{"id":42839,"date":"2015-09-17T11:25:58","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T16:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-legal\/contracts\/uncategorized\/standstill-agreement-pixelworks-inc.html"},"modified":"2015-09-17T11:25:58","modified_gmt":"2015-09-17T16:25:58","slug":"standstill-agreement-pixelworks-inc","status":"publish","type":"corporate_contracts","link":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/contracts\/operations\/standstill-agreement-pixelworks-inc.html","title":{"rendered":"Standstill Agreement &#8211; Pixelworks Inc."},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\">\n<a name=\"s535C3B70469C199F99FF635BE87AAD0F\"><strong>AGREEMENT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p>This Agreement, dated as of February 8, 2012, is by and among Pixelworks,<br \/>\nInc., an Oregon corporation (the &#8220;<strong>Company<\/strong>&#8220;), and Steven R.<br \/>\nBecker, an individual resident of Texas (&#8220;<strong>Becker<\/strong>&#8220;), Matthew A.<br \/>\nDrapkin, an individual resident of New York (&#8220;<strong>Drapkin<\/strong>&#8220;), BC<br \/>\nAdvisors, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, Becker Drapkin Management,<br \/>\nL.P., a Texas limited partnership, Becker Drapkin Partners (QP), L.P., a Texas<br \/>\nlimited partnership, Becker Drapkin Partners, L.P., a Texas limited partnership,<br \/>\nand BD Partners IV, L.P., a Texas limited partnership (collectively with Becker<br \/>\nand Drapkin, the &#8220;<strong>Shareholder Group<\/strong>&#8220;), and Bradley Shisler, an<br \/>\nindividual resident of Texas (&#8220;<strong>Shisler<\/strong>&#8220;).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>WHEREAS, the Company and the Shareholder Group have determined that the<br \/>\ninterests of the Company and its shareholders would be best served by adding<br \/>\nBecker and Shisler to the Board (as defined below) on the terms and conditions<br \/>\nset forth in this Agreement.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the respective<br \/>\nrepresentations, warranties, covenants, agreements and conditions hereinafter<br \/>\nset forth, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby<br \/>\nagree as follows:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>1.<\/em> <em>Definitions. <\/em>For purposes of this Agreement:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(a) The terms &#8220;<strong>Affiliate<\/strong>&#8221; and &#8220;<strong>Associate<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\nhave the respective meanings set forth in Rule 12b-2 promulgated by the<br \/>\nSecurities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;<strong>SEC<\/strong>&#8220;) under the<br \/>\nSecurities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;<strong>Exchange<br \/>\nAct<\/strong>&#8220;), <em>provided <\/em>that neither &#8220;Affiliate&#8221; nor &#8220;Associate&#8221; shall<br \/>\ninclude (i) any person that is a publicly held concern and is otherwise an<br \/>\nAffiliate or Associate by reason of the fact that a principal of any member of<br \/>\nthe Shareholder Group serves as a member of the board of directors or similar<br \/>\ngoverning body of such concern, (ii) such principal in its capacity as a member<br \/>\nof the board of directors or other similar governing body of such concern or<br \/>\n(iii) any entity which is an Associate solely by reason of clause (a) of the<br \/>\ndefinition of Associate in Rule 12b-2 and is not an Affiliate.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(b) The terms &#8220;<strong>beneficial owner<\/strong>&#8221; and &#8220;<strong>beneficial<br \/>\nownership<\/strong>&#8221; shall have the respective meanings as set forth in Rule<br \/>\n13d-3 promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(c) &#8220;<strong>Board<\/strong>&#8221; means the Board of Directors of the Company.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(d) &#8220;<strong>Common Stock<\/strong>&#8221; means the common stock of the Company,<br \/>\npar value $0.001 per share.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(e) &#8220;<strong>Ownership Interest<\/strong>&#8221; means, with respect to the Common<br \/>\nStock, having beneficial ownership of the Common Stock.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(f) The terms &#8220;<strong>person<\/strong>&#8221; or &#8220;<strong>persons<\/strong>&#8221; shall<br \/>\nmean any individual, corporation (including not-for-profit), general or limited<br \/>\npartnership, limited liability company, joint venture, the media, estate, trust,<br \/>\nassociation, organization or other entity of any kind or nature, including any<br \/>\ngovernmental authority.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(g) &#8220;<strong>Standstill Period<\/strong>&#8221; means the period from the date<br \/>\nhereof until the <u>later<\/u> of (i) thirty (30) days after the date on which<br \/>\nneither Becker nor Shisler (nor, as applicable, any replacement director(s)<br \/>\nappointed pursuant to Section 5 hereof) continue to serve as a member of the<br \/>\nBoard, and (ii) the <u>earlier<\/u> of:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(A) February 8, 2014, and<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<hr>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(B) thirty (30) days after the date on which the Board has accepted the<br \/>\nresignation of both Becker and Shisler (and, as applicable, any replacement<br \/>\ndirector(s) appointed pursuant to Section 5 hereof) as directors pursuant to<br \/>\nSection 6(a)(i) hereof;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>provided<\/em> that the Standstill Period shall end on such date, if any,<br \/>\nas the Company has breached in any material respect any of its representations,<br \/>\nwarranties, commitments or obligations set forth in Sections 2, 4, 5 or 14<br \/>\nhereof and such breach has not been cured within thirty (30) days following<br \/>\nwritten notice of such breach, so long as such breach is curable.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>2.<\/em> <em>Representations and Warranties of the Company. <\/em>The<br \/>\nCompany represents and warrants as follows as of the date hereof:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(a) The Company has the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and<br \/>\ncarry out the terms and provisions of this Agreement and to consummate the<br \/>\ntransactions contemplated hereby.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(b) This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and<br \/>\ndelivered by the Company, constitutes a valid and binding obligation and<br \/>\nagreement of the Company, and is enforceable against the Company in accordance<br \/>\nwith its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by applicable<br \/>\nbankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or<br \/>\nsimilar laws affecting the rights of creditors and subject to general equity<br \/>\nprinciples.