Amended and Restated Agreement This Agreement amends and restates, in its entirety, and replaces, the Prior Loan Agreement. This Agreement is not intended to, and does not, novate the Prior Loan Agreement and Borrower reaffirms that the existing security interest created by the Prior Loan Agreement is and remains in full force and effect.
Standstill Agreement During the period beginning at the Effective Time and ending on the later of (x) the day the Stockholder Designee is no longer a director and (y) two weeks prior to the deadline for the submission of notices of stockholder nominations or proposals under the Company Bylaws for the 2017 Annual Meeting (the “Standstill Period”), neither of the Stockholders shall, and each of the Stockholders shall cause its Affiliates and Associates under its control or direction, in each case either directly or indirectly, not to: (a) solicit (as such term is used in the proxy rules of the SEC) proxies or consents, become a “participant” in a “solicitation,” as such terms are defined in Instruction 3 of Item 4 of Schedule 14A and Rule 14a-1 of Regulation 14A, respectively, under the Exchange Act or conduct any other type of referendum (binding or non-binding) in each case with respect to, or from the holders of, any shares of Company Common Stock or assist any third party in any solicitation of any proxy, consent or other authority (as such terms are defined under the Exchange Act) to vote any shares of Company Common Stock in each case in opposition to the recommendation or proposal of the Board; (b) seek to call, or to request the calling of, a special meeting of the Company’s stockholders, or make a request for a list of the Company’s stockholders or for any books and records of the Company; (c) except as specifically permitted in Section 3(c) of this Agreement, nominate persons for election to, or seek to remove any person from, the Board or propose any other business at any meeting of the Company’s stockholders or initiate, encourage or participate in any “withhold” or similar campaign with respect to any meeting of the Company’s stockholders; (d) commence, encourage, support or join as a party any litigation, arbitration or other proceeding (including a derivative action) against or involving the Company or any of its current or former directors or officers (including derivative actions) other than to enforce the provisions of this Agreement; (e) seek or propose any merger, acquisition, recapitalization, restructuring, disposition or other extraordinary transaction involving the Company; or (f) take or encourage any action, alone or in concert with others, to (i) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (as defined under the Exchange Act) (other than a group comprised solely of the Stockholders and their respective Affiliates and Associates) with respect to the Company, (ii) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek representation on or to control the management, the Board or the policies, strategy, operations or governance of the Company, to control the composition of management or the Board (except as provided in Section 3(c) of this Agreement), (iii) take any action that would or would reasonably be expected to force the Company or either of the Stockholders to make a public announcement regarding any of the types of matters set forth in the foregoing provisions of this Section 4 or (iv) take any action challenging the validity or enforceability of any of the provisions of this Section 4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit or restrict the Stockholder Designee from exercising his or her rights and fiduciary duties as a director of the Company. The foregoing provisions of this Section 4 shall not be deemed to prohibit either of the Stockholders from (i) engaging in ordinary course stockholder communications (which may include a Stockholder presenting its opinions) privately with the Company or its Board members or employees or (ii) privately requesting a waiver of any of the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.
Certificate of Designation The Certificate of Designation shall have been duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
Certificate of Designations The Certificate of Designations shall have been filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
Effect of Designation (i) If notice designating an Early Termination Date is given under Section 6(a) or (b), the Early Termination Date will occur on the date so designated, whether or not the relevant Event of Default or Termination Event is then continuing. (ii) Upon the occurrence or effective designation of an Early Termination Date, no further payments or deliveries under Section 2(a)(i) or 2(e) in respect of the Terminated Transactions will be required to be made, but without prejudice to the other provisions of this Agreement. The amount, if any, payable in respect of an Early Termination Date shall be determined pursuant to Section 6(e).
