Trust Irrevocable Except as expressly provided herein, the trust created hereby is irrevocable.
Obligations Irrevocable The obligations of each applicable Lender to make payments to the Agent with respect to any applicable Letter of Credit or with respect to their participation therein or with respect to the Revolving Loans made as a result of a drawing under a Letter of Credit and the obligations of the Borrower for whose account the Letter of Credit was issued to make payments to the Agent, for the account of the applicable Lenders, shall be irrevocable and shall not be subject to any qualification or exception whatsoever, including any of the following circumstances:
(A) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents;
(B) the existence of any claim, setoff, defense or other right which the Borrower may have at any time against a beneficiary named in a Letter of Credit or any transferee of any Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such transferee may be acting), any Lender, the Agent, the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer, or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, any applicable Letter of Credit, the transactions contemplated herein or any unrelated transactions (including any underlying transactions between the Borrower or any other Person and the beneficiary named in any Letter of Credit);
(C) any draft, certificate or any other document presented under the Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect;
(D) the surrender or impairment of any security for the performance or observance of any of the terms of any of the Loan Documents;
(E) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default; or
(F) the failure of the Borrower to satisfy the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Article IX.
Notice Irrevocable Any Notice of Borrowing (or telephonic notice in lieu thereof) made pursuant to Section 2.2(b) shall be irrevocable and the Borrower shall be bound to borrow the funds requested therein in accordance therewith.
Notices Irrevocable Each Notice of Borrowing and Notice of Continuation or Conversion delivered by the Borrower hereunder, including its deemed request for borrowing made under Section 2.2(c), shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower.
Drawdown Notice irrevocable A Drawdown Notice must be signed by an officer of the Borrower; and once served, a Drawdown Notice cannot be revoked without the prior consent of the Lender.
Voting Agreement and Irrevocable Proxy Section 2.1 Agreement to Vote the Subject Shares. Subject to Section 2.3, Section 2.4 and Section 2.5, Shareholder hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees that, during the Voting Period, at any duly called meeting of the stockholders of the Company (or any adjournment or postponement thereof), and in any action by written consent of the stockholders of the Company, Shareholder shall, if a meeting is held, appear at the meeting, in person or by proxy, or otherwise cause its Subject Shares to be counted as present thereat for purposes of establishing a quorum, and it shall vote or consent (or cause to be voted or consented), in person or by proxy, all of its Subject Shares (a) in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement and approval of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (and any actions required in furtherance thereof), (b) 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 the Company contained in the Merger Agreement or of Shareholder contained in this Agreement, and (c) against the following actions or proposals (other than the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement): (i) any Company Takeover Proposal or any proposal in opposition to approval of the Merger Agreement or in competition with or materially inconsistent with the Merger Agreement; and (ii) (A) any change in the persons who constitute the Board); (B) any material change in the present capitalization of the Company or any amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws; (C) any change in the Company's corporate structure or business; or (D) any other action or proposal involving the Company or any Company Subsidiary that is intended, or could reasonably be expected, to prevent, impede, interfere with, delay, postpone or adversely affect the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or could reasonably be expected to result in any of the conditions to the Company's obligations under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled. Subject to Section 2.5, Shareholder agrees not to, and shall cause its Representatives not to, enter into any agreement, commitment or arrangement with any Person the effect of which would be inconsistent with or violative of the provisions and agreements contained in this Article II.
Agreement to Vote Shares; Irrevocable Proxy (a) Stockholder agrees during the term of this Agreement to vote the Shares at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Company, or execute a written consent or consents if stockholders of the Company are requested to vote their shares through the execution of an action by written consent in lieu of any such annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Company, and to cause any holder of record of Shares to vote: (i) in favor of (1) approval of the Merger and the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereunder, at every meeting (or in connection with any action by written consent) of the stockholders of the Company at which such matters are considered and at every lawful adjournment or postponement thereof and (2) approval of any proposal to adjourn or postpone the meeting to a later date during the term of this Agreement, if there are not sufficient votes for the approval of the Merger Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereunder on the date on which such meeting is held; (ii) against any action, proposal, transaction or agreement which could reasonably be expected to result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company under the Merger Agreement or of Stockholder under this Agreement or which would reasonably be expected to result in any of the conditions to the Company’s obligations under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled. This Agreement is intended to bind Stockholder as a stockholder of the Company only with respect to the specific matters set forth herein. Except as set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 3(a), Stockholder shall not be restricted from voting in favor of, against or abstaining with respect to any other matter presented to the stockholders of the Company.
