(e)with respect to the Company, (i) requisition, call or seek to call a special meeting of shareholders, or encourage any Person to requisition, call or seek a special meeting of shareholders; (ii) act or seek to act by written consent of shareholders; or (iii) make a request for any shareholders (or other securityholders) list or other records;
(f)(i) form, join (whether or not in writing), encourage, influence, advise or participate as a joint actor (as defined under applicable Canadian securities laws) or in a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or other group, including, without limitation, a “group” as defined pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, with respect to any Voting Securities; (ii) deposit any Voting Securities into a voting trust, arrangement or agreement; or (iii) subject any Voting Securities to any voting trust, arrangement or agreement (other than granting proxies in solicitations approved by the Board);
(g)(i) initiate, make, effect, seek to effect, offer or propose to effect, cause or participate in, or in any way assist, facilitate or participate in, directly or indirectly, any take-over bid, tender offer, exchange offer, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, acquisition, business combination, recapitalization, consolidation, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution or similar extraordinary transaction involving any securities or material assets or businesses of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (ii) solicit any Third Party to, on an unsolicited basis, make an offer or proposal (with or without conditions) with respect to any such transaction, or encourage, initiate or support any Third Party in making such an offer or proposal; (iii) participate in any way in, either alone or jointly and in concert with others, any such transaction; or (iv) publicly comment on any such transaction or proposal regarding any such transaction;
(h)institute, solicit, encourage, threaten, assist or join, as a party, any litigation, arbitration or other proceeding, including, without limitation, by any regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Company, against or involving the Company, its Affiliates or any of their respective current or former directors or officers (including, without limitation, derivative actions), except that this Section 4(h) will not prevent Kanen from (i) bringing litigation primarily to enforce the provisions of this Agreement instituted in accordance with this Agreement; (ii) making counterclaims with respect to any proceeding initiated by, or on behalf of, the Company or its Affiliates against Kanen; (iii) bringing bona fide commercial disputes that do not in any manner relate to the subject matter of this Agreement; (iv) exercising statutory dissent rights; (v) responding to or complying with a validly issued legal process; or (vi) bringing litigation against any such Person in the case of fraud by such Person;
(i)take any action, including, without limitation, a public or private communication to shareholders or action that could reasonably be anticipated to result in a public or private communication to shareholders, in support of, or make any proposal to be submitted to shareholders or request of shareholders that constitutes: (i) controlling, changing or influencing the Board or management of the Company, including, without limitation, any plans or proposals to change the number or term of directors or to fill any vacancies on the Board; (ii) controlling, changing or influencing the capitalization, stock repurchase programs and practices, capital allocation programs and practices, or dividend policy of the Company; (iii) controlling, changing or influencing the Company’s management, business strategy, operations or corporate structure; (iv) seeking to have the Company waive or make amendments or modifications to the Articles; (v) causing a class of securities of the Company to be delisted from, or to cease to be authorized to be quoted on, any securities exchange; or (vi) causing a class of securities of the Company to become eligible for termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Exchange Act;
(j)other than through non-public communications with the Company that would not reasonably be expected to result in or involve public disclosure obligations for any Party, make any request or submit any proposal to amend or waive the terms of this Agreement;
(k)(i) compensate or enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether written or oral, to compensate any Person for his or her service as a director of the Company with any cash, securities (including, without limitation, any rights or options convertible into or exercisable for or exchangeable into securities or any profit sharing agreement or arrangement) or other form of compensation directly or indirectly related to the Company or its securities; or (ii) have any other agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether written or oral, with any Person related to his or her service as a director of the Company;