Standstill Covenant. (a) Except in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement, during the period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the earlier of (i) the fifth (5th) anniversary of the date hereof and (ii) the first date after the date hereof on which the number of TME Securities collectively beneficially owned by a Strategic Investor and its Affiliates exceeds the number of TME Securities then collectively beneficially owned by the Investors and their respective controlled Affiliates (such period, the “Standstill Period”), none of Parent or the Shareholder shall, and each of Parent and the Shareholder shall cause its controlled Affiliates and its controlled Affiliates’ Representatives (and with respect to such Representatives that are not directors, officers, managers or employees of Parent or the Shareholder or any of their respective controlled Affiliates, only to the extent such Representatives are acting on behalf, or at the behest, of Parent or the Shareholder or any of their respective controlled Affiliates) not to, directly or indirectly or alone or in concert with any other Person, unless invited to do so by the Board or with the prior written consent of the Company: (i) acquire, offer or propose to acquire, or agree to acquire, by purchase or otherwise (other than as a result of a stock dividend, capitalization of profits, stock split or subdivision of any TME Securities beneficially owned by Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates) (A) any economic interest in, or any direct or indirect right to direct the voting or disposition of, any TME Securities or other securities (including any Derivative Securities) of the Company, whether or not any of the foregoing would give rise to beneficial ownership and, in each case, whether or not any of the foregoing is acquired or otherwise obtained by means of borrowing of securities or operation of any Derivative Security or (B) except in the ordinary course of business, any consolidated assets or indebtedness of the Company; (ii) enter into, agree, offer, or propose to enter into (whether publicly or otherwise), effect, engage in, or participate in, any acquisition transaction, merger or other business combination, recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution, share exchange, sale, disposition, purchase, acquisition or other extraordinary transaction relating to the Company or a transaction for all or a substantial portion of the consolidated assets of the Company or any of its businesses; (iii) make, or in any way participate in, any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are defined in Rule 14a-1 under the Exchange Act, disregarding clause (iv) of Rule 14a-1(1)(2) under the Exchange Act and including any otherwise exempt solicitation pursuant to Rule 14a-2(b) under the Exchange Act) to vote, or seek or propose to advise, influence or encourage any Person with respect to the voting of, any TME Securities on any matter, or demand a copy of the Company’s register of members or other books and records; (iv) initiate, induce or attempt to induce, cooperate or collaborate with, any other Person in connection with any shareholder proposal or withhold vote campaigns or any tender or exchange offer for equity securities of the Company, any change of control of the Company or the convening of a meeting of the Company’s shareholders; (v) except as contemplated under Section 3.02, form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) with respect to any TME Securities or in connection with (or otherwise act in concert with any Person in connection with) the matters that are the subject of this Section 3.01 with any Person (other than Parent or the Shareholder, as applicable, and their respective controlled Affiliates); (vi) seek or propose to influence, advise, change or control the management, Board, governing instruments or policies, affairs or strategies of the Company; (vii) bring any action or otherwise act to contest the validity of this Section 3.01; (viii) advise, knowingly assist, knowingly encourage or knowingly act as a financing source for or otherwise invest in any Person in connection with, or enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangements or understandings with any Person with respect to, any of the foregoing clauses (i) through (vii) of this Section 3.01(a) or propose any of such activities to any Person; (ix) publicly request or otherwise publicly seek to amend or waive any provision of this Section 3.01, provided, that Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates may make such request or proposal privately to the Board (which request or proposal the Board can accept or reject in its sole discretion) that is made in a manner that is not intended to and would not reasonably be likely to result in the Company being required to make any public disclosure or other public announcement related to such request or proposal; and (x) make any statement or publicly disclose any intention, plan, arrangement or other contract that is prohibited by, or inconsistent with, any of the foregoing; provided, however, that (A) any Transfer of TME Securities shall not constitute a breach of this Section 3.01(a) so long as Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates comply with Article II (if applicable); and (B) if the TME Securities beneficially owned by Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates collectively represent less than ten percent (10%) of the then Fully Diluted share capital of the Company, an acquisition by Parent, the Shareholder or their respective controlled Affiliates during the Standstill Period of up to that number of additional TME Securities that, together with the TME Securities beneficially owned collectively by Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates immediately prior to such acquisition, would not collectively represent more than ten percent (10%) of the then Fully Diluted share capital of the Company (the “Standstill Cap”) shall not constitute a breach of this Section 3.01(a). The Company shall provide in writing to the Shareholder, upon the Shareholder’s written request (which written request may be made by the Shareholder no more frequently than once each fiscal quarter), the total number of TME Securities representing the Fully Diluted share capital as of a recent date (without disclosing the identity of any holders of TME Securities), and Parent and the Shareholder shall be entitled to rely upon the most recently received such notice from the Company for all purposes of the preceding proviso. For the avoidance of doubt, if the TME Securities beneficially owned by Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates exceed the Standstill Cap due to the decrease in the total number of TME Securities as a result of any share repurchase, share buyback or share redemption by the Company, Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates are not required to reduce their beneficial ownership of TME Securities. For purposes of this Section 3.01(a), the number of TME Securities beneficially owned by Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates shall be determined without regard to the provisions set forth in Section 3.02. (b) Nothing contained in this Section 3.01 shall restrict the right of Parent, the Shareholder, their respective controlled Affiliates or any other Person (i) to make or continue to hold bona fide investments in any Eligible Fund that holds or acquires any TME Securities or other securities (including any Derivative Securities) of the Company or otherwise engages in any of the activities otherwise restricted by this Section 3.01, so long as the investment in such Eligible Fund is made and held by such Person for investment purposes only and is not made or held for the purpose of engaging in or facilitating, or for the purpose of assisting or encouraging the Person(s) controlling such Eligible Fund to engage in or facilitate, any of the activities restricted by this Section 3.01 in any manner with respect to the Company or (ii) to acquire any TME Securities or other securities (including any Derivative Securities) of the Company pursuant to a bona fide distribution-in-kind by any Eligible Fund to all of its investors (including Parent, the Shareholder, their respective controlled Affiliates or such other Person) on a pro rata basis.
