Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve a Sale of the Company (the "Approved Sale"), the holders of Executive Stock shall consent to and raise no objections against the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of stock, the holders of Executive Stock shall agree to sell their shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock shall take all necessary and desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of the Company. (b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rights. (c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed. (d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder. (e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Executive Stock Agreement (Corinthian Colleges Inc), Executive Stock Agreement (Corinthian Colleges Inc), Executive Stock Agreement (Corinthian Colleges Inc)
Sale of the Company. (a) If In the Board and event of an Acquisition Event, the holders Employee agrees to vote the Employee Shares in favor of the Acquisition Event and, if the Acquisition Event is a majority sale of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve a Sale of the Company (the "Approved Sale"), the holders of Executive Stock shall consent to and raise no objections against the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of ’s capital stock, the holders of Executive Stock shall will agree to sell their shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options his or her Employee Shares on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock’s Board. The holders of Executive Stock shall Employee will not exercise any statutory dissenters’ right with regard to an Acquisition Event and will take all necessary and desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of the CompanyAcquisition Event.
(b) The obligations of Notwithstanding Section 6(a), the holders of Executive Stock with respect to the Approved Sale right of the Company are to consummate any Acquisition Event structured as a sale of stock is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) conditions that upon the consummation of the Approved SaleSales Event, all of the holders of Common Stock shall Employee will receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stockfor the Vested Shares as any other shareholder, or if any holders of Common Stock other shareholders are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall the Employee will be given the same option; and (ii) all holders . The Unvested Shares, if any, shall, as determined in the sole discretion of then currently exercisable rights the Company, either continue to acquire shares vest pursuant to the terms of Common Stock shall Section 2 of this Agreement, be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights forfeited or become fully vested immediately prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsSales Event.
(c) If the Company or the holders any shareholders of the Company's securities Company enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by under the Securities Exchange Commission Act may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at Employee will, to the request of the Companyextent required to comply with Rule 506, appoint a "purchaser representative" representative (as such term is defined in Rule 501501 under the Securities Act) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock the Employee appoints a the purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall will pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, representative and if any holder of Executive Stock the Employee declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall the Employee will appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), ) and such holder shall the Employee will be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall The Employee will bear their pro-his or her pro rata share (based upon the number of all shares of Common Stock sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executivein an Acquisition Event) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale such Acquisition Event to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive the Employee and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own his or her behalf shall will not be considered costs of the transaction hereundertransaction.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement (Avicena Group, Inc.), Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement (Avicena Group, Inc.), Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement (Avicena Group, Inc.)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve a Sale of the Company (the "Approved Sale"), the holders of Executive Stock shall consent to and raise no objections against the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of capital stock, the holders of Executive Stock shall agree to sell their shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock shall take all necessary and desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the consideration to be received by the holders of Stock in connection with the Approved Sale shall include either (a) shares of common stock of a class which is not listed on a national securities exchange or in the NASDAQ system and which is not entitled to registration rights for sale in a registered public offering under the Securities Act of 1933 or (b) shares of senior equity securities which do not provide for a scheduled redemption or a redemption at the option of the holders thereof, such holders shall not be required to sell their shares of Stock pursuant to this Paragraph 5(a) (collectively, the "Illiquid Consideration").
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) condition that, upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive Participants and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executivesold) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive Participants and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 Paragraph 5 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
(f) For purposes of this Paragraph 5, "Independent Third Party" shall mean any Person who, immediately prior to the contemplated transaction, does not own in excess of 5% of the Company's Stock on a fully-diluted basis (a "5% Owner"); who is not controlling, controlled by or under control with any such 5% Owner and who is not the spouse or descendent (by birth or adoption) of any such 5% Owner or a trust for the benefit of such 5% Owner and/or such other Persons; "Person" shall mean an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization and a governmental entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof; "Qualified Public Offering" shall mean the sale in an underwritten public offering registered under the Securities Act of 1933 of Shares of the Company's Stock resulting in aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of at least $50 million and a price per share of not less than $108.2353 (as such amount is equitably adjusted for subsequent stock splits, stock dividends and recapitalizations); and "Sale of the Company" shall mean the sale of the Company to an Independent Third Party or affiliated group of Independent Third Parties pursuant to which such party or parties acquire (i) capital stock of the Company possessing the voting power to elect a majority of the Company's board of directors (whether by merger, consolidation or sale or transfer of the Company's capital stock) or (ii) all or substantially all the Company's assets determined on a consolidated basis.