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(c) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company<br \/>\ndoes not and will not (i) violate or conflict with any law, rule, regulation,<br \/>\norder, judgment or decree, in each case that is applicable to the Company, or<br \/>\n(ii) result in any material breach or material violation of, or constitute a<br \/>\nmaterial default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both could<br \/>\nbecome a material default) under or pursuant to, or result in the loss of a<br \/>\nmaterial benefit under, or give any right of termination, amendment,<br \/>\nacceleration or cancellation of, (A) any organizational document of the Company<br \/>\nor (B) any agreement, contract, commitment, understanding or arrangement, in<br \/>\neach case to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound and which is<br \/>\nmaterial to the Company&#8217;s business or operations.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>3A.<\/em> <em>Representations and Warranties of the Shareholder<br \/>\nGroup<\/em>. Each member of the Shareholder Group severally, and not jointly,<br \/>\nrepresents and warrants with respect to himself or itself as follows as of the<br \/>\ndate hereof:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(a) Such member has the power and authority to execute, deliver and carry out<br \/>\nthe terms and provisions of this Agreement and to consummate the transactions<br \/>\ncontemplated hereby. Such member, if an entity, has the corporate, limited<br \/>\npartnership or limited liability company power and authority, as applicable, to<br \/>\nexecute, deliver and carry out the terms and provisions of this Agreement and to<br \/>\nconsummate the transactions contemplated hereby.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(b) This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed, and<br \/>\ndelivered by such member, constitutes a valid and binding obligation and<br \/>\nagreement of such member, and is enforceable against such member in accordance<br \/>\nwith its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by applicable<br \/>\nbankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or<br \/>\nsimilar laws affecting the rights of creditors and subject to general equity<br \/>\nprinciples.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(c) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such member<br \/>\ndoes not and will not (i) violate or conflict with any law, rule, regulation,<br \/>\norder, judgment or decree applicable to such member, or (ii) result in any<br \/>\nmaterial breach or material violation of, or constitute a material default (or<br \/>\nan event which with notice or lapse of time or both could become a material<br \/>\ndefault) under or pursuant<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">2<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<hr>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>to, or result in the loss of a material benefit under, or give any right of<br \/>\ntermination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, (A) any organizational<br \/>\ndocument, if an entity, or (B) any agreement, contract, commitment,<br \/>\nunderstanding or arrangement, in each case to which such member is a party or by<br \/>\nwhich such member is bound and which is material to such member.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(d) As of the date hereof, such member is the beneficial owner of the number<br \/>\nof shares of Common Stock as set forth on the applicable cover page (including<br \/>\nany cross-referenced information) relating to such member in the report of<br \/>\nbeneficial ownership of Common Stock on Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D filed by<br \/>\nmembers of the Shareholder Group with the SEC on January 9, 2012<br \/>\n(&#8220;<strong>Schedule 13D<\/strong>&#8220;). As of the date hereof, the members of the<br \/>\nShareholder Group and their Affiliates and Associates own in the aggregate<br \/>\n2,686,185 shares of Common Stock. Except for those Affiliates and Associates of<br \/>\nsuch member with respect to whom a cover page is included in the Schedule 13D,<br \/>\nno other Affiliate or Associate of such member beneficially owns any shares of<br \/>\nCommon Stock.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(e) In addition, Becker consents and agrees to serve as a director of the<br \/>\nCompany as of the date hereof in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>3B<\/em> <em>Representations and Warranties of Shisler<\/em>. Shisler<br \/>\nrepresents and warrants with respect to himself as follows as of the date<br \/>\nhereof:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(a) Shisler has the power and authority to execute, deliver and carry out the<br \/>\nterms and provisions of this Agreement and to consummate the transactions<br \/>\ncontemplated hereby.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(b) This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed, and<br \/>\ndelivered by Shisler, constitutes a valid and binding obligation and agreement<br \/>\nof Shisler, and is enforceable against Shisler in accordance with its terms,<br \/>\nexcept as enforcement thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,<br \/>\ninsolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws<br \/>\naffecting the rights of creditors and subject to general equity principles.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(c) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Shisler does<br \/>\nnot and will not (i) violate or conflict with any law, rule, regulation, order,<br \/>\njudgment or decree applicable to Shisler, or (ii) result in any material breach<br \/>\nor material violation of, or constitute a material default (or an event which<br \/>\nwith notice or lapse of time or both could become a material default) under or<br \/>\npursuant to, or result in the loss of a material benefit under, or give any<br \/>\nright of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement,<br \/>\ncontract, commitment, understanding or arrangement to which Shisler is a party<br \/>\nor by which Shisler is bound and which is material to Shisler.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(d) As of immediately prior to the execution of this Agreement, neither<br \/>\nShisler, nor any Affiliate or Associate of Shisler, is the beneficial owner of<br \/>\nany shares of Common Stock. Upon execution of this Agreement, Shisler may be<br \/>\ndeemed to have formed a &#8220;group&#8221; (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the<br \/>\nExchange Act) with the Shareholder Group with respect to the Common Stock.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(e) In addition, Shisler consents and agrees to serve as a director of the<br \/>\nCompany as of the date hereof in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>4.