IPO Process. 15.6.1 Subject to clause 15.4 and, if applicable, clause 15.6.8(b), the A or B Shareholder (the “Transferring Shareholder”) may by notice in writing (an “IPO Notice”) to the other one (the “Other Shareholder”) and the Company call for an initial public offering of Shares held by it on a securities exchange (an “IPO”). The IPO Notice shall indicate the number of Shares the Transferring Shareholder wishes to sell in the IPO subject to the provisions of this clause 15.6. The Board shall determine the applicable exchange taking into account the recommendations of the Valuer and market liquidity and available capital and such other factors as the Board deems necessary. 15.6.2 Within [ * * * ] Business Days of receipt of an IPO Notice, the Company shall engage and instruct an independent investment bank with expertise in initial public offerings mutually selected by the A and B Shareholders that shall not (unless they agree otherwise) be an underwriter in the competitive process referred to in clause 15.6.4 (the “Valuer”) to determine and report to the A and B Shareholders and the Company within [ * * * ] Business Days of its appointment (the “Report”) on (i) the value of the Company (the “Report Value”); (ii) an indicative price or price range for the Shares subject to the IPO (the “IPO Value”); (iii) whether the market conditions, business and other relevant factors are conducive and favorable for an IPO; (iv) the most favorable securities exchange for the IPO; (v) the number of Shares that can be included in the IPO without adversely affecting the price that can be achieved for the Shares through the IPO and (vi) its non-binding recommendation as to what the post IPO capital structure should be and what changes (if any) would need to be made to the rights attaching to the Shares subject to the IPO and/or the Shares to be retained by the A and B Shareholders post IPO under this Agreement to make the Shares subject to the IPO suitable for listing. It is acknowledged that the aim should be for as many rights to be retained as possible. 15.6.3 The Transferring Shareholder shall have [ * * * ] Business Days from delivery of the Report to consider the Report (the “Consideration Period”). If the Transferring Shareholder wishes to pursue an IPO at a value that equals or exceeds the Report Value or the IPO Value, as the case may be, then it shall notify the Other Shareholder and the Company in writing of the same within the Consideration Period, indicating the number of Shares it wishes to sell in the IPO (if different from the number included in the IPO Notice) (the “IPO Acceptance Notice”). The Other Shareholder shall respond in writing within [ * * * ] Business Days of receipt of an IPO Acceptance Notice indicating whether or not it wishes to sell any of its Shares in the IPO subject to any reduction in accordance with clause 15.6.5. Table of Contents 15.6.4 If the Transferring Shareholder serves an IPO Acceptance Notice, the Company shall select mutually acceptable underwriter(s) through a competitive process and take all necessary actions to implement the IPO as soon as practicable and in any event within [ * * * ] months of the date of the IPO Acceptance Notice. The Shareholders shall provide all reasonable assistance in connection with the IPO, including all reasonable assistance to facilitate any due diligence process, giving such warranties and lock ups and entering into such agreements as are common for an IPO of a comparable size and scope, approving all such matters as may require Shareholder approval and procuring the approval of all such matters as require Board approval in each case as may be reasonably required to implement the IPO. 15.6.5 The Transferring Shareholder (and the Other Shareholder if it delivers a notice under clause 15.6.3) shall be entitled to sell up to such number of the Shares specified in the IPO Acceptance Notice (and, if applicable, in a notice delivered under clause 15.6.3) in the Company as the lead underwriter confirms can be sold without adversely affecting the price that can be achieved for Shares through the IPO. If any reduction in the number of Shares subject to the IPO is required, this should be applied: (a) if the Transferring Shareholder is the A Shareholder, pro rata between the A Shares and the B Shares; and (b) if the Transferring Shareholder is the B Shareholder, first against any Shares proposed to be sold by the A Shareholder, so that the B Shareholder will sell the maximum number of IPO Shares possible. 