Common use of Shareholders Meetings Clause in Contracts

Shareholders Meetings. At the 2018 Annual Meeting and each annual and special meeting of shareholders held prior to the expiration of the Standstill Period, each of the Investors agrees to (A) appear at such shareholders’ meeting or otherwise cause all shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by each Investor and their respective Affiliates and Associates (as defined below) to be counted as present thereat for purposes of establishing a quorum; (B) vote, or cause to be voted, all shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by each Investor and their respective Affiliates and Associates on the Company’s proxy card or voting instruction form in favor of each of the nominees for election as directors nominated by the Board and recommended by the Board (and not in favor of any other nominees to serve on the Board), and, except in connection with any Opposition Matter (as defined below) or Other Voting Recommendation (as defined below), each of the proposals listed on the Company’s proxy card or voting instruction form as identified in the Company’s definitive proxy statement or supplement thereto in accordance with the Board’s recommendations, including in favor of all matters recommended by the Board for shareholder approval and against all matters that the Board recommends against shareholder approval; provided, however, in the event that Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”) issues a recommendation with respect to any matter (other than with respect to the election of nominees as directors to the Board or the removal of directors from the Board) that is different from the recommendation of the Board, each of the Investors shall have the right to vote their shares of Common Stock on the Company’s proxy card or voting instruction form in accordance with the ISS recommendation (the “Other Voting Recommendation”); and (C) not execute any proxy card or voting instruction form in respect of such shareholders’ meeting other than the proxy card and related voting instruction form being solicited by or on behalf of the Company or the Board. No later than five (5) business days prior to each annual or special meeting of shareholders held prior to the expiration of the Standstill Period, each Investor shall, and shall cause each of its Associates and Affiliates to, vote any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Investors and each of its Associates and Affiliates in accordance with this Section 2. No Investor nor any of its Affiliates or Associates nor any person under its direction or control shall take any position, make any statement or take any action inconsistent with this Section 2(c)(i). For purposes of this Agreement, “Opposition Matter” shall mean any of the following transactions, but only to the extent submitted by the Board to the Company’s shareholders for approval: (A) the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets in one or a series of transactions; (B) the sale or transfer of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock (through a merger, stock purchase, or otherwise); (C) any merger, consolidation, acquisition of control or other business combination; (D) any tender or exchange offer; (E) any dissolution, liquidation, or reorganization; (F) any changes in the Company’s capital structure (but excluding any proposals relating to the adoption, amendment or continuation of any equity plans, none of which shall be deemed an Opposition Matter for purposes of this Agreement); (G) any proposals relating to the Tax Benefits Plan (as defined herein); or (H) any other transactions that would result in a Change of Control of the Company.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Cooperation Agreement (Safeguard Scientifics Inc), Cooperation Agreement (Horton Capital Management, LLC)

