WHEREAS, as an inducement and condition for Parent and Merger Sub to enter into the Merger Agreement, the Stockholder has agreed to enter into this Agreement with respect to the Stockholder’s Covered Shares.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth below and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement. When used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings assigned to them in this Section 1.
“Expiration Time” shall mean the earliest to occur of (a) the Effective Time or (b) such date and time as the Merger Agreement shall be validly terminated pursuant to Article VIII thereof.
“Permitted Transferee” shall mean, with respect to the Stockholder, (a) any spouse, lineal descendant or antecedent, brother or sister, adopted child or grandchild, or the spouse of any child, adopted child, grandchild, or adopted grandchild of the Stockholder, (b) any charitable organization described in Section 170(c) of the Code, (c) any trust, the beneficiaries of which include only the Persons named in clause (a) or (b) of this definition, (d) any corporation, limited liability company, or partnership, the stockholders, members, and general or limited partners of which include only the Persons named in clause (a) or (b) of this definition, or (e) any Person if and to the extent required by any non-consensual Order, by divorce decree or by will, intestacy, or other similar law.
“Transfer” shall mean (a) any direct or indirect offer, sale, assignment, encumbrance, pledge, gift, hedge, hypothecation, disposition, loan or other transfer, or entry into any option or other Contract, arrangement or understanding with respect to any offer, sale, assignment, encumbrance, pledge, hypothecation, disposition (whether by sale, liquidation, dissolution, dividend or distribution) or other transfer (by merger, consolidation, division, conversion, operation of Law or otherwise), of any Covered Shares or any interest in any Covered Shares (in each case other than this Agreement), (b) the deposit of such Covered Shares into a voting trust, the entry into a voting agreement or arrangement (other than this Agreement) with respect to such Covered Shares or the grant of any proxy or power of attorney with respect to such Covered Shares or (c) any Contract or commitment (whether or not in writing) to take any of the actions referred to in the foregoing clauses (a) or (b) above.
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