Parties to Lock-Up Agreements The Company has furnished to the Underwriters a letter agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Lock-up Agreement”) from each of the persons listed on Exhibit B. Such Exhibit B lists under an appropriate caption the directors and executive officers of the Company. If any additional persons shall become directors or executive officers of the Company prior to the end of the Company Lock-up Period (as defined below), the Company shall cause each such person, prior to or contemporaneously with their appointment or election as a director or executive officer of the Company, to execute and deliver to the Representatives a Lock-up Agreement.
Amendments to Rights Agreement The Rights Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
Distribution Agreements Subject to compliance with applicable provisions of the 1940 Act, the Board of Trustees may enter into a contract or contracts with one or more Persons to act as underwriters and/or placement agents whereby the Trust may either agree to sell Shares of the Trust, any Series or Class to the other party or parties to the contract or appoint such other party or parties its sales agent or agents for such Shares. In either case, the contract shall be on such terms and conditions as the Board of Trustees may in its discretion determine, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Section 5.12 or the By-laws; and such contract may also provide for the repurchase or sale of Shares of the Trust, any Series or Class by such other party as principal or as agent of the Trust and may provide that such other party may enter into selected dealer agreements with registered securities dealers and brokers and servicing and similar agreements with Persons who are not registered securities dealers to further the purposes of the distribution or repurchase of such Shares.
Effective Date; Termination of Prior Intercompany Tax Allocation Agreements This Agreement shall be effective as of the Effective Time. As of the Effective Time, (i) all prior intercompany Tax allocation agreements or arrangements solely between or among BGC Partners and/or any of its Subsidiaries shall be terminated, and (ii) amounts due under such agreements as of the date on which the Effective Time occurs shall be settled. Upon such termination and settlement, no further payments by or to the BGC Group, or by or to the Newmark Group, with respect to such agreements shall be made, and all other rights and obligations resulting from such agreements between the Companies and their Affiliates shall cease at such time. Any payments pursuant to such agreements shall be disregarded for purposes of computing amounts due under this Agreement; provided, that to the extent appropriate, as determined by BGC Partners, payments made pursuant to such agreements shall be credited to the Newmark Entities or the BGC Entities, respectively, in computing their respective obligations pursuant to this Agreement, in the event that such payments relate to a Tax liability that is the subject matter of this Agreement for a Tax Period that is the subject matter of this Agreement.
Agreements to Sell and Purchase and Lock-Up Agreements On the basis of the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, and subject to its terms and conditions, (i) the Company agrees to issue and sell ______________ Firm Shares, (ii) each Selling Stockholder agrees, severally and not jointly, to sell the number of Firm Shares set forth opposite such Selling Stockholder's name in Schedule II hereto and (iii) each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from each Seller at a price per Share of $______ (the "PURCHASE PRICE") the number of Firm Shares (subject to such adjustments to eliminate fractional shares as you may determine) that bears the same proportion to the total number of Firm Shares to be sold by such Seller as the number of Firm Shares set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter in Schedule I hereto bears to the total number of Firm Shares. On the basis of the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, and subject to its terms and conditions, the Company agrees to issue and sell the Additional Shares and the Underwriters shall have the right to purchase, severally and not jointly, up to _______ Additional Shares from the Company at the Purchase Price. Additional Shares may be purchased solely for the purpose of covering over-allotments made in connection with the offering of the Firm Shares. The Underwriters may exercise their right to purchase Additional Shares in whole or in part from time to time by giving written notice thereof to the Company within 30 days after the date of this Agreement. You shall give any such notice on behalf of the Underwriters and such notice shall specify the aggregate number of Additional Shares to be purchased pursuant to such exercise and the date for payment and delivery thereof, which date shall be a business day (i) no earlier than two business days after such notice has been given (and, in any event, no earlier than the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined)) and (ii) no later than ten business days after such notice has been given. If any Additional Shares are to be purchased, each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to purchase from the Company the number of Additional Shares (subject to such adjustments to eliminate fractional shares as you may determine) which bears the same proportion to the total number of Additional Shares to be purchased from the Company as the number of Firm Shares set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter in Schedule I bears to the total number of Firm Shares. Each Seller hereby agrees not to (i) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock or (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers all or a portion of the economic consequences associated with the ownership of any Common Stock (regardless of whether any of the
Amendments to Employment Agreement Effective as of the date hereof, the Employment Agreement shall be amended as provided in this Section 1.
Distribution Agreement This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company. The transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by the Company.
Amendment and Restatement of Prior Agreement The Prior Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as set forth herein. Such amendment and restatement is effective upon the execution of this Agreement on the date hereof by the Company and certain of the Prior Investors who are party hereto, pursuant to Section 5.5 of the Prior Agreement. Upon such execution, all provisions of, rights granted and covenants made in the Prior Agreement are hereby waived, released and superseded in their entirety and shall have no further force or effect, including, without limitation, all rights of first refusal and any notice period associated therewith otherwise applicable to the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement.
Existing Agreement Except as expressly amended herein, the Credit Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and in all other respects is affirmed.
Amendments to Security Agreement The Security Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