<\/em> <em>Appointment of Directors; Related Matters<\/em>. (a) Provided<br \/>\nthat the Shareholder Group&#8217;s Ownership Interest and Shisler&#8217;s Ownership Interest<br \/>\nis, in the aggregate as of the Appointment Date, at least equal to 5% of the<br \/>\noutstanding Common Stock (based on the latest annual or quarterly report of the<br \/>\nCompany filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act)<br \/>\n(&#8220;<strong>Ownership Test<\/strong>&#8220;) and a Shareholder Group Breach has not<br \/>\noccurred and is continuing, as soon as reasonably practicable,<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">3<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<hr>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>but in any event, no later than at the meeting of the Board scheduled for<br \/>\nFebruary 10, 2012 (the &#8220;<strong>Appointment Date<\/strong>&#8220;), the Board shall:\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(i) appoint Becker to the Board as a Class II director (with a term expiring<br \/>\nat the Annual Meeting to be held in 2012) and adopt a resolution appointing him<br \/>\nto the Compensation Committee of the Board, in each case effective as of the<br \/>\nAppointment Date; and<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(ii) appoint Shisler to the Board as a Class II director (with a term<br \/>\nexpiring at the Annual Meeting to be held in 2012) and adopt a resolution<br \/>\nappointing him to the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of the<br \/>\nBoard, in each case effective as of the Appointment Date; and<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(iii) adopt a resolution in accordance with the Company&#8217;s Articles of<br \/>\nIncorporation and Bylaws increasing the size of the Board to a total of eight<br \/>\n(8) directors in order to accommodate Becker&#8217;s and Shisler&#8217;s appointment as<br \/>\ndirectors of the Company pursuant to Section 4(a)(i) and (ii) hereof, effective<br \/>\nas of the Appointment Date.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(b) Provided that the Ownership Test has been met, a Shareholder Group Breach<br \/>\nhas not occurred and is continuing and Becker and Shisler consent to serve, the<br \/>\nBoard and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee shall nominate<br \/>\nBecker and Shisler for re-election as directors in Class II (with terms expiring<br \/>\nat the Annual Meeting to be held in 2014) when their respective terms expire at<br \/>\nthe Annual Meeting to be held in 2012. In addition, the Company shall recommend<br \/>\nthat the Company&#8217;s shareholders vote, and shall solicit proxies, in favor of the<br \/>\nelection of Becker and Shisler at such Annual Meeting and otherwise support<br \/>\nBecker and Shisler for election in a manner no less rigorous and favorable than<br \/>\nthe manner in which the Company supports its other nominees. In addition, if<br \/>\nelected at such Annual Meeting, Becker and Shisler shall continue to serve on<br \/>\nthe Compensation Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nominating<br \/>\nCommittee, respectively, so long as Becker and Shisler continue to meet all the<br \/>\ncharter, legal and listing requirements for service on such committees.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(c) Provided that a Shareholder Group Breach has not occurred and is<br \/>\ncontinuing, the Company agrees that, during the Standstill Period, the Company<br \/>\nwill not change the Class year of Becker or Shisler as a director unless (i) the<br \/>\nShareholder Group has consented to such change or (ii) such change would extend<br \/>\nthe term of Becker&#8217;s or Shisler&#8217;s, as applicable, term as a director. Provided<br \/>\nthat the Ownership Test has been met and a Shareholder Group Breach has not<br \/>\noccurred and is continuing, the Company agrees that, during the Standstill<br \/>\nPeriod, the Company will not remove Becker from the Compensation Committee or<br \/>\nShisler from the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee without the prior<br \/>\nconsent of the Shareholder Group, as the case may be, so long as Becker and<br \/>\nShisler continue to serve on the Board and meet all the charter, legal and<br \/>\nlisting requirements for service on such committees.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(d) If the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and the Board have<br \/>\nresolved to recommend Becker and\/or Shisler for election to the Board at an<br \/>\nAnnual Meeting, as long as a Shareholder Group Breach has not occurred and is<br \/>\ncontinuing and Becker and\/or Shisler, as applicable, consent to serve, the<br \/>\nCompany shall recommend that the Company&#8217;s shareholders vote, and shall solicit<br \/>\nproxies, in favor of the election of Becker and\/or Shisler, as applicable, at<br \/>\nsuch Annual Meeting and otherwise support Becker and\/or Shisler, as applicable,<br \/>\nfor election in a manner no less rigorous and favorable than the manner in which<br \/>\nthe Company supports its other nominees.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>5.<\/em> <em>Replacement Directors<\/em>. So long as a Shareholder Group<br \/>\nBreach has not occurred and is continuing and the Ownership Test has been met,<br \/>\nif at any time during the Standstill Period, Becker or Shisler is unable or<br \/>\nunwilling to serve as a director of the Company, other than as a result of<br \/>\nBecker&#8217;s or Shisler&#8217;s resignation pursuant to Section 6 or 19 hereof, the<br \/>\nShareholder Group and the Board (excluding Becker and Shisler) shall appoint a<br \/>\nmutually agreeable replacement for Becker or Shisler, as applicable<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">4<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<hr>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(in which case all references in this Agreement to &#8220;Shisler&#8221; shall also refer<br \/>\nto any such replacement, <em>provided<\/em> that references in this Agreement to<br \/>\n&#8220;Shareholder Group&#8221; will not include such person unless they are otherwise<br \/>\nalready a member), within 90 days of Becker or Shisler validly tendering his<br \/>\nresignation from the Board. The mechanism for selection of the replacement shall<br \/>\nbe as follows: the Shareholder Group shall propose at least three candidates for<br \/>\nconsideration by the Board (excluding Becker and Shisler) and the Board<br \/>\n(excluding Becker and Shisler) shall have the option of either (a) selecting one<br \/>\nof such candidates for appointment as the replacement or (b) rejecting all three<br \/>\nand requesting the Shareholder Group to propose another three candidates for<br \/>\nconsideration by the Board (excluding Becker and Shisler), which process shall<br \/>\ncontinue until a replacement is selected by the Board (excluding Becker and<br \/>\nShisler). Prior to any such appointment, a replacement candidate shall complete<br \/>\nthe process set forth in the Company&#8217;s Corporate Governance Policy and shall<br \/>\nexecute and deliver to the Company a counterpart to this Agreement agreeing to<br \/>\nbe bound by the terms hereof, including without limitation Sections 6, 9, 10 and<br \/>\n19.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>6.<\/em> <em>Minimum Ownership<\/em>. (a) Becker and Shisler each hereby<br \/>\nirrevocably tenders his resignation as director effective as of the date that<br \/>\n(i) the Ownership Interest of the Shareholder Group and Shisler, in the<br \/>\naggregate, falls below 5% of the outstanding Common Stock (based on the latest<br \/>\nannual or quarterly report of the Company filed with the SEC pursuant to Section<br \/>\n13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act) or (ii) the Shareholder Group and\/or Shisler<br \/>\nbreaches its obligation under Section 6(b) and such breach has not been cured<br \/>\nwithin five (5) days following written notice of such breach. The Board may<br \/>\naccept either or both such resignations, in its sole discretion, by a majority<br \/>\nvote (excluding Becker and Shisler). For the avoidance of doubt, in the event<br \/>\nBecker or Shisler resign from the Board and a replacement director(s) is<br \/>\nappointed pursuant to Section 5 hereof, this Section 6(a) shall apply to such<br \/>\nreplacement director(s), and the Shareholder Group, Shisler and their respective<br \/>\nAffiliates and Associates shall cause such replacement director(s) to fulfill<br \/>\nsuch obligation.