(b) Stockholder hereby appoints Parent and any designee of Parent, and each of them individually, its proxies and attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to vote or act by written consent during the term of this Agreement with respect to the Shares in accordance with Section 3(a). This proxy and power of attorney is given to secure the performance of the duties of Stockholder under this Agreement. Stockholder shall take such further action or execute such other instruments as may be necessary to effectuate the intent of this proxy. This proxy and power of attorney granted by Stockholder shall be irrevocable during the term of this Agreement, shall be deemed to be coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable proxy and shall revoke any and all prior proxies granted by Stockholder with respect to the Shares. The power of attorney granted by Stockholder herein is a durable power of attorney and shall survive the dissolution or bankruptcy of Stockholder but will not survive the termination of this Agreement. The proxy and power of attorney granted hereunder shall terminate upon the termination of this Agreement. Parent acknowledges and agrees that Stockholder may vote the Shares on all other matters not referred to in Section 3(a), and the attorneys and proxies named above may not exercise the proxy with respect to such matters.
Further Assurances; Attorney in Fact (a) Each Pledgor hereby authorizes the Agent to sign (to the extent the Pledgor’s signature is required thereon) and file financing statements and amendments thereto relating to all or any part of the Collateral without the signature of such Pledgor (including, without limitation, making any notice filings with state tax or revenue authorities required to be made by account creditors in order to enforce any Accounts in such state); provided that, promptly following the filing thereof, the Agent shall provide the Pledgors with a copy of any initial financing statement filed by the Agent or any amendment to any initial financing statement which changes the collateral description set forth therein; provided, further, that the Agent’s failure to do so shall not impair or limit the validity or effectiveness of any such initial financing statement or amendment. The Pledgor further agrees to execute and deliver to the Agent such additional conveyances, assignments, agreements and instruments as the Agent may reasonably require under applicable law to perfect, establish, confirm and maintain the security interest and Lien provided for herein, to carry out the purposes of this Agreement or to further assure and confirm unto the Agent its rights, powers and remedies hereunder.
(b) Each Pledgor hereby irrevocably appoints the Agent its lawful attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of such Pledgor and in the name of such Pledgor, the Agent or otherwise, and with full power of substitution in the premises (which power of attorney, being coupled with an interest, is irrevocable for so long as this Agreement shall be in effect), from time to time in the Agent’s discretion after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default (except for the actions described in clause (vii) below which may be taken by the Agent without regard to whether an Event of Default has occurred) to take any action and to execute any instruments that the Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purpose of this Agreement, including, without limitation:
(i) to ask, demand, collect, xxx for, recover, compound, receive and give acquittance and receipts for moneys due and to become due under or in respect of any of the Collateral;
(ii) to receive, endorse and collect any checks, drafts, instruments, chattel paper and other orders for the payment of money made payable to such Pledgor representing any interest, income, dividend, distribution or other amount payable in respect of any of the Collateral and to give full discharge for the same;
(iii) to obtain, maintain and adjust any property or casualty insurance required to be maintained by such Pledgor under Section 4.8 and direct the payment of proceeds thereof to the Agent;
(iv) to pay or discharge taxes, Liens or other encumbrances levied or placed on or threatened against the Collateral, the legality or validity thereof and the amounts necessary to discharge the same to be determined by the Agent in its sole discretion, any such payments made by the Agent to become Secured Obligations of the Pledgors to the Agent, due and payable immediately and without demand;
(v) to file any claims or take any action or institute any proceedings that the Agent may deem necessary or advisable for the collection of any of the Collateral or otherwise to enforce the rights of the Agent with respect to any of the Collateral;
(vi) to use, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with any and all of the Collateral as fully and completely as though the Agent were the absolute owner of the Collateral for all purposes, and to do from time to time, at the Agent’s option and the Pledgors’ expense, all other acts and things deemed necessary by the Agent to protect, preserve or realize upon the Collateral and to more completely carry out the purposes of this Agreement; and
(vii) to sign the name of such Pledgor on (to the extent the Pledgor’s signature is required thereon) and to file any financing statement, continuation statement, notice or other similar document that, in the Agent’s Permitted Discretion, should be made or filed in order to perfect or continue to perfect the security interest granted under this Agreement;
(c) If any Pledgor fails to perform any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement after written request to do so by the Agent (provided that no such request shall be necessary at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default), the Agent may itself perform, or cause the performance of, such covenant or agreement and may take any other action that it deems necessary and appropriate for the maintenance and preservation of the Collateral or its security interest therein, and the reasonable expenses so incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by the Pledgors under Section 8.1.
