Shareholders’ Representative. Each of the Selling Shareholders (including the Former Company Share Award Holders), by virtue of its, his or her execution and delivery of this Agreement (directly, by proxy or pursuant to a power of attorney), hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints Xxxxx Xxxxx, a Principal and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company as of the date of this Agreement (the “Shareholders Representative”), to be such Selling Shareholder’s true and lawful representative, agent and attorney-in-fact to act on such Selling Shareholder’s behalf with respect to any actions permitted to be taken by such Selling Shareholder, or any of them, after the date of this Agreement in connection with this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Transaction Documents. In such representative capacity, the Shareholders Representative shall take or refrain from taking, and the Selling Shareholders each agree that the Shareholders Representatives may take or refrain from taking, any and all actions which the Shareholders Representative reasonably believes, acting in good faith, to be necessary or appropriate under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (except as provided above) for and on behalf of the Selling Shareholders, as fully and effectively as if the Selling Shareholders were acting on their own behalf. Each reference in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to an action to be taken by the Selling Shareholders shall, with respect to the Selling Shareholders, be taken by the Shareholders Representative on their behalf pursuant to this Section 7.18. Each Selling Shareholder hereby ratifies and confirms, and agrees to ratify and confirm in the future upon the request of the Shareholders Representative, any action taken by the Shareholders Representative in the exercise of the agency and power of attorney granted to the Shareholders Representative pursuant to this Section 7.18, which agency and power of attorney, being coupled with an interest, is irrevocable and a durable agency and power of attorney and shall survive the death, incapacity or incompetence of such Selling Shareholder. Each of Purchaser and the Escrow Agent shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon the directions, instructions and notice of the Shareholders Representative, when it is acting in their capacity as such under this Section 7.18, without being required to undertake any indep...
Shareholders’ Representative. (a) By the execution and delivery of this Agreement, subject to the terms of Section 10.15(b), each Shareholder irrevocably appoints, authorizes and directs Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx to act as such Shareholder's agent, representative, proxy and attorney-in-fact (in his capacity as Shareholders' Representative) after the Closing Date for the purpose of effecting the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, and exercising, on behalf of all Shareholders, the rights and powers of the Shareholders hereunder and thereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Shareholders' Representative shall have full power and authority, for and on behalf of the Shareholders, to take all actions, and to exercise such rights, power and authority, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and to exercise such rights, power and authority as are incidental thereto, to represent any Shareholder from and after the Closing, to give or receive any notices required or permitted to be given hereunder and thereunder, to accept service of process on behalf of any Shareholders, to execute and deliver, or hold in escrow and release, any exhibits or amendments to this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or any other agreements, certificates, stock powers, statements, notices, approvals, extensions or waivers relating to the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, to conduct or cease to conduct the defense of all Claims against any Shareholder in connection with this Agreement and to settle all such Claims on behalf of all the Shareholders and exercise any and all rights that the Shareholders are permitted or required to do or exercise under Article IX, and in connection with any Claim against or by the Shareholders under this Agreement. The appointment and agency of the Shareholders' Representative is irrevocable, and shall be deemed to be coupled with an interest. Execution of this Agreement by the Shareholders shall constitute agreement to be bound by the actions of the Shareholders' Representative taken hereunder and thereunder. The Parties agree that, as to all matters arising under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents after the Closing Date, the Shareholders' Representative shall act for and on behalf of the Shareholders, and to the extent Shareholders are asked to execute documents and to take other actions after the Closing and do not do so as promptly as possible when requested, t...
Shareholders’ Representative. The Shareholders hereby irrevocably designate and appoint Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx, as their agent and attorney in fact (the "Shareholders' Representative") with full power and authority until the Closing to execute, deliver and receive on their behalf all notices, requests and other communications hereunder; to fix and alter on their behalf the date, time and place of the Closing; to waive, amend or modify any provisions of this Plan and to take such other action on their behalf in connection with this Plan, the Closing and the transactions contemplated hereby as such agent deems appropriate; provided, however, that no such waiver, amendment or modification may be made if it would decrease the number of shares to be issued to the Shareholders under Section 1 hereof or increase the extent of their obligation to WWN hereunder, unless agreed in writing by the Shareholders.
