Survival of Covenants and Agreements The covenants and agreements of the parties to be performed after the Effective Time contained in this Agreement shall survive the Effective Time.
Other Covenants and Agreements (a) The Shareholder hereby agrees that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any such agreement, with respect to each such agreement to which the Shareholder is a party (i) each of the agreements set forth on Schedule B hereto shall be automatically terminated and of no further force and effect (including any provisions of any such agreement that, by its terms, survive such termination) effective as of, and subject to and conditioned upon the occurrence of, the Closing and (ii) upon such termination none of the Shareholder, the Company nor any of their respective Affiliates (including, from and after the Effective Time, Parent and its Affiliates) shall have any further obligations or liabilities under each such agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the Parties hereby agrees to promptly execute and deliver all additional agreements, documents and instruments and take, or cause to be taken, all actions necessary or reasonably advisable in order to achieve the purpose of the preceding sentence. (b) The Shareholder shall be bound by and subject to (i) Section 6.4(a) and (b) (Confidentiality; Public Announcements) of the Merger Agreement to the same extent as such provisions apply to the parties to the Merger Agreement, as if the Shareholder is directly party thereto; provided that, the foregoing shall bind and subject the Shareholder only to the confidentiality and non-use obligations of the Confidentiality Agreement (as defined in the Merger Agreement), and shall not bind nor subject the Shareholder to any other provisions thereof; provided further that, notwithstanding Section 6.4(b) of the Merger Agreement, the Shareholder shall be permitted to make a public announcement to the extent that such announcement is required by applicable stock exchange rule, (ii) the first sentence of Section 6.10(a) (No Solicitation) of the Merger Agreement and (iii) Section 6.7 (No Claim Against Trust Account) of the Merger Agreement to the same extent as such provisions apply to the Company, in each case, mutatis mutandis, as if the Shareholder is directly party thereto. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (x) the Shareholder shall not be responsible for the actions of the Company or the board of directors of the Company (or any committee thereof) or any officers, directors (in their capacity as such), employees and professional advisors of any of the foregoing (the “Company Related Parties”), including with respect to any of the matters contemplated by this Section 2(b) (y) the Shareholder is not making any representations or warranties with respect to the actions of any of the Company Related Parties, and (z) any breach by the Company of its obligations under the Merger Agreement shall not be considered a breach of this Section 2(b) (it being understood for the avoidance of doubt that the Shareholder shall remain responsible for any breach by it of this Section 2(b)). (c) The Shareholder acknowledges and agrees that Parent and the other Parent Parties are entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance upon the Shareholder entering into this Agreement and agreeing to be bound by, and perform, or otherwise comply with, as applicable, the agreements, covenants and obligations contained in this Agreement and but for the Shareholder entering into this Agreement and agreeing to be bound by, and perform, or otherwise comply with, as applicable, the agreements, covenants and obligations contained in this Agreement, Parent and Merger Sub would not have entered into or agreed to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. (d) The Shareholder hereby waives any rights of appraisal, including under Section 262 of the DGCL, or any other rights to dissent from the Merger that the Shareholder may have under applicable Legal Requirements. (e) At or prior to the Closing, the Shareholder shall duly execute and deliver to the Company and Parent the Eighth Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement of the Company, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Company, the Shareholder and the other parties thereto substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Covenants and Agreements as Independent Agreements Each of the covenants and agreements that is set forth in this Agreement shall be construed as a covenant and agreement independent of any other provision of this Agreement. The existence of any claim or cause of action of the Participant against the Company, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Company of the covenants and agreements that are set forth in this Agreement.