15.6.6 All expenses incurred by the Company in connection with an IPO shall be paid by the Company. The expenses incurred by a Transferring Shareholder in connection with an IPO shall be for its own account, including the underwriting commissions payable to underwriters in connection with its sale of Shares pursuant to the IPO. If the Other Shareholder has delivered a notice under clause 15.6.3 and is also selling Shares into the IPO, any such expenses shall be borne by the selling Shareholders pro rata to the number of Shares each one actually sells in the IPO in accordance with clause 15.6.5. 15.6.7 In the event that the actual price obtainable by the Transferring Shareholder for the Shares subject to the IPO is less than the Report Value or the IPO Value, as the case may be, the Transferring Shareholder may (in its sole discretion) by written notice to the Other Shareholder and the Company (a “Termination Notice”) elect to terminate the IPO Process, with respect to such Shares and any Shares of the Other Shareholder if it delivered a notice under clause 15.6.3, and clause 15.6.8 shall apply. 15.6.8 If no IPO Acceptance Notice is served or a Termination Notice is served subsequent to an IPO Acceptance Notice, the Transferring Shareholder shall not be entitled to transfer its Shares but shall be entitled: (a) if the Transferring Shareholder is the A Shareholder, to serve another IPO Notice in accordance with clause 15.6, provided that only one IPO Notice may be served per Quarter; and Table of Contents (b) if the Transferring Shareholder is the B Shareholder, to invoke a further ROFO Process in accordance with clause 15.5 provided that only one IPO Notice may be served per Quarter.
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Samples: Shareholders’ Agreement (Mondelez International, Inc.)
IPO Process. 15.6.1 Subject to clause 15.4 and, if applicable, clause 15.6.8(b), the A or B Shareholder (the “Transferring Shareholder”) may by notice in writing (an “IPO Notice”) to the other one (the “Other Shareholder”) and the Company call for an initial public offering of Shares held by it on a securities exchange (an “IPO”). The IPO Notice shall indicate the number of Shares the Transferring Shareholder wishes to sell in the IPO subject to the provisions of this clause 15.6. The Board shall determine the applicable exchange taking into account the recommendations of the Valuer and market liquidity and available capital and such other factors as the Board deems necessary.
15.6.2 Within [ * * * ] Business Days of receipt of an IPO Notice, the Company shall engage and instruct an independent investment bank with expertise in initial public offerings mutually selected by the A and B Shareholders that shall not (unless they agree otherwise) be an underwriter in the competitive process referred to in clause 15.6.4 (the “Valuer”) to determine and report to the A - 23 - and B Shareholders and the Company within [ * * * ] Business Days of its appointment (the “Report”) on (i) the value of the Company (the “Report Value”); (ii) an indicative price or price range for the Shares subject to the IPO (the “IPO Value”); (iii) whether the market conditions, business and other relevant factors are conducive and favorable for an IPO; (iv) the most favorable securities exchange for the IPO; (v) the number of Shares that can be included in the IPO without adversely affecting the price that can be achieved for the Shares through the IPO and (vi) its non-binding recommendation as to what the post IPO capital structure should be and what changes (if any) would need to be made to the rights attaching to the Shares subject to the IPO and/or the Shares to be retained by the A and B Shareholders post IPO under this Agreement to make the Shares subject to the IPO suitable for listing. It is acknowledged that the aim should be for as many rights to be retained as possible.
15.6.3 The Transferring Shareholder shall have [ * * * ] Business Days from delivery of the Report to consider the Report (the “Consideration Period”). If the Transferring Shareholder wishes to pursue an IPO at a value that equals or exceeds the Report Value or the IPO Value, as the case may be, then it shall notify the Other Shareholder and the Company in writing of the same within the Consideration Period, indicating the number of Shares it wishes to sell in the IPO (if different from the number included in the IPO Notice) (the “IPO Acceptance Notice”). The Other Shareholder shall respond in writing within [ * * * ] Business Days of receipt of an IPO Acceptance Notice indicating whether or not it wishes to sell any of its Shares in the IPO subject to any reduction in accordance with clause 15.6.5. Table of Contents.
