FORM OF VOTING AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.2
THIS VOTING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of November 19, 2012 by and between Xxxxxx Medical Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), and the undersigned Stockholder (the “Stockholder”) of BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Parent, Achilles Merger Subsidiary, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), Achilles Acquisition Subsidiary, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent, and the Company have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger of even date herewith (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), which provides for, among other things, the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the “Merger”) with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation of the Merger and pursuant to which all outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company will be converted into the right to receive the consideration set forth in the Merger Agreement (the “Merger Consideration”).
WHEREAS, the Stockholder is the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) of that number of shares of Company Common Stock (as defined in the Merger Agreement), and, if applicable, the holder of one or more Company Options (as defined in the Merger Agreement) to purchase that number of shares of Company Common Stock, in each case, as set forth on the signature page of this Agreement.
WHEREAS, as a condition and inducement to the willingness of Parent and Merger Sub to enter into the Merger Agreement, the Stockholder (in the Stockholder’s capacity as such) has agreed to enter into this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Certain Definitions. All capitalized terms that are used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement. For all purposes of and under this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings:
(a) “Expiration Date” shall mean the earliest to occur of (i) such date and time as the Merger Agreement shall have been validly terminated pursuant to Article IX thereof, (ii) such date and time as the Merger shall become effective in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Merger Agreement, (iii) such date and time as the Merger Agreement shall have been amended, without the Stockholder’s consent, to adversely affect the Merger Consideration payable to the Stockholder, or (iv) September 30, 2013.
(b) “Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, limited liability company, general or limited partnership, trust, unincorporated association or other entity of any kind or nature, or any governmental authority.
(c) “Shares” shall mean (i) all equity securities of the Company (including all shares of Company Common Stock and all Company Options and other rights to acquire shares of Company Common Stock) owned by the Stockholder as of the date hereof, and (ii) all additional equity securities of the Company (including all additional shares of Company Common Stock and all additional Company Options and other rights to acquire shares of Company Common Stock) of which the Stockholder acquires ownership during the period from the date of this Agreement through the Expiration Date (including by way of stock dividend or distribution, split-up, recapitalization, combination, exchange of shares and the like).
(d) “Transfer” A Person shall be deemed to have effected a “Transfer” of a Share if such Person directly or indirectly (i) sells, pledges, encumbers, assigns, grants an option with respect to, transfers, tenders or disposes of such Share or any interest in such Share, or (ii) enters into an agreement or commitment providing for the sale of, pledge of, encumbrance of, assignment of, grant of an option with respect to, transfer, tender of or disposition of such Share or any interest therein.
2. Transfer of Shares.
(a) Transfer Restrictions. During the term of this Agreement, the Stockholder shall not Transfer (or cause or permit the Transfer of) any of the Shares, or enter into any agreement relating thereto, except (i) by selling already-owned Shares either to pay the exercise price upon the exercise of a Company Option or to satisfy the Stockholder’s tax withholding obligation upon the exercise of a Company Option, in each case as permitted by any Company Compensation and Benefit Plan, (ii) transferring Shares to Affiliates, limited partners, members, immediate family members, a trust established for the benefit of the Stockholder and/or for the benefit of one or more members of the Stockholder’s immediate family or charitable organizations or upon the death of the Stockholder, provided that, as a condition to such Transfer, the recipient agrees to be bound by this Agreement and delivers a Proxy (as defined below) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, or (iii) with Parent’s prior written consent and in Parent’s sole discretion. Any Transfer, or purported Transfer, of Shares in breach or violation of this Agreement shall be void and of no force or effect.
(b) Transfer of Voting Rights. During the term of this Agreement, the Stockholder shall not deposit (or cause or permit the deposit of) any Shares in a voting trust or grant any proxy or enter into any voting agreement or similar agreement in contravention of the obligations of the Stockholder under this Agreement with respect to any of the Shares.
