Regulation S Warrants. (i) Without limiting the other restrictions set forth in this Section 9, each Holder of a Regulation S Warrant or the securities issued upon the exercise thereof agrees that for a period of one year from the date hereof (the “distribution compliance period”), in the event of a Transfer of the Regulation S Warrants or the securities issuable upon the exercise thereof, the Holder will (A) ensure that the Transfer is not made to a U.S. person unless pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act or such Warrant or the securities issued upon the exercise thereof, as applicable, have been registered under the Securities Act; (B) unless the Warrants or the securities issued upon the exercise thereof have been registered under the Securities Act, require the transferee to certify that it either (I) is not a U.S. person, is not acquiring the Securities for the account or benefit of a U.S. person and is acquiring such securities in an “offshore transaction” as defined in Regulation S, or (II) it is acquiring the Securities in a transaction that does not require registration under the Securities Act; (C) require that the transferee agree to resell or otherwise Transfer the Regulation S Warrants or the securities issuable upon the exercise thereof only in accordance with Regulation S, pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption from registration and not to engage in hedging transactions unless in compliance with the Securities Act and (D) disclose that the Regulation S Warrants or the securities issuable upon the exercise thereof have not been registered under the Securities Act and cannot be sold in the United States or to U.S. persons absent registration under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration. In connection with such a Transfer, the Company will (x) ensure that the Regulation S Warrants or the securities issuable upon the exercise thereof bear a legend as set forth in Section 2 hereof; (y) refuse to register any transfer of Regulation S Warrants or the securities issuable upon the exercise thereof not made in accordance with Regulation S, pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption from registration; and (z) send a confirmation to the transferee stating that the transferee is subject to the foregoing restrictions on Transfers. (ii) Without limiting the other restrictions set forth in this Section 9, each Holder of a Regulation S Warrant or the securities issued upon the exercise thereof agrees (A) it will not engage in hedging transactions unless in compliance with the Securities Act and (B) any Transfer of Regulation S Warrants or the securities issued upon the exercise thereof will be made only in accordance with the provisions of this Section 9. The Holder acknowledges that the Company will refuse to register any Transfer not made in accordance with the foregoing provisions. (iii) Without limiting the other restrictions set forth in this Section 9, no Regulation S Warrant may be exercised unless the exercising Holder shall have delivered to the Company (1) a certification, reasonably acceptable to the Company, that it is not a U.S. person (as defined in Regulation S) and the Regulation S Warrant is not being exercised on behalf of a U.S. person (as defined in Regulation S), and it is purchasing the shares of Common Stock in an offshore transaction in accordance with Regulation S or (2) an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that the Regulation S Warrant and the securities delivered upon exercise thereof have been registered under the Securities Act or are exempt from registration thereunder.
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Samples: Warrant Agreement, Warrant Agreement (Affinion Group, Inc.), Warrant Agreement (Affinion Group, Inc.)
Regulation S Warrants. (i) Without limiting the other restrictions set forth in this Section 9, each Holder of a Regulation S Warrant or the securities issued upon the exercise thereof agrees that for a period of one year from the date hereof (the “distribution compliance period”), in the event of a Transfer of the Regulation S Warrants or the securities issuable upon the exercise thereof, the Holder will (A) ensure that the Transfer is not made to a U.S. person unless pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act or such Investor Warrant or the securities issued upon the exercise thereof, as applicable, have been registered under the Securities Act; (B) unless the Investor Warrants or the securities issued upon the exercise thereof have been registered under the Securities Act, require the transferee to certify that it either (I) is not a U.S. person, is not acquiring the Securities for the account or benefit of a U.S. person and is acquiring such securities in an “offshore transaction” as defined in Regulation S, or (II) it is acquiring the Securities in a transaction that does not require registration under the Securities Act; (C) require that the transferee agree to resell or otherwise Transfer the Regulation S Warrants or the securities issuable upon the exercise thereof only in accordance with Regulation S, pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption from registration and not to engage in hedging transactions unless in compliance with the Securities Act and (D) disclose that the Regulation S Warrants or the securities issuable upon the exercise thereof have not been registered under the Securities Act and cannot be sold in the United States or to U.S. persons absent registration under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration. In connection with such a Transfer, the Company will (x) ensure that the Regulation S Warrants or the securities issuable upon the exercise thereof bear a legend as set forth in Section 2 hereof; (y) refuse to register any transfer of Regulation S Warrants or the securities issuable upon the exercise thereof not made in accordance with Regulation S, pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption from registration; and (z) send a confirmation to the transferee stating that the transferee is subject to the foregoing restrictions on Transfers.