15.6.4 If the Transferring Shareholder serves an IPO Acceptance Notice, the Company shall select mutually acceptable underwriter(s) through a competitive process and take all necessary actions to implement the IPO as soon as practicable and in any event within [ * * * ] months of the date of the IPO Acceptance Notice. The Shareholders shall provide all reasonable assistance in connection with the IPO, including all reasonable assistance to facilitate any due diligence process, giving such warranties and lock ups and entering into such agreements as are common for an IPO of a comparable size and scope, approving all such matters as may require Shareholder approval and procuring the approval of all such matters as require Board approval in each case as may be reasonably required to implement the IPO.
15.6.5 The Transferring Shareholder (and the Other Shareholder if it delivers a notice under clause 15.6.3) shall be entitled to sell up to such number of the Shares specified in the IPO Acceptance Notice (and, if applicable, in a notice delivered under clause 15.6.3) in the Company as the lead underwriter confirms can be sold without adversely affecting the price that can be achieved for Shares through the IPO. If any reduction in the number of Shares subject to the IPO is required, this should be applied:
(a) if the Transferring Shareholder is the A Shareholder, pro rata between the A Shares and the B Shares; andand - 24 -
(b) if the Transferring Shareholder is the B Shareholder, first against any Shares proposed to be sold by the A Shareholder, so that the B Shareholder will sell the maximum number of IPO Shares possible.
15.6.6 All expenses incurred by the Company in connection with an IPO shall be paid by the Company. The expenses incurred by a Transferring Shareholder in connection with an IPO shall be for its own account, including the underwriting commissions payable to underwriters in connection with its sale of Shares pursuant to the IPO. If the Other Shareholder has delivered a notice under clause 15.6.3 and is also selling Shares into the IPO, any such expenses shall be borne by the selling Shareholders pro rata to the number of Shares each one actually sells in the IPO in accordance with clause 15.6.5.
15.6.7 In the event that the actual price obtainable by the Transferring Shareholder for the Shares subject to the IPO is less than the Report Value or the IPO Value, as the case may be, the Transferring Shareholder may (in its sole discretion) by written notice to the Other Shareholder and the Company (a “Termination Notice”) elect to terminate the IPO Process, with respect to such Shares and any Shares of the Other Shareholder if it delivered a notice under clause 15.6.3, and clause 15.6.8 shall apply.
15.6.8 If no IPO Acceptance Notice is served or a Termination Notice is served subsequent to an IPO Acceptance Notice, the Transferring Shareholder shall not be entitled to transfer its Shares but shall be entitled:
(a) if the Transferring Shareholder is the A Shareholder, to serve another IPO Notice in accordance with clause 15.6, provided that only one IPO Notice may be served per Quarter; and Table of Contentsand
(b) if the Transferring Shareholder is the B Shareholder, to invoke a further ROFO Process in accordance with clause 15.5 provided that only one IPO Notice may be served per Quarter.
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Samples: Shareholder Agreement
IPO Process. 15.6.1 Subject to clause 15.4 and, if applicable, clause 15.6.8(b), the A or B Shareholder (the “Transferring Shareholder”) may by notice in writing (an “IPO Notice”) to the other one (the “Other Shareholder”) and the Company call for an initial public offering of Shares held by it on a securities exchange (an “IPO”). The IPO Notice shall indicate the number of Shares the Transferring Shareholder wishes to sell in the IPO subject to the provisions of this clause 15.6. The Board shall determine the applicable exchange taking into account the recommendations of the Valuer and market liquidity and available capital and such other factors as the Board deems necessary.
15.6.2 Within [ * * * ] Business Days of receipt of an IPO NoticeNotice (or, if clause 15.6.9 applies, the date on which an election is made to continue with an IPO), the Company shall engage and instruct an independent investment bank with expertise in initial public offerings mutually selected by the A and B Shareholders that shall not (unless they agree otherwise) be an underwriter in the competitive process referred to in clause 15.6.4 (the “Valuer”) to determine and report to the A and B Shareholders and the Company within [ * * * ] Business Days of its appointment (the “Report”) on (i) the value of the Company (the “Report Value”); (ii) an indicative price or price range for the Shares subject to the IPO (the “IPO Value”); (iii) whether the market conditions, business and other relevant factors are conducive and favorable for an IPO; (iv) the most favorable securities exchange for the IPO; (v) the number of Shares that can be included in the IPO without adversely affecting the price that can be achieved for the Shares through the IPO and (vi) its non-binding recommendation as to what the post IPO capital structure should be and what changes (if any) would need to be made to the rights attaching to the Shares subject to the IPO and/or the Shares to be retained by the A and B Shareholders post IPO under this Agreement to make the Shares subject to the IPO suitable for listing. It is acknowledged that the aim should be for as many rights to be retained as possible.
