Restrictions on Transfer; Legends (a) The Transferor Certificates shall be assigned, transferred, exchanged, pledged, financed, hypothecated, or otherwise conveyed (collectively, for purposes of this Section and any other Section referring to the Transferor Certificates, "transferred" or a "transfer") only in accordance with this Section.
(b) No transfer of a Transferor Certificate will be made unless the transfer is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") and any applicable state securities laws or is made in accordance with the Act and those laws. Except for the initial issuance of a Transferor Certificate to the Transferor (and any subsequent transfer by that Transferor to one of its Affiliates), the Owner Trustee will require either:
(i) the transferee to execute an investment letter acceptable to and in form and substance satisfactory to the Owner Trustee certifying to the Owner Trustee the facts surrounding the transfer, which investment letter shall not be an expense of the Owner Trustee or
(ii) an Opinion of Counsel acceptable to and in form and substance satisfactory to the Owner Trustee and the Depositor that the transfer may be made pursuant to an exemption from the Act, describing the applicable exemption and its basis, or is being made pursuant to the Act, which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Owner Trustee or the Depositor. The holder of a Transferor Certificate desiring to effect a transfer shall indemnify the Trust against any liability that may result if the transfer is not so exempt or is not made in accordance with any federal and state laws.
(c) No transfer of an interest in a Transferor Certificate will be made unless the Owner Trustee has received either:
(i) a representation letter from the proposed Transferor, acceptable to and in form and substance satisfactory to the Owner Trustee, to the effect that the proposed Transferor is not an employee benefit plan subject to Section 406 of ERISA or a plan subject to Section 4975 of the Code, nor a person acting on behalf of, or investing plan assets of, any such plan, which representation letter shall not be an expense of the Owner Trustee; or
(ii) an Opinion of Counsel acceptable to the Owner Trustee to the effect that the purchase or holding of the Transferor Certificate will not result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and will not subject the Owner Trustee to any obligation in addition to those undertaken in this Agreement, which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Owner Trustee or the Depositor; except that, in the case of the initial issuance of a Transferor Certificate to the Transferor (and any subsequent transfer by the Transferor to one of its Affiliates), the representation in clause (i) shall be deemed to have been made.
(d) No transfer of an interest in a Transferor Certificate after its initial issuance will be made unless:
(i) the proposed Transferor is organized and existing under the laws of the United States or any State and expressly assumes the performance of every obligation of the existing Transferor under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents pursuant to an agreement acceptable to the Owner Trustee,
(ii) the existing Transferor delivers to the Owner Trustee an Officer's Certificate stating that the transfer complies with this Section 3.10 and that all the conditions in this Section 3.10 have been complied with, and an Opinion of Counsel stating that all the conditions in this Section 3.10 have been complied with;
(iii) the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect to the transfer;
(iv) the proposed Transferor delivers to the Owner Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that
(A) the transfer will not adversely affect the characterization of the Notes after the transfer as debt for federal and applicable State income tax purposes,
(B) the transfer will not result in the Trust being subject to tax at the entity level for federal or applicable State tax purposes,
(C) the transfer will not have any material adverse effect on the federal or applicable State income taxation of any Holder of the Notes or any person who is the beneficial owner of a book-entry Note, and
(D) the transfer will not result in the Trust being characterized as a taxable mortgage pool as defined in Section 7701(i) of the Code;
(v) all filings and other actions necessary to continue the perfection of the interest of the Trust in the Mortgage Loans and the other Assets has been taken or made; and
(vi) the proposed Transferor agrees to the obligations imposed pursuant to Section 3.
