Voting of Employer Securities and Tender Offers Sample Clauses

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• Voting of Shares Parent shall vote all shares of Company Stock beneficially owned by it or any of its Subsidiaries in favor of adoption of this Agreement at the Company Stockholder Meeting.

• Incorporators, Stockholders, Officers and Directors of Company Exempt from Individual Liability No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement contained in this Indenture or any indenture supplemental hereto, or in any Security or any coupons appertaining thereto, or because of any indebtedness evidenced thereby, shall be had against any incorporator, as such or against any past, present or future stockholder, officer, director or employee, as such, of the Company or of any successor, either directly or through the Company or any successor, under any rule of law, statute or constitutional provision or by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding or otherwise, all such liability being expressly waived and released by the acceptance of the Securities and the coupons appertaining thereto by the holders thereof and as part of the consideration for the issue of the Securities and the coupons appertaining thereto.

• Listing of Shares The Company hereby agrees to use commercially reasonable best efforts to maintain the listing or quotation of the ADSs, and Ordinary Shares on each Trading Market on which each is currently listed, and concurrently with the Closing, the Company shall apply to list or quote all of the Shares and/or ADSs on such Trading Markets and promptly secure the listing of all of the ADSs and Shares on such Trading Markets. The Company further agrees, if the Company applies to have the Ordinary Shares or ADSs traded on any other Trading Market, it will then include in such application all of the ADSs, Shares, and will take such other action as is necessary to cause all of the ADSs, Shares to be listed or quoted on such other Trading Market as promptly as possible. The Company will then take all action reasonably necessary to continue the listing and trading of its ADSs and Ordinary Shares on a Trading Market and will comply in all material respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Trading Market. The Company agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the eligibility of the ADSs for electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation, including, without limitation, by timely payment of fees to the Depository Trust Company or such other established clearing corporation in connection with such electronic transfer.

• Vesting of Stock Options All unvested stock options held by Executive, if any, shall vest immediately upon a Change of Control Termination as defined in Section 6.1.

• Vesting of Shares (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 2(b) below, the Executive Shares purchased hereunder will become vested in accordance with the following schedule, if as of each such date Executive is still employed by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company: CUMULATIVE PERCENTAGE OF DATE EXECUTIVE SHARES TO BE VESTED ---- ----------------------------- 1st Anniversary of this Agreement 20% 2nd Anniversary of this Agreement 40% 3rd Anniversary of this Agreement 60% 4th Anniversary of this Agreement 80% 5th Anniversary of this Agreement 100% (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything herein to the contrary, upon the occurrence of a Sale of the Company, all Executive Shares which have not yet become vested shall become vested at the time of such Sale of the Company (such portion being referred to herein as the "Accelerated Shares"); provided, however, and subject to and unless otherwise provided for under the Stockholders Agreement by and among the Company, the Investors, the Executive and certain other parties, that Executive shall not Transfer any interest in any Accelerated Shares unless and until such time as the Investors shall have received cash dividends or other cash proceeds resulting from any distributions on or dispositions of any Preferred Stock or Common Stock in an aggregate amount equal to the product of (i) two (2), multiplied by (ii) the aggregate purchase price paid by the Investors to the Company for all Preferred Stock, Common Stock and other equity interests of the Company purchased by the Investors (but not in any event including amounts committed but not yet contributed to the capital of the Company). Executive Shares which have become vested hereunder are referred to herein as "Vested Shares," and all other Executive Shares are referred to herein as "Unvested Shares." (c) The Executive Securities shall at all times be subject to such restrictions or limitations with respect to the Transfer thereof that may be contained herein or in the Stockholders Agreement or as otherwise provided by law.

• Meeting of Company Stockholders (a) Promptly after the date hereof, Company will take all action necessary in accordance with the Delaware Law and its Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws to convene the Company Stockholders' Meeting to be held as promptly as practicable, and in any event (to the extent permissible under applicable law) within 45 days after the declaration of effectiveness of the S-4, for the purpose of voting upon this Agreement and the Merger. Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to solicit from its stockholders proxies in favor of the adoption and approval of this Agreement and the approval of the Merger and will take all other action necessary or advisable to secure the vote or consent of its stockholders required by the rules of Nasdaq or Delaware Law to obtain such approvals. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Company may adjourn or postpone the Company Stockholders' Meeting to the extent necessary to ensure that any necessary supplement or amendment to the Prospectus/Proxy Statement is provided to Company's stockholders in advance of a vote on the Merger and this Agreement or, if as of the time for which Company Stockholders' Meeting is originally scheduled (as set forth in the Prospectus/Proxy Statement) there are insufficient shares of Company Common Stock represented (either in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business of the Company Stockholders' Meeting. Company shall ensure that the Company Stockholders' Meeting is called, noticed, convened, held and conducted, and that all proxies solicited by the Company in connection with the Company Stockholders' Meeting are solicited, in compliance with the Delaware Law, its Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, the rules of Nasdaq and all other applicable legal requirements. Company's obligation to call, give notice of, convene and hold the Company Stockholders' Meeting in accordance with this Section 5.2(a) shall not be limited to or otherwise affected by the commencement, disclosure, announcement or submission to Company of any Acquisition Proposal, or by any withdrawal, amendment or modification of the recommendation of the Board of Directors of Company with respect to the Merger and/or this Agreement. (b) Subject to Section 5.2(c): (i) the Board of Directors of Company shall unanimously recommend that Company's stockholders vote in favor of and adopt and approve this Agreement and the Merger at the Company Stockholders' Meeting; (ii) the Prospectus/Proxy Statement shall include a statement to the effect that the Board of Directors of the Company has unanimously recommended that Company's stockholders vote in favor of and adopt and approve this Agreement and the Merger at the Company Stockholders' Meeting; and (iii) neither the Board of Directors of Company nor any committee thereof shall withdraw, amend or modify, or propose or resolve to withdraw, amend or modify in a manner adverse to Parent, the unanimous recommendation of the Board of Directors of Company that Company's stockholders vote in favor of and adopt and approve this Agreement and the Merger. For purposes of this Agreement, said recommendation of the Board of Directors shall be deemed to have been modified in a manner adverse to Parent if said recommendation shall no longer be unanimous. (c) Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the Board of Directors of Company from withholding, withdrawing, amending or modifying its unanimous recommendation in favor of the Merger if (i) a Superior Offer (as defined below) is made to the Company and is not withdrawn,

