Common use of Drag-Along Rights in Respect of Shares Issuable Upon Exercise of the Award Clause in Contracts

Drag-Along Rights in Respect of Shares Issuable Upon Exercise of the Award. (a) Provided that Loral or PSP and their respective Affiliates and their Permitted Transferees (as defined in the Unanimous Shareholder Agreement) (such shareholders and their respective Affiliates and Permitted Transferees being referred to in this Agreement as the “Relevant Shareholders”) collectively hold a number of Equity Shares of the Company which is not less than 25% of the total number of Equity Shares then outstanding on a fully diluted basis, if a Relevant Shareholder proposes to Transfer to any person (the “Drag-Along Transferee”) at arm’s length from such Relevant Shareholder (for purposes of this Section 11 only, any such Relevant Shareholder that is proposing such Transfer, a “Selling Shareholder”) some or all of the Equity Shares then held by the Selling Shareholder, in a bona fide transaction (a “Drag-Along Sale”), then the Selling Shareholder(s) may elect (a “Drag-Along Election”) to require the Participant (but provided that all Participants are being similarly required with regard to their fully vested Shares but not necessarily unvested Shares) to sell to the Drag-Along Transferee that number of Shares issued upon exercise of any Award equal to the product of (x) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of Equity Shares (on a fully diluted basis) as is proposed to be sold by the Selling Shareholder(s) and the denominator of which is the aggregate number of Equity Shares (on a fully diluted basis) owned as of the date of the Drag-Along Notice (as defined below) by all Relevant Shareholder(s), and (y) the number of Shares then owned by the Participant and issued upon the exercise of the Award plus the number of Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Award whether or not vested, as of the date of the Drag-Along Notice, at the purchase price and upon the other terms and subject to the conditions of the Drag-Along Sale (including the kind and amount of consideration to be paid for such Equity Shares), all of which shall be set forth in the Drag-Along Notice. To the extent that the number of Shares issued upon exercise of any vested portion of any Award that is held by the Participant is less than the number calculated pursuant to the preceding sentence, a portion of the Award not otherwise vested and exercisable shall become vested and exercisable based on the earliest thereafter vesting tranches being vested before later vesting tranches and the Participant shall be required, conditioned on the closing of the Drag-Along Sale, to exercise such portion of such Award and Transfer the resulting Shares in the manner provided in the previous sentence. The Participant shall be responsible to the Selling Shareholders for the Participant’s pro rata share of a reasonable estimate of the out-of-pocket transactional expenses to be paid by the Selling Shareholders, as determined by the Selling Shareholders, incurred in connection with the Drag-Along Sale. Without limiting the foregoing liability, the Selling Shareholders shall be entitled to agree with the purchaser for the payment of such pro rata share directly, to the Selling Shareholders out of sale proceedings. (b) The rights set forth in Section 11(a) shall be exercised by the Selling Shareholder giving written notice by delivery of a true and complete copy of the offer to purchase from the Drag-Along Transferee together with all relevant agreements (the “Drag-Along Notice”) to each Participant which shall specifically identify the identity of the proposed Drag-Along Transferee, the number of Equity Shares proposed to be sold to the Drag-Along Transferee, the purchase price therefor, the material terms and conditions of the proposed Drag-Along Sale and the proposed closing date of the Drag-Along Sale. (c) The Selling Shareholders may assign to the Drag-Along Transferee the rights under this Section 11 and Section 12 hereof, and in such event, the Drag-Along Transferee shall be treated as if it is the Selling Shareholder thereafter. (d) This Section 11 shall not apply to sales made in connection with an Initial Public Offering or other sales made into the public market.

Appears in 7 contracts

Samples: Grant Agreement (Loral Space & Communications Inc.), Grant Agreement (Loral Space & Communications Inc.), Grant Agreement (Loral Space & Communications Inc.)