15.6.3 The Transferring Shareholder shall have [ * * * ] Business Days from delivery of the Report to consider the Report (the “Consideration Period”). If the Transferring Shareholder wishes to pursue an IPO at a value that equals or exceeds the Report Value or the IPO Value, as the case may be, then it shall notify the Other Shareholder and the Company in writing of the same within the Consideration Period, indicating the number of Shares it wishes to sell in the IPO (if different from the number included in the IPO Notice) (the “IPO Acceptance Notice”). The Other Shareholder shall respond in writing within [ * * * ] Business Days of receipt of an IPO Acceptance Notice indicating whether or not it wishes to sell any of its Shares in the IPO subject to any reduction in accordance with clause 15.6.5. Table of Contents.
15.6.4 If the Transferring Shareholder serves an IPO Acceptance Notice, the Company shall select mutually acceptable underwriter(s) through a competitive process and take all necessary actions to implement the IPO as soon as practicable and in any event within [ * * * ] months of the date of the IPO Acceptance Notice. The Shareholders shall provide all reasonable assistance in connection with the IPO, including all reasonable assistance to facilitate any due diligence process, giving such warranties and lock ups and entering into such agreements as are common for an IPO of a comparable size and scope, approving all such matters as may require Shareholder approval and procuring the approval of all such matters as require Board approval in each case as may be reasonably required to implement the IPO.
15.6.5 The Transferring Shareholder (and the Other Shareholder if it delivers a notice under clause 15.6.3) shall be entitled to sell up to such number of the Shares specified in the IPO Acceptance Notice (and, if applicable, in a notice delivered under clause 15.6.3) in the Company as the lead underwriter confirms can be sold without adversely affecting the price that can be achieved for Shares through the IPO. If any reduction in the number of Shares subject to the IPO is required, this should be applied:
(a) if the Transferring Shareholder is the A Shareholder, pro rata between the A Shares and the B Shares; and
(b) if the Transferring Shareholder is the B Shareholder, first against any Shares proposed to be sold by the A Shareholder, so that the B Shareholder will sell the maximum number of IPO Shares possible.
15.6.6 All expenses incurred by the Company in connection with an IPO shall be paid by the Company. The expenses incurred by a Transferring Shareholder in connection with an IPO shall be for its own account, including the underwriting commissions payable to underwriters in connection with its sale of Shares pursuant to the IPO. If the Other Shareholder has delivered a notice under clause 15.6.3 and is also selling Shares into the IPO, any such expenses shall be borne by the selling Shareholders pro rata to the number of Shares each one actually sells in the IPO in accordance with clause 15.6.5.
15.6.7 In the event that the actual price obtainable by the Transferring Shareholder for the Shares subject to the IPO is less than the Report Value or the IPO Value, as the case may be, the Transferring Shareholder may (in its sole discretion) by written notice to the Other Shareholder and the Company (a “Termination Notice”) elect to terminate the IPO Process, with respect to such Shares and any Shares of the Other Shareholder if it delivered a notice under clause 15.6.3, and clause 15.6.8 shall apply.
. 15.6.8 If no IPO Acceptance Notice is served or a Termination Notice is served subsequent to an IPO Acceptance NoticeNotice or a withdrawal notice is given in accordance with clause 15.6.9, the Transferring Shareholder shall not be entitled to transfer its Shares but shall be entitled:
(a) if the Transferring Shareholder is the A Shareholder, to serve another IPO Notice in accordance with clause 15.6, provided that only one IPO Notice may be served per Quarter; and Table of Contentsand
(b) if the Transferring Shareholder is the B Shareholder, to invoke a further ROFO Process in accordance with clause 15.5 provided that only one IPO Notice may be served per Quarter.
