(b) Transfer of Voting Rights. Each Shareholder hereby agrees that such Shareholder shall not deposit any Shares in a voting trust, grant any proxy or enter into any voting agreement or similar agreement or arrangement (other than this Agreement and any amendments hereto made in accordance with Section 10) with respect to any of the Shares.
(c) Notwithstanding the terms of Section 2(a) and 2(b), no Shareholder shall be prohibited from engaging in any hedging, derivative, securities lending or similar agreements, arrangements and understandings with respect to the Shares, including those pursuant to any sale of any option or contract to purchase, purchase of any option or contract to sell, grant of any option, right or warrant to purchase, or entry into any swap or other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Shares, whether any such transaction is settled by delivery of Shares, in cash or otherwise, so long as such agreements, arrangements and understandings do not limit such Shareholder’s ability to comply with its obligations under Section 1.
3. Representations and Warranties of Shareholders. Each Shareholder represents and warrants to and agrees with Purchaser as follows:
(a) Capacity. Such Shareholder has all requisite capacity and authority to enter into and perform his, her or its obligations under this Agreement.
(b) Binding Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Shareholder and, assuming this Agreement constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the other parties hereto (other than the other Shareholders), constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of such Shareholder, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles.
(c) Non-Contravention. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Shareholder does not, and the performance by such Shareholder of his, her or its obligations hereunder and the consummation by such Shareholder of the transactions contemplated hereby will not, violate or conflict with, or constitute a default under, any agreement, instrument, contract or other obligation or any order, arbitration award, judgment or decree to which such Shareholder is a party or by which such Shareholder is bound, or any statute, rule or regulation to which such Shareholder is subject or, in the event that such Shareholder is a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity, any charter, bylaw or other organizational document of such Shareholder, in each case, except for any of the foregoing as would not reasonably be expected, either individually or in the aggregate, to materially impair the ability of such Shareholder to perform his, her or its obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby on a timely basis.
(d) Ownership. Such Shareholder’s Shares are, and, except as otherwise provided for in Section 2, during the term of this Agreement (as contemplated in Section 8) will be, owned beneficially and of record solely by such Shareholder, except as (x) otherwise disclosed on Exhibit I hereto or (y) to the extent such Shares are transferred in compliance with this Agreement after the date hereof to any other Shareholder who has executed a copy of this Agreement on the date hereof or a separate agreement with Purchaser, Merger Sub 1 and the Company with terms substantially similar to those contained herein. Shareholder has title to the Shares, free and clear of any lien, pledge, mortgage, security interest or other encumbrance, except as otherwise disclosed on
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