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(b) For purposes of this Agreement, the Ownership Interest of the Shareholder<br \/>\nGroup and Shisler shall be determined based on the latest public filing made by<br \/>\nthe Shareholder Group and\/or Shisler with the SEC with respect to its Ownership<br \/>\nInterest; <em>provided <\/em>that if at any time the Shareholder Group or Shisler<br \/>\nis no longer required to publicly disclose its Ownership Interest through public<br \/>\nfilings made with the SEC, the Shareholder Group or Shisler, as applicable,<br \/>\nshall (i) promptly (and in any event within five (5) days) inform the Company of<br \/>\nany change in its Ownership Interest, (ii) disclose its Ownership Interest to<br \/>\nthe Company on a quarterly basis, and (iii) at the Company&#8217;s request, produce<br \/>\ndocumentary evidence reasonably necessary to verify that its Ownership Interest<br \/>\nreported to the Company is accurate.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>7.<\/em> <em>Voting<\/em>. At all shareholder meetings where the matters<br \/>\ndescribed in this Section 7 will be voted on during the Standstill Period, each<br \/>\nmember of the Shareholder Group and Shisler shall cause all shares of Common<br \/>\nStock owned of record or beneficially owned by it or its respective Affiliates<br \/>\nor Associates to be present for quorum purposes and to be voted in favor of all<br \/>\ndirectors nominated by the Board for election, against any Sale Transaction<br \/>\n(defined below) that is not approved by a majority of the Board,<br \/>\n<em>provided<\/em> that neither members of the Shareholder Group nor Shisler<br \/>\nshall be required to vote in favor of a Sale Transaction that was approved by<br \/>\nthe Board.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>8.<\/em> <em>Standstill<\/em>. Each member of the Shareholder Group and<br \/>\nShisler agrees that, other than as may be required by applicable law, order or<br \/>\nregulation, during the Standstill Period, he or it will not, and he or it will<br \/>\ncause each of such person&#8217;s respective Affiliates, Associates and agents and any<br \/>\nother persons acting on his or its behalf not to:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(a) acquire, offer to acquire or agree to acquire, alone or in concert with<br \/>\nany other person, individual or entity, by purchase, tender offer, exchange<br \/>\noffer, agreement or business combination or any other manner, beneficial<br \/>\nownership of shares of the Common Stock or any other securities of the<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">5<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<hr>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Company or any securities of any Affiliate of the Company (other than (i) the<br \/>\nacquisition of equity-based compensation pursuant to Section 12 hereof and the<br \/>\nexercise of any options or conversion of any convertible securities comprising<br \/>\nsuch equity-based compensation and (ii) the direct acquisition by Shisler of up<br \/>\nto an aggregate of 10,000 shares of Common Stock in addition to the acquisition<br \/>\nor exercise of any equity-based compensation he may receive pursuant to Section<br \/>\n12);<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(b) submit any shareholder proposal (pursuant to Rule 14a-8 promulgated by<br \/>\nthe SEC under the Exchange Act or otherwise) or any notice of nomination or<br \/>\nother business for consideration, or nominate any candidate for election to the<br \/>\nBoard or oppose the directors nominated by the Board, other than as expressly<br \/>\npermitted by this Agreement;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(c) form, join in or in any other way participate in a &#8220;partnership, limited<br \/>\npartnership, syndicate or other group&#8221; within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of<br \/>\nthe Exchange Act with respect to the Common Stock or deposit any shares of<br \/>\nCommon Stock in a voting trust or similar arrangement or subject any shares of<br \/>\nCommon Stock to any voting agreement or pooling arrangement, other than solely<br \/>\nwith other members of the Shareholder Group, Shisler or one or more of their<br \/>\nrespective Affiliates with respect to the Common Stock or to the extent such a<br \/>\ngroup may be deemed to result with the Company or any of its Affiliates as a<br \/>\nresult of this Agreement;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(d) engage in discussions with other shareholders of the Company, solicit<br \/>\nproxies or written consents of shareholders, or otherwise conduct any nonbinding<br \/>\nreferendum with respect to the Common Stock, or make, or in any way encourage,<br \/>\ninfluence or participate in, any &#8220;solicitation&#8221; of any &#8220;proxy&#8221; within the<br \/>\nmeaning of Rule 14a-1 promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act to vote, or<br \/>\nadvise, encourage or influence any person with respect to voting or tendering,<br \/>\nany shares of Common Stock with respect to any matter, including without<br \/>\nlimitation, any Sale Transaction that is not approved by a majority of the<br \/>\nBoard, or become a &#8220;participant&#8221; in any contested &#8220;solicitation&#8221; for the<br \/>\nelection of directors with respect to the Company (as such terms are defined or<br \/>\nused under the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated by the SEC thereunder),<br \/>\nother than a &#8220;solicitation&#8221; or acting as a &#8220;participant&#8221; in support of all of<br \/>\nthe nominees of the Board at any shareholder meeting;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(e) call, seek to call, or to request the calling of, a special meeting of<br \/>\nthe shareholders of the Company, or seek to make, or make, a shareholder<br \/>\nproposal at any meeting of the shareholders of the Company or make a request for<br \/>\na list of the Company&#8217;s shareholders (or otherwise induce, encourage or assist<br \/>\nany other person to initiate or pursue such a proposal or request) or otherwise<br \/>\nacting alone, or in concert with others, seek to control or influence the<br \/>\ngovernance or policies of the Company;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(f) effect or seek to effect (including, without limitation, by entering into<br \/>\nany discussions, negotiations, agreements or understandings with any third<br \/>\nperson), offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect, or cause or<br \/>\nparticipate in, or in any way assist, solicit, encourage or facilitate any other<br \/>\nperson to effect or seek, offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to<br \/>\neffect or cause or participate in (including by tendering or selling into) (i)<br \/>\nany acquisition of any material assets or businesses of the Company or any of<br \/>\nits subsidiaries, (ii) any transfer or acquisition of shares of the Common Stock<br \/>\nor other securities of the Company or any securities of any Affiliate of the<br \/>\nCompany if, after completion of such transfer or acquisition or proposed<br \/>\ntransfer or acquisition, a person or group would beneficially own, or