, or any of its officers, directors and affiliates be on terms and conditions that are no less favorable to the Company, than the terms and conditions that would be available in an "arm's length" transaction with an independent third party.
Covenants and Agreements of the Company The Company further covenants and agrees with the Placement Agent as follows:
Limitations and Restrictions Deduction of Rollovers and Transfers – A deduction is not allowed for rollover or transfer contributions.
Agreements and Conditions On or before the Closing Date, Seller shall have complied with and duly performed and satisfied in all material respects all agreements and conditions on its part to be complied with and performed by such date pursuant to this Agreement.
Covenants and Agreements as Independent Agreements Each of the covenants and agreements that is set forth in this Agreement shall be construed as a covenant and agreement independent of any other provision of this Agreement. The existence of any claim or cause of action of the Participant against the Company, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Company of the covenants and agreements that are set forth in this Agreement.
Covenants and Agreements Each Grantor hereby covenants and agrees as follows:
(i) Each Grantor shall (A) cause all cash and all Proceeds received by such Grantor to be deposited in, or swept into, either the Mellon Account or, to the extent required by the Collateral Agent, acting at the direction of the Applicable Representative, the Concentration Account on a daily basis, except that cash to make Investments permitted by the Secured Debt Documents may be deposited in a Control Account; provided that after giving effect to such deposit and/or cash sweep, the amount of such cash and Proceeds on deposit in accounts other than the Mellon Account or the Concentration Account shall not exceed $1,000,000 (exclusive of the amounts in accounts for unpaid payroll, payroll taxes and withholding taxes), (B) to the extent required by the Collateral Agent, acting at the direction of the Applicable Representative, and to the extent that such cash and Proceeds are deposited in the Mellon Account and such cash and Proceeds exceed an amount not to exceed $2,000,000, such cash and Proceeds shall be deposited in, or swept into, the Concentration Account on a daily basis, (C) not establish or maintain, or permit any other Grantor to establish or maintain, any Securities Account or commodities account that is not a Control Account, and (D) not establish or maintain, or permit any other Grantor to establish or maintain, any account with any financial or other institution in which Proceeds are deposited other than the accounts listed on Schedule 3.5; provided that amounts in all such accounts are deposited in, or swept into, the Mellon Account as set forth in clause (A); provided, further, that the amount in the accounts so indicated on Schedule 3.5 which are for unpaid payroll, payroll taxes and withholding taxes are not required to be swept on a daily basis. So long as no Default has occurred and is continuing, a Grantor may transfer funds from the Blocked Account to any existing disbursement or Deposit Accounts of such Grantor.
(ii) In the event (A) any Grantor or any Approved Securities Intermediary or Blocked Account Bank shall, after the date hereof, terminate an agreement with respect to the maintenance of a Control Account or Blocked Account for any reason, (B) the Collateral Agent shall demand the termination of an agreement with respect to the maintenance of a Control Account or a Blocked Account as a result of the failure of an Approved Securities Intermediary or Blocked Account Bank to comply with the terms of the applicable Control Account Letter or Blocked Account Letter, or (C) the Applicable Representative determines in its sole discretion that the financial condition of an Approved Securities Intermediary or Blocked Account Bank, as the case may be, has materially deteriorated, such Grantor agrees to notify all of its obligors that were making payments to such terminated Control Account or Blocked Account, as the case may be, to make all future payments to another Control Account or Blocked Account, as the case may be.
Other Covenants and Agreements (a) The Shareholder hereby agrees that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any such agreement, with respect to each such agreement to which the Shareholder is a party (i) each of the agreements set forth on Schedule B hereto shall be automatically terminated and of no further force and effect (including any provisions of any such agreement that, by its terms, survive such termination) effective as of, and subject to and conditioned upon the occurrence of, the Closing and (ii) upon such termination none of the Shareholder, the Company nor any of their respective Affiliates (including, from and after the Effective Time, Parent and its Affiliates) shall have any further obligations or liabilities under each such agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the Parties hereby agrees to promptly execute and deliver all additional agreements, documents and instruments and take, or cause to be taken, all actions necessary or reasonably advisable in order to achieve the purpose of the preceding sentence.
(b) The Shareholder shall be bound by and subject to (i) Section 6.4(a) and (b) (Confidentiality; Public Announcements) of the Merger Agreement to the same extent as such provisions apply to the parties to the Merger Agreement, as if the Shareholder is directly party thereto; provided that, the foregoing shall bind and subject the Shareholder only to the confidentiality and non-use obligations of the Confidentiality Agreement (as defined in the Merger Agreement), and shall not bind nor subject the Shareholder to any other provisions thereof; provided further that, notwithstanding Section 6.4(b) of the Merger Agreement, the Shareholder shall be permitted to make a public announcement to the extent that such announcement is required by applicable stock exchange rule, (ii) the first sentence of Section 6.10(a) (No Solicitation) of the Merger Agreement and (iii) Section 6.7 (No Claim Against Trust Account) of the Merger Agreement to the same extent as such provisions apply to the Company, in each case, mutatis mutandis, as if the Shareholder is directly party thereto. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (x) the Shareholder shall not be responsible for the actions of the Company or the board of directors of the Company (or any committee thereof) or any officers, directors (in their capacity as such), employees and professional advisors of any of the foregoing (the “Company Related Parties”), including with respect to any of the matters contemplated by this Section 2(b) (y) the Shareholder is not making any representations or warranties with respect to the actions of any of the Company Related Parties, and (z) any breach by the Company of its obligations under the Merger Agreement shall not be considered a breach of this Section 2(b) (it being understood for the avoidance of doubt that the Shareholder shall remain responsible for any breach by it of this Section 2(b)).
(c) The Shareholder acknowledges and agrees that Parent and the other Parent Parties are entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance upon the Shareholder entering into this Agreement and agreeing to be bound by, and perform, or otherwise comply with, as applicable, the agreements, covenants and obligations contained in this Agreement and but for the Shareholder entering into this Agreement and agreeing to be bound by, and perform, or otherwise comply with, as applicable, the agreements, covenants and obligations contained in this Agreement, Parent and Merger Sub would not have entered into or agreed to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
(d) The Shareholder hereby waives any rights of appraisal, including under Section 262 of the DGCL, or any other rights to dissent from the Merger that the Shareholder may have under applicable Legal Requirements.
(e) At or prior to the Closing, the Shareholder shall duly execute and deliver to the Company and Parent the Eighth Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement of the Company, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Company, the Shareholder and the other parties thereto substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
