General Restrictions on Transfer. (a) Except as permitted by Section 3.01(b), Holdings will not, and will cause each of its Permitted Transferees not to, from the date hereof until the six month anniversary of the date hereof (the “Lock-up Period”), Transfer any of the Common Stock that it beneficially owns; provided that such restriction may be waived or amended by (x) the Related Party Transactions Committee of the Board, or (y) if such committee is no longer in existence, the Board. Following the expiration of the Lock-up Period, Holdings and each of its Permitted Transferees may Transfer any Common Stock held by Holdings; provided that Holdings shall not, and shall cause each of its Permitted Transferees not to, Transfer (i) more than 50% of the Common Stock held by Holdings as of the date of this Agreement during the one year period following the Lock-up Period, (ii) Common Stock to any “person” or “group” (in each case within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act), in a single transaction or series of related transactions, if such “person” or “group” beneficially owns more than 5.0% of the then-outstanding shares of Common Stock or would hold, as a result of such transfer, more than 5.0% of the then-outstanding shares of Common Stock or (iii) until such time that Holdings, together with its Permitted Transferees, beneficially owns less than 5% of the then-outstanding shares of Common Stock, Common Stock constituting more than 2.5% of the then-outstanding Common Stock in any 90-day period in an open market sale or block trade, unless through a marketed offering or a privately negotiated sale so long as any such privately negotiated sale is to the ultimate investor and not an intermediary; provided, further, that the foregoing requirements may be waived or amended by (x) the Related Party Transactions Committee of the Board, or (y) if such committee is no longer in existence, the Board (provided, that the Holdings Board Members shall not participate in such decision). Without limiting the foregoing, Holdings shall comply with the Securities Trading Policy of the Company with respect to each Transfer of Common Stock. (b) The provisions of Section 3.01(a) shall not apply to any Transfer by Holdings or its Permitted Transferees (i) of all (or a portion of) of its Common Stock to a Permitted Transferee, (ii) pursuant to a merger, stock sale, consolidation or other business combination of the Company with a Person that is unaffiliated with the Shareholders or (iii) solely in connection with the pledging of any Common Stock or any exercise of lender’s rights or remedies, including without limitation any subsequent Transfer by such lender, pursuant to any loan agreement with a bona fide financial institution. For the avoidance of doubt, any exercise of any lender’s rights and/or remedies under any such loan agreement and any transfer following any exercise of such remedies shall not be limited or restricted by any provision of this Agreement. (c) In addition to any legends required by Applicable Law, each certificate (if any) representing the Common Stock of the Company held by the Shareholders shall bear a legend substantially in the following form: “THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO A SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT (A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY). NO TRANSFER, SALE, ASSIGNMENT, PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATION OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT.” (d) Prior notice shall be given to the Company by the transferor of any Transfer permitted by this Section 3.01 (whether or not to a Permitted Transferee) of any Common Stock at least three Business Days prior to the date of any such Transfer. Prior to or concurrently with the consummation of any Transfer to a Permitted Transferee, Holdings shall cause the transferee to execute and deliver to the Company a Joinder Agreement and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Upon any Transfer by Holdings of any of its Common Stock to a Permitted Transferee, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the transferee thereof shall be substituted for, and shall assume all the rights and obligations under this Agreement of, the transferor thereof. (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, each Shareholder agrees that it will not, directly or indirectly, Transfer any of its Common Stock (i) except as permitted under the Securities Act and other applicable federal or state securities laws, (ii) if it would cause the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or (iii) if it would cause the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to be deemed plan assets as defined under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or its accompanying regulations or result in any “prohibited transaction” thereunder involving the Company. (f) Any attempt to Transfer any Common Stock that is not in compliance with this Agreement shall be null and void, and the Company shall not, and shall cause any transfer agent not to, give any effect in the Company’s stock records to such attempted Transfer and the purported transferee in any such Transfer shall not be treated as the owner of such Common Stock for any purposes of this Agreement.
