Proxy Statement; Special Meeting Clause Samples
The "Proxy Statement; Special Meeting" clause outlines the procedures and requirements for preparing and distributing a proxy statement in connection with a special meeting of shareholders. Typically, this clause specifies which party is responsible for drafting the proxy materials, obtaining necessary approvals, and ensuring compliance with applicable securities laws. For example, it may require the company to provide shareholders with detailed information about the matters to be voted on at the special meeting, such as a proposed merger or significant corporate action. The core function of this clause is to ensure transparency and proper communication with shareholders, facilitating informed decision-making and compliance with legal obligations during significant corporate events.
Proxy Statement; Special Meeting. (a) As soon as is reasonably practicable after execution of this Agreement, Parent shall prepare and file with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (hereinafter referred to as the “Exchange Act”), and with all other applicable regulatory bodies, proxy materials for the purpose of soliciting proxies from (A) holders of Parent Common Stock to vote, at a meeting of the holders of Parent Common Stock to be called for such purpose (the “Stockholder Special Meeting”), in favor of, among other things, (i) the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Company Common Stock Purchase including without limitation approval of the issuance of the Asiana Shares and the repurchase of the Sponsor Shares (as hereinafter defined) at USD 0.0 per share and the cancellation of such shares on a date not later than the Closing Date, (ii) the change of the name of Parent to a name selected by the Company, (iii) the election of directors of Parent, whose election shall be effective as of the Closing Date subject to terms and conditions set forth herein, (vi) other changes to Parent’s certificate of incorporation agreed by the parties hereto, including (1) changing corporate existence to perpetual; (2) incorporating the classification of directors that would result from the election of directors; (3) removing provisions that will no longer be applicable to Parent after the Company Common Stock Purchase; and (4) making certain other changes in terms, gender and number that are substantively immaterial; and (v) an adjournment proposal to adjourn the Stockholder Special Meeting if, based on the tabulated vote count, Parent is not authorized to proceed with the Company Common Stock Purchase and (B) holders of warrants to purchase Parent Common Stock(“Parent Warrants”) to vote, at a meeting of the holders of Parent Warrants to be called for such purpose (the “Warrantholder Special Meeting” and together with the Stockholder Special Meeting, collectively the “Special Meeting”), in favor of, among other things, (i) to amend the terms of the Warrant Agreement dated December 6, 2007, by and between Parent and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent (the “Warrant Agreement”), covering the Parent Warrants to allow redemption of the Parent Warrants(the “Warrant Redemption”) as promptly as practicable after the Closing Date, and (ii) an adjournment proposal to adjourn the Warrantholder Special Meeting if, based on the tabulated vote count, Parent is not ...
Proxy Statement; Special Meeting. (a) As soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement, Seller shall prepare (with Buyer’s reasonable cooperation) and, no later than ten (10) days or such other later date as mutually agreed upon by Seller and Buyer in writing, file with the SEC a proxy statement in preliminary form relating to the Stockholder Meeting (the “Proxy Statement”). Seller will cause the Proxy Statement to comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC and then mailed to stockholders of Seller as soon as reasonably practicable (and in any event within five (5) Business Days) after the earlier to occur of: (i) if Seller does not receive comments from the SEC with respect to the preliminary Proxy Statement and does not reasonably believe that it will receive comments, the eleventh (11th) calendar day immediately following the date of filing of the preliminary Proxy Statement with the SEC and (ii) if Seller does receive comments from the SEC with respect to the preliminary Proxy Statement, clearance by the SEC with respect to such comments; provided, however, in no event will Seller be required to file the Proxy Statement with the SEC prior to the record date for Company stockholders entitled to vote at the Stockholder Meeting as set forth in the preliminary Proxy Statement (such record date to be determined by Seller, subject to Buyer’s approval (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld)). Buyer shall cooperate with Seller in connection with the preparation of the Proxy Statement, including providing to Seller any and all information regarding Buyer and its Affiliates as may be required to be disclosed therein as promptly as possible after the date hereof. Seller shall notify Buyer promptly of the receipt of any comments from the SEC or its staff and of any request by the SEC or its staff for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement or for additional information and shall provide Buyer with copies of all substantive correspondence between Seller or any of its representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC or its staff, on the other hand and also provide Buyer with copies of any written comments, and advise Buyer of any oral comments, in each case, with respect to the Proxy Statement received from the SEC.