3. Agreement to Vote Shares.
(a) During the term of this Agreement, at every meeting of the stockholders of the Company, and at every adjournment or postponement thereof, and on every action or approval by written consent of the stockholders of Company, the Stockholder (in the Stockholder’s capacity as such), to the extent not voted by the Person(s) appointed under the Proxy, shall, or shall cause the holder of record on any applicable record date to, vote all Shares that are then-owned by such Stockholder and entitled to vote or act by written consent:
(i) in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement and in favor of the Merger and any other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement;
(ii) against approval of any proposal made in opposition to, in competition with, or would result in a breach of, the Merger Agreement or the Merger or any other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; and
(iii) against any of the following actions (other than those actions that relate to the Merger and any other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement): (A) any merger, consolidation, business combination, reorganization or recapitalization of or involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (B) any sale, lease or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (C) any reorganization, recapitalization, dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (D) any material change in the capitalization of the
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Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or the corporate structure of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (E) any Acquisition Proposal with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (F) any other action that would reasonably be expected to materially impede, interfere with, delay, postpone, adversely affect the Merger or any other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
The Stockholder shall retain at all times the right to vote its Shares in its sole discretion and without any other limitation on any matters other than those set forth in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) that are at any time or from time to time presented for consideration to the Company’s stockholders generally.
(b) In the event that a meeting of the stockholders of the Company is held, the Stockholder shall, or shall cause the holder of record of the Shares on any applicable record date to, appear at such meeting or otherwise cause the Shares to be counted as present thereat for purposes of establishing a quorum.
(c) The Stockholder shall not enter into any agreement or understanding with any Person to vote or give instructions in any manner inconsistent with the terms of this Section 3.
4. Agreement Not to Exercise Appraisal Rights. The Stockholder shall not exercise, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, any statutory rights (including under Section 262 of the DGCL) to demand appraisal of any Shares that may arise in connection with the Merger. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 4 shall constitute, or be deemed to constitute, a waiver or release by the Stockholder of any claim or cause of action against Parent or Merger Sub to the extent arising out of a breach of this Agreement or the Merger Agreement by Parent.
5. Directors and Officers. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict the Stockholder (or a designee of the Stockholder) who is a director or officer of the Company from acting in such capacity or fulfilling the obligations of such office, including by voting, in his capacity as a director or officer of the Company, in the Stockholder’s (or its designee’s) sole discretion on any matter (it being understood that this Agreement shall apply to the Stockholder solely in the Stockholder’s capacity as a Stockholder of the Company), including with respect to Section 7.2 of the Merger Agreement. In this regard, the Stockholder shall not be deemed to make any agreement or understanding in this Agreement in the Stockholder’s capacity as a director or officer of the Company, including with respect to Section 7.2 of the Merger Agreement.
6. Irrevocable Proxy. Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, the Stockholder shall deliver to Parent a proxy in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Proxy”), which shall be irrevocable to the fullest extent permissible by law, with respect to the Shares.
7. Representations and Warranties of the Stockholder. The Stockholder hereby represents and warrants to Parent as follows:
(a) Power; Binding Agreement. The Stockholder has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Proxy, to perform the Stockholder’s obligations hereunder and under the Proxy and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement and the Proxy has been duly executed and delivered by the Stockholder, and, assuming this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Parent, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Stockholder, enforceable against the Stockholder in accordance with its terms, except that such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting or relating to creditors’ rights generally and is subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or law).
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(b) No Conflicts. None of the execution and delivery by the Stockholder of this Agreement or the Proxy, the performance by the Stockholder of its obligations hereunder or under the Proxy or the consummation by the Stockholder of the transactions contemplated hereby will (i) result in a violation or breach of any agreement to which the Stockholder is a party or by which the Stockholder may be bound, including any voting agreement or voting trust, except for violations, breaches or defaults that would not in any material respect impair or adversely effect the ability of the Stockholder to perform its obligations under this Agreement, or (ii) violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, judgment, order, statute, rule, or regulation applicable to the Stockholder.