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Samples: Shareholder Agreements (Mondelez International, Inc.)
IPO Process. 15.6.1 Subject to clause 15.4 and, if applicable, clause 15.6.8(b), the A or B Shareholder (the “Transferring Shareholder”) may by notice in writing (an “IPO Notice”) to the other one (the “Other Shareholder”) and the Company call for an initial public offering of Shares held by it on a securities exchange (an “IPO”). The IPO Notice shall indicate the number of Shares the Transferring Shareholder wishes to sell in the IPO subject to the provisions of this clause 15.6. The Board shall determine the applicable exchange taking into account the recommendations of the Valuer and market liquidity and available capital and such other factors as the Board deems necessary.
15.6.2 Within [ * * * ] Business Days of receipt of an IPO Notice, the Company shall engage and instruct an independent investment bank with expertise in initial public offerings mutually selected by the A and B Shareholders that shall not (unless they agree otherwise) be an underwriter in the competitive process referred to in clause 15.6.4 (the “Valuer”) to determine and report to the A and B Shareholders and the Company within [ * * * ] Business Days of its appointment (the “Report”) on (i) the value of the Company (the “Report Value”); (ii) an indicative price or price range for the Shares subject to the IPO (the “IPO Value”); (iii) whether the market conditions, business and other relevant factors are conducive and favorable for an IPO; (iv) the most favorable securities exchange for the IPO; (v) the number of Shares that can be included in the IPO without adversely affecting the price that can be achieved for the Shares through the IPO and (vi) its non-binding recommendation as to what the post IPO capital structure should be and what changes (if any) would need to be made to the rights attaching to the Shares subject to the IPO and/or the Shares to be retained by the A and B Shareholders post IPO under this Agreement to make the Shares subject to the IPO suitable for listing. It is acknowledged that the aim should be for as many rights to be retained as possible.
15.6.3 The Transferring Shareholder shall have [ * * * ] Business Days from delivery of the Report to consider the Report (the “Consideration Period”). If the Transferring Shareholder wishes to pursue an IPO at a value that equals or exceeds the Report Value or the IPO Value, as the case may be, then it shall notify the Other Shareholder and the Company in writing of the same within the Consideration Period, indicating the number of Shares it wishes to sell in the IPO (if different from the number included in the IPO Notice) (the “IPO Acceptance Notice”). The Other Shareholder shall respond in writing within [ * * * ] Business Days of receipt of an IPO Acceptance Notice indicating whether or not it wishes to sell any of its Shares in the IPO subject to any reduction in accordance with clause 15.6.5. Table of Contents.
15.6.4 If the Transferring Shareholder serves an IPO Acceptance Notice, the Company shall select mutually acceptable underwriter(s) through a competitive process and take all necessary actions to implement the IPO as soon as practicable and in any event within [ * * * ] months of the date of the IPO Acceptance Notice. The Shareholders shall provide all reasonable assistance in connection with the IPO, including all reasonable assistance to facilitate any due diligence process, giving such warranties and lock ups and entering into such agreements as are common for an IPO of a comparable size and scope, approving all such matters as may require Shareholder approval and procuring the approval of all such matters as require Board approval in each case as may be reasonably required to implement the IPO.
15.6.5 The Transferring Shareholder (and the Other Shareholder if it delivers a notice under clause 15.6.3) shall be entitled to sell up to such number of the Shares specified in the IPO Acceptance Notice (and, if applicable, in a notice delivered under clause 15.6.3) in the Company as the lead underwriter confirms can be sold without adversely affecting the price that can be achieved for Shares through the IPO. If any reduction in the number of Shares subject to the IPO is required, this should be applied:
(a) if the Transferring Shareholder is the A Shareholder, pro rata between the A Shares and the B Shares; and
(b) if the Transferring Shareholder is the B Shareholder, first against any Shares proposed to be sold by the A Shareholder, so that the B Shareholder will sell the maximum number of IPO Shares possible.
