severance, change of control, award or similar agreement of, or benefit plan with respect to, the Company’s Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer or any other employee that reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer;
(ii) adopt, amend or modify any benefit or other incentive plan (in each case, including cash and equity) of the Company or its subsidiaries;
(iii) create or delegate authority to, or elect any persons to, any committee or subset of the Board (other than as expressly set forth herein);
(iv) amend or modify the governing, constituent or organizational documents of the Company or any of its subsidiaries;
(v) acquire, dispose of, or lease, in any single transaction or series of related transactions, assets or other rights having a value, or for a purchase price (inclusive of any indebtedness), in excess of $10,000,000, whether through a merger, amalgamation, stock purchase, asset purchase, reorganization, consolidation, share exchange, business combination or otherwise;
(vi) consummate any public offering of securities of the Company or grant any registration rights (in each case, except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 7(a), Section 14 or in the Registration Rights Agreement);
(vii) enter into any transaction or series of related transactions that would result in a merger or consolidation with an Independent Third Party or a Sale of the Company;
(viii) (A) other than the incurrence of indebtedness under the Credit Facilities, (x) incur or assume (including by way of acquisition) any indebtedness (including capital leases) in a transaction or series of related transactions, (y) guarantee, endorse or otherwise as an accommodation become responsible for the material obligations of any other Person or (y) optionally prepay, redeem, repurchase or retire for value any existing indebtedness, in each of the case of the foregoing clauses (A)(x), (A)(y) and (A)(z), in excess of $10,000,000 in any twelve month trailing period in the aggregate and/or (B) amend, modify, supplement or terminate any terms of the Credit Facilities or any material agreements contemplated thereby;
(ix) (A) declare or pay dividends or distributions of any kind (other than dividends or distributions to the Company or any of its wholly owned subsidiaries), (B) acquire, redeem, repurchase or retire for value any Capital Stock or securities (other than repurchases of shares or other Capital Stock or securities of current or former directors, employees or independent contractors pursuant to any “call” provisions applicable to such shares or other Capital Stock (provided, that such provisions are consistent with the terms set forth in the equity incentive plan or forms of agreements previously approved by each of the Sponsors)) or (C) enter into any recapitalization transaction;
(x) (A) issue any Capital Stock or other equity securities (or securities convertible therefor) of the Company, other than (1) any grant and/or issuance of options and/or equity incentive awards in accordance with an equity incentive plan previously approved by the Sponsors, (2) in connection with the consummation of an IPO or (3) pursuant to Section 6 or (B) issue any Capital Stock or other equity securities (or securities convertible therefor) of the Company’s subsidiaries other than to the Company or its wholly owned subsidiaries;
(xi) consummate any voluntary bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, consent to the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee or liquidator with similar powers
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