Majority in Interest For so long as any obligations remain outstanding on the Notes, Majority in Interest shall mean Lenders who hold not less than sixty-five percent (65%) of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes.
Managing Member Unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the Managing Member or any of its Affiliates who hold any Interests shall not be entitled to vote in its capacity as holder of such Interests on matters submitted to the Members for approval, and no such Interests shall be deemed Outstanding for purposes of any such vote.
Interest Holders The Administrative Agent may treat each Lender, or the Person designated in the last notice filed with the Administrative Agent, as the holder of all of the interests of such Lender in its portion of the Loans and in its Note until written notice of transfer, signed by such Lender (or the Person designated in the last notice filed with the Administrative Agent) and by the Person designated in such written notice of transfer, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, shall have been filed with the Administrative Agent.
Shareholders' Agent (a) The Shareholders hereby irrevocably nominate, constitute and appoint Dx. Xxxxx Xxxxxx as the agent and true and lawful attorney-in-fact of the Shareholders (the "Shareholders' Agent"), with full power of substitution, to act in the name, place and stead of the Shareholders for purposes of executing any documents under this Agreement (including amendments thereto) and taking any actions in connection with any and all claims for indemnification because of a Breach for which the Principal Shareholders may be jointly and severally liable or with respect to which Parent, Acquisition Sub or the Company may be entitled to be paid under the Bank Guarantee ("Indemnification Matters"). Dx. Xxxxx Xxxxxx hereby accepts his appointment as Shareholders' Agent. (b) Any action taken by the Shareholders' Agent shall be construed as a valid representation of the Shareholders or the Principal Shareholders, as the case may be, only if such action is documented in writing, such document clearly indicates Shareholders' Agent is acting on behalf of the Shareholders or the Principal Shareholders, as the case may be, and such document has been signed by the Shareholders' Agent. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or the Exhibits hereto: (1) Parent, Acquisition Sub and the Company shall be entitled to deal exclusively with the Shareholders' Agent on all Indemnification Matters (and other matters specifically set forth in this Agreement); and (2) each Indemnitee shall be entitled to rely conclusively on any document executed or purported to be executed with respect to any Indemnification Matter on behalf of any Shareholder by the Shareholders' Agent as fully binding upon such Shareholder. (c) The Shareholders recognize and intend that the power of attorney granted in Section 7.1(a): (1) is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable; (2) may be delegated by the Shareholders' Agent; and (3) shall survive the death or incapacity of each of the Shareholders. (d) At their discretion, the Shareholders may at any time by simple majority vote (such majority being determined on the basis of each Shareholder's interest in the Company Capital Stock as set forth in Recital A) appoint a successor to the Shareholders' Agent and immediately thereafter notify Parent of the identity of such successor. Any such successor shall succeed the Shareholders' Agent as Shareholders' Agent hereunder. If for any reason there is no Shareholders' Agent at any time, all references herein to the Shareholders' Agent shall be deemed to refer to the Shareholders. (e) All expenses incurred by the Shareholders' Agent in connection with the performance of his duties as Shareholders' Agent shall be borne and paid exclusively by the Shareholders on whatever basis they may agree among themselves. 7.2
Stockholders’ Agent (a) Pursuant to the Custody and Power of Attorney Agreement, each Devonian Stockholder has approved the terms of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and has constituted, appointed and empowered effective from and after the date of such approval of the Merger, Austin Leasing Partners, LLC as the Stockholders’ Agent, for the benefit of the Devonian Stockholders and the exclusive agent and attorney-in-fact to act on behalf of each Devonian Stockholder, in connection with and to facilitate the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, which shall include but not be limited to the power and authority: (i) to execute and deliver such waivers, consents and amendments (with respect to any and all matters or issues, including those which may have a negative impact on an Devonian Stockholder, other than the unanimous written consent referred to in this sentence) under this Agreement the Custody and Power of Attorney Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby as the Stockholders’ Agent, in its sole discretion, may deem necessary or desirable; (ii) as the Stockholders’ Agent, to enforce and protect the rights and interests of the Devonian Stockholders arising out of or under or in any manner relating to this Agreement the Custody and Power of Attorney Agreement, the Acquiror Shares, and the transactions provided for herein or therein, and to take any and all actions which the Stockholders’ Agent believes are necessary or appropriate thereunder for and on behalf of the Devonian Stockholders including, consenting to, compromising or settling any such claims, conducting negotiations with the Acquiror, Devonian and their respective representatives regarding such claims, and, in connection therewith, to (A) assert any claim or institute any action, proceeding or investigation; (B) investigate, defend, contest or litigate any claim, action, proceeding or investigation