Borrower’s Covenants 3.1 As and when he becomes, and for so long as he remains a shareholder of Borrower Company, Borrower covenants irrevocably that during the term of this Agreement, Borrower shall cause Borrower Company: 3.1.1 to strictly abide by the provisions of the Exclusive Option Agreement and the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement (“Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement”) to which the Borrower Company is a party, and to refrain from any action/omission that may affect the effectiveness and enforceability of the Exclusive Option Agreement and Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement. 3.1.2 at the request of Lender (or a party designated by Lender), to execute contracts/agreements on business cooperation with Lender (or a party designated by Lender), and to strictly abide by such contracts/agreements; 3.1.3 to provide Lender with all of the information on Borrower Company’s business operations and financial condition at Lender’s request; 3.1.4 to immediately notify Lender of the occurrence or possible occurrence of any litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings relating to Borrower Company’s assets, business or income; 3.1.5 at the request of Lender, to appoint any persons designated by Lender as directors of Borrower Company; 3.2 Borrower covenants that during the term of this Agreement, he shall: 3.2.1 endeavor to keep Borrower Company to engage in its principle businesses; 3.2.2 abide by the provisions of this Agreement, the Power of Attorney, the Equity Interest Pledge Agreement (“Equity Interest Pledge Agreement”) and the Exclusive Option Agreement to which the Borrower is a party, perform his obligations under this Agreement, the Power of Attorney, the Equity Interest Pledge Agreement and the Exclusive Option Agreement, and refrain from any action/omission that may affect the effectiveness and enforceability of this Agreement, the Power of Attorney, the Equity Interest Pledge Agreement and the Exclusive Option Agreement; 3.2.3 not sell, transfer, mortgage or dispose of in any other manner the legal or beneficial interest in Borrower Equity Interest, or allow the encumbrance thereon of any security interest or the encumbrance, except in accordance with the Equity Interest Pledge Agreement; 3.2.4 cause any shareholders’ meeting and/or the board of directors of Borrower Company not to approve the sale, transfer, mortgage or disposition in any other manner of any legal or beneficial interest in Borrower Equity Interest, or allow the encumbrance thereon of any security interest, except to Lender or Lender’s designated person; 3.2.5 cause any shareholders’ meeting and/or the board of directors of the Borrower Company not to approve the merger or consolidation of Borrower Company with any person, or its acquisition of or investment in any person, without the prior written consent of Lender; 3.2.6 immediately notify Lender of the occurrence or possible occurrence of any litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings relating to Borrower Equity Interest; 3.2.7 to the extent necessary to maintain his ownership of the Borrower Equity Interest, execute all necessary or appropriate documents, take all necessary or appropriate actions and file all necessary or appropriate complaints or raise necessary and appropriate defense against all claims; 3.2.8 without the prior written consent of Lender, refrain from any action /omission that may have a material impact on the assets, business and liabilities of Borrower Company; 3.2.9 appoint any designee of Lender as director of Borrower Company, at the request of Lender; 3.2.10 to the extent permitted by the laws of China, at the request of Lender at any time, promptly and unconditionally transfer all of Borrower Equity Interest to Lender or Lender’s designated representative(s) at any time, and cause the other shareholders of Borrower Company to waive their right of first refusal with respect to the share transfer described in this Section; 3.2.11 to the extent permitted by the laws of China, at the request of Lender at any time, cause the other shareholders of Borrower Company to promptly and unconditionally transfer all of their equity interests to Lender or Lender’s designated representative(s) at any time, and Borrower hereby waives his right of first refusal (if any) with respect to the share transfer described in this Section; 3.2.12 in the event that Lender purchases Borrower Equity Interest from Borrower in accordance with the provisions of the Exclusive Option Agreement, use such purchase price obtained thereby to repay the Loan to Lender; and 3.2.13 without the prior written consent of Lender, not to cause Borrower Company to supplement, change, or amend its articles of association in any manner, increase or decreases its registered capital or change its share capital structure in any manner.
Certain Covenants and Agreements The Company hereby covenants and agrees that: (a) without the prior written consent of the Trustee, it shall not vote or consent or take any other action to: (i) amend or terminate any partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement, certificate of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational documents of any Issuer in any way that changes the rights of the Company with respect to any Pledged Equity Interests or adversely affects the validity, perfection or priority of the Trustee's security interest therein, (ii) permit any issuer of any Pledged Equity Interest to issue to any Person other than the Company any additional stock, partnership interests, limited liability company interests or other equity interests of any nature or to issue securities convertible into or granting the right of purchase or exchange for any stock or other equity interest of any nature of such Issuer, (iii) other than as permitted under the Indenture or this Agreement, permit any Issuer to dispose of all or a material portion of its assets, (iv) waive any default under or breach of any terms, in each case which would adversely affect the validity, perfection or priority of the Trustee's security interest hereunder, of any organizational document relating to the issuer of any Pledged Equity Interest or (v) cause any Issuer of any Pledged Partnership Interests or Pledged LLC Interests which are not securities (for purposes of the Uniform Commercial Code) on the date hereof to elect or otherwise take any action to cause such Pledged Partnership Interests or Pledged LLC Interests to be treated as securities for purposes of the Uniform Commercial Code; (b) without the prior written consent of the Trustee, it shall not permit any Issuer to merge or consolidate unless all the outstanding capital stock or other equity interests of the