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Samples: Shareholder Agreement (Sapphire Holding S.a r.l.), Shareholder Agreement (WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.), Merger Agreement (Mobile Mini Inc)
General Restrictions on Transfer. (a) Except as permitted by Section 3.01(b), Holdings will not, and will cause each of its Permitted Transferees not to, from the date hereof until the six month anniversary of the date hereof (the “Lock-up Period”), Transfer any of the Common Stock that it beneficially owns; provided that such restriction may be waived or amended by (x) the Related Party Transactions Committee of the Board, or (y) if such committee is no longer in existence, the Board. Following the expiration of the Lock-up Period, Holdings and each of its Permitted Transferees may Transfer any Common Stock held by Holdings; provided that Holdings shall not, and shall cause each of its Permitted Transferees not to, Transfer (i) more than 50% of the Common Stock held by Holdings as of the date of this Agreement during the one year period following the Lock-up Period, (ii) Common Stock to any “person” or “group” (in each case within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act), in a single transaction or series of related transactions, if such “person” or “group” beneficially owns more than 5.0% of the then-outstanding shares of Common Stock or would hold, as a result of such transfer, more than 5.0% of the then-outstanding shares of Common Stock or (iii) until such time that Holdings, together with its Permitted Transferees, beneficially owns less than 5% of the then-outstanding shares of Common Stock, Common Stock constituting more than 2.5% of the then-outstanding Common Stock in any 90-day period in an open market sale or block trade, unless through a marketed offering or a privately negotiated sale so long as any such privately negotiated sale is to the ultimate investor and not an intermediary; provided, further, that the foregoing requirements may be waived or amended by (x) the Related Party Transactions Committee of the Board, or (y) if such committee is no longer in existence, the Board (provided, that the Holdings Board Members shall not participate in such decision). Without limiting the foregoing, Holdings shall comply with the Securities Trading Policy of the Company with respect to each Transfer of Common Stock.
(ba) The provisions of Section 3.01(a) shall not apply to any Transfer by Holdings or its Permitted Transferees (i) of all (or a portion of) of its Common Stock to a Permitted Transferee, (ii) pursuant to a merger, stock sale, consolidation or other business combination of the Company with a Person that is unaffiliated with the Shareholders or (iii) solely in connection with the pledging of any Common Stock or any exercise of lender’s rights or remedies, including without limitation any subsequent Transfer by such lender, pursuant to any loan agreement with a bona fide financial institution. For the avoidance of doubt, any exercise of any lender’s rights and/or remedies under any such loan agreement and any transfer following any exercise of such remedies shall not be limited or restricted by any provision of this Agreement.
(c) In addition to any legends required by Applicable Law, each certificate (if any) representing the Common Stock of the Company held by the Shareholders shall bear a legend substantially in the following form: “THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO A SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT (A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY). NO TRANSFER, SALE, ASSIGNMENT, PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATION OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT.”
(d) Prior notice shall be given to the Company by the transferor of any Transfer permitted by this Section 3.01 (whether or not to a Permitted Transferee) of any Common Stock at least three Business Days prior to the date of any such Transfer. Prior to or concurrently with the consummation of any Transfer to a Permitted Transferee, Holdings shall cause the transferee to execute and deliver to the Company a Joinder Agreement and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Upon any Transfer by Holdings of any of its Common Stock to a Permitted Transferee, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the transferee thereof shall be substituted for, and shall assume all the rights and obligations under this Agreement of, the transferor thereof.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, each Shareholder agrees that it will not, directly or indirectly, Transfer any of its Common Stock (i) except as permitted under the Securities Act and other applicable federal or state securities laws, (ii) if it would cause the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or (iii) if it would cause the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to be deemed plan assets as defined under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or its accompanying regulations or result in any “prohibited transaction” thereunder involving the Company.