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Proxy Statement; Special Meeting. (a) Except as specifically permitted by Section 7.12(c), the Buyer shall, in accordance with applicable Law and the Buyer’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated by-laws: (i) prepare and file with the SEC, as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement (and in no event later than the later of (x) ten (10) calendar days after the Company delivers to the Buyer the Unaudited Financial Statements and (y) twenty-five (25) calendar days after the date of this Agreement), a preliminary proxy statement relating to the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of Buyer for the Buyer Stockholder Approval and (A) respond promptly to any comments made by the SEC with respect to the preliminary proxy statement and promptly cause a definitive proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) to be mailed to Buyer’s stockholders (provided that the Buyer shall not be required to mail the Proxy Statement until the 2011 Audited Financial Statements have been included in the Proxy Statement) and (B) solicit proxies from its stockholders for the Buyer Stockholder Approval and (ii) cause a special meeting of its stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) to be duly called, noticed and held as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement (and in no event later than forty five (45) calendar days after mailing of the Proxy Statement, subject to adjournments for up to thirty (30) additional days solely to the extent necessary to solicit additional proxies if the Buyer Stockholder Approval is not obtained as of the initial Special Meeting date) for the purpose of obtaining the Buyer Stockholder Approval. Except as specifically permitted by Section 7.12(c), the Proxy Statement shall include the recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Buyer that stockholders vote in favor of the issuance of the Buyer Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement. The Company shall furnish to the Buyer all information concerning the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as the Buyer may reasonably request in connection with the preparation of the Proxy Statement, including, without limitation, selected financial data and management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations as required pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Prior to filing the Proxy Statement or mailing the Proxy Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, the Buyer shall p...
Proxy Statement; Special Meeting. (a) As soon as is reasonably practicable after receipt by Parent from the Company of all financial and other information relating to the Company as Parent may reasonably request for its preparation, Parent shall prepare and file with the SEC under the Exchange Act, and with all other applicable regulatory bodies, proxy materials for the purpose of soliciting proxies from holders of Parent Common Stock to vote in favor of,: (i) the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Merger ("Parent Stockholder Approval"); (ii) the change of the name of Parent to a name selected by the Company (the "Name Change Amendment"); (iii) an increase in the number of authorized shares of Parent Common Stock to 100,000,000 (the "Capitalization Amendment"); (iv) an amendment to remove the preamble and Sections A through D, inclusive, of Article Sixth from Parent's Certificate of Incorporation from and after the Closing and to redesignate section E of Article Sixth as Article Sixth; and (v) the adoption of a Performance Equity Plan in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F (the "Parent Plan"), at a meeting of holders of Parent Common Stock to be called and held for such purpose (the "Special Meeting"). The Parent Plan shall provide that an aggregate of 2,400,000 shares of Parent Common Stock shall be reserved for issuance pursuant to the Parent Plan. Such proxy materials shall be in the form of a proxy statement to be used for the purpose of soliciting such proxies from holders of Parent Common Stock (the "Proxy Statement"). The Company shall furnish to Parent all information concerning the Company as Parent may reasonably request in connection with the preparation of the Proxy Statement. The Company and its counsel shall be given an opportunity to review and comment on the Proxy Statement prior to its filing with the SEC. Parent, with the assistance of the Company, shall promptly respond to any SEC comments on the Proxy Statement and shall otherwise use reasonable best efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be approved for issuance by the SEC as promptly as practicable. Parent shall also take any and all such actions to satisfy the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. Prior to the Closing Date, Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Merger to be registered or qualified under all applicable Blue Sky Laws of each of the states and territories of the United States in which it ...
Proxy Statement; Special Meeting. (a) Seller shall, in accordance with Delaware law and Seller’s charter and bylaws, establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a meeting of its stockholders (the “Stockholder Meeting”) as promptly as practicable after the date hereof, for the purpose of obtaining the Stockholder Approval. Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to solicit from its stockholders proxies for the purposes of obtaining the Stockholder Approval and to secure such Stockholder Approval in accordance with Delaware law and Seller’s charter and bylaws.
(b) As promptly as practicable after the date hereof (and in any event within twenty-three (23) calendar days), Seller shall prepare and file with the SEC a preliminary Proxy Statement with the SEC to be used in connection with the solicitation of proxies at the Stockholder Meeting. Seller and Buyer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to respond to any comments of the SEC and its staff and Seller shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to file a definitive Proxy Statement as soon as practicable following resolution of any SEC comments and mail to its stockholders the Proxy Statement and all other proxy materials for such Stockholder Meeting. If necessary in order to comply with applicable securities laws, after the Proxy Statement shall have been so mailed, promptly circulate amended, supplemental or supplemented proxy material, and, if required in connection therewith, resolicit proxies. Subject to Section 4.9, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the board of directors of Seller (the “Board of Directors”) shall recommend that the stockholders of Seller vote in favor of approval of the sale of the Acquired Assets pursuant to this Agreement and the transaction contemplated hereby (“Board Recommendation”) and shall include such recommendation in the Proxy Statement; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fail to make, or withdraw, modify or change such recommendation, and shall not be required to include such recommendation in the Proxy Statement, if it shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with its outside counsel, that such action is necessary in order for the Board of Directors to act in a manner consistent with its fiduciary duties under Delaware law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, unless this Agreement is otherwise terminated in accordance with its terms, the approval of the sale of the Acquired Assets pursuant to this Agreement...
