Common use of Voting of Securities Clause in Contracts

Voting of Securities. From and after the Closing Date until the later of (i) the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) the expiration of the Standstill Period, in any vote or action by written consent of the shareholders of the Company, except as provided by Section 5.4, the Investor shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, vote or execute a written consent with respect to all voting securities of the Company as to which it is entitled to vote or execute a written consent (A) in accordance with the recommendation of a majority of the Company’s board of directors, including the Designated Director, solely with respect to (i) the election of directors, provided that such directors are unanimously recommended by the Company’s board of directors, excluding the Designated Director; (ii) the approval of the Company’s auditor; (iii) the approval of, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; (iv) the approval of an increase to the number of shares reserved for issuance or the issuance of shares under the Plans; (v) within the parameters of Rule 13.36 of the HK Listing Rules, the approval of the granting of a share issue mandate to the Company’s board of directors to issue, allot or deal with unissued Ordinary Shares and/or American Depositary Shares up to the next annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company, subject to the conditions described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement; and (vi) subject to the Company’s compliance with Section 5.16, the authorization of the Company and its underwriters, in their sole discretion, to allocate to each of Xxxxx Bros. Advisors LP and Xxxxxxxxx Capital Management, Ltd. and parties affiliated with each of them (the “Existing Shareholders”), up to a maximum amount of shares in order to maintain the same shareholding percentage of each of the Existing Shareholders (based on the then-outstanding share capital of the Company) before and after the allocation of the corresponding securities issued pursuant to an offering for a period of five years, which period will be subject to an extension on a rolling basis each year, conditional on the approval of the shareholders who are not Existing Shareholders, subject to the conditions described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement, provided that, to the extent permissible by the HK Listing Rules and subject to the Company’s ability to obtain any necessary waiver thereunder to seek shareholder approval therefor, any such authorization or a similar authorization provides for an allocation to the Investor in the same manner as the Existing Shareholders, and (B) in accordance with and proportional to the votes cast by shareholders entitled to vote other than the Investor, in any matter that arises as a result of a conflict due to the Collaboration Agreement. In furtherance of this Section 5.3, the Investor shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, if and when requested by the Company from time to time, promptly execute and deliver to the Company an irrevocable proxy, substantially in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto, and irrevocably appoint the Company or its designees, with full power of substitution, its attorney, agent and proxy to vote (or cause to be voted) or to give consent with respect to, all of the voting securities of the Company as to which the Investor or Affiliate of the Investor is entitled to vote, in the manner and with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 5.3. The Investor acknowledges, and shall cause its Affiliates to acknowledge, that any such proxy executed and delivered shall be coupled with an interest, shall constitute, among other things, an inducement for the Company to enter into this Agreement, shall be irrevocable and binding on any successor in interest of the Investor or Affiliate of the Investor, as applicable, and shall not be terminated by operation of Law upon the occurrence of any event. Such proxy shall operate to revoke and render void any prior proxy as to any voting securities of the Company heretofore granted by the Investor or its Affiliate, as applicable, to the extent it is inconsistent herewith. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the irrevocable proxy shall be effective if, at any annual or special meeting of the shareholders of the Company (or any consent in lieu thereof) and at any adjournments or postponements of any such meetings, the Investor (A) fails to appear or otherwise fails to cause its voting securities of the Company to be counted as present for purposes of calculating a quorum, or (B) fails to vote such voting securities in accordance with this Section 5.3, in each case at least five (5) Business Days prior to the proxy voting deadline for such shareholders’ meeting (or within five (5) Business Days prior to the proxy voting deadline for an action to be taken by written consent in lieu of such shareholders’ meeting). Such proxy shall terminate upon the later of (i) the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) the expiration of the Standstill Period.