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Samples: Investor Agreement (Tencent Music Entertainment Group), Investor Agreement (Tencent Music Entertainment Group), Investor Agreement
Standstill Covenant. (a) Except in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement, during the period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the earlier of (i) the fifth (5th) anniversary of the date hereof and (ii) the first date after the date hereof on which the number of TME Spotify Securities collectively beneficially owned by a Strategic Investor and its Affiliates exceeds the number of TME Spotify Securities then collectively beneficially owned by the Investors and their respective controlled Affiliates (such period, the “Standstill Period”), none of Parent or the Shareholder Tencent Parties shall, and each of Parent and the Shareholder Tencent Parties shall cause its controlled Affiliates and its controlled Affiliates’ Representatives (and with respect to such Representatives that are not directors, officers, managers or employees of Parent or the Shareholder such Tencent Party or any of their respective its controlled Affiliates, only to the extent such Representatives are acting on behalf, or at the behest, of Parent or the Shareholder such Tencent Party or any of their respective its controlled Affiliates) not to, directly or indirectly or alone or in concert with any other Person, unless invited to do so by the Board or with the prior written consent of the Company:
(i) acquire, offer or propose to acquire, or agree to acquire, by purchase or otherwise (other than as a result of a stock dividend, capitalization of profits, stock split or subdivision of any TME Spotify Securities beneficially owned by Parent, the Shareholder Tencent Parties and their respective controlled Affiliates) (A) any economic interest in, or any direct or indirect right to direct the voting or disposition of, any TME Spotify Securities or other securities (including any Derivative Securities) of the Company, whether or not any of the foregoing would give rise to beneficial ownership and, in each case, whether or not any of the foregoing is acquired or otherwise obtained by means of borrowing of securities or operation of any Derivative Security or (B) except in the ordinary course of business, any consolidated assets or indebtedness of the Company;
(ii) enter into, agree, offer, or propose to enter into (whether publicly or otherwise), effect, engage in, or participate in, any acquisition transaction, merger or other business combination, recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution, share exchange, sale, disposition, purchase, acquisition or other extraordinary transaction relating to the Company or a transaction for all or a substantial portion of the consolidated assets of the Company or any of its businesses;
(iii) make, or in any way participate in, any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are defined in Rule 14a-1 under the Exchange Act, disregarding clause (iv) of Rule 14a-1(1)(2) under the Exchange Act and including any otherwise exempt solicitation pursuant to Rule 14a-2(b) under the Exchange Act) to vote, or seek or propose to advise, influence or encourage any Person with respect to the voting of, any TME Spotify Securities on any matter, or demand a copy of the Company’s shareholders’ register of members or other books and records;
(iv) initiate, induce or attempt to induce, cooperate or collaborate with, any other Person in connection with any shareholder proposal or withhold vote campaigns or any tender or exchange offer for equity securities of the Company, any change of control of the Company or the convening of a meeting of the Company’s shareholders;
(v) except as contemplated under Section 3.02, form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) with respect to any TME Spotify Securities or in connection with (or otherwise act in concert with any Person in connection with) the matters that are the subject of this Section 3.01 with any Person (other than Parent or the Shareholder, as applicable, other Tencent Parties and their respective controlled Affiliates);
(vi) seek or propose to influence, advise, change or control the management, Board, governing instruments or policies, affairs or strategies of the Company;
(vii) bring any action or otherwise act to contest the validity of this Section 3.01;
(viii) advise, knowingly assist, knowingly encourage or knowingly act as a financing source for or otherwise invest in any Person in connection with, or enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangements or understandings with any Person with respect to, any of the foregoing clauses (i) through (vii) of this Section 3.01(a) or propose any of such activities to any Person;
(ix) publicly request or otherwise publicly seek to amend or waive any provision of this Section 3.01, provided, that Parent, the Shareholder Tencent Parties and their respective controlled Affiliates may make such request or proposal privately to the Board (which request or proposal the Board can accept or reject in its sole discretion) that is made in a manner that is not intended to and would not reasonably be likely to result in the Company being required to make any public disclosure or other public announcement related to such request or proposal; and
(x) make any statement or publicly disclose any intention, plan, arrangement or other contract that is prohibited by, or inconsistent with, any of the foregoing; provided, however, that (A) any Transfer of TME Spotify Securities shall not constitute a breach of this Section 3.01(a) so long as Parent, the Shareholder Tencent Parties and their respective controlled Affiliates comply with Article II (if applicable); and (B) if the TME Spotify Securities beneficially owned by Parent, the Shareholder Tencent Parties and their respective controlled Affiliates collectively represent less than ten percent (10%) of the then Fully Diluted share capital of the Company, an acquisition by Parent, the Shareholder any Tencent Party or their respective its controlled Affiliates during the Standstill Period of up to that number of additional TME Spotify Securities that, together with the TME Spotify Securities beneficially owned collectively by Parent, the Shareholder Tencent Parties and their respective controlled Affiliates immediately prior to such acquisition, would not collectively represent more than ten percent (10%) of the then Fully Diluted share capital of the Company (the “Standstill Cap”) shall not constitute a breach of this Section 3.01(a). The Company shall provide in writing to TME Hong Kong upon TME Hong Kong’s written request and, after the Shareholdercompletion of the Tencent Hong Kong Secondary Purchase, to Tencent Hong Kong upon the ShareholderTencent Hong Kong’s written request (which written request may be made by the Shareholder TME Hong Kong or Tencent Hong Kong, as applicable, no more frequently than once each fiscal quarter), the total number of TME Spotify Securities representing the Fully Diluted share capital as of a recent date (without disclosing the identity of any holders of TME Spotify Securities), and Parent and the Shareholder Tencent Parties shall be entitled to rely upon the most recently received such notice from the Company for all purposes of the preceding proviso. For the avoidance of doubt, if the TME Spotify Securities beneficially owned by Parent, the Shareholder Tencent Parties and their respective controlled Affiliates exceed the Standstill Cap due to the decrease in the total number of TME Spotify Securities as a result of any share repurchase, share buyback or share redemption by the Company, Parent, the Shareholder Tencent Parties and their respective controlled Affiliates are not required to reduce their beneficial ownership of TME Spotify Securities. For purposes of this Section 3.01(a), the number of TME Spotify Securities beneficially owned by Parent, the Shareholder Tencent Parties and their respective controlled Affiliates shall be determined without regard to the provisions set forth in Section 3.02.
(b) Nothing contained in this Section 3.01 shall restrict the right of Parent, the ShareholderTencent Parties, their respective controlled Affiliates or any other Person (i) to make or continue to hold bona fide investments in any Eligible Fund that holds or acquires any TME Spotify Securities or other securities (including any Derivative Securities) of the Company or otherwise engages in any of the activities otherwise restricted by this Section 3.01, so long as the investment in such Eligible Fund is made and held by such Person for investment purposes only and is not made or held for the purpose of engaging in or facilitating, or for the purpose of assisting or encouraging the Person(s) controlling such Eligible Fund to engage in or facilitate, any of the activities restricted by this Section 3.01 in any manner with respect to the Company or (ii) to acquire any TME Spotify Securities or other securities (including any Derivative Securities) of the Company pursuant to a bona fide distribution-in-kind by any Eligible Fund to all of its investors (including Parent, the ShareholderTencent Parties, their respective controlled Affiliates or such other Person) on a pro rata basis.
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Samples: Subscription Agreement (Spotify Technology S.A.), Investor Agreement (Spotify Technology S.A.)
