The Pledge The Holders from time to time of the Securities acting through the Purchase Contract Agent, as their attorney-in-fact, hereby pledge and grant to the Collateral Agent, as collateral security for the performance when due by such Holders of their respective obligations under the Purchase Contracts constituting part of such Securities, for the benefit of the Company, a security interest in all of the right, title and interest of such Holders in the Collateral Securities constituting a part of such Securities. Prior to or concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the initial Holders and the Collateral Agent shall (i) cause the Collateral Securities to be delivered to the Collateral Agent by Federal Reserve Bank-Wire or by book-entry transfer through the facilities of the Depositary Trust Company, as the case may be, to the account of the Collateral Agent designated by it for such purpose and (ii) take appropriate action so that the applicable Federal Reserve Bank through which such Collateral Securities have been purchased will reflect such transfer and the Pledge by appropriate entries in its records in accordance with Applicable Treasury Regulations. In addition, the execution and delivery hereof by the Purchase Contract Agent and the Collateral Agent shall constitute (i) the notification to the Collateral Agent (as bailee or otherwise) of the Pledge and (ii) an acknowledgment by the Collateral Agent (as third party in possession or otherwise) of the Pledge and of its holding of such Collateral Securities subject to the Pledge, in each case, for purposes of perfecting the Pledge under Applicable Treasury Regulations and other applicable law, as the case may be, including, to the extent applicable, the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted and in effect in any applicable jurisdiction. The pledge provided in this Section 2 is herein referred to as the "Pledge" and the Collateral Securities subject to the Pledge, excluding any Collateral Securities released from the Pledge as provided in Section 4 hereof, are hereinafter referred to as the "Pledged Collateral Securities." Subject to the Pledge, the Holders from time to time of the Securities shall have full beneficial ownership of the Collateral Securities constituting a part of such Securities.
Term of the Pledge 3.1 The Pledge shall become effective on such date when the pledge of the Equity Interest contemplated herein is registered with the relevant administration for industry and commerce (the “AIC”). The Pledge shall remain effective until all Contract Obligations have been fully performed and all Secured Indebtedness has been fully paid. The Pledgor and Party C shall (1) register the Pledge in the shareholders’ register of Party C within 3 business days following the execution of this Agreement, and (2) submit an application to the AIC for the registration of the Pledge of the Equity Interest contemplated herein within thirty (30) days following the execution of this Agreement. The parties covenant that for the purpose of registration of the Pledge, the parties hereto and all other shareholders of Party C shall submit to the AIC this Agreement or an equity interest pledge contract in the form required by the AIC at the location of Party C which shall truly reflect the information of the Pledge hereunder (the “AIC Pledge Contract”). For matters not specified in the AIC Pledge Contract, the Parties shall be bound by the provisions of this Agreement. The Pledgor and Party C shall submit all necessary documents and complete all necessary procedures, as required by the relevant PRC laws and regulations and the competent AIC, to ensure that the Pledge of the Equity Interest shall be registered with the AIC as soon as possible after submission for filing. 3.2 During the Term of the Pledge, in the event the Pledgor and/or Party C fails to perform the Contract Obligations or pay Secured Indebtedness, the Pledgee shall have the right, but not the obligation, to exercise the Pledge in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
Sale of Pledged Collateral Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and during the continuation thereof, without limiting the generality of this Section and without notice, the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, sell or otherwise dispose of or realize upon the Pledged Collateral, or any part thereof, in one or more parcels, at public or private sale, at any exchange or broker’s board or elsewhere, at such price or prices and on such other terms as the Administrative Agent may deem commercially reasonable, for cash, credit or for future delivery or otherwise in accordance with applicable law. To the extent permitted by law, any holder of the Secured Obligations may in such event bid for the purchase of such securities. Each Pledgor agrees that, to the extent notice of sale shall be required by law and has not been waived by such Pledgor, any requirement of reasonable notice shall be met if notice, specifying the place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale is to be made, is personally served on or mailed postage prepaid to such Pledgor in accordance with the notice provisions of Section 11.02 of the Credit Agreement at least ten (10) days before the time of such sale. The Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of Pledged Collateral of such Pledgor regardless of notice of sale having been given. The Administrative Agent may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned.
Voting Rights in Respect of the Pledged Collateral (i) So long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, to the extent permitted by law, each Pledgor may exercise any and all voting and other consensual rights pertaining to the Pledged Collateral of such Pledgor or any part thereof for any purpose not inconsistent with the terms of this Pledge Agreement or the Credit Agreement; and (ii) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, all rights of a Pledgor to exercise the voting and other consensual rights which it would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to paragraph (i) of this subsection (d) shall cease and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Administrative Agent which shall then have the sole right to exercise such voting and other consensual rights.
Release of Pledged Collateral The Administrative Agent may release any of the Pledged Collateral from this Pledge Agreement or may substitute any of the Pledged Collateral for other Pledged Collateral without altering, varying or diminishing in any way the force, effect, lien, pledge or security interest of this Pledge Agreement as to any Pledged Collateral not expressly released or substituted, and this Pledge Agreement shall continue as a first priority lien on all Pledged Collateral not expressly released or substituted.