Proxy Statement; Special Meeting. (a) Reasonably promptly after the Effective Date, the Manager and the REIT shall prepare and the REIT shall file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) a proxy statement on Schedule 14A for a special meeting of shareholders of the REIT (as amended or supplemented, the “Proxy Statement”). The Manager and the REIT shall include in the Proxy Statement a proposal or proposals for or relating to the approval of the Transactions and the Transaction Documents, including the issuance of the OP Units as required under Rule 312.03 of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual, which proposal(s) shall be approved at a meeting by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the votes cast by the shareholders entitled to vote on the matter other than the votes of shares owned of record or beneficially by the Contributor or its Affiliates, or by any other shareholder determined to have a material financial interest in the Transactions (the “REIT Shareholder Approval”). The Manager and the REIT shall cause the Proxy Statement to comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the federal securities Laws (including the SEC’s proxy rules) and of Maryland Law. The Contributor shall furnish all required information concerning itself, the Manager and their Affiliates to the REIT and provide such other assistance as may be reasonably requested in connection with the preparation of the Proxy Statement. Prior to filing the Proxy Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto, the Manager and the REIT shall provide the Contributor with reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such proposed filing solely with respect to the REIT Shareholder Approval and any information relating to the Contributor. If, at any time prior to the Closing Date, any information should be discovered by the REIT, on the one hand, or the Manager or the Contributor, on the other hand, that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other party and, to the extent required by applicable Law, an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptl...
Proxy Statement; Special Meeting. (a) Promptly following the date of this Agreement, the Company shall prepare and file the Proxy Statement. The parties shall cooperate with each other in connection with the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement. Each Investor shall furnish all information as shall reasonably be requested by the Company for the Proxy Statement. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to have the Proxy Statement cleared by the SEC as promptly as practicable after such filing.
(b) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to take all actions necessary or advisable and permitted by applicable law, the Company’s certificate of incorporation and its bylaws to (i) hold the Special Meeting as promptly as practicable for the purpose of voting upon the approval of the issuance of the Shares, (ii) recommend that the stockholders of the Company vote to approve the issuance of the Shares, and (iii) secure the requisite vote or consent of stockholders for the issuance of the Shares and in connection therewith shall solicit proxies and distribute the Proxy Statement to the stockholders of the Company in accordance with applicable securities laws.
Proxy Statement; Special Meeting. Pubco Board Recommendation; Pubco Stockholder Approval 37 Section 7.02 No Solicitation of Transactions 39 Section 7.03 Access to Information 40 Section 7.04 Confidentiality Agreement 41 Section 7.05 Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification 41 Section 7.06 Regulatory and Other Authorizations; Notices and Consents 42 Section 7.07 Tax Matters 42 Section 7.08 Pubco NASDAQ Listings; Public Filings 43 Section 7.09 Section 16 Matters 43 Section 7.10 Public Announcements 43 Section 7.11 Approval by Sole Stockholder of Merger Sub 44 Section 7.12 Further Actions 44 Section 7.13 Takeover Statutes 44 Section 7.14 Notification of Certain Matters 45 Section 7.15 Consulting Fee 45 Section 7.16 Resale Registration 45 Section 7.17 Employee Matters 45 Section 8.01 Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party 47 Section 8.02 Conditions to the Obligations of Pubco 47 Section 8.03 Conditions to the Obligations of the Company and Merger Sub 47
Proxy Statement; Special Meeting. 57 Section 6.10 Directors and Officers of GSCAC and Subsidiaries after Merger 60 Section 6.11 Public Disclosure 60
Proxy Statement; Special Meeting. KiOR shall use its reasonable best efforts, as promptly as practicable following the First Closing, to file a Proxy Statement with the SEC with respect to a meeting of the stockholders seeking the Stockholder Approval, which shall include a recommendation of the Board of Directors that the stockholders approve such matters (unless the Board determines in good faith, after consultation with legal and financial advisors, that its fiduciary duties require it to do otherwise). KiOR shall use commercially reasonable efforts to hold a meeting of its stockholders to vote on such matters no more than 30 Business Days after the mailing of its Proxy Statement to stockholders, as such time may be extended by adjournments to obtain the requisite quorum for such meeting; provided, however, that such meeting of stockholders shall be held no later than six (6) months following the First Closing.