Restrictions on Transfer of Group 1 Common Stock. (a) During the one-year period ending on the anniversary of the Closing Date (the "Restricted Period"), no Owner voluntarily will: (i) sell, assign, exchange, transfer, encumber, pledge, distribute, appoint or otherwise dispose of (A) any shares of Group 1 Common Stock received by any Owner in the Acquisition or (B) any interest in (including any option to buy or sell) any of those shares of Group 1 Common Stock, in whole or in part, and Group 1 will have no obligation to, and shall not, treat any such attempted transfer as effective for any purpose; or (ii) engage in any transaction, whether or not with respect to any shares of Group 1 Common Stock or any interest therein, the intent or effect of which is to reduce the risk of owning the shares of Group 1 Common Stock acquired pursuant to this Agreement (including for EXCEPT PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT AMONG THE ISSUER, THE HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE OTHER PARTIES THERETO, THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE VOLUNTARILY SOLD, ASSIGNED, EXCHANGED, TRANSFERRED, ENCUMBERED, PLEDGED, DISTRIBUTED, APPOINTED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF, AND THE ISSUER SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO GIVE EFFECT TO ANY ATTEMPTED VOLUNTARY SALE, ASSIGNMENT, EXCHANGE, TRANSFER, ENCUMBRANCE, PLEDGE, DISTRIBUTION, APPOINTMENT OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF ANY OF THOSE SHARES, DURING THE ONE-YEAR PERIOD ENDING ON ______________ [DATE THAT IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE CLOSING DATE] (THE "RESTRICTED PERIOD"). ON THE WRITTEN REQUEST OF THE HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE, THE ISSUER AGREES TO REMOVE THIS RESTRICTIVE LEGEND (AND ANY STOP ORDER PLACED WITH THE TRANSFER AGENT) AFTER THE DATE SPECIFIED ABOVE. (b) Each Owner, severally and not jointly with any other Person, (i) acknowledges that the shares of Group 1 Common Stock to be delivered to that Owner pursuant to this Agreement have not been and, if applicable, will not be registered under the Securities Act and therefore may not be resold by that Owner without compliance with the Securities Act and (ii) covenants that none of the shares of Group 1 Common Stock issued to that Owner pursuant to this Agreement will be offered, sold, assigned, pledged, hypothecated, transferred or otherwise disposed of except after full compliance with all the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission and applicable state securities laws and regulations. All certificates evidencing shares of Group 1 Common Stock issued pursuant to this Agreement will bear the following legend in addition to the legend prescribed by Section 10.6(a): "THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL SUCH SHARES ARE REGISTERED UNDER SUCH ACT, In addition, certificates evidencing shares of Group 1 Common Stock issued pursuant to the Acquisition to each Owner will bear any legend required by the securities or blue sky laws of the state in which that Owner resides.
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Samples: Purchase Agreement (Group 1 Automotive Inc), Purchase Agreement (Group 1 Automotive Inc)
Restrictions on Transfer of Group 1 Common Stock. (a) During the onetwo-year period ending on the second anniversary of the Closing Date (the "Restricted Period"), no Owner Stockholder voluntarily will: will (other than with respect to the Selling Stockholder IPO Shares): (i) sell, assign, exchange, transfer, encumber, pledge, distribute, appoint or otherwise dispose of (A) any shares of Group 1 Common Stock received by any Owner Stockholder in the Acquisition or (B) any interest in (including any option to buy or sell) any of those shares of Group 1 Common Stock, in whole or in part, and Group 1 will have no obligation to, and shall not, treat any such attempted transfer as effective for any purpose; or (ii) engage in any transaction, whether or not with respect to any shares of Group 1 Common Stock or any interest therein, the intent or effect of which is to reduce the risk of owning the shares of Group 1 Common Stock acquired pursuant to this Agreement (including for EXCEPT PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT AMONG THE ISSUER, THE HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE OTHER PARTIES THERETO, THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE VOLUNTARILY SOLD, ASSIGNED, EXCHANGED, TRANSFERRED, ENCUMBERED, PLEDGED, DISTRIBUTED, APPOINTED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF, AND THE ISSUER SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO GIVE EFFECT TO ANY ATTEMPTED VOLUNTARY SALE, ASSIGNMENT, EXCHANGE, TRANSFER, ENCUMBRANCE, PLEDGE, DISTRIBUTION, APPOINTMENT OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF ANY OF THOSE SHARES, DURING THE ONETWO-YEAR PERIOD ENDING ON ______________ [DATE THAT IS THE SECOND-ANNIVERSARY OF THE CLOSING DATE] (THE "RESTRICTED PERIOD"). ON THE WRITTEN REQUEST OF THE HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE, THE ISSUER AGREES TO REMOVE THIS RESTRICTIVE LEGEND (AND ANY STOP ORDER PLACED WITH THE TRANSFER AGENT) AFTER THE DATE SPECIFIED ABOVE.