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Shareholders Meetings. At the 2018 Annual Meeting and each annual and special meeting of shareholders held prior to the expiration of the Standstill PeriodPeriod (as defined below), each of the Investors agrees to (A) appear at such shareholders’ meeting or otherwise cause all shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by each Investor and their respective Affiliates and Associates (as defined below) to be counted as present thereat for purposes of establishing a quorum; (B) vote, or cause to be voted, all shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by each Investor and their respective Affiliates and Associates on the Company’s proxy card or voting instruction form in favor of each of the nominees for election as directors nominated by the Board and recommended by the Board (and not in favor of any other nominees to serve on the Board), and, ; and except in connection with any Opposition Matter (as defined below) or Other any ISS Voting Recommendation (as defined below), each of the shareholder proposals listed on the Company’s proxy card or voting instruction form as identified in the Company’s definitive proxy statement or supplement thereto in accordance with the Board’s recommendations, including in favor of all matters recommended by the Board for shareholder approval and against all matters that which the Board recommends against shareholder approval; provided, however, in the event that Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”) issues a recommendation with respect to any matter (other than with respect to the election of nominees as directors to the Board or the removal of directors from the Board) that is different from the recommendation of the Board, each of the Investors shall have the right to vote their shares of Common Stock on the Company’s proxy card or voting instruction form in accordance with the ISS recommendation (the “Other Voting Recommendation”); and (C) not execute any proxy card or voting instruction form in respect of such shareholders’ meeting other than the proxy card and related voting instruction form being solicited by or on behalf of the Company or the Board; provided, however, in the event that Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”) recommends otherwise with respect to any matter (other than nominees for election as directors to the Board), each of the Investors shall have the right to vote in accordance with the ISS recommendation (“ISS Voting Recommendation”). No later than five (5) business days prior to each annual or special meeting of shareholders stockholders held prior to the expiration of the Standstill Period, each Investor shall, and shall cause each of its Associates and Affiliates to, vote any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Investors and each of its Associates and Affiliates in accordance with this Section 2. No Investor nor any of its Affiliates or Associates nor any person under its direction or control shall take any position, make any statement or take any action inconsistent with this Section 2(c)(i2(d)(i). For purposes of this Agreement, “Opposition Matter” shall mean any of the following transactions, transactions but only to the extent submitted by the Board to the Company’s shareholders for approval: (A) the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets in one or a series of transactions; (B) the sale or transfer of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock (through a merger, stock purchase, or otherwise); (C) any merger, consolidation, acquisition of control or other business combination; (D) any tender or exchange offer; (E) any dissolution, liquidation, or reorganization; (F) any changes in the Company’s capital structure (but excluding any proposals relating proposal to increase the adoptionCompany’s authorized capital stock, and also any proposal regarding adoption or amendment or continuation of any equity plans, none all of which shall not be deemed an Opposition Matter for purposes of this Agreement); (G) any proposals relating to transactions that would result in a change in control of the Tax Benefits Plan (as defined herein)Company; or (H) any other transactions that would result in a Change of Control of the Companydebt or equity financings.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Cooperation Agreement (Dialectic Capital Management, Lp), Cooperation Agreement (Covisint Corp)

Shareholders Meetings. At the 2018 Annual Meeting and each annual and special extraordinary general meeting of shareholders the Company (any such annual or extraordinary general meeting, or adjournment or postponement thereof, a “Shareholder Meeting”) held prior to the expiration of during the Standstill PeriodPeriod (as defined below), each of the Investors agrees to (A) appear at such shareholders’ meeting Shareholder Meeting or otherwise cause all shares of Common Stock Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by each Investor and their respective Affiliates and Associates its Related Persons (as defined below) to be counted as present thereat for purposes of establishing a quorum; (B) vote, or cause to be voted, all shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by each Investor and their respective Affiliates and Associates voted on the Company’s proxy card or voting instruction form in favor of each of the nominees for election as directors nominated form, all Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by the Board and recommended by the Board (and not in favor of any other nominees to serve on the Board), and, except in connection with any Opposition Matter (as defined below) or Other Voting Recommendation (as defined below), each of the proposals listed on the Company’s proxy card or voting instruction form as identified in the Company’s definitive proxy statement or supplement thereto such Investor in accordance with the Board’s recommendations, including in favor recommendation of all matters recommended by the Board for shareholder approval and against all matters that the Board recommends against shareholder approval; provided, however, in the event that Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”) issues a recommendation with respect to (i) the election, removal and/or replacement of directors (or the requisition of an extraordinary general meeting or action by written consent of the Company’s shareholders in respect of any matter of the foregoing) (a “Director Proposal”), (ii) any other than with respect proposal submitted to the election of nominees Company’s shareholders at a Shareholder Meeting, in each case as directors to the Board or the removal of directors from the Board) that is different from the such recommendation of the Board, each of Board is set forth in the Investors shall have the right to vote their shares of Common Stock on the Company’s applicable definitive proxy card or voting instruction form statement filed in accordance with the ISS recommendation (the “Other Voting Recommendation”)respect thereof; and (C) not execute any proxy card or voting instruction form in respect of such shareholders’ meeting Shareholder Meeting other than the proxy card and related voting instruction form being solicited by or on behalf of the Company or the Board; provided, however, that in the event Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”) or Glass Lewis & Co., LLC (“Glass Lewis”) make a recommendation that differs from the recommendation of the Board with respect to any proposal submitted to the shareholders at any Shareholder Meeting (other than Director Proposals), each Investor and its Related Persons are permitted to vote the Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by them at such Shareholder Meeting in accordance with the ISS or Glass Lewis recommendation; provided, further, that each Investor and its Related Persons shall be entitled to vote the Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by them in their sole discretion with respect to any publicly announced proposal relating to a merger, acquisition, disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries or other business combination involving the Company, in each case, that requires a vote of the Company’s shareholders. No later than five (5) business days prior to each annual or special meeting of shareholders Shareholder Meeting held prior to the expiration of the Standstill Period, each Investor shall, and shall cause each of its Associates and Affiliates to, vote any shares of Common Stock Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by such Investors and each of its Associates and Affiliates in accordance with this Section 2. No Investor nor any of its Affiliates or Associates nor any person under its direction or control shall take any position, make any statement or take any action inconsistent with this Section 2(c)(i). For purposes of this Agreement, “Opposition Matter” shall mean any of the following transactions, but only to the extent submitted by the Board to the Company’s shareholders for approval: (A) the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets in one or a series of transactions; (B) the sale or transfer of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock (through a merger, stock purchase, or otherwise); (C) any merger, consolidation, acquisition of control or other business combination; (D) any tender or exchange offer; (E) any dissolution, liquidation, or reorganization; (F) any changes in the Company’s capital structure (but excluding any proposals relating to the adoption, amendment or continuation of any equity plans, none of which shall be deemed an Opposition Matter for purposes of this Agreement); (G) any proposals relating to the Tax Benefits Plan (as defined herein); or (H) any other transactions that would result in a Change of Control of the Company.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Cooperation Agreement (Yatra Online, Inc.)

