Market Sale. (a) In the event a Class B Stockholder (the “Initial Market Sale Seller”) proposes to sell any Shares (the “Initial Market Sale Shares”) owned by it in a Market Sale, unless such sale is an Exempted Sale by such Class B Stockholder, such Initial Market Sale Seller must first provide notice (the “Market Sale Notice”) to the other Class B Stockholders (the “Market Sale Offerees”), each of which shall have the right, exercisable within five Business Days after receipt of the Market Sale Notice, to (i) purchase the Initial Market Sale Shares owned by the Initial Market Sale Seller for a price per Share equal to 97% of the average closing price of shares of Class A Common Stock over the four week period prior to the date of the Market Sale Notice (the “Market Sale Price”), or (ii) participate in the Market Sale with the Initial Market Sale Seller. For the avoidance of doubt, (x) any Market Sale that would result in a Change in Control shall require the approval described in Section 5.2(a) and (y) any Market Sale Shares (as defined below) that are sold in a Market Sale shall first be converted into shares of Class A Common Stock, and any Market Sale Shares that are sold to a Class B Stockholder pursuant to this Section 5.3 shall not be converted into shares of Class A Common Stock. (b) If any Market Sale Offeree elects to participate in the Market Sale (a “Market Sale Participant” and, together with the Initial Market Sale Seller, the “Market Sale Sellers”) as provided in Section 5.3(a)(ii), such Market Sale Offeree shall provide notice (the “Second Market Sale Notice”) to the other Class B Stockholders (other than the Initial Market Sale Seller), each of which will have the right, exercisable within five Business Days after receipt of the Second Market Sale Notice to purchase the Shares to be sold by such Market Sale Participant in the Market Sale (“Market Sale Tag Along Shares” and, together with the Initial Market Sale Shares, the “Market Sale Shares”) for the Market Sale Price. (c) If the Market Sale Offerees have not elected to purchase all the Market Sale Shares within the applicable election periods, each Market Sale Offeree that elected to purchase Market Sale Shares shall be provided an additional three Business Days, after the expiration of such election periods, to elect to purchase the remaining Market Sale Shares. If the offer to sell the Market Sale Shares in a Market Sale is oversubscribed at the expiration of any election period, such Market Sale Shares and the Market Sale Price in respect thereof will be allocated on a pro rata basis among the Market Sale Offerees which have elected to purchase Market Sale Shares so that such electing Market Sale Offeree will purchase a portion of the Market Sale Shares which bears the same ratio to the Market Sale Shares as the Shares of each electing Market Sale Offeree bear to the total number of Shares owned collectively by all such electing Market Sale Offerees, or as may otherwise be agreed among such electing Market Sale Offerees, provided that no Market Sale Offeree that elects to purchase Market Sale Shares will be required to purchase more Market Sale Shares than the amount set forth in its election. (d) If the Market Sale Offerees have elected to purchase less than all of the Market Sale Shares, the Market Sale Shares to be sold to the Market Sale Offerees shall be apportioned as set forth in this Section 5.3(d). Each Market Sale Offeree shall purchase from each Market Sale Seller a number of Shares equal to the product of (i) the number of Shares such Market Sale Offeree has elected to purchase and (ii) the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the number of Market Sale Shares that such Market Sale Seller offered for sale by (y) the total number of Market Sale Shares that all of the Market Sale Sellers offered for sale, rounded down to the nearest whole number, or as may otherwise be agreed among such Market Sale Offerees and the sellers. (e) In the event the number of Aggregated Market Sale Shares that Market Sale Offerees have not elected to purchase pursuant to this Section 5.3 exceeds the Rule 144 Threshold on the expiration date of the election periods under Section 5.3(c), the number of Shares to be sold by the holders of such Aggregated Market Sale Shares shall be reduced so that each such holder is entitled to sell in the Market Sale a number of Shares equal to the product of (i) the Rule 144 Threshold and (ii) the fraction determined by dividing (x) the total number of Aggregated Market Sale Shares owned by such holder as of such date by (y) the total number of Aggregated Market Sale Shares, or as may otherwise be agreed among such Market Sale