(f) Any attempt to Transfer any Common Stock that is not in compliance with this Agreement shall be null and void, and the Company shall not, and shall cause any transfer agent not to, give any effect in the Company’s stock records to such attempted Transfer and the purported transferee in any such Transfer shall not be treated as the owner of such Common Stock for any purposes of this Agreement.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (WillScot Corp)
General Restrictions on Transfer. Prior to the earlier of (a) Except the date on which the Original Majority Investor has a Company Investment of less than 33% of the Original Investment Amount (as permitted by Section 3.01(bdefined below) in the form of the Series A Preferred Stock and/or shares issuable on conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock (the "Converted Shares"), Holdings will not, and will cause each of its Permitted Transferees not to, from (b) the date hereof until on which the six month anniversary Series A Preferred Stock becomes redeemable by the Company pursuant to Section 4 of the date hereof Articles Supplementary of the Company (the “Lock-up Period”earlier of (a) or (b), the "Transfer any of the Common Stock that it beneficially owns; provided that such restriction may be waived or amended by (xRestriction Lapse Date") the Related Party Transactions Committee of the Board, or (y) if such committee is no longer in existence, the Board. Following the expiration of the Lock-up Period, Holdings and each of its Permitted Transferees may Transfer any Common Stock held by Holdings; provided that Holdings Minority Investors shall not, and shall cause each of its Permitted Transferees not to, Transfer (i) more than 50% without the prior written consent of the Common Stock held by Holdings as Majority Investor, directly or indirectly sell, offer, transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of any interest in ("Transfer") any securities of the date Company purchased pursuant to the Purchase Agreement or issued upon conversion of such securities ("Subject Securities"), except for transfers or sales made in accordance with the provisions of Sections 2.2 or 2.4 hereof and which are made in compliance with the federal securities laws and all applicable state securities or "blue sky" laws (or pursuant to exemptions therefrom). No transfer of the Subject Securities in violation of this Agreement during shall be made or recorded on the one year period following the Lock-up Period, (ii) Common Stock to any “person” or “group” (in each case within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act), in a single transaction or series of related transactions, if such “person” or “group” beneficially owns more than 5.0% of the then-outstanding shares of Common Stock or would hold, as a result of such transfer, more than 5.0% of the then-outstanding shares of Common Stock or (iii) until such time that Holdings, together with its Permitted Transferees, beneficially owns less than 5% of the then-outstanding shares of Common Stock, Common Stock constituting more than 2.5% of the then-outstanding Common Stock in any 90-day period in an open market sale or block trade, unless through a marketed offering or a privately negotiated sale so long as any such privately negotiated sale is to the ultimate investor and not an intermediary; provided, further, that the foregoing requirements may be waived or amended by (x) the Related Party Transactions Committee of the Board, or (y) if such committee is no longer in existence, the Board (provided, that the Holdings Board Members shall not participate in such decision). Without limiting the foregoing, Holdings shall comply with the Securities Trading Policy books of the Company with respect to each Transfer and any such transfer shall be void and of Common Stock.
(b) The provisions of Section 3.01(a) shall not apply to any Transfer by Holdings or its Permitted Transferees (i) of all (or a portion of) of its Common Stock to a Permitted Transferee, (ii) pursuant to a merger, stock sale, consolidation or other business combination of the Company with a Person that is unaffiliated with the Shareholders or (iii) solely in connection with the pledging of any Common Stock or any exercise of lender’s rights or remedies, including without limitation any subsequent Transfer by such lender, pursuant to any loan agreement with a bona fide financial institutionno effect. For the avoidance of doubt, any exercise of any lender’s rights and/or remedies under any such loan agreement and any transfer following any exercise of such remedies shall not be limited or restricted by any provision purposes of this Agreement.
(c) In addition to any legends required by Applicable Law, each certificate (if any) representing the Common Stock term "Original Investment Amount" shall mean the original investment of the Company held by Original Majority Investor through the Shareholders shall bear purchase of shares of Series A Preferred Stock representing an aggregate Liquidation Amount of $115 million; PROVIDED, that if the Original Majority Investor sells a legend substantially in the following form: “THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO number of shares of Series A SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT (A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY). NO TRANSFER, SALE, ASSIGNMENT, PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATION OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT.”
(d) Prior notice shall be given Preferred Stock representing an aggregate Liquidation Amount of up to the Company by the transferor of any Transfer permitted by this Section 3.01 (whether $35 million to one or not to a Permitted Transferee) of any Common Stock at least three Business Days prior to the date of any such Transfer. Prior to or concurrently with the consummation of any Transfer to a Permitted Transferee, Holdings shall cause the transferee to execute and deliver to the Company a Joinder Agreement and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Upon any Transfer by Holdings of any of its Common Stock to a Permitted Transfereemore co-investors, in accordance with the terms set forth in Section 2.3(c) of this the Purchase Agreement, such Original Investment Amount will be reduced by the transferee thereof shall be substituted foramount which the Original Majority Investor sells, and shall assume all the rights and obligations under this Agreement of, the transferor thereofup to $35 million.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, each Shareholder agrees that it will not, directly or indirectly, Transfer any of its Common Stock (i) except as permitted under the Securities Act and other applicable federal or state securities laws, (ii) if it would cause the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or (iii) if it would cause the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to be deemed plan assets as defined under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or its accompanying regulations or result in any “prohibited transaction” thereunder involving the Company.