Restrictions on Transfer; Restrictive Legends Except as otherwise permitted by this Section 2, each Warrant shall (and each Warrant issued upon direct or indirect transfer or in substitution for any Warrant pursuant to Section 1.6 or Section 4 herein shall) be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form: THIS WARRANT AND ANY SECURITIES ACQUIRED UPON THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND NEITHER THE SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SUCH ACT OR SUCH LAWS OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT AND SUCH LAWS. Except as otherwise permitted by this Section 2, each stock certificate for Warrant Shares issued upon the exercise of any Warrant and each stock certificate issued upon the direct or indirect transfer of any such Warrant Shares shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form: THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE (THE "SHARES") HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE "ACT") OR THE APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION AND ARE "RESTRICTED SECURITIES" AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN RULE 144 UNDER THE ACT. THE SHARES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED OTHER THAN (I) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM UNDER THE ACT AND THE APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION, AND (II) UPON RECEIPT BY THE CORPORATION OF EVIDENCE SATISFACTORY TO IT OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACT AND THE APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Warrantholder may require the Company to issue a Warrant or a stock certificate for Warrant Shares, in each case without a legend, if either (i) such Warrant or such Warrant Shares, as the case may be, have been registered for resale under the Securities Act, or (ii) the Warrantholder has delivered to the Company an opinion of legal counsel, which opinion shall be addressed to the Company and be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Company's counsel, to the effect that such registration is not required with respect to such Warrant or such Warrant Shares, as the case may be.
Restrictions on Shares The shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant may not be sold or transferred unless (i) they first shall have been registered under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, (ii) the Corporation shall have been furnished with an opinion of legal counsel (in form, substance and scope customary for opinions in such circumstances) to the effect that such sale or transfer is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act or (iii) they are sold under Rule 144 under the Act. Except as otherwise provided in the Securities Purchase Agreement, each certificate for shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant that have not been so registered and that have not been sold under an exemption that permits removal of the legend, shall bear a legend substantially in the following form, as appropriate: THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES. THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS UNLESS OFFERED, SOLD OR TRANSFERRED UNDER AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THOSE LAWS. Upon the request of a holder of a certificate representing any shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, the Corporation shall remove the foregoing legend from the certificate and issue to such holder a new certificate therefor free of any transfer legend, if (i) with such request, the Corporation shall have received either (A) an opinion of counsel, in form, substance and scope customary for opinions in such circumstances, to the effect that any such legend may be removed from such certificate, or (B) satisfactory representations from Holder that Holder is eligible to sell such security under Rule 144 or (ii) a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the resale of such securities is in effect. Nothing in this Warrant shall (i) limit the Corporation's obligation under the Registration Rights Agreement, or (ii) affect in any way Holder's obligations to comply with applicable securities laws upon the resale of the securities referred to herein.
Restrictions on Stock i. The Seller is not a party to any agreement, written or oral, creating rights in respect to the Corporation's Stock in any third person or relating to the voting of the Corporation's Stock.
ii. Seller is the lawful owner of the Stock, free and clear of all security interests, liens, encumbrances, equities and other charges.
iii. There are no existing warrants, options, stock purchase agreements, redemption agreements, restrictions of any nature, calls or rights to subscribe of any character relating to the stock, nor are there any securities convertible into such stock.
Restrictions on Sale of Shares Optionee represents and agrees that, upon Optionee's exercise of the Option in whole or part, unless there is in effect at that time under the Securities Act of 1933 a registration statement relating to the shares issued to him, he will acquire the shares issuable upon exercise of this Option for the purpose of investment and not with a view to their resale or further distribution, and that upon each exercise thereof Optionee will furnish to the Company a written statement to such effect, satisfactory to the Company in form and substance. Optionee agrees that any certificates issued upon exercise of this Option may bear a legend indicating that their transferability is restricted in accordance with applicable state or federal securities law. Any person or persons entitled to exercise this Option under the provisions of Paragraphs 5 and 6 hereof shall, upon each exercise of the Option under circumstances in which Optionee would be required to furnish such a written statement, also furnish to the Company a written statement to the same effect, satisfactory to the Company in form and substance.