Offerees. (f) Subject to Section 5.3(g) and Section 5.3(h), the closing of the sale to the Market Sale Offerees pursuant to a Market Sale will be held as soon as practicable after the expiration of all of the applicable election periods under Section 5.3(c), and, in any event, no later than (i) 30 days after such expiration, if the value of such Market Sale Shares is less than $100 million, and (ii) 60 days after such expiration, if the value of such Market Shares is more than $100 million (the “Market Sale Scheduled Closing Date”). Contemporaneously with such closing, each Market Sale Seller will deliver a certificate or certificates representing the Market Sale Shares, properly endorsed for transfer and with all necessary transfer or documentary stamps, if any, affixed or if the Market Sale Shares are not certificated, the Market Sale Seller will cause such Shares to be transferred by book-entry transfer or other similar means, and in each case free and clear of all liens, restrictions or encumbrances against receipt from each purchasing Market Sale Offeree of the Market Sale Price or allocable portion thereof in cash or by certified or bank cashier’s check or wire or interbank transfer of funds. (g) The obligation of a Market Sale Seller and a purchasing Market Sale Offeree to proceed with the closing on the Market Sale Scheduled Closing Date and the obligation to consummate a sale prior to the Market Sale Expiration Date will be conditioned upon and the Market Sale Scheduled Closing Date or the Market Sale Expiration Date, as applicable, will be extended to a date which is five Business Days following the last to occur of (i) the expiration (or earlier termination) of any applicable waiting period and, if extended, the extended waiting period under the HSR Act, and (ii) the receipt of all governmental and regulatory consents, approvals or waivers that may be required in connection with the purchase and sale of the Market Sale Shares, including any required consent or approval of the NBA or NHL. Each Market Sale Seller and the purchasing Market Sale Offerees will use all reasonable efforts to cooperate with each other or with a third party to promptly make all filings, give all notices and secure all consents, approvals and waivers that may be required in connection with the purchase and sale of the Market Shares. (h) Each Market Sale Seller will have the right (subject to Section 5.3(e)) beginning with the expiration of the last election period under Section 5.3(c) and continuing until 90 days thereafter or, if later, the last date for the closing of such purchase under Section 5.3(f) or Section 5.3(g) (such later date being the “Market Sale Expiration Date”), as applicable, to sell all Market Sale Shares that the Market Sale Offerees do not elect to purchase in a Market Sale. If such Market Sale Shares are not sold prior to the Market Sale Expiration Date, all rights to sell such Market Sale Shares pursuant to such Market Sale, without making another offer to the Market Sale Offerees pursuant to this Section 5.3, will terminate and the provisions of this Section 5.3 will continue to apply to any proposed Market Sale (other than an Exempted Sale) in the future.
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Samples: Class B Stockholders’ Agreement (Dolan Charles F), Class B Stockholders’ Agreement, Class B Stockholders’ Agreement (Dolan Charles F)
Market Sale. (a) In the event a Class B Stockholder (the “Initial Market Sale Seller”) proposes to sell any Shares (the “Initial Market Sale Shares”) owned by it in a Market Sale, unless such sale is an Exempted Sale by such Class B Stockholder, such Initial Market Sale Seller must first provide notice (the “Market Sale Notice”) to the other Class B Stockholders (the “Market Sale Offerees”), each of which shall have the right, exercisable within five Business Days after receipt of the Market Sale Notice, to (i) purchase the Initial Market Sale Shares owned by the Initial Market Sale Seller for a price per Share equal to 97% of the average closing price of shares of Class A Common Stock over the four week period prior to the date of the Market Sale Notice (the “Market Sale Price”), or (ii) participate in the Market Sale with the Initial Market Sale Seller. For the avoidance of doubt, (x) any Market Sale that would result in a Change in Control shall require the approval described in Section 5.2(a) and (y) any Market Sale Shares (as defined below) that are sold in a Market Sale shall first be converted into shares of Class A Common Stock, and any Market Sale Shares that are sold to a Class B Stockholder pursuant to this Section 5.3 shall not be converted into shares of Class A Common Stock.