Standstill Covenant. (a) Except in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement, during the period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the earlier of (i) the fifth (5th) anniversary of the date hereof and (ii) the first date after the date hereof on which the number of TME Spotify Securities collectively beneficially owned by a Strategic Investor and its Affiliates exceeds the number of TME Spotify Securities then collectively beneficially owned by the Investors and their respective controlled Affiliates (such period, the “Standstill Period”), none of Parent or the Shareholder Tencent Parties shall, and each of Parent and the Shareholder Tencent Parties shall cause its controlled Affiliates and its controlled Affiliates’ Representatives (and with respect to such Representatives that are not directors, officers, managers or employees of Parent or the Shareholder such Tencent Party or any of their respective its controlled Affiliates, only to the extent such Representatives are acting on behalf, or at the behest, of Parent or the Shareholder such Tencent Party or any of their respective its controlled Affiliates) not to, directly or indirectly or alone or in concert with any other Person, unless invited to do so by the Board or with the prior written consent of the Company:
: (i) acquire, offer or propose to acquire, or agree to acquire, by purchase or otherwise (other than as a result of a stock dividend, capitalization of profits, stock split or subdivision of any TME Spotify Securities beneficially owned by Parent, the Shareholder Tencent Parties and their respective controlled Affiliates) (A) any economic interest in, or any direct or indirect right to direct the voting or disposition of, any TME Spotify Securities or other securities (including any Derivative Securities) of the Company, whether or not any of the foregoing would give rise to beneficial ownership and, in each case, whether or not any of the foregoing is acquired or otherwise obtained by means of borrowing of securities or operation of any Derivative Security or (B) except in the ordinary course of business, any consolidated assets or indebtedness of the Company;
(ii) enter into, agree, offer, or propose to enter into (whether publicly or otherwise), effect, engage in, or participate in, any acquisition transaction, merger or other business combination, recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution, share exchange, sale, disposition, purchase, acquisition or other extraordinary transaction relating to the Company or a transaction for all or a substantial portion of the consolidated assets of the Company or any of its businesses;
(iii) make, or in any way participate in, any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are defined in Rule 14a-1 under the Exchange Act, disregarding clause (iv) of Rule 14a-1(1)(2) under the Exchange Act and including any otherwise exempt solicitation pursuant to Rule 14a-2(b) under the Exchange Act) to vote, or seek or propose to advise, influence or encourage any Person with respect to the voting of, any TME Securities on any matter, or demand a copy of the Company’s register of members or other books and records;
(iv) initiate, induce or attempt to induce, cooperate or collaborate with, any other Person in connection with any shareholder proposal or withhold vote campaigns or any tender or exchange offer for equity securities of the Company, any change of control of the Company or the convening of a meeting of the Company’s shareholders;
(v) except as contemplated under Section 3.02, form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) with respect to any TME Securities or in connection with (or otherwise act in concert with any Person in connection with) the matters that are the subject of this Section 3.01 with any Person (other than Parent or the Shareholder, as applicable, and their respective controlled Affiliates);
(vi) seek or propose to influence, advise, change or control the management, Board, governing instruments or policies, affairs or strategies of the Company;
(vii) bring any action or otherwise act to contest the validity of this Section 3.01;
(viii) advise, knowingly assist, knowingly encourage or knowingly act as a financing source for or otherwise invest in any Person in connection with, or enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangements or understandings with any Person with respect to, any of the foregoing clauses (i) through (vii) of this Section 3.01(a) or propose any of such activities to any Person;
(ix) publicly request or otherwise publicly seek to amend or waive any provision of this Section 3.01, provided, that Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates may make such request or proposal privately to the Board (which request or proposal the Board can accept or reject in its sole discretion) that is made in a manner that is not intended to and would not reasonably be likely to result in the Company being required to make any public disclosure or other public announcement related to such request or proposal; and
(x) make any statement or publicly disclose any intention, plan, arrangement or other contract that is prohibited by, or inconsistent with, any of the foregoing; provided, however, that (A) any Transfer of TME Securities shall not constitute a breach of this Section 3.01(a) so long as Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates comply with Article II (if applicable); and (B) if the TME Securities beneficially owned by Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates collectively represent less than ten percent (10%) of the then Fully Diluted share capital of the Company, an acquisition by Parent, the Shareholder or their respective controlled Affiliates during the Standstill Period of up to that number of additional TME Securities that, together with the TME Securities beneficially owned collectively by Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates immediately prior to such acquisition, would not collectively represent more than ten percent (10%) of the then Fully Diluted share capital of the Company (the “Standstill Cap”) shall not constitute a breach of this Section 3.01(a). The Company shall provide in writing to the Shareholder, upon the Shareholder’s written request (which written request may be made by the Shareholder no more frequently than once each fiscal quarter), the total number of TME Securities representing the Fully Diluted share capital as of a recent date (without disclosing the identity of any holders of TME Securities), and Parent and the Shareholder shall be entitled to rely upon the most recently received such notice from the Company for all purposes of the preceding proviso. For the avoidance of doubt, if the TME Securities beneficially owned by Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates exceed the Standstill Cap due to the decrease in the total number of TME Securities as a result of any share repurchase, share buyback or share redemption by the Company, Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates are not required to reduce their beneficial ownership of TME Securities. For purposes of this Section 3.01(a), the number of TME Securities beneficially owned by Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates shall be determined without regard to the provisions set forth in Section 3.02.
(b) Nothing contained in this Section 3.01 shall restrict the right of Parent, the Shareholder, their respective controlled Affiliates or any other Person (i) to make or continue to hold bona fide investments in any Eligible Fund that holds or acquires any TME Securities or other securities (including any Derivative Securities) of the Company or otherwise engages in any of the activities otherwise restricted by this Section 3.01, so long as the investment in such Eligible Fund is made and held by such Person for investment purposes only and is not made or held for the purpose of engaging in or facilitating, or for the purpose of assisting or encouraging the Person(s) controlling such Eligible Fund to engage in or facilitate, any of the activities restricted by this Section 3.01 in any manner with respect to the Company or (ii) to acquire any TME Securities or other securities (including any Derivative Securities) of the Company pursuant to a bona fide distribution-in-kind by any Eligible Fund to all of its investors (including Parent, the Shareholder, their respective controlled Affiliates or such other Person) on a pro rata basis.