surviving or resulting corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity is, upon such merger or consolidation, pledged hereunder and no cash, securities or other property is distributed in respect of the outstanding equity interests of any other constituent Person; (c) in the event that it acquires rights in any Pledged Equity Interests after the date hereof, it shall deliver to the Trustee a completed Pledge Supplement with respect to such Pledged Equity Interests; notwithstanding the foregoing, except in the case of a transaction contemplated by Section 4(k) hereof, the security interest of the Trustee shall attach to all Pledged Equity Interests immediately upon the Company's acquisition of rights therein and shall not be affected by the failure of the Company to deliver any such supplement; (d) except as provided in the next sentence, in the event that the Company receives any dividends, interest or distributions on any Pledged Equity Interests, or any securities or other property upon the merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution of any Issuer, then (a) such dividends, interest or distributions and securities or other property shall be included in the definition of Collateral without, except in the case of a transaction contemplated by Section 4(k) hereof, further action and (b) the Company shall immediately take all steps, if any, necessary or advisable to ensure the validity, perfection, priority and, if applicable, control of the Trustee over the same, and pending any such action the Company shall be deemed to hold such dividends, interest, distributions, securities or other property in trust for the benefit of the Trustee and shall segregate the same from all other property of the Company; notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Company shall have the right to retain and utilize in its business all ordinary cash dividends and distributions paid in the normal course of the business of the applicable Issuer; (e) it shall comply with all of its obligations under any partnership agreement or limited liability company agreement relating to Pledged Partnership Interests or Pledged LLC Interests and shall enforce all of its material rights with respect to any such Interests; (f) it will defend the Pledged Equity Interests against the claims and demands of all Persons, other than holders of Permitted Liens herein; (g) without the prior written consent of the Trustee, it shall not withdraw as a partner or member of any Issuer if such withdrawal would materially and adversely affect the value of the Collateral; (h) it shall cause each Issuer to consent to the grant by the Company to the Trustee of a security interest in the Pledged Equity Interests issued by such Issuer and, without limiting the foregoing, to consent to the transfer of any such Pledged Partnership Interest or Pledged LLC Interest to the Trustee or its nominee following the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default and to the substitution of the Trustee or its nominee as a partner in any partnership or as a member in any limited liability company with all the rights and powers related thereto; (i) so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing: (i) except as otherwise provided in subsection (a) or (b) of this Section 4 or Section 8.01(a) hereof, the Company shall be entitled to exercise or refrain from exercising any and all voting and other consensual rights pertaining to the Pledged Equity Interests or any part thereof for any purpose not violating the terms of this Agreement or the Indenture; provided that the Company shall exercise or refrain from exercising any such right if the Trustee (which may act in its reasonable judgment or at the direction of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes) shall have notified the Company that such action would have a material adverse effect on the value of the Pledged Equity Interests or any part thereof; and provided further that the Company shall give the Trustee at least five (5) Business Days' prior written notice of the manner in which it intends to exercise, or the reasons for refraining from exercising, any such right; it being understood, however, that neither the voting by the Company of any Pledged Stock for, or the Company's consent to, the election of directors (or similar governing body) at a regularly scheduled annual or other meeting of stockholders or with respect to incidental matters at any such meeting, nor the Company's consent to or approval of any action otherwise permitted under this Agreement or the Indenture, shall be deemed to violate the terms of this Agreement within the meaning of this Section 4(i), and no notice of any such voting or consent need be given to the Trustee; and (ii) the Trustee shall promptly execute and deliver (or cause to be executed and delivered) to the Company all proxies, and other instruments as the Company may from time to time reasonably request for the purpose of enabling the Company to exercise voting and other consensual rights when and to the extent to which it is entitled to exercise such rights pursuant to clause (i) above; (j) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default: (i) all rights of the Company to exercise or refrain from exercising the voting and other consensual rights which it would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant hereto shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Trustee, which shall thereupon during any such period have the sole right to exercise such voting and other consensual rights; and (ii) in order to permit the Trustee to exercise the voting and other consensual rights which it may be entitled to exercise pursuant hereto, the Company shall promptly execute and deliver (or cause to be executed and delivered) to the Trustee all proxies, orders and other instruments as the Trustee may from time to time reasonably request for any such purpose; and (k) if the Company shall acquire Pledged Equity Interests referred to in clause (ii) of the definition of the term "Issuers" contained in Section 1 hereof, it shall, if it does not own directly all of the issued and outstanding Voting Stock of the Issuer of such Pledged Equity Interests, cause the Subsidiaries of the Company that own, directly or indirectly, such Voting Stock to become parties to this Agreement or a supplement hereto and to execute such other documents and instruments, and take such action, as shall be necessary to effect the pledge of and security interest in such Pledged Equity Interests provided for in this Agreement; and this Agreement, as so supplemented, may provide for changes hereto necessary if any such Pledged Equity Interests represent less than all of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Issuer.