Grant of Irrevocable Proxy 3.1 Seller hereby appoints the Acquiror and each of its executive officers or other designees (the “Proxyholders”), as Seller’s proxy and attorney-in-fact (with full power of substitution and resubstitution), to attend, vote and otherwise act for and on behalf of the Seller in respect of its Subject Securities and in respect of all matters which may come before a meeting of the Company Securityholders relating to the Transaction, and such proxy shall not be revoked unless this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Article 7 prior to the exercise of such proxy (or other voting instrument). Seller agrees to deliver (including by instructing the participant(s) in the book-based system operated by CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc. or other intermediary through which the Seller holds the Subject Securities to arrange for such delivery) any such instruments as are required to effect the grant of irrevocable proxy provided for in this Section 3.1.
3.2 Seller hereby revokes any proxies heretofore given by Seller in respect of the Subject Securities.
3.3 Seller hereby affirms that the irrevocable proxy set forth in this Article 3 is given in connection with the performance by the Company of its obligations under the Arrangement Agreement, and that such irrevocable proxy is given to secure the performance of the duties of Seller under this Agreement. Seller hereby further affirms that the irrevocable proxy is coupled with an interest, is intended to be irrevocable, and may under no circumstances be revoked, unless and until this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Article 7. The irrevocable proxy granted by Seller herein is a durable power of attorney and shall survive the dissolution, bankruptcy, or incapacity of Seller.
3.4 The Proxyholders may not exercise this irrevocable proxy on any matter except as provided above. Seller may vote the Subject Securities on all other matters.
3.5 The Acquiror may terminate this proxy at any time by written notice to Seller.
Control Agreement; Appointment of Attorney-in-Fact The Advisor agrees to execute and deliver to the Board, in form and substance satisfactory to the Board, a Control Agreement by, between and among the Trust, the Advisor and the Securities Intermediary (the “Control Agreement”) pursuant to and consistent with Section 8-106(c) of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, which shall terminate when the Collateral Account is no longer required under this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, for so long as the Collateral Account in required under the Agreement, the Advisor hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Trust, through any officer thereof, with full power of substitution, as Advisor's true and lawful Attorney-in-Fact, with full irrevocable power and authority in place and stead of the Advisor and in the name of the Advisor or in the Trust's own name, from time to time, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this Agreement, to take any and all appropriate actions and to execute and deliver any and all documents and instruments which the Board deems necessary to accomplish the purpose of this Agreement, which power of attorney is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Trust shall have the right and power following any Collateral Event to receive, endorse and collect all checks and other orders for the payment of money made payable to the Advisor representing any interest payment, dividend, or other distribution payable in respect of or to the Collateral, or any part thereof, and to give full discharge for the same. So long as a Collateral Event has occurred and is continuing, the Board, in its discretion, may direct the Advisor or Advisor's agent to transfer the Collateral in certificated or uncertificated form into the name and account of the Trust or its designee.