have the<br \/>\nright to acquire beneficial ownership of, more than 4.9% of the outstanding<br \/>\nshares of Common Stock (based on the latest annual or quarterly report of the<br \/>\nCompany filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act);<br \/>\n<em>prov<u>i<\/u>ded<\/em> that open market sales of securities through a broker<br \/>\nby the Shareholder Group or Shisler which are not actually known by the<br \/>\nShareholder Group or Shisler, respectively, to result in any transferee<br \/>\nacquiring beneficial ownership of more than 4.9% of the outstanding shares of<br \/>\nCommon Stock shall not be included in this clause (ii) or constitute a breach of<br \/>\nthis Section 8, (iii) any tender offer or exchange offer, merger, change of<br \/>\ncontrol,<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">6<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<hr>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>acquisition or other business combination involving the Company or any of its<br \/>\nsubsidiaries, or (iv) any recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation,<br \/>\ndissolution or other extraordinary transaction with respect to the Company or<br \/>\nany of its subsidiaries (any of the transactions or events described in (i)<br \/>\nthrough (iv) above are referred to as a &#8220;<strong>Sale Transaction<\/strong>&#8220;),<br \/>\nunless such Sale Transaction is approved by a majority of the Board;<br \/>\n<em>provided<\/em> that this paragraph shall not require members of the<br \/>\nShareholder Group or Shisler to vote in favor of a Sale Transaction that was<br \/>\napproved by the Board;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(g) publicly disclose, or cause or facilitate the public disclosure<br \/>\n(including without limitation the filing of any document or report with the SEC<br \/>\nor any other governmental agency or any disclosure to any journalist, member of<br \/>\nthe media or securities analyst) of, any intent, purpose, plan or proposal to<br \/>\nobtain any waiver, or consent under, or any amendment of, any of the provisions<br \/>\nof Section 7 hereof or this Section 8, or otherwise seek (in any manner that<br \/>\nwould require public disclosure by any of the members of the Shareholder Group,<br \/>\nShisler or their respective Affiliates or Associates) to obtain any waiver,<br \/>\nconsent under, or amendment of, any provision of this Agreement;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(h) publicly disparage any member of the Board or management of the Company,<br \/>\n<em>provided <\/em>that this provision shall not apply to compelled testimony,<br \/>\neither by legal process, subpoena or otherwise, or to communications that are<br \/>\nrequired by an applicable legal obligation and are subject to contractual<br \/>\nprovisions providing for confidential disclosure;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(i) engage in any short sale or any purchase, sale or grant of any option,<br \/>\nwarrant, convertible security, stock appreciation right, or other similar right<br \/>\n(including, without limitation, any put or call option or &#8220;swap&#8221; transaction)<br \/>\nwith respect to any security (other than a broad-based market basket or index)<br \/>\nthat includes, relates to or derives any significant part of its value from a<br \/>\ndecline in the market price or value of the Company&#8217;s securities;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(j) enter into any arrangements, understandings or agreements (whether<br \/>\nwritten or oral) with, or advise, finance, assist or encourage, any other person<br \/>\nthat engages, or offers or proposes to engage, in any of the foregoing; or<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(k) take or cause or induce or assist others to take any action inconsistent<br \/>\nwith any of the foregoing.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that this<br \/>\nAgreement shall not be deemed to prohibit Becker or Shisler from engaging in any<br \/>\nlawful act in his capacity as a director of the Company that is either expressly<br \/>\napproved by the Board or required in order to comply with his fiduciary duties<br \/>\nas a director.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>9.<\/em> <em>Company Policies. <\/em>(a) By the Appointment Date, each of<br \/>\nBecker and Shisler will have reviewed the Company&#8217;s Code of Business Conduct and<br \/>\nEthics, Corporate Governance Guidelines, Whistleblower Policy and all other<br \/>\nCompany policies concerning confidentiality, disclosure, insider trading, window<br \/>\nperiods and material non-public information, and the charters of the<br \/>\nCompensation Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee<br \/>\n(collectively, the &#8220;<strong>Company Policies<\/strong>&#8220;), and each of Becker and<br \/>\nShisler agree to abide by the provisions of the Company Policies, as they may be<br \/>\namended from time to time, during his service as a director of the Company and<br \/>\nfor such period of time thereafter as may be set forth in the Company Policies.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(b) Until the date Company files its next annual or quarterly report pursuant<br \/>\nto Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act following the date on which no member<br \/>\nof the Shareholder Group (nor any replacement director(s) appointed pursuant to<br \/>\nSection 5 hereof who is an Affiliate, Associate or employee of any member of the<br \/>\nShareholder Group) continues to serve as a member of the Board, the Shareholder\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">7<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<hr>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Group will and will cause its Affiliates and Associates and all related<br \/>\npersons to abide by all Company Policies concerning confidentiality, insider<br \/>\ntrading, window periods and material non-public information.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(c) Until the date Company files its next annual or quarterly report pursuant<br \/>\nto Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act following the date on which Shisler<br \/>\nno longer continues to serve as a member of the Board, Shisler will and will<br \/>\ncause his Affiliates and Associates and all related persons to abide by all<br \/>\nCompany Policies concerning confidentiality, insider trading, window periods and<br \/>\nmaterial non-public information.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(d) The members of the Shareholder Group and Shisler acknowledge that they<br \/>\nare aware that United States securities laws prohibit any person who has<br \/>\nmaterial non-public information about a company from purchasing or selling any<br \/>\nsecurities of such company, or from communicating such information to any other<br \/>\nperson under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such<br \/>\nperson is likely to purchase or sell such securities.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>10.<\/em> <em>Confidentiality<\/em>. (a) Becker and Shisler, in their<br \/>\ncapacity as directors, and Drapkin will have access to and be provided with<br \/>\nConfidential Information (as defined below). Each of Becker, Drapkin and Shisler<br \/>\nacknowledges the confidential and proprietary nature of the Confidential<br \/>\nInformation and agrees that until the first anniversary of the date on which<br \/>\nsuch person&#8217;s tenure as director of the Company ends, he will (i) keep the<br \/>\nConfidential Information strictly confidential, (ii) use the Confidential<br \/>\nInformation solely for the purpose of serving as directors, (iii) use the same<br \/>\ndegree of care to protect the Confidential Information from unauthorized use or<br \/>\ndisclosure as he would use to protect his own confidential information of a<br \/>\nsimilar nature, but in no event with less than reasonable care, and (iv) not<br \/>\ndisclose the Confidential Information in any manner whatsoever to any person,<br \/>\nexcept (A) with the specific prior written consent of the Company, (B) to<br \/>\nBecker&#8217;s or Shisler&#8217;s respective legal counsel or accountants who need to know<br \/>\nsuch information to assist Becker or Shisler in their duties as directors<br \/>\n(<em>provided<\/em> such parties agree to keep such Confidential Information<br \/>\nconfidential and Becker, Drapkin and\/or Shisler, as the case may be, shall be<br \/>\nresponsible for any breach of the provisions of Section 10 by any person to whom<br \/>\nhe discloses Confidential Information), or (C) to the extent provided in Section<br \/>\n10(c) below. For the avoidance of doubt, Becker, Drapkin and Shisler may discuss<br \/>\nConfidential Information with one another. The duties and obligations in this<br \/>\nSection 10 shall be in addition to, and shall in no way limit, any duty or<br \/>\nobligation of a director otherwise provided under applicable law.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(b) As used in this Agreement, the term &#8220;<strong>Confidential<br \/>\nInformation<\/strong>&#8221; means and includes all information disclosed, furnished or<br \/>\nmade available (whether before or after the date of this Agreement) by the<br \/>\nCompany or its directors, officers, employees, agents, consultants, advisors or<br \/>\nother representatives, including legal counsel, accountants and financial<br \/>\nadvisors (collectively, &#8220;<strong>Representatives<\/strong>&#8220;) to Becker, Drapkin<br \/>\nor Shisler, including but not limited to business plans, financial reports,<br \/>\nfinancial data, employee data, customer lists, forecasts, strategies, and all<br \/>\nother business information, together with any copies, notes, abstracts,<br \/>\nanalyses, compilations, studies, interpretations, documents or records and other<br \/>\ntangible embodiments that are based on, derived from, refer or relate to or<br \/>\ncontain any of such information, whether made by the Company, Becker, Drapkin or<br \/>\nShisler or any other person. Confidential Information may be that of or concern<br \/>\nthe Company or third parties. &#8220;Confidential Information&#8221; shall not include<br \/>\ninformation that is or was (i) in the public domain or was or becomes generally<br \/>\navailable to the public other than as a result of disclosure by (x) Becker,<br \/>\nDrapkin, Shisler or any person to whom either of them disclose Confidential<br \/>\nInformation or (y) any other person prohibited from transmitting the information<br \/>\nto the public by a contractual, legal, fiduciary or other binding obligation<br \/>\nwith or to the Company, (ii) independently acquired by Becker, Drapkin or<br \/>\nShisler without use of the Confidential Information or violation of any of their<br \/>\nobligations under this Agreement or any other contractual, legal, fiduciary or<br \/>\nother binding obligation of Becker, Drapkin, Shisler or any person to whom any<br \/>\nof them discloses Confidential Information, or (iii) was available, or becomes<br \/>\navailable, to Becker, Drapkin or Shisler on a<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">8<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<hr>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>non-confidential basis other than as a result of its disclosure to Becker,<br \/>\nDrapkin or Shisler by the Company or any Representative of the Company, but only<br \/>\nif the source of such information is not prohibited from transmitting the<br \/>\ninformation to Becker, Drapkin or Shisler by a contractual, legal, fiduciary or<br \/>\nother binding obligation.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(c) In the event either Becker, Drapkin and Shisler is requested or required<br \/>\n(by deposition, interrogatory, request for information or documents in legal<br \/>\nproceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process)<br \/>\npursuant to court order, law, regulation, rule, governmental, judicial,<br \/>\nlegislative, administrative, regulatory or self-regulatory body or legal process<br \/>\n(collectively, &#8220;<strong>Law<\/strong>&#8220;) to disclose any of the Confidential<br \/>\nInformation, he shall, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by Law, provide the<br \/>\nCompany with prompt written notice of any such request or requirement so that<br \/>\nthe Company may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and\/or waive<br \/>\ncompliance with the provisions of this Agreement. If, in the absence of a<br \/>\nprotective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver by the Company,<br \/>\nBecker, Drapkin or Shisler is nonetheless, in the opinion of his legal counsel,<br \/>\nrequired by Law to disclose Confidential Information, Becker, Drapkin or Shisler<br \/>\nmay, without liability hereunder, disclose to such tribunal only that portion of<br \/>\nthe Confidential Information that such counsel advises is required by Law to be<br \/>\ndisclosed, <em>provided<\/em> that Becker, Drapkin and Shisler exercise his<br \/>\nreasonable efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the Confidential<br \/>\nInformation, including without limitation by cooperating with the Company to<br \/>\nobtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance, in each case<br \/>\nat the Company&#8217;s expense, that confidential treatment will be accorded the<br \/>\nConfidential Information. In no event will Becker or Drapkin or any other member<br \/>\nof the Shareholder Group or Shisler oppose (and they will cause their respective<br \/>\nAffiliates and Associates not to oppose) any action by the Company to obtain a<br \/>\nprotective order or other relief to prevent the disclosure of such information<br \/>\nor to obtain reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be afforded<br \/>\nsuch information.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>11.<\/em> <em>Questionnaires<\/em>. By the Appointment Date, each of Becker<br \/>\nand Shisler will have accurately completed the form of questionnaire provided by<br \/>\nthe Company for its use in connection with their appointment to the Board and<br \/>\npreparation of the Company&#8217;s proxy statement and other reports filed with the<br \/>\nSEC.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>12.<\/em> <em>Compensation<\/em>. Each of Becker and Shisler shall be<br \/>\ncompensated for his service as a director and shall be reimbursed for his<br \/>\nexpenses on the same basis as all other non-employee directors of the Company<br \/>\nand shall be eligible to be granted equity-based compensation on the same basis<br \/>\nas all other non-employee directors of the Company.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>13.