Common use of First Tranche Clause in Contracts

First Tranche. (a) For a period of 30 days following the Closing Date, the Shareholder Parties will not, directly or indirectly through another Person, offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction which is designed to, or might reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition (whether by actual disposition or effective economic disposition due to cash settlement or otherwise)), including establishing or increasing a put equivalent position, or liquidating or decreasing a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the 1934 Act with respect to, any Subject Shares, any Preferred Shares or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for Subject Shares or Preferred Shares, or publicly announce an intention to effect any such transaction (collectively, “Transfer”); provided that such prohibition shall not (x) prevent (A) the filing of a Registration Statement pursuant to an exercise of the Shareholder Parties’ rights under Section 4.1 or 4.3 or (B) the participation in a Piggyback Registration pursuant to an exercise of the Shareholder Parties’ rights under Section 4.2 or (y) apply to Transfers (i) to Permitted Transferees, (ii) pursuant to a bona fide third party tender offer or exchange offer or (iii) pursuant to any merger or other similar business combination transaction effected by the Company. (b) Subject to the Company’s material compliance with its obligations and covenants in Sections 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 hereof, on or prior to the date that is 120 days following the Closing Date (the “First Tranche Sell Down Date”), the Shareholder Parties shall sell, transfer or otherwise divest, in a single transaction or offering or series of related transactions or offerings consummated on the same date, Subject Shares and/or Preferred Shares (the “First Tranche Shares”) that they Beneficially Own comprising and/or convertible into a number of Common Shares (i) greater than or equal to the First Tranche Minimum and (ii) less than or equal to the First Tranche Maximum, unless the Company consents in writing to a greater amount (which consent may be withheld by the Company in its sole discretion). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.2(b), if a Registration Delay Event occurs or is continuing within the 20 trading days prior to the First Tranche Sell Down Date, and, as a result, the Shareholder Parties are prevented from either registering or divesting the First Tranche Shares during such 20 trading day period, the First Tranche Sell Down Date shall automatically be extended by a number of days equal to the number of days during which such prevention persists.