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Samples: Share Purchase Agreement (BeiGene, Ltd.), Share Purchase Agreement (Amgen Inc)

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Voting of Securities. From and after the Closing Date until the later of (i) the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) the expiration of the Standstill Period, in any vote or action by written consent of the shareholders of the Company, except as provided by Section 5.4, the Investor shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, vote or execute a written consent with respect to all voting securities of the Company as to which it is entitled to vote or execute a written consent (A) in accordance with the recommendation of a majority of the Company’s 's board of directors, including the Designated Director, solely with respect to (i) the election of directors, provided that such directors are unanimously recommended by the Company’s 's board of directors, excluding the Designated Director; (ii) the approval of the Company’s 's auditor; (iii) the approval of, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s 's named executive officers; (iv) the approval of an increase to the number of shares reserved for issuance or the issuance of shares under the Plans; (v) within the parameters of Rule 13.36 of the HK Listing Rules, the approval of the granting of a share issue mandate to the Company’s 's board of directors to issue, allot or deal with unissued Ordinary Shares and/or American Depositary Shares up to the next annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company, subject to the conditions described in the Company’s 's definitive proxy statement; and (vi) subject to the Company’s 's compliance with Section 5.16, the authorization of the Company and its underwriters, in their sole discretion, to allocate to each of Xxxxx Bros. Advisors LP and Xxxxxxxxx Capital Management, Ltd. and parties affiliated with each of them (the “Existing Shareholders”), up to a maximum amount of shares in order to maintain the same shareholding percentage of each of the Existing Shareholders (based on the then-outstanding share capital of the Company) before and after the allocation of the corresponding securities issued pursuant to an offering for a period of five years, which period will be subject to an extension on a rolling basis each year, conditional on the approval of the shareholders who are not Existing Shareholders, subject to the conditions described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement, provided that, to the extent permissible by the HK Listing Rules and subject to the Company’s 's ability to obtain any necessary waiver thereunder to seek shareholder approval therefor, any such authorization or a similar authorization provides for an allocation to the Investor in the same manner as the Existing Shareholders, and (B) in accordance with and proportional to the votes cast by shareholders entitled to vote other than the Investor, in any matter that arises as a result of a conflict due to the Collaboration Agreement. In furtherance of this Section 5.3, the Investor shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, if and when requested by the Company from time to time, promptly execute and deliver to the Company an irrevocable proxy, substantially in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto, and irrevocably appoint the Company or its designees, with full power of substitution, its attorney, agent and proxy to vote (or cause to be voted) or to give consent with respect to, all of the voting securities of the Company as to which the Investor or Affiliate of the Investor is entitled to vote, in the manner and with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 5.3. The Investor acknowledges, and shall cause its Affiliates to acknowledge, that any such proxy executed and delivered shall be coupled with an interest, shall constitute, among other things, an inducement for the Company to enter into this Agreement, shall be irrevocable and binding on any successor in interest of the Investor or Affiliate of the Investor, as applicable, and shall not be terminated by operation of Law upon the occurrence of any event. Such proxy shall operate to revoke and render void any prior proxy as to any voting securities of the Company heretofore granted by the Investor or its Affiliate, as applicable, to the extent it is inconsistent herewith. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the irrevocable proxy shall be effective if, at any annual or special meeting of the shareholders of the Company (or any consent in lieu thereof) and at any adjournments or postponements of any such meetings, the Investor (A) fails to appear or otherwise fails to cause its voting securities of the Company to be counted as present for purposes of calculating a quorum, or (B) fails to vote such voting securities in accordance with this Section 5.3, in each case at least five (5) Business Days prior to the proxy voting deadline for such shareholders’ meeting (or within five (5) Business Days prior to the proxy voting deadline for an action to be taken by written consent in lieu of such shareholders’ meeting). Such proxy shall terminate upon the later of (i) the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) the expiration of the Standstill Period.