<\/em> <em>Indemnification and Insurance<\/em>. Each of Becker and<br \/>\nShisler shall be entitled to the same rights of indemnification and directors<br \/>\nand officers&#8217; liability insurance coverage as the other non-employee directors<br \/>\nof the Company as such rights may exist from time to time.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>14.<\/em> <em>Non-Disparagement<\/em>. Provided that a Shareholder Group<br \/>\nBreach has not occurred and is continuing, during the Standstill Period the<br \/>\nCompany shall not publicly disparage any member of the Shareholder Group or any<br \/>\nmember of the management of the Shareholder Group or Shisler, <em>provided<br \/>\n<\/em>that this provision shall not apply to compelled testimony, either by legal<br \/>\nprocess, subpoena or otherwise, or to communications that are required by an<br \/>\napplicable legal obligation or are subject to contractual provisions providing<br \/>\nfor confidential disclosure.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>15.<\/em> <em>SEC Filings<\/em>. The members of the Shareholder Group shall<br \/>\npromptly file an amendment to the Schedule 13D reporting the entry into this<br \/>\nagreement, amending applicable items to conform to their obligations hereunder<br \/>\nand appending or incorporating by reference this Agreement as an exhibit<br \/>\nthereto. Such amendment shall also reflect the withdrawal of the letter dated<br \/>\nJanuary 6, 2012 to the Secretary of the Company requesting certain information<br \/>\n(the &#8220;<strong>Demand Letter<\/strong>&#8220;) as described in Section<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">9<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<hr>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>16 hereof. Such members of the Shareholder Group shall provide the Company<br \/>\nwith a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such amendment in advance<br \/>\nof filing, and shall accept any such reasonable and timely comments of the<br \/>\nCompany.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>16.<\/em> <em>Withdrawal of Demand Letter; Form 8-K<\/em>. The Company<br \/>\nshall provide to Becker and Shisler a reasonable opportunity to review and<br \/>\ncomment on its Form 8-K with respect to the execution and delivery of this<br \/>\nAgreement by the parties hereto in advance of its filing, and shall consider in<br \/>\ngood faith the reasonable and timely comments of Becker and Shisler. The<br \/>\nShareholder Group hereby withdraws the Demand Letter, effective upon the<br \/>\nAppointment Date. No member of the Shareholder Group nor Shisler shall make (and<br \/>\nthey will cause their respective Affiliates and Associates not to make) any<br \/>\npublic statements with respect to the matters covered by this Agreement<br \/>\n(including in any filing with the SEC, any other regulatory or governmental<br \/>\nagency, or any stock exchange, or in any materials that would reasonably be<br \/>\nexpected to be filed with the SEC, including pursuant to Exchange Act Rules<br \/>\n14a-6 or 14a-12) that are inconsistent with, or otherwise contrary to, this<br \/>\nAgreement or the statements in any above described press release or Form 8-K<br \/>\nfiling.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>17.<\/em> <em>Expenses<\/em>. All costs and expenses incurred in connection<br \/>\nwith this Agreement and all matters related hereto will be paid by the party<br \/>\nincurring such cost or expense.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>18.<\/em> <em>Specific Performance<\/em>. Each party hereto acknowledges<br \/>\nand agrees, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, that irreparable harm would<br \/>\noccur in the event any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in<br \/>\naccordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is<br \/>\naccordingly agreed that the parties will be entitled to specific relief<br \/>\nhereunder, including, without limitation, an injunction or injunctions to<br \/>\nprevent and enjoin breaches of the provisions of this Agreement and to enforce<br \/>\nspecifically the terms and provisions hereof in any state or federal court<br \/>\nlocated in the County of Santa Clara, State of California, in addition to any<br \/>\nother remedy to which they may be entitled at law or in equity. Any requirements<br \/>\nfor the securing or posting of any bond with such remedy are hereby waived.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>19.<\/em> <em>Resignation of Directors<\/em>. Becker and Shisler each<br \/>\nhereby irrevocably tenders his resignation as director effective as of the date,<br \/>\nif any, that any member of the Shareholder Group or Shisler breaches in any<br \/>\nmaterial respect any of their representations, warranties, commitments or<br \/>\nobligations set forth in Sections 3A, 3B, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 16 hereof (which,<br \/>\nfor the avoidance of doubt, shall include the failure of any member of the<br \/>\nShareholder Group or Shisler to cause its respective Affiliates and Associates<br \/>\nto comply with and perform such representations, warranties, commitments or<br \/>\nobligations as if they were a party hereto and bound thereby), and such breach<br \/>\nhas not been cured within five (5) business days, with respect to breaches of<br \/>\nSections 7, 8, 9 and 10, or thirty (30) days, with respect to breaches of other<br \/>\nsections, following written notice of such breach so long as such breach is<br \/>\ncurable (any of the above or a breach of Section 6(b), a &#8220;<strong>Shareholder<br \/>\nGroup Breach<\/strong>&#8220;). The Board may accept either or both such resignations,<br \/>\nin its sole discretion, by a majority vote (excluding Becker and Shisler). For<br \/>\nthe avoidance of doubt, in the event Becker or Shisler resign from the Board,<br \/>\nand a replacement director(s) is appointed pursuant to Section 5 hereof, this<br \/>\nSection 19 shall apply to such replacement director(s), and the Shareholder<br \/>\nGroup, Shisler and their respective Affiliates and Associates shall cause such<br \/>\nreplacement director(s) to fulfill such obligation. A Shareholder Group Breach<br \/>\nshall be considered to be &#8220;continuing&#8221; if it is not curable or, if curable, is<br \/>\nnot cured within the applicable time frame set forth in this Section 19.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>20.<\/em> <em>Jurisdiction<\/em>. Each party hereto agrees, on behalf of<br \/>\nitself and its Affiliates, that any actions, suits or proceedings arising out of<br \/>\nor relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby will be<br \/>\nbrought solely and exclusively in any state or federal court located in the<br \/>\nCounty of Santa Clara, State of California (and the parties agree on behalf of<br \/>\nthemselves and their respective Affiliates not to commence any action, suit or<br \/>\nproceeding relating thereto except in such courts), and further agrees that<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">10<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<hr>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>service of any process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail<br \/>\nto the respective addresses set forth in Section 24 hereof will be effective<br \/>\nservice of process for any such action, suit or proceeding brought against any<br \/>\nparty in any such court. Each party, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates,<br \/>\nagrees and consents to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts<br \/>\nlocated in the County of Santa Clara, State of California, and irrevocably and<br \/>\nunconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit<br \/>\nor proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated<br \/>\nhereby, in the state or federal courts located in the County of Santa Clara,<br \/>\nState of California, and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives<br \/>\nand agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or<br \/>\nproceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an improper or<br \/>\ninconvenient forum.