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Samples: Unvested Stock Option Agreement (Carrols Corp), Unvested Stock Option Agreement (Carrols Corp), Stock Option Agreement (Carrols Corp)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock held by the Xxxx Group approve a sale of all or substantially all of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve assets determined on a Sale consolidated basis or a sale of all (or, for accounting, tax or other reasons, substantially all) of the Company Company's outstanding capital stock (the whether by merger, recapitalization, consolidation, reorganization, combination or otherwise) to an Independent Third Party or group of Independent Third Parties (each such sale, an "Approved Sale"), the holders each holder of Executive Stock shall will vote for, consent to and raise no objections against such Approved Sale. If the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as (i) a merger or consolidation, each holder of Executive Stock will waive any dissenters' rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation or (ii) sale of stock, the holders each holder of Executive Stock shall will agree to sell their all of his shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options rights to acquire shares of Executive Stock on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Common Stock and Common Stockthen outstanding. The holders Each holder of Executive Stock shall will take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of as requested by the Company.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Common Stock with respect to the an Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the such Approved Sale, all each holder of Common Stock will receive the same form of consideration and the same portion of the aggregate consideration that such holders of Common Stock shall receive would have received if such aggregate consideration had been distributed by the same form Company in complete liquidation pursuant to the rights and amount preferences set forth in the Company's Certificate of consideration per share of Common Stock, or Incorporation as in effect immediately prior to such Approved Sale; (ii) if any holders of a class of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall each holder of such class of Common Stock will be given the same option; and (iiiii) all holders each holder of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of a class of Common Stock shall will be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the such Approved Sale and participate in such sale Approved Sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share class of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsStock.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall will, at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" representative (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall will pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, but if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall will appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company)representative, and such holder shall will be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall will bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executivesold) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall will not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall Section 9 will terminate upon the completion consummation of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Executive Stock Agreement (Therma Wave Inc), Executive Stock Agreement (Therma Wave Inc), Executive Stock Agreement (Therma Wave Inc)
Sale of the Company. (a) If In the event that the Board and of Directors of the holders of Company or the Majority Holders shall propose to effect a majority sale or similar transaction affecting all the outstanding shares of the Company's Preferred Stock , a merger, consolidation or reincorporation of the Company or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of Company and Common Stock approve its Subsidiaries (a "Sale of the Company"), provided that such Sale of the Company is not with or to any Interested Party, Employee shall join in, and cooperate in effecting, the Sale of the Company (including without limitation the "Approved Sale"Transfer of the Shares pursuant to the Sale of the Company), and shall vote the Shares in favor of the Sale of the Company if a vote of the holders of Executive the Common Stock is necessary to effect the Sale of the Company; provided that Employee receives the same consideration for each Share as every other holder of the Common Stock.
(b) Employee shall consent execute and deliver all such documents, certificates, agreements, stock powers, indemnifications, guarantees and instruments which Majority Holders shall be required to execute and raise no objections against the Approved deliver in connection with any Sale of the Company, and if Employee shall deliver the Approved Shares free and clear of all Liens.
(c) In the event of any Sale of the Company is structured as a sale resulting in the conversion or exchange of stockthe Common Stock, any securities issued in respect of the holders of Executive Stock shall agree to sell their shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options on the terms and conditions approved Shares shall, if elected by the Board and the holders of a majority Directors of the Company's Preferred Stock , be deemed to be "Shares" for purposes of this Agreement; and Common Stock. The holders Employee shall execute any amendment to this Agreement requested by the Board of Executive Stock shall take all necessary and desirable actions in connection with Directors to continue the consummation application of the Approved provisions of this Agreement to any securities received by Employee in any Sale of the Company.
