Standstill Provision. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, during the term of this Agreement, the Shareholder agrees with the Company that, without the prior approval of a majority of the Board, the Shareholder will not, and will cause each Shareholder Affiliate not to, take any of the following actions: (a) prior to the occurrence of a Regulatory Change, but not thereafter, singly or as part of a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or other 13D Group, directly or indirectly, acquire Beneficial Ownership of any Voting Security so as to cause the Shareholder Group's Voting Ownership Percentage to exceed the Unrestricted Ownership Percentage. (b) singly or as part of a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or other 13D Group, directly or indirectly, acquire, propose to acquire, or publicly announce or otherwise disclose an intention to propose to acquire, or offer or agree to acquire, by purchase or otherwise, Beneficial Ownership of any Security so as to cause the Shareholder Group's Total Ownership Percentage to exceed the Maximum Ownership Percentage; (c) deposit (either before or after the date of the execution of this Agreement) any Security in a voting trust or subject any Security to any similar arrangement or proxy with respect to the voting of such Security; (d) make, or in any way participate, directly or indirectly, in any "solicitation" of "proxies", or become a "Participant" in a "solicitation" (as such terms are used in Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act) to seek to advise or influence any person to vote against any proposal or director nominee recommended to the shareholders of the Company or any of its subsidiaries by at least a majority of the Board of Directors;
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Sources: Shareholder Agreement (Western Resources Inc /Ks), Shareholder Agreement (Oneok Inc), Shareholder Agreement (Westar Capital Inc)
Standstill Provision. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, during the term of this Agreement, the Shareholder Stockholder agrees with the Company that, without the prior approval of a majority of the Board, the Shareholder Stockholder will not, and will cause each Shareholder Stockholder Affiliate not to, take any of the following actions:
(a) prior to the occurrence of a Regulatory Change, but not thereafter, singly or as part of a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or other 13D Group, directly or indirectly, acquire Beneficial Ownership of any Voting Security so as to cause the Shareholder Stockholder Group's Voting Ownership Percentage to exceed the Unrestricted Ownership Percentage.; or
(b) singly or as part of a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or other 13D Group, directly or indirectly, acquire, propose to acquire, or publicly announce or otherwise disclose an intention to propose to acquire, or offer or agree to acquire, by purchase or otherwise, Beneficial Ownership of any Security so as to cause the Shareholder Stockholder Group's Total Ownership Percentage to exceed the Maximum Ownership Percentage;; or
(c) deposit (either before or after the date of the execution of this Agreement) any Security in a voting trust or subject any Security to any similar arrangement or proxy with respect to the voting of such Security;; or
(d) make, or in any way participate, directly or indirectly, in any "solicitation" of "proxies", or become a "Participant" in a "solicitation" (as such terms are used in Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act) to seek to advise or influence any person to vote against any proposal or director nominee recommended to the shareholders stockholders of the Company or any of its subsidiaries by at least a majority of the Board of Directors;; or
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Sources: Stockholder Agreement (Public Service Co of New Mexico), Stockholder Agreement (Western Resources Inc /Ks)
Standstill Provision. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, Agreement during the term of this Agreement, the Shareholder agrees with the Company that, that without the prior approval of a majority of the Board, the Shareholder will not, and will cause each Shareholder Affiliate not to, take any of the following actions:
(a) prior to the occurrence of a Regulatory Change, but not thereafter, singly or as part of a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or other 13D Group, directly or indirectly, acquire Beneficial Ownership of any Voting Security so as to cause cause. the Shareholder Group's Voting Ownership Percentage to exceed the Unrestricted Ownership Percentage.;
(b) singly or as part of a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or other 13D Group, directly or indirectly, acquire, propose to acquire, or publicly announce or otherwise disclose an intention to propose to acquire, or offer or agree to acquire, by purchase or otherwise, Beneficial Ownership of any Security so as to cause the Shareholder Share- holder Group's Total Ownership Percentage to exceed the Maximum Ownership Percentage;
(c) deposit (either before or after the date of the execution of this Agreement) any Security in a voting trust or subject any Security to any similar arrangement or proxy with respect to the voting of such Security;
(d) make, or in any way participate, directly or indirectly, in any "solicitation" of "proxies", or become a "Participant" in a "solicitation" (as such terms are used in Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act) to seek to advise or influence any person to vote against any proposal or director nominee recommended to the shareholders of the Company or any of its subsidiaries by at least a majority of the Board of Directors;
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