(d) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (within the meaning of section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) with respect to any shares of Common Stock, other than a group composed solely of the Standby Purchaser;
(e) deposit any shares of Common Stock in any voting trust or subject any shares of Common Stock to any arrangement or agreement with respect to the voting of any shares of Common Stock;
(f) act alone or in concert with others to control or seek to control, or influence or seek to influence, the management of HoldCo, the HoldCo Board or policies of HoldCo (other than control or voting of Standby Purchaser or any Standby Purchaser Designees as contemplated by this Agreement) (except for the Standby Purchaser Designees acting solely in their capacity as directors of HoldCo);
(g) make any demand or request for any shareholder list, or any related material, or for the books and records of HoldCo or its Affiliates;
(h) seek, alone or in concert with others, election or appointment to or representation on, or nominate or propose the nomination of any candidate to, the board of directors of HoldCo, or seek the removal of any member of the HoldCo Board, in a manner inconsistent with this Agreement (including Section 1.4);
(i) have any discussions or communications, or enter into any arrangements, understanding or agreements (whether written or oral) with, or instigate, advise, finance, assist or encourage, any other Person in connection with any of the foregoing (including by granting any waiver to any legal, financial, public relations, proxy solicitation or other firm that represented or was engaged by the Standby Purchaser, its Affiliates, Associates or any of their legal counsel with respect to HoldCo, which waiver would permit any such firm to represent any Person in connection with matters relating to HoldCo), or make any investment in or enter into any arrangement with any other Person that engages, or offers or proposes to engage, in any of the foregoing;
(j) sell, transfer, assign, lend, convey, gift, mortgage, pledge, encumber, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, including, through any merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, tender offer, exchange offer, or other similar transaction (a “Transfer”), any Standby Shares except to an Affiliate of the Standby Purchaser who agrees in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement; or
(k) otherwise take, or solicit, cause or encourage others to take, any action inconsistent with any of the foregoing.
The provisions of this Section 6.7 are intended to be for the benefit of the Group and will be enforceable by the Company Designees against the Standby Purchaser and each Group Company during the Standstill Period. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section 6.7 shall not prevent the HoldCo Board nor the Standby Purchaser, nor any of its Affiliates or Associates nor any Person acting at their direction or on their behalf from hiring financial advisers, soliciting indications of interest, providing information, or engaging in or entering into discussions, communications, arrangements, understandings or agreements with, or instigating, advising, financing, assisting, or encouraging a Third Party Purchaser solely in connection with a potential Sale of the Company to such Third Party Purchaser.
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