Standstill Restrictions. Section 6.1 Until the later of (x) the time that the Investor’s Ownership Percentage is less than 25% of the Diluted Common Shares and (y) the third anniversary of the Original XXX Date (and, in the case of (iv) – (vii), only for so long as the designees of Investor under Section 2.1(a) are seated on the Board pursuant to Section 2.1 and Section 2.4(b) and other than with respect to the election of the Investor Designees), neither the Investor nor any Investor Affiliate shall (i) except as provided in Section 5, directly or indirectly acquire, agree to acquire, or offer to acquire, beneficial ownership of any equity securities of the Company, any warrant or option to purchase such securities, any security convertible into any such securities, or any other right to acquire such securities, other than the Common Stock issued pursuant to the CoyCo Transaction Agreement, the Converted Investor Warrant, Common Stock acquired upon exercise of the Converted Investor Warrant and any Common Stock paid as dividends or as otherwise would not increase the Investor’s beneficial ownership of the Company’s Common Stock by greater than 1% on an as-converted basis, (ii) bring any action or otherwise act to contest the validity of the restrictions set forth in this Section 6, or seek a release of such restrictions, (iii) deposit Common Stock in a voting trust or similar arrangement or subject any Common Stock to any voting agreement, pooling arrangement or similar arrangement, or grant any proxy with respect to any Common Stock to any person not affiliated with the Investor or Company management; (iv) make, or in any way participate or engage in, directly or indirectly, any solicitation of proxies to vote, or seek to advise or influence any person with respect to the voting of, any voting securities of the Company or any of Subsidiary of the Company, (v) 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 voting securities of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company except for any group constituting solely of the Investor and Investor Affiliates, (vi) seek the removal of any directors from the Board or a change in the size or composition of the Board (including, without limitation, voting for any directors not nominated by the Board), except as otherwise provided in Section 2.4(b), (vii) call, request the calling of, or otherwise seek or assist in the calling of a special meeting of the share...
Standstill Restrictions. During the Lock-up Period, except as specifically permitted under an executed definitive agreement entered into between Shareholder and the Company, Shareholder will not, and will cause each of his affiliates and his and their respective representatives and any other agents acting on its or their behalf, or other persons or entities acting in concert with Shareholder or his affiliates, not to, directly or indirectly, (i) make, effect or commence any tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination involving the Company, (ii) commence or complete, or propose to commence or complete, any recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution or other extraordinary transaction with respect to the Company, (iii) make, or in any way participate in, any “solicitation” of proxies to vote or consent, or seek to advise or influence any person with respect to the voting of, any securities of the Company (all within the meaning of Section 14 of the Exchange Act), (iv) 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, or otherwise act in concert with any person in respect of, any securities of the Company, (v) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek representation on or to control or influence the management, the Board of Directors of the Company or policies of the Company, (vi) negotiate with or provide any information to any person with respect to, or make any statement or proposal to any person with respect to, or make any public announcement or proposal or offer whatsoever with respect to, or act as a financing source for or otherwise invest in any other persons in connection with, or otherwise solicit, seek or offer to effect any transactions or actions described in the foregoing clauses (i) through (vi), or make any other proposal inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement or that otherwise could reasonably be expected to result in a public announcement regarding any such transactions or actions, (vii) advise, assist, or encourage any other persons in connection with any of the foregoing; or (viii) make any statement or proposal to the Board of Directors of the Company, any of the Company’s representatives or any of the Company’s stockholders regarding, or make any public announcement, proposal or offer, with respect to, or otherwise solicit, seek or offer to effect, any request or proposal to waive, terminate or amend the provisions of this Agreemen...
Standstill Restrictions. (a) From and after the Closing Date until the later of (x) the ten (10) year anniversary of the Closing Date and (y) the three (3) year anniversary of the date on which the Shareholder shall cease to Beneficially Own Voting Securities representing at least the Ownership Threshold (the “Standstill Period”), without the prior written consent of the Company, the Shareholder Parent shall not, and shall cause each of its Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly, alone or in concert with any other Person, except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Section 4.1:
Standstill Restrictions. During the Standstill Period (as defined in Section 3.4), the Investor shall not, and shall not permit any of its Affiliates to, without the prior written consent of the Company:
Standstill Restrictions. From the date of this Agreement and until the date on which Parent beneficially owns a number of shares of Common Stock that constitutes less than 5% of the outstanding Common Stock (the “Standstill Period”), Holdings shall not, and shall cause all of its respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly through another Person, unless expressly invited in a writing with the approval of the Board (provided, that the Holding Board Members shall not participate in such decision):
Standstill Restrictions. The Executive agrees that during his employment with the Company and for one year after the Termination Date (the “Restricted Period”), neither the Executive nor any of the Executive’s affiliates or representatives will, in any manner, directly or indirectly, unless requested by the Board (i) acquire or make any proposal to acquire any securities, or rights or options to acquire securities, or property of the Company, (ii) propose to enter into any merger or business combination involving the Company or purchase a material portion of the assets of the Company, (iii) make or participate in any solicitation of proxies to vote, or seek to advise or influence any person with respect to the voting of any securities of the Company, (iv) form, join or participate in a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) with respect to any voting securities of the Company, (v) otherwise act or seek to control or influence the management, Board or policies of the Company, (vi) disclose any intention, plan or arrangement inconsistent with the foregoing, (vii) take any action which might require the Company to make a public announcement regarding the possibility of a business combination or merger or (viii) advise, assist or encourage or direct any person to advise, assist or encourage any other persons in connection with the foregoing. The Executive also agrees during the Restricted Period not to request the Company (or its directors, officers, employees, agents or representatives) to amend or waive any provision of this Section 7 unless specifically invited to do so by the Board.
Standstill Restrictions. Subject to applicable law, including Section 13(d) and (g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), except as permitted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, during the term of this Agreement, the Shareholder Parties shall not, and shall cause their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents not to, in any manner, directly or indirectly:
Standstill Restrictions. From the date of this Agreement and until the earlier of (i) the later of (x) the 24-month anniversary of the Closing Date and (y) the 3-month anniversary of the date on which the Shareholder Parties first cease to Beneficially Own any Subject Shares or Class A Preferred Shares and (ii) a Change of Control (the “Expiration Date”), the Shareholder Parties will not, and will cause all of their respective Subsidiaries and controlled Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly through another Person, unless expressly invited in a writing with the approval of a majority of the directors on the Board:
Standstill Restrictions. (a) Subject to applicable law, including Section 13(d) and (g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), except as permitted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, during the term of this Agreement, the Ramius Group shall not, and shall cause their Affiliates and Associates (as defined below) under its control or direction not to, in any manner, directly or indirectly:
Standstill Restrictions. (a) During the Equity Restricted Period, each of Parent and the Purchaser covenants and agrees that, unless invited in writing with the approval of a majority of the whole NewCo Board or, prior to the Closing, Company Board, it will not, and will not cause or permit any of its consolidated Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:
