Voting Arrangements. Each Stockholder covenants and agrees that, except pursuant to this Agreement, prior to the Effective Time such Stockholder shall: (a) not act in concert with any Person to solicit or participate, directly or indirectly, in any solicitation of proxies or powers of attorney or similar rights to vote from any holder of CHC Stock, or with respect to any action, proposal, transaction or agreement that would reasonably be expected to lead to a Purchase Proposal, or to recommend that the Stockholders vote in favor of a Purchase Proposal except as otherwise expressly provided by Section 3 of this Agreement; (b) not, directly or indirectly: (A) solicit, initiate, encourage, take any action to facilitate or induce any inquiry with respect to, or the making, submission or announcement of, any proposal or offer (including any proposal or offer to the Stockholders) that constitutes or may reasonably be expected to lead to any Purchase Proposal, (B) furnish to any Person other than HPT, SCH or their respective affiliates any information with respect to any Purchase Proposal (except as required by law or regulatory authority), (C) participate in or engage in discussions or negotiations with any Person with respect to any Purchase Proposal, except to notify such Person as to the existence of these provisions, (D) approve, endorse or recommend any Purchase Proposal, or (E) enter into any letter of intent or similar document or any agreement, commitment or understanding contemplating or otherwise relating to any Purchase Proposal or a transaction contemplated thereby. Each Stockholder shall, and each Stockholder other than the Discretionary Accounts and X.X. Xxxxxx Partners (SBIC), LLC (formerly known as Chase Venture Capital Associates, L.P.) shall cause its affiliates to, immediately cease and cause to be terminated all existing discussions or negotiations with any parties conducted heretofore with respect to a Purchase Proposal; and (c) Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Agreement, if a Stockholder is a member of the Board of Directors of CHC or has an officer, employee or other representative who is a member of the Board of Directors of CHC, nothing herein shall be construed to obligate such Stockholder or such officer, employee or representative to act in his capacity as a director in any manner which may conflict with such Stockholder's or such officer's, employee's or representative's fiduciary duties as a director of CHC.
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Samples: Voting Agreement (J P Morgan Chase & Co), Voting Agreement (Candlewood Hotel Co Inc)
Voting Arrangements. Each Stockholder covenants In addition to any vote or consent of the Board or the Shareholders of the Company required by Applicable Law and agrees that, except pursuant to this Agreement, prior other than with respect to the Effective Time such Stockholder shall:Excluded Transactions, the Company shall not without the consent of the Trident Shareholders take any action or enter into any commitment to take any action to (and shall cause its Material Subsidiaries to not take any action or enter into any commitment to take any action to):
(a) not act in concert with amend, modify or waive the Organizational Documents or the charter, bye-laws or other organizational documents of any Person to solicit or participate, directly or indirectly, in any solicitation of proxies or powers of attorney or similar rights to vote from any holder of CHC Stock, or with respect to any action, proposal, transaction or agreement that would reasonably be expected to lead to a Purchase Proposal, or to recommend that the Stockholders vote in favor of a Purchase Proposal except as otherwise expressly provided by Section 3 of this AgreementMaterial Subsidiary;
(b) not, directly make any material changes in the tax or indirectly: (A) solicit, initiate, encourage, take any action to facilitate accounting methods or induce any inquiry with respect to, policies or the making, submission tax elections of the Company or announcement of, any proposal or offer Material Subsidiary (including any proposal or offer to the Stockholders) that constitutes or may reasonably be expected to lead to any Purchase Proposal, (B) furnish to any Person other than HPT, SCH or their respective affiliates any information with respect to any Purchase Proposal (except as required by law Applicable Law or regulatory authority), (CGAAP) participate in or engage in discussions or negotiations with any Person with respect to any Purchase Proposal, except to notify such Person as to that would have a materially adverse impact on the existence of these provisions, (D) approve, endorse or recommend any Purchase Proposal, or (E) enter into any letter of intent or similar document or any agreement, commitment or understanding contemplating or otherwise relating to any Purchase Proposal or a transaction contemplated thereby. Each Stockholder shall, and each Stockholder other than the Discretionary Accounts and X.X. Xxxxxx Partners (SBIC), LLC (formerly known as Chase Venture Capital Associates, L.P.) shall cause its affiliates to, immediately cease and cause to be terminated all existing discussions or negotiations with any parties conducted heretofore with respect to a Purchase Proposal; andTrident Shareholders;
(c) Notwithstanding (1) enter into, amend in any material respect, waive or terminate any Related Party Agreement other than (i) the entry into a Related Party Agreement (other than any reinsurance or other risk transfer arrangement with any Affiliate of the Enstar Shareholder) that is on an arm’s length basis and on terms no less favorable to the Company or the applicable Material Subsidiary than those that could be obtained from an unaffiliated third party, and (ii) any of the provisions transactions, arrangements or agreements set forth in this Agreement or (2) enter into, amend in any material respect, waive or terminate any Related Party Agreement in respect of services provided by or to the Enstar Shareholder (or its Affiliates, other than the Company and its Subsidiaries) to or by the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries); provided, that (A) the consent of the Trident Shareholders with respect to the actions set forth in the foregoing clause (2) shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned and (B) any of the actions set forth in the foregoing clause (2) shall not require the consent of the Trident Shareholders to the extent any such action has been previously approved with specificity (and not as part of any general line-item or category) by the Trident Shareholders in connection with the approval of the applicable budget for run-off management services in accordance with Section 2.4;
(d) enter into or effect any material transaction or series of related transactions outside of the ordinary course of business involving the purchase, lease, license, exchange or other acquisition (including by merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or acquisition of assets) by the Company or any Material Subsidiary of any assets and/or equity interests of any Person that are material in amount to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole;
(e) except for a Change of Control effected pursuant to Section 3.3 (Drag-along Right), which will not require the consent of the Trident Shareholders, enter into or effect any material transaction or series of related transactions outside of the ordinary course of business involving the sale, lease, license, exchange or other disposition (including by merger, consolidation, sale of stock or sale of assets) by the Company or any Material Subsidiary of any stock or assets that are material in amount to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole;
(f) grant or authorize the grant of Common Shares or other equity securities of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company in an amount greater than 10% of the value of the then-outstanding Common Shares to any existing or prospective officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company pursuant to any stock option, employee stock purchase or similar equity-based plans or other compensation agreements;
(g) initiate or consummate an Initial Public Offering or make a public offering and sale of Common Shares or any other securities; or
(h) dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Company or any Material Subsidiary or initiate a bankruptcy proceeding involving the Company or any Material Subsidiary, except, in each case, in connection with or as a consequence of the run-off of any such entity’s business in accordance with a run-off plan approved by the Board. For purposes of this AgreementSection 2.2, if a Stockholder is a member the “ordinary course of business” of the Board of Directors of CHC or has an officer, employee or other representative who is a member Company and its Subsidiaries shall include the management of the Board of Directors of CHC, nothing herein shall be construed to obligate such Stockholder or such officer, employee or representative to act Company and its Subsidiaries in his capacity as run-off in accordance with a director in any manner which may conflict with such Stockholder's or such officer's, employee's or representative's fiduciary duties as a director of CHCrun-off plan approved by the Board.
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Samples: Voting and Shareholders’ Agreement (Enstar Group LTD)
Voting Arrangements. Each Stockholder covenants and agrees that, except pursuant to this Agreement, prior to the Effective Time such Stockholder shall:
(a) not act in concert with any Person to solicit or participate, directly or indirectly, in any solicitation of proxies or powers of attorney or similar rights to vote from any holder of CHC Stock, or with respect to any action, proposal, transaction or agreement that would reasonably be expected to lead to a Purchase Proposal, or to recommend that the Stockholders vote in favor of a Purchase Proposal except as otherwise expressly provided by Section 3 of this Agreement;
(b) not, directly or indirectly: (A) solicit, initiate, encourage, take any action to facilitate or induce any inquiry with respect to, or the making, submission or announcement of, any proposal or offer (including any proposal or offer to the Stockholders) that constitutes or may reasonably be expected to lead to any Purchase Proposal, (B) furnish to any Person other than HPT, SCH or their respective affiliates any information with respect to any Purchase Proposal (except as required by law or regulatory authority), (C) participate in or engage in discussions or negotiations with any Person with respect to any Purchase Proposal, except to notify such Person as to the existence of these provisions, (D) approve, endorse or recommend any Purchase Proposal, or (E) enter into any letter of intent or similar document or any agreement, commitment or understanding contemplating or otherwise relating to any Purchase Proposal or a transaction contemplated thereby. Each Stockholder shall, and each Stockholder other than the Discretionary Accounts and X.X. Xxxxxx Partners (SBIC), LLC (formerly known as Chase Venture Capital Associates, L.P.) shall cause its affiliates to, immediately cease and cause to be terminated all existing discussions or negotiations with any parties conducted heretofore with respect to a Purchase Proposal; and
(c) Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Agreement, if a Stockholder is a member of the Board of Directors of CHC or has an officer, employee or other representative who is a member of the Board of Directors of CHC, nothing herein shall be construed to obligate such Stockholder or such officer, employee or representative to act in his capacity as a director in any manner which may conflict with such Stockholder's ’s or such officer's’s, employee's ’s or representative's ’s fiduciary duties as a director of CHC.
