Stockholders’ Agent (a) At least 5 Business Days prior to the Closing Date the Company shall appointed an agent reasonably acceptable to Parent (the “Stockholders Agent”) to act as agent for and on behalf of the Company Stockholders with the exclusive authority to give and receive notices and communications pursuant to the terms of this ARTICLE 9 solely with respect to indemnification claims by the Parent Indemnified Parties to be satisfied solely by the delivery of Escrow Shares to the applicable Parent Indemnified Parties, to authorize delivery to the Parent Indemnified Parties of the Escrow Shares in satisfaction of indemnification claims by the Parent Indemnified Parties as contemplated by Section 9.3, to object to such deliveries, to agree to, negotiate, enter into settlements and compromises of, and take legal actions and comply with orders of courts and awards of arbitrators with respect to indemnification claims by the Parent Indemnified Parties that will or may be paid or otherwise satisfied solely by the delivery of Escrow Shares, and to take all actions necessary or appropriate in the judgment of the Stockholders Agent for the accomplishment of the foregoing; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Stockholder Agent shall have no power or authority to take any of the foregoing actions for or on behalf of any Company Stockholder in respect of any indemnification claims by the Parent Indemnified Parties that will or may be paid or otherwise satisfied other than by the delivery of Escrow Shares to the applicable Parent Indemnified Parties. No bond shall be required of the Stockholders Agent, and the Stockholder Agent shall receive no compensation for services rendered. Notices or communications to or from the Stockholders Agent shall constitute notice to or from each of the Company Stockholders solely with respect to indemnification claims by the Parent Indemnified Parties to be satisfied solely by the delivery of Escrow Shares to the applicable Parent Indemnified Parties.
(b) The Stockholders Agent shall not be liable for any act done or omitted hereunder in his capacity as Stockholders Agent, except to the extent it has acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct, and any act done or omitted pursuant to the advice of counsel shall be conclusive evidence that he did not act with gross negligence or willful misconduct. The other Company Stockholders shall severally and not jointly indemnify the Stockholders Agent and hold it harmless against any loss, liability or expense incurred without gross negligence or bad faith on the part of the Stockholders Agent and arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the duties hereunder, including any out-of-pocket costs and expenses and legal fees and other legal costs reasonably incurred by the Stockholders Agent (“Outstanding Stockholders Agent Expenses”). If not paid directly to the Stockholders Agent by the Company Stockholders, such losses, liabilities or expenses may be recovered by the Stockholders Agent from the Escrow Shares (if any) that otherwise would be distributed to the Company Stockholders following the Initial Escrow Release Date after giving effect to, and satisfaction of, all claims for indemnification made by the Parent Indemnified Parties pursuant to ARTICLE 9, and such recovery (if any) of Outstanding Stockholders Agent Expenses from such Escrow Shares will be made from the Company Stockholders according to their respective Pro Rata Shares.
(c) A decision, act, consent or instruction of the Stockholders Agent shall constitute a decision of all the Company Stockholders and shall be final, binding and conclusive upon each of the Company Stockholders, and the Escrow Agent and Parent may rely upon any decision, act, consent or instruction of the Stockholders Agent as being the decision, act, consent or instruction of each of the Company Stockholders. The Escrow Agent and Parent are hereby relieved from any liability to any person for any acts done by them in accordance with such decision, act, consent or instruction of the Stockholders Agent.
