Shareholders' Agent (a) The Shareholders will be represented under the Merger Agreements by the Shareholders' Agent. By voting for the Merger and/or accepting any of the Merger Consideration, each of the Shareholders, and by execution and delivery of this Agreement, CMB, irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Shareholder's Agent as the true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact of the Shareholders to act on their behalf as provided in this Agreement, including, without limitation, to take any action deemed by it necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of, and to determine the rights of the Shareholders under, any of the Merger Agreements. The Shareholders' Agent is so designated as the sole and exclusive agent of the Shareholders for all purposes related to any of the Merger Agreements or any of the Transactions, including, without limitation, (i) service of process upon any of the Shareholders, (ii) receipt of all notices on behalf of any of the Shareholders and (iii) representation of any of the Shareholders with respect to the Merger or any litigation, arbitration or other transaction contemplated by any of the Merger Agreements, including, without limitation, the defense, settlement or compromise of any claim, action or proceeding for which any Shareholder may be obligated to indemnify any Indemnitee pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement or which may be brought against any Shareholder to enforce such indemnity, and the Shareholders may act, and by voting for the Merger and/or accepting any of the Merger Consideration, each of the Shareholders agrees that it will act, only through the Shareholder's Agent.
Shareholders’ Representative (a) Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx (such person and any successor or successors being the “Selling Shareholders Representative”) shall act as the representative of the Selling Shareholders, and shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Selling Shareholders to take any and all actions required or permitted to be taken by the Selling Shareholders Representative under this Agreement and with respect to any claims (including the settlement thereof) made by a Investor Indemnified Party for indemnification pursuant to this Article VIII, including (i) agree to, negotiate, enter into settlements and compromises of, and comply with orders of courts with respect to any claims for indemnification and (ii) take all actions necessary in the judgment of the Selling Shareholders Representative for the accomplishment of the foregoing. In all matters relating to this Article VIII, the Selling Shareholders Representative shall be the only party entitled to assert the rights of the Selling Shareholders, and the Selling Shareholders Representative shall perform all of the obligations of the Selling Shareholders under this Article VIII. The Investor Indemnified Parties shall be entitled to rely on all statements, representations and decisions of the Selling Shareholders Representative. The Selling Shareholders Representative may resign upon not less than twenty (20) business days’ prior written notice to Investors and the Selling Shareholders. The Selling Shareholders by the vote of a majority-in-interest of their respective Pro Rata Portions may remove the Selling Shareholders Representative from time to time upon not less than twenty (20) business days’ prior written notice to Investors. Any vacancy in the position of the Selling Shareholders Representative may be filled by a majority-in-interest of the Selling Shareholders (based on their respective Pro Rata Portions), subject to the consent of the Investors (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). Any successor Selling Shareholders Representative shall acknowledge in writing to the Investors his or her acceptance of his or her appointment as Selling Shareholders Representative.
Auditor 28.2.1 The Department (in accordance with Post-16 audit code of practice - XXX.XX (xxx.xxx.xx)), the European Commission, the European Court of Auditors and/or a Crown Body may at any time conduct audits for the following purposes:-
Shareholder Representative The Selling Parties, by virtue of their execution and delivery of this Agreement or, with respect to Selling Parties that are not signatories to this Agreement, by virtue of approval of this Agreement and the Merger by the Shareholders in accordance with the requirements of Delaware Law and by their acceptance of any Merger Consideration due to them, will be deemed to have irrevocably constituted and appointed, effective as of the date of this Agreement, IBF (together with its permitted successors, the "Shareholder Representative"), as their true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, and the Shareholder Representative, by its execution of this Agreement shall be deemed to have accepted such appointment, to enter into any agreement in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Escrow Agreement, to exercise all or any of the powers, authority and discretion conferred on it under any such agreement, to act as proxy for each Selling Party in connection with any shareholder approvals required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to waive or modify any terms and conditions of any such agreement (other than payment of the Merger Consideration due at Closing), to give and receive notices on their behalf, and to be their exclusive representative with respect to any matter, suit, claim, action or proceeding arising with respect to any transaction contemplated by any such agreement, including, without limitation, the assertion, prosecution, defense, settlement or compromise of and claim, action or proceeding for which any Shareholder, Purchaser, or the Merger Sub may be entitled to indemnification and the Shareholder Representative agrees to act as, and to undertake the duties and responsibilities of, such agent and attorney-in-fact. This power of attorney is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable. The Shareholder Representative shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by him in his capacity as Shareholder Representative either (i) with the consent of stockholders who, as of the date of this Agreement, own a majority in number of the outstanding shares of Company voting stock (considered on an as converted basis), or (ii) in the absence of its own willful misconduct. If the Shareholder Representative shall be unable or unwilling to serve in such capacity, its successor shall be named by those persons holding a majority of the shares of Company voting stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time who shall serve and exercise the powers of Shareholder Representative hereunder. Solely with respect to any actions taken by the Shareholder Representative in its capacity as such, the Shareholder Representative shall have no liability to Purchaser, the Company or any of their respective affiliates except for claims based upon fraud or bad faith actions by the Shareholder Representative.