(b) If any Market Sale Offeree elects to participate in the Market Sale (a “Market Sale Participant” and, together with the Initial Market Sale Seller, the “Market Sale Sellers”) as provided in Section 5.3(a)(ii), such Market Sale Offeree shall provide notice (the “Second Market Sale Notice”) to the other Class B Stockholders (other than the Initial Market Sale Seller), each of which will have the right, exercisable within five Business Days after receipt of the Second Market Sale Notice to purchase the Shares to be sold by such Market Sale Participant in the Market Sale (“Market Sale Tag Along Shares” and, together with the Initial Market Sale Shares, the “Market Sale Shares”) for the Market Sale Price.
(c) If the Market Sale Offerees have not elected to purchase all the Market Sale Shares within the applicable election periods, each Market Sale Offeree that elected to purchase Market Sale Shares shall be provided an additional three Business Days, after the expiration of such election periods, to elect to purchase the remaining Market Sale Shares. If the offer to sell the Market Sale Shares in a Market Sale is oversubscribed at the expiration of any election period, such Market Sale Shares and the Market Sale Price in respect thereof will be allocated on a pro rata basis among the Market Sale Offerees which have elected to purchase Market Sale Shares so that such electing Market Sale Offeree will purchase a portion of the Market Sale Shares which bears the same ratio to the Market Sale Shares as the Shares of each electing Market Sale Offeree bear to the total number of Shares owned collectively by all such electing Market Sale Offerees, or as may otherwise be agreed among such electing Market Sale Offerees, provided that no Market Sale Offeree that elects to purchase Market Sale Shares will be required to purchase more Market Sale Shares than the amount set forth in its election.
(d) If the Market Sale Offerees have elected to purchase less than all of the Market Sale Shares, the Market Sale Shares to be sold to the Market Sale Offerees shall be apportioned as set forth in this Section 5.3(d). Each Market Sale Offeree shall purchase from each Market Sale Seller a number of Shares equal to the product of (i) the number of Shares such Market Sale Offeree has elected to purchase and (ii) the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the number of Market Sale Shares that such Market Sale Seller offered for sale by and (yb) the total number of Market Sale Shares that all of the Market Sale Sellers offered for sale, rounded down to the nearest whole number, or as may otherwise be agreed among such Market Sale Offerees and the sellers.
(e) In the event the number of Aggregated Market Sale Shares that Market Sale Offerees have not elected to purchase pursuant to this Section 5.3 exceeds the Rule 144 Threshold on the expiration date of the election periods under Section 5.3(c), the number of Shares to be sold by the holders of such Aggregated Market Sale Shares shall be reduced so that each such holder is entitled to sell in the Market Sale a number of Shares equal to the product of (i) the Rule 144 Threshold and (ii) the fraction determined by dividing (x) the total number of Aggregated Market Sale Shares owned by such holder as of such date by (y) the total number of Aggregated Market Sale Shares, or as may otherwise be agreed among such Market Sale Offerees.
(f) Subject to Section 5.3(g) and Section 5.3(h), the closing of the sale to the Market Sale Offerees pursuant to a Market Sale will be held as soon as practicable after the expiration of all of the applicable election periods under Section 5.3(c), and, in any event, no later than (i) 30 days after such expiration, if the value of such Market Sale Shares is less than $100 million, and (ii) 60 days after such expiration, if the value of such Market Shares is more than $100 million (the “Market Sale Scheduled Closing Date”). Contemporaneously with such closing, each Market Sale Seller will deliver a certificate or certificates representing the Market Sale Shares, properly endorsed for transfer and with all necessary transfer or documentary stamps, if any, affixed or if the Market Sale Shares are not certificated, the Market Sale Seller will cause such Shares to be transferred by book-book entry transfer or other similar means, and in each case free and clear of all liens, restrictions or encumbrances against receipt from each purchasing Market Sale Offeree of the Market Sale Price or allocable portion thereof in cash or by certified or bank cashier’s check or wire or interbank transfer of funds.
(g) The obligation of a Market Sale Seller and a purchasing Market Sale Offeree to proceed with the closing on the Market Sale Scheduled Closing Date and the obligation to consummate a sale prior to the Market Sale Expiration Date will be conditioned upon and the Market Sale Scheduled Closing Date or the Market Sale Expiration Date, as applicable, will be extended to a date which is five Business Days following the last to occur of (i) the expiration (or earlier termination) of any applicable waiting period and, if extended, the extended waiting period under the HSR Act, and (ii) the receipt of all governmental and regulatory consents, approvals or waivers that may be required in connection with the purchase and sale of the Market Sale Shares, including any required consent or approval of the NBA or NHL. Each Market Sale Seller and the purchasing Market Sale Offerees will use all reasonable efforts to cooperate with each other or with a third party to promptly make all filings, give all notices and secure all consents, approvals and waivers that may be required in connection with the purchase and sale of the Market Shares.