(bd) The obligations Chairman of the holders Board of Executive Stock Directors of the Company is hereby appointed as the attorney-in-fact of Employee (and the estate of Employee) with respect full power and authority to execute and deliver in the Approved name of Employee (and the estate of Employee) all such documents, certificates, agreements, indemnifications, guarantees, endorsements and instruments, and to take all other actions which the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company deems necessary or desirable, in connection with and in furtherance of any Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: Company, including without limitation (i) upon to execute any stock powers effecting the consummation Transfer of the Approved Sale, all Shares pursuant to the Sale of the holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common StockCompany, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation execute or approve any resolutions of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation stockholders of the Approved SaleCompany in furtherance of, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal or desirable to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved effect, any Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation . Such power-of-attorney (which appointment is irrevocable and coupled with an interest) shall survive the death or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then disability of Employee and, in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders case of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the CompanyRestricted Securities which is not an individual, the Company shall pay the fees of any liquidation, dissolution or Insolvency Event affecting any such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointedholder.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Subscription Agreement (Telex Communications Inc), Subscription Agreement (Telex Communications Inc), Subscription Agreement (Telex Communications Inc)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of As used herein, a majority “Sale of the Company's Preferred Stock ” means (i) any sale (however effected, including without limitation by sale of stock, merger, share exchange or otherwise, including without limitation in a single transaction or series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the outstanding voting stock of the Company, or (ii) any sale, lease or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and Common Stock approve its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, that in neither case, shall a Sale of the Company (the "Approved Sale"), include a transaction set forth above where the holders of Executive Stock shall consent the Company’s voting stock immediately prior to and raise no objections against the Approved Sale transaction hold more than 50% of the Company, and if the Approved Sale outstanding voting stock of the Company is structured as a sale or its successor following such transaction.
(b) The Company shall give each Holder at least twenty (20) days prior notice of stock, the holders of Executive Stock shall agree to sell their shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock shall take all necessary and desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved any Sale of the Company.
(bc) The obligations Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Warrant will expire at the closing for a Sale of the holders Company.
(d) Upon receipt of Executive Stock with respect to the Approved notice contemplated by Article 12(b) hereof, any Holder may:
(i) elect (by giving written notice received by the Company no later than five days before the closing of such Sale of the Company are subject and surrendering the Warrants) to receive, upon the closing of the Sale of the Company, (1) the same amount and kind of securities, cash or property as the Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the closing of the Sale of the Company if the Holder had been, immediately prior to the satisfaction Sale of the following conditions: (i) upon Company, the consummation holder of the Approved Sale, all number of the holders Shares of Common Stock shall receive the same form and then issuable upon exercise in full of this Warrant less (2) an amount of consideration per share such securities, cash or property equal to the aggregate exercise price of Common Stock, or if any the Warrants surrendered. If holders of Common Stock are given an option any choice as to the form and amount of consideration securities, cash or property to be receivedreceived in a Sale of the Company, all holders then the Holder shall be given the same option; and choice as to such alternate consideration it receives pursuant to an election under this Article 12(d);
(ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights let the Holders’ Warrants expire in accordance with their terms (subject to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either Article 12(c)); or
(Aiii) exercise such rights the Holder’s Warrants in accordance with their terms prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or expiration thereof (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal subject to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganizationArticle 12(c), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions Neither this Article 12, nor any notice or election contemplated by this Article 12, shall create any obligation on the Company’s part to consummate any Sale of the Company. If, after any notice or election contemplated by this paragraph 6 Article 12 is given, the Company determines not to consummate the Sale of the Company, then the Company shall terminate upon notify the completion Holders of a Qualified Public Offeringsuch determination, whereupon any preceding notices or elections under this Article 12 regarding such Sale of the Company shall be null and void and of no effect.
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Samples: Underwriter's Warrant Agreement (Electromed, Inc.), Underwriter's Warrant Agreement (Electromed, Inc.), Purchase Agreement (Electromed, Inc.)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve a Sale of the Company is approved in accordance with Section 7 of the Stockholders Agreement (the "an “Approved Sale"”), the holders each holder of Executive Stock Director Securities shall vote for, consent to and raise no objections against such Approved Sale. If the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a (i) merger or consolidation, the holders of Director Securities shall waive any dissenters rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation or (ii) sale of stock, the holders of Executive Stock Director Securities shall agree to sell all of their shares of Executive Stock Option Shares and surrender their stock options rights to acquire Option Shares on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and Supermajority Vote (as defined in the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common StockStockholders Agreement). The holders of Executive Stock Director shall take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of as requested by the CompanyPerson(s) entitled to request the stockholders to take such actions pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's ’s securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated under the 1933 Act by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Director, together with the Company’s other senior management employees or directors which have entered into Stock Option Agreements with the Company (such other senior management employees or directors, the “Other Executives”), shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "“purchaser representative" ” (as such term is defined in Rule 501501 under the 0000 Xxx) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints the Director and the Other Executives appoint a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if the Director or any holder of Other Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Director or such holder Other Executive, as the case may be, shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder person shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointedappointed unless such person is an Accredited Investor (as defined in Rule 501).
