(v)Ownership of Shares. Except for restrictions in favor of Parent pursuant to this Agreement and transfer restrictions of general applicability as may be provided under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the “blue sky” laws of the various States of the United States, the Shareholder owns, beneficially and of record, all of the Shares free and clear of any proxy, voting restriction, adverse claim, security interest, or other Lien, and has sole voting power and sole power of disposition with respect to the Shares with no restrictions on the Shareholder’s rights of voting or disposition pertaining thereto, and no person other than the Shareholder has any right to direct or approve the voting or disposition of any of the Shares. As of the date hereof, the number of the Shares set forth below the Shareholder’s signature on the signature page hereto is true, complete and correct. The Shareholder has possession of an outstanding certificate or outstanding certificates representing all of the Shares (other than Shares held in book-entry form) and such certificate or certificates does not or do not contain any legend or restriction inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Merger Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
(vi)Legal Actions. There is no action, suit, investigation, complaint or other proceeding pending against the Shareholder or, to the knowledge of the Shareholder, any other person or, to the knowledge of the Shareholder, threatened against the Shareholder or any other person that restricts, prohibits or would delay (or, if successful, would reasonably be expected to restrict, prohibit or delay) the exercise by Parent of its rights under this Agreement or the performance by any party of its obligations under this Agreement.
(vii)Shareholder Claims. There exists no outstanding claim by or on behalf of the Shareholder against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and the Shareholder is not aware of any claim that the Shareholder may have against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case, arising out of, relating to or in connection with any contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding to which the Shareholder is a party.
(viii)Reliance. The Shareholder understands and acknowledges that Parent is entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance upon the Shareholder’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the representations and warranties of the Shareholder contained herein.
(b)Support Covenants. From the date hereof until the Expiration Time, the Shareholder, in his or her capacity as a shareholder of the Company, hereby:
(i) agrees not to take any action that would (x) make any representation or warranty of the Shareholder contained herein untrue or incorrect or (y) have the effect of preventing, impeding, or, in any material respect, delaying, interfering with or adversely affecting the performance by the Shareholder of the Shareholder’s obligations under this Agreement or the exercise by Parent of its rights under this Agreement;
(ii) agrees to promptly notify Parent of the number of Shares, if any, acquired in any Share Acquisition by the Shareholder after the execution hereof; and
(iii) authorizes Parent and the Company to publish and disclose in any announcement or disclosure required by applicable Law or any periodic report or proxy or registration statement filed in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement the Shareholder’s identity and ownership of the Shares and the nature of the Shareholder’s obligations under this Agreement.
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