What If I Pledge My Account? If you use (pledge) all or part of your Traditional IRA as security for a loan, then the portion so pledged will be treated as if distributed to you and will be taxable to you as ordinary income during the year in which you make such pledge. The 10% penalty tax on early distributions may also apply in addition to ordinary income taxes.
Retention of Pledged Collateral In addition to the rights and remedies hereunder, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and during the continuation thereof, the Administrative Agent may, after providing the notices required by Sections 9-620 and 9-621 of the UCC (or any successor sections of the UCC) or otherwise complying with the notice requirements of applicable law of the relevant jurisdiction, accept or retain all or any portion of the Pledged Collateral in satisfaction of the Secured Obligations. Unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have provided such notices, however, the Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have retained any Pledged Collateral in satisfaction of any Secured Obligations for any reason.
Agreement to Vote Shares (a) At every meeting of the Stockholders of the Company, and at every adjournment or postponement thereof, and on every action or approval by written consent of the Stockholders of Company, the Stockholder (in the Stockholder’s capacity as such), to the extent not voted by the Person(s) appointed under the Proxy, shall, or shall cause the holder of record on any applicable record date to, vote all Shares that are then-owned by such Stockholder and entitled to vote or act by written consent: (i) in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement, and in favor of each of the other actions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and any action required in furtherance thereof; (ii) against approval of any proposal made in opposition to, in competition with, or would result in a breach of, the Merger Agreement or the Merger or any other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; and (iii) against any of the following actions (other than those actions that relate to the Merger and any other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement): (A) any merger, consolidation, business combination, sale of assets, reorganization or recapitalization of or involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (B) any sale, lease or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (C) any reorganization, recapitalization, dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (D) any material change in the capitalization of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or the corporate structure of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (E) any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Transaction or (F) any other action that is intended to, or would reasonably be expected to materially, impede, interfere with, delay, postpone, discourage or adversely affect the Merger or any other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. The Stockholder shall retain at all times the right to vote its Shares in its sole discretion and without any other limitation on those matters other than those set forth in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) that are at any time or from time to time presented for consideration to the Company’s stockholders generally. For the avoidance of doubt, clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) shall not apply to votes, if any, solely on the election or removal of directors as recommended by the Company’s Board of Directors (provided such recommendation is not in violation of the terms of the Merger Agreement). (b) In the event that a meeting of the Stockholders of the Company is held, the Stockholder shall, or shall cause the holder of record on any applicable record date to, appear at such meeting or otherwise cause the Shares to be counted as present thereat for purposes of establishing a quorum. (c) The Stockholder shall not enter into any agreement or understanding with any Person to vote or give instructions in any manner inconsistent with the terms of this Section 3.
Agreement to Vote (a) The Stockholder hereby agrees that, during the Voting Period, it shall vote or execute consents, as applicable, with respect to the Owned Shares and any New Shares beneficially owned by the Stockholder as of the applicable record date (or cause to be voted or a consent to be executed with respect to the Owned Shares and any New Shares beneficially owned by the Stockholder as of the applicable record date) in favor of the approval of the Merger Agreement, the Merger and the Transactions at any meeting (or any adjournment or postponement thereof) of, or in connection with any proposed action by written consent of, the holders of any class or classes of capital stock of the Company at or in connection with which any of such holders vote or execute consents with respect to any of the foregoing matters. (b) The Stockholder hereby agrees that, during the Voting Period, the Stockholder shall vote or execute consents, as applicable, with respect to the Owned Shares and any New Shares beneficially owned by the Stockholder as of the applicable record date (or cause to be voted or a consent to be executed with respect to the Owned Shares and any New Shares beneficially owned by the Stockholder as of the applicable record date) against each of the matters set forth in clauses (i) or (ii) below at any meeting (or any adjournment or postponement thereof) of, or in connection with any proposed action by written consent of, the holders of any class or classes of capital stock of the Company at or in connection with which any of such holders vote or execute consents with respect to any of the following matters: (i) any action, proposal, transaction or agreement involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to, in any material respect, prevent, impede, frustrate, interfere with, delay, postpone or adversely affect the Merger or the other Transactions; or (ii) any Acquisition Proposal, other than an Acquisition Proposal made by Parent. (c) Any vote required to be cast or consent required to be executed pursuant to this Section 2.1 shall be cast or executed in accordance with the applicable procedures relating thereto so as to ensure that it is duly counted for purposes of determining that a quorum is present (if applicable) and for purposes of recording the results of that vote or consent. Nothing contained in this Section 2.1shall require the Stockholder to vote or execute any consent with respect to any Option Shares on or not issued upon the exercise of a Company Option on or prior to the applicable record date for that vote or consent. (d) Except as set forth in clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 2.1, the Stockholder shall not be restricted from voting in favor of, against or abstaining with respect to any matter presented to the stockholders of the Company. In addition, nothing in this Agreement shall give Parent the right to vote any Owned Shares at any meeting of the stockholders other than as provided in this Section 2.1.
Registration of Pledged Collateral Such Grantor will permit any registerable Pledged Collateral owned by it to be registered in the name of the Administrative Agent or its nominee at any time at the option of the Required Secured Parties.