Irrevocable Proxy The Stockholder hereby irrevocably grants to, and appoints, Parent and any designee of Parent and each of Parent's officers, as Stockholder's attorney, agent and proxy with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to the full extent of the Stockholder's voting rights with respect to the Owned Common Shares, to vote all the Owned Common Shares or grant a consent or approval, at any meeting of the stockholders of the Company and in any action by written consent of the stockholders of the Company, until the earlier of (a)(1) the Acceptance Date or (2) the Effective Time or (b) the date of termination of the Merger Agreement, on the matters described in Section 1.2 and in accordance therewith. THIS PROXY AND POWER OF ATTORNEY ARE IRREVOCABLE AND COUPLED WITH AN INTEREST SUFFICIENT IN LAW TO SUPPORT AN IRREVOCABLE PROXY AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, SHALL BE VALID AND BINDING ON ANY PERSON TO WHOM THE STOCKHOLDER MAY TRANSFER ANY OWNED COMMON SHARES. The Stockholder hereby revokes all other proxies and power of attorneys, with respect to all of the Owned Common Shares that may have heretofore been appointed or granted with respect to any matters covered by Section 1.2, and no subsequent proxy (whether revocable or irrevocable) or power of attorney shall be given by the Stockholder, except as required by any letter of transmittal in connection with the Offer. The Stockholder agrees to execute any further agreement or form reasonably necessary or appropriate to confirm and effectuate the grant of the proxy contained herein. Such proxy shall automatically terminate upon the valid termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 5.1.
