Securities Exemptions The offer and sale of the Purchased Securities to the Purchasers pursuant to this Agreement shall be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and the registration and/or qualification requirements of all applicable state securities laws.
Securities Law Exemptions Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Initial Purchasers contained in Section 1(b) (including Annex C hereto) and their compliance with their agreements set forth therein, it is not necessary, in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities to the Initial Purchasers and the offer, resale and delivery of the Securities by the Initial Purchasers in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, to register the Securities under the Securities Act or to qualify the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act.
FINRA Exemption To enable Xxxxx to rely on Rule 5110(b)(7)(C)(i) of FINRA, the Company represents that the Company (i) has a non-affiliate, public common equity float of at least $150 million or a non-affiliate, public common equity float of at least $100 million and annual trading volume of at least three million shares and (ii) has been subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements for a period of at least 36 months.
Securities Act Exemption Neither the Holder nor anyone acting on behalf of the Holder has received any commission or remuneration directly or indirectly in connection with or in order to solicit or facilitate the Exchange. The Holder understands that the Exchange contemplated hereby is intended to be exempt from registration by virtue of Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act. The Holder understands that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Holder set forth herein for purposes of qualifying for the exemption under Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act as well as qualifying for exemptions under applicable state securities laws.
Religious Exemption Any employee of the City in a classification identified in Article I.A., who is a member of a bona fide religion, body or sect which has historically held conscientious objections to joining or financially supporting a public employee organization and is recognized by the National Labor Relations Board to hold such objections to Association membership, shall upon presentation of membership and historical objection be relieved of any obligation to pay the required service fee. The Association shall be informed in writing of any such requests.
Section 16(b) Exemption The Company shall take all actions reasonably necessary to cause the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other dispositions of equity securities of the Company (including derivative securities) in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by each individual who is a director or executive officer of the Company to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.
Regulation S Exemption The undersigned understands that the Shares are being offered and sold to him in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws under Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Investor set forth herein in order to determine the applicability of such exemptions and the suitability of the Investor to acquire the Shares. In this regard, the undersigned represents, warrants and agrees that: (1) The undersigned is not a U.S. Person (as defined below) and is not an affiliate (as defined in Rule 501(b) under the Securities Act) of the Company and is not acquiring the Shares for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person. A U.S. Person means any one of the following: (A) any natural person resident in the United States of America; (B) any partnership or corporation organized or incorporated under the laws of the United States of America; (C) any estate of which any executor or administrator is a U.S. person; (D) any trust of which any trustee is a U.S. person; (E) any agency or branch of a foreign entity located in the United States of America; (F) any non-discretionary account or similar account (other than an estate or trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary for the benefit or account of a U.S. person; (G) any discretionary account or similar account (other than an estate or trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary organized, incorporated or (if an individual) resident in the United States of America; and (H) any partnership or corporation if: (i) organized or incorporated under the laws of any foreign jurisdiction; and (ii) formed by a U.S. person principally for the purpose of investing in securities not registered under the Securities Act, unless it is organized or incorporated, and owned, by accredited investors (as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act) who are not natural persons, estates or trusts. (2) At the time of the origination of contact concerning this Agreement and the date of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the undersigned was outside of the United States. (3) The undersigned will not, during the period commencing on the date of issuance of the Shares and ending on the first anniversary of such date, or such shorter period as may be permitted by Regulation S or other applicable securities law (the “Restricted Period”), offer, sell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Shares in the United States, or to a U.S. Person for the account or for the benefit of a U.S. Person, or otherwise in a manner that is not in compliance with Regulation S. (4) The undersigned will, after expiration of the Restricted Period, offer, sell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Shares only pursuant to registration under the Securities Act or an available exemption therefrom and, in accordance with all applicable state and foreign securities laws. (5) The undersigned was not in the United States, engaged in, and prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period will not engage in, any short selling of or any hedging transaction with respect to the Shares, including without limitation, any put, call or other option transaction, option writing or equity swap. (6) Neither the undersigned nor or any person acting on his behalf has engaged, nor will engage, in any directed selling efforts to a U.S. Person with respect to the Shares and the Investor and any person acting on his behalf have complied and will comply with the “offering restrictions” requirements of Regulation S under the Securities Act. (7) The transactions contemplated by this Agreement have not been pre-arranged with a buyer located in the United States or with a U.S. Person, and are not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act. (8) Neither the undersigned nor any person acting on his behalf has undertaken or carried out any activity for the purpose of, or that could reasonably be expected to have the effect of, conditioning the market in the United States, its territories or possessions, for any of the Shares. The undersigned agrees not to cause any advertisement of the Shares to be published in any newspaper or periodical or posted in any public place and not to issue any circular relating to the Shares, except such advertisements that include the statements required by Regulation S under the Securities Act, and only offshore and not in the U.S. or its territories, and only in compliance with any local applicable securities laws. (9) Each certificate representing the Shares shall be endorsed with the following legends, in addition to any other legend required to be placed thereon by applicable federal or state securities laws: (A) “THE SECURITIES ARE BEING OFFERED TO INVESTORS WHO ARE NOT U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (“THE SECURITIES ACT”)) AND WITHOUT REGISTRATION WITH THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT IN RELIANCE UPON REGULATION S PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.” (B) “TRANSFER OF THESE SECURITIES IS PROHIBITED, EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION S, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR PURSUANT TO AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION. HEDGING TRANSACTIONS MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT.” (10) The undersigned consents to the Company making a notation on its records or giving instructions to any transfer agent of the Company in order to implement the restrictions on transfer of the Shares set forth in this Section 2.
