Optional Exercise. The Clawback Right granted under this Section may be exercised by a Series C Majority delivering written notice (a "CLAWBACK EXERCISE NOTICE") to ManagerCo, together with a certified check or bank cashier's check for not less than the Clawback Price, not later than the date one (1) year after the first date that ManagerCo shall give written notice to each Holder of the occurrence of an Event of Default. At such time as a Series C Majority delivers a Clawback Exercise Notice to ManagerCo, the Series C Majority shall also deliver a copy of such notice to the Company and to each other Holder. Upon delivery of a Clawback Exercise Notice by a Series C Majority and payment of the Clawback Price to ManagerCo, notwithstanding that the Company's register of members may not have been updated or that share certificates may not immediately be delivered to the Holders, (i) the Focus Shares shall be deemed to have been transferred to the Holders pro rata, according to the respective number of Ordinary Shares held thereby (assuming the exercise, conversion or exchange of any Ordinary Share Equivalents) at the date of the Clawback Exercise Notice, and each Holder shall be deemed to be the holder of record of the applicable number of Focus Shares, and (ii) ManagerCo shall be deemed to have transferred all rights that it may have with respect to the Focus Shares, shall no longer have any rights as a holder thereof and shall promptly deliver all certificates evidencing the Focus Shares, together with duly executed instruments of transfer with respect thereto, to such Person as is designated in the Clawback Exercise Notice to represent the Holders in such respect. The Series C Majority exercising the Clawback Rights hereunder shall have a right to seek reimbursement from each other Holder for a pro rata portion of the Clawback Price paid by the Series C Majority to ManagerCo, determined according to the respective number of Ordinary Shares held by the Holders (assuming the exercise, conversion or exchange of any Ordinary Share Equivalents) at the date of the Clawback Exercise Notice. Each other Holder shall pay such pro rata portion of the Clawback Price promptly, and in any event within fifteen (15) days after receipt of written notice from the Series C Majority requesting payment thereof, payment to be made in accordance with any payment instructions as shall be set forth in such notice. Automatic Exercise. Following the occurrence of an Event of Default under Section 0, the Clawback Right granted hereunder shall be deemed to have been automatically exercised immediately as of the time of such Event of Default. From such exercise, notwithstanding that the Company's register of members may not have been updated or that share certificates may not immediately be delivered to the Holders, (i) the Focus Shares shall be deemed to Clawback Rights Agreement 4 <PAGE> have been transferred to the Holders pro rata, according to the respective number of Ordinary Shares held thereby (assuming the exercise, conversion or exchange of any Ordinary Share Equivalents) at the time of the Event of Default, and each Holder shall be deemed to be the holder of record of the applicable number of Focus Shares, and (ii) ManagerCo shall be deemed to have transferred all rights that it may have with respect to the Focus Shares, shall no longer have any rights as a holder thereof and shall promptly deliver to such Person as is indicated in the Clawback Exercise Notice all certificates evidencing the Focus Shares, together with duly executed instruments of transfer with respect thereto. Promptly following ManagerCo giving notice thereto of an Event of Default under Section 0 below, each Holder shall pay ManagerCo, at the principal office of ManagerCo, or at such other office or agency as ManagerCo may designate by notice to such Holder in writing, an amount equal to such Holder's pro rata portion of the Clawback Price, determined according to the respective number of Ordinary Shares held by the Holders (assuming the exercise, conversion or exchange of any Ordinary Share Equivalents) at the date of such Event of Default. Event of Default. For purposes of this Agreement, an "EVENT OF DEFAULT" shall mean the occurrence of any of the circumstances described below, following the date hereof: (i) the Agreed Beneficial Owner shall cease to hold its full Agreed Beneficial Interest, (ii) any Person other than the Agreed Beneficial Owner shall acquire any interest in the equity securities of ManagerCo, whether directly or indirectly, or (iii) any Person other than the Agreed Beneficial Owner shall Control ManagerCo. all or any part of Focus Shares or the issued and outstanding shares of ManagerCo shall become subject to any Encumbrance (other than any Encumbrance imposed by the Company's Memorandum and Articles of Association, this Agreement, the Shareholders Agreement or the Earnout Agreement), and such Encumbrance shall not be removed within fifteen (15) days of coming into existence. ManagerCoor the Agreed Beneficial Owner institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of ManagerCo or the Agreed Beneficial Owner and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for thirty (30) calendar days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to ManagerCo or the Agreed Beneficial Owner or to all or any material part of the property thereof is instituted without the consent thereof and continues undismissed or unstayed for thirty (30) calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or ManagerCoor the Agreed Beneficial Owner shall be in breach of any of its obligations under this Agreement and shall not remedy such breach within fifteen (15) days after any Holder has delivered written notice to ManagerCo thereof. Clawback Rights Agreement 5 <PAGE> Notice. Promptly following the occurrence of an Event of Default, and in any event within three (3) days thereafter, ManagerCo shall deliver written notice of the Event of Default to each of the Holders and the Company. Additional