• Voting of Subject Shares Subject to the terms of this Agreement, each Shareholder hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that, during the time this Agreement is in effect, at any annual or extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Company, however called, including any adjournment or postponement thereof, and in connection with any action proposed to be taken by written consent of the shareholders of the Company, such Shareholder shall, in each case to the fullest extent that its Subject Shares are entitled to vote thereon: (a) appear at each such meeting or otherwise cause all such Subject Shares to be counted as present thereat for purposes of determining a quorum, and (b) be present (in person or by proxy) and vote (or cause to be voted), or deliver (or cause to be delivered) a written consent with respect to, all of its Subject Shares (i) in favor of any proposal recommended by the Company Board that is intended to facilitate the consummation of the Transactions, (ii) against any action or agreement that would reasonably be expected to (A) result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company contained in the Purchase Agreement or the Purchase Agreement Amendment, or of such Shareholder contained in this Agreement, or (B) result in any of the conditions set forth in Annex I of the Purchase Agreement not being satisfied on or before the End Date, and (iii) against any Alternative Acquisition Proposal (or any proposal relating to an Alternative Acquisition Proposal) and against any other proposed action, agreement or transaction involving the Company that would reasonably be expected, to impede, interfere with, delay, postpone, adversely affect or prevent the consummation of the Offer or the other Transactions, including (x) any extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger, consolidation or other business combination involving the Company (other than the Offer or the other Transactions), (y) a sale, lease, license or transfer of a material amount of assets (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Company Intellectual Property Rights and capital stock of Subsidiaries of the Company) of the Company or any reorganization, recapitalization or liquidation of the Company or (z) any change in the present authorized capitalization of the Company or any amendment or other change to the Company Organizational Documents. Each Shareholder shall retain at all times the right to vote the Subject Shares in such Shareholder’s sole discretion, and without any other limitation, on any matters that are at any time or from time to time presented for consideration to the Company’s shareholder generally.

• Voting and Tender of Shares Subscriber agrees to vote the Shares in favor of an initial business combination that the Company negotiates and submits for approval to the Company’s stockholders and shall not seek redemption with respect to such Shares. Additionally, the Subscriber agrees not to tender any Shares in connection with a tender offer presented to the Company’s stockholders in connection with an initial business combination negotiated by the Company.

• Vesting of Powers in Successor Whenever the conditions of Section 11.1 hereof have been duly observed and performed, the Trustee, if required by Section 11.1 hereof, the Parent Successor and the Purchaser shall execute and deliver the supplemental Agreement provided for in Article 12 and thereupon the Parent Successor shall possess and from time to time may exercise each and every right and power of the Parent under this Agreement in the name of the Parent or otherwise and any act or proceeding by any provision of this Agreement required to be done or performed by the board of directors of Parent or any officers of the Parent may be done and performed with like force and effect by the directors or officers of such the Parent Successor.

• Company Stock Options At the Effective Time, each Company Stock --------------------- Option shall be deemed to have been assumed by Evergreen, without further action by Evergreen, and shall thereafter be deemed an option to acquire, on the same terms and conditions as were applicable under such Company Stock Option, that number of shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock that would have been received in respect of such Company Stock Option if it had been exercised immediately prior to the Effective Time (such Company Stock Options assumed by Evergreen, the "Assumed Chancellor Stock Options"); provided, however, that, for -------- ------- each optionholder, (i) the aggregate fair market value of Surviving Corporation Common Stock subject to Assumed Chancellor Stock Options immediately after the Effective Time shall not exceed the aggregate exercise price thereof by more than the excess of the aggregate fair market value of Company Common Stock subject to Company Stock Options immediately before the Effective Time over the aggregate exercise price thereof and (ii) on a share-by-share comparison, the ratio of the exercise price of the Assumed Chancellor Stock Option to the fair market value of the Surviving Corporation Common Stock immediately after the Effective Time is no more favorable to the optionholder than the ratio of the exercise price of the Company Stock Option to the fair market value of the Company Common Stock immediately before the Effective Time; and provided, -------- further, that no fractional shares shall be issued on the exercise of such ------- Assumed Chancellor Stock Option and, in lieu thereof, the holder of such Assumed Chancellor Stock Option shall only be entitled to a cash payment in the amount of such fraction multiplied by the closing price per share of Surviving Corporation Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market on the business day immediately prior to the date of such exercise.