Restrictions on Note Acquisitions Neither a member of any “expanded group” (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.385-1(c)(4)) that includes the Trust or a Certificate Owner nor a “controlled partnership” (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.385-1(c)(1)) of either such expanded group shall acquire (or hold) any Notes from the Trust, any Affiliate, or through the marketplace prior to obtaining an Opinion of Counsel stating that (i) the acquisition or reacquisition of such Note will not cause the Trust, initially upon such acquisition or subsequent to the acquisition, to be classified as an association or publicly traded partnership treated as a corporation for federal income tax purposes and will not cause the Note to be recharacterized as stock pursuant to Treasury Regulations under Section 385 of the Code or otherwise cause the Trust not to be classified as a grantor trust. The preceding sentence shall not apply to (i) any U.S. corporate member of the same U.S. corporate affiliated group (as defined in Section 1504 of the Code) filing a consolidated federal income tax return that includes the Trust or every applicable Certificate Owner (the “Trust Consolidated Group”) or (ii) a partnership all of the partners of which are either such U.S. corporate members of the Trust Consolidated Group as described in clause (A) or partnerships all of the partners of which are such U.S. corporate members of the Trust Consolidated Group as described in clause (A). No member of any “expanded group” that includes the Trust or Certificate Owner (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.385-1(b)(3)) or “controlled partnership” of such expanded group (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.385-1(c)(4)) shall transfer any Notes outside the expanded group prior to obtaining an Opinion of Counsel stating that the transfer of such Note will not cause the Trust to be classified as an association or publicly traded partnership treated as a corporation for federal income tax purposes and will not cause the Note to be recharacterized as stock pursuant to Treasury Regulations under Section 385 of the Code or otherwise cause the Trust not to be classified as a grantor trust.
General Restrictions on Transfer (a) Each Stockholder understands and agrees that the Company Securities held by it on the date hereof may not have been registered under the Securities Act and may be restricted securities under the Securities Act. Each Stockholder agrees that it shall not Transfer any Company Securities (or solicit any offers in respect of any Transfer of any Company Securities), except in compliance with the Securities Act, any other applicable securities or “blue sky” laws, and the restrictions on Transfer contained in this Agreement.
Certain Restrictions on Subsidiaries The Borrower will not permit any of its Subsidiaries (other than Financing Subsidiaries) to enter into or suffer to exist any indenture, agreement, instrument or other arrangement (other than the Loan Documents) that prohibits or restrains, in each case in any material respect, or imposes materially adverse conditions upon, the incurrence or payment of Indebtedness, the declaration or payment of dividends, the making of loans, advances, guarantees or Investments or the sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of property to the Borrower by any Subsidiary; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to (i) indentures, agreements, instruments or other arrangements pertaining to other Indebtedness permitted hereby (provided that such restrictions would not adversely affect the exercise of rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders hereunder or under the Security Documents or restrict any Subsidiary in any manner from performing its obligations under the Loan Documents) and (ii) indentures, agreements, instruments or other arrangements pertaining to any lease, sale or other disposition of any asset permitted by this Agreement or any Lien permitted by this Agreement on such asset so long as the applicable restrictions only apply to the assets subject to such lease, sale, other disposition or Lien.
Limitation on Restrictions on Subsidiary Distributions Enter into or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Class I Restricted Subsidiary (or, in the case of clause (a) only, any Class II Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower) to (a) make Restricted Payments in respect of any Capital Stock of such Subsidiary held by, or pay any Indebtedness owed to, the Borrower or any Class I Restricted Subsidiary, (b) make Investments in the Borrower or any other Class I Restricted Subsidiary or (c) transfer any of its assets to the Borrower or any other Class I Restricted Subsidiary, except for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of (i) any restrictions existing under the Loan Documents, (ii) any restrictions with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement that has been entered into in connection with the Disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock or assets of such Subsidiary pending such Disposition and (iii) agreements, instruments and documents of the types described in clauses (b) through (l) of Section 7.12 (provided, that, in the case of any such type that is limited to certain assets (including Capital Stock) or Persons, the permission in this clause (iii) shall also be limited to such assets or Persons after giving effect to the final sentence of Section 7.12) and negotiated in good faith and not with the purpose of avoiding the restrictions of this Section. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the ability of any Class II Restricted Subsidiary to make Restricted Payments may be subject to encumbrances and restrictions imposed by agreements or instruments relating to any Non-Recourse Debt of such Class II Restricted Subsidiary.