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Standstill Covenant. Through the first anniversary of the Date of Termination, Executive and her Representatives (as defined below) shall not, directly or indirectly: (a) Except in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement, during the period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the earlier of (i) the fifth (5th) anniversary of the date hereof and (ii) the first date after the date hereof on which the number of TME Securities collectively beneficially owned by a Strategic Investor and its Affiliates exceeds the number of TME Securities then collectively beneficially owned by the Investors and their respective controlled Affiliates (such period, the “Standstill Period”), none of Parent acquire or the Shareholder shall, and each of Parent and the Shareholder shall cause its controlled Affiliates and its controlled Affiliates’ Representatives (and with respect to such Representatives that are not directors, officers, managers or employees of Parent or the Shareholder or any of their respective controlled Affiliates, only to the extent such Representatives are acting on behalf, or at the behest, of Parent or the Shareholder or any of their respective controlled Affiliates) not to, directly or indirectly or alone or in concert with any other Person, unless invited to do so by the Board or with the prior written consent of the Company:
(i) acquire, offer or propose to acquire, or agree to acquire, directly or indirectly, by purchase or otherwise otherwise, more than five percent (5%) of any outstanding class of voting securities or securities convertible into voting securities of the Corporation, (b) propose to, or attempt to induce any other individual or entity to, enter into, directly or indirectly, any merger, consolidation, business combination, asset purchase (other than as a result of a stock dividend, capitalization of profits, stock split or subdivision of any TME Securities beneficially owned by Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates) (A) any economic interest in, or any direct or indirect right to direct the voting or disposition of, any TME Securities or other securities (including any Derivative Securities) of the Company, whether or not any of the foregoing would give rise to beneficial ownership and, in each case, whether or not any of the foregoing is acquired or otherwise obtained by means of borrowing of securities or operation of any Derivative Security or (B) except routine purchases in the ordinary course of business, any consolidated assets or indebtedness business of product offered for sale by the Company;
(iiCorporation) enter into, agree, offer, or propose to enter into (whether publicly or otherwise), effect, engage in, or participate in, any acquisition transaction, merger or other business combination, recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution, share exchange, sale, disposition, purchase, acquisition or other extraordinary similar transaction relating to involving the Company or a transaction for all or a substantial portion of the consolidated assets of the Company Corporation or any of its businesses;
affiliates, (iiic) make, or in any way participate in, in any “solicitation” solicitation of “proxies” (as such terms are defined in Rule 14a-1 under the Exchange Act, disregarding clause (iv) of Rule 14a-1(1)(2) under the Exchange Act and including any otherwise exempt solicitation pursuant to Rule 14a-2(b) under the Exchange Act) proxies to vote, execute any consent as a Corporation shareholder, act to call a meeting of the Corporation’s shareholders, make a proposal to be acted upon by the Corporation’s shareholders or seek to advise or propose to advise, influence or encourage any Person person with respect to the voting of, or not voting of any TME Securities on any matter, or demand a copy of the Company’s register of members or other books and records;
(iv) initiate, induce or attempt to induce, cooperate or collaborate with, any other Person in connection with any shareholder proposal or withhold vote campaigns or any tender or exchange offer for equity securities of the CompanyCorporation, any change of control of the Company or the convening of a meeting of the Company’s shareholders;
(vd) except as contemplated under Section 3.02, form, join or in any way participate in a partnership, syndicate, joint venture or other “group” (within the meaning of as defined under Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act) ”)), with respect to any TME Securities voting securities of the Corporation or transfer Executive’s voting rights with respect to any securities of the Corporation (by voting trust or otherwise), (e) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to control or influence the management, Board or policies of the Corporation or seek a position on the Board, (f) disclose any intention, plan or arrangement inconsistent with the foregoing, or (g) advise, assist or encourage any other persons in connection with (or otherwise act in concert with any Person in connection with) the matters that are the subject of this Section 3.01 with any Person (other than Parent or the Shareholder, as applicable, and their respective controlled Affiliates);
(vi) seek or propose to influence, advise, change or control the management, Board, governing instruments or policies, affairs or strategies of the Company;
(vii) bring any action or otherwise act to contest the validity of this Section 3.01;
(viii) advise, knowingly assist, knowingly encourage or knowingly act as a financing source for or otherwise invest in any Person in connection with, or enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangements or understandings with any Person with respect to, foregoing. If Executive has initiated any of the foregoing clauses (i) through (vii) activities prior to the Date of this Section 3.01(a) Termination, Executive shall cease, terminate and otherwise refrain from conducting such activities and shall take any and all necessary steps to effect the foregoing and any proposals made by Executive as a shareholder of the Corporation on or propose before the Date of Termination, are hereby withdrawn. As used herein, the term “Representative” shall include Executive’s employees, agents, investment bankers, advisors, affiliates and associates of any of the foregoing and persons under the control of any of the foregoing (as the term “affiliate,” “associate” and “control” are defined under the 1934 Act). Executive also agrees during such activities period not to any Person;
(ix) publicly request the Corporation or otherwise publicly seek its representatives, directly or indirectly, to amend or waive any provision of this Section 3.01, provided, that Parent, 6 (including this sentence) to take any action which might require the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates may make such request or proposal privately to the Board (which request or proposal the Board can accept or reject in its sole discretion) that is made in a manner that is not intended to and would not reasonably be likely to result in the Company being required Corporation to make any a public disclosure announcement regarding the possibility of a merger, consolidation, business combination or other public announcement related to such request or proposal; and
(x) make any statement or publicly disclose any intention, plan, arrangement or other contract that is prohibited by, or inconsistent with, any of the foregoing; provided, however, that (A) any Transfer of TME Securities shall not constitute a breach of this Section 3.01(a) so long as Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates comply with Article II (if applicable); and (B) if the TME Securities beneficially owned by Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates collectively represent less than ten percent (10%) of the then Fully Diluted share capital of the Company, an acquisition by Parent, the Shareholder or their respective controlled Affiliates during the Standstill Period of up to that number of additional TME Securities that, together with the TME Securities beneficially owned collectively by Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates immediately prior to such acquisition, would not collectively represent more than ten percent (10%) of the then Fully Diluted share capital of the Company (the “Standstill Cap”) shall not constitute a breach of this Section 3.01(a). The Company shall provide in writing to the Shareholder, upon the Shareholder’s written request (which written request may be made by the Shareholder no more frequently than once each fiscal quarter), the total number of TME Securities representing the Fully Diluted share capital as of a recent date (without disclosing the identity transaction of any holders of TME Securities), and Parent and the Shareholder shall be entitled to rely upon the most recently received such notice from the Company for all purposes of the preceding proviso. For the avoidance of doubt, if the TME Securities beneficially owned by Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates exceed the Standstill Cap due to the decrease in the total number of TME Securities as a result of any share repurchase, share buyback or share redemption by the Company, Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates are not required to reduce their beneficial ownership of TME Securities. For purposes of this Section 3.01(a), the number of TME Securities beneficially owned by Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates shall be determined without regard to the provisions set forth in Section 3.02.
(b) Nothing contained in this Section 3.01 shall restrict the right of Parent, the Shareholder, their respective controlled Affiliates kind with Executive or any other Person (i) to make or continue to hold bona fide investments in any Eligible Fund that holds or acquires any TME Securities or other securities (including any Derivative Securities) affiliate of the Company or otherwise engages in any of the activities otherwise restricted by this Section 3.01, so long as the investment in such Eligible Fund is made and held by such Person for investment purposes only and is not made or held for the purpose of engaging in or facilitating, or for the purpose of assisting or encouraging the Person(s) controlling such Eligible Fund to engage in or facilitate, any of the activities restricted by this Section 3.01 in any manner with respect to the Company or (ii) to acquire any TME Securities or other securities (including any Derivative Securities) of the Company pursuant to a bona fide distribution-in-kind by any Eligible Fund to all of its investors (including Parent, the Shareholder, their respective controlled Affiliates or such other Person) on a pro rata basisExecutive.
