Common use of Restrictions of Certain Actions by Ashland Clause in Contracts

Restrictions of Certain Actions by Ashland. Ashland covenants and agrees that, from the date hereof through the later to occur of (a) the six-month anniversary of the earlier to occur of (i) the date that Marathon and its Affiliates do not own any Membership Interests and (ii) the date that Ashland and its Affiliates do not own any Membership Interests and (b) in the event that Ashland or its Affiliates acquires USX Voting Securities pursuant to the Closing of the Ashland Put Right, the date on which Ashland and its Affiliates do not own more than 5% of the then outstanding USX Voting Securities, it shall not, and it shall cause each of its Affiliates (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Employee Benefit Plans of Ashland and its Affiliates) not to, singly or as part of a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or other group (as those terms are defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly: (i) acquire, offer to acquire, or agree to acquire, by purchase, gift or otherwise, more than 1% of any class of USX Voting Securities, except (A) pursuant to a stock split, stock dividend, rights offering, recapitalization, reclassification or similar transaction and except for any issuance of USX Voting Securities to Ashland as payment of any portion of the Ashland Put Price in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or (B) the ownership by any Employee Benefit Plan of Ashland or any of its Affiliates of any interest in any diversified index, mutual or pension fund managed by an independent investment advisor, which fund in turn holds, directly or indirectly, USX Voting Securities; provided that not more than 5% of such fund’s assets are comprised of USX Voting Securities; (ii) make, or in any way participate in any “solicitation” of “proxies” to vote (as such terms are defined in Rule 14a-1 under the Exchange Act), solicit any consent or communicate with or seek to advise or influence any person or entity with respect to the voting of any USX Voting Securities or become a “participant” in any “election contest” (as such terms are defined or used in Rule 14a-11 under the Exchange Act) with respect to USX; (iii) form, join, encourage or in any way participate in the formation of, any “person” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with respect to any USX Voting Securities; (iv) deposit any USX Voting Securities into a voting trust or subject any such USX Voting Securities to any arrangement or agreement with respect to the voting thereof; (v) initiate, propose or otherwise solicit shareholders for the approval of one or more shareholder proposals with respect to USX as described in Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, or induce or attempt to induce any other person to initiate any shareholder proposal; (vi) seek election to or seek to place a representative on the Board of Directors of USX or seek the removal of any member of the Board of Directors of USX or seek the removal of any member of the Board of Directors of USX; (vii) except with the approval of management of USX, call or seek to have called any meeting of the shareholders of USX; (viii) otherwise act to seek to control, disrupt or influence the management, business, operations, policies or affairs of USX; (ix) (A) solicit, seek to effect, negotiate with or provide any information to any other person with respect to, (B) make any statement or proposal, whether written or oral, to the Board of Directors of USX or any director or officer of USX with respect to, or (C) otherwise make any public announcement or proposal whatsoever with respect to, any form of business combination transaction involving USX (other than the Transaction), including, without limitation, a merger, exchange offer, or liquidation of USX’s assets, or any restructuring, recapitalization or similar transaction with respect to USX; (x) seek to have USX waive, amend or modify any of the provisions contained in this Section 12.02; (xi) disclose or announce any intention, plan or arrangement inconsistent with the foregoing; or (xii) advise, assist, instigate or encourage any third party to do any of the foregoing. If Ashland or any of its Affiliates owns or acquires any USX Voting Securities in violation of this Section 12.02, such USX Voting Securities shall immediately be disposed of to persons who (i) are not Ashland or Affiliates thereof and (ii) do not own, individually or as part of a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), more than 5% of the then outstanding USX Voting Securities; provided that USX may also pursue any other available remedy to which it may be entitled as a result of such violation.

Restrictions of Certain Actions by Ashland. Ashland covenants and agrees that, from the date hereof through the later to occur of (a) the six-month anniversary of the earlier to occur of (i) the date that Marathon and its Affiliates do not own any Membership Interests and (ii) the date that Ashland and its Affiliates do not own any Membership Interests and (b) in the event that Ashland or its Affiliates acquires USX Voting Securities pursuant to the Closing of the Ashland Put Right, the date on which Ashland and its Affiliates do not own more than 5% of the then outstanding USX Voting Securities, it shall not, and it shall cause each of its Affiliates (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Employee Benefit Plans of Ashland and its Affiliates) not to, singly or as part of a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or other group (as those terms are defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly: (i) acquire, offer to acquire, or agree to acquire, by purchase, gift or otherwise, more than 1% of any class of USX Voting Securities, except (A) pursuant to a stock split, stock dividend, rights offering, recapitalization, reclassification or similar transaction and except for any issuance of USX Voting Securities to Ashland as payment of any portion of the Ashland Put Price in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or (B) the ownership by any Employee Benefit Plan of Ashland or any of its Affiliates of any interest in any diversified index, mutual or pension fund managed by an independent investment advisor, which fund in turn holds, directly or indirectly, USX Voting Securities; provided that not more than 5% of such fund’s 's assets are comprised of USX Voting Securities; (ii) make, or in any way participate in any “"solicitation” " of “"proxies” " to vote (as such terms are defined in Rule 14a-1 under the Exchange Act), solicit any consent or communicate with or seek to advise or influence any person or entity with respect to the voting of any USX Voting Securities or become a “"participant” " in any “"election contest” " (as such terms are defined or used in Rule 14a-11 under the Exchange Act) with respect to USX; (iii) form, join, encourage or in any way participate in the formation of, any “"person” " within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with respect to any USX Voting Securities; (iv) deposit any USX Voting Securities into a voting trust or subject any such USX Voting Securities to any arrangement or agreement with respect to the voting thereof; (v) initiate, propose or otherwise solicit shareholders for the approval of one or more shareholder proposals with respect to USX as described in Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, or induce or attempt to induce any other person to initiate any shareholder proposal; (vi) seek election to or seek to place a representative on the Board of Directors of USX or seek the removal of any member of the Board of Directors of USX or seek the removal of any member of the Board of Directors of USX; (vii) except with the approval of management of USX, call or seek to have called any meeting of the shareholders of USX; (viii) otherwise act to seek to control, disrupt or influence the management, business, operations, policies or affairs of USX; (ix) (A) solicit, seek to effect, negotiate with or provide any information to any other person with respect to, (B) make any statement or proposal, whether written or oral, to the Board of Directors of USX or any director or officer of USX with respect to, or (C) otherwise make any public announcement or proposal whatsoever with respect to, any form of business combination transaction involving USX (other than the Transaction), including, without limitation, a merger, exchange offer, or liquidation of USX’s 's assets, or any restructuring, recapitalization or similar transaction with respect to USX; (x) seek to have USX waive, amend or modify any of the provisions contained in this Section 12.02; (xi) disclose or announce any intention, plan or arrangement inconsistent with the foregoing; or (xii) advise, assist, instigate or encourage any third party to do any of the foregoing. If Ashland or any of its Affiliates owns or acquires any USX Voting Securities in violation of this Section 12.02, such USX Voting Securities shall immediately be disposed of to persons who (i) are not Ashland or Affiliates thereof and (ii) do not own, individually or as part of a “"group” " (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), more than 5% of the then outstanding USX Voting Securities; provided that USX may also pursue any other available remedy to which it may be entitled as a result of such violation.