Shareholders’ Representative. The Shareholders hereby irrevocably designate and appoint Cassxxx & Xssociates, Washington, D.C. as their agent and attorney in fact ("Shareholders' Representative") with full power and authority until the Closing to execute, deliver, and receive on their behalf all notices, requests, and other communications hereunder; to fix and alter on their behalf the date, time, and place of the Closing; to waive, amend, or modify any provisions of this agreement, and to take such other action on their behalf in connection with this agreement, the Closing, and the transactions contemplated hereby as such agent or agents deem appropriate; provided, however, that no such waiver, amendment, or modification may be made if it would decrease the number of shares to be issued to the Shareholders hereunder or increase the extent of their obligation to indemnify Pet Quarters hereunder.
Shareholders’ Representative. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.2, Buyer shall make any payments of Purchase Price adjustments to the Shareholders as instructed by Shareholders' Representative (as hereinafter defined). Each Shareholder hereby designates Xxxxx, and Xxxxx hereby accepts the designation as the representative of Shareholders ( the "SHAREHOLDERS' REPRESENTATIVE") to act for and on behalf of the Shareholders as provided in this Agreement. Each Shareholder shall be bound by all actions taken or omitted by Shareholders' Representative on behalf of any Shareholder as provided in this Agreement, and each Shareholder shall be deemed to have received any notice deemed given or payment made to Shareholders' Representative in accordance with the notice provisions of this Agreement on the date deemed given or the date paid to Shareholders' Representative, and Buyer shall be entitled to rely on all notices and consents given, and all settlements entered into on behalf of any Shareholder to the extent authorized pursuant to the terms of this Agreement notwithstanding any objections made by any Shareholder prior to, concurrently with or subsequent to the giving of any such notice or consent or the settlement of any such matter. Shareholders' Representative may be replaced only if and when all of the Shareholders shall notify Buyer that a new individual person (named in such notice) has been unanimously selected by them to be the new Shareholders' Representative, in which case such new person shall thereafter be the Shareholders' Representative.
Shareholders’ Representative. The Shareholders hereby irrevocably designate and appoint Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx as their agent and attorney in fact (“Shareholders’ Representative”) with full power and authority until the Closing to execute, deliver, and receive on their behalf all notices, requests, and other communications hereunder; to fix and alter on their behalf the date, time, and place of the Closing; to waive, amend, or modify any provisions of this Agreement, and to take such other action on their behalf in connection with this Agreement, the Closing, and the transactions contemplated hereby as such agent or agents deem appropriate; provided, however, that no such waiver, amendment, or modification may be made if it would decrease the number of shares to be issued to the Shareholders hereunder or increase the extent of their obligation to indemnify AFC hereunder.
Shareholders’ Representative. (a) Each Indemnifying Party by virtue of the approval and adoption of this Agreement or by accepting any consideration payable or issuable hereunder shall be deemed to have constituted, appointed and empowered the Shareholders’ Representative, for the benefit of the Indemnifying Parties, as the exclusive agent and attorney-in-fact to act for and on behalf of each Indemnifying Party, in connection with and to facilitate the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, which shall include the power and authority: (i) to execute and deliver such waivers, consents and amendments (with respect to any and all matters or issues, including those which may have a negative impact on an Indemnifying Party) under this Agreement and the other agreements, documents and instruments executed in connection herewith and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby as the Shareholders’ Representative, in its sole discretion, may deem necessary or desirable; (ii) as the Shareholders’ Representative, to enforce and protect the rights and interests of the Indemnifying Parties and to enforce and protect the rights and interests of such Persons arising out of or under or in any manner relating to this Agreement, the Exchange Agent Agreement, and the other agreements, documents and instruments executed in connection herewith and the transactions provided for herein and therein, and to take any and all actions which the Shareholders’ Representative believes are necessary or appropriate under this Agreement and the other agreements, documents and instruments executed in connection herewith for and on behalf of the Indemnifying Parties, including consenting to, compromising or settling any such claims, conducting negotiations with CHC, the Company and their respective Representatives regarding such claims, and, in connection therewith, to (A) assert any claim or institute any action, proceeding or investigation; (B) investigate, defend, contest or litigate any claim, action, proceeding or investigation initiated by CHC, the Company or any other Person, or by any Governmental Entity against the Shareholders’ Representative and/or any of the Indemnifying Parties, and receive process on behalf of any or all Indemnifying Parties in any such claim, action, proceeding or investigation and compromise or settle on such terms as the Shareholders’ Representative shall determine to be appropriate, and give receipts, releases and discharges with respect to, any such claim, a...