General Restrictions on Use Advisor agrees to hold all Proprietary Information in confidence and not to, directly or indirectly, disclose, use, copy, publish, summarize, or remove from Company's premises any Proprietary Information (or remove from the premises any other property of Company), except (i) during the consulting relationship to the extent authorized and necessary to carry out Advisor's responsibilities under this Agreement, and (ii) after termination of the consulting relationship, only as specifically authorized in writing by Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such restrictions shall not apply to: (x) information which Advisor can show was rightfully in Advisor's possession at the time of disclosure by Company; (y) information which Advisor can show was received from a third party who lawfully developed the information independently of Company or obtained such information from Company under conditions which did not require that it be held in confidence; or (z) information which, at the time of disclosure, is generally available to the public.
Restrictions on Intercompany Transfers Neither the Parent nor the Borrower shall, and neither the Parent nor the Borrower shall permit any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) to, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction of any kind on the ability of any Subsidiary to: (a) pay dividends or make any other distribution on any of such Subsidiary’s capital stock or other equity interests owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary; (b) pay any Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or any Subsidiary; (c) make loans or advances to the Borrower or any Subsidiary; or (d) transfer any of its property or assets to the Borrower or any Subsidiary; other than (i) with respect to clauses (a) through (d) those encumbrances or restrictions contained in any Loan Document or in any other agreement (A) evidencing Unsecured Indebtedness that the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary may create, incur, assume or permit or suffer to exist under this Agreement and (B) containing encumbrances and restrictions imposed in connection with such Unsecured Indebtedness that are either substantially similar to, or less restrictive than, such encumbrances and restrictions set forth in the Loan Documents, (ii) with respect to clause (d), customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement entered into by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business or (iii) with respect to clauses (a) through (d), in the case of a Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, restrictions contained in the organizational documents of, or other agreements governing an Investment in, such Subsidiary arising after the date hereof to the effect that any such dividends, distributions, loans, advances or transfers of property must be on fair and reasonable terms and on an arm’s length basis.
Restrictions on Investments The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make or permit to exist or to remain outstanding any Investment except Investments in:
Restrictions on Sales of Control of the Company No Stockholder shall be a party to any Stock Sale unless all holders of Preferred Stock are allowed to participate in such transaction and the consideration received pursuant to such transaction is allocated among the parties thereto in the manner specified in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation in effect immediately prior to the Stock Sale (as if such transaction were a Deemed Liquidation Event), unless the holders of at least a majority of the Series A Preferred Stock elect otherwise by written notice given to the Company at least ten (10) days prior to the effective date of any such transaction or series of related transactions.
Restrictions on Transfer and Pledge The Option may not be pledged, encumbered, or hypothecated to or in favor of any party other than the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary, or be subject to any lien, obligation, or liability of the Optionee to any other party other than the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary. The Option is not assignable or transferable by the Optionee other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. The Option may be exercised during the lifetime of the Optionee only by the Optionee.
Restrictions on Sales Except in connection with any registration under this Section 7, no Seller shall sell any shares of Common Stock of EYEQ or securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock of EYEQ for twelve (12) months following the Closing. In connection with any registration under this Section 7, no Seller shall sell any shares of Common Stock of EYEQ or securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock of EYEQ, except pursuant to such registration, for the period following the effective date of the applicable registration statement that the managing underwriter of the offering determines is necessary to effect the offering, which period shall not exceed 360 days.