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Samples: Separation Agreement (Tollgrade Communications Inc \Pa\)
Standstill Covenant. (a) Except in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Subscription AgreementPurchaser agrees that, during the period beginning commencing on the date hereof and ending on the earlier of (i) the fifth (5th) anniversary of the date hereof and (ii) the first date after the date hereof on which the number of TME Securities collectively beneficially owned by a Strategic Investor and its Affiliates exceeds the number of TME Securities then collectively beneficially owned by the Investors and their respective controlled Affiliates (such periodhereof, the “Standstill Period”), none of Parent or the Shareholder shall, and each of Parent and the Shareholder shall cause its controlled Affiliates and its controlled Affiliates’ Representatives (and with respect to such Representatives that are not directors, officers, managers or employees of Parent or the Shareholder or neither Purchaser nor any of their respective controlled Affiliates, only to the extent such Representatives are acting on behalf, or at the behest, of Parent or the Shareholder or its affiliates will in any of their respective controlled Affiliates) not tomanner, directly or indirectly or alone or in concert with any other Person, unless invited to do so by the Board or with the prior written consent of the Company:
(i) acquireeffect, seek, offer or propose to acquire, or agree to acquire, by purchase or otherwise (other than as a result of a stock dividend, capitalization of profits, stock split or subdivision effect any acquisition of any TME Securities beneficially owned by Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates) (A) any economic interest in, securities or any direct or indirect right to direct the voting or disposition of, any TME Securities or other securities (including any Derivative Securities) assets of the Company, whether any tender or not any of the foregoing would give rise to beneficial ownership and, in each case, whether or not any of the foregoing is acquired or otherwise obtained by means of borrowing of securities or operation of any Derivative Security or (B) except in the ordinary course of business, any consolidated assets or indebtedness of the Company;
(ii) enter into, agree, exchange offer, or propose to enter into (whether publicly or otherwise)merger, effect, engage in, or participate in, any acquisition transaction, merger or other business combination, recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution, share exchange, sale, disposition, purchase, acquisition recapitalization or other extraordinary transaction relating to the Company or a transaction for all or a substantial portion of the consolidated assets of involving the Company or any solicitation of its businesses;
(iii) make, proxies or in consents to vote any way participate in, any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are defined in Rule 14a-1 under the Exchange Act, disregarding clause (iv) of Rule 14a-1(1)(2) under the Exchange Act and including any otherwise exempt solicitation pursuant to Rule 14a-2(b) under the Exchange Act) to vote, or seek or propose to advise, influence or encourage any Person with respect to the voting of, any TME Securities on any matter, or demand a copy of the Company’s register of members or other books and records;
(iv) initiate, induce or attempt to induce, cooperate or collaborate with, any other Person in connection with any shareholder proposal or withhold vote campaigns or any tender or exchange offer for equity securities of the Company, any change of control of the Company or the convening of a meeting of the Company’s shareholders;
(vii) except as contemplated under Section 3.02, form, join or in any way participate in a “"group” " (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of as defined in the Exchange Act) with respect to any TME Securities or in connection with (or otherwise act in concert with any Person in connection with) the matters that are the subject of this Section 3.01 with any Person (other than Parent or the Shareholder, as applicable, and their respective controlled Affiliates);
(vi) seek or propose to influence, advise, change or control the management, Board, governing instruments or policies, affairs or strategies voting securities of the Company;
, (viiiii) bring any action solicit or otherwise act to contest the validity of this Section 3.01;
(viii) advise, knowingly assist, knowingly encourage or knowingly act as a financing source for or otherwise invest participate in any Person in connection with, solicitation of proxies relating to the election of directors of the Company or (iv) enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangements or understandings agreement with any Person other person with respect to, any of the foregoing clauses (i) through (vii) of this Section 3.01(a) or propose any of such activities to any Person;
(ix) publicly request or otherwise publicly seek to amend or waive any provision of this Section 3.01, provided, that Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates may make such request or proposal privately to the Board (which request or proposal the Board can accept or reject in its sole discretion) that is made in a manner that is not intended to and would not reasonably be likely to result in the Company being required to make any public disclosure or other public announcement related to such request or proposal; and
(x) make any statement or publicly disclose any intention, plan, arrangement or other contract that is prohibited byforegoing, or inconsistent with, assist any other person to do any of the foregoing; provided, however, PROVIDED that (A) any Transfer Purchaser may purchase additional securities in an amount sufficient to allow Purchaser to continue to own 14.9% of TME Securities shall not constitute a breach the outstanding shares of this Section 3.01(a) so long as Parent, Common Stock of the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates comply with Article II (if applicable)Company; and (B) if the TME Securities beneficially owned by Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates collectively represent less than ten percent (10%) of the then Fully Diluted share capital of the Company, an acquisition by Parent, the Shareholder or their respective controlled Affiliates during the Standstill Period of up to that number of additional TME Securities that, together with the TME Securities beneficially owned collectively by Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates immediately prior to such acquisition, would not collectively represent more than ten percent (10%) of the then Fully Diluted share capital of the Company (the “Standstill Cap”) shall not constitute a breach of this Section 3.01(a). The Company shall provide in writing to the Shareholder, upon the Shareholder’s written request (which written request may be made by the Shareholder no more frequently than once each fiscal quarter), the total number of TME Securities representing the Fully Diluted share capital as of a recent date (without disclosing the identity of any holders of TME Securities), and Parent and the Shareholder shall be entitled to rely upon the most recently received such notice from the Company for all purposes of the preceding proviso. For the avoidance of doubt, if the TME Securities beneficially owned by Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates exceed the Standstill Cap due to the decrease in the total number of TME Securities as a result of any share repurchase, share buyback or share redemption by the Company, Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates are not required to reduce their beneficial ownership of TME Securities. For purposes of this Section 3.01(a), the number of TME Securities beneficially owned by Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates shall be determined without regard to the provisions set forth in Section 3.02.
(b) Nothing restrictions contained in this Section 3.01 sentence shall restrict terminate automatically upon the right acquisition by any person or group (as defined in the Exchange Act), other than Purchaser and its affiliates, of Parent, more than 20% of the Shareholder, their respective controlled Affiliates or any other Person (i) to make or continue to hold bona fide investments in any Eligible Fund that holds or acquires any TME Securities or other outstanding voting securities (including any Derivative Securities) of the Company or otherwise engages upon the commencement (as provided in any Rule 14d-2) of a tender offer other than by or on behalf of Purchaser or its affiliates (with securities or cash) which has not been approved by a majority of the activities otherwise restricted by Company's Board of Directors for the Company's voting securities and (C) this Section 3.01, so long as sentence shall not prohibit the investment in such Eligible Fund is made and held by such Person acquisition or disposition of shares for investment purposes only and is not made in the open market in the ordinary course by any pension fund or held trust for the purpose benefit of engaging in or facilitating, or for the purpose of assisting or encouraging the Person(s) controlling such Eligible Fund to engage in or facilitate, any employees of the activities restricted by this Section 3.01 in any manner with respect to the Company Purchaser or (ii) to acquire any TME Securities or other securities (including any Derivative Securities) of the Company pursuant to a bona fide distribution-in-kind by any Eligible Fund to all of its investors (including Parent, the Shareholder, their respective controlled Affiliates or such other Person) on a pro rata basisaffiliates.