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Stock Option Agreement (CHG Healthcare Services, Inc.), Stock Option Agreement (CHG Healthcare Services, Inc.), Stock Option Agreement (CHG Healthcare Services, Inc.)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock Investor Shares approve a Sale of the Company to an Independent Third Party (the an "Approved SaleAPPROVED SALE"), the holders each holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares shall vote for, consent to and raise no objections against such Approved Sale. If the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a (i) merger, consolidation or other similar transaction for which dissenters' rights, appraisal rights or similar rights are available, each holder of Stockholder Shares shall waive any dissenters' rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger, consolidation or other similar transaction for which dissenters' rights, appraisal rights or similar rights are available or (ii) sale of stock, the holders each holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares shall agree to sell their shares all of Executive Stock his Stockholder Shares and surrender their stock options rights to acquire Stockholder Shares on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common StockInvestor Shares (voting as a single class) then outstanding. The holders Each holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares shall take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of as reasonably requested by the Company.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all each holder of the holders a particular class of Common Stock Stockholder Shares shall receive the same form of consideration and the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stockshare, or (ii) if any holders of Common Stock a class of Stockholder Shares are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders each holder of such class of Stockholder Shares shall be given the same option; , and (iiiii) all holders each holder of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock a class of Stockholder Shares shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock such class of Stockholder Shares or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock a class of Stockholder Shares received by the holders of Common Stock such class of Stockholder Shares in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock such class of Stockholder Shares or such rights to acquire Common Stock such class of Stockholder Shares by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock such class of Stockholder Shares represented by such rights.
(c) If either the Company or the holders of the Company's securities Stockholder Shares enter into any a negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall Stockholder Shares will, at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" representative (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall will pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, but if any holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, Company such holder shall will appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable if necessary to the Company)comply with Rule 506, and such holder shall will be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders Holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall Stockholder Shares will bear their pro-pro rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executivesold) of the reasonable out of pocket costs of any sale of Executive Stock such Stockholder Shares pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock Stockholder Shares and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. For purposes of this SECTION 6(d), costs incurred in exercising reasonable efforts to take all actions in connection with the consummation of an Approved Sale in accordance with SECTION 6(a) shall be deemed to be for the benefit of all holders of the Stockholder Shares. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares on their own behalf shall will not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph This SECTION 6 shall terminate with respect to each Stockholder Share upon the completion earlier of (i) the consummation of a Qualified Public OfferingOffering and (ii) the consummation of an Approved Sale.
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Samples: Stockholders Agreement (Digitalnet Holdings Inc), Stockholders Agreement (Digitalnet Holdings Inc), Stockholders Agreement (Digitalnet Holdings Inc)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve a Sale of the Company (the "Approved Sale"), the holders of Executive Stock shall Securities will consent to and raise no objections against the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of stock, the holders of Executive Stock shall Securities will agree to sell their shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options Securities on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Common Stock and Common Stockwill raise no objections to process and will waive dissenters or similar rights. The holders of Executive Stock shall Securities will take all necessary and desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of the Company. The Company shall give Management thirty days notice prior to a Sale of the Company.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock Securities with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock shall will receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall will be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall will be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Common Stock shall will, at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" representative (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Common Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall will pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, but if any holder of Executive Common Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, Company such holder shall will appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall will be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Common Stock (if any) shall will bear their pro-pro rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executivesold) of the costs of any sale of Executive Common Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Common Stock on their own behalf shall will not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall will terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Executive Stock Agreement (Triumph Group Inc /), Executive Stock Agreement (Triumph Group Inc /), Executive Stock Agreement (Triumph Group Inc /)