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Drag-Along Rights in Respect of Shares Issuable Upon Exercise of the Award. (a) Provided that Loral or PSP and their respective Affiliates and their Permitted Transferees (as defined in the Unanimous Shareholder Agreement) (such shareholders and their respective Affiliates and Permitted Transferees being referred to in this Agreement as the “Relevant Shareholders”) collectively hold a number of Equity Shares of the Company which is not less than 25% of the total number of Equity Shares then outstanding on a fully diluted basis, if a Relevant Shareholder proposes to Transfer to any person (the “Drag-Along Transferee”) at arm’s length from such Relevant Shareholder (for purposes of this Section 11 only, any such Relevant Shareholder that is proposing such Transfer, a “Selling Shareholder”) some or all of the Equity Shares then held by the Selling Shareholder, in a bona fide transaction (a “Drag-Along Sale”), then the Selling Shareholder(s) may elect (a “Drag-Along Election”) to require the Participant (but provided that all Participants are being similarly required with regard to their fully vested Shares but not necessarily unvested Shares) to sell to the Drag-Along Transferee up to that number of Shares issued upon exercise of any vested Award equal to the product of (such product being the “Draggable Amount”) (x) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of Equity Shares (on a fully diluted basis) as is proposed to be sold by the Selling Shareholder(s) and the denominator of which is the aggregate number of Equity Shares (on a fully diluted basis) owned as of the date of the Drag-Along Notice (as defined below) by all Relevant Shareholder(s), and (y) the number of Shares then owned by the Participant and issued upon the exercise of the Award plus the number of Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Award whether or not vested, as of the date of the Drag-Along Notice, at the purchase price and upon the other terms and subject to the conditions of the Drag-Along Sale (including the kind and amount of consideration to be paid for such Equity Shares), all of which shall be set forth in the Drag-Along Notice. To the extent that the number of Shares issued upon exercise of any vested portion of any Award that is held by the Participant is less than the number Draggable Amount calculated pursuant to the preceding sentencethis section, a portion of the Award Time-Vesting Option (but not the Performance-Vesting Option) not otherwise vested and exercisable shall become vested and exercisable based on the earliest thereafter vesting tranches being vested before later vesting tranches and the Participant shall be required, conditioned on the closing of the Drag-Along Sale, to exercise such portion of such Award and Transfer the resulting Shares in the manner provided in the previous sentence. Without any obligation to do so, the Company may elect to vest an amount of the Unvested Options up to the amount necessary to reach the Draggable amount (in such order as the Company shall elect) and such Options shall then be treated as vested for purposes of the Drag-Along Sale. For the purposes of this Section 11, an Award will be deemed to be vested for purposes of this Section 11 if and to the extent that such Award would vest pursuant to Section 14(a) immediately prior to the close of the Drag-Along Sale. The Participant shall be responsible to the Selling Shareholders for the Participant’s pro rata share of a reasonable estimate of the out-of-pocket transactional expenses to be paid by the Selling Shareholders, as determined by the Selling Shareholders, incurred in connection with the Drag-Along Sale. Without limiting the foregoing liability, the Selling Shareholders shall be entitled to agree with the purchaser for the payment of such pro rata share directly, to the Selling Shareholders out of sale proceedings. (b) The rights set forth in Section 11(a) shall be exercised by the Selling Shareholder giving written notice by delivery of a true and complete copy of the offer to purchase from the Drag-Along Transferee together with all relevant agreements (the “Drag-Along Notice”) to each Participant which shall specifically identify the identity of the proposed Drag-Along Transferee, the number of Equity Shares proposed to be sold to the Drag-Along Transferee, the purchase price therefor, the material terms and conditions of the proposed Drag-Along Sale and the proposed closing date of the Drag-Along Sale. (c) The Selling Shareholders may assign to the Drag-Along Transferee the their rights under this Section 11 and Section 12 hereof, and in such event, the Drag-Along Transferee shall be treated as if it is the Selling Shareholder thereafter. (d) This Section 11 shall not apply to sales made in connection with an Initial Public Offering or other sales made into the public market.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Grant Agreement (Loral Space & Communications Inc.), Grant Agreement (Loral Space & Communications Inc.), Grant Agreement (Loral Space & Communications Inc.)