Restrictions of Certain Actions by Ashland. Ashland ------------------------------------------- covenants and agrees that, from the date hereof through the later to occur of (a) the six-month anniversary of the earlier to occur of (i) the date that Marathon and its Affiliates do not own any Membership Interests and (ii) the date that Ashland and its Affiliates do not own any Membership Interests and (b) in the event that Ashland or its Affiliates acquires USX Voting Securities pursuant to the Closing of the Ashland Put Right, the date on which Ashland and its Affiliates do not own more than 5% of the then outstanding USX Voting Securities, it shall not, and it shall cause each of its Affiliates (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Employee Benefit Plans of Ashland and its Affiliates) not to, singly or as part of a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or other group (as those terms are defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly: (i) acquire, offer to acquire, or agree to acquire, by purchase, gift or otherwise, more than 1% of any class of USX Voting Securities, except (A) pursuant to a stock split, stock dividend, rights offering, recapitalization, reclassification or similar transaction and except for any issuance of USX Voting Securities to Ashland as payment of any portion of the Ashland Put Price in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or (B) the ownership by any Employee Benefit Plan of Ashland or any of its Affiliates of any interest in any diversified index, mutual or pension fund managed by an independent investment advisor, which fund in turn holds, directly or indirectly, USX Voting Securities; provided that -------- not more than 5% of such fund’s 's assets are comprised of USX Voting Securities; (ii) make, or in any way participate in any “"solicitation” " of “"proxies” " to vote (as such terms are defined in Rule 14a-1 under the Exchange Act), solicit any consent or communicate with or seek to advise or influence any person or entity with respect to the voting of any USX Voting Securities or become a “"participant” " in any “"election contest” " (as such terms are defined or used in Rule 14a-11 under the Exchange Act) with respect to USX; (iii) form, join, encourage or in any way participate in the formation of, any “"person” " within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with respect to any USX Voting Securities; (iv) deposit any USX Voting Securities into a voting trust or subject any such USX Voting Securities to any arrangement or agreement with respect to the voting thereof; (v) initiate, propose or otherwise solicit shareholders for the approval of one or more shareholder proposals with respect to USX as described in Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, or induce or attempt to induce any other person to initiate any shareholder proposal; (vi) seek election to or seek to place a representative on the Board of Directors of USX or seek the removal of any member of the Board of Directors of USX or seek the removal of any member of the Board of Directors of USX; (vii) except with the approval of management of USX, call or seek to have called any meeting of the shareholders of USX; (viii) otherwise act to seek to control, disrupt or influence the management, business, operations, policies or affairs of USX; (ix) (A) solicit, seek to effect, negotiate with or provide any information to any other person with respect to, (B) make any statement or proposal, whether written or oral, to the Board of Directors of USX or any director or officer of USX with respect to, or (C) otherwise make any public announcement or proposal whatsoever with respect to, any form of business combination transaction involving USX (other than the Transaction), including, without limitation, a merger, exchange offer, or liquidation of USX’s 's assets, or any restructuring, recapitalization or similar transaction with respect to USX; (x) seek to have USX waive, amend or modify any of the provisions contained in this Section 12.02; (xi) disclose or announce any intention, plan or arrangement inconsistent with the foregoing; or (xii) advise, assist, instigate or encourage any third party to do any of the foregoing. If Ashland or any of its Affiliates owns or acquires any USX Voting Securities in violation of this Section 12.02, such USX Voting Securities shall immediately be disposed of to persons who (i) are not Ashland or Affiliates thereof and (ii) do not own, individually or as part of a “"group” " (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), more than 5% of the then outstanding USX Voting Securities; provided that USX may also pursue any other -------- available remedy to which it may be entitled as a result of such violation.