Stock Legends Such Acquiree Shareholder hereby agrees with the Acquiror as follows:
(a) The certificates evidencing the Acquiror Shares issued to those Acquiree Shareholders who are Accredited Investors, and each certificate issued in transfer thereof, will bear the following or similar legend: THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND NEITHER SUCH SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (1) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR (2) PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, IN WHICH CASE THE HOLDER MUST, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISH TO THE COMPANY AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, WHICH COUNSEL AND OPINION ARE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, THAT SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE MANNER CONTEMPLATED PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
(b) The certificates evidencing the Acquiror Shares issued to those Acquiree Shareholders who are not U.S. Persons, and each certificate issued in transfer thereof, will bear the following legend: THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND NEITHER SUCH SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (1) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION S PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND BASED ON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, WHICH COUNSEL AND OPINION ARE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, THAT THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION S HAVE BEEN SATISFIED, (2) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR (3) PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, IN WHICH CASE THE HOLDER MUST, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISH TO THE COMPANY AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, WHICH COUNSEL AND OPINION ARE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, THAT SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE MANNER CONTEMPLATED PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT.
Restrictions on Sale This Debenture has not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act") and is being issued under Section 4(2) of the Act and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated under the Act. This Debenture and the Common Stock issuable upon the conversion thereof may only be sold pursuant to registration under or an exemption from the Act.
Restrictions on Transfer of Shares (a) There can be no valid transfer (as hereinafter defined) of any shares of stock purchased on exercise of the Option, or any interest in such shares, by any holder of such shares or interests unless such transfer is solely for cash consideration and is made in compliance with the following provisions:
(1) Before there can be a valid transfer of any shares or any interest therein, the record holder of the shares to be transferred (the "Offered Shares") shall give written notice (by registered or certified mail) to the Company. Such notice shall specify the identity of the proposed transferee, the cash price offered for the Offered Shares by the proposed transferee and the other terms and conditions of the proposed transfer. The date such notice is mailed shall be hereinafter referred to as the "notice date" and the record holder of the Offered Shares shall be hereinafter referred to as the "Offeror."
(2) For a period of thirty (30) calendar days after the notice date, the Company shall have the option to purchase all (but not less than all) of the Offered Shares at the purchase price and on the terms set forth in subsection (a)(3) of this Section 5.8. This option shall be exercisable by the Company by mailing (by registered or certified mail) written notice of exercise to the Offeror prior to the end of said thirty (30) days.
(3) The price at which the Company may purchase the Offered Shares pursuant to the exercise of such option shall be the cash price offered for the Offered Shares by the proposed transferee (as set forth in the notice required under subsection (a)(1) of this Section 5.8). The Company's notice of exercise of such option shall be accompanied by full payment for the Offered Shares and, upon such payment by the Company, the Company shall acquire full right, title and interest to all of the Offered Shares.
(4) If, and only if, the option given pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this Section 5.8 is not exercised, the transfer proposed in the notice given pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of this Section 5.8 may take place; provided, however, that such transfer must, in all respects, be exactly as proposed in said notice except that such transfer may not take place either before the tenth (10th) calendar day after the expiration of said thirty-day option exercise period or after the ninetieth (90th) calendar day after the expiration of said thirty-day option exercise period, and if such transfer has not taken place prior to said ninetieth (90th) day, such transfer may not take place without once again complying with subsection (a) of this Section 5.8.
(b) As used in this Section 5.8, the term "transfer" means any sale, encumbrance, pledge, gift or other form of disposition or transfer of shares of the Company's stock or any legal or equitable interest therein; provided, however, that the term "transfer" does not include a transfer of such shares or interests by will or by the applicable laws of descent and distribution or a gift of such shares if the donee agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section 5.8.
(c) None of the shares of the Company's stock purchased on exercise of the Option shall be transferred on the Company's books nor shall the Company recognize any such transfer of any such shares or any interest therein unless and until all applicable provisions of this Section 5.8 have been complied with in all respects. The certificates of stock evidencing shares of stock purchased on exercise of the Option shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the transfer restrictions imposed by this Section 5.8 and to the repurchase option provided for in Section 5.8.
Restrictions on Transfer and Exchange of Global Securities Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture, a Global Security may not be transferred as a whole except by the Depository to a nominee of the Depository or by a nominee of the Depository to the Depository or another nominee of the Depository or by the Depository or any such nominee to a successor Depository or a nominee of such successor Depository.
Restrictions on Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture, a Global Note may not be transferred as a whole except by the Depository to a nominee of the Depository or by a nominee of the Depository to the Depository or another nominee of the Depository or by the Depository or any such nominee to a successor Depository or a nominee of such successor Depository.
