Right of Drag-along. (a) In the event that the Company failed to redeem all or any part of the outstanding Preferred Shares held by the applicable requesting holders of Preferred Shares as stipulated in Article 4.6 of the Memorandum and Articles, the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the then outstanding Preferred Shares shall have the right to jointly approve a Trade Sale (as defined below, an “Approved Sale”) to a bona fide third-party potential purchaser with a valuation of the Company of at least US$200,000,000 or other valuation jointly approved by the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the then outstanding Preferred Shares and holders of a majority of the then outstanding Ordinary Shares. Each of the other Shareholders of the Company (the “Dragged Shareholders”) shall (i) sell, transfer, and/or exchange, as the case may be, all of their Shares in such Approved Sale to such purchaser on the same terms and conditions as were agreed by the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the then outstanding Preferred Shares, provided, however, that such terms and conditions, including with respect to price paid or received per share, may differ as among the Ordinary Shares, the Preferred Shares in order to reflect the liquidation preferences of the Preferred Shares set forth in these Articles; (ii) refrain from exercising any dissenters’ rights or rights of appraisal under applicable Law at any time with respect to or in connection with such proposed Approved Sale; and (iii) take all actions reasonably necessary to consummate the proposed Approved Sale. (b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time after the date of this Agreement, (1) more than seventy-five percent (75%) of the then outstanding Preferred Shares, and (2) more than half of all the outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Company voting separately on an as-converted basis (collectively, the “Drag-Along Shareholders”), all vote in favor of a proposed transfer of all Ordinary Shares or securities convertible into or exercisable for Ordinary Shares of the Company (the “Equity Securities”) held by them to a purchaser, or approve a proposed Trade Sale (each, a “Drag-Along Sale”), then, in any such event, upon written notice from such Drag-Along Shareholders requesting them to do so, each of the Dragged Shareholders shall (i) be present, in person or by proxy, as a holder of shares of voting securities, at all meetings for the vote upon any such proposed Acquisition (so as to be counted for the purposes of determining the presence of a quorum at such meetings); (ii) vote, or give its written consent with respect to, all the Ordinary Shares held by them in favor of such proposed Drag-Along Sale and in opposition of any proposal that could reasonably be expected to delay or impair the consummation of any such proposed Drag-Along Sale; (iii) transfer all of their Equity Securities in such Drag-Along Sale to such purchaser; (iv) refrain from exercising any dissenters’ rights or rights of appraisal under applicable law at any time with respect to or in connection with such proposed Drag-Along Sale; and (v) take all actions reasonably necessary to consummate the proposed Drag-Along Sale, including without limitation amending Memorandum and Articles of the Company. All proceeds derived from a Dragged-Along Sale shall be distributed among the holders of Preferred Shares and Ordinary Shares in accordance with the Memorandum and Articles, taking into account any liquidation preferences to which the holders of Preferred Shares are entitled thereunder. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the share transfer restrictions of Section 4 of this Agreement shall not apply to any transfers made pursuant to this Section 4.4.
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Samples: Shareholder Agreement (Lizhi Inc.), Shareholder Agreement (Lizhi Inc.)
Right of Drag-along. (a) In the event that the Company failed to redeem all or any part of the outstanding Preferred Shares held by the applicable requesting holders of Preferred Shares as stipulated in Article 4.6 of the Memorandum and Articles, the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the then outstanding Preferred Shares shall have the right to jointly approve a Trade Sale (as defined below, an “Approved Sale”) to a bona fide third-party potential purchaser with a valuation of the Company of at least US$200,000,000 or other valuation jointly approved by the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the then outstanding Preferred Shares and holders of a majority of the then outstanding Ordinary Shares. Each of the other Shareholders of the Company (the “Dragged Shareholders”) shall (i) sell, transfer, and/or exchange, as the case may be, all of their Shares in such Approved Sale to such purchaser on the same terms and conditions as were agreed by the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the then outstanding Preferred Shares, provided, however, that such terms and conditions, including with respect to price paid or received per share, may differ as among the Ordinary Shares, the Preferred Shares in order to reflect the liquidation preferences of the Preferred Shares set forth in these Articles; (ii) refrain from exercising any dissenters’ rights or rights of appraisal under applicable Law at any time with respect to or in connection with such proposed Approved Sale; and (iii) take all actions reasonably necessary to consummate the proposed Approved Sale.
