By the Company The Company will indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law and without limitation as to time, each Holder, such Holder’s officers, directors employees, agents, fiduciaries, stockholders, managers, partners, members, affiliates, direct and indirect equityholders, consultants and representatives, and any successors and assigns thereof, and each Person who controls such holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act) (the “Indemnified Parties”) against all losses, claims, actions, damages, liabilities and expenses (including with respect to actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, and including reasonable attorney fees and expenses) (collectively, “Losses”) caused by, resulting from, arising out of, based upon or related to any of the following (each, a “Violation”) by the Company: (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in (A) any registration statement, prospectus, preliminary prospectus or Free-Writing Prospectus, or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or (B) any application or other document or communication (in this Section 6, collectively called an “application”) executed by or on behalf of the Company or based upon written information furnished by or on behalf of the Company filed in any jurisdiction in order to qualify any securities covered by such registration under the “blue sky” or securities laws thereof, (ii) any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act or any other similar federal or state securities laws or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder applicable to the Company and relating to action or inaction required of the Company in connection with any such registration, qualification or compliance. In addition, the Company will reimburse such Indemnified Party for any legal or any other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Losses. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such Losses result from, arise out of, are based upon, or relate to an untrue statement, or omission, made in such registration statement, any such prospectus, preliminary prospectus or Free-Writing Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any application, in reliance upon, and in conformity with, written information prepared and furnished in writing to the Company by such Indemnified Party expressly for use therein or by such Indemnified Party’s failure to deliver a copy of the registration statement or prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto after the Company has furnished such Indemnified Party with a sufficient number of copies of the same. In connection with an underwritten offering, the Company will indemnify such underwriters, their officers and directors, and each Person who controls such underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided above with respect to the indemnification of the Indemnified Parties or as otherwise agreed to in the underwriting agreement executed in connection with such underwritten offering. Such indemnity and reimbursement of expenses shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the transfer of such securities by such seller.
By the Company for Cause The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment hereunder for Cause at any time upon notice to the Executive setting forth in reasonable detail the nature of such Cause. The following, as determined by the Board in its reasonable judgment, shall constitute Cause for termination:
Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Closing The Company agrees that, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, except as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or as expressly contemplated by any other provision of this Agreement, unless Parent shall otherwise agree in writing, (x) the respective businesses of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries shall be conducted only in, and the Company and the Company Subsidiaries shall not take any action except in, the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (y) the Company shall use all reasonable efforts to keep available the services of such of the current officers, significant employees and consultants of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and to preserve the current relationships of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries with such of the corporate partners, customers, suppliers and other persons with which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has significant business relations in order to preserve substantially intact its business organization. By way of amplification and not limitation, except as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or as expressly contemplated by any other provision of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary shall, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, directly or indirectly, do, or agree to do, any of the following without the prior written consent of Parent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed:
Indemnity by the Company The Company hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Consultant and each person and affiliate associated with Consultant against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable costs of investigation and legal counsel fees), and in addition to any liability the Company may otherwise have, arising out of, related to or based upon any violation of law, rule or regulation by the Company or the Company's agents, employees, representatives or affiliates.
By the Company Other than for Cause The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment hereunder other than for Cause at any time upon notice to the Executive.
Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Merger The Company agrees that, from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII, except as (x) required by applicable Law, (y) set forth in Section 5.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or (z) expressly required or permitted by this Agreement, unless Parent shall otherwise consent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (i) the businesses of the Group Companies shall be conducted in the ordinary course of business and in a manner consistent with past practice; and (ii) the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact the assets and the business organization of the Group Companies in all material respects, to keep available the services of the current officers and key employees of the Group Companies and to maintain in all material respects the current relationships of the Group Companies with existing customers, suppliers and other persons with which any Group Companies has material business relations as of the date hereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing paragraph, from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII, except as (x) required by applicable Law, (y) set forth in Section 5.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or (z) expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, the Company shall not and shall not permit any other Group Company to, directly or indirectly, do or propose to do any of the following without the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed):
Release by the Company (a) The Company on behalf of itself, its agents, successors, affiliated entities and assigns, in consideration for the Executive’s execution and delivery of this Release, hereby forever releases and discharges the Executive, and his agents, heirs, successors, assigns, executors and administrators, from any and all known and unknown causes of action, actions, judgments, liens, indebtedness, damages, losses, claims, liabilities, and demands of whatsoever kind and character in any manner whatsoever arising on or prior to the date of this Release, including but not limited to (i) any claim for breach of contract, breach of implied covenant, breach of oral or written promise, defamation, interference with contract relations or prospective economic advantage, negligence, misrepresentation; (ii) any and all liability that was or may have been alleged against or imputed to the Executive by the Company or by anyone acting on its behalf; (iii) any punitive, compensatory or liquidated damages; and (iv) all rights to and claims for attorneys’ fees and costs except as otherwise provided in his amended and restated employment agreement with the Company dated December [__], 2008 (the “Employment Agreement”).
Reliance by the Company Such Stockholder understands and acknowledges that the Company is entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance upon such Stockholder’s execution and delivery of this Agreement.
Actions by the Company (a) The Company hereby approves of and consents to the Offer and represents and warrants that the Board of Directors at a meeting duly called and held has by a unanimous vote duly adopted resolutions (i) approving this Agreement, the Offer and the Merger, determining that the Merger is advisable and that the terms of the Offer and Merger are fair to, and in the best interests of, the Company's stockholders and recommending that the Company's stockholders accept the Offer and tender all of their shares of Common Stock to Merger Sub and approve this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Offer and the Merger, (ii) taking all action necessary to render the restrictions set forth in Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended (the "DGCL"), inapplicable to the Offer, the Merger, this ---- Agreement, the Tender Agreement and any of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and (iii) electing, to the extent permitted by law, not to be subject to any "moratorium," "control share acquisition," "business combination," "fair price" or other form of corporate anti-takeover laws and regulations of any jurisdiction that may purport to be applicable to this Agreement or the Tender Agreement. The Company further represents and warrants that the Board of Directors has received the opinion of Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation (the "Financial Advisor") to the effect that, as of the date ----------------- of this Agreement, the Offer Consideration to be received in the Offer and the Merger by the holders of Common Stock is fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders (other than Purchaser and its affiliates) (the "Fairness -------- Opinion"). Subject to the last sentence of this Section 1.3(a), the Company ------- -------------- hereby consents to the inclusion in the Offer Documents of the recommendation of the Board of Directors described in the first sentence of this Section 1.3(a). -------------- The Company hereby represents and warrants that it has been authorized by the Financial Advisor to permit the inclusion of the Fairness Opinion and references thereto, subject to prior review and consent by the Financial Advisor (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) in the Offer Documents, the Schedule 14D-9 (as defined in Section 1.3(b)) and the Proxy Statement (as defined in Section 8.2(b)), if -------------- -------------- applicable. The Company has been advised by each of its directors and executive officers that each such person intends to tender all shares of Common Stock owned by such person pursuant to the Offer, except to the extent of any restrictions created by Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act. The Board of Directors shall not withdraw, modify or amend its recommendations described above in a manner adverse to Purchaser (or announce publicly its intention to do so), except that the Board of Directors shall be permitted to withdraw, amend or modify its recommendation (or publicly announce its intention to do so) of this Agreement or the Merger in a manner adverse to Purchaser or approve or recommend or enter into an agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal (as defined in Section 8.8) if the Company has complied with the terms of Section 8.8 and ----------- ----------- Section 10.1(e). --------------
Cooperation by the Company If any Shareholder shall transfer any Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144, the Company shall cooperate, to the extent commercially reasonable, with such Shareholder and shall provide to such Shareholder such information as such Shareholder shall reasonably request.
