Change in Control Provisions Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Terms and Conditions, the following provisions shall apply to all Stock Units granted under the attached Award Agreement.
Vesting Provisions Subject to the provisions of paragraph 3 below, the option shall vest 33⅓% on each of July 31, 2020, July 31, 2021 and July 31, 2022, except as follows:
Forfeiture Provisions The performance security shall contain forfeiture provisions for failure, after proper notice, to complete work within the time specified, or to initiate or maintain any actions which may be required of the applicant or owner in accordance with this ordinance, approvals issued pursuant to this ordinance, or an operation and maintenance agreement established pursuant to this ordinance.
Lock-Up Provisions (a) The Subject Party hereby agrees not to, during the period commencing from the Closing and ending on the earliest of (x) six (6) months after the date of the Closing and (y) the date after the Closing on which the Purchaser consummates a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange, reorganization, or other similar transaction with an unaffiliated third party that results in all of the Purchaser’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of the Purchaser Common Stock for cash, securities, or other property (the “Lock-Up Period”): (i) lend, offer, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, donate, assign, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Securities, (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Restricted Securities, or (iii) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, whether any such transaction described in clauses (i), (ii), or (iii) above is to be settled by delivery of Restricted Securities or other securities, in cash or otherwise (any of the foregoing described in clauses (i), (ii), or (iii), a “Prohibited Transfer”).
(b) The foregoing shall not apply to the transfer of any or all of the Restricted Securities (I) to any Permitted Transferee or (II) pursuant to a court order or settlement agreement related to the distribution of assets in connection with the dissolution of marriage or civil union; provided, however, that in either of cases (I) or (II), it shall be a condition to such transfer that such transfer complies with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and other applicable law, and that the transferee executes and delivers to the Purchaser an agreement stating that the transferee is receiving and holding the Restricted Securities subject to the provisions of this Agreement applicable to the Subject Party, and there shall be no further transfer of such Restricted Securities except in accordance with this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the term “Permitted Transferee” shall mean: (1) the members of the Subject Party’s immediate family (for purposes of this Agreement, “immediate family” shall mean with respect to any natural person, any of the following: such person’s spouse or domestic partner, the siblings of such person and his or her spouse or domestic partner, and the direct descendants and ascendants (including adopted and step children and parents) of such person and his or her spouses or domestic partners and siblings), (2) any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of the Subject Party or the immediate family of the Subject Party, (3) if the Subject Party is a trust, to the trustor or beneficiary of such trust or to the estate of a beneficiary of such trust, (4) in the case of an entity, officers, directors, general partners, limited partners, members, or stockholders of such entity that receive such transfer as a distribution, or related investment funds or vehicles controlled or managed by such persons or their respective affiliates, (5) to any affiliate of the Subject Party, and (6) any transferee whereby there is no change in beneficial ownership. The Subject Party further agrees to execute such agreements as may be reasonably requested by the Purchaser that are consistent with the foregoing or that are necessary to give further effect thereto.
Anti-takeover Provisions and Rights Plan The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors”) has taken all necessary action to ensure that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will be exempt from any anti-takeover or similar provisions of the Company’s Charter and bylaws, and any other provisions of any applicable “moratorium”, “control share”, “fair price”, “interested stockholder” or other anti-takeover laws and regulations of any jurisdiction.
