Merger of Agreement This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto and supersedes any prior agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof whether oral or written.
The Merger Agreement The following is a summary of material terms of the Merger Agreement. This summary is not a complete description of the terms and conditions thereof and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text thereof, which is incorporated herein by reference and a copy of which has been filed with the SEC as an exhibit to Schedule TO. The Merger Agreement may be examined, and copies thereof may be obtained, as set forth in Section 8 above.
Voting by Shareholders (a) Shareholders shall not have the power to vote on any matter except: (i) for the election or removal of Trustees to the extent and as provided in Article V hereof; and (ii) with respect to such additional matters relating to the Trust as may be required by law or as the Trustees may consider and determine necessary or desirable.
Merger Agreement The term "Merger Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the preface.
Termination of Merger Agreement Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event that the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms prior to the Closing, this Agreement and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall automatically terminate and be of no further force or effect.
Amendment to Merger Agreement The Merger Agreement shall be amended as follows:
Redemption by Shareholder Each holder of Shares of the Trust (or a particular Series thereof) shall have the right at such times as may be permitted by the Trust, but no less frequently than required by the 1940 Act, to require the Trust (or such Series) to redeem all or any part of his Shares of the Trust (or such Series) at a redemption price equal to the net asset value per Share of the Trust (or Series) next determined in accordance with subsection (l) of this Section 6.1 after the Shares are properly tendered for redemption; provided, that the Trustees may from time to time, in their discretion, determine and impose a fee for such redemption and that the proceeds of the redemption of Shares (including a fractional Share) of any Class of the Trust (or any Series thereof) shall be reduced by the amount of any applicable contingent deferred sales charge or other sales charge, if any, payable on such redemption to the distributor of Shares of such Class pursuant to the terms of 20 27 the initial issuance of the Shares of such Class (to the extent consistent with the 1940 Act or regulations or exemptions thereunder) and the Trust shall promptly pay to such distributor the amount of such deferred sales charge. Payment of the redemption price shall be in cash; provided, however, that if the Trustees determine, which determination shall be conclusive, that conditions exist which make payment wholly in cash unwise or undesirable, the Trust may make payment wholly or partly in Securities or other assets belonging to such Series at the value of such Securities or assets used in such determination of net asset value. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust may postpone payment of the redemption price and may suspend the right of the holders of Shares of the Trust (or any Series thereof) to require the Trust to redeem Shares of the Trust (or such Series) during any period or at any time when and to the extent permissible under the 1940 Act.
The Merger Effective Time Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Statutory Merger Agreement, Merger Sub and PRE will cause an application for registration of the Surviving Company (the “Merger Application”) to be prepared, executed and delivered to the Registrar of Companies in Bermuda (the “Registrar”) as provided under S.108 of the Companies Act on or prior to the Closing Date and will cause the Merger to become effective pursuant to the Companies Act. The Merger shall become effective upon the issuance of a certificate of merger (the “Certificate of Merger”) by the Registrar or such other time as the Certificate of Merger may provide. The parties agree that they will request the Registrar provide in the Certificate of Merger that the Effective Time will be 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Closing Date (the “Effective Time”).
Voting Agreement Stockholder hereby agrees with Parent that, at any meeting of Company's stockholders, however called, and any adjournment or postponement thereof, or in connection with any written consent of Company's stockholders, Stockholder shall vote any Shares with respect to which Stockholder has voting power (i) in favor of approval of the Merger and the Merger Agreement and any actions recommended by the Board of Directors of Company that are required in furtherance of the transactions contemplated thereby; provided that Stockholder shall not be required to vote for any action that would decrease the number of shares of Parent Common Stock to be received by the stockholders of Company in respect of their shares of Company capital stock in the Merger; (ii) against any proposal to authorize any action or agreement that would result in a breach in any respect of any representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or obligation of Company under the Merger Agreement or that would prevent the consummation of the Merger; (iii) against: (A) any proposal by Company to enter into or consent to any Third Party Acquisition (as defined below); (B) any change in the individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board of Directors of Company (except as contemplated by the Merger Agreement); (C) any extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger, consolidation or other business combination involving Company and any Third Party (as defined below), other than the Merger; (D) a sale, lease, transfer or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of Company's business outside the ordinary course of business, or of any assets that are material to its business whether or not in the ordinary course of business, or a reorganization, recapitalization, dissolution or liquidation of Company; (E) any amendment of Company's Certificate of Incorporation or bylaws, except as contemplated by the Merger Agreement; and (F) any other action that is intended, or could reasonably be expected, to impede, interfere with, delay, postpone or adversely affect the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and (iv) in favor of any proposal to grant Company's management discretionary authority to adjourn any meeting of Company's stockholders for the purpose of soliciting additional proxies in the event that, at any meeting held for the purpose of considering the Merger Agreement, the number of shares of Company Common Stock present or represented and voting in favor of the Merger is insufficient to approve the Merger.
AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT; MERGER The General Partner’s consent shall be required for any amendment to this Agreement. The General Partner, without the consent of the Limited Partners, may amend this Agreement in any respect or merge or consolidate the Partnership with or into any other partnership or business entity (as defined in Section 17-211 of the Act) in a transaction pursuant to Section 7.1(b), (c) or (d) hereof; provided, however, that the following amendments and any other merger or consolidation of the Partnership shall require the consent of Limited Partners holding more than 50% of the Percentage Interests of the Limited Partners:
