Restrictions on Transfer (a) The Preferred Stock and the Registrable Securities shall not be sold, pledged, or otherwise transferred, and the Company shall not recognize and shall issue stop-transfer instructions to its transfer agent with respect to any such sale, pledge, or transfer, except upon the conditions specified in this Agreement, which conditions are intended to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act. A transferring Holder will cause any proposed purchaser, pledgee, or transferee of the Preferred Stock and the Registrable Securities held by such Holder to agree to take and hold such securities subject to the provisions and upon the conditions specified in this Agreement.
(b) Each certificate, instrument, or book entry representing (i) the Preferred Stock, (ii) the Registrable Securities, and (iii) any other securities issued in respect of the securities referenced in clauses (i) and (ii), upon any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, or similar event, shall (unless otherwise permitted by the provisions of Subsection 2.12(c)) be notated with a legend substantially in the following form: THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933. SUCH SHARES MAY NOT BE SOLD, PLEDGED, OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR A VALID EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION AND PROSPECTUS DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS OF SAID ACT. THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY BE TRANSFERRED ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE STOCKHOLDER, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY. The Holders consent to the Company making a notation in its records and giving instructions to any transfer agent of the Restricted Securities in order to implement the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Subsection 2.12.
(c) The holder of such Restricted Securities, by acceptance of ownership thereof, agrees to comply in all respects with the provisions of this Section 2. Before any proposed sale, pledge, or transfer of any Restricted Securities, unless there is in effect a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the proposed transaction, the Holder thereof shall give notice to the Company of such Holder’s intention to effect such sale, pledge, or transfer. Each such notice shall describe the manner and circumstances of the proposed sale, pledge, or transfer in sufficient detail and, if reasonably requested by the Company, shall be accompanied at such Holder’s expense by either (i) a written opinion of legal counsel who shall, and whose legal opinion shall, be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, addressed to the Company, to the effect that the proposed transaction may be effected without registration under the Securities Act; (ii) a “no action” letter from the SEC to the effect that the proposed sale, pledge, or transfer of such Restricted Securities without registration will not result in a recommendation by the staff of the SEC that action be taken with respect thereto; or (iii) any other evidence reasonably satisfactory to counsel to the Company to the effect that the proposed sale, pledge, or transfer of the Restricted Securities may be effected without registration under the Securities Act, whereupon the Holder of such Restricted Securities shall be entitled to sell, pledge, or transfer such Restricted Securities in accordance with the terms of the notice given by the Holder to the Company. The Company will not require such a legal opinion or “no action” letter (x) in any transaction in compliance with SEC Rule 144; or (y) in any transaction in which such Holder distributes Restricted Securities to an Affiliate of such Holder for no consideration; provided that each transferee agrees in writing to be subject to the terms of this Subsection 2.12. Each certificate, instrument, or book entry representing the Restricted Securities transferred as above provided shall be notated with, except if such transfer is made pursuant to SEC Rule 144, the appropriate restrictive legend set forth in Subsection 2.12(b), except that such certificate instrument, or book entry shall not be notated with such restrictive legend if, in the opinion of counsel for such Holder and the Company, such legend is not required in order to establish compliance with any provisions of the Securities Act.
General Restrictions on Transfer 5.1 A Shareholder may Transfer Equity Securities only (i) in a Public Sale, and (ii) pursuant to a valid exemption from registration under the Securities Act, provided that the Shareholder complies with Section 5.2 below.
5.2 Prior to any proposed Transfer of any Equity Securities, the holder thereof shall deliver written notice (a "Transfer Notice") to the Company of its intention to effect such Transfer no less than ten (10) business days prior thereto. Each such Transfer Notice shall describe the manner of the proposed Transfer and, if requested by the Company, shall be accompanied by an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company to the effect that the proposed Transfer may be effected without registration under the Securities Act, whereupon the holder of such shares shall be entitled to effect such Transfer in accordance with the terms of its Transfer Notice; provided, however, that the Company shall have the right to refuse any proposed Transfer that would cause the Company to lose its exemption from registration under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act. Each certificate representing any Equity Securities transferred as above provided shall bear the legend set forth in Section 4 hereof, except that such certificate shall not bear such legend (or any portion thereof) if: (a) such Transfer is in accordance with the provisions of Rule 144(k) (or any other rule permitting Public Sale without registration) under the Securities Act or (b) the opinion of counsel referred to above is to the further effect that the transferee and any subsequent transferee (other than an affiliate of the Company) would be entitled to Transfer such securities in a Public Sale without registration under the Securities Act. The restrictions provided for in this Section 5.2 shall not apply to securities which are not required to bear the legend prescribed by Section 4 hereof in accordance with the provisions of that Section. The Company hereby agrees that it shall not request such opinion of counsel with respect to transfers effected pursuant to Rule 144 except in unusual circumstances.
5.3 If any Transfer of Equity Securities is made or suffered by any Shareholder without the giving of notice required by this Agreement, such purported Transfer shall be null and void ab initio. Further, if any Equity Securities are the subject of a Transfer not in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, such Transfer shall be null and void ab initio. In enforcing this provision, the Company may hold and refuse to transfer any Equity Securities or any certificate therefor tendered to it for transfer in addition to, and without prejudice to, any and all other rights or remedies which may be available to it.