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Samples: Share Purchase Agreement (BeiGene, Ltd.), Share Purchase Agreement (Amgen Inc)

Voting of Securities. From and after the Closing Date and until the later of date on 20 which the Investor and any Permitted Transferees together beneficially own less than ten percent (i10%) the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Closing Date and Shares of Then Outstanding Common Stock (ii) the expiration of the Standstill Period, in any vote or action by written consent of the shareholders of the Company, except as provided by Section 5.4“Voting Agreement Term”), the Investor shall, and shall cause its Affiliates any Permitted Transferees to, vote or execute a written consent with respect to all voting securities the Purchased Shares, in the sole discretion of the Company as to which it is entitled to vote or execute a written consent (A) Investor, in accordance with the recommendation of a majority of the Company’s board Board of directors, including the Designated Director, Directors solely with respect to (i) the election of directors, provided that such directors are unanimously recommended by the Company’s board Board of directors, excluding the Designated DirectorDirectors; (ii) the approval of the Company’s auditor; (iii) the approval of, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and (iv) the approval of an increase to the number of shares reserved for issuance or the issuance of shares under the Plans; (v) within the parameters of Rule 13.36 of the HK Listing Rules, the approval of the granting of a share issue mandate to the Company’s board of directors to issueequity compensation or share plans for employees, allot or deal with unissued Ordinary Shares and/or American Depositary Shares up to the next annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company, subject to the conditions described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement; consultants and (vi) subject to the Company’s compliance with Section 5.16, the authorization of the Company and its underwriters, in their sole discretion, to allocate to each of Xxxxx Bros. Advisors LP and Xxxxxxxxx Capital Management, Ltd. and parties affiliated with each of them (the “Existing Shareholders”), up to a maximum amount of shares in order to maintain the same shareholding percentage of each of the Existing Shareholders (based on the then-outstanding share capital of the Company) before and after the allocation of the corresponding securities issued pursuant to an offering for a period of five years, which period will be subject to an extension on a rolling basis each year, conditional on the approval of the shareholders who are not Existing Shareholders, subject to the conditions described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement, provided that, to the extent permissible by the HK Listing Rules and subject to the Company’s ability to obtain any necessary waiver thereunder to seek shareholder approval therefor, any such authorization or a similar authorization provides for an allocation to the Investor in the same manner as the Existing Shareholders, and (B) in accordance with and proportional to the votes cast by shareholders entitled to vote other than the Investor, in any matter that arises as a result of a conflict due to the Collaboration Agreementdirectors. In furtherance of this Section 5.35.1, the Investor shall, hereby irrevocably appoints the Company and shall cause its Affiliates to, if and when requested any individuals designated by the Company from time (such designated individuals to timebe limited to the President and Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or Secretary of the Company), and each of them individually, as the attorneys, agents and proxies, with full power of substitution and re-substitution in each of them, for the Investor, and in the name, place and stead of the Investor, to vote (or cause to be voted) in such manner as set forth in this Section 5.1 with respect to the Purchased Shares to which the Investor is or may be entitled to vote at any meeting of the Company held after the date hereof, whether annual or special and whether or not an adjourned meeting (the “Irrevocable Proxy”); provided that, this Irrevocable Proxy shall only be effective and exercisable if, at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the Company and at any adjournments or postponements of any such meetings, the Investor (i) fails to appear or otherwise fails to cause its voting securities of the Company to be counted as present for purposes of calculating a quorum, or (ii) fails to vote such voting securities in accordance with this Section 5.1, in each case at least five (5) Business Days prior to the date of such stockholders’ meeting. This Irrevocable Proxy is coupled with an interest, shall be irrevocable and binding on any successor-in-interest of the Investor and shall not be terminated by operation of law upon the occurrence of any event. This Irrevocable Proxy shall operate to revoke and render void any prior proxy as to voting securities heretofore granted by the Investor which is inconsistent herewith. The Irrevocable Proxy shall terminate upon the expiration or termination of the Voting Agreement Term. The Investor shall cause any Permitted Transferee to promptly execute and deliver to the Company an irrevocable proxy, substantially in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto, and irrevocably appoint the Company or its designeesand any individuals designated by the Company, and each of them individually, with full power of substitutionsubstitution and resubstitution, as its attorney, agent and proxy to vote (or cause to be voted) or to give consent with respect to, all of the voting securities such Purchased Shares of the Company as to which the Investor or Affiliate of the Investor such Permitted Transferee is entitled to vote, in the such manner as each such attorney, agent and proxy or his substitute shall in its, his or her sole discretion deem appropriate or desirable with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 5.35.1 (the “Permitted Transferee Irrevocable Proxy”). The Investor acknowledges, and shall cause its Affiliates any Permitted Transferees to acknowledge, that any such proxy executed and delivered shall be coupled with an interest, shall constitute, among other things, an inducement for the Company to enter into this Agreement, shall be irrevocable and binding on any successor in successor-in-interest of the Investor or Affiliate of the Investor, as applicable, such Permitted Transferee and shall not be terminated by operation of Law upon the occurrence of any event. Such proxy shall operate to revoke and render void any prior proxy as to any voting securities of the Company heretofore granted by the Investor or its Affiliate, as applicablesuch Permitted Transferee, to the extent it is inconsistent herewith. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the irrevocable proxy The Investor acknowledges and agrees that it shall be effective if, at a condition to any annual or special meeting proposed transfer of the shareholders of the Company (or any consent in lieu thereof) and at any adjournments or postponements of any such meetings, the Investor (A) fails to appear or otherwise fails to cause its voting securities of the Company by the Investor to be counted as present for purposes of calculating a quorum, or (B) fails to vote such voting securities in accordance with this Section 5.3, in each case at least five (5) Business Days prior Permitted Transferee that such Permitted Transferee execute and deliver to the proxy voting deadline for Company a Permitted Transferee Irrevocable Proxy, and that any purported transfer shall be void and of no force or effect if such shareholders’ meeting (or within five (5) Business Days prior to Permitted Transferee Irrevocable Proxy is not so executed and delivered at the proxy voting deadline for an action to be taken by written consent in lieu closing of such shareholders’ meeting)transfer. Such proxy shall terminate upon the later of (i) the fifth (5th) anniversary earlier of the Closing Date and (ii) the expiration or termination of the Standstill PeriodVoting Agreement Term. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that it shall be a condition to any proposed transfer of voting securities of the Company by the Investor to any Permitted Transferee during the Voting Agreement Term that such Permitted Transferee shall agree in writing to be subject to and bound by all restrictions and obligations set forth in this Section 5.1. In the event the Company’s stockholders are permitted to act by written consent, the Company and the Investor shall each negotiate in good faith with the other provisions as consistent as possible with the foregoing to govern the voting of the Investor’s and its Permitted Transferees’ Purchased Shares as closely as practicable to the foregoing.

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Samples: Investor Agreement (Solid Biosciences Inc.)

Voting of Securities. From and after During the Closing Date until the later of (i) the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) the expiration of the Standstill PeriodVoting Agreement Term, other than as permitted by Section 5.2 with respect to Extraordinary Matters, in any vote or action by written consent of the shareholders stockholders of the CompanyCompany (including, except as provided by Section 5.4without limitation, with respect to the *** = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. An unredacted version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission. election of directors), the Investor shall, and shall cause its Affiliates any Permitted Transferees to, vote or execute a written consent with respect to the Purchased Shares, in the sole discretion of the Investor, either (a) in accordance with the recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors or (b) in the case of a meeting of stockholders, if the Investor or a Permitted Transferee has delivered written notice to the Company at any time prior to the vote on any given matter (but in any event not less than five (5) Business Days prior to such vote), setting forth its intent to vote pursuant to this clause (b), in the same proportion as the votes cast by all other holders of all classes of voting securities of the Company (as estimated by the inspector of election immediately prior to the closing of the polls with respect to the vote on any given matter, subject to adjustment for the inspector of election’s final tabulation of votes cast). In the event that the Investor or a Permitted Transferee does not deliver timely written notice to the Company as provided in Section 5.1(b), such Person shall be deemed to have elected to vote the Purchased Shares of the Company as to which it is entitled to vote or execute a written consent as provided in clause (Aa) in accordance with the recommendation of a majority of the Company’s board of directors, including the Designated Director, solely with respect to (i) the election of directors, provided that such directors are unanimously recommended by the Company’s board of directors, excluding the Designated Director; (ii) the approval of the Company’s auditor; (iii) the approval of, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; (iv) the approval of an increase to the number of shares reserved for issuance or the issuance of shares under the Plans; (v) within the parameters of Rule 13.36 of the HK Listing Rules, the approval of the granting of a share issue mandate to the Company’s board of directors to issue, allot or deal with unissued Ordinary Shares and/or American Depositary Shares up to the next annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company, subject to the conditions described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement; and (vi) subject to the Company’s compliance with Section 5.16, the authorization of the Company and its underwriters, in their sole discretion, to allocate to each of Xxxxx Bros. Advisors LP and Xxxxxxxxx Capital Management, Ltd. and parties affiliated with each of them (the “Existing Shareholders”), up to a maximum amount of shares in order to maintain the same shareholding percentage of each of the Existing Shareholders (based on the then-outstanding share capital of the Company) before and after the allocation of the corresponding securities issued pursuant to an offering for a period of five years, which period will be subject to an extension on a rolling basis each year, conditional on the approval of the shareholders who are not Existing Shareholders, subject to the conditions described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement, provided that, to the extent permissible by the HK Listing Rules and subject to the Company’s ability to obtain any necessary waiver thereunder to seek shareholder approval therefor, any such authorization or a similar authorization provides for an allocation to the Investor in the same manner as the Existing Shareholders, and (B) in accordance with and proportional to the votes cast by shareholders entitled to vote other than the Investor, in any matter that arises as a result of a conflict due to the Collaboration Agreementabove. In furtherance of this Section 5.35.1, the Investor shall, hereby irrevocably appoints the Company and shall cause its Affiliates to, if and when requested any individuals designated by the Company from time (such designated individuals to time, promptly execute and deliver be limited to the Company an irrevocable proxyChairman, substantially in Chief Executive Officer, General Counsel or Secretary of the form of Exhibit B attached heretoCompany), and irrevocably appoint each of them individually, as the Company or its designeesattorneys, agents and proxies, with full power of substitutionsubstitution and re-substitution in each of them, its attorneyfor the Investor, agent and proxy in the name, place and stead of the Investor, to vote (or cause to be voted) or to give consent with respect to, all of the voting securities of the Company in such manner as to which the Investor or Affiliate of the Investor is entitled to vote, in the manner and with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 5.3. The Investor acknowledges5.1 (but in any case, (i) in accordance with any written instruction from the Investor, properly delivered under this Section 5.1, to vote as contemplated by clause (b) above, and shall cause its Affiliates (ii) excluding any matter that is an Extraordinary Matter described in Section 5.2) with respect to acknowledgethe Purchased Shares to which the Investor is or may be entitled to vote at any meeting of the Company held after the date hereof, that any such proxy executed whether annual or special and delivered shall be whether or not an adjourned meeting (the “Irrevocable Proxy”). This Irrevocable Proxy is coupled with an interest, shall constitute, among other things, an inducement for the Company to enter into this Agreement, shall be irrevocable and binding on any successor in interest of the Investor or Affiliate of the Investor, as applicable, and shall not be terminated by operation of Law law upon the occurrence of any event. Such proxy This Irrevocable Proxy shall operate to revoke and render void any prior proxy as to any voting securities of the Company heretofore granted by the Investor or its Affiliate, as applicable, to the extent it which is inconsistent herewith. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the irrevocable proxy Irrevocable Proxy shall be effective if, at any annual or special meeting of the shareholders stockholders of the Company (or any consent in lieu thereof) and at any adjournments or postponements of any such meetings, the Investor (A) fails to appear or otherwise fails to cause its voting securities of the Company to be counted as present for purposes of calculating a quorum, or (B) fails to vote such voting securities in accordance with this Section 5.35.1, in each case at least five two (52) Business Days prior to the date of such stockholders’ meeting. The Irrevocable Proxy shall terminate upon the earlier of the expiration or termination of the Voting Agreement Term. The Investor shall cause any Permitted Transferee to promptly execute and deliver to the Company an irrevocable proxy, substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto, and irrevocably appoint the Company and any individuals designated by the Company, and each of them individually, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, as its attorney, agent and proxy voting deadline for such shareholders’ meeting to vote (or within five (5cause to be voted) Business Days prior such Purchased Shares of the Company as to which such Permitted Transferee is entitled to vote, in such manner as each such attorney, agent and proxy or his substitute shall in its, his or her sole discretion deem appropriate or desirable *** = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. An unredacted version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission. with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 5.1 (the “Permitted Transferee Irrevocable Proxy”). The Investor acknowledges, and shall cause any Permitted Transferees to acknowledge, that any such proxy voting deadline executed and delivered shall be coupled with an interest, shall constitute, among other things, an inducement for an action the Company to enter into this Agreement, shall be taken by written consent irrevocable and binding on any successor in lieu interest of such shareholders’ meeting)Permitted Transferee and shall not be terminated by operation of Law upon the occurrence of any event. Such proxy shall operate to revoke and render void any prior proxy as to any voting securities of the Company heretofore granted by such Permitted Transferee, to the extent it is inconsistent herewith. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that it shall be a condition to any proposed transfer of voting securities of the Company by the Investor to such Permitted Transferee that such Permitted Transferee execute and deliver to the Company a Permitted Transferee Irrevocable Proxy, and that any purported transfer shall be void and of no force or effect if such Permitted Transferee Irrevocable Proxy is not so executed and delivered at the closing of such transfer. Such proxy shall terminate upon the later of (i) the fifth (5th) anniversary earlier of the Closing Date and (ii) the expiration or termination of the Standstill PeriodVoting Agreement Term. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that it shall be a condition to any proposed transfer of voting securities of the Company by the Investor to any Permitted Transferee during the Voting Agreement Term that such Permitted Transferee shall agree in writing to be subject to and bound by all restrictions and obligations set forth in this Section 5.1. In the event the Company’s stockholders are permitted to act by written consent, the Company and the Investor shall each negotiate in good faith with the other provisions as consistent as possible with the foregoing to govern the voting of the Investor’s and its Permitted Transferees’ Shares of Then Outstanding Common Stock as closely as practicable to the foregoing.

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Samples: Investor Agreement (Macrogenics Inc)

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Voting of Securities. From and after the Closing Signing Date until the later earlier of (i) the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) the expiration of the Standstill PeriodTerm (as defined in the License Agreement) or earlier termination of the License Agreement, in any vote or action by written consent of the shareholders of the CompanyCompany (including, without limitation, with respect to the election of directors), except as provided by Section 5.4, the Investor Purchaser shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, vote or execute a written consent with respect to all voting securities of the Company as to which it is entitled to vote or execute a written consent (A) in accordance with the recommendation of a majority of the Company’s board Board of directors, including the Designated Director, solely with respect to (i) the election of directors, provided that such directors are unanimously recommended by the Company’s board of directors, excluding the Designated Director; (ii) the approval of the Company’s auditor; (iii) the approval of, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; (iv) the approval of an increase to the number of shares reserved for issuance or the issuance of shares under the Plans; (v) within the parameters of Rule 13.36 of the HK Listing Rules, the approval of the granting of a share issue mandate to the Company’s board of directors to issue, allot or deal with unissued Ordinary Shares and/or American Depositary Shares up to the next annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company, subject to the conditions described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement; and (vi) subject to the Company’s compliance with Section 5.16, the authorization of the Company and its underwriters, in their sole discretion, to allocate to each of Xxxxx Bros. Advisors LP and Xxxxxxxxx Capital Management, Ltd. and parties affiliated with each of them (the “Existing Shareholders”), up to a maximum amount of shares in order to maintain the same shareholding percentage of each of the Existing Shareholders (based on the then-outstanding share capital of the Company) before and after the allocation of the corresponding securities issued pursuant to an offering for a period of five years, which period will be subject to an extension on a rolling basis each year, conditional on the approval of the shareholders who are not Existing Shareholders, subject to the conditions described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement, provided that, to the extent permissible by the HK Listing Rules and subject to the Company’s ability to obtain any necessary waiver thereunder to seek shareholder approval therefor, any such authorization or a similar authorization provides for an allocation to the Investor in the same manner as the Existing Shareholders, and (B) in accordance with and proportional to the votes cast by shareholders entitled to vote other than the Investor, in any matter that arises as a result of a conflict due to the Collaboration AgreementDirectors. In furtherance of this Section 5.3, the Investor Purchaser shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, if and when requested by the Company from time to time, promptly execute and deliver to the Company an irrevocable proxy, substantially in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto, and irrevocably appoint the Company or its designees, with full power of substitution, its attorney, agent and proxy to vote (or cause to be voted) or to give consent with respect to, all of the voting securities of the Company as to which the Investor Purchaser or Affiliate of the Investor Purchaser is entitled to vote, in the manner and with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 5.3. The Investor Purchaser acknowledges, and shall cause its Affiliates to acknowledge, that any such proxy executed and delivered shall be coupled with an interest, shall constitute, among other things, an inducement for the Company to enter into this Agreement, shall be irrevocable and binding on any successor in interest of the Investor Purchaser or Affiliate of the InvestorPurchaser, as applicable, and shall not be terminated by operation of Law upon the occurrence of any event. Such proxy shall operate to revoke and render void any prior proxy as to any voting securities of the Company heretofore granted by the Investor Purchaser or its Affiliate, as applicable, to the extent it is inconsistent herewith. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the irrevocable proxy shall be effective if, at any annual or special meeting of the shareholders of the Company (or any consent in lieu thereof) and at any adjournments or postponements of any such meetings, the Investor (A) fails to appear or otherwise fails to cause its voting securities of the Company to be counted as present for purposes of calculating a quorum, or (B) fails to vote such voting securities in accordance with this Section 5.3, in each case at least five (5) Business Days prior to the proxy voting deadline for such shareholders’ meeting (or within five (5) Business Days prior to the proxy voting deadline for an action to be taken by written consent in lieu of such shareholders’ meeting). Such proxy shall terminate upon the later earlier of (i) the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) the expiration of the Standstill PeriodTerm (as defined in the License Agreement) or earlier termination of the License Agreement.

