Restrictions on Exercise under United States Securities Laws. (1) The Warrants may not be exercised by or on behalf of a Person in the United States or a U.S. Person unless the securities issuable on the exercise thereof have been registered under the U.S. Securities Act or unless an exemption is available from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws and the holder of the Warrants has furnished an opinion of counsel of recognized standing in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation to such effect; provided that a Qualified Institutional Buyer that purchased Class A Restricted Voting Units in the Corporation’s private placement of Class A Restricted Voting Units to, or for the account or benefit of, Persons in the United States or U.S. Persons in the Offering will not be required to deliver an opinion of counsel in connection with the exercise of Warrants that are a part of those Class A Restricted Voting Units by the holder of the Warrants. (2) Any Shares issued to, or for the account or benefit of, a Qualified Institutional Buyer that cannot make the representations set forth in Box A on the Exercise Form of the Warrant Certificate shall continue to be subject to the restrictions on re-sale and transfer of the Shares made by such Qualified Institutional Buyer in the U.S. Private Placement Memorandum at the time of acquisition of the Class A Restricted Voting Units in the Offering.
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Samples: Warrant Agency Agreement (Columbia Care Inc.), Warrant Agency Agreement (TPCO Holding Corp.), Warrant Agency Agreement (Bespoke Capital Acquisition Corp)
Restrictions on Exercise under United States Securities Laws. (1) The Warrants may not be exercised by or on behalf of a Person in the United States or a U.S. Person unless the securities issuable on the exercise thereof have been registered under the U.S. Securities Act or unless an exemption is available from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws and the holder of the Warrants has furnished an opinion of counsel of recognized standing in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation and to the Warrant Agent to such effect; provided that a Qualified Institutional Buyer that purchased Class A Restricted Voting Units in the Corporation’s private placement of Class A Restricted Voting Units to, or for the account or benefit of, Persons in the United States or U.S. Persons in the Offering will not be required to deliver an opinion of counsel in connection with the exercise of Warrants that are a part of those Class A Restricted Voting Units by the holder of the Warrants.
(2) Any Shares issued to, or for the account or benefit of, a Qualified Institutional Buyer that cannot make the representations set forth in Box A on the Exercise Form of the Warrant Certificate shall continue to be subject to the restrictions on re-sale and transfer of the Shares made by such Qualified Institutional Buyer in the U.S. Private Placement Memorandum at the time of acquisition of the Class A Restricted Voting Units in the Offering.
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Samples: Warrant Agency Agreement (Alignvest Acquisition Corp)