Stockholder’s Standstill Obligations. (a) Until the second anniversary of the date hereof, neither a Stockholder nor any Affiliate of a Stockholder shall, directly or indirectly, acquire Beneficial Ownership of Voting Stock or authorize or make a tender offer, exchange offer or other offer to acquire Voting Stock other than (i) in the case of Arcelor and its Affiliates, the shares of Company Common Stock acquired by Arcelor pursuant to the Purchase Agreement plus any additional Shares acquired by Arcelor or its Affiliates from Skandalaris or with the prior written consent of Skandalaris; and (ii) in the case of Skandalaris and his Affiliates, the 2,190,623 shares of Company Common Stock held by Skandalaris, directly or indirectly, on the date hereof plus any additional Shares acquired by Skandalaris or his Affiliates from Arcelor or after the giving of prior written notice from Skandalaris to Arcelor. (b) Until the second anniversary of the date hereof, each Stockholder shall promptly notify the other Stockholder and the Company if such Stockholder’s aggregate Beneficial Ownership of Voting Stock exceeds the aggregate Beneficial Ownership of Voting Stock specified in such Stockholder’s most recent prior notice to the Company under Section 2.1(a) (or if no such notice has yet been given, such Stockholder’s aggregate Beneficial Ownership of Voting Stock on the date of this Agreement) by more than 1% of the outstanding Voting Stock. Such notice shall specify the amount of Voting Stock Beneficially Owned by such Stockholder as of the date of the notice. This requirement may be satisfied by such Stockholder’s delivery to the other Stockholder and the Company of an amendment to any Schedule 13D filed by such Stockholder with respect to its Shares. (c) Until the second anniversary of the date hereof, neither a Stockholder nor any Affiliate of a Stockholder shall, without first obtaining the written consent of the other Stockholder, (i) solicit proxies with respect to any Voting Stock, nor (ii) become a “participant” in any “election contest” (as such terms are used in Rule 14(a)-11 of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act) relating to the election of one or more members of the Board of Directors of the Company. Neither a Stockholder nor any Affiliate of a Stockholder shall be deemed to be such a “participant” due solely to the fact that such Stockholder or one or more designees of such Stockholder sit on the Company’s Board of Directors. (d) Until the second anniversary of the date hereof, neither a Stockholder nor any Affiliate of a Stockholder shall, without first obtaining the written consent of the other Stockholder, (i) deposit any Voting Stock in a voting trust or (ii) except as otherwise provided or contemplated herein, subject any Voting Stock to any arrangement or agreement with any third party with respect to the voting of such Voting Stock. (e) Until the second anniversary of the date hereof, neither a Stockholder nor any Affiliate of a Stockholder shall, without first obtaining the written consent of the other Stockholder, join a 13D Group, partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or other group, or otherwise act in concert with any third party for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of Voting Stock or any securities of the Company which are convertible into, exchangeable for or otherwise exercisable to acquire Voting Stock, including convertible securities, warrants, rights or options to purchase Voting Stock.
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Samples: Standstill and Stockholder Agreement (Skandalaris Robert J), Share Purchase Agreement (Noble International, Ltd.), Standstill and Stockholder Agreement (Arcelor)