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Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc)
Standstill Covenant. (a) Except in connection with Each Principal Shareholder hereby agrees that during the consummation term of the transactions contemplated by the Subscription this Agreement, during the period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the earlier of (i) the fifth (5th) anniversary of the date hereof and (ii) the first date after the date hereof on which the number of TME Securities collectively beneficially owned by a Strategic Investor and its Affiliates exceeds the number of TME Securities then collectively beneficially owned by the Investors and their respective controlled Affiliates (such period, the “Standstill Period”), none of Parent or the Shareholder shall, and each of Parent and the Shareholder shall cause its controlled Affiliates and its controlled Affiliates’ Representatives (and with respect to such Representatives that are not directors, officers, managers or employees of Parent or the Shareholder or any of their respective controlled Affiliates, only to the extent such Representatives are acting on behalf, or at the behest, of Parent or the Shareholder or any of their respective controlled Affiliates) not to, directly or indirectly or alone or in concert with any other Person, unless invited to do so by the Board or with without the prior written consent of SYBT, the Company:
Principal Shareholder will not, and will not permit its affiliates to: (ia) acquire, offer or propose to acquire, or agree or seek to acquire, or solicit the acquisition of, by purchase or otherwise (other than as a result otherwise, any equity securities of a stock dividend, capitalization SYBT if the aggregate amount of profits, stock split or subdivision shares of any TME Securities SYBT Common Stock beneficially owned by Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates) (A) any economic interest in, Principal Shareholders would be equal to or any direct or indirect right to direct the voting or disposition of, any TME Securities or other securities (including any Derivative Securities) exceed 10% of the Company, whether or not any issued and outstanding shares of the foregoing would give rise to beneficial ownership and, in each case, whether or not any of the foregoing is acquired or otherwise obtained by means of borrowing of securities or operation of any Derivative Security or SYBT Common Stock; (Bb) except in the ordinary course of business, any consolidated assets or indebtedness of the Company;
(ii) enter into, agree, offer, or propose to enter into (whether publicly or otherwise), effect, engage in, or participate in, any acquisition transaction, merger or other business combination, recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution, share exchange, sale, disposition, purchase, acquisition or other extraordinary transaction relating to the Company or a transaction for all or a substantial portion of the consolidated assets of the Company or any of its businesses;
(iii) make, or in any way participate in, any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are defined in Rule 14a-1 under the Exchange Act, disregarding clause (iv) of Rule 14a-1(1)(2) under the Exchange Act and including any otherwise exempt solicitation pursuant to Rule 14a-2(b) under the Exchange Act) to vote, or seek or propose to advise, influence or encourage any Person with respect to the voting of, any TME Securities on any matter, or demand a copy of the Company’s register of members or other books and records;
(iv) initiate, induce or attempt to induce, cooperate or collaborate with, any other Person in connection with any shareholder proposal or withhold vote campaigns or any tender or exchange offer for equity securities of the Company, any change of control of the Company or the convening of a meeting of the Company’s shareholders;
(v) except as contemplated under Section 3.02, form, join or in any way participate in in, or enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding with, a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange ActAct and the rules and regulations thereunder) with respect to any TME Securities equity or in connection with equity-linked or voting securities of SYBT except if all members of the group are Principal Shareholders; (c) commence any tender or exchange offer for any equity securities of SYBT or rights as to any securities of SYBT; (d) enter into or agree, offer, propose or seek (whether publicly or otherwise) to enter into, or otherwise act be involved in concert with or part of, any Person in connection with) acquisition transaction, merger or other business combination relating to all or part of SYBT or its Subsidiaries or any acquisition transaction for all or part of the matters that are the subject assets of this Section 3.01 with SYBT or its Subsidiaries or any Person (other than Parent or the Shareholder, as applicable, and of their respective controlled Affiliates);
(vi) seek business or propose to influenceany recapitalization, adviserestructuring, change in control or control the management, Board, governing instruments similar extraordinary transaction involving SYBT or policies, affairs its Subsidiaries; (e) call or strategies seek to call a meeting of the Company;
shareholders of SYBT or initiate any shareholder proposal for action by shareholders of SYBT; (viif) bring any action or otherwise act to contest the validity of this Section 3.01;
(viii) advise, knowingly assist, knowingly encourage or knowingly act as a financing source for or otherwise invest in any Person in connection with, or enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangements or understandings with any Person other person with respect to, to any of the foregoing clauses activities except for other Principal Shareholders; (ig) through (vii) of this Section 3.01(a) advise, assist, encourage, act as a financing source for or propose otherwise invest in any other person in connection with any of such activities the foregoing; (h) request that SYBT amend, waive or otherwise consent to any Person;
(ix) publicly request or otherwise publicly seek to amend or waive action inconsistent with any provision of this Section 3.016; (i) nominate, provided, that Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates may make such request seek to nominate or proposal privately propose any person for election to the Board except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement; (which request j) seek to amend the Articles of Incorporation of SYBT or proposal the Board can accept or reject in its sole discretionBylaws of SYBT; (k) that is made in a manner that is not intended to and would not reasonably be likely to result in the Company being required to make any public disclosure or other public announcement related to such request or proposal; and
(x) make any statement or publicly disclose through its authorized representatives any intention, plan, plan or arrangement or other contract that is prohibited by, or inconsistent with, with any of the foregoing; provided, however, that or (Al) any Transfer of TME Securities shall not constitute expressly take an initiative with respect to SYBT which could require SYBT to make a breach of this Section 3.01(a) so long as Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates comply with Article II (if applicable); and (B) if the TME Securities beneficially owned by Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates collectively represent less than ten percent (10%) of the then Fully Diluted share capital of the Company, an acquisition by Parent, the Shareholder or their respective controlled Affiliates during the Standstill Period of up to that number of additional TME Securities that, together with the TME Securities beneficially owned collectively by Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates immediately prior to such acquisition, would not collectively represent more than ten percent (10%) of the then Fully Diluted share capital of the Company (the “Standstill Cap”) shall not constitute a breach of this Section 3.01(a). The Company shall provide in writing to the Shareholder, upon the Shareholder’s written request (which written request may be made by the Shareholder no more frequently than once each fiscal quarter), the total number of TME Securities representing the Fully Diluted share capital as of a recent date (without disclosing the identity of any holders of TME Securities), and Parent and the Shareholder shall be entitled to rely upon the most recently received such notice from the Company for all purposes of the preceding proviso. For the avoidance of doubt, if the TME Securities beneficially owned by Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates exceed the Standstill Cap due to the decrease in the total number of TME Securities as a result of any share repurchase, share buyback or share redemption by the Company, Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates are not required to reduce their beneficial ownership of TME Securities. For purposes of this Section 3.01(a), the number of TME Securities beneficially owned by Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates shall be determined without regard to the provisions set forth in Section 3.02.
(b) Nothing contained in this Section 3.01 shall restrict the right of Parent, the Shareholder, their respective controlled Affiliates or any other Person public announcement regarding (i) to make or continue to hold bona fide investments in any Eligible Fund that holds or acquires any TME Securities or other securities (including any Derivative Securities) of the Company or otherwise engages in any of the activities otherwise restricted by this Section 3.01, so long as the investment in such Eligible Fund is made and held by such Person for investment purposes only and is not made or held for the purpose of engaging in or facilitating, or for the purpose of assisting or encouraging the Person(s) controlling such Eligible Fund to engage in or facilitate, any of the activities restricted by this Section 3.01 in any manner with respect to the Company initiative or (ii) to acquire any TME Securities or other securities (including any Derivative Securities) of the Company pursuant to a bona fide distribution-in-kind by any Eligible Fund to all of its investors (including Parent, the Shareholder, their respective controlled Affiliates or such other Person) on a pro rata basisforegoing activities.