Drag-Along Rights in Respect of Shares Issuable Upon Exercise of the Award. (a) Provided that Loral or PSP and their respective Affiliates and their Permitted Transferees (as defined in the Unanimous Shareholder Agreement) (such shareholders and their respective Affiliates and Permitted Transferees being referred to in this Agreement as the “Relevant Shareholders”) collectively hold a number of Equity Shares of the Company which is not less than 25% of the total number of Equity Shares then outstanding on a fully diluted basis, if a Relevant Shareholder proposes to Transfer to any person (the “Drag-Along Transferee”) at arm’s length from such Relevant Shareholder (for purposes of this Section 11 only, any such Relevant Shareholder that is proposing such Transfer, a “Selling Shareholder”) some or all of the Equity Shares then held by the Selling Shareholder, in a bona fide transaction (a “Drag-Along Sale”), then the Selling Shareholder(s) may elect (a “Drag-Along Election”) to require the Participant (but provided that all Participants are being similarly required with regard to their fully vested Shares but not necessarily unvested Shares) to sell to the Drag-Along Transferee that number of Shares issued upon exercise of any the Award equal to the product of (x) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of Equity Shares (on a fully diluted basis) as is proposed to be sold by the Selling Shareholder(s) and the denominator of which is the aggregate number of Equity Shares (on a fully diluted basis) owned as of the date of the Drag-Along Notice (as defined below) by all Relevant Shareholder(s), and (y) the number of Shares then owned by the Participant and issued upon the exercise of the Award plus the number of Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Award whether or not vested, as of the date of the Drag-Along Notice, at the purchase price and upon the other terms and subject to the conditions of the Drag-Along Sale (including the kind and amount of consideration to be paid for such Equity Shares), all of which shall be set forth in the Drag-Along Notice. To the extent that the number of Shares issued upon exercise of any vested portion of any the Award that is held by the Participant is less than the number calculated pursuant to the preceding sentence, a portion of the Award not otherwise vested and exercisable shall become vested and exercisable based on the earliest thereafter vesting tranches being vested before later vesting tranches and the Participant shall be required, conditioned on the closing of the Drag-Along Sale, to exercise such portion of such Award and Transfer the resulting Shares in the manner provided in the previous sentence. The Participant shall be responsible to the Selling Shareholders for the Participant’s pro rata share of a reasonable estimate of the out-of-pocket transactional expenses to be paid by the Selling Shareholders, as determined by the Selling Shareholders, incurred in connection with the Drag-Along Sale. Without limiting the foregoing liability, the Selling Shareholders shall be entitled to agree with the purchaser for the payment of such pro rata share directly, to the Selling Shareholders out of sale proceedings. (b) The rights set forth in Section 11(a) shall be exercised by the Selling Shareholder giving written notice by delivery of a true and complete copy of the offer to purchase from the Drag-Along Transferee together with all relevant agreements (the “Drag-Along Notice”) to each Participant which shall specifically identify the identity of the proposed Drag-Along Transferee, the number of Equity Shares proposed to be sold to the Drag-Along Transferee, the purchase price therefor, the material terms and conditions of the proposed Drag-Along Sale and the proposed closing date of the Drag-Along Sale. (c) The Selling Shareholders may assign to the Drag-Along Transferee the rights under this Section 11 and Section 12 hereof, and in such event, the Drag-Along Transferee shall be treated as if it is the Selling Shareholder thereafter. (d) This Section 11 shall not apply to sales made in connection with an Initial Public Offering or other sales made into the public market. (e) This Section 11 shall cease to apply upon the occurrence of a Roll Up Transaction.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Grant Agreement (Loral Space & Communications Inc.), Grant Agreement (Loral Space & Communications Inc.)