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Samples: Share Subscription Agreement (BeiGene, Ltd.)

Voting of Securities. From and after During the Closing Date until the later of (i) the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) the expiration of the Standstill PeriodVoting Agreement Term, other than as permitted by Section 5.2 with respect to Extraordinary Matters, in any vote or action by written consent of the shareholders stockholders of the CompanyCompany (including, except as provided by Section 5.4without limitation, with respect to the election of directors), the Investor shall, and shall cause its Affiliates any Permitted Transferees to, vote or execute a written consent with respect to the Purchased Shares, in the sole discretion of the Investor, either (a) in accordance with the recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors or (b) in the case of a meeting of stockholders, if the Investor or a Permitted Transferee has delivered written notice to the Company at any time prior to the vote on any given matter (but in any event not less than five (5) Business Days prior to such vote), setting forth its intent to vote pursuant to this clause (b), in the same proportion as the votes cast by all other holders of all classes of voting securities of the Company (as estimated by the inspector of election immediately prior to the closing of the polls with respect to the vote on any given matter, subject to adjustment for the inspector of election’s final tabulation of votes cast). In the event that the Investor or a Permitted Transferee does not deliver timely written notice to the Company as provided in Section 5.1(b), such Person shall be deemed to have elected to vote the Purchased Shares of the Company as to which it is entitled to vote or execute a written consent as provided in clause (Aa) in accordance with the recommendation of a majority of the Company’s board of directors, including the Designated Director, solely with respect to (i) the election of directors, provided that such directors are unanimously recommended by the Company’s board of directors, excluding the Designated Director; (ii) the approval of the Company’s auditor; (iii) the approval of, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; (iv) the approval of an increase to the number of shares reserved for issuance or the issuance of shares under the Plans; (v) within the parameters of Rule 13.36 of the HK Listing Rules, the approval of the granting of a share issue mandate to the Company’s board of directors to issue, allot or deal with unissued Ordinary Shares and/or American Depositary Shares up to the next annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company, subject to the conditions described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement; and (vi) subject to the Company’s compliance with Section 5.16, the authorization of the Company and its underwriters, in their sole discretion, to allocate to each of Xxxxx Bros. Advisors LP and Xxxxxxxxx Capital Management, Ltd. and parties affiliated with each of them (the “Existing Shareholders”), up to a maximum amount of shares in order to maintain the same shareholding percentage of each of the Existing Shareholders (based on the then-outstanding share capital of the Company) before and after the allocation of the corresponding securities issued pursuant to an offering for a period of five years, which period will be subject to an extension on a rolling basis each year, conditional on the approval of the shareholders who are not Existing Shareholders, subject to the conditions described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement, provided that, to the extent permissible by the HK Listing Rules and subject to the Company’s ability to obtain any necessary waiver thereunder to seek shareholder approval therefor, any such authorization or a similar authorization provides for an allocation to the Investor in the same manner as the Existing Shareholders, and (B) in accordance with and proportional to the votes cast by shareholders entitled to vote other than the Investor, in any matter that arises as a result of a conflict due to the Collaboration Agreementabove. In furtherance of this Section 5.35.1, the Investor shall, hereby irrevocably appoints the Company and shall cause its Affiliates to, if and when requested any individuals designated by the Company from time (such designated individuals to time, promptly execute and deliver be limited to the Company an irrevocable proxyChairman, substantially in Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or Secretary of the form of Exhibit B attached heretoCompany), and irrevocably appoint each of them individually, as the Company or its designeesattorneys, agents and proxies, with full power of substitutionsubstitution and re-substitution in each of them, its attorneyfor the Investor, agent and proxy in the name, place and stead of the Investor, to vote (or cause to be voted) or to give consent with respect to, all of the voting securities of the Company in such manner as to which the Investor or Affiliate of the Investor is entitled to vote, in the manner and