Irrevocable Proxy and Power of Attorney Each party to this Agreement hereby constitutes and appoints as the proxies of the party and hereby grants a power of attorney to the President of the Company, and a designee of the Selling Investors, and each of them, with full power of substitution, with respect to the matters set forth herein, including, without limitation, election of persons as members of the Board in accordance with Section 1 hereto, votes to increase authorized shares pursuant to Section 2 hereof and votes regarding any Sale of the Company pursuant to Section 3 hereof, and hereby authorizes each of them to represent and vote, if and only if the party (i) fails to vote, or (ii) attempts to vote (whether by proxy, in person or by written consent), in a manner which is inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, all of such party’s Shares in favor of the election of persons as members of the Board determined pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement or the increase of authorized shares or approval of any Sale of the Company pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and provisions of Sections 2 and 3, respectively, of this Agreement or to take any action necessary to effect Sections 2 and 3, respectively, of this Agreement. Each of the proxy and power of attorney granted pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence is given in consideration of the agreements and covenants of the Company and the parties in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and, as such, each is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable unless and until this Agreement terminates or expires pursuant to Section 6 hereof. Each party hereto hereby revokes any and all previous proxies or powers of attorney with respect to the Shares and shall not hereafter, unless and until this Agreement terminates or expires pursuant to Section 6 hereof, purport to grant any other proxy or power of attorney with respect to any of the Shares, deposit any of the Shares into a voting trust or enter into any agreement (other than this Agreement), arrangement or understanding with any person, directly or indirectly, to vote, grant any proxy or give instructions with respect to the voting of any of the Shares, in each case, with respect to any of the matters set forth herein.
LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY The Adviser hereby appoints the Sub-Adviser as the Trust’s agent and attorney-in-fact for the limited purpose of executing account documentation, agreements, contracts and other documents on behalf of the Portfolio(s), as the Sub-Adviser shall be requested by brokers, dealers or other intermediaries, counterparties and other persons or entities in connection with the services provided by it hereunder. The Adviser, on behalf of the Trust, hereby ratifies and confirms as good and effectual, at law or in equity, all that the Sub-Adviser, and its officers and employees, may do in the capacity as attorney-in-fact. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as imposing a duty on the Sub-Adviser, or its officers and employees, to act on or assume responsibility for any matters in its capacity as attorney-in-fact. Any person dealing with the Sub-Adviser in its capacity as attorney-in-fact hereunder is hereby expressly put on notice that the Sub-Adviser is acting solely in the capacity as an agent of the Trust, that the Trust’s certificate of trust is on file with the Delaware Secretary of State and that the debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to a particular series of the Trust are enforceable against the assets of such series only, and not against the assets of the Trust generally, or any other series thereof. The Sub-Adviser assumes no personal liability whatsoever for obligations of the Portfolio(s) entered into by the Sub-Adviser in its capacity as attorney-in-fact. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 4 is intended to obviate any liability of the Sub-Adviser under this Agreement to the extent contemplated in Section 6.A. If requested by the Sub-Adviser, the Adviser agrees to have the Trust execute and deliver to the Sub-Adviser a separate form of Limited Power of Attorney in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Sub-Adviser.
Special Power of Attorney (a) Each Member hereby irrevocably makes, constitutes and appoints each Director, acting severally, and any liquidator of the Company’s assets appointed pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof with full power of substitution, the true and lawful representatives and attorneys-in-fact of, and in the name, place and stead of, such Member, with the power from time to time to make, execute, sign, acknowledge, swear to, verify, deliver, record, file and/or publish:
Power of Attorney A. Each Limited Partner and each Assignee constitutes and appoints the General Partner, any Liquidator, and authorized officers and attorneys-in-fact of each, and each of those acting singly, in each case with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority in its name, place and stead to:
Stockholders’ Agent By virtue of their approval of the Merger, the Stockholders irrevocably appoint Kevix X'Xxxxx xx their agent in connection with the transactions contemplated by Section 9 of this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement (the "Stockholders' Agent"), and Kevix X'Xxxxx xxxeby accepts his appointment as the Stockholders' Agent. Parent shall be entitled to deal with the Stockholders' Agent on all matters relating to Section 9 and the Escrow Agreement, and shall be entitled to rely on any document executed or purported to be executed on behalf of the Stockholder Indemnitors by the Stockholders' Agent, and on any other action taken or purported to be taken on behalf of the Stockholder Indemnitors by the Stockholders' Agent, as fully binding upon such Stockholder Indemnitor. If the Stockholders' Agent shall die, become disabled or otherwise be unable to fulfill his responsibilities as agent of the Stockholder Indemnitors, then the Stockholder Indemnitors shall, within ten days after such death or disability, appoint a successor agent and, promptly thereafter, shall notify Parent of the identity of such successor. Any such successor shall become the "Stockholders' Agent" for purposes of this Section 10.1. If for any reason there is no Stockholders' Agent at any time, all references herein to the Stockholders' Agent shall be deemed to refer to the Stockholder Indemnitors.