Offering Exemption Assuming the truth and accuracy of the representations and warranties contained in Section 7, this issuance and delivery to the Holder of this Note is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and will be registered or qualified (or exempt from registration or qualification) under applicable state securities and “blue sky” laws, as currently in effect.
Securities Law Matters (i) Contributor and each of its members who receive Units is an "accredited investor" as such term is defined under Rule 501 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"); (ii) The members (the "Members") of Contributor are as set forth on Exhibit O hereto; (iii) The Members have their primary residence in the State of Illinois; (iv) Contributor will hold the Units for its own account for investment purposes only and not with a view to distribution and does intend to distribute or resell the Units, except as expressly set forth at the end of this Section 5(v) below; (v) Taking into account the personnel and resources Contributor can practically bring to bear on the acquisition of the Units in FWRLP contemplated hereby, Contributor is knowledgeable, sophisticated and experienced in making, and is qualified to make, decisions with respect to investments in securities presenting an investment decision like that involved in the acquisition of the Units, including investments in securities issued by FWRLP, and has requested, received, reviewed and considered all information it deems relevant in making an informed decision to acquire the Units (including the Confidential Information Statement, as supplemented through the date hereof, attached hereto as Exhibit M which contains the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of FWRLP and any Amendments thereto (the "Partnership Agreement"); (vi) Contributor will not, directly or indirectly, voluntarily offer, sell, pledge, transfer or otherwise dispose of (or solicit any offers to buy, purchase or otherwise acquire or take a pledge of) any of the Units except in compliance with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and with the terms and conditions of the Partnership Agreement; (vii) Contributor acknowledges that the Units to be issued must be held until they are subsequently registered under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws, unless exemptions from such registrations are available at the time of resale; (viii) Prior to the issuance of the Units, Contributor will execute all such other documents and instruments as may be reasonably necessary to allow FWRLP to comply with Federal and state securities law requirements with respect to the issuance of the Units and to comply with the terms of the Partnership Agreement; and (ix) Contributor acknowledges and agrees that, notwithstanding Section 8.6 of the Partnership Agreement, the Units to be issued hereunder shall not be redeemable for cash or exchangeable for Common Stock in the REIT for a period of thirteen (13) months from the date of issuance to Contributor. FWRLP hereby agrees that, at Closing, Contributor may transfer the Units to its Members, or may request FWRLP to issue the Units directly to its Members, provided that the Members receiving such Units shall make the representations contained in and agree to be bound (on a several basis with respect to matters pertaining to such Members) by all of the provisions of this Section 5(v) and any other provision of this Agreement relating to the Units (in lieu of Contributor), and by accepting such Units hereby agree to be so bound.
U.S. Securities Law Matters The Parties agree that the Arrangement will be carried out with the intention that all Proportionate Voting Shares issued under the Arrangement to the JW Entities will be issued by the Company in reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act provided by section 3(a)(10) thereof or another available exemption. In order to ensure the availability of the exemption under section 3(a)(10) of the U.S. Securities Act, the Parties agree that the Arrangement will be carried out on the following basis: (a) the Arrangement will be subject to the approval of the Court; (b) the Court will be advised as to the intention of the Parties to rely on the exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act under section 3(a)(10) thereof prior to the hearing required to approve the Arrangement; (c) before approving the Arrangement, the Court will be required to satisfy itself as to the procedural and substantive fairness of the Arrangement to the Company Shareholders; (d) the Company will ensure that the JW Entities will be given adequate notice advising them of their right to attend the Final Order hearing and will provide them with sufficient information for them to exercise that right; (e) the JW Entities hereby acknowledge that they have been advised that the Proportionate Voting Shares issued pursuant to the Arrangement have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act and will be issued by the Company in reliance on the exemption under section 3(a)(10) of the U.S. Securities Act; (f) the Final Order approving the Arrangement that is obtained from the Court will expressly state that the Plan of Arrangement is fair and reasonable (as that term is understood for the purposes of section 182 of the OBCA) and is approved by the Court; and (g) the Interim Order approving the Company Meeting will specify that each Company Shareholder will have the right to appear before the Court at the Final Order hearing so long as they deliver a Notice of Appearance within the time prescribed by the Interim Order.