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Samples: Clawback Rights Agreement
Optional Exercise. The Clawback Right granted under this Section may be exercised by a Series C Majority delivering written notice (a "CLAWBACK EXERCISE NOTICE") to ManagerCo, together with a certified check or bank cashier's check for not less than the Clawback Price, not later than the date one (1) year after the first date that ManagerCo shall give written notice to each Holder of the occurrence of an Event of Default. At such time as a Series C Majority delivers a Clawback Exercise Notice to ManagerCo, the Series C Majority shall also deliver a copy of such notice to the Company and to each other Holder. Upon delivery of a Clawback Exercise Notice by a Series C Majority and payment of the Clawback Price to ManagerCo, notwithstanding that the Company's register of members may not have been updated or that share certificates may not immediately be delivered to the Holders, (i) the Focus Shares shall be deemed to have been transferred to the Holders pro rata, according to the respective number of Ordinary Shares held thereby (assuming the exercise, conversion or exchange of any Ordinary Share Equivalents) at the date of the Clawback Exercise Notice, and each Holder shall be deemed to be the holder of record of the applicable number of Focus Shares, and (ii) ManagerCo shall be deemed to have transferred all rights that it may have with respect to the Focus Shares, shall no longer have any rights as a holder thereof and shall promptly deliver all certificates evidencing the Focus Shares, together with duly executed instruments of transfer with respect thereto, to such Person as is designated in the Clawback Exercise Notice to represent the Holders in such respect. The Series C Majority exercising the Clawback Rights hereunder shall have a right to seek reimbursement from each other Holder for a pro rata portion of the Clawback Price paid by the Series C Majority to ManagerCo, determined according to the respective number of Ordinary Shares held by the Holders (assuming the exercise, conversion or exchange of any Ordinary Share Equivalents) at the date of the Clawback Exercise Notice. Each other Holder shall pay such pro rata portion of the Clawback Price promptly, and in any event within fifteen (15) days after receipt of written notice from the Series C Majority requesting payment thereof, payment to be made in accordance with any payment instructions as shall be set forth in such notice. Automatic Exercise. Following the occurrence of an Event of Default under Section 0, the Clawback Right granted hereunder shall be deemed to have been automatically exercised immediately as of the time of such Event of Default. From such exercise, notwithstanding that the Company's register of members may not have been updated or that share certificates may not immediately be delivered to the Holders, (i) the Focus Shares shall be deemed to Clawback Rights Agreement 4 <PAGE> have been transferred to the Holders pro rata, according to the respective number of Ordinary Shares held thereby (assuming the exercise, conversion or exchange of any Ordinary Share Equivalents) at the time of the Event of Default, and each Holder shall be deemed to be the holder of record of the applicable number of Focus Shares, and (ii) ManagerCo shall be deemed to have transferred all rights that it may have with respect to the Focus Shares, shall no longer have any rights as a holder thereof and shall promptly deliver to such Person as is indicated in the Clawback Exercise Notice all certificates evidencing the Focus Shares, together with duly executed instruments of transfer with respect thereto. Promptly following ManagerCo giving notice thereto of an Event of Default under Section 0 below, each Holder shall pay ManagerCo, at the principal office of ManagerCo, or at such other office or agency as ManagerCo may designate by notice to such Holder in writing, an amount equal to such Holder's pro rata portion of the Clawback Price, determined according to the respective number of Ordinary Shares held by the Holders (assuming the exercise, conversion or exchange of any Ordinary Share Equivalents) at the date of such Event of Default. Event of Default. For purposes of this Agreement, an "EVENT OF DEFAULT" shall mean the occurrence of any of the circumstances described below, following the date hereof: (i) the Agreed Beneficial Owner shall cease to hold its full Agreed Beneficial Interest, (ii) any Person other than