(f) Any attempt to Transfer any Common Stock that is not in compliance with this Agreement shall be null and void, and the Company shall not, and shall cause any transfer agent not to, give any effect in the Company’s stock records to such attempted Transfer and the purported transferee in any such Transfer shall not be treated as the owner of such Common Stock for any purposes of this Agreement.
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General Restrictions on Transfer. (a) Except as permitted by Section 3.01(b2.02, DP Sponsor shall not Transfer any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned or owned of record by it until the earlier of: (i) the date that is one (1) year from the Closing or (ii) the Release Date.
(b) Except as permitted by Section 2.02, none of General Motors, Workhorse Group Inc. or BGL shall Transfer any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned or owned of record by it until the date that is six (6) months from the Closing. (each of the periods described in clauses (a) and (b), Holdings will not, and will cause each of its Permitted Transferees not to, from the date hereof until the six month anniversary of the date hereof (the a “Lock-up Key Stockholder Lockup Period”).
(c) Except as permitted by Section 2.02, Transfer the Majority Stockholder shall not Transfer:
i. any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned or owned of record by the Majority Stockholder until the date that is one (1) year from the Closing; and
i. more than fifty percent (50%) of the shares of Common Stock that it beneficially owns; provided that such restriction may be waived owned or amended owned of record by (x) the Related Party Transactions Committee of the Board, or (y) if such committee is no longer in existence, the Board. Following the expiration of the Lock-up Period, Holdings and each of its Permitted Transferees may Transfer any Common Stock held by Holdings; provided that Holdings shall not, and shall cause each of its Permitted Transferees not to, Transfer (i) more than 50% of the Common Stock held by Holdings Majority Stockholder as of the date of this Agreement during Agreement, until the one year period date that is two (2) years from the Closing (each of (i)-(ii), a “Majority Stockholder Lockup Period” and, together with the Key Stockholder Lockup Periods, the “Lockup Periods”)); provided, that the Majority Stockholder shall not, at any time, Transfer any shares of Common Stock if, immediately following such Transfer, the Lock-up Majority Stockholder would be the beneficial owner and owner of record of fewer than the number of shares that would be required to satisfy any outstanding indemnification claim made by Parent pursuant to the Merger Agreement.
(d) Following the expiration of a Lockup Period, (ii) Common Stock the Stockholder to any “person” or “group” (in each case within the meaning whom such Lockup Period previously applied may sell such number of Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act), in a single transaction or series of related transactions, if such “person” or “group” beneficially owns more than 5.0% of the then-outstanding shares of Common Stock or would hold, as a result of such transfer, more than 5.0% of the then-outstanding shares of Common Stock or (iii) until such time BGL Warrants that Holdings, together with its Permitted Transferees, beneficially owns less than 5% of the then-outstanding shares of Common Stock, Common Stock constituting more than 2.5% of the then-outstanding Common Stock in any 90-day period in an open market sale or block trade, unless through a marketed offering or a privately negotiated sale so long as any such privately negotiated sale is are no longer subject to the ultimate investor and not an intermediary; provided, further, that the foregoing requirements may be waived or amended by (x) the Related Party Transactions Committee of the Board, or (y) if such committee is no longer in existence, the Board (provided, that the Holdings Board Members shall not participate in such decision). Without limiting the foregoing, Holdings shall comply with the Securities Trading Policy of the Company with respect to each Transfer of Common Stock.
(b) The provisions of Section 3.01(a) shall not apply to any Transfer by Holdings or its Permitted Transferees (i) of all (or a portion of) of its Common Stock to a Permitted Transferee, (ii) pursuant to a merger, stock sale, consolidation or other business combination of the Company with a Person that is unaffiliated with the Shareholders or (iii) solely in connection with the pledging of any Common Stock or any exercise of lender’s rights or remedies, including Lockup Period without limitation any subsequent Transfer by such lender, pursuant to any loan agreement with a bona fide financial institution. For the avoidance of doubt, any exercise of any lender’s rights and/or remedies restriction under any such loan agreement and any transfer following any exercise of such remedies shall not be limited or restricted by any provision of this Agreement.
