definiens: or knowingly encourage any other entity or person to solicit ( assuch terms are defined in Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act ) with respect to anymatter subject to a vote of the stockholders the Company or its nominees for directors, including, but not limited to, any tender offer for Company Securities or any AcquisitionTransaction;(C ) except with respect to proxies executed in connection with shareholders’meetings of the Company, deposit any Company Securities in any voting trust or subjectthem to any voting agreement or other agreement of similar effect;11 ( D ) join or form any partnership, limited partnership, syndicate, or other group withinthe meaning of Section 13(d)(3 ) of the Exchange Act or advise or knowingly assist orencourage any third party for the purpose of taking any action prohibited by this Section 6(a);(E ) make, effect, cause, initiate or participate in any Acquisition Transaction ( asdefined below ) with respect to the Company ; or(F ) make any public proposals to the Company or any of its Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, successors or security holders concerning, orannouncing any intention to effect or participate in any Acquisition Transaction relating to theCompany or any Affiliate or successor of the Company or take any action that would requirethe Company to make a public announcement regarding the possibility of an AcquisitionTransaction with Purchaser or any of its Affiliates