the Agreed Beneficial Owner shall acquire any interest in the equity securities of ManagerCo, whether directly or indirectly, or (iii) any Person other than the Agreed Beneficial Owner shall Control ManagerCo. all or any part of Focus Shares or the issued and outstanding shares of ManagerCo shall become subject to any Encumbrance (other than any Encumbrance imposed by the Company's Memorandum and Articles of Association, this Agreement, the Shareholders Agreement or the Earnout Agreement), and such Encumbrance shall not be removed within fifteen (15) days of coming into existence. ManagerCoor the Agreed Beneficial Owner institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of ManagerCo or the Agreed Beneficial Owner and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for thirty (30) calendar days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to ManagerCo or the Agreed Beneficial Owner or to all or any material part of the property thereof is instituted without the consent thereof and continues undismissed or unstayed for thirty (30) calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or ManagerCoor the Agreed Beneficial Owner shall be in breach of any of its obligations under this Agreement and shall not remedy such breach within fifteen (15) days after any Holder has delivered written notice to ManagerCo thereof. Clawback Rights Agreement 5 <PAGE> Notice. Promptly following the occurrence of an Event of Default, and in any event within three (3) days thereafter, ManagerCo shall deliver written notice of the Event of Default to each of the Holders and the Company. Additionalfifteen
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Samples: Clawback Rights Agreement
Optional Exercise. The Clawback Right granted under this Section may be exercised by a Series C Majority delivering written notice (a "CLAWBACK EXERCISE NOTICE") to ManagerCo, together with a certified check or bank cashier's check for not less than the Clawback Price, not later than the date one (1) year after the first date that ManagerCo shall give written notice to each Holder of the occurrence of an Event of Default. At such time as a Series C Majority delivers a Clawback Exercise Notice to ManagerCo, the Series C Majority shall also deliver a copy of such notice to the Company and to each other Holder. Upon delivery of a Clawback Exercise Notice by a Series C Majority and payment of the Clawback Price to ManagerCo, notwithstanding that the Company's register of members may not have been updated or that share certificates may not immediately be delivered to the Holders, (i) the Focus Shares shall be deemed to have been transferred to the Holders pro rata, according to the respective number of Ordinary Shares held thereby (assuming the exercise, conversion or exchange of any Ordinary Share Equivalents) at the date of the Clawback Exercise Notice, and each Holder shall be deemed to be the holder of record of the applicable number of Focus Shares, and (ii) ManagerCo shall be deemed to have transferred all rights that it may have with respect to the Focus Shares, shall no longer have any rights as a holder thereof and shall promptly deliver all certificates evidencing the Focus Shares, together with duly executed instruments of transfer with respect thereto, to such Person as is designated in the Clawback Exercise Notice to represent the Holders in such respect. The Series C Majority exercising the Clawback Rights hereunder shall have a right to seek reimbursement from each other Holder for a pro rata portion of the Clawback Price paid by the Series C Majority to ManagerCo, determined according to the respective number of Ordinary Shares held by the Holders (assuming the exercise, conversion or exchange of any Ordinary Share Equivalents) at the date of the Clawback Exercise Notice. Each other Holder shall pay such pro rata portion of the Clawback Price promptly, and in any event within fifteen (15) days after receipt of written notice from the Series C Majority requesting payment thereof, payment to be made in accordance with any payment instructions as shall be set forth in such notice. Automatic Exercise. Following the occurrence of an Event of Default under Section 0, the Clawback Right granted hereunder shall be deemed to have been automatically exercised immediately as of the time of such Event of Default. From such exercise, notwithstanding that the Company's register of members may not have been updated or that share certificates may not immediately be delivered to the Holders, (i) the Focus Shares shall be deemed to Clawback Rights Agreement 4 <PAGE> have been transferred to the Holders pro rata, according to the respective number of Ordinary Shares held thereby (assuming the exercise, conversion or exchange of any Ordinary Share Equivalents) at the time of the Event of Default, and each Holder shall be deemed to be the holder of record of the applicable number of Focus Shares, and (ii) ManagerCo shall be deemed to have transferred all rights that it may have with respect to the Focus Shares, shall no longer have any rights as a holder thereof and shall promptly deliver to such Person as is indicated in the Clawback Exercise Notice all certificates evidencing the Focus Shares, together with duly executed instruments