(c) Ownership of Shares. The Stockholder (i) is the sole beneficial owner of the shares of Company Common Stock set forth on the signature page of this Agreement, all of which are free and clear of any liens, adverse claims, charges, security interests, pledges or options, proxies, voting trusts or agreements, understandings or agreements, or any other rights or encumbrances whatsoever (“Encumbrances”), (ii) is the sole holder of the Company Options that are exercisable for the number of shares of Company Common Stock set forth on the signature page of this Agreement, all of which Company Options and shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon the exercise or vesting of such Company Options are, or in the case of Company Common Stock received upon exercise or vesting of such Company Options after the date hereof will be, free and clear of any Encumbrances, and (iii) except as set forth on the signature page to this Agreement, does not own, beneficially or otherwise, any securities of the Company other than the shares of Company Common Stock or Company Options, and shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon the exercise or vesting of such Company Options, set forth on the signature page of this Agreement.
(d) Voting Power. The Stockholder has or will have sole voting power, sole power of disposition, sole power to issue instructions with respect to the matters set forth herein and sole power to agree to all of the matters set forth in this Agreement, in each case with respect to all of the Shares, with no limitations, qualifications or restrictions on such rights, subject to applicable federal securities laws and the terms of this Agreement.
(e) No Finder’s Fees. No broker, investment banker, financial advisor, finder, agent or other Person is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial adviser’s or other similar fee or commission in connection with this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Stockholder in his, her or its capacity as such.
(f) No Legal Actions. The Stockholder agrees that the Stockholder will not in the Stockholder’s capacity as a stockholder of the Company bring, commence, institute, maintain, prosecute or voluntarily aid any action, claim, suit or cause of action, in law or in equity, in any court or before any governmental entity, which (i) challenges the validity of or seeks to enjoin the operation of any provision of this Agreement or (ii) alleges that the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Stockholder, either alone or together with the other Company voting agreements and proxies to be delivered in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, or the approval of the Merger Agreement by the board of directors of the Company, breaches any fiduciary duty of the board of directors of the Company or any member thereof.
8. Certain Restrictions. The Stockholder shall not, directly or indirectly, take any voluntary action that would make any representation or warranty of the Stockholder contained herein untrue or incorrect in any material respect.
9. Disclosure. The Stockholder shall permit Parent to publish and disclose in all documents and schedules filed with the SEC, and, after providing the Stockholder with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon, any press release or other disclosure document that Parent reasonably
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determines to be necessary or desirable in connection with the Merger and any transactions related to the Merger, the Stockholder’s identity and ownership of Shares and the nature of the Stockholder’s commitments, arrangements and understandings under this Agreement.
10. No Ownership Interest. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to vest in Parent any direct or indirect ownership or incidence of ownership of or with respect to any Shares. Except as provided in this Agreement, all rights, ownership and economic benefits relating to the Shares shall remain vested in and belong to the Stockholder.
11. Further Assurances. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, upon request of Parent, the Stockholder shall use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary to fulfill such Stockholder’s obligations under this Agreement.
12. Stop Transfer Instructions. At all times commencing with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and continuing until the Expiration Date, in furtherance of this Agreement, the Stockholder hereby authorizes the Company or its counsel to notify the Company’s transfer agent that there is a stop transfer order with respect to all of the Shares of the Stockholder (and that this Agreement places limits on the voting and transfer of such Shares),subject to the provisions hereof and provided that any such stop transfer order and notice will immediately be withdrawn and terminated by Company following the Expiration Date.
13. Termination. This Agreement and the Proxy, and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder and thereunder, shall terminate and shall have no further force or effect as of the Expiration Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing set forth in this Section 13 or elsewhere in this Agreement shall relieve either party hereto from liability, or otherwise limit the liability of either party hereto, for any intentional breach of this Agreement prior to such termination; provided that in no event shall the Stockholder’s monetary damages exceed the aggregate Merger Consideration to which they would be entitled pursuant to the Merger Agreement; provided, further, that, the foregoing proviso shall in no event impair or otherwise impact Parent’s right to seek specific performance or injunctive relief pursuant to Section 14(d) below. This Section 13 and Sections 1, 5, and 14 (as applicable) shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
14. Miscellaneous.
(a) Validity. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement, which will remain in full force and effect. In the event any Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction holds any provision of this Agreement to be null, void or unenforceable, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith and execute and deliver an amendment to this Agreement in order, as nearly as possible, to effectuate, to the extent permitted by law, the original intent of the parties hereto with respect to such provision.