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Shareholders Meetings. At the 2018 Annual Meeting and each annual and special meeting of shareholders held prior to the expiration of the Standstill Cooperation Period, each of the Investors agrees to (A) appear appear, in person or by execution of the Company’s proxy card, at such shareholders’ meeting or otherwise cause all shares of Common Stock Shares beneficially owned by each Investor and their respective Affiliates and Associates (as defined below) to be counted as present thereat for purposes of establishing a quorum; (B) vote, or cause to be voted, all shares of Common Stock Shares beneficially owned by each Investor and their respective Affiliates and Associates on the Company’s proxy card or voting instruction form (1) in favor of each of the nominees for election as directors trustees nominated by the Board and recommended by the Board (and not in favor of any other nominees to serve on the Board), and, except and (2) in connection accordance with any Opposition Matter (as defined below) or Other Voting Recommendation (as defined below), the Board’s recommendations with respect to each of the proposals listed on the Company’s proxy card or voting instruction form as identified in the Company’s definitive proxy statement or supplement thereto in accordance with the Board’s recommendationsand any supplements thereto, including in favor of all matters recommended by the Board for shareholder approval and against all matters that which the Board recommends against shareholder approval; provided, howeverprovided however that, in connection with any matter to be voted upon by the event Company’s shareholders (other than nominees for election to the Board as trustees), after the certification of the vote of the Company’s shareholders at the 2017 Annual Meeting, to the extent that the recommendation of Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”) issues a differs from the Board’s recommendation with respect to any matter (other than with respect to the election of nominees as directors to the Board or the removal of directors from the Board) that is different from the recommendation of the Boardsuch matter, each of the Investors shall have the right to may vote their shares of Common Stock on the Company’s proxy card or voting instruction form in accordance with the ISS recommendation (the “Other Voting Recommendation”)of ISS; and (C) not execute any proxy card or voting instruction form in respect of such shareholders’ meeting other than the proxy card and related voting instruction form being solicited by or on behalf of the Company or the Board. No later than five (5) business days prior to each annual or special meeting of shareholders held prior to the expiration of the Standstill Period, each Investor shall, and shall cause each of its Associates and Affiliates to, vote any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Investors and each of its Associates and Affiliates in accordance with this Section 2. No Investor nor any of its Affiliates or Associates nor any person under its direction or control shall take any position, make any statement or take any action inconsistent with this Section 2(c)(i). For purposes of this Agreement, “Opposition Matter” shall mean any of the following transactions, but only to the extent submitted by the Board to the Company’s shareholders for approval: (A) the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets in one or a series of transactions; (B) the sale or transfer of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock (through a merger, stock purchase, or otherwise); (C) any merger, consolidation, acquisition of control or other business combination; (D) any tender or exchange offer; (E) any dissolution, liquidation, or reorganization; (F) any changes in the Company’s capital structure (but excluding any proposals relating to the adoption, amendment or continuation of any equity plans, none of which shall be deemed an Opposition Matter for purposes of this Agreement); (G) any proposals relating to the Tax Benefits Plan (as defined herein); or (H) any other transactions that would result in a Change of Control of the Company.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Cooperation Agreement (RAIT Financial Trust)

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