Common use of Option Exercise Procedures Clause in Contracts

Option Exercise Procedures. (a) Investor may exercise the Option by delivering to Parent and the Company a written notice substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Option Notice”), at any time during the Option Exercise Period, stating Investor’s election to exercise, subject to Sections 3.02(c)(ii) and 3.02(c)(iv), the Option and the number of Option Shares to be acquired pursuant to such exercise, provided that Investor may elect to exercise the Option in full (the “Full Option Exercise Election”), in which case, the number of Option Shares, when taken together with the Acquired Shares immediately prior to such issuance of the Option Shares, shall be equal to 30% of the Fully-Diluted Equity (after taking into account any applicable Post-Closing Redemption) immediately after such issuance of the Option Shares and, in the event that the Option Closing is completed contemporaneously with the consummation of a Qualified IPO, after taking into account the Securities to be issued in such Qualified IPO (including any Securities issued upon the exercise of any over-allotment option granted to any underwriters in connection with such Qualified IPO) (the “Full Option Exercise Amount”). Upon an exercise of the Option as evidenced by the delivery of an Option Notice pursuant to this Section 3.04(a) and subject to Sections 3.02(c)(ii) and 3.02(c)(iv), Investor agrees to purchase, and each of the Company and Parent agrees to issue, allot and/or transfer, as the case may be, to Investor and/or its Permitted Transferees, as applicable, in each case pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Article III, the number of Option Shares set forth or described in the Option Notice evidencing such exercise of the Option. The (i) issue and allotment by the Company to Investor of any Option Shares that are not Parent Option Shares, Redemption Option Shares or Employee Option Shares (the “Company Option Shares”) and the Redemption Option Shares, (ii) transfer by Parent to Investor of the Parent Option Shares to Investor and/or (iii) transfer by the Option Employees to Investor of the Employee Option Shares (an “Option Closing”) shall be completed as soon as reasonably practicable and in any event within ninety (90) days after the date of the Option Notice at such time and place as may be reasonably agreed between Investor and the Company, provided that in the event that the Company has commenced a U.S. Qualified IPO, the Option Closing shall be completed contemporaneously with, and subject to, the consummation of such U.S. Qualified IPO and provided further that in the event that the exercise of any over-allotment option granted to any underwriters in connection with a Qualified IPO would increase the Full Option Exercise Amount, the Option Closing with respect to the Option Shares comprising such increase shall be completed contemporaneously with the consummation of the settlement of such over-allotment option.

Appears in 5 contracts

Samples: Shareholders’ Agreement, Shareholders’ Agreement (Sina Corp), Shareholders’ Agreement (WEIBO Corp)

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