(b) Binding Effect and Assignment. This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, but neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations of the parties hereto may be assigned by either of the parties (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without prior written consent of the other.
(c) Amendments; Waiver. This Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto, and the terms and conditions hereof may be waived, only by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of
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each of the parties hereto, or, in the case of a waiver, by an instrument signed on behalf of the party waiving compliance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure or delay by any party hereto in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or future exercise of any other right hereunder.
(d) Specific Performance; Injunctive Relief. The parties hereto acknowledge that Parent shall be irreparably harmed and that there shall be no adequate remedy at law for a violation of any of the covenants or agreements of the Stockholder set forth herein. Therefore, it is agreed that, in addition to any other remedies that may be available to Parent upon any such violation, Parent shall have the right to enforce such covenants and agreements by specific performance, injunctive relief or by any other means available to Parent at law or in equity.
(e) Notices. Any notice, request, instruction or other communication under this Agreement shall be in writing and delivered by hand or international courier service, by facsimile (with written confirmation of transmission) or by electronic mail, with a copy thereof delivered or sent as provided below:
If to Parent:
Xxxxxx Medical Group, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Xxxxxx Medical Group, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx
Professional Corporation
00000 Xx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Telecopy No.: (000) 000-0000
and:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx
Professional Corporation
Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Telecopy No.: (000) 000-0000
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If to the Stockholder:
[Name]
[Address]
[Address]
Telecopy No.:
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Ropes & Xxxx LLP
Prudential Tower
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Telecopy No.: (000) 000-0000
(f) No Waiver. The failure of either party hereto to exercise any right, power or remedy provided under this Agreement or otherwise available in respect of this Agreement at law or in equity, or to insist upon compliance by any other party with its obligation under this Agreement, and any custom or practice of the parties at variance with the terms of this Agreement, shall not constitute a waiver by such party of such party’s right to exercise any such or other right, power or remedy or to demand such compliance.
(g) No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is not intended to confer and does not confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder.
(h) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of law thereof.
(i) Consent to Jurisdiction. Each of the parties hereto (a) irrevocably consents to the service of the summons and complaint and any other process in any action or proceeding relating to the this Agreement, the Proxy, or the agreements delivered by the Stockholder in connection herewith or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, for and on behalf of itself or any of its properties or assets, in accordance with Section 14(e) or in such other manner as may be permitted by applicable Law, and nothing in this Section 14(i) shall affect the right of any party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by applicable Law; (b) irrevocably and unconditionally consents and submits itself and its properties and assets in any action or proceeding to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, only if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any federal court within the State of Delaware) in the event any dispute or controversy arises out of this Agreement, the Proxy, or the agreements delivered by the Stockholder in connection herewith or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof; (c) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court; (d) agrees that any actions or proceedings arising in connection with this Agreement, the Proxy or the agreements delivered by the Stockholder in connection herewith or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be brought, tried and determined only in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, only if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any federal court within the State of Delaware); (e) waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same; and (f) agrees that it will not
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bring any action relating to this Agreement, the Proxy or the agreements delivered by the Stockholder in connection herewith or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby in any court other than the aforesaid courts. Each of Parent and Stockholder agrees that a final judgment in any action or proceeding in such courts as provided above shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by applicable Law.
(j) Rules of Construction. The parties hereto hereby waive the application of any law, regulation, holding or rule of construction providing that ambiguities in an agreement or other document will be construed against the party drafting such agreement or document.
(k) Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Proxy contain the entire understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter hereof, and supersede all prior negotiations, agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.
(l) Interpretation.