(c) In addition to any legends required by Applicable Law, each certificate (if any) representing the Common Stock of the Company held by the Shareholders shall bear a legend substantially in the following form: “THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO A SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT (A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY). NO TRANSFER, SALE, ASSIGNMENT, PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATION OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT.”
(d) Prior notice shall be given to the Company by the transferor of any Transfer permitted by this Section 3.01 (whether or not to a Permitted Transferee) of any Common Stock at least three Business Days prior to the date of any such Transfer. Prior to or concurrently with the consummation of any Transfer to a Permitted Transferee, Holdings shall cause the transferee to execute and deliver to the Company a Joinder Agreement and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Upon any Transfer by Holdings of any of its Common Stock to a Permitted Transferee, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, other than the transferee thereof shall be substituted for, and shall assume all the rights and obligations under this Agreement of, the transferor thereofrestriction set forth in Section 2.03(c) below.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision Prior to the expiration of each Lockup Period applicable to a Stockholder, such Stockholder may not assign or delegate such Stockholder’s rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement, each Shareholder agrees that it will notin whole or in part, directly or indirectly, except in connection with such Transfer any of its Common Stock (i) except as permitted under the Securities Act and other applicable federal or state securities laws, (ii) if it would cause the Company or any of its Subsidiaries BGL Warrants pursuant to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or (iii) if it would cause the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to be deemed plan assets as defined under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or its accompanying regulations or result in any “prohibited transaction” thereunder involving the CompanySection 2.02.
(f) Any attempt to Transfer any Common Stock that is not in compliance with The provisions of this Agreement shall be null and void, and the Company shall not, and shall cause any transfer agent not to, give any effect in the Company’s stock records to such attempted Transfer and the purported transferee in any such Transfer Section 2.01 shall not be treated as apply to the owner of BlackRock Entities (it being acknowledged and agreed that such Common Stock for any purposes of this Agreement.BlackRock Entities shall remain subject to the lockup provisions contained in their respective BlackRock Subscription Agreements)
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General Restrictions on Transfer. (a) Except as permitted by Section 3.01(b), Holdings will not, and will cause each of its Permitted Transferees not to, from the date hereof until the six month anniversary of the date hereof (the “Lock-up Period”), Transfer any of the Common Stock that it beneficially owns; provided that such restriction may be waived or amended by (x) the Related Party Transactions Committee of the Board, or (y) if such committee is no longer in existence, the Board. Following the expiration of the Lock-up Period, Holdings and each of its Permitted Transferees may Transfer any Common Stock held by Holdings; provided that Holdings shall not, and shall cause each of its Permitted Transferees not to, Transfer (i) more than 50% of the Common Stock held by Holdings as of the date of this Agreement during the one year period following the Lock-up Period, (ii) Common Stock to any “person” or “group” (in each case within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act), in a single transaction or series of related transactions, if such “person” or “group” beneficially owns more than 5.0% of the then-outstanding shares of Common Stock or would hold, as a result of such transfer, more than 5.0% of the then-then- outstanding shares of Common Stock or (iii) until such time that Holdings, together with its Permitted Transferees, beneficially owns less than 5% of the then-outstanding shares of Common Stock, Common Stock constituting more than 2.5% of the then-outstanding Common Stock in any 90-day period in an open market sale or block trade, unless through a marketed offering or a privately negotiated sale so long as any such privately negotiated sale is to the ultimate investor and not an intermediary; provided, further, that the foregoing requirements may be waived or amended by (x) the Related Party Transactions Committee of the Board, or (y) if such committee is no longer in existence, the Board (provided, that the Holdings Board Members shall not participate in such decision). Without limiting the foregoing, Holdings shall comply with the Securities Trading Policy of the Company with respect to each Transfer of Common Stock.
