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 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.
Ownership of Subject Shares As of the date hereof, such Shareholder is, and (except with respect to any Subject Shares Transferred in accordance with Section 1.2 hereof) at all times during the term of this Agreement will be, the beneficial owner of, and has, and will have, good and marketable title to, such Shareholder’s Subject Shares with no restrictions on such Shareholder’s rights of disposition pertaining thereto, except as may be otherwise set forth on Annex I hereto. Other than as provided in this Agreement or as set forth on Annex I hereto, such Shareholder has, and (except with respect to any Subject Shares Transferred in accordance with Section 1.2 hereof) at all times during the term of this Agreement will have, with respect to such Shareholder’s Subject Shares, the sole power, directly or indirectly, to vote, dispose of, exercise and convert, as applicable, such Subject Shares, and to demand or waive any appraisal rights or issue instructions pertaining to such Subject Shares with respect to the matters set forth in this Agreement, in each case with no limitations, qualifications or restrictions on such rights, and, as such, has, and (except with respect to any Subject Shares Transferred in accordance with Section 1.2 hereof) at all times during the term of this Agreement will have, the complete and exclusive power to, directly or indirectly (a) issue (or cause the issuance of) instructions with respect to the matters set forth in Section 1.4 hereof and (b) agree to all matters set forth in this Agreement. Except to the extent of any Subject Shares acquired after the date hereof (which shall become Subject Shares upon that acquisition) or as set forth on Annex I hereto, the number of Shares set forth on Annex I opposite the name of such Shareholder are the only Shares beneficially owned by such Shareholder as of the date of this Agreement. Other than the Subject Shares and any Shares that are the subject of unexercised Company Stock Options and any Company RSUs held by such Shareholder (the number of which is set forth opposite the name of such Shareholder on Annex I) or as set forth on Annex I hereto, such Shareholder does not own any Shares or any options to purchase or rights to subscribe for or otherwise acquire any securities of the Company and has no interest in or voting rights with respect to any securities of the Company. Except as may be required pursuant to award agreements relating to Unvested Restricted Stock, there are no agreements or arrangements of any kind, contingent or otherwise, to which such Shareholder is a party obligating such Shareholder to Transfer or cause to be Transferred, any of such Shareholder’s Subject Shares. No Person has any contractual or other right or obligation to purchase or otherwise acquire any of such Shareholder’s Subject Shares.
Transfer of Subject Securities and Voting Rights 2.1 Restriction on Transfer of Subject Securities. Subject to Section 2.3 below, during the Support Period, Stockholder shall not cause or permit any Transfer of any of the Subject Securities to be effected. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, during the Support Period, Stockholder shall not tender, agree to tender or permit to be tendered any of the Subject Securities in response to or otherwise in connection with any tender or exchange offer other than the Offer.
Legending of Subject Securities 9.1 The Subscriber hereby acknowledges that that upon the issuance thereof, and until such time as the same is no longer required under the applicable securities laws and regulations, the certificates representing any of the Securities will bear a legend in substantially the following form: “THESE SECURITIES WERE ISSUED IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION TO PERSONS WHO ARE NOT U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED HEREIN) PURSUANT TO REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “1933 ACT”). ACCORDINGLY, NONE OF THE SECURITIES TO WHICH THIS CERTIFICATE RELATES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE 1933 ACT, OR ANY U.S. STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND, UNLESS SO REGISTERED, NONE MAY BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES OR, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED HEREIN) EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE 1933 ACT AND IN EACH CASE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. IN ADDITION, HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 1933 ACT.”
Transfer of Subject Shares Except as expressly contemplated by the Merger Agreement or with the prior written consent of the Parent (such consent to be given or withheld in its sole discretion), from and after the date hereof, Stockholder agrees not to (a) Transfer any of the Subject Shares, (b) enter into (i) any option, warrant, purchase right, or other Contract that would (either alone or in connection with one or more events or developments (including the satisfaction or waiver of any conditions precedent)) require such Stockholder to Transfer the Subject Shares or (ii) any voting trust, proxy or other Contract with respect to the voting or Transfer of the Subject Shares, or (c) take any actions (i) having the effect of preventing or disabling such Stockholder from performing its obligations under this Agreement or (ii) in furtherance of any of the matters described in the foregoing clauses (a) or (b). For purposes of this Agreement, “Transfer” means any, direct or indirect, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, mortgage, exchange, hypothecation, grant of a security interest in or disposition or encumbrance of an interest (whether with or without consideration, whether voluntarily or involuntarily or by operation of law or otherwise).
Ownership of Subject Shares; Total Shares Such Stockholder is the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of all of such Stockholder’s Subject Shares and has good and marketable title to all of such Stockholder’s Subject Shares free and clear of any Liens, claims, proxies, voting trusts or agreements, options, rights, understandings or arrangements or any other encumbrances or restrictions whatsoever on title, transfer or exercise of any rights of a stockholder in respect of such Subject Shares (collectively, “Encumbrances”), except for any such Encumbrance that may be imposed pursuant to (i) this Agreement, (ii) any applicable restrictions on transfer under the Securities Act or any state securities law, (iii) the Company Governing Documents and (iv) any applicable Company Equity Plan or agreements evidencing grants thereunder ((i) through (iv), collectively, “Permitted Encumbrances”). The Subject Shares listed on Schedule A opposite such Stockholder’s name constitute all of the shares of Company Common Stock, and any other securities of the Company beneficially owned by such Stockholder as of the date hereof.
Transfer and Voting of Shares 2.1 Transferee of Shares to be Bound by this Agreement. Stockholder agrees that, during the period from the date of this Agreement through the Expiration Time, Stockholder shall not direct, cause or permit any Transfer of any of the Shares to be effected unless the proposed transferee(s) agrees to be bound to the terms hereof and executes and delivers to Acquiror a voting agreement and proxy in the exact form of this Agreement prior to the Transfer. The Company agrees that, during the period from the date of this Agreement through the Expiration Time, it will not recognize as valid or otherwise any Transfer or purported Transfer effected in violation of this Agreement.
Amount of Subject Shares Notification On any and each date that the Purchaser sells or otherwise transfers any Subject Shares to another Beneficial Owner, the Purchaser shall promptly notify the Trustee of such occurrence and the number of VMTP Shares that the Purchaser then owns.
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 Registration Statement (provided that Company and Parent will notice the Company Stockholders' Meeting and the Parent Stockholders' Meeting to be held on the same day, and if Parent adjourns or postpones the Parent Stockholders' Meeting, Company may adjourn or postpone the Company Stockholders' Meeting in order that they be held on the same day), for the purpose of voting upon approval and adoption of this Agreement and approval of the Merger. Subject to Section 5.2(c), 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 the Nasdaq Stock Market 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 Proxy Statement/Prospectus 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 Proxy Statement/Prospectus) 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 the Nasdaq Stock Market 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 Superior Offer, or by any withdrawal, amendment or modification of the recommendation of the Board of Directors of Company with respect to this Agreement or the Merger.