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Drag-Along Rights in Respect of Shares Issuable Upon Exercise of the Award. (a) Provided that Loral or PSP and their respective Affiliates and their Permitted Transferees (as defined in the Unanimous Shareholder Agreement) (such shareholders and their respective Affiliates and Permitted Transferees being referred to in this Agreement as the “Relevant Shareholders”) collectively hold a number of Equity Shares of the Company which is not less than 25% of the total number of Equity Shares then outstanding on a fully diluted basis, if a Relevant Shareholder proposes to Transfer to any person (the “Drag-Along Transferee”) at arm’s length from such Relevant Shareholder (for purposes of this Section 11 only, any such Relevant Shareholder that is proposing such Transfer, a “Selling Shareholder”) some or all of the Equity Shares then held by the Selling Shareholder, in a bona fide transaction (a “Drag-Along Sale”), then the Selling Shareholder(s) may elect (a “Drag-Along Election”) to require the Participant (but provided that all Participants are being similarly required with regard to their fully vested Equity Shares but not necessarily unvested Equity Shares) to sell to the Drag-Along Transferee up to that number of Shares issued upon exercise of any vested Award equal to the product of (such product being the “Draggable Amount”) (x) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of Equity Shares (on a fully diluted basis) as is proposed to be sold by the Selling Shareholder(s) and the denominator of which is the aggregate number of Equity Shares (on a fully diluted basis) owned as of the date of the Drag-Along Notice (as defined below) by all Relevant Shareholder(s), and (y) the number of Shares then owned by the Participant and issued upon resulting from the exercise of all Awards held by the Award plus the number of Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Award Participant, whether then exercised or not vestedunexercised and whether vested or unvested, as of the date of the Drag-Along Notice, at the purchase price and upon the other terms and subject to the conditions of the Drag-Along Sale (including the kind and amount of consideration to be paid for such Equity Shares), all of which shall be set forth in the Drag-Along Notice. To the extent that the number of Shares issued upon exercise of any vested portion of any Award that is held by the Participant is less than the number Draggable Amount calculated pursuant to the preceding sentencethis section, a portion of the Award (but not more than the amount necessary such that 50 percent of Participant’s Award (inclusive of previously vested amounts) shall be vested) not otherwise vested and exercisable shall become vested and exercisable based on the earliest thereafter vesting tranches being vested before later vesting tranches and the Participant shall be required, conditioned on the closing of the Drag-Along Sale, to exercise such portion of such Award and Transfer the resulting Shares in the manner provided in the previous sentence. Without any obligation to do so, the Company may elect to vest an amount of such unvested Options up to the amount necessary to reach the Draggable Amount (in such order as the Company shall elect) and such Options shall then be treated as vested for purposes of the Drag-Along Sale. The Participant shall be responsible to the Selling Shareholders for the Participant’s pro rata share of a reasonable estimate of the out-of-pocket transactional expenses to be paid by the Selling Shareholders, as determined by the Selling Shareholders, incurred in connection with the Drag-Along Sale. Without limiting the foregoing liability, the Selling Shareholders shall be entitled to agree with the purchaser for the payment of such pro rata share directly, to the Selling Shareholders out of sale proceedings. (b) The rights set forth in Section 11(a) shall be exercised by the Selling Shareholder giving written notice by delivery of a true and complete copy of the offer to purchase from the Drag-Along Transferee together with all relevant agreements (the “Drag-Along Notice”) to each Participant which shall specifically identify the identity of the proposed Drag-Along Transferee, the number of Equity Shares proposed to be sold to the Drag-Along Transferee, the purchase price therefortherefore, the material terms and conditions of the proposed Drag-Along Sale and the proposed closing date of the Drag-Along Sale. (c) The Selling Shareholders may assign to the Drag-Along Transferee the their rights under this Section 11 and Section 12 hereof, and in such event, the Drag-Along Transferee shall be treated as if it is the Selling Shareholder thereafter. (d) This Section 11 shall not apply to sales made in connection with an Initial Public Offering or other sales made into the public market.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Grant Agreement (Loral Space & Communications Inc.)

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