Restrictions on Transfers of Units. (a) Prior to the completion of the Company’s first Public Offering, no Member may Transfer any Units, except in an Exempt Transfer or otherwise in accordance with the applicable terms of this Agreement. To the extent Cannae, THL or Parent (as applicable) Transfers any or all of its Units pursuant to an Exempt Transfer, the defined terms (i) “Cannae”, (ii) “THL” and “THL Holders” and (iii) Parent, as applicable, shall be deemed to include the Transferee of such Exempt Transfer. (b) No Transfer of any Units by any Member shall become effective unless and until the Transferee (unless such Transferee already is party to this Agreement) executes and delivers to the Company a counterpart to this Agreement, agreeing to be treated in the same manner as the transferring Member. Upon such Transfer and such execution and delivery, the Transferee acquiring Transferred Units shall be bound by, and entitled to the benefits of, this Agreement in the same manner as the transferring Member; provided that no Transferee of Cannae or THL (other than a Transferee pursuant to clauses (d) through (g) of the definition of an Exempt Transfer) shall be entitled to any of the rights of Cannae or THL set forth in this Agreement (or the benefits hereunder) other than Article III, Section 4.5, Article V, Article VI, Article VII, Section 8.2, Article XI, Article XII, Section 13.2(a) - (c), Article XIV, Article XV and Article XVI. (c) No Units may be transferred by a Member (other than pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act) unless, if requested by the Company, such Member first delivers to the Company an opinion of counsel, which opinion and counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such Transfer is not required to be registered under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws. The Board may waive such opinion requirement on advice of counsel acceptable to the Board. In addition to any other restrictions on Transfer imposed by this Agreement, no Member may Transfer any Unit (i) if the Board determines that the Company could, as a result of such Transfer, be treated as a “publicly traded partnership” within the meaning of Section 7704(b) of the Code and (ii) without first delivering to the Board, if requested, an opinion of nationally recognized tax counsel or consultant (reasonably acceptable in form and substance to the Board) that such Transfer will not cause the Company to be deemed a “publicly traded partnership” as such term is defined in Section 7704(b) of the Code or otherwise cease to be taxable as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. (d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, without the prior written approval of Parent, in no event shall Cannae, THL or any Class B Unit Holder Transfer any Units of the Company to any Competitive Business (as defined below) or any direct or indirect Affiliate thereof. “Competitive Business” shall mean the business competitors of the Company, Parent or Black Knight, including Sagent Lending Technologies, Ellie Mae, Blend, Blue Sage Solutions and Fiserv. For the avoidance of doubt, Competitive Business shall not include any private equity firm or other investor that holds an investment in a Competitive Business, except for Fiserv.
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Samples: Limited Liability Company Agreement (Black Knight, Inc.), Limited Liability Company Agreement (Black Knight, Inc.)
Restrictions on Transfers of Units. (a) Prior to the completion of the Company’s first Public Offering, no Member The Class B Members may not Transfer any Units, Class B Units except (i) in an Exempt Transfer Transfer, or otherwise (ii) with the prior written approval of the Managing Member, in each case, in accordance with the applicable terms of this Agreement. To the extent Cannae, THL or Parent (as applicable) that any Class B Member Transfers any or all of its Class B Units pursuant to an Exempt Transfer, such Transferee shall have the defined terms (i) “Cannae”, (ii) “THL” same rights and “THL Holders” and (iii) Parent, restrictions with respect to such Class B Units as applicable, shall be deemed to include the Transferee of Class B Member that Transferred such Exempt TransferUnits.
(b) No Transfer of any Units by any Member shall become effective unless and until the Transferee (unless such Transferee already is party to this Agreement) executes and delivers to the Company a counterpart to this Agreement, agreeing to be treated in the same manner as the transferring Member. Upon such Transfer and such execution and delivery, the Transferee acquiring Transferred Units shall be bound by, and entitled to the benefits of, this Agreement in the same manner as the transferring Member; provided that no Transferee of Cannae or THL (other than a Transferee pursuant to clauses (d) through (g) of the definition of an Exempt Transfer) shall be entitled to any of the rights of Cannae or THL set forth in this Agreement (or the benefits hereunder) other than Article III, Section 4.5, Article V, Article VI, Article VII, Section 8.2, Article XI, Article XII, Section 13.2(a) - (c), Article XIV, Article XV and Article XVI.