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>21.<\/em> <em>Applicable Law<\/em>. This Agreement shall be governed in all<br \/>\nrespects, including validity, interpretation and effect, by the laws of the<br \/>\nState of Oregon applicable to contracts executed and to be performed wholly<br \/>\nwithin such state, without giving effect to the choice of law principles of such<br \/>\nstate.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>22.<\/em> <em>Counterparts; Facsimile or Electronic Signatures<\/em>. This<br \/>\nAgreement may be executed in two or more counterparts which together shall<br \/>\nconstitute a single agreement. Facsimile or electronic (i.e., PDF) signatures<br \/>\nshall be as effective as original signatures.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>23.<\/em> <em>Entire Agreement; Amendment and Waiver; Successors and<br \/>\nAssigns<\/em>. This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties<br \/>\nhereto with respect to, and supersedes all prior agreements relating to, its<br \/>\nsubject matter. There are no restrictions, agreements, promises,<br \/>\nrepresentations, warranties, covenants or undertakings between the parties other<br \/>\nthan those expressly set forth herein. This Agreement may be amended only by a<br \/>\nwritten instrument duly executed by the parties hereto or their respective<br \/>\nsuccessors or assigns. No failure on the part of any party to exercise, and no<br \/>\ndelay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a<br \/>\nwaiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of such right, power or<br \/>\nremedy by such party preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the<br \/>\nexercise of any other right, power or remedy. All remedies hereunder are<br \/>\ncumulative and are not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law. The<br \/>\nterms and conditions of this Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the<br \/>\nbenefit of, and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective<br \/>\nsuccessors, heirs, executors, legal representatives, and assigns.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>24.<\/em> <em>Notices<\/em>. All notices, consents, requests, instructions,<br \/>\napprovals and other communications provided for herein and all legal process in<br \/>\nregard hereto shall be in writing and shall be deemed validly given, made or<br \/>\nserved, (a) if given by telecopy, when such telecopy is transmitted to the<br \/>\ntelecopy number set forth below, or to such other telecopy number as is provided<br \/>\nby a party to this Agreement to the other parties pursuant to notice given in<br \/>\naccordance with the provisions of this Section 24, and the appropriate<br \/>\nconfirmation is received, or (b) if given by any other means, when actually<br \/>\nreceived during normal business hours at the address specified in this Section<br \/>\n24, or at such other address as is provided by a party to this Agreement to the<br \/>\nother parties pursuant to notice given in accordance with the provisions of this<br \/>\nSection 24:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>if to the Company:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Pixelworks, Inc.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>224 Airport Parkway, Suite 400<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>San Jose, California 95110<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Facsimile: (408) 200-9299<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Attention: Corporate Secretary<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">11<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<hr>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>with a copy to:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Gibson, Dunn &amp; Crutcher LLP<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>555 Mission Street, Suite 3000<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>San Francisco, California 94105<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Facsimile: (415) 374-8459<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Attention: Michael L. Reed<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>if to the Shareholder Group or any member thereof:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Becker Drapkin Management, L.P.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>300 Crescent Court<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Suite 1111<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Dallas, Texas 75201<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Facsimile: (214) 756 6037<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Attention: Steven R. Becker<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Attention: Matthew A. Drapkin<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>with a copy to:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Boies, Schiller &amp; Flexner LLP<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>575 Lexington Avenue, 7th Floor<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>New York, New York 10022<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Facsimile: (212) 446-2350<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Attention: Richard J. Birns, Esq.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>if to Shisler:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>2100 McKinney Ave<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Suite 1770<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Dallas, TX 75201<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Attention: Bradley Shisler<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>25.<\/em> <em>No Third-Party Beneficiaries<\/em>. Nothing in this Agreement<br \/>\nis intended to confer on any person other than the parties hereto or their<br \/>\nrespective successors and assigns, and their respective Affiliates to the extent<br \/>\nprovided herein, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by<br \/>\nreason of this Agreement.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><em>[Signature page follows]<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">12<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<hr>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by<br \/>\nthe duly authorized signatories of the parties as of the date first written<br \/>\nabove.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 54.68%; border-collapse: collapse;\" width=\"54%\" cellpadding=\"0\" class=\" \" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p>COMPANY:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p>PIXELWORKS, INC.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p>By: \/s\/ Steven L. 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