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Standstill Covenant. (a) Except in connection with Each Principal Shareholder hereby agrees that during the consummation term of the transactions contemplated by the Subscription this Agreement, during the period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the earlier of (i) the fifth (5th) anniversary of the date hereof and (ii) the first date after the date hereof on which the number of TME Securities collectively beneficially owned by a Strategic Investor and its Affiliates exceeds the number of TME Securities then collectively beneficially owned by the Investors and their respective controlled Affiliates (such period, the “Standstill Period”), none of Parent or the Shareholder shall, and each of Parent and the Shareholder shall cause its controlled Affiliates and its controlled Affiliates’ Representatives (and with respect to such Representatives that are not directors, officers, managers or employees of Parent or the Shareholder or any of their respective controlled Affiliates, only to the extent such Representatives are acting on behalf, or at the behest, of Parent or the Shareholder or any of their respective controlled Affiliates) not to, directly or indirectly or alone or in concert with any other Person, unless invited to do so by the Board or with without the prior written consent of SYBT, the Company:
Principal Shareholder will not, and will not permit its affiliates to: (ia) acquire, offer or propose to acquire, or agree or seek to acquire, or solicit the acquisition of, by purchase or otherwise (other than as a result otherwise, any equity securities of a stock dividend, capitalization SYBT if the aggregate amount of profits, stock split or subdivision shares of any TME Securities SYBT Common Stock beneficially owned by Parentthe Principal Shareholders would be equal to or exceed 10% of the issued and outstanding shares of SYBT Common Stock; (b) form, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates) (A) join or in any economic interest way participate in, or enter into any direct agreement, arrangement or indirect right to direct understanding with, a “group” (within the voting or disposition of, any TME Securities or other securities (including any Derivative Securitiesmeaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Company, whether Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder) with respect to any equity or not any equity-linked or voting securities of SYBT except if all members of the foregoing would give rise group are Principal Shareholders; (c) commence any tender or exchange offer for any equity securities of SYBT or rights as to beneficial ownership and, in each case, whether or not any securities of the foregoing is acquired or otherwise obtained by means of borrowing of securities or operation of any Derivative Security or SYBT; (B) except in the ordinary course of business, any consolidated assets or indebtedness of the Company;
(iid) enter into, into or agree, offer, propose or propose to enter into seek (whether publicly or otherwise), effect, engage in) to enter into, or participate inotherwise be involved in or part of, any acquisition transaction, merger or other business combination, combination relating to all or part of SYBT or its Subsidiaries or any acquisition transaction for all or part of the assets of SYBT or its Subsidiaries or any of their respective business or any recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution, share exchange, sale, disposition, purchase, acquisition change in control or other similar extraordinary transaction relating to the Company involving SYBT or a transaction for all or a substantial portion of the consolidated assets of the Company or any of its businesses;
Subsidiaries; (iiie) make, or in any way participate in, any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are defined in Rule 14a-1 under the Exchange Act, disregarding clause (iv) of Rule 14a-1(1)(2) under the Exchange Act and including any otherwise exempt solicitation pursuant to Rule 14a-2(b) under the Exchange Act) to vote, call or seek or propose to advise, influence or encourage any Person with respect to the voting of, any TME Securities on any matter, or demand a copy of the Company’s register of members or other books and records;
(iv) initiate, induce or attempt to induce, cooperate or collaborate with, any other Person in connection with any shareholder proposal or withhold vote campaigns or any tender or exchange offer for equity securities of the Company, any change of control of the Company or the convening of call a meeting of the Company’s shareholders;
shareholders of SYBT or initiate any shareholder proposal for action by shareholders of SYBT; (vf) except as contemplated under Section 3.02, form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) with respect to any TME Securities or in connection with (or otherwise act in concert with any Person in connection with) the matters that are the subject of this Section 3.01 with any Person (other than Parent or the Shareholder, as applicable, and their respective controlled Affiliates);
(vi) seek or propose to influence, advise, change or control the management, Board, governing instruments or policies, affairs or strategies of the Company;
(vii) bring any action or otherwise act to contest the validity of this Section 3.01;
(viii) advise, knowingly assist, knowingly encourage or knowingly act as a financing source for or otherwise invest in any Person in connection with, or enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangements or understandings with any Person other person with respect to, to any of the foregoing clauses activities except for other Principal Shareholders; (ig) through (vii) of this Section 3.01(a) advise, assist, encourage, act as a financing source for or propose otherwise invest in any other person in connection with any of such activities the foregoing; (h) request that SYBT amend, waive or otherwise consent to any Person;
(ix) publicly request or otherwise publicly seek to amend or waive action inconsistent with any provision of this Section 3.016; (i) nominate, provided, that Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates may make such request seek to nominate or proposal privately propose any person for election to the Board except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement; (which request j) seek to amend the Articles of Incorporation of SYBT or proposal the Board can accept or reject in its sole discretionBylaws of SYBT; (k) that is made in a manner that is not intended to and would not reasonably be likely to result in the Company being required to make any public disclosure or other public announcement related to such request or proposal; and
(x) make any statement or publicly disclose through its authorized representatives any intention, plan, plan or arrangement or other contract that is prohibited by, or inconsistent with, with any of the foregoing; provided, however, that or (Al) any Transfer of TME Securities shall not constitute expressly take an initiative with respect to SYBT which could require SYBT to make a breach of this Section 3.01(a) so long as Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates comply with Article II (if applicable); and (B) if the TME Securities beneficially owned by Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates collectively represent less than ten percent (10%) of the then Fully Diluted share capital of the Company, an acquisition by Parent, the Shareholder or their respective controlled Affiliates during the Standstill Period of up to that number of additional TME Securities that, together with the TME Securities beneficially owned collectively by Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates immediately prior to such acquisition, would not collectively represent more than ten percent (10%) of the then Fully Diluted share capital of the Company (the “Standstill Cap”) shall not constitute a breach of this Section 3.01(a). The Company shall provide in writing to the Shareholder, upon the Shareholder’s written request (which written request may be made by the Shareholder no more frequently than once each fiscal quarter), the total number of TME Securities representing the Fully Diluted share capital as of a recent date (without disclosing the identity of any holders of TME Securities), and Parent and the Shareholder shall be entitled to rely upon the most recently received such notice from the Company for all purposes of the preceding proviso. For the avoidance of doubt, if the TME Securities beneficially owned by Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates exceed the Standstill Cap due to the decrease in the total number of TME Securities as a result of any share repurchase, share buyback or share redemption by the Company, Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates are not required to reduce their beneficial ownership of TME Securities. For purposes of this Section 3.01(a), the number of TME Securities beneficially owned by Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates shall be determined without regard to the provisions set forth in Section 3.02.