Agreement to Vote the Subject Shares Stockholder, in his capacity as such, hereby agrees that, during the period commencing on the date hereof and continuing until the termination of this Agreement (such period, the "Voting Period"), at any meeting (or any adjournment or postponement thereof) of the holders of any class or classes of the capital stock of Cima, however called, or in connection with any written consent of the holders of any class or classes of the capital stock of Cima, Stockholder shall vote (or cause to be voted) the Subject Shares (x) in favor of adoption of the Merger Agreement and the approval of the Cima Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (and any actions required in furtherance thereof), (y) against any action, proposal, transaction or agreement that would result in a breach in any respect of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of Cima or any of its subsidiaries under the Merger Agreement or of Stockholder under this Agreement, and (z) except as otherwise agreed to in writing in advance by AAI, against (i) any Acquisition Proposal; (ii) any change in the Persons who constitute the board of directors of Cima that is not approved in advance by at least a majority of the Persons who were directors of Cima as of the date of this Agreement (or their successors who were so approved); and (iii) any other action or proposal involving Cima or any of its subsidiaries that is intended, or could reasonably be expected, to prevent, materially impede, or materially impair or delay consummation of the Cima Merger or the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. Any such vote shall be cast or consent shall be given in accordance with such procedures relating thereto as shall ensure that it is duly counted for purposes of determining that a quorum is present and for purposes of recording the results of such vote or consent. Stockholder agrees not to enter into any agreement, letter of intent, agreement in principle or understanding with any Person that violates or conflicts with or could reasonably be expected to violate or conflict with the provisions and agreements contained in this Agreement or the Merger Agreement.
The Custody Agreement and Power of Attorney Each of the (i) Custody Agreement signed by such Selling Stockholder and [___], as custodian (the "Custodian"), relating to the deposit of the Common Shares to be sold by such Selling Stockholder (the "Custody Agreement") and (ii) Power of Attorney appointing certain individuals named therein as such Selling Stockholder's attorneys-in-fact (each, an "Attorney-in-Fact") to the extent set forth therein relating to the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Prospectus (the "Power of Attorney"), of such Selling Stockholder has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Selling Stockholder and is a valid and binding agreement of such Selling Stockholder, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as rights to indemnification thereunder may be limited by applicable law and except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles.
Shareholders' Agent (a) At the Closing, Fortis Advisors LLC shall be constituted and appointed as the Shareholders’ Agent by virtue of the Company Shareholders’ execution of this Agreement or a Joinder Agreement and without any further action of any of the Company Shareholders or the Company. The Shareholders’ Agent shall be the representative, exclusive agent and attorney-in-fact for all purposes in connection with this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the Paying Agent Agreement, the Shareholders’ Agent Engagement Agreement and any agreements ancillary hereto and thereto for and on behalf of the Indemnifying Parties including without limitation to: (i) execute, as the Shareholders’ Agent, this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the Paying Agent Agreement and any agreement or instrument entered into or delivered in connection with the Transactions, (ii) give and receive notices, instructions and communications permitted or required under this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the Paying Agent Agreement or any other agreement, document or instrument entered into or executed in connection herewith, for and on behalf of any Indemnifying Party, to or from Acquirer (on behalf of itself or any other Indemnified Person) relating to this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the Paying Agent Agreement or any of the Transactions and any other matters contemplated by this Agreement or by such other agreement, document or instrument (except to the extent that this Agreement expressly contemplates that any such notice or communication shall be given or received by each Indemnifying Party individually), (iii) review, negotiate and agree to and authorize Acquirer to reclaim funds from the Escrow Fund in satisfaction of claims asserted by Acquirer (on behalf of itself or any other Indemnified Person, including by not objecting to such claims) pursuant to this ARTICLE 9, (iv) object to such claims pursuant to Section 9.6, (v) consent or agree to, negotiate, enter into, or, if applicable, contest, prosecute or defend, settlements and compromises of, and demand arbitration and comply with Orders of courts and awards of arbitrators with respect to, such claims, resolve any such claims, take any actions in connection with the resolution of any dispute relating hereto or to the Transactions by arbitration, settlement or otherwise, and take or forego any or all actions permitted or required of any Indemnifying Party or necessary in the judgment of the Shareholders’ Agent for the accomplishment of the foregoing and all of the other terms, conditions and limitations of this Agreement, (vi) consult with legal counsel, independent public accountants and other experts selected by it, solely at the cost and expense of the Indemnifying Parties, (vii) consent or agree to any amendment to this Agreement or to waive any terms and conditions of this Agreement providing rights or benefits to the Indemnifying Parties in accordance with the terms hereof and in the manner provided herein and (viii) take all actions necessary or appropriate in the judgment of the Shareholders’ Agent for the accomplishment of the foregoing, in each case without having to seek or obtain the consent of any Person under any