11.1 | | For a period of five (5) years after the date hereof (theStandstill Period), Manchester shall not, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries not to, (i) directly or indirectly, acquire, seek to acquire or make an offer to acquire, alone or in concert with others, whether by purchase, gift, business combination or otherwise (aTransaction), any number of Equity Securities such that, after giving effect to such Transaction, the Manchester Group (taken as a whole) would beneficially own, directly or indirectly, an aggregate number of Arsenal Shares representing (as a percentage) more than the lesser of (A) 17% of the then issued and outstanding Arsenal Shares or (B) (1) if the Emerald Closing does occur (but the Contingent Repurchase does not occur), 2% above the Emerald Closing Percentage or (2) if the Contingent Repurchase occurs, 2% above the Contingent Repurchase Closing Percentage (the lesser of (A) or (B) is hereinafter referred to as theMaximum Arsenal Percentage), in each case unless such Transaction is approved by the Audit Committee of the Arsenal Board prior to the consummation thereof, (ii) propose to enter into or seek to effect, directly or indirectly, alone or in concert with others, any merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reorganization or other business combination involving Arsenal or any of its Subsidiaries or to purchase, directly or indirectly, alone or in concert with others, a material portion of the business or assets of Arsenal or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) for so long as a Manchester Director is serving on the Arsenal Board, initiate or propose any security holder proposal, (iv) make, or in any way participate, directly or indirectly, in any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are defined in Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act) whether or not such solicitation is exempt under Rule 14a-2 under the Exchange Act, to vote or act by written consent, or seek to advise or influence any person with respect to the voting of, or the execution of a written consent in respect of any Equity Securities of Arsenal or any of its Subsidiaries or become a “participant” in a “solicitation” of proxies (as such terms are defined in Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act), in each case with respect to the election of directors to the Arsenal Board, or, for so long as a Manchester Director is serving on the Arsenal Board, with respect to any other matter, (v) deposit any Equity Securities into a voting trust or subject any such Equity Securities to any arrangement or agreement with respect to the voting thereof by or together with any person other than Manchester, (vi) form, join, knowingly influence, participate in or knowingly encourage the formation of any 13D Group with respect to any Equity Securities, (vii) except as specifically permitted by this Agreement, seek election to or seek to place a representative or other Affiliate or nominee on the Arsenal Board or seek the removal of any member of the Arsenal Board other than for cause or in accordance with the recommendation of the Arsenal Nominating and Governance Committee or the Arsenal Board, (viii) for so long as a Manchester Director is serving on the Arsenal Board, initiate, propose or knowingly take any public action in support of any security holder proposal to, or otherwise seek to have Arsenal amend its by-laws or its certificate of incorporation, (ix) other than in a public offering or a Rule 144 broker transaction, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any Equity Securities to any Person or 13D Group who is prior to the consummation of such sale, transfer or other disposition known to Manchester to be a beneficial owner of 5% or more of the outstanding Equity Securities (other than a beneficial owner who has filed or is eligible to file a Schedule 13G under the Exchange Act), (x) publicly disclose any intention, plan or arrangement inconsistent with the foregoing or (xi) publicly disclose a willingness or desire to have any other Person engage in, any of the transactions or actions described in thisSection 11.1. Manchester also agrees not to, and to cause each of its Subsidiaries during the Standstill Period not to, request Arsenal or its Representatives, directly or indirectly, to amend or waive any provisions of thisSection 11 (including this sentence), other than through a direct non-public communication by the CEO of |