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Voting Arrangements. Each Stockholder covenants (a) From and after the date hereof and so long as the Purchaser and/or any of its Affiliates owns or holds any shares of Company Common Stock or any other securities of the Company that are permitted or entitled by their terms to any voting rights (collectively, “Voting Securities”), the Purchaser and such Affiliates shall, at any meeting (whether annual or special and whether or not an adjourned or postponed meeting) of the stockholders of the Company or in any action by written consent (whether unanimous or non-unanimous) of the stockholders of the Company, or in any other circumstances upon which a vote, consent or other approval of the stockholders of the Company is sought, (i) when any such meeting is held, appear at such meeting or otherwise cause all such applicable Voting Securities to be counted as present thereat for purposes of establishing a quorum solely in the manner, and to the extent, as instructed in writing by the Seller with respect thereto (and if the Seller does not provide such instruction then the Purchaser and its Affiliates shall not appear at such meeting or cause such Voting Securities to be so counted) (ii) vote or cause to be voted for or against (or validly execute and return and cause such consent to be granted with respect to), or withhold or abstain its vote in respect of, all such applicable Voting Securities with respect to any matters presented to the stockholders of the Company for their vote, consent or other approval solely in the manner, and to the extent, as instructed in writing by the Seller (and if the Seller does not provide such instruction then the Purchaser and its Affiliates shall not vote or cause to be voted such Voting Securities or execute any such consent with respect to such matters).
(b) Except as otherwise expressly permitted by this Agreement, the Purchaser agrees that, except at all times commencing on the date hereof until the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 2.03, the Purchaser and each of its Affiliates shall not deposit, or permit the deposit of, any Voting Securities held by the Purchaser or its Affiliates in a voting trust, grant any proxy or power of attorney in respect of such Voting Securities, or enter into any contract, voting agreement or similar arrangement, commitment or understanding with respect to such Voting Securities in violation of this Agreement, that is otherwise inconsistent with its obligations pursuant to this Agreement or that would prevent it from performing its obligations pursuant to this Agreement, prior to the Effective Time such Stockholder shall:
(a) not act in concert with any Person to solicit or participate, directly or indirectly, in any solicitation of proxies or powers of attorney or similar rights to vote from any holder of CHC Stock, or with respect to any action, proposal, transaction or agreement that would reasonably be expected to lead to a Purchase Proposal, or to recommend that the Stockholders vote in favor of a Purchase Proposal except as otherwise expressly provided by Section 3 of this Agreement;
(b) not, directly or indirectly: (A) solicit, initiate, encourage, take any action to facilitate or induce any inquiry with respect to, or the making, submission or announcement of, any proposal or offer (including any proposal or offer to the Stockholders) that constitutes or may reasonably be expected to lead to any Purchase Proposal, (B) furnish to any Person other than HPT, SCH or their respective affiliates any information with respect to any Purchase Proposal (except as required by law or regulatory authority), (C) participate in or engage in discussions or negotiations with any Person with respect to any Purchase Proposal, except to notify such Person as to the existence of these provisions, (D) approve, endorse or recommend any Purchase Proposal, or (E) enter into any letter of intent or similar document or any agreement, commitment or understanding contemplating or otherwise relating to any Purchase Proposal or a transaction contemplated thereby. Each Stockholder shall, and each Stockholder other than the Discretionary Accounts and X.X. Xxxxxx Partners (SBIC), LLC (formerly known as Chase Venture Capital Associates, L.P.) shall cause its affiliates to, immediately cease and cause to be terminated all existing discussions or negotiations with any parties conducted heretofore with respect to a Purchase Proposal; and
(c) Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Agreement, if a Stockholder is a member of the Board of Directors of CHC or has an officer, employee or other representative who is a member of the Board of Directors of CHC, nothing herein shall be construed to obligate such Stockholder or such officer, employee or representative to act in his capacity as a director in any manner which may conflict with such Stockholder's or such officer's, employee's or representative's fiduciary duties as a director of CHC.