of transfer with respect thereto. Promptly following ManagerCo giving notice thereto of an Event of Default under Section 0 below, each Holder shall pay ManagerCo, at the principal office of ManagerCo, or at such other office or agency as ManagerCo may designate by notice to such Holder in writing, an amount equal to such Holder's pro rata portion of the Clawback Price, determined according to the respective number of Ordinary Shares held by the Holders (assuming the exercise, conversion or exchange of any Ordinary Share Equivalents) at the date of such Event of Default. Event of Default. For purposes of this Agreement, an "EVENT OF DEFAULT" shall mean the occurrence of any of the circumstances described below, following the date hereof: (i) the Agreed Beneficial Owner shall cease to hold its full Agreed Beneficial Interest, (ii) any Person other than the Agreed Beneficial Owner shall acquire any interest in the equity securities of ManagerCo, whether directly or indirectly, or (iii) any Person other than the Agreed Beneficial Owner shall Control ManagerCo. all or any part of Focus Shares or the issued and outstanding shares of ManagerCo shall become subject to any Encumbrance (other than any Encumbrance imposed by the Company's Memorandum and Articles of Association, this Agreement, the Shareholders Agreement or the Earnout Agreement), and such Encumbrance shall not be removed within fifteen (15) days of coming into existence. ManagerCoor the Agreed Beneficial Owner institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of ManagerCo or the Agreed Beneficial Owner and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for thirty (30) calendar days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to ManagerCo or the Agreed Beneficial Owner or to all or any material part of the property thereof is instituted without the consent thereof and continues undismissed or unstayed for thirty (30) calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or ManagerCoor the Agreed Beneficial Owner shall be in breach of any of its obligations under this Agreement and shall not remedy such breach within fifteen (15) days after any Holder has delivered written notice to ManagerCo thereof. Clawback Rights Agreement 5 <PAGE> Notice. Promptly following the occurrence of an Event of Default, and in any event within three (3) days thereafter, ManagerCo shall deliver written notice of the Event of Default to each of the Holders and the Company. Additional.
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Samples: Clawback Rights Agreement (Focus Media Holding LTD)
Optional Exercise. The Clawback Right granted under (a) Except as provided in Paragraph 1.2(b), this Section Warrant may not be exercised by a Series C Majority delivering written notice (a "CLAWBACK EXERCISE NOTICE") to ManagerCo, together with a certified check or bank cashier's check for not less than at the Clawback Price, not later than the date one (1) year after the first date that ManagerCo shall give written notice to each Holder option of the occurrence of an Event of Default. At such time as a Series C Majority delivers a Clawback Exercise Notice to ManagerCoCompany.
(b) The Warrant may not be exercised before June 30, the Series C Majority shall also deliver a copy of such notice to the Company and to each other Holder. Upon delivery of a Clawback Exercise Notice by a Series C Majority and payment of the Clawback Price to ManagerCo, notwithstanding that 2000 at the Company's register option. Thereafter, this Warrant shall be subject to mandatory exercise, in whole but not in part, at the option of members may not have been updated or that share certificates may not immediately be delivered the Company, if the Market Price of the Common Stock on twenty (20) consecutive trading days during the period ending within five days prior to the Holdersgiving of written notice of exercise by the Company is $17.00 per share (appropriately Notwithstanding anything contained in this Warrant to the contrary, if, after giving effect to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise (or partial exercise) of this Warrant pursuant to the Mandatory Exercise, Warburg would exceed the Control Threshold, then the following provisions shall apply:
(i) the Focus Shares Warburg shall be deemed use its reasonable best efforts to have been transferred to the Holders pro rata, according to the respective number of Ordinary Shares held thereby (assuming the exercise, conversion or exchange of any Ordinary Share Equivalents) at the date obtain all Required Approvals as soon as practicable following receipt of the Clawback Optional Exercise Notice, and each Holder unless Warburg notifies the Company that it intends to sell or otherwise transfer shares of Common Stock so that, after giving effect to the Mandatory Exercise, it will not exceed the Control Threshold. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, at the request of Warburg, the Company shall be deemed register the shares to be issued to Warburg pursuant to the holder of record Mandatory Exercise in the names of the applicable number partners of Focus SharesWarburg unless, and (ii) ManagerCo shall be deemed to have transferred all rights that it may have with respect in the opinion of counsel to the Focus SharesCompany, shall no longer have any rights as a holder thereof and shall promptly deliver all certificates evidencing the Focus Shares, together with duly executed instruments of transfer with respect thereto, to such Person as is designated in the Clawback Exercise Notice to represent the Holders in such respect. The Series C Majority exercising the Clawback Rights hereunder shall have a right to seek reimbursement from each other Holder for a pro rata portion of the Clawback Price paid by the Series C Majority to ManagerCo, determined according to the respective number of Ordinary Shares held by the Holders (assuming the exercise, conversion or exchange of any Ordinary Share Equivalents) shares are not at the date of the Clawback Exercise Notice. Each other Holder shall pay such pro rata portion of the Clawback Price promptly, and in any event within fifteen (15) days after receipt of written notice from the Series C Majority requesting payment thereof, payment to be made in accordance with any payment instructions as shall be set forth in such notice. Automatic Exercise. Following the occurrence of an Event of Default under Section 0, the Clawback Right granted hereunder shall be deemed to have been automatically exercised immediately as of the time of such Event of Default. From registration freely transferable by such exercise, notwithstanding that partners pursuant to Rule 144(k) or another similar exemption from the Company's register of members may not have been updated or that share certificates may not immediately be delivered to the Holders, (i) the Focus Shares shall be deemed to Clawback Rights Agreement 4 <PAGE> have been transferred to the Holders pro rata, according to the respective number of Ordinary Shares held thereby (assuming the exercise, conversion or exchange of any Ordinary Share Equivalents) at the time registration requirements of the Event Securities Act of Default1933, and each Holder shall be deemed to be the holder of record of the applicable number of Focus Shares, and as amended.
(ii) ManagerCo In no event shall any shares of Common Stock be deemed issued to Warburg pursuant to the Mandatory Exercise unless and until Warburg notifies the Company in writing that all Required Approvals have transferred all rights been obtained or that it may have with respect has transferred or sold such number of shares of Common Stock such that, after giving effect to the Focus Shares, shall no longer have any rights as a holder thereof and shall promptly deliver to such Person as is indicated in the Clawback Exercise Notice all certificates evidencing the Focus Shares, together with duly executed instruments of transfer with respect thereto. Promptly following ManagerCo giving notice thereto of an Event of Default under Section 0 below, each Holder shall pay ManagerCo, at the principal office of ManagerCo, or at such other office or agency as ManagerCo may designate by notice to such Holder in writing, an amount equal to such Holder's pro rata portion issuance of the Clawback Price, determined according shares of Common Stock pursuant to the respective number of Ordinary Shares held by the Holders (assuming the exercise, conversion or exchange of any Ordinary Share Equivalents) at the date of such Event of Default. Event of Default. For purposes of this Agreement, an "EVENT OF DEFAULT" shall mean the occurrence of any of the circumstances described below, following the date hereof: (i) the Agreed Beneficial Owner shall cease to hold its full Agreed Beneficial Interest, (ii) any Person other than the Agreed Beneficial Owner shall acquire any interest in the equity securities of ManagerCo, whether directly or indirectly, or (iii) any Person other than the Agreed Beneficial Owner shall Control ManagerCo. all or any part of Focus Shares or the issued and outstanding shares of ManagerCo shall become subject to any Encumbrance (other than any Encumbrance imposed by the Company's Memorandum and Articles of Association, this AgreementMandatory Exercise, the Shareholders Agreement or the Earnout Agreement), and such Encumbrance shall Control Threshold would not be removed within fifteen (15) days of coming into existence. ManagerCoor the Agreed Beneficial Owner institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of ManagerCo or the Agreed Beneficial Owner and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for thirty (30) calendar days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to ManagerCo or the Agreed Beneficial Owner or to all or any material part of the property thereof is instituted without the consent thereof and continues undismissed or unstayed for thirty (30) calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or ManagerCoor the Agreed Beneficial Owner shall be in breach of any of its obligations under this Agreement and shall not remedy such breach within fifteen (15) days after any Holder has delivered written notice to ManagerCo thereof. Clawback Rights Agreement 5 <PAGE> Notice. Promptly following the occurrence of an Event of Default, and in any event within three (3) days thereafter, ManagerCo shall deliver written notice of the Event of Default to each of the Holders and the Company. Additionalexceeded.
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