(b) The provisions of Section 3.01(a) shall not apply to any Transfer by Holdings or its Permitted Transferees (i) of all (or a portion of) of its Common Stock to a Permitted Transferee, (ii) pursuant to a merger, stock sale, consolidation or other business combination of the Company with a Person that is unaffiliated with the Shareholders or (iii) solely in connection with the pledging of any Common Stock or any exercise of lender’s rights or remedies, including without limitation any subsequent Transfer by such lender, pursuant to any loan agreement with a bona fide financial institution. For the avoidance of doubt, any exercise of any lender’s rights and/or remedies under any such loan agreement and any transfer following any exercise of such remedies shall not be limited or restricted by any provision of this Agreement.
(c) In addition to any legends required by Applicable Law, each certificate (if any) representing the Common Stock of the Company held by the Shareholders shall bear a legend substantially in the following form: “THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO A SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT (A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY). NO TRANSFER, SALE, ASSIGNMENT, PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATION OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT.”
(d) Prior notice shall be given to the Company by the transferor of any Transfer permitted by this Section 3.01 (whether or not to a Permitted Transferee) of any Common Stock at least three Business Days prior to the date of any such Transfer. Prior to or concurrently with the consummation of any Transfer to a Permitted Transferee, Holdings shall cause the transferee to execute and deliver to the Company a Joinder Agreement and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Upon any Transfer by Holdings of any of its Common Stock to a Permitted Transferee, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the transferee thereof shall be substituted for, and shall assume all the rights and obligations under this Agreement of, the transferor thereof.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, each Shareholder agrees that it will not, directly or indirectly, Transfer any of its Common Stock (i) except as permitted under the Securities Act and other applicable federal or state securities laws, (ii) if it would cause the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or (iii) if it would cause the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to be deemed plan assets as defined under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or its accompanying regulations or result in any “prohibited transaction” thereunder involving the Company.
(f) Any attempt to Transfer any Common Stock that is not in compliance with this Agreement shall be null and void, and the Company shall not, and shall cause any transfer agent not to, give any effect in the Company’s stock records to such attempted Transfer and the purported transferee in any such Transfer shall not be treated as the owner of such Common Stock for any purposes of this Agreement.
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Samples: Shareholder Agreement
General Restrictions on Transfer. (a) Except as permitted by otherwise provided in Section 3.01(b)3.4 below, Holdings will not, and will cause each for a period of its Permitted Transferees not to, three (3) years from the date hereof until the six month anniversary of the date hereof (the “Lock-up Period”), Transfer any of the Common Stock that it beneficially owns; provided that such restriction may be waived or amended by (x) the Related Party Transactions Committee of the Board, or (y) if such committee is no longer in existence, the Board. Following the expiration of the Lock-up Period, Holdings and each of its Permitted Transferees may Transfer any Common Stock held by Holdings; provided that Holdings shall not, and shall cause each of its Permitted Transferees not to, Transfer (i) more than 50% of the Common Stock held by Holdings as of the date of this Agreement during Agreement, each GE Party agrees that such GE Party will not, without the one year period following the Lock-up Period, (ii) Common Stock to any “person” or “group” (in prior written consent of each case within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the 1934 Actholders of a majority of the Ordinary Shares then held by the Founders Group and the holders of a majority of the Ordinary Shares then held by the IDB Group, directly or indirectly, sell, hypothecate, give, bequeath, transfer, assign, pledge or in any other way whatsoever encumber or dispose of (any such event, a "Transfer") any Ordinary Shares now or hereafter at any time owned by such Shareholder (or any interest therein) to another Person ("Transferee"), in a single transaction or series of related transactions, if such “person” or “group” beneficially owns more than 5.0% of the then-outstanding shares of Common Stock or would hold, as a result of such transfer, more Transfer the GE Parties shall collectively own less than 5.0% fifteen percent (15%) of the then-then outstanding shares Ordinary Shares of Common Stock or the Company; provided, however, that the restrictions set forth in this Section 3.1 and in Section 3.4 below shall cease to apply (iii1) until such on any Determination Date (as defined below) with respect to the Unrestricted Percentage (as defined below) of the Ordinary Shares held in the aggregate by the GE Parties on the date hereof, (2) at any time that Holdings, together with its Permitted Transferees, beneficially owns the GE Parties shall collectively own less than 5% of the then-then outstanding shares of Common Stock, Common Stock constituting more than 2.5% Ordinary Shares of the then-outstanding Common Stock in Company, (3) if at any 90-day period in an open market sale or block trade, unless through a marketed offering or a privately negotiated sale so long as any such privately negotiated sale is to date the ultimate investor and not an intermediary; provided, further, that the foregoing requirements may be waived or amended by (x) the Related Party Transactions Committee Market Price of the BoardOrdinary Shares is below $7.00 per share (adjusted to give effect to any change in the capitalization of the Company, including as a result of any stock split, stock dividend or stock combination), (y4) if such committee is no longer under the circumstances permitting a Contingent Demand Registration Request as described in existenceSection 3.1(2) of the Registration Rights Agreement dated on or about the date hereof among the Company and certain GE entities, and (5) (q) in respect of a Change of Control Transaction that has been approved by a majority of the Board (provided, that the Holdings Board Members shall not participate in such decision). Without limiting the foregoing, Holdings shall comply with the Securities Trading Policy directors of the Company with respect to each Transfer of Common Stock.