initiated by the Acquiror, Devonian or any other Person, or by any Governmental Authority against the Stockholders’ Agent and/or any of the Devonian Stockholders, and receive process on behalf of any or all Devonian Stockholders in any such claim, action, proceeding or investigation and compromise or settle on such terms as the Stockholders’ Agent shall determine to be appropriate, and give receipts, releases and discharges with respect to, any such claim, action, proceeding or investigation; (C) file any proofs of debt, claims and petitions as the Stockholders’ Agent may deem advisable or necessary; (D) settle or compromise any claims asserted under this Agreement or the Custody and Power of Attorney Agreement; and (E) file and prosecute appeals from any decision, judgment or award rendered in any such action, proceeding or investigation, it being understood that the Stockholders’ Agent shall not have any obligation to take any such actions, and shall not have any liability for any failure to take any such actions; (iii) to refrain from enforcing any right of the Devonian Stockholders arising out of or under or in any manner relating to this Agreement and the Custody and Power of Attorney Agreement; provided, however, that no such failure to act on the part of the Stockholders’ Agent, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or the Custody and Power of Attorney Agreement, shall be deemed a waiver of any such right or interest by the Stockholders’ Agent or by the Devonian Stockholders unless such waiver is in writing signed by the waiving party or by the Stockholders’ Agent; (iv) to make, execute, acknowledge and deliver all such other agreements, guarantees, orders, receipts, endorsements, notices, requests, instructions, certificates, stock powers, letters and other writings, and, in general, to do any and all things and to take any and all action that the Stockholders’ Agent, in its sole and absolute discretion, may consider necessary or proper or convenient in connection with or to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Custody and Power of Attorney Agreement; (v) to engage special counsel, accountants and other advisors and incur such other expenses on behalf of the Devonian Stockholders in connection with any matter arising under this Agreement or the Custody and Power of Attorney Agreement; and (vi) to collect, hold and disburse any portion of the Merger Consideration received by Stockholders’ Agent pursuant to the terms hereof in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Shareholders’ Representative Each of the Selling Shareholders (including the Former Company Share Award Holders), by virtue of its, his or her execution and delivery of this Agreement (directly, by proxy or pursuant to a power of attorney), hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints Xxxxx Xxxxx, a Principal and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company as of the date of this Agreement (the “Shareholders Representative”), to be such Selling Shareholder’s true and lawful representative, agent and attorney-in-fact to act on such Selling Shareholder’s behalf with respect to any actions permitted to be taken by such Selling Shareholder, or any of them, after the date of this Agreement in connection with this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Transaction Documents. In such representative capacity, the Shareholders Representative shall take or refrain from taking, and the Selling Shareholders each agree that the Shareholders Representatives may take or refrain from taking, any and all actions which the Shareholders Representative reasonably believes, acting in good faith, to be necessary or appropriate under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (except as provided above) for and on behalf of the Selling Shareholders, as fully and effectively as if the Selling Shareholders were acting on their own behalf. Each reference in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to an action to be taken by the Selling Shareholders shall, with respect to the Selling Shareholders, be taken by the Shareholders Representative on their behalf pursuant to this Section 7.18. Each Selling Shareholder hereby ratifies and confirms, and agrees to ratify and confirm in the future upon the request of the Shareholders Representative, any action taken by the Shareholders Representative in the exercise of the agency and power of attorney granted to the Shareholders Representative pursuant to this Section 7.18, which agency and power of attorney, being coupled with an interest, is irrevocable and a durable agency and power of attorney and shall survive the death, incapacity or incompetence of such Selling Shareholder. Each of Purchaser and the Escrow Agent shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon the directions, instructions and notice of the Shareholders Representative, when it is acting in their capacity as such under this Section 7.18, without being required to undertake any independent investigation or verification, and any notice provided in accordance with this Agreement to or from the Shareholders Representative in its capacity as such shall be conclusively deemed to have been provided to or from each of the Selling Shareholders, as applicable. The Shareholders Representative shall not have any liability to any of the Selling Shareholders arising out of or relating to any action taken or omission made in good faith by the Shareholders Representative (in its capacity as such) pursuant to this Agreement, and each Selling Shareholder shall, severally but not jointly, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Shareholders Representative with respect to all actions so taken or omissions made on behalf of such Selling Shareholder up to the net proceeds received by such Selling Shareholder in connection with the Transactions.
