Rights of Dissent (a) In connection with the Arrangement, registered holders of EMV Shares may exercise rights of dissent (“Dissent Rights”) with respect to such shares pursuant to and in the manner set forth in sections 237 to 247 of the BCBCA, as modified by the Interim Order and this Section 4.01 (the “Dissent Procedures”); provided that, notwithstanding paragraph 242(1)(a) of the BCBCA, the written objection to the EMV Arrangement Resolution referred to in paragraph 242(1)(a) of the BCBCA must be received by EMV not later than 5:00 p.m. (Vancouver time) on the day that is two Business Days before the date of the EMV Meeting or any date to which the EMV Meeting may be postponed or adjourned and provided further that Dissenting Shareholders who:
(i) are ultimately entitled to be paid fair value for their EMV Shares (A) shall be deemed to have transferred such EMV Shares to Xos as provided for in Section 3.01(b) without any further act or formality and free and clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances; (B) will be entitled to be paid the fair value of such EMV Shares by Xos, which fair value, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the BCBCA, shall be determined as of the close of business on the day before the EMV Arrangement Resolution was adopted at the EMV Meeting; (C) will not be entitled to any other payment or consideration, including any payment that would be payable under the Arrangement had such holders not exercised their Dissent Rights in respect of such EMV Shares; and (D) 100% of any such payment of fair value will be satisfied in Xos Shares with the value of such Xos Shares being based on the volume weighted average price of the Xos Shares on Nasdaq for the five trading days preceding the day the EMV Arrangement Resolution is passed; or
(ii) are ultimately not entitled, for any reason, to be paid fair value for their EMV Shares shall be deemed to have participated in the Arrangement on the same basis as a non-dissenting holder of EMV Shares and shall receive consideration for their EMV Shares as provided for in Section 3.01(c), but in no case shall EMV, Xos or any other person be required to recognize such persons as holders of EMV Shares after the Effective Time, and the names of such persons shall be removed from the registers of holders of EMV Shares at the Effective Time as provided for in Section 3.01.
(b) In addition to any other restrictions set forth in the BCBCA and the Interim Order, none of the following shall be entitled to Dissent Rights:
(i) EMV Shareholders who vote in favour of the EMV Arrangement Resolution; and
(ii) any holder of any EMV DSUs, EMV PSUs, EMV RSUs and EMV Options.
Waiver of Dissenters’ Rights Each Member hereby disclaims, waives and agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by law or the Act, not to assert dissenters’ or similar rights under the Act.
Waiver of Appraisal and Dissenters’ Rights and Actions Stockholder hereby (i) waives and agrees not to exercise any rights (including under Section 262 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware) to demand appraisal of any Company Shares Beneficially Owned by Stockholder or rights to dissent from the Merger which may arise with respect to the Merger and (ii) agrees not to commence or participate in, and to take all actions necessary to opt out of any class in any class action with respect to, any claim, derivative or other Proceeding, against Parent, Acquisition Sub, the Company or any of their respective successors relating to the negotiation, execution or delivery of this Agreement or the Merger Agreement or the making or consummation of the Offer or consummation of the Merger, including any Proceeding (x) challenging the validity of, or seeking to enjoin the operation of, any provision of this Agreement or (y) alleging a breach of any fiduciary duty of the Board of Directors of the Company in connection with the Merger Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby.
Shares of Dissenting Stockholders Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, shares of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and held by a holder of record who did not vote in favor of the adoption of this Agreement (or consent thereto in writing) and is entitled to demand and properly demands appraisal of such shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to, and who complies in all respects with, Section 262 of the DGCL (“DGCL 262” and any such shares meeting the requirement of this sentence, “Dissenting Shares”) shall not be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration, but instead at the Effective Time shall be converted into the right to receive payment of such amounts as are payable in accordance with DGCL 262 (it being understood and acknowledged that at the Effective Time, such Dissenting Shares shall no longer be outstanding, shall automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist, and such holder shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto other than the right to receive the fair value of such Dissenting Shares to the extent afforded by DGCL 262); provided that if any such holder shall fail to perfect or otherwise shall waive, withdraw or lose the right to payment of the fair value of such Dissenting Shares under DGCL 262, then the right of such holder to be paid the fair value of such holder’s Dissenting Shares shall cease and such Dissenting Shares shall be deemed to have been converted as of the Effective Time into, and to have become exchangeable solely for the right to receive, without interest or duplication, the Merger Consideration. The Company shall give prompt written notice to Parent of any demands received by the Company for fair value of any shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to DGCL 262 and of any withdrawals of such demands, and Parent shall have the opportunity to participate in all negotiations and proceedings with respect to such demands. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of Parent, make any payment with respect to, or settle or compromise or offer to settle or compromise, any such demand, or agree to do any of the foregoing.