Shareholders’ Representative. (a) In order to efficiently administer the transactions contemplated hereby, including (i) the determination of the Closing Working Capital Adjustment and the Adjusted Merger Consideration, (ii) the waiver of any condition to the obligations of the Company and the Company Shareholders to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, and (iii) the defense and/or settlement of any claims for which the Company Shareholders may be required to indemnify the Buyer and/or the Surviving Corporation pursuant to Article VI hereof, the Company Shareholders, by the approval and adoption of this Agreement, shall designate RH Investments 2001 LLC as their representative (the "Shareholders' Representative"). The parties acknowledge that the Company and the Shareholders' Representative shall, prior to the Closing, direct by joint written notice(s) to the Buyer and the Exchange Agent that, on the Closing Date (i) a portion of the Preliminary Merger Consideration, not to exceed an amount to be disclosed in the Information Statement (as defined in Section 4.3) (the "Shareholders' Representative Fund"), shall be withheld and paid directly by the Buyer to an account designated in such notice, as a fund for the fees and expenses of the Shareholders' Representative incurred in connection with this Agreement, with any balance of the Shareholders' Representative Fund not incurred for such purposes to be returned to the Company Shareholders in proportion to their interests in the Escrow Fund, and in such manner that the Shareholders' Representative and the Company may prior to the Closing agree in writing, and (ii) a portion of the Preliminary Merger Consideration, in excess of the $300,000 of such expenses to be borne by the Buyer under Section 4.8, but not to exceed an amount to be disclosed in the Information Statement, shall be paid directly by the Buyer to certain financial and professional advisors and legal counsel to the Company in amounts to be set forth in such joint written notice (such amounts, after deducting such $300,000 sum, the "Expenses").
Shareholders’ Representative. (a) Xxxxx is hereby appointed as the Shareholder’s and the Founders’ true and lawful representative, proxy, agent and attorney-in-fact (the “Shareholder’s Representative”) for a term that shall be continuing and indefinite and without a termination date except as otherwise provided herein, to act for and on behalf of the Shareholder and the Founders in connection with or relating to the Transaction Documents and the Contemplated Transactions, including, without limitation, to give and receive notices and communications, to receive and accept service of legal process in connection with any proceeding arising under the Transaction Documents or in connection with the Contemplated Transactions, to authorize delivery of cash from each of the Escrow Accounts, to object to or accept any claims against or on behalf of the Shareholder and/or the Founders pursuant to Article IX, to agree to, negotiate, enter into settlements and compromises of, and demand arbitration and comply with orders of courts and awards of arbitrators with respect to such amounts or claims, and to take all actions necessary or appropriate in the sole opinion of the Shareholder’s Representative for the accomplishment of the foregoing. Until all amounts in each of the Escrow Accounts have been fully and finally been distributed by the Escrow Agent, the Shareholder may remove and replace any Shareholder’s Representative. At such time as all amounts in each of the Escrow Accounts have been fully and finally distributed by the Escrow Agent, the Shareholder shall cease to have the authority to remove and replace the Shareholder’s Representative and Xxxxx shall have the authority to remove and replace any Shareholder’s Representative. Any change in the Shareholder’s Representative shall become effective only upon delivery of written notice of such change to ICF. The Shareholder’s Representative shall not receive compensation for his or her services. Notices, deliveries or communications to or from the Shareholder’s Representative by or to any of the parties to the Transaction Documents shall constitute notices, deliveries or communications to or from the Shareholder.
Shareholders’ Representative. Xxxxxxx hereby irrevocably acknowledges that each Seller has appointed Xxxxxxx as his agent and representative, an attorney in fact for all purposes under this Agreement. Each Seller has authorized Xxxxxxx, on behalf in the name of such Sellers, to (i) receive all notices or documents or to be given to him by Buyer pursuant hereto; (ii) deliver at Closing the certificates for the shares of each Seller in exchange for his portion of the purchase price (iii) sign and deliver to Buyer at the Closing a receipt for his portion of the purchase price and transmits such purchase price to each Seller; (iv) deliver to Buyer at the Closing all certificates and documents to be delivered to Buyer by the Sellers pursuant to this Agreement, together with any other certificates and documents executed by each Seller and deposited with Xxxxxxx for such purpose; and (v) take such action on behalf of such Sellers as Xxxxxxx may xxxx appropriate hereof, including, but not limiting to waiving any inaccuracies in the representations or warranties of Buyer, waiving of any conditions precedent to the Sellers' obligations hereunder, and all such other matters as Xxxxxxx may deem necessary or appropriate to consummate this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Xxxxxxx acknowledges that the appointment as representative is irrevocable and is deemed coupled with an interest in any action taken by Xxxxxxx pursuant to such authority. Buyer shall not be obligated to inquire into the authority of Xxxxxxx and Buyer shall be protected in dealing with him.