New Members No person may be admitted as a member of the Company without the approval of the Member.
Stockholders’ Representative (a) Pursuant to the Stockholders Approval dated on or about the date hereof and the Letters of Transmittal and Option Cancelation Acknowledgement Agreements, as applicable, the Equityholders have constituted, appointed and empowered effective from and after the date of such consent, Parthenon Investors III, L.P. as the Stockholders’ Representative, for the benefit of the Equityholders and the exclusive agent and attorney-in-fact to act on behalf of each Equityholder, in connection with and to facilitate the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, which shall include the power and authority: (i) to negotiate, execute and deliver such waivers, consents and amendments under this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby as the Stockholders’ Representative, in its sole discretion, may deem necessary or desirable; (ii) as the Stockholders’ Representative, to enforce and protect the rights and interests of the Equityholders and to enforce and protect the rights and interests of such Persons arising out of or under or in any manner relating to this Agreement and the transactions provided for herein, and to take any and all actions which the Stockholders’ Representative believes are necessary or appropriate under this Agreement for and on behalf of the Equityholders including, consenting to, compromising or settling any such claims, conducting negotiations with Parent, the Surviving Corporation and their respective Representatives regarding such claims, and, in connection therewith, to (A) assert any claim or institute any Action or investigation; (B) investigate, defend, contest or litigate any Action or investigation initiated by Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any other Person, or by any Governmental Entity against the Stockholders’ Representative and/or any of the Equityholders, and receive process on behalf of any or all Equityholders in any such Action or investigation and compromise or settle on such terms as the Stockholders’ Representative shall determine to be appropriate, and give receipts, releases and discharges with respect to, any such Action or investigation; (C) file any proofs of debt, claims and petitions as the Stockholders’ Representative may deem advisable or necessary; (D) settle or compromise any claims asserted under this Agreement; and (E) file and prosecute appeals from any decision, judgment or award rendered in any such Action or investigation, it being understood that the Stockholders’ Representative shall not have any obligation to take any such actions, and shall not have any liability for any failure to take any such actions; (iii) to waive or refrain from enforcing any right of the Equityholders arising out of or under or in any manner relating to this Agreement; provided, however, that such waiver is in writing signed by the Stockholders’ Representative; (iv) to make, execute, acknowledge and deliver all such other agreements, guarantees, orders, receipts, endorsements, notices, requests, instructions, certificates, stock powers, letters and other writings, and, in general, to do any and all things and to take any and all action that the Stockholders’ Representative, in its sole and absolute discretion, may consider necessary or proper or convenient in connection with or to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (v) to engage outside counsel, accountants and other advisors and incur such other expenses on behalf of the Equityholders in connection with any matter arising under this Agreement; and (vi) to collect, hold and disburse the Escrow Amount and the Expense Holdback Amount in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Equityholders may not make any claim hereunder except through the Stockholders’ Representative.
Initial Member (a) The name, address and initial Membership Interest of the initial Member is as follows: Name Membership Interest BR Cxxxxxx DFW Portfolio JV, LLC 100% c/o Bluerock Real Estate, L.L.C. 700 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