Shareholders' Approval The holders of not less than a majority of the outstanding common stock of the Purchaser shall have voted for authorization and approval of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
Independent Auditor The Company’s independent auditor, if any, shall be an independent public accounting firm selected by the Member, which may also be the Member’s independent auditor.
Independent Auditors The Company shall, until at least the Termination Date, maintain as its independent auditors an accounting firm authorized to practice before the SEC.
Shareholder Inspection of Stock Records Upon requests from Fund shareholders to inspect stock records, PFPC will notify the Fund and require instructions granting or denying each such request. Unless PFPC has acted contrary to the Fund's instructions, the Fund agrees to release PFPC from any liability for refusal of permission for a particular shareholder to inspect the Fund's shareholder records.
Stockholders’ Agent (a) At the Closing, CombineNet Holdings, LLC shall be constituted and appointed as the Stockholders’ Agent. CombineNet Holdings, LLC hereby accepts its appointment as the Stockholders’ Agent. The Stockholders’ Agent shall have the following authority and responsibilities: (i) give and receive notices and communications to or from Acquiror (on behalf of itself or any other Acquiror 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 Company Securityholders individually); (ii) execute the Escrow Agreement on behalf of the Effective Time Holders; (iii) authorize deliveries to Acquiror of cash and shares of Acquiror Stock from the Escrow Fund in satisfaction of claims asserted by Acquiror (on behalf of itself or any other Acquiror Indemnified Person, including by not objecting to such claims), receive distributions from the Escrow Fund on behalf of Effective Time Holders and pay any Transaction Expenses that may be due as a result of its receipt of such escrow proceeds; (iv) object to such claims pursuant to the Escrow Agreement; (v) consent or agree to, negotiate, enter into settlements and compromises of, and comply with orders of courts with respect to, such claims; (vi) consent or agree to any amendment to this Agreement, (vii) take all actions necessary or appropriate in the judgment of the Stockholders’ Agent for the accomplishment of the foregoing; and (viii) determine whether or not to purchase indemnification insurance on behalf of, and for the benefit of, the Effective Time Holders, including the amount of any such insurance, and payment of any costs, expenses or premiums related to obtaining such insurance out of the Representation Escrow Fund, in each case without having to seek or obtain the consent of any Person under any circumstance. All such actions shall be deemed to be facts ascertainable outside this Agreement and shall be binding on the Effective Time Holders as a matter of contract law. The Person serving as the Stockholders’ Agent may be replaced from time to time by the holders of a majority in interest of the Escrow Fund upon not less than ten days’ prior written notice to Acquiror. No bond shall be required of the Stockholders’ Agent, and the Stockholders’ Agent shall receive no compensation for his services. No provision of this Agreement or the Escrow Agreement shall require the Stockholders’ Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the exercise or performance of any its powers, rights, duties or privileges under this Agreement or the Escrow Agreement.
Shareholder Reports All expenses of preparing, setting in type, printing and distributing reports and other communications to shareholders.