(ii) Without limiting the other restrictions set forth in this Section 9, each Holder of a Regulation S Warrant or the securities issued upon the exercise thereof agrees (A) it will not engage in hedging transactions unless in compliance with the Securities Act and (B) any Transfer of Regulation S Warrants or the securities issued upon the exercise thereof will be made only in accordance with the provisions of this Section 9. The Holder acknowledges that the Company will refuse to register any Transfer not made in accordance with the foregoing provisions.
(iii) Without limiting the other restrictions set forth in this Section 9, no Regulation S Warrant may be exercised unless the exercising Holder shall have delivered to the Company (1) a certification, reasonably acceptable to the Company, that it is not a U.S. person (as defined in Regulation S) and the Regulation S Warrant is not being exercised on behalf of a U.S. person (as defined in Regulation S), and it is purchasing the shares of Common Stock in an offshore transaction in accordance with Regulation S or (2) an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that the Regulation S Warrant and the securities delivered upon exercise thereof have been registered under the Securities Act or are exempt from registration thereunder.
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Regulation S Warrants. (i) Without limiting the other restrictions set forth in this Section 9, each Holder of a Regulation S Warrant or the securities issued upon the exercise thereof agrees that for a period of one year from the date hereof (the “distribution compliance period”), in the event of a Transfer of the Regulation S Warrants or the securities issuable upon the exercise thereof, the Holder will (A) ensure that the Transfer is not made to a U.S. person unless pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act or such Warrant or the securities issued upon the exercise thereof, as applicable, have been registered under the Securities Act; (B) unless the Warrants or the securities issued upon the exercise thereof have been registered under the Securities Act, require the transferee to certify that it either (I) is not a U.S. person, is not acquiring the Securities for the account or benefit of a U.S. person and is acquiring such securities in an “offshore transaction” as defined in Regulation S, or (II) it is acquiring the Securities in a transaction that does not require registration under the Securities Act; (C) require that the transferee agree to resell or otherwise Transfer the Regulation S Warrants or the securities issuable upon the exercise thereof only in accordance with Regulation S, pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption from registration and not to engage in hedging transactions unless in compliance with the Securities Act and (D) disclose that the Regulation S Warrants or the securities issuable upon the exercise thereof have not been registered under the Securities Act and cannot be sold in the United States or to U.S. persons absent registration under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration. In connection with such a Transfer, the Company will (x) ensure that the Regulation S Warrants or the securities issuable upon the exercise thereof bear a legend as set forth in Section 2 hereof; (y) refuse to register any transfer of Regulation S Warrants or the securities issuable upon the exercise thereof not made in accordance with Regulation S, pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption from registration; and (z) send a confirmation to the transferee stating that the transferee is subject to the foregoing restrictions on Transfers.
(ii) Without limiting the other restrictions set forth in this Section 9, each Holder of a Regulation S Warrant or the securities issued upon the exercise thereof agrees (A) it will not engage in hedging transactions unless in compliance with the Securities Act and (B) any Transfer of Regulation S Warrants or the securities issued upon the exercise thereof will be made only in accordance with the provisions of this Section 9. The Holder acknowledges that the Company will refuse to register any Transfer not made in accordance with the foregoing provisions.
(iii) Without limiting the other restrictions set forth in this Section 9, no Regulation S Warrant may be exercised unless the exercising Holder shall have delivered to the Company (1) a certification, reasonably acceptable to the Company, that it is not a U.S. person (as defined in Regulation S) and the Regulation S Warrant is not being exercised on behalf of a U.S. person (as defined in Regulation S), and it is purchasing the shares of Common Stock in an offshore transaction in accordance with Regulation S or (2) an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that the Regulation S Warrant and the securities delivered upon exercise thereof have been registered under the Securities Act or are exempt from registration thereunder.
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