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Samples: Note Purchase Agreement (Silver Lake Group, L.L.C.)
Voting Arrangements. Each Stockholder covenants In addition to any vote or consent of the Directors or Stockholders required by Applicable Law, without the approval of SVC the Company shall not, and agrees thatshall not enter into any commitment to, except pursuant to this Agreementand shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, prior to the Effective Time such Stockholder shallor enter into any commitment to:
(a) not act in concert with amend, modify or waive any Person provision of the Charter or Bylaws or the governing documents of such Subsidiary or enter into, amend, modify or waive any provision of any written agreement among the Company and any of its stockholders or such Subsidiary and any of its equityholders (other than this Agreement which can only be amended pursuant to solicit or participate, directly or indirectlySection 8.10, in any solicitation each case, in a manner (i) disproportionately adverse to the SVC Parties as compared to all other stockholders of proxies the Company holding the same class of Company Shares as the SVC Parties or powers of attorney or similar rights (ii) materially adverse to vote from any holder of CHC Stockthe SVC Parties (it being understood the amendment, modification, or waiver of any provision of the Charter or Bylaws or any such governing documents or the entering into, or amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of, any such agreements to permit the authorization and effect the issuance of Company Shares with respect preferences or priorities over the Company Common Stock shall not be deemed adverse to the SVC Parties in their capacity as holders of Company Common Stock; provided, that any actionamendment, proposalmodification, transaction or agreement waiver of any provision of the Charter or Bylaws or the governing documents of a Subsidiary or the entering into, or amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of, any agreements among the Company and any of its stockholders or a Subsidiary and any of its equityholders that would reasonably cause the Company to be expected to lead to a Purchase Proposalin breach of, or be otherwise unable to recommend that comply with its obligations under, this Agreement or the Stockholders vote in favor of a Purchase Proposal except as otherwise expressly provided by Section 3 of this Agreement;Registration Rights Agreement shall be deemed materially adverse to the SVC Parties); or
(b) notsubject to Section 2.02, directly enter into, amend in any material respect, waive or indirectly: (A) solicit, initiate, encourage, take terminate any action Related Party Agreement or Related Party Transaction other than on terms that are on an arm’s length basis and no less favorable to facilitate or induce any inquiry with respect to, the Company or the making, submission or announcement of, any proposal or offer (including any proposal or offer to the Stockholders) that constitutes or may reasonably relevant Subsidiary than could be expected to lead to any Purchase Proposal, (B) furnish to any Person other than HPT, SCH or their respective affiliates any information with respect to any Purchase Proposal (except as required by law or regulatory authority), (C) participate in or engage in discussions or negotiations with any Person with respect to any Purchase Proposal, except to notify such Person as to the existence of these provisions, (D) approve, endorse or recommend any Purchase Proposal, or (E) enter into any letter of intent or similar document or any agreement, commitment or understanding contemplating or otherwise relating to any Purchase Proposal or a transaction contemplated thereby. Each Stockholder shall, and each Stockholder other than the Discretionary Accounts and X.X. Xxxxxx Partners (SBIC), LLC (formerly known as Chase Venture Capital Associates, L.P.) shall cause its affiliates to, immediately cease and cause to be terminated all existing discussions or negotiations with any parties conducted heretofore with respect to a Purchase Proposal; and
(c) Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Agreement, if a Stockholder is a member of the Board of Directors of CHC or has obtained from an officer, employee or other representative who is a member of the Board of Directors of CHC, nothing herein shall be construed to obligate such Stockholder or such officer, employee or representative to act in his capacity as a director in any manner which may conflict with such Stockholder's or such officer's, employee's or representative's fiduciary duties as a director of CHCunaffiliated third party.
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