(c) No Units may be transferred by a Member (other than pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act) unless, if requested by the Company, such Member first delivers to the Company an opinion of counsel, which opinion and counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such Transfer is not required to be registered under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws. The Board may waive such opinion requirement on advice of counsel acceptable to the Board. In addition to any other restrictions on Transfer imposed by this Agreement, no Member may Transfer any Unit (i) if the Board Managing Member determines that the Company could, as a result of such Transfer, be treated as a “publicly traded partnership” within the meaning of Section 7704(b) of the Code and (ii) without first delivering to the BoardManaging Member, if requested, an opinion of nationally recognized tax counsel or consultant (reasonably acceptable in form and substance to the BoardManaging Member) that such Transfer will not cause the Company to be deemed a “publicly traded partnership” as such term is defined in Section 7704(b) of the Code or otherwise cease to be taxable as a partnership for federal income tax purposes.
(d) Notwithstanding anything Any Member who effectively Transfers any Units pursuant to this Article VIII shall cease to be a Member with respect to such Units and shall no longer have any rights or privileges of a Member with respect to such Units (it being understood, however, that the applicable provisions of Section 4.2 shall continue to inure to such Person’s benefit). Nothing contained herein shall relieve any Member who Transfers any Units from any liability or obligation of such Member to the contrary herein, without Company or the prior written approval other Members with respect to such Units that may exist on the date of Parent, such Transfer or that is otherwise specified in no event shall Cannae, THL the Act and incorporated into this Agreement or for any liability to the Company or any Class B Unit Holder Transfer other Person for any Units breaches of the Company to any Competitive Business representations, warranties or covenants by such Member (in its capacity as defined belowsuch) contained herein or any direct or indirect Affiliate thereof. “Competitive Business” shall mean the business competitors of in other agreements with the Company, Parent or Black Knight, including Sagent Lending Technologies, Ellie Mae, Blend, Blue Sage Solutions and Fiserv. For the avoidance of doubt, Competitive Business shall not include any private equity firm or other investor that holds an investment in a Competitive Business, except for Fiserv.
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Samples: Limited Liability Company Agreement (J. Alexander's Holdings, Inc.)
Restrictions on Transfers of Units. (a) a. Prior to the completion of the Company’s first Public Offering, no Member may Transfer any Units, except in an Exempt Transfer or otherwise in accordance with the applicable terms of this Agreement. To the extent Cannae, THL or Parent (as applicable) Transfers any or all of its Units pursuant to an Exempt Transfer, the defined terms (i) “Cannae”, (ii) “THL” and “THL Holders” and (iii) Parent, as applicable, shall be deemed to include the Transferee of such Exempt Transfer.
(b) b. No Transfer of any Units by any Member shall become effective unless and until the Transferee (unless such Transferee already is party to this Agreement) executes and delivers to the Company a counterpart to this Agreement, agreeing to be treated in the same manner as the transferring Member. Upon such Transfer and such execution and delivery, the Transferee acquiring Transferred Units shall be bound by, and entitled to the benefits of, this Agreement in the same manner as the transferring Member; provided that no Transferee of Cannae or THL (other than a Transferee pursuant to clauses (d) through (g) of the definition of an Exempt Transfer) shall be entitled to any of the rights of Cannae or THL set forth in this Agreement (or the benefits hereunder) other than Article III, Section 4.5, Article V, Article VI, Article VII, Section 8.2, Article XI, Article XII, Section 13.2(a) - (c), Article XIV, Article XV and Article XVI.
(c) c. No Units may be transferred by a Member (other than pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act) unless, if requested by the Company, such Member first delivers to the Company an opinion of counsel, which opinion and counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such Transfer is not required to be registered under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws. The Board may waive such opinion requirement on advice of counsel acceptable to the Board. In addition to any other restrictions on Transfer imposed by this Agreement, no Member may Transfer any Unit (i) if the Board determines that the Company could, as a result of such Transfer, be treated as a “publicly traded partnership” within the meaning of Section 7704(b) of the Code and (ii) without first delivering to the Board, if requested, an opinion of nationally recognized tax counsel or consultant (reasonably acceptable in form and substance to the Board) that such Transfer will not cause the Company to be deemed a “publicly traded partnership” as such term is defined in Section 7704(b) of the Code or otherwise cease to be taxable as a partnership for federal income tax purposes.
(d) d. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, without the prior written approval of Parent, in no event shall Cannae, THL or any Class B Unit Holder Transfer any Units of the Company to any Competitive Business (as defined below) or any direct or indirect Affiliate thereof. “Competitive Business” shall mean the business competitors of the Company, Parent or Black Knight, including Sagent Lending Technologies, Ellie Mae, Blend, Blue Sage Solutions and Fiserv. For the avoidance of doubt, Competitive Business shall not include any private equity firm or other investor that holds an investment in a Competitive Business, except for Fiserv.
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Samples: Limited Liability Company Agreement (Cannae Holdings, Inc.)