Shareholders' Agent (a) At the Closing, VenGrowth Private Equity Partners Inc. shall be constituted and appointed as the Shareholders’ Agent. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Shareholders’ Agent” shall mean the agent for and on behalf of the Closing Company Shareholders to: (i) give and receive notices and communications to or from Acquiror (on behalf of itself of any other Indemnified Person) relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions and other matters contemplated hereby or thereby (except to the extent that this Agreement expressly contemplates that any such notice or communication shall be given or received by such shareholders individually); (ii) enter into this Agreement, the General Escrow Agreement and the Separate Escrow Agreement and authorize deliveries to the Indemnified Persons of cash from the Escrow Fund in satisfaction of claims asserted by Acquiror (on behalf of itself or any other Indemnified Person, including by not objecting to such claims); (iii) object to such claims pursuant to Section 9.6, (iv) consent or agree to, negotiate, enter into, or, if applicable, prosecute or defend, settlements and compromises of, and comply with orders of courts with respect to, such claims; (v) provide any consents hereunder, including with respect to any proposed settlement of any claims or agree to any amendment to this Agreement, and (vi) take all actions necessary or appropriate in the judgment of the Shareholders’ Agent for the accomplishment of the foregoing, in each case without having to seek or obtain the consent of any Person under any circumstance. The Person serving as the Shareholders’ Agent may be replaced from time to time by the holders of a majority in interest of the cash then on deposit in the Escrow Fund upon not less than ten days’ prior written notice to Acquiror and the Person serving as the Shareholders’ Agent; provided, however, that any person serving as the Shareholders’ Agent shall not be an employee of Acquiror or any subsidiary thereof. The Shareholders’ Agent shall have the right to resign upon giving ten days’ prior written notice to Acquiror, and a new Person shall be appointed by the holders of a majority in interest of the cash then on deposit in the Escrow Fund, subject to the limitation hereinabove, such appointment to be effective the later of (A) immediately upon resignation of the prior Shareholders’ Agent or (B) the date the Shareholders’ Agent is appointed by the holders of a majority in interest of the cash then on deposit in the Escrow Fund. No bond shall be required of the Shareholders’ Agent, and the Shareholders’ Agent shall receive no compensation for his services.
Shareholder Communications Election SEC Rule 14b-2 requires banks which hold securities for the account of customers to respond to requests by issuers of securities for the names, addresses and holdings of beneficial owners of securities of that issuer held by the bank unless the beneficial owner has expressly objected to disclosure of this information. In order to comply with the rule, the Custodian needs the Fund to indicate whether it authorizes the Custodian to provide the Fund’s name, address, and share position to requesting companies whose securities the Fund owns. If the Fund tells the Custodian “no”, the Custodian will not provide this information to requesting companies. If the Fund tells the Custodian “yes” or does not check either “yes” or “no” below, the Custodian is required by the rule to treat the Fund as consenting to disclosure of this information for all securities owned by the Fund or any funds or accounts established by the Fund. For the Fund’s protection, the Rule prohibits the requesting company from using the Fund’s name and address for any purpose other than corporate communications. Please indicate below whether the Fund consents or objects by checking one of the alternatives below. YES [ ] The Custodian is authorized to release the Fund’s name, address, and share positions. NO [X] The Custodian is not authorized to release the Fund’s name, address, and share positions.
Shareholder Servicing All expenses of maintaining and servicing shareholder accounts, including but not limited to the charges of any shareholder servicing agent, dividend disbursing agent, transfer agent or other agent engaged by the Trust to service shareholder accounts.
Stockholders’ Representative (a) In order to efficiently administer certain matters contemplated hereby following the Closing, including the defense or settlement of any claims for which Parent Indemnitees may be entitled to indemnification pursuant to Section 9, by the adoption of this Agreement, the Company Indemnitors shall be deemed to have designated ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ as the representative of the Company Indemnitors for the purposes of this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement (the “Stockholders’ Representative”).
(b) In the event the Stockholders’ Representative dies, becomes unable to perform his or her responsibilities hereunder or resigns from such position, the Company Indemnitors who hold a majority in interest of the Escrow Fund at such time shall be authorized to and shall select another representative to fill such vacancy and such substituted representative shall be deemed to be a Stockholders’ Representative for all purposes of this Agreement and the documents delivered pursuant hereto.
(c) All decisions and actions by the Stockholders’ Representative pursuant to this Agreement or the Escrow Agreement, including any agreement between the Stockholders’ Representative and Parent relating to the defense or settlement of any claims for which Parent or the Surviving Company may be entitled to indemnification pursuant to Section 9, shall be binding upon all of the Company Indemnitors, and no Company Indemnitors shall have the right to object, dissent, protest or otherwise contest any such decision or action.
