Transfer of the Shares; Other Actions. Prior to the termination of this Agreement, except as otherwise provided herein (including pursuant to Section 4 hereof), the Stockholder shall not: (i) tender into any tender or exchange offer or otherwise directly or indirectly transfer, assign, sell, gift-over, pledge or otherwise dispose (whether by sale, distribution or otherwise) of, or consent to any of the foregoing (“Transfer”), any Shares or any right or interest therein; (ii) enter into any Contract, option or other arrangement or undertaking with respect to any Transfer of Shares or any other securities of the Company (other than an agreement with the Company whereby all Company Stock Options shall be terminated at the Effective Time or other agreements pursuant to Section 3.07 of the Merger Agreement), or offer to do or consent to any of the foregoing; (iii) grant any proxy or power-of-attorney with respect to any of the Shares in contravention of the obligations of the Stockholder hereunder or the transactions contemplated hereby; (iv) deposit any of the Shares into a voting trust, or enter into a voting agreement or arrangement with respect to any of the Shares in contravention of the obligations of the Stockholder hereunder or the transactions contemplated hereby; or (v) take any other action that would restrict, limit or interfere in any material respect with the performance of the Stockholder’s obligations hereunder or the transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the preceding sentence shall not prohibit a Transfer of Shares by the Stockholder:
(1) to any member of Stockholder’s immediate family, (2) to a trust established for the benefit of Stockholder and/or for the benefit of one or more members of Stockholder’s immediate family, or (3) upon the death of the Stockholder, provided that any Transfer permitted pursuant to (1) to (3) above shall be permitted only if, as a precondition to such transfer, the transferee of such Shares agrees in writing with Parent to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement (a “Permitted Transfer”). Any attempted Transfer of any Shares or any interest therein in violation of this Section 5 shall be null and void ab initio.
Transfer of the Shares; Other Actions. (a) Prior to the Termination Date, except as otherwise expressly provided herein (including pursuant to Section 3, this Section 4 or Section 5) or in the Merger Agreement, Stockholder shall not, and shall cause each of its subsidiaries not to: (i) transfer, assign, sell, gift-over, hedge, pledge or otherwise dispose (whether by sale, liquidation, dissolution, dividend or distribution) of, enter into any derivative arrangement with respect to, create or suffer to exist any Encumbrances (other than Permitted Encumbrances) on or consent to any of the foregoing (“Transfer”), any or all of the Stockholder’s Equity Interests in the Company, including any Shares, or any right or interest therein; (ii) enter into any contract, option or other agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to any Transfer; (iii) grant any proxy, power-of-attorney or other authorization or consent with respect to any of the Shares with respect to any matter that is, or that is reasonably likely to be exercised in a manner, inconsistent with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or the provisions thereof; (iv) deposit any of the Stockholder’s Equity Interests, including the Shares, into a voting trust, or enter into a voting agreement or arrangement with respect to any of such Equity Interests, including the Shares; or
Transfer of the Shares; Other Actions. Prior to the termination of this Agreement, except as otherwise provided herein (including pursuant to Section 3 hereof), the Stockholder shall not: (a) transfer, assign, sell, gift-over or otherwise dispose (whether by sale, merger, consolidation, liquidation, dissolution, dividend, distribution or otherwise) of, or consent to any of the foregoing ("Transfer"), any or all of the Shares or any right or interest therein; (b) enter into any contract, option or other agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to any Transfer; (c) grant any proxy, power-of-attorney or other authorization or consent with respect to any of the Shares; (d) deposit any of the Shares into a voting trust, or enter into a voting agreement or arrangement with respect to any of the Shares; or (e) take any other action that would in any way restrict, limit or interfere with the performance of the Stockholder's obligations hereunder or the transactions contemplated hereby.
Transfer of the Shares; Other Actions. (a) Prior to the termination of this Agreement, except as otherwise provided herein (including pursuant to Section 3 hereof), none of the Stockholders shall: (a) transfer, assign, sell, gift-over, pledge or otherwise dispose (whether by sale, merger, consolidation, liquidation, dissolution, dividend, distribution or otherwise) of, or consent to any of the foregoing (“Transfer”), any or all of the Shares or any right or interest therein; (b) enter into any contract, option or other agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to any Transfer; (c) grant any proxy, power-of-attorney or other authorization or consent with respect to any of the Shares; (d) deposit any of the Shares into a voting trust, or enter into a voting agreement or arrangement with respect to any of the Shares; or (e) take any other action that would in any way restrict, limit or interfere with the performance of such Stockholder’s obligations hereunder or the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that a Stockholder shall be permitted to Transfer any or all of the Shares to any of such Stockholder’s partners, provided that it shall be a condition to the Transfer that (x) the transferee execute an agreement stating that the transferee is receiving and holding such Shares subject to the provisions of this Agreement or (y) Parent or Purchaser consent to such Transfer.