(i) Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”
(ii) The article and section headings contained in this Agreement are solely for the purpose of reference, are not part of the agreement of the parties hereto and shall not in any way affect or be deemed to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
(m) Expenses. All fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such fees, costs and expenses.
(n) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
(o) No Obligation to Exercise Company Options. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall obligate the Stockholder to exercise any Company Options or other right to acquire any shares of Company Common Stock.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed and caused to be effective this Agreement as of the date first above written.
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[Signature Page to Voting Agreement]
EXHIBIT A
IRREVOCABLE PROXY
The undersigned Stockholder (the “Stockholder”) of BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby irrevocably (to the fullest extent permitted by law) appoints Xxxxxx Medical Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), acting through any of its Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or General Counsel, as the sole and exclusive attorneys and proxies of the undersigned to vote and exercise all voting and related rights (to the full extent that the undersigned is entitled to do so) with respect to all of the shares of capital stock of the Company that now are or hereafter may be beneficially owned by the undersigned, and any and all other shares or equity securities of the Company issued or issuable in respect thereof on or after the date hereof (collectively, the “Shares”) in accordance with the terms of this Irrevocable Proxy until the Expiration Date (as defined below); provided, however, that such proxy and voting and related rights are expressly limited to the matters discussed in clauses (i) through (iii) in the fourth paragraph of this Irrevocable Proxy. Upon the undersigned’s execution of this Irrevocable Proxy, any and all prior proxies given by the undersigned with respect to any Shares are hereby revoked and the undersigned agrees not to grant any subsequent proxies with respect to the Shares until after the Expiration Date.
This Irrevocable Proxy is irrevocable to the fullest extent permitted by law, is coupled with an interest and is granted pursuant to that certain Voting Agreement of even date herewith by and between Parent and the undersigned Stockholder (the “Voting Agreement”), and is granted as a condition and inducement to the willingness of Parent and Achilles Merger Subsidiary, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”) to enter into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger of even date herewith (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), among Parent, Merger Sub, Achilles Acquisition Subsidiary, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent, and the Company. The Merger Agreement provides for, among other things, the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the “Merger”) with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation of the Merger and pursuant to which all outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company will be converted into the right to receive the consideration set forth in the Merger Agreement (the “Merger Consideration”).
As used herein, the term “Expiration Date” shall mean the earliest to occur of (i) such date and time as the Merger Agreement shall have been validly terminated pursuant to Article IX thereof, (ii) such date and time as the Merger shall become effective in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Merger Agreement, (iii) such date and time as the Merger Agreement shall have been amended, without the Stockholder’s consent, to reduce the Merger Consideration payable to the Stockholder or (iv) December 31, 2013.
The attorneys and proxies named above, and each of them, are hereby authorized and empowered by the undersigned, at any time prior to the Expiration Date, to act as the undersigned’s attorney and proxy to vote the Shares, and to exercise all voting, consent and similar rights of the undersigned with respect to the Shares (including, without limitation, the power to execute and deliver written consents) at every annual, special, adjourned or postponed meeting of stockholders of the Company and in every written consent in lieu of such meeting:
(i) in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement and in favor of the Merger and any other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement;
(ii) against approval of any proposal made in opposition to, in competition with, or would result in a breach of, the Merger Agreement or the Merger or any other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; and
(iii) against any of the following actions (other than those actions that relate to the Merger and any other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement): (A) any merger, consolidation, business combination, reorganization or recapitalization of or involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (B) any sale, lease or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (C) any reorganization, recapitalization, dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (D) any material change in the capitalization of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or the corporate structure of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (E) any Acquisition Proposal with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (F) any other action that would reasonably be expected to materially impede, interfere with, delay, postpone or discourage the Merger or any other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
The attorneys and proxies named above may not exercise this Irrevocable Proxy on any other matter. The undersigned Stockholder may vote the Shares in its sole discretion on all other matters.
Any obligation of the undersigned hereunder shall be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the undersigned.
This Irrevocable Proxy shall terminate, and be of no further force and effect, automatically upon the Expiration Date.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and caused to be effective this Irrevocable Proxy as of , 2012.
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