(d) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Stockholder do not and will not require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, action by, filing with or notification to, any Governmental Entity, except for any such consent, approval, authorization, permit, action, filing or notification the failure of which to make or obtain, individually or in the aggregate, has not and would not materially impair the Stockholder’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
(e) The Stockholder has had the opportunity to review the Merger Agreement and this Agreement with counsel of the Stockholder’s own choosing. The Stockholder has had an opportunity to review with its own tax advisors the tax consequences of the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions. The Stockholder understands that it must rely solely on its advisors and not on any statements or representations made by Parent, the Company or any of their respective agents or representatives with respect to the tax consequences of the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions. The Stockholder understands that such Stockholder (and not Parent, the Company or the Surviving Corporation) shall be responsible for such Stockholder’s tax liability that may arise as a result of the Merger or the Contemplated Transactions. The Stockholder understands and acknowledges that the Company, Parent and the Transitory Subsidiary are entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance upon the Stockholder’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.
(f) With respect to the Stockholder, as of the date hereof, there is no action, suit, investigation or proceeding pending against, or, to the knowledge of the Stockholder, threatened against, the Stockholder or any of the Stockholder’s properties or assets (including the Shares) that would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay or impair the ability of the Stockholder to perform its obligations hereunder or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
10. Termination. This Agreement shall terminate and shall cease to be of any further force or effect as of the earliest of (a) such date and time as the Merger Agreement shall have been terminated pursuant to the terms thereof, (b) the Effective Time and (c) the time this Agreement is terminated upon the written agreement of the Stockholder, the Company and Parent (the “Expiration Date”); provided, however, that (i) Section 12 shall survive the termination of this Agreement, and (ii) the termination of this Agreement shall not relieve any party hereto from any liability for any material and willful breach of this Agreement prior to the Effective Time.
11. Joinder to Merger Agreement. Subject to the Closing, the Stockholder hereby agrees to be bound by Article I, Article II, Article V, Article VI, Article VII, Article VIII and, to the extent related to the foregoing, Article XI of the Merger Agreement, and all other provisions of the Merger Agreement that by their terms purport to bind the Company Equityholders or that are related to Article I, Article II, Article V, Article VI, Article VII, Article VIII and, to the extent related to the foregoing, Article XI of the Merger Agreement and, in each case, solely to the extent such sections are applicable to the Company Equityholders (collectively, the “Relevant Provisions”), subject to the limitations and qualifications contained in such provisions of the Merger Agreement and herein, solely in his, her or its capacity as a Company Equityholder as if a signatory to the Merger Agreement, and, in exchange for Parent’s agreement to make the payments to the Stockholder as contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the Stockholder shall comply with, and be subject to, all of the terms, conditions, covenants, agreements and obligations set forth in such Relevant Provisions solely as a Company Equityholder, as contemplated by the Merger Agreement.