Common use of Prohibited Acquisitions Clause in Contracts

Prohibited Acquisitions. Each Purchaser agrees that, unless it has obtained the prior written consent of PixTech, it will not: (a) directly or indirectly acquire beneficial ownership of any Voting Stock, any securities convertible into or exchangeable for Voting Stock, or any other right to acquire Voting Stock (except, in any case, by way of stock dividends or other distributions or offerings made available to holders of any Voting Stock generally), without the written consent of a majority of PixTech's Board of Directors, if the effect of such acquisition would be to increase the Voting Power of all Voting Stock then beneficially owned by a Purchaser and its Affiliates, or which such Purchaser and its Affiliates have a right to acquire, to an aggregate number of shares having Voting Power in excess of the total Voting Power held by such Purchaser and its Affiliates immediately after the Closing or any Subsequent Closing; provided that a Purchaser will not be obligated to dispose of any Voting Stock if the aggregate percentage of the total Voting Power of PixTech represented by Voting Stock beneficially owned by a Purchaser or which a Purchaser has a right to acquire is increased as a result of a recapitalization of PixTech or after the date of this Agreement or any other action taken by PixTech or its affiliates; or (b) initiate or encourage any person to initiate any "election contest" relating to the election of directors of PixTech, as such terms are defined in Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act.

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Sources: Common Stock Purchase Agreement (United Microelectronics Corp)

Prohibited Acquisitions. Each Purchaser agrees that, ----------------------- unless it has obtained the prior written consent of PixTech, it will not: (a) directly or indirectly acquire beneficial ownership of any Voting Stock, any securities convertible into or exchangeable for Voting Stock, or any other right to acquire Voting Stock (except, in any case, by way of stock dividends or other distributions or offerings made available to holders of any Voting Stock generally), without the written consent of a majority of PixTech's Board of Directors, if the effect of such acquisition would be to increase the Voting Power of all Voting Stock then beneficially owned by a Purchaser and its Affiliates, or which such Purchaser and its Affiliates have a right to acquire, to an aggregate number of shares having Voting Power in excess of the total Voting Power held by such Purchaser and its Affiliates immediately after the Closing or any Subsequent Closing; provided that a Purchaser will not be obligated to dispose of any Voting Stock if the aggregate percentage of the total Voting Power of PixTech represented by Voting Stock beneficially owned by a Purchaser or which a Purchaser has a right to acquire is increased as a result of a recapitalization of PixTech or after the date of this Agreement or any other action taken by PixTech or its affiliates; or (b) initiate or encourage any person to initiate any "election contest" relating to the election of directors of PixTech, as such terms are defined in Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act.

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Sources: Common Stock Purchase Agreement (Pixtech Inc /De/)