Protective Provisions In addition to any other vote or consent required herein or by law, unless the directors designated by the holders of the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock originally issued under the Purchase Agreement (as defined herein) control the Board of Directors of the Corporation with respect to all actions, for so long as any shares of the Series A Preferred Stock originally issued under the Purchase Agreement remain outstanding (subject to equitable adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends and the like with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock), except where the vote or written consent of the holders of a greater number of shares of the Corporation is required by law or by the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, and in addition to any other vote required by law or by the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, the Corporation shall not, and the Corporation shall cause its subsidiaries not to, as applicable, without the prior vote or written consent of the holders of at least 75% of the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock originally issued under the Purchase Agreement then outstanding:
(a) amend the articles or bylaws in any manner that would alter or change any of the rights, preferences, privileges or restrictions of the Series A Preferred Stock or the shares issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock;
(b) reclassify any outstanding securities into securities having rights, preferences or privileges senior to, or on a parity with, the Series A Preferred Stock;
(c) authorize or issue any additional shares of capital stock (other than to holders of the Series A Preferred Stock);
(d) merge or consolidate with or into any corporation or other Person;
(e) sell all or substantially all their respective assets in a single transaction or series of related transactions;
(f) license all or substantially all of their respective intellectual property in a single transaction or series of related transactions;
(g) liquidate or dissolve;
(h) alter any rights of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock or change the size of the Board of Directors;
(i) declare or pay any dividends (other than dividends payable to the Corporation or its subsidiaries) on or declare or make any other distribution, directly or indirectly, on account of any shares of Common Stock now or hereafter outstanding;
(j) repurchase any outstanding shares of capital stock (other than repurchases or redemptions of the Series A Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof);
(k) approve or modify by 10% or more the aggregate amount of any annual or other operating or capital budget, or approve or modify by 50% or more any single line item of any such operating or capital budget;
(l) increase the salary of any officer or employee or pay any bonus to any officer, director or employee not contemplated in a budget or bonus plan approved by directors designated by the holders of the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock originally issued under the Purchase Agreement then outstanding;
(m) retain, terminate or enter into any salary or employment negotiations or employment agreement with any employee or any future employee;
(n) incur indebtedness (other than trade payables) or enter into contracts or leases that require payments in excess of $5,000 in the aggregate;
(o) make or incur any single capital expenditure;
(p) award stock options, stock appreciation rights or similar employee benefits or determine vesting schedules, exercise prices or similar features;
(q) make any material change in the nature of its business or enter into any new line of business, joint venture or similar arrangement;
(r) pledge its assets or guarantee the obligations of any other individual or entity;
(s) recommend approval of any new equity incentive plan;
(t) form or acquire any subsidiary, joint venture or similar business entity; or
(u) directly or indirectly enter into, or permit to exist, any material transaction with any affiliate of the Corporation, any director or officer or any affiliate of a director or officer, or transfer, pay, loan or otherwise obligate the Corporation to give cash, services, assets or other items of value to affiliates, officers or directors or any affiliate of a officer or director or commit to do any of the preceding after the date hereof, except for employee compensation or for reimbursement of ordinary business expenses.
Anti-Takeover Provisions The Company is not party to a shareholder rights agreement, “poison pill” or similar agreement or plan. The Company Board has taken all necessary action so that any takeover, anti-takeover, moratorium, “fair price”, “control share” or other similar Laws enacted under any Laws applicable to the Company (each, a “Takeover Statute”) does not, and will not, apply to this Agreement or the Transactions other than the CICL.
Clawback Provisions Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Agreement to the contrary, any incentive-based compensation, or any other compensation, paid to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement or any other agreement or arrangement with the Company which is subject to recovery under any law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement, will be subject to such deductions and clawback as may be required to be made pursuant to such law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement (or any policy adopted by the Company pursuant to any such law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement).
Leave Provisions Clause No. Title
Section 409A Provisions The payment of Shares under this Agreement is intended to be exempt from the application of Section 409A of the Code by reason of the short-term deferral exemption set forth in Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(b)(4). Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that any amount or benefit hereunder that constitutes “deferred compensation” to the Participant under Section 409A is otherwise payable or distributable to the Participant under the Plan or this Agreement solely by reason of the occurrence of a Change in Control or due to the Participant’s Disability or separation from service, such amount or benefit will not be payable or distributable to the Participant by reason of such circumstance unless the Committee determines in good faith that (i) the circumstances giving rise to such Change in Control, Disability or separation from service meet the definition of a change in ownership or control, disability, or separation from service, as the case may be, in Section 409A(a)(2)(A) of the Code and applicable final regulations, or (ii) the payment or distribution of such amount or benefit would be exempt from the application of Section 409A by reason of the short-term deferral exemption or otherwise (including, but not limited to, a payment made pursuant to an involuntary separation arrangement that is exempt from Section 409A under the “short-term deferral” exception). Any payment or distribution that constitutes deferred compensation subject to Code Section 409A and that otherwise would be made to a Participant who is a specified employee as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B) of the Code on account of separation from service instead shall be made on the earlier of the date that is six months and one day after the date of the specified employee’s separation from service and the specified employee’s death.
