NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants, promises and representations set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
SECTION 1. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
For purposes of this Support Agreement:
(a) Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Support Agreement have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Merger Agreement. When used in this Agreement, the following terms in all of their tenses, cases and correlative forms shall have the meanings assigned to them in this Section 1 or elsewhere in this Agreement.
(b) “Associated Parties” shall mean (i) Securityholder’s predecessors, successors, executors, administrators, trusts, spouse, heirs and estate; (ii) Securityholder’s past, present and future assigns; (iii) each entity that Securityholder has the power to bind (by Securityholder’s acts or signature) or over which Securityholder directly or indirectly exercises control; and (iv) each entity of which Securityholder owns, directly or indirectly, at least a majority of the outstanding equity, beneficial, proprietary, ownership or voting interests.
(c) “Claim” shall mean all past, present and future Legal Proceedings, disputes, controversies, demands, rights, obligations, damages, liabilities (whether direct or indirect, absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise), contracts and causes of action of every kind and nature (whether matured or unmatured, absolute or contingent), including any unknown, inchoate, unsuspected or undisclosed claim.
(d) “Consent” shall mean any consent, approval, authorization, permit or notice.
(e) “Expiration Time” shall mean the earliest to occur of: (i) such date and time as the Merger Agreement is validly terminated in accordance with its terms or (ii) the Effective Time.
(f) “Releasees” shall mean: (i) Parent; (ii) Group Companies; (iii) Parent’s current and future Affiliates (including First Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub, following the First Merger, the Surviving Corporation, and, following the Second Merger, the Surviving Entity); (iv) the respective Representatives of the Persons referred to in clauses “(i)” through “(iii)” above; and (v) the respective successors and assigns of the Persons identified or otherwise referred to in the foregoing clauses “(i)” through “(iv)”.
(g) “Subject Securities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.3 herein.
(h) “Voting Period” shall mean the period commencing on (and including) the date of this Support Agreement and ending on (and including) the Expiration Time.
SECTION 2. SUPPORT
2.1 Transfer of Securities. Securityholder agrees not to, directly or indirectly, at any time during the Voting Period, other than as may be required by a court order or other Legal Requirement, (a) sell, assign, transfer (including by operation of law), pledge, dispose of or otherwise encumber, or otherwise agree to do any of the foregoing in respect of (each, a “Transfer”) any of the Subject Securities, (b) deposit any Subject Securities into a voting trust or enter into a voting agreement or arrangement or grant any proxy or power of attorney with respect
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