no material interest in the matter being considered (b) The provisions of Section 3.01(a) shall not apply to any Transfer by Holdings or its Permitted Transferees (i) of all (or a portion of) of its Common Stock to a Permitted Transferee, (ii) pursuant to a merger, stock sale, consolidation or other business combination than in their capacities as shareholders of the Company Company), or if at such time there are no such directors with no material interest in the matter being considered, a Person that is unaffiliated with the Shareholders or (iii) solely in connection with the pledging of any Common Stock or any exercise of lender’s rights or remedies, including without limitation any subsequent Transfer by such lender, pursuant to any loan agreement with a bona fide financial institution. For the avoidance of doubt, any exercise of any lender’s rights and/or remedies under any such loan agreement and any transfer following any exercise of such remedies shall not be limited or restricted by any provision of this Agreement.
(c) In addition to any legends required by Applicable Law, each certificate (if any) representing the Common Stock majority of the Company Board of Directors of the Company, unless the holders of a majority of the Ordinary Shares then held by the Shareholders shall bear Founders Group and the holders of a legend substantially in majority of the following form: “THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO A SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT (A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY). NO TRANSFER, SALE, ASSIGNMENT, PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATION OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT.”
(d) Prior notice shall be given to the Company Ordinary Shares then held by the transferor of any Transfer permitted by this Section 3.01 (whether or not IDB Group, respectively, each certify in writing in response to a Permitted Transferee) of any Common Stock at least three Business Days prior to the date of any such Transfer. Prior to or concurrently with the consummation of any Transfer to a Permitted Transferee, Holdings shall cause the transferee to execute and deliver to the Company a Joinder Agreement and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Upon any Transfer by Holdings of any of its Common Stock to a Permitted Transferee, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the transferee thereof shall be substituted for, and shall assume all the rights and obligations under this Agreement of, the transferor thereof.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, each Shareholder agrees that it will not, directly or indirectly, Transfer any of its Common Stock (i) except as permitted under the Securities Act and other applicable federal or state securities laws, (ii) if it would cause the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or (iii) if it would cause the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to be deemed plan assets as defined under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or its accompanying regulations or result in any “prohibited transaction” thereunder involving the Company.
(f) Any attempt to Transfer any Common Stock that is not in compliance with this Agreement shall be null and void, and the Company shall not, and shall cause any transfer agent not to, give any effect in the Company’s stock records to such attempted Transfer and the purported transferee in any such Transfer shall not be treated as the owner of such Common Stock for any purposes of this Agreement.reasonable request by
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Samples: Shareholders Agreement (Ge American Communications Inc)
General Restrictions on Transfer. (a) Except as permitted by set forth in Section 3.01(b), Holdings will not, and will cause each of its Permitted Transferees not to2.02, from the date hereof Effective Date, each Stockholder agrees that it, he or she shall not Transfer any Sponsor Shares until the six month earlier of (i) the first anniversary of the date hereof Closing and (ii) following the Closing, if the closing price of the Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the Closing (the “Sponsor Lock-up Period”).
(b) Except as set forth in Section 2.02, from the Effective Date, each Founder agrees that he shall not Transfer any Merger Shares until the earlier of (i) the first anniversary of the Closing and (ii) following the Closing, if the closing price of the Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the Closing (the “Founder Lock-up Period”).