with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 5.3. The Investor acknowledges5.1 (but in any case, (i) in accordance with any written instruction from the Investor, properly delivered under this Section 5.1, to vote as contemplated by clause (b) above, and shall cause its Affiliates (ii) excluding any matter that is an Extraordinary Matter described in Section 5.2) with respect to acknowledgethe Purchased Shares to which the Investor is or may be entitled to vote at any meeting of the Company held after the date hereof, that any such proxy executed whether annual or special and delivered shall be whether or not an adjourned meeting (the “Irrevocable Proxy”). This Irrevocable Proxy is coupled with an interest, shall constitute, among other things, an inducement for the Company to enter into this Agreement, shall be irrevocable and binding on any successor in interest of the Investor or Affiliate of the Investor, as applicable, and shall not be terminated by operation of Law law upon the occurrence of any event. Such proxy This Irrevocable Proxy shall operate to revoke and render void any prior proxy as to any voting securities of the Company heretofore granted by the Investor or its Affiliate, as applicable, to the extent it which is inconsistent herewith. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the irrevocable proxy Irrevocable Proxy shall be effective if, at any annual or special meeting of the shareholders stockholders of the Company (or any consent in lieu thereof) and at any adjournments or postponements of any such meetings, the Investor (A) fails to appear or otherwise fails to cause its voting securities of the Company to be counted as present for purposes of calculating a quorum, or (B) fails to vote such voting securities in accordance with this Section 5.35.1, in each case at least five two (52) Business Days prior to the date of such stockholders’ meeting. The Irrevocable Proxy shall terminate upon the earlier of the expiration or termination of the Voting Agreement Term. The Investor shall cause any Permitted Transferee to promptly execute and deliver to the Company an irrevocable proxy, substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto, and irrevocably appoint the Company and any individuals designated by the Company, and each of them individually, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, as its attorney, agent and proxy voting deadline for such shareholders’ meeting to vote (or within five (5cause to be voted) Business Days prior such Purchased Shares of the Company as to which such Permitted Transferee is entitled to vote, in such manner as each such attorney, agent and proxy or his substitute shall in its, his or her sole discretion deem appropriate or desirable with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 5.1 (the “Permitted Transferee Irrevocable Proxy”). The Investor acknowledges, and shall cause any Permitted Transferees to acknowledge, that any such proxy voting deadline executed and delivered shall be coupled with an interest, shall constitute, among other things, an inducement for an action the Company to enter into this Agreement, shall be taken by written consent irrevocable and binding on any successor in lieu interest of such shareholders’ meeting)Permitted Transferee and shall not be terminated by operation of Law upon the occurrence of any event. Such proxy shall operate to revoke and render void any prior proxy as to any voting securities of the Company heretofore granted by such Permitted Transferee, to the extent it is inconsistent herewith. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that it shall be a condition to any proposed transfer of voting securities of the Company by the Investor to such Permitted Transferee that such Permitted Transferee execute and deliver to the Company a Permitted Transferee Irrevocable Proxy, and that any purported transfer shall be void and of no force or effect if such Permitted Transferee Irrevocable Proxy is not so executed and delivered at the closing of such transfer. Such proxy shall terminate upon the later of (i) the fifth (5th) anniversary earlier of the Closing Date and (ii) the expiration or termination of the Standstill PeriodVoting Agreement Term. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that it shall be a condition to any proposed transfer of voting securities of the Company by the Investor to any Permitted Transferee during the Voting Agreement Term that such Permitted Transferee shall agree in writing to be subject to and bound by all restrictions and obligations set forth in this Section 5.1. In the event the Company’s stockholders are permitted to act by written consent, the Company and the Investor shall each negotiate in good faith with the other provisions as consistent as possible with the foregoing to govern the voting of the Investor’s and its Permitted Transferees’ Shares of Then Outstanding Common Stock as closely as practicable to the foregoing.

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Samples: Investor Agreement (Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc)

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