(b) Each OwnerStockholder, severally and not jointly with any other Person, (i) acknowledges that the shares of Group 1 Common Stock to be delivered to that Owner Stockholder pursuant to this Agreement (other than the Selling Stockholder IPO Shares) have not been and, if applicable, will not be registered under the Securities Act and therefore may not be resold by that Owner Stockholder without compliance with the Securities Act and (ii) covenants that none of the shares of Group 1 Common Stock issued to that Owner Stockholder pursuant to this Agreement will be offered, sold, assigned, pledged, hypothecated, transferred or otherwise disposed of except after full compliance with all the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission and applicable state securities laws and regulations. All certificates evidencing shares of Group 1 Common Stock issued pursuant to this Agreement will bear the following legend in addition to the legend prescribed by Section 10.6(a9.5(a): "THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL SUCH SHARES ARE REGISTERED UNDER SUCH ACT, In additionOR SUCH STATE LAWS, certificates evidencing shares of Group 1 Common Stock issued pursuant to the Acquisition to each Owner will bear any legend required by the securities or blue sky laws of the state in which that Owner residesOR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY IS OBTAINED TO THE EFFECT THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED."
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Restrictions on Transfer of Group 1 Common Stock. (a) During the onetwo-year period ending on the second anniversary of the Closing Date (the "Restricted Period"), no Owner Stockholder voluntarily will: (i) sell, assign, exchange, transfer, encumber, pledge, distribute, appoint or otherwise dispose of (A) any shares of Group 1 Common Stock received by any Owner Stockholder in the Acquisition or (B) any interest in (including any option to buy or sell) any of those shares of Group 1 Common Stock, in whole or in part, and Group 1 will have no obligation to, and shall not, treat any such attempted transfer as effective for any purpose; or (ii) engage in any transaction, whether or not with respect to any shares of Group 1 Common Stock or any interest therein, the intent or effect of which is to reduce the risk of owning the shares of Group 1 Common Stock acquired pursuant to this Agreement (including for example engaging in put, call, short-sale, straddle or similar market transactions). Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Stockholder may (i) pledge shares of Group 1 Common Stock, provided that the pledgee of such shares shall agree not to sell or otherwise dispose of any such shares for the Restricted Period; (ii) transfer shares to immediate family members or the estate of any such individual (including, without limitation, any transfer by such Stockholder to or among any partnership, trust, custodial or other similar accounts or funds that are for the benefit of his immediate family members), provided that such person or entity shall agree not to sell or otherwise dispose of (other than pursuant to this Section 9.5) any such shares for the Restricted Period; (iii) transfer shares by will or the laws of descent and distribution or otherwise by reason of such Stockholder's death; and (iv) sell or transfer shares to Robexx X. Xxxxxx XX xxxsuant to any repurchase right held by Robexx X. Xxxxxx XX xxxering such shares, provided that Robexx X. Xxxxxx XX xxxll agree not to sell or otherwise dispose of such shares for the Restricted Period. The certificates evidencing the Group 1 Common Stock delivered to each Stockholder pursuant to this Agreement will bear a legend substantially in the form set forth below and containing such other information as Group 1 may deem necessary or appropriate: EXCEPT PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT AMONG THE ISSUER, THE HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE OTHER PARTIES THERETO, THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE VOLUNTARILY SOLD, ASSIGNED, EXCHANGED, TRANSFERRED, ENCUMBERED, PLEDGED, DISTRIBUTED, APPOINTED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF, AND THE ISSUER SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO GIVE EFFECT TO ANY ATTEMPTED VOLUNTARY SALE, ASSIGNMENT, EXCHANGE, TRANSFER, ENCUMBRANCE, PLEDGE, DISTRIBUTION, APPOINTMENT OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF ANY OF THOSE SHARES, DURING THE ONE-YEAR PERIOD ENDING ON ______________ [DATE THAT IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE CLOSING DATE] (THE "RESTRICTED PERIOD"). ON THE WRITTEN REQUEST OF THE HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE, THE ISSUER AGREES TO REMOVE THIS RESTRICTIVE LEGEND (AND ANY STOP ORDER PLACED WITH THE TRANSFER AGENT) AFTER THE DATE SPECIFIED ABOVE.,
(b) Each OwnerStockholder, severally and not jointly with any other Person, (i) acknowledges that the shares of Group 1 Common Stock to be delivered to that Owner Stockholder pursuant to this Agreement have not been and, if applicable, will not be registered under the Securities Act and therefore may not be resold by that Owner Stockholder without compliance with the Securities Act and (ii) covenants that none of the shares of Group 1 Common Stock issued to that Owner Stockholder pursuant to this Agreement will be offered, sold, assigned, pledged, hypothecated, transferred or otherwise disposed of except after full compliance with all the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission and applicable state securities laws and regulations. All certificates evidencing shares of Group 1 Common Stock issued pursuant to this Agreement will bear the following legend in addition to the legend prescribed by Section 10.6(a9.5(a): "THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL SUCH SHARES ARE REGISTERED UNDER SUCH ACT, OR SUCH STATE LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY IS OBTAINED TO THE EFFECT THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED." In addition, certificates evidencing shares of Group 1 Common Stock issued pursuant to the Acquisition to each Owner Stockholder will bear any legend required by the securities or blue sky laws of the state in which that Owner Stockholder resides.
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