(h) Each Market Sale Seller will have the right (subject to Section 5.3(e)) beginning with the expiration of the last election period under Section 5.3(c) and continuing until 90 days thereafter or, if later, the last date for the closing of such purchase under Section 5.3(f) or Section 5.3(g) (such later date being the “Market Sale Expiration Date”), as applicable, to sell all Market Sale Shares that the Market Sale Offerees do not elect to purchase in a Market Sale. If such Market Sale Shares are not sold prior to the Market Sale Expiration Date, all rights to sell such Market Sale Shares pursuant to such Market Sale, without making another offer to the Market Sale Offerees pursuant to this Section 5.3, will terminate and the provisions of this Section 5.3 will continue to apply to any proposed Market Sale (other than an Exempted Sale) in the future.
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Samples: Class B Stockholders’ Agreement (Cablevision Systems Corp /Ny), Class B Stockholders’ Agreement (Madison Square Garden, Inc.), Class B Stockholders’ Agreement (Cablevision Systems Corp /Ny)
Market Sale. (a) In the event a Class B Stockholder (the “Initial Market Sale Seller”) proposes to sell any Shares (the “Initial Market Sale Shares”) owned by it in a Market Sale, unless such sale is an Exempted Sale by such Class B Stockholder, such Initial Market Sale Seller must first provide notice (the “Market Sale Notice”) to the other Class B Stockholders (the “Market Sale Offerees”), each of which shall have the right, exercisable within five Business Days after receipt of the Market Sale Notice, to (i) purchase the Initial Market Sale Shares owned by the Initial Market Sale Seller for a price per Share equal to 97% of the average closing price of shares of Class A Common Stock over the four week period prior to the date of the Market Sale Notice (the “Market Sale Price”), or (ii) participate in the Market Sale with the Initial Market Sale Seller. For the avoidance of doubt, (x) any Market Sale that would result in a Change in Control shall require the approval described in Section 5.2(a) and (y) any Market Sale Shares (as defined below) that are sold in a Market Sale shall first be converted into shares of Class A Common Stock, and any Market Sale Shares that are sold to a Class B Stockholder pursuant to this Section 5.3 shall not be converted into shares of Class A Common Stock.
(b) If any Market Sale Offeree elects to participate in the Market Sale (a “Market Sale Participant” and, together with the Initial Market Sale Seller, the “Market Sale Sellers”) as provided in Section 5.3(a)(ii), such Market Sale Offeree shall provide notice (the “Second Market Sale Notice”) to the other Class B Stockholders (other than the Initial Market Sale Seller), each of which will have the right, exercisable within five Business Days after receipt of the Second Market Sale Notice to purchase the Shares to be sold by such Market Sale Participant in the Market Sale (“Market Sale Tag Along Shares” and, together with the Initial Market Sale Shares, the “Market Sale Shares”) for the Market Sale Price.
(c) If the Market Sale Offerees have not elected to purchase all the Market Sale Shares within the applicable election periods, each Market Sale Offeree that elected to purchase Market Sale Shares shall be provided an additional three Business Days, after the expiration of such election periods, to elect to purchase the remaining Market Sale Shares. If the offer to sell the Market Sale Shares in a Market Sale is oversubscribed at the expiration of any election period, such Market Sale Shares and the Market Sale Price in respect thereof will be allocated on a pro rata basis among the Market Sale Offerees which have elected to purchase Market Sale Shares so that such electing Market Sale Offeree will purchase a portion of the Market Sale Shares which bears the same ratio to the Market Sale Shares as the Shares of each electing Market Sale Offeree bear to the total number of Shares owned collectively by all such electing Market Sale Offerees, or as may otherwise be agreed among such electing Market Sale Offerees, provided that no Market Sale Offeree that elects to purchase Market Sale Shares will be required to purchase more Market Sale Shares than the amount set forth in its election.