(b) Nothing contained in this Section 3.01 shall restrict the right of Parent, the Shareholder, their respective controlled Affiliates or any other Person public announcement regarding (i) to make or continue to hold bona fide investments in any Eligible Fund that holds or acquires any TME Securities or other securities (including any Derivative Securities) of the Company or otherwise engages in any of the activities otherwise restricted by this Section 3.01, so long as the investment in such Eligible Fund is made and held by such Person for investment purposes only and is not made or held for the purpose of engaging in or facilitating, or for the purpose of assisting or encouraging the Person(s) controlling such Eligible Fund to engage in or facilitate, any of the activities restricted by this Section 3.01 in any manner with respect to the Company initiative or (ii) to acquire any TME Securities or other securities (including any Derivative Securities) of the Company pursuant to a bona fide distribution-in-kind by any Eligible Fund to all of its investors (including Parent, the Shareholder, their respective controlled Affiliates or such other Person) on a pro rata basisforegoing activities.
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Standstill Covenant. (a) Except in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement, during the period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the earlier of (i) the fifth (5th) anniversary of the date hereof and (ii) the first date after the date hereof on which the number of TME Spotify Securities collectively beneficially owned by a Strategic Investor and its Affiliates exceeds the number of TME Spotify Securities then collectively beneficially owned by the Investors and their respective controlled Affiliates (such period, the “Standstill Period”), none of Parent or the Shareholder Tencent Parties shall, and each of Parent and the Shareholder Tencent Parties shall cause its controlled Affiliates and its controlled Affiliates’ Representatives (and with respect to such Representatives that are not directors, officers, managers or employees of Parent or the Shareholder such Tencent Party or any of their respective its controlled Affiliates, only to the extent such Representatives are acting on behalf, or at the behest, of Parent or the Shareholder such Tencent Party or any of their respective its controlled Affiliates) not to, directly or indirectly or alone or in concert with any other Person, unless invited to do so by the Board or with the prior written consent of the Company:
(i) acquire, offer or propose to acquire, or agree to acquire, by purchase or otherwise (other than as a result of a stock dividend, capitalization of profits, stock split or subdivision of any TME Spotify Securities beneficially owned by Parent, the Shareholder Tencent Parties and their respective controlled Affiliates) (A) any economic interest in, or any direct or indirect right to direct the voting or disposition of, any TME Spotify Securities or other securities (including any Derivative Securities) of the Company, whether or not any of the foregoing would give rise to beneficial ownership and, in each case, whether or not any of the foregoing is acquired or otherwise obtained by means of borrowing of securities or operation of any Derivative Security or (B) except in the ordinary course of business, any consolidated assets or indebtedness of the Company;
(ii) enter into, agree, offer, or propose to enter into (whether publicly or otherwise), effect, engage in, or participate in, any acquisition transaction, merger or other business combination, recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution, share exchange, sale, disposition, purchase, acquisition or other extraordinary transaction relating to the Company or a transaction for all or a substantial portion of the consolidated assets of the Company or any of its businesses;
(iii) make, or in any way participate in, any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are defined in Rule 14a-1 under the Exchange Act, disregarding clause (iv) of Rule 14a-1(1)(2) under the Exchange Act and including any otherwise exempt solicitation pursuant to Rule 14a-2(b) under the Exchange Act) to vote, or seek or propose to advise, influence or encourage any Person with respect to the voting of, any TME Spotify Securities on any matter, or demand a copy of the Company’s shareholders’ register of members or other books and records;
(iv) initiate, induce or attempt to induce, cooperate or collaborate with, any other Person in connection with any shareholder proposal or withhold vote campaigns or any tender or exchange offer for equity securities of the Company, any change of control of the Company or the convening of a meeting of the Company’s shareholders;
(v) except as contemplated under Section 3.02, form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) with respect to any TME Spotify Securities or in connection with (or otherwise act in concert with any Person in connection with) the matters that are the subject of this Section 3.01 with any Person (other than Parent or the Shareholder, as applicable, other Tencent Parties and their respective controlled Affiliates);
(vi) seek or propose to influence, advise, change or control the management, Board, governing instruments or policies, affairs or strategies of the Company;
(vii) bring any action or otherwise act to contest the validity of this Section 3.01;
(viii) advise, knowingly assist, knowingly encourage or knowingly act as a financing source for or otherwise invest in any Person in connection with, or enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangements or understandings with any Person with respect to, any of the foregoing clauses (i) through (vii) of this Section 3.01(a) or propose any of such activities to any Person;
; (ix) publicly request or otherwise publicly seek to amend or waive any provision of this Section 3.01, provided, that Parent, the Shareholder Tencent Parties and their respective controlled Affiliates may make such request or proposal privately to the Board (which request or proposal the Board can accept or reject in its sole discretion) that is made in a manner that is not intended to and would not reasonably be likely to result in the Company being required to make any public disclosure or other public announcement related to such request or proposal; and
(x) make any statement or publicly disclose any intention, plan, arrangement or other contract that is prohibited by, or inconsistent with, any of the foregoing; provided, however, that (A) any Transfer of TME Securities shall not constitute a breach of this Section 3.01(a) so long as Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates comply with Article II (if applicable); and (B) if the TME Securities beneficially owned by Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates collectively represent less than ten percent (10%) of the then Fully Diluted share capital of the Company, an acquisition by Parent, the Shareholder or their respective controlled Affiliates during the Standstill Period of up to that number of additional TME Securities that, together with the TME Securities beneficially owned collectively by Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates immediately prior to such acquisition, would not collectively represent more than ten percent (10%) of the then Fully Diluted share capital of the Company (the “Standstill Cap”) shall not constitute a breach of this Section 3.01(a). The Company shall provide in writing to the Shareholder, upon the Shareholder’s written request (which written request may be made by the Shareholder no more frequently than once each fiscal quarter), the total number of TME Securities representing the Fully Diluted share capital as of a recent date (without disclosing the identity of any holders of TME Securities), and Parent and the Shareholder shall be entitled to rely upon the most recently received such notice from the Company for all purposes of the preceding proviso. For the avoidance of doubt, if the TME Securities beneficially owned by Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates exceed the Standstill Cap due to the decrease in the total number of TME Securities as a result of any share repurchase, share buyback or share redemption by the Company, Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates are not required to reduce their beneficial ownership of TME Securities. For purposes of this Section 3.01(a), the number of TME Securities beneficially owned by Parent, the Shareholder and their respective controlled Affiliates shall be determined without regard to the provisions set forth in Section 3.02.
(b) Nothing contained in this Section 3.01 shall restrict the right of Parent, the Shareholder, their respective controlled Affiliates or any other Person (i) to make or continue to hold bona fide investments in any Eligible Fund that holds or acquires any TME Securities or other securities (including any Derivative Securities) of the Company or otherwise engages in any of the activities otherwise restricted by this Section 3.01, so long as the investment in such Eligible Fund is made and held by such Person for investment purposes only and is not made or held for the purpose of engaging in or facilitating, or for the purpose of assisting or encouraging the Person(s) controlling such Eligible Fund to engage in or facilitate, any of the activities restricted by this Section 3.01 in any manner with respect to the Company or (ii) to acquire any TME Securities or other securities (including any Derivative Securities) of the Company pursuant to a bona fide distribution-in-kind by any Eligible Fund to all of its investors (including Parent, the Shareholder, their respective controlled Affiliates or such other Person) on a pro rata basis.
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