(b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrarycontrary (including any provision of Section 7.1 and Section 7.2), if at any time after during the date term of this Agreement, (1i) more than seventy-five percent (75%) of the then outstanding Preferred SharesCompany fails to consummate a Qualified Public Offering before December 31, 2022, and (2ii) more than half of all the outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Company voting separately on an as-converted basis Supermajority Preferred Holders (collectively, the “Drag-Along Shareholders”), all ) vote in favor of a proposed transfer of all Ordinary Shares or securities convertible into or exercisable Trade Sale for Ordinary Shares of cash consideration valuing the Company at not lower than US$4,000,000,000 or the equivalent in any other currency (the “Equity Securities”) held by them to a purchaser, or approve a proposed Trade Sale (each, a “Drag-Along Sale”), then, in any such event, upon written notice from such Drag-Along Shareholders requesting them to do so, each of the other Shareholders of the Company (the “Dragged Shareholders Shareholders”) shall (i) be present, in person or by proxy, as a holder of shares of voting securitiesShares, at all meetings (if any) for the vote upon any such proposed Acquisition Drag-Along Sale (so as to be counted for the purposes of determining the presence of a quorum at such meetings); (ii) vote, or give its written consent with respect to, all the Ordinary Shares held by them in favor of such proposed Drag-Along Sale and in opposition of any proposal that could reasonably be expected to delay or impair the consummation of any such proposed Drag-Along Sale; (iii) transfer all of their Ordinary Shares or securities convertible into or exercisable for Ordinary Shares of the Company (the “Equity Securities Interests”) in such Drag-Along Sale to such purchaser; (iv) refrain from exercising any dissenters’ rights or rights of appraisal under applicable law at any time with respect to or in connection with such proposed Drag-Along Sale; and (v) take all actions reasonably necessary to consummate the proposed Drag-Along Sale, including without limitation amending the then existing Memorandum and Articles of Articles.
(b) Save as otherwise approved by the Company. All Supermajority Preferred Holders: all proceeds derived from a Dragged-Along Sale shall be distributed among the holders of Preferred Shares Holders and the Ordinary Shares Holders in accordance with the Memorandum and Articles, taking into account any liquidation preferences to which the holders of Preferred Shares Holders are entitled thereunder. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the share transfer restrictions of other provisions of Section 4 of this Agreement shall not apply to any transfers made pursuant to this Section 4.44.5; the consideration payable to each Preferred Holder pursuant to a Dragged-Along Sale shall be in cash; the purchaser or the surviving entity following a merger with the Company shall not be a Related Party of the Company or any of its Shareholders; and no Preferred Holder shall be required to give any representations and warranties other than the warranties in respect of the seller’s title to the Equity Interests to be sold pursuant to a Dragged-Along Sale, warranties in respect of seller’s authority to consummate a Dragged-Along Sale, and warranties that there is no encumbrances on the Equity Interests to be sold pursuant to a Dragged-Along Sale; provided that: (A) if the consideration payable to IFC pursuant to a Dragged-Along Sale or any part of such consideration consists of Equity Securities of any Person, (1) such Person shall not be named on the lists promulgated by the United Nations Security Council or its committees pursuant to resolutions issued under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter or the World Bank Listing of Ineligible Firms, (2) IFC is satisfied with the results of its integrity due diligence checks on such Person, and (3) that such Person undertakes to IFC to comply with IFC’s policy requirements (including but not limited to having such Person enter into any agreement or other instrument setting out IFC’s policy requirements in form and substance satisfactory to IFC); and (B) save as otherwise approved by IFC, IFC shall not be required to give any representations and warranties or indemnities or post-closing restrictive covenants other than the warranties and indemnities in respect of IFC’s title to the Equity Interests to be sold pursuant to the Dragged-Along Sale, warranties in respect of IFC’s authority to consummate the Dragged-Along Sale, and warranties that there is no encumbrances on the Equity Interests to be sold by IFC pursuant to the Dragged-Along Sale.
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Samples: Shareholder Agreement (AiHuiShou International Co. Ltd.)
Right of Drag-along. (a) In 17.1 If the event that the Company failed to redeem all or any part of the outstanding Preferred Shares held by the applicable requesting holders of Preferred Shares as stipulated in Article 4.6 of the Memorandum and ArticlesMajority Series A Shareholders, the holders of at least seventyMajority Series B Shareholders, and the Majority Series C Shareholders (collectively, the “Drag-five percent (75%Along Shareholders”) of the then outstanding Preferred Shares shall have the right to jointly approve a Trade Sale (as defined beloweach, an “Approved Sale”) to a bona fide third-party potential purchaser with a valuation of (the Company of “Potential Purchaser”) any time after the Completion and the gross proceeds to be derived from such Approved Sale are at least US$200,000,000 or other valuation jointly approved by 1,000,000,000, then upon written notice from the holders of at least seventyDrag-five percent (75%) of the then outstanding Preferred Shares and holders of a majority of the then outstanding Ordinary Shares. Each Along Shareholders, each of the other Shareholders of the Company (the “Dragged Shareholders”) shall (ia) vote, or give its written consent with respect to, all the Shares held by them in favor of such proposed Approved Sale and in opposition of any proposal that could reasonably be expected to delay or impair the consummation of any such proposed Approved Sale; (b) sell, transfer, and/or exchange, as the case may be, all of their Shares in such Approved Sale to such purchaser on the same terms and conditions as were agreed by the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the then outstanding Preferred Shares, provided, however, that such terms and conditions, including with respect to price paid or received per share, may differ as among the Ordinary Shares, the Preferred Shares in order to reflect the liquidation preferences of the Preferred Shares set forth in these Articles; (ii) refrain from exercising any dissenters’ rights or rights of appraisal under applicable Law at any time with respect to or in connection with such proposed Approved Sale; and (iii) take all actions reasonably necessary to consummate the proposed Approved Sale.