15.6.6 All expenses incurred by the Company in connection with an IPO shall be paid by the Company. The expenses incurred by a Transferring Shareholder in connection with an IPO shall be for its own account, including the underwriting commissions payable to underwriters in connection with its sale of Shares pursuant to the IPO. If the Other Shareholder has delivered a notice under clause 15.6.3 and is also selling Shares into the IPO, any such expenses shall be borne by the selling Shareholders pro rata to the number of Shares each one actually sells in the IPO in accordance with clause 15.6.5.
15.6.7 In the event that the actual price obtainable by the Transferring Shareholder for the Shares subject to the IPO is less than the Report Value or the IPO Value, as the case may be, the Transferring Shareholder may (in its sole discretion) by written notice to the Other Shareholder and the Company (a “Termination Notice”) elect to terminate the IPO Process, with respect to such Shares and any Shares of the Other Shareholder if it delivered a notice under clause 15.6.3, and clause 15.6.8 shall apply.
15.6.8 If no IPO Acceptance Notice is served or a Termination Notice is served subsequent to an IPO Acceptance Notice, the Transferring Shareholder shall not be entitled to transfer its Shares but shall be entitled:
(a) if the Transferring Shareholder is the A Shareholder, to serve another IPO Notice in accordance with clause 15.6, provided that only one IPO Notice may be served per Quarter; and Table of Contentsand
(b) if the Transferring Shareholder is the B Shareholder, to invoke a further ROFO Process in accordance with clause 15.5 provided that only one IPO Notice may be served per Quarter.
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Samples: Shareholder Agreements (Mondelez International, Inc.)
IPO Process. 15.6.1 Subject to clause 15.4 and, if applicable, clause 15.6.8(b), the A or B Shareholder (the “Transferring Shareholder”) may by notice in writing (an “IPO Notice”) to the other one (the “Other Shareholder”) and the Company call for an initial public offering of Shares held by it on a securities exchange (an “IPO”). The IPO Notice shall indicate the number of Shares the Transferring Shareholder wishes to sell in the IPO subject to the provisions of this clause 15.6. The Board shall determine the applicable exchange taking into account the recommendations of the Valuer and market liquidity and available capital and such other factors as the Board deems necessary.
15.6.2 Within [ * * * ] Business Days of receipt of an IPO NoticeNotice (or, if clause 15.6.9 applies, the date on which an election is made to continue with an IPO), the Company shall engage and instruct an independent investment bank with expertise in initial public offerings mutually selected by the A and B Shareholders that shall not (unless they agree otherwise) be an underwriter in the competitive process referred to in clause 15.6.4 (the “Valuer”) to determine and report to the A and B Shareholders and the Company within [ * * * ] Business Days of its appointment (the “Report”) on (i) the value of the Company (the “Report Value”); (ii) an indicative price or price range for the Shares subject to the IPO (the “IPO Value”); (iii) whether the market conditions, business and other relevant factors are conducive and favorable for an IPO; (iv) the most favorable securities exchange for the IPO; (v) the number of Shares that can be included in the IPO without adversely affecting the price that can be achieved for the Shares through the IPO and (vi) its non-binding recommendation as to what the post IPO capital structure should be and what changes (if any) would need to be made to the rights attaching to the Shares subject to the IPO and/or the Shares to be retained by the A and B Shareholders post IPO under this Agreement to make the Shares subject to the IPO suitable for listing. It is acknowledged that the aim should be for as many rights to be retained as possible.
15.6.3 The Transferring Shareholder shall have [ * * * ] Business Days from delivery of the Report to consider the Report (the “Consideration Period”). If the Transferring Shareholder wishes to pursue an IPO at a value that equals or exceeds the Report Value or the IPO Value, as the case may be, then it shall notify the Other Shareholder and the Company in writing of the same within the Consideration Period, indicating the number of Shares it wishes to sell in the IPO (if different from the number included in the IPO Notice) (the “IPO Acceptance Notice”). The Other Shareholder shall respond in writing within [ * * * ] Business Days of receipt of an IPO Acceptance Notice indicating whether or not it wishes to sell any of its Shares in the IPO subject to any reduction in accordance with clause 15.6.5. Table of Contents.
