(i) at any meeting of stockholders of the Company, however called, or in any other circumstances upon which a vote is sought, each Stockholder shall: (A) appear at each such meeting or otherwise cause such Stockholder’s Subject Shares to be counted as present for purposes of a quorum; and (B) to the extent that the Subject Shares are entitled to vote thereon, vote (or cause to be voted) such Stockholder’s Subject Shares in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement, the approval of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, and any related proposal recommended by the Company’s Board of Directors that is intended to facilitate the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement;
(ii) at any meeting of stockholders of the Company, however called, or in any other circumstances upon which a vote is sought, each Stockholder shall, to the extent that the Subject Shares are entitled to vote thereon, vote (or cause to be voted) such Stockholder’s Subject Shares against (A) any Alternative Acquisition Proposal or any proposal related to any Alternative Acquisition Proposal, (B) against any change in the Board of Directors or (C) any action that would reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay or materially impair the consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; and
(iii) each Stockholder shall not, directly or indirectly, (A) sell, transfer, pledge, encumber, assign or otherwise dispose of, or enter into any contract, option or other arrangement, understanding or agreement with respect to the sale, transfer, pledge, assignment or other disposition of, or limitation on the voting rights of, or any economic interest in (any such action, a “Transfer”) any Subject Shares to any Person other than pursuant to the Merger, provided that such Stockholder shall be permitted to Transfer any Subject Shares to such Stockholder’s Permitted Transferee (as defined below), in each case, if and only if such Stockholder, prior to and as a condition to the effectiveness of such Transfer, causes each such Permitted Transferee to execute a counterpart signature page to this Voting Agreement and deliver the same to Parent and the Company, pursuant to which such Permitted Transferee agrees to be a “Stockholder” pursuant to, and to be bound by, this Voting Agreement with respect to such Subject Shares that are the subject of such Transfer, (B) enter into any voting arrangement, whether by proxy, power of attorney, voting trust, voting agreement or otherwise, with respect to any Subject Shares, or (C) commit or agree to take any of the foregoing actions.
For the purpose hereof, the term “Permitted Transferee ” means, with respect to any Stockholder, (i) a spouse and any lineal descendant, ancestor or sibling (by birth or adoption) and any spouse of any such lineal descendant, ancestor or sibling of such Stockholder, (ii) any trust, the trustees of which include only such Stockholder or persons named in clause (i) and the beneficiaries of which include only such Stockholder or persons named in clauses (i) and/or (ii), (iii) if the Stockholder is a trust, the beneficiary or beneficiaries authorized or entitled to receive distributions from such trust, (iv) any corporation, limited liability company, partnership or similar entity, the stockholders, members, and general or limited partners of which include only such Stockholder and/or persons named in clauses (i), (ii) and/or (iii), (v) a charitable organization established by Stockholder and/or persons named in clauses (i), (ii) and/or (iii), contributions to which are deductible for federal income, estate, or gift tax purposes and a majority of whose governing board at all times consists of such Stockholder and/or persons named in
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