(b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time after the date of this Agreement, (1) more than seventy-five percent (75%) of the then outstanding Preferred Shares, and (2) more than half of all the outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Company voting separately on an as-converted basis (collectively, the “Drag-Along Shareholders”), all vote in favor of a proposed transfer of all Ordinary Shares or securities convertible into or exercisable for Ordinary Shares of the Company (the “Equity Securities”) held by them to a purchaser, or approve a proposed Trade Sale (each, a “Drag-Along Sale”), then, in any such event, upon written notice from such Drag-Along Shareholders requesting them to do so, each of the Dragged Shareholders shall (i) be present, in person or by proxy, as a holder of shares of voting securities, at all meetings for the vote upon any such proposed Acquisition (so as to be counted for the purposes of determining the presence of a quorum at such meetings); (ii) vote, or give its written consent with respect to, all the Ordinary Shares held by them in favor of such proposed Drag-Along Sale and in opposition of any proposal that could reasonably be expected to delay or impair the consummation of any such proposed Drag-Along Sale; (iii) transfer all of their Equity Securities in such Drag-Along Sale to such purchaser; (ivc) refrain from exercising any dissenters’ rights or rights of appraisal under applicable law at any time with respect to or in connection with such proposed Drag-Along Approved Sale; and (vd) take all actions reasonably necessary to consummate the proposed Approved Sale. If any Dragged Shareholder does not elect to vote, or give its written consent with respect to, all the Shares held by them in favor of such proposed Approved Sale, such Dragged Shareholder shall be obliged to purchase all the Shares held by the Drag-Along Shareholders at the price and terms offered by the Potential Purchaser. In addition, the Founder agrees that in his capacity as a member of the Board, he shall vote all of the Board seats for which he is entitled to vote in favour of such proposed Approved Sale.
17.2 Prior to making any Approved Sale in which the Drag-Along Shareholders wish to exercise their rights under this Section 17, the Drag-Along Shareholders shall provide the Company and the Dragged Shareholders with written notice (the “Drag-Along Notice”) no less than thirty (30) days prior to the proposed closing date of the Approved Sale (the “Approved Sale Date”). The Drag-Along Notice shall set forth: (i) the name and address of the Potential Purchaser; (ii) the proposed amount and form of consideration to be paid, and the terms and conditions of payment offered by the Potential Purchaser; (iii) the Approved Sale Date; (iv) the number of shares held of record by the Drag-Along Shareholders on the date of the Drag-Along Notice which form the subject to be transferred, sold or otherwise disposed of by the Drag-Along Shareholders; and (v) the number of Shares of the Dragged Shareholders to be included in the Approved Sale.
17.3 On the Approved Sale Date, each of the Drag-Along Shareholders and the Dragged Shareholders shall each deliver or cause to be delivered an executed instrument of Transfer and a certificate or certificates evidencing its Shares to be included in the Approved Sale, including without limitation amending Memorandum to such third party purchasers in the manner and Articles at the address indicated in the Drag-Along Notice.
17.4 If the Drag-Along Shareholders or the Dragged Shareholders receive the purchase price for their Shares or such purchase price is made available to them as part of an Approved Sale and, in either case they fail to deliver certificates evidencing their Shares as described in this Section 17, they shall for all purposes be deemed no longer to be a Shareholder of the Company (with the record books of the Company updated to reflect such status), shall have no voting rights, shall not be entitled to any dividends or other distributions with respect to any Shares held by them, shall have no other rights or privileges as a Shareholder of the Company. All proceeds derived from a Dragged-Along Sale shall be distributed among the holders of Preferred Shares and Ordinary Shares in accordance with the Memorandum and Articles, taking into account any liquidation preferences to which the holders of Preferred Shares are entitled thereunder. Notwithstanding any provision to the contraryIn addition, the share Company shall stop any subsequent transfer restrictions of Section 4 of this Agreement shall not apply to any transfers made pursuant to this Section 4.4such Shares held by such Shareholders.
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Samples: Shareholders Agreement (Qudian Inc.)