(c) From the Effective Date, each Stockholder that it beneficially owns; provided is not the Sponsor or any of its Affiliates or the Founders agrees that it, he or she shall not Transfer any Merger Shares until the date that is six months following the Closing (such restriction may be waived or amended by (x) period, together with the Related Party Transactions Committee of Sponsor Lock-up Period and the Board, or (y) if such committee is no longer in existenceFounder Lock-Up Period, the Board. “Lock-up Periods”).
(d) Following the expiration of the applicable Lock-up PeriodPeriods, Holdings and each of its Permitted Transferees may Transfer the Sponsor Shares or Merger Shares owned by any Common Stock held by Holdings; provided that Holdings shall not, and shall cause each of its Permitted Transferees not to, Transfer (i) more than 50% of the Common Stock held by Holdings as of the date of this Agreement during the one year period following the Lock-up Period, (ii) Common Stock to any “person” or “group” (in each case within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act), in a single transaction or series of related transactions, if such “person” or “group” beneficially owns more than 5.0% of the then-outstanding shares of Common Stock or would hold, as a result of such transfer, more than 5.0% of the then-outstanding shares of Common Stock or (iii) until such time that Holdings, together with its Permitted Transferees, beneficially owns less than 5% of the then-outstanding shares of Common Stock, Common Stock constituting more than 2.5% of the then-outstanding Common Stock in any 90-day period in an open market sale or block trade, unless through a marketed offering or a privately negotiated sale so long as any such privately negotiated sale is to the ultimate investor and not an intermediary; provided, further, that the foregoing requirements Stockholder may be waived or amended by (x) the Related Party Transactions Committee of the Board, or (y) if such committee is no longer in existence, the Board (provided, that the Holdings Board Members shall not participate in such decision). Without limiting the foregoing, Holdings shall comply with the Securities Trading Policy of the Company with respect to each Transfer of Common Stock.
(b) The provisions of Section 3.01(a) shall not apply to any Transfer by Holdings or its Permitted Transferees (i) of all (or a portion of) of its Common Stock to a Permitted Transferee, (ii) pursuant to a merger, stock sale, consolidation or other business combination of the Company with a Person that is unaffiliated with the Shareholders or (iii) solely in connection with the pledging of any Common Stock or any exercise of lender’s rights or remedies, including sold without limitation any subsequent Transfer by such lender, pursuant to any loan agreement with a bona fide financial institution. For the avoidance of doubt, any exercise of any lender’s rights and/or remedies restriction under any such loan agreement and any transfer following any exercise of such remedies shall not be limited or restricted by any provision of this Agreement.
(c) In addition to any legends required by Applicable Law, each certificate (if any) representing the Common Stock of the Company held by the Shareholders shall bear a legend substantially in the following form: “THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO A SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT (A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY). NO TRANSFER, SALE, ASSIGNMENT, PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATION OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT.”
(d) Prior notice shall be given to the Company by the transferor of any Transfer permitted by this Section 3.01 (whether or not to a Permitted Transferee) of any Common Stock at least three Business Days prior to the date of any such Transfer. Prior to or concurrently with the consummation of any Transfer to a Permitted Transferee, Holdings shall cause the transferee to execute and deliver to the Company a Joinder Agreement and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Upon any Transfer by Holdings of any of its Common Stock to a Permitted Transferee, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, other than the transferee thereof shall be substituted for, and shall assume all the rights and obligations under this Agreement of, the transferor thereofrestrictions set forth in Section 2.03(c) below.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, each Shareholder agrees that it will not, directly or indirectly, Transfer any of its Common Stock (i) except as permitted under the Securities Act and other applicable federal or state securities laws, (ii) if it would cause the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or (iii) if it would cause the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to be deemed plan assets as defined under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or its accompanying regulations or result in any “prohibited transaction” thereunder involving the Company.
(f) Any attempt to Transfer any Common Stock that is not in compliance with this Agreement shall be null and void, and the Company shall not, and shall cause any transfer agent not to, give any effect in the Company’s stock records to such attempted Transfer and the purported transferee in any such Transfer shall not be treated as the owner of such Common Stock for any purposes of this Agreement.
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