(d) As between the Company Indemnitors and the Stockholders’ Representative, the Stockholders’ Representative shall not be liable for any act done or omitted hereunder or under the Escrow Agreement as Stockholders’ Representative while acting in good faith, and any act done or omitted to be done pursuant to the advice of counsel shall be conclusive evidence of such good faith. The Stockholders’ Representative shall be entitled to be indemnified and held harmless by the Company Indemnitors against any loss, liability or expense incurred without bad faith on the part of the Stockholders’ Representative and arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of his/her duties hereunder or under the Escrow Agreement. The Stockholders’ Representative shall be entitled to recover any out-of-pocket costs and expenses reasonably incurred by the Stockholders’ Representative in connection with actions taken by the Stockholders’ Representative pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or the Escrow Agreement (including the hiring of legal counsel and the incurring of legal fees and costs) directly from the Company Stockholders in accordance with their Pro Rata Share.
(e) By their adoption of this Agreement, the Company Indemnitors shall be deemed to have agreed, in addition to the foregoing, that:
(i) the Stockholders’ Representative is hereby appointed and constituted the true and lawful attorney-in-fact of each Company Indemnitor, with full power in his, her or its name and on his, her or its behalf to act according to the terms of this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement. The Stockholders’ Representative hereby accepts such appointment.
(ii) Parent shall be entitled to rely conclusively on the instructions and decisions given or made by the Stockholders’ Representative as to any of the matters described in this Section 10.1(e), and no party shall have any cause of action against Parent for any action taken by Parent in reliance upon any such instructions or decisions;
(iii) all actions, decisions and instructions of the Stockholders’ Representative shall be conclusive and binding upon all of the Company Indemnitors, and no Company Indemnitor shall have any cause of action against the Stockholders’ Representative for any action taken, decision made or instruction given by the Stockholders’ Representative under this Agreement or the Escrow Agreement, except for fraud or willful breach of this Agreement on the part of the Stockholders’ Representative;
(iv) the Stockholders’ Representative may use the Expense Reserve to satisfy costs, expenses and liabilities of the Stockholders’ Representative (in his capacity as the Stockholders’ Representative) in connection with matters related to this Agreement and the Company Ancillary Agreements;
(v) the provisions of this Section 10.1(e) are independent and severable, are irrevocable and coupled with an interest, and shall be enforceable notwithstanding any rights or remedies that any Company Indemnitor may have in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and
(vi) the provisions of this Section 10.1 shall be binding upon the executors, heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns of each Company Indemnitor, and any references in this Agreement to the Company Indemnitors shall mean and include the successors to the Company Indemnitor’s rights hereunder, whether pursuant to testamentary disposition, the laws of descent and distribution or otherwise.
(f) From and after the Closing, Parent shall cause the Surviving Company to provide the Stockholders’ Representative, at his expense, with reasonable access to information about the Surviving Company and the reasonable assistance of the officers and employees of the Surviving Company for purposes of performing his duties and exercising his rights under this Agreement.
(g) The Stockholders’ Representative shall not have by reason of this Agreement a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Company Stockholder. The Stockholders’ Representative shall not be liable to any Company Stockholder for any action taken or omitted by it hereunder or under any other document contemplated hereby, or in connection therewith, except that the Stockholders’ Representative shall not be relieved of any liability imposed by Legal Requirements for gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Stockholders’ Representative shall not be liable to any Company Stockholder for any apportionment or distribution of payments made by it in good faith, and if any such apportionment or distribution is subsequently determined to have been made in error, the sole recourse of any Company Stockholder to which payment was due, but not made, shall be to recover from the other Company Stockholders any payment in excess of the amount to which they are determined to have been entitled. Each Company Stockholder acknowledges and agrees that the Stockholders’ Representative shall not be obligated to take any actions and shall be entitled to take such actions as the Stockholders’ Representative deems appropriate in its sole discretion. Each Company Stockholder further agrees to indemnify and hold the Stockholders’ Representative harmless from and against any loss, liability or expense arising in connection with any act or omission as the Stockholders’ Representative, except for any liability imposed by Legal Requirements for gross negligence or willful misconduct.