circumstance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Shareholders’ Agent shall have no obligation to act on behalf of the Indemnifying Parties, except as expressly provided herein, in the Escrow Agreement, the Paying Agent Agreement and in the Shareholders’ Agent Engagement Agreement, and for purposes of clarity, there are no obligations of the Shareholders’ Agent in any ancillary agreement, schedule, exhibit or the Company Disclosure Schedule. The Shareholders’ Agent shall be entitled to: (i) rely upon the Spreadsheet, (ii) rely upon any signature believed by it to be genuine, and (iii) reasonably assume that a signatory has proper authorization to sign on behalf of the applicable Indemnifying Party or other party. Acquirer and its Affiliates (including after the Closing, the Company) shall be entitled to rely on the appointment of Fortis Advisors LLC as the Shareholders’ Agent, or any subsequent appointee, and treat such Shareholders’ Agent as the duly appointed attorney-in-fact of each Indemnifying Party and as having the duties, power and authority provided for in this Section 9.7. The Indemnifying Parties and their successors shall be bound by all actions taken and documents executed by the Shareholders’ Agent in accordance with this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement the Paying Agent Agreement or the Shareholders’ Agent Engagement Agreement as if expressly confirmed and ratified in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, all defenses which may be available to any Indemnifying Party to contest, negate or disaffirm the action of the Shareholders’ Agent taken in good faith under this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement or the Shareholders’ Agent Engagement Agreement are waived, and Acquirer and the other Indemnified Persons shall be entitled to rely exclusively on any action or decision of the Shareholders’ Agent. The powers, immunities and rights to indemnification granted to the Shareholders’ Agent Group hereunder: (i) are coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable and survive the death, incompetence, bankruptcy or liquidation of any Indemnifying Party and shall be binding on any successor thereto, and (ii) shall survive the delivery of an assignment by any Indemnifying Party of the whole or any fraction of his, her or its interest in the Escrow Fund. The Shareholders’ Agent may resign at any time. The Person serving as the Shareholders’ Agent may be removed or replaced from time to time, or if such Person resigns from its position as the Shareholders’ Agent, then a successor may be appointed, by the holders of a majority in interest of the aggregate amount of cash then held in the Escrow Fund (or, in the event that there is no cash then held in the Escrow Fund by the Indemnifying Parties collectively having an Pro Rata Share greater than 50%) upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice to Acquirer. No bond shall be required of the Shareholders’ Agent.
FORM OF POWER OF ATTORNEY Know All Men by These Presents, that CMTG GS FINANCE LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Seller”), does hereby appoint GXXXXXX SXXXX BANK USA, a New York state-chartered bank, as administrative agent on behalf of Buyers (in such capacity, together with its permitted successors and assigns “Administrative Agent”), its attorney in fact to act in Seller’s name, place and stead in any way that Seller could do, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, with respect to (i) the completion of any endorsements of documents or instruments relating to the Purchased Assets, including without limitation, any transfer documents related thereto and any written notices to underlying obligors to effectuate a legal transfer of the Purchased Assets, (ii) the recordation of any instruments relating to such Purchased Assets, (iii) the preparation and filing, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent, of such financing statements, continuation statements, and other uniform commercial code forms, as Administrative Agent may from time to time, reasonably consider necessary to create, perfect, and preserve Administrative Agent’s, on behalf of Buyers, security interest in the Purchased Assets, and (iv) the enforcement of Seller’s rights under the Purchased Assets purchased by Administrative Agent, on behalf of Buyers, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Master Repurchase and Securities Contract Agreement, dated as of March 7, 2022 (the “Master Repurchase and Securities Contract Agreement”), among Administrative Agent, GXXXXXX SXXXX BANK USA, a New York state-chartered bank (in such capacity, and together with such other financial institutions from time to time party thereto and their respective successors and assigns, collectively “Buyers” and individually, each a “Buyer”) and Seller, and to take such other steps as may be necessary or desirable to enforce the rights of Administrative Agent, on behalf of Buyers, against such Purchased Assets, the related Purchased Asset Files and the Servicing Records to the extent that Seller is permitted by law to act through an agent. TO INDUCE ANY THIRD PARTY TO ACT HEREUNDER, SELLER HEREBY AGREES THAT ANY THIRD PARTY RECEIVING A DULY EXECUTED COPY OR FACSIMILE OF THIS INSTRUMENT MAY ACT HEREUNDER, AND THAT REVOCATION OR TERMINATION HEREOF SHALL BE INEFFECTIVE AS TO SUCH THIRD PARTY UNLESS AND UNTIL ACTUAL NOTICE OR KNOWLEDGE OR SUCH REVOCATION OR TERMINATION SHALL HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY SUCH THIRD PARTY, AND SELLER ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF SELLER’S ASSIGNS, HEREBY AGREES TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS ANY SUCH THIRD PARTY FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS THAT MAY ARISE AGAINST SUCH THIRD PARTY BY REASON OF SUCH THIRD PARTY HAVING RELIED ON THE PROVISIONS OF THIS INSTRUMENT. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.
Stockholder Agreements Except as provided in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, there are no agreements, written or oral, between the Company and any current holder of its securities, or to the Company's knowledge, among any holders of its securities, relating to the acquisition (including, without limitation, rights of first refusal, anti-dilution or preemptive rights), disposition, registration under the Securities Act, or voting of the Common Stock or Preferred Stock.