Dissent Rights Pursuant to the Interim Order, registered holders of Tahoe Shares may exercise rights of dissent (“Dissent Rights”) with respect to all Tahoe Shares held pursuant to and in the manner set forth in Section 237 to 247 of the BCBCA, as modified by this Section 5.1, the Interim Order and the Final Order, in connection with the Arrangement; provided that, notwithstanding subsection 242(1) of the BCBCA, the written objection to the Arrangement Resolution referred to in subsection 242(1) of the BCBCA must be received by Tahoe not later than 5:00 p.m. (Vancouver time) on the Business Day that is two Business Days before the date of the Tahoe Meeting or any date to which the Tahoe Meeting may be postponed or adjourned and provided further that Dissenting Shareholders who:
(a) are ultimately entitled to be paid fair value for their Tahoe Shares, which fair value shall be the fair value of such shares immediately before the approval of the Arrangement Resolution, shall be paid an amount equal to such fair value by Tahoe, which fair value shall be determined in accordance with the procedures applicable to the payout value set out in sections 244 and 245 of the BCBCA except that Pan American may enter into the agreement with registered holders who exercise such Dissent Rights or apply to the Court, all as contemplated under sections 244 and 245 of the BCBCA, in lieu of Tahoe; and
(b) are ultimately not entitled, for any reason, to be paid fair value for their Tahoe Shares shall be deemed to have participated in the Arrangement, as of the Effective Time, on the same basis as a non-dissenting holder of Tahoe Shares and shall be entitled to receive only the consideration contemplated in Section 3.1(f) hereof that such holder would have received pursuant to the Arrangement if such holder had not exercised Dissent Rights, and had made the Share Election for all Tahoe Shares held in accordance with Section 3.2, but in no case shall Pan American or Tahoe or any other person be required to recognize any holder of Tahoe Shares who exercises Dissent Rights as a holder of Tahoe Shares after the time that is immediately prior to the Effective Time, and the names of all such holders of Tahoe Shares who exercise Dissent Rights (and have not withdrawn such exercise of Dissent Rights prior to the Effective Time) shall be deleted from the register maintained by or on behalf of Tahoe in respect of the Tahoe Shares as holders of Tahoe Shares at the Effective Time and Pan American shall be recorded as the registered holder of such Tahoe Shares and shall be deemed to be the legal owner of such Tahoe Shares. For greater certainty, (a) no holder of Tahoe Options, Tahoe DSAs, Tahoe PSAs, Tahoe RSAs, or Tahoe SARs shall be entitled to Dissent Rights in respect of such holder’s Tahoe Options, Tahoe DSAs, Tahoe PSAs, Tahoe RSAs, or Tahoe SARs, as applicable, and (b) in addition to any other restrictions in Section 238 of the BCBCA, no person who has voted Tahoe Shares, or instructed a proxyholder to vote such persons Tahoe Shares, in favour of the Arrangement Resolution shall be entitled to exercise Dissent Rights with respect to the Arrangement.
Waiver of Appraisal and Dissenters’ Rights Stockholder hereby waives, and agrees not to assert or perfect, any rights of appraisal or rights to dissent from the Merger that Stockholder may have by virtue of ownership of the Shares.
Dissenters Each outstanding share of capital stock of the Company the holder of which has perfected his right to dissent under applicable law and has not effectively withdrawn or lost such right as of the Effective Time (the "Dissenting Shares") shall not be converted into the right to receive Basic Purchase Consideration, and the holder thereof shall be entitled only to such rights as are granted by applicable law. The Company shall give Centerprise prompt notice upon receipt by the Company of any such written demands for payment of fair value of shares of capital stock of the Company and any other instruments provided pursuant to applicable law. Any payments made in respect of Dissenting Shares shall be made by the Surviving Corporation.
Veto rights 6.3.4.1 A Member which can show that its own work, time for performance, costs, liabilities, intellectual property rights or other legitimate interests would be severely affected by a decision of the Steering Committee may exercise a veto with respect to the corresponding decision or relevant part of the decision.
6.3.4.2 When the decision is foreseen on the original agenda, a Member may veto such a decision during the meeting only.
6.3.4.3 When a decision has been taken on a new item added to the agenda before or during the meeting, a Member may veto such decision during the meeting and within 15 days after the draft minutes of the meeting are sent.
6.3.4.4 In case of exercise of veto, the Members shall make every effort to resolve the matter which occasioned the veto to the general satisfaction of all Members.
6.3.4.5 A Party may not veto decisions relating to its identification as a Defaulting Party. The Defaulting Party may not veto decisions relating to its participation and termination in the Partnership or the consequences of them.
6.3.4.6 A Party requesting to leave the Partnership may not veto decisions relating thereto.
Rights of Rescission and Withdrawal for Holders Should a holder of Warrants exercise any legal, statutory, contractual or other right of withdrawal or rescission that may be available to it, and the holder’s funds which were paid on exercise have already been released to the Corporation by the Warrant Agent, the Warrant Agent shall not be responsible for ensuring the exercise is cancelled and a refund is paid back to the holder. In such cases, the holder shall seek a refund directly from the Corporation and subsequently, the Corporation, upon surrender to the Corporation or the Warrant Agent of any underlying Warrant Shares or other securities that may have been issued, or such other procedure as agreed to by the parties hereto, shall instruct the Warrant Agent in writing, to cancel the exercise transaction and any such underlying Warrant Shares or other securities on the register, which may have already been issued upon the Warrant exercise. In the event that any payment is received from the Corporation by virtue of the holder being a shareholder for such Warrants that were subsequently rescinded, such payment must be returned to the Corporation by such holder. The Warrant Agent shall not be under any duty or obligation to take any steps to ensure or enforce the return of the funds pursuant to this section, nor shall the Warrant Agent be in any other way responsible in the event that any payment is not delivered or received pursuant to this section. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Corporation provides the refund to the Warrant Agent for distribution to the holder, the Warrant Agent shall return such funds to the holder as soon as reasonably practicable, and in so doing, the Warrant Agent shall incur no liability with respect to the delivery or non-delivery of any such funds.
Rights of Registration and Voting Rights Except as provided in the Investors’ Rights Agreement, the Company is not under any obligation to register under the Securities Act any of its currently outstanding securities or any securities issuable upon exercise or conversion of its currently outstanding securities. To the Company’s knowledge, except as contemplated in the Voting Agreement, no stockholder of the Company has entered into any agreements with respect to the voting of capital shares of the Company.