15.6.4 If the Transferring Shareholder serves an IPO Acceptance Notice, the Company shall select mutually acceptable underwriter(s) through a competitive process and take all necessary actions to implement the IPO as soon as practicable and in any event within [ * * * ] months of the date of the IPO Acceptance Notice. The Shareholders shall provide all reasonable assistance in connection with the IPO, including all reasonable assistance to facilitate any due diligence process, giving such warranties and lock ups and entering into such agreements as are common for an IPO of a comparable size and scope, approving all such matters as may require Shareholder approval and procuring the approval of all such matters as require Board approval in each case as may be reasonably required to implement the IPO.
15.6.5 The Transferring Shareholder (and the Other Shareholder if it delivers a notice under clause 15.6.3) shall be entitled to sell up to such number of the Shares specified in the IPO Acceptance Notice (and, if applicable, in a notice delivered under clause 15.6.3) in the Company as the lead underwriter confirms can be sold without adversely affecting the price that can be achieved for Shares through the IPO. If any reduction in the number of Shares subject to the IPO is required, this should be applied:
(a) if the Transferring Shareholder is the A Shareholder, pro rata between the A Shares and the B Shares; and
(b) if the Transferring Shareholder is the B Shareholder, first against any Shares proposed to be sold by the A Shareholder, so that the B Shareholder will sell the maximum number of IPO Shares possible.
15.6.6 All expenses incurred by the Company in connection with an IPO shall be paid by the Company. The expenses incurred by a Transferring Shareholder in connection with an IPO shall be for its own account, including the underwriting commissions payable to underwriters in connection with its sale of Shares pursuant to the IPO. If the Other Shareholder has delivered a notice under clause 15.6.3 and is also selling Shares into the IPO, any such expenses shall be borne by the selling Shareholders pro rata to the number of Shares each one actually sells in the IPO in accordance with clause 15.6.5.
15.6.7 In the event that the actual price obtainable by the Transferring Shareholder for the Shares subject to the IPO is less than the Report Value or the IPO Value, as the case may be, the Transferring Shareholder may (in its sole discretion) by written notice to the Other Shareholder and the Company (a “Termination Notice”) elect to terminate the IPO Process, with respect to such Shares and any Shares of the Other Shareholder if it delivered a notice under clause 15.6.3, and clause 15.6.8 shall apply.
15.6.8 If no IPO Acceptance Notice is served or a Termination Notice is served subsequent to an IPO Acceptance NoticeNotice or a withdrawal notice is given in accordance with clause 15.6.9, the Transferring Shareholder shall not be entitled to transfer its Shares but shall be entitled:
(a) if the Transferring Shareholder is the A Shareholder, to serve another IPO Notice in accordance with clause 15.6, provided that only one IPO Notice may be served per Quarter; and Table of Contentsand
(b) if the Transferring Shareholder is the B Shareholder, to invoke a further ROFO Process in accordance with clause 15.5 provided that only one IPO Notice may be served per Quarter.
15.6.9 The Shareholders acknowledge and agree that, as at the date of this Agreement, the expectation is that any initial public offering will be with respect to the combined businesses of the Company and JDE (or “Combined IPO”). If, at the time an IPO Notice is given, an initial public offering of JDE has not taken place, the A Shareholder and B Shareholder shall in conjunction with the Board, the A shareholder and B shareholder of JDE and the JDE Board, consider in good faith whether a Combined IPO would be preferable at such time and, if so, the process to achieve that. For the avoidance of doubt, while the parties may have regard to the provisions of clause 15.6 of this Agreement and the JDE Shareholders Agreement in determining process, the process for achieving a Combined IPO as well as the terms and conditions on which any Shareholder may be prepared to agree to, and participate in, any Combined IPO, shall be a Reserved Matter. If no agreement to pursue a Combined IPO is reached within [ * * * ] days of the date of the IPO Notice (the “Combined IPO Consideration Period”), the Transferring Shareholder may elect in writing within [ * * * ] Business Days of the expiry of the Combined IPO Consideration Period to (a) continue with the IPO following the process provided for in clauses 15.6 (and the time period in clause 15.6.2 shall run from the date of that election) or (b) withdraw the IPO Notice.
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Samples: Shareholder Agreement (Mondelez International, Inc.)