(d) If the Market Sale Offerees have elected to purchase less than all of the Market Sale Shares, the Market Sale Shares to be sold to the Market Sale Offerees shall be apportioned as set forth in this Section 5.3(d). Each Market Sale Offeree shall purchase from each Market Sale Seller a number of Shares equal to the product of (i) the number of Shares such Market Sale Offeree has elected to purchase and (ii) the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the number of Market Sale Shares that such Market Sale Seller offered for sale by (y) the total number of Market Sale Shares that all of the Market Sale Sellers offered for sale, rounded down to the nearest whole number, or as may otherwise be agreed among such Market Sale Offerees and the sellers.
(e) In the event the number of Aggregated Market Sale Shares that Market Sale Offerees have not elected to purchase pursuant to this Section 5.3 exceeds the Rule 144 Threshold on the expiration date of the election periods under Section 5.3(c), the number of Shares to be sold by the holders of such Aggregated Market Sale Shares shall be reduced so that each such holder is entitled to sell in the Market Sale a number of Shares equal to the product of (i) the Rule 144 Threshold and (ii) the fraction determined by dividing (x) the total number of Aggregated Market Sale Shares owned by such holder as of such date by (y) the total number of Aggregated Market Sale Shares, or as may otherwise be agreed among such Market Sale Offerees.
(f) Subject to Section 5.3(g) and Section 5.3(h), the closing of the sale to the Market Sale Offerees pursuant to a Market Sale will be held as soon as practicable after the expiration of all of the applicable election periods under Section 5.3(c), and, in any event, no later than (i) 30 days after such expiration, if the value of such Market Sale Shares is less than $100 million, and (ii) 60 days after such expiration, if the value of such Market Shares is more than $100 million (the “Market Sale Scheduled Closing Date”). Contemporaneously with such closing, each Market Sale Seller will deliver a certificate or certificates representing the Market Sale Shares, properly endorsed for transfer and with all necessary transfer or documentary stamps, if any, affixed or if the Market Sale Shares are not certificated, the Market Sale Seller will cause such Shares to be transferred by book-entry transfer or other similar means, and in each case free and clear of all liens, restrictions or encumbrances against receipt from each purchasing Market Sale Offeree of the Market Sale Price or allocable portion thereof in cash or by certified or bank cashier’s check or wire or interbank transfer of funds.
(g) The obligation of a Market Sale Seller and a purchasing Market Sale Offeree to proceed with the closing on the Market Sale Scheduled Closing Date and the obligation to consummate a sale prior to the Market Sale Expiration Date will be conditioned upon and the Market Sale Scheduled Closing Date or the Market Sale Expiration Date, as applicable, will be extended to a date which is five Business Days following the last to occur of (i) the expiration (or earlier termination) of any applicable waiting period and, if extended, the extended waiting period under the HSR Act, and (ii) the receipt of all governmental and regulatory consents, approvals or waivers that may be required in connection with the purchase and sale of the Market Sale Shares, including any required consent or approval of the NBA or NHL. Each Market Sale Seller and the purchasing Market Sale Offerees will use all reasonable efforts to cooperate with each other or with a third party to promptly make all filings, give all notices and secure all consents, approvals and waivers that may be required in connection with the purchase and sale of the Market Shares.
(h) Each Market Sale Seller will have the right (subject to Section 5.3(e)) beginning with the expiration of the last election period under Section 5.3(c) and continuing until 90 days thereafter or, if later, the last date for the closing of such purchase under Section 5.3(f) or Section 5.3(g) (such later date being the “Market Sale Expiration Date”), as applicable, to sell all Market Sale Shares that the Market Sale Offerees do not elect to purchase in a Market Sale. If such Market Sale Shares are not sold prior to the Market Sale Expiration Date, all rights to sell such Market Sale Shares pursuant to such Market Sale, without making another offer to the Market Sale Offerees pursuant to this Section 5.3, will terminate and the provisions of this Section 5.3 will continue to apply to any proposed Market Sale (other than an Exempted Sale) in the future.
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Samples: Class B Stockholders’ Agreement (Dolan Charles F), Class B Stockholders’ Agreement (Dolan Charles F), Class B Stockholders’ Agreement (AMC Networks Inc.)