Sale of the Company. (a) If In the Board and the holders event of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve a Sale of the Company (the "an Approved Sale"), the holders of Executive Stock shall each Stockholder will (i) consent to and raise no objections against the Approved Sale of or the Companyprocess pursuant to which the Approved Sale was arranged, (ii) waive any dissenter's rights and other similar rights, and (iii) if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of stocksecurities, the holders of Executive Stock shall each Stockholder will agree to sell their shares its Stockholder Shares (and any other capital stock of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options the Company) on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock shall take all necessary and desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale; provided that it is acknowledged that each Stockholder retains his, her or its right to object to the Approved Sale on the basis that the members of the CompanyBoard are in breach of their fiduciary duty as members of the Board.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company each Stockholder under this Section 5 are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the an Approved Sale, all each Stockholder shall receive in exchange for the Stockholder Shares (and any other capital stock of the Company) held by such Stockholder the same portion of the aggregate consideration from such sale or exchange that such Stockholder would have received if such aggregate consideration had been distributed by the Company in complete liquidation pursuant to the rights and preferences set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation, (ii) if the holders of Common Stock shall receive a class or series of capital stock of the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock Company are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders of shares of such class or series of capital stock shall be given the same optionoption (excluding any options or similar securities given to an executive of the Company as an incentive to remain an employee following the Approved Sale; provided that such incentive compensation is reasonable under the circumstances and is negotiated by the Company, such executive and the applicable purchaser in good faith without the intention of allocating incentive consideration to an executive in excess of what such purchaser would normally allocate in lieu of paying a larger purchase price for the Company), (iiiii) all holders each holder of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock Stockholder Shares shall be given an opportunity no less than ten (10) days notice to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders a holder of Common such Stockholder Shares, and (iv) with respect to any Approved Sale that implies an equity value of less than the aggregate "Liquidation Payment" of the outstanding Series B Stock or (B) upon as of the date of consummation of the Approved Sale, the Company shall receive in exchange for a customary fairness opinion with respect to such rights consideration equal Approved Sale from an investment bank reasonably acceptable to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with a majority of the Approved Sale less Sentinel Stockholder Shares and the exercise price per share holders of Common Stock a majority of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsNon-Sentinel Stockholder Shares.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall All Stockholders will bear their pro-pro rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including consideration received pursuant to the Investors and each other ExecutiveApproved Sale) of the reasonable costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock Stockholders and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock any Stockholder on their its own behalf shall will not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(d) Sentinel and the Company covenant that so long as Sentinel holds at least a majority of the Sentinel Stockholder Shares outstanding on the date of this Agreement, they will give GE and Midwest prompt written notice of the commencement of a process intended to consummate in a Sale of the Company; provided that GE shall be entitled to such notice only so long as GE owns a majority of the Stockholder Shares held by it on the date of this Agreement and Midwest shall be entitled to such notice only so long as Midwest owns a majority of the Stockholder Shares held by it on the date of this Agreement.
(e) The provisions Each Stockholder will take all necessary and desirable actions as directed by the Board and the Approving Stockholders in connection with the consummation of this paragraph 6 any Approved Sale, including without limitation executing the applicable purchase agreement and granting identical indemnification rights; provided that (i) each Stockholder shall terminate upon only be severally obligated to join on a pro rata basis (based on such Stockholder's share of the completion aggregate proceeds paid with respect to his or its interest) in any indemnification obligation agreed to in connection with such Approved Sale, other than any such obligations that relate to breaches of a Qualified Public Offeringcovenants by such Stockholder or breaches of representations specifically concerning such Stockholder (i.e. such Stockholder's ownership of shares, title, authority, investment intent, etc.), for which such Stockholder shall be fully liable, and (ii) each Stockholder's indemnity obligation shall be limited to an amount equal to the net cash proceeds paid to such Stockholder in connection with such Approved Sale (other than obligations resulting from breaches of covenants by such Stockholder or breaches of representations specifically concerning such Stockholder, as to which no limitation shall apply).
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Samples: Stockholders Agreement (Midwest Mezzanine Fund Ii Lp), Stockholders Agreement (Castle Dental Centers Inc), Stockholders Agreement (Heller Financial Inc)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and Subject to Section 9, if the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and shares of Common Stock (voting as a single class) then outstanding approve a Sale of the Company (the "an “Approved Sale"”), the holders each holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares shall vote for, consent to and raise no objections against such Approved Sale. If the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a (i) merger or consolidation, each holder of Stockholder Shares shall waive any dissenters’ rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation, (ii) sale of stock, the holders each holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares shall agree to sell their shares all of Executive Stock his, her or its Stockholder Shares and surrender their stock options rights to acquire Stockholder Shares on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock (voting as a single class) then outstanding or (iii) a sale of assets, each holder of Stockholder Shares shall vote its Stockholder Shares to approve such sale and any subsequent liquidation of the Company or other distribution of the proceeds therefrom, whether by written consent or at a stockholders’ meeting (as requested by the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock). The holders Each holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares shall take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale as requested by the Company (whether in his, her or its capacity as a stockholder, director, member of a board committee or other governing body or committee, and including attendance at meetings in person or by proxy for purposes of obtaining a quorum and execution of written consents in lieu of meetings). For the Companyavoidance of doubt, the Stockholders agree that if any shares of Senior Preferred Stock are outstanding at the time an Approved Sale is consummated, no Stockholder shall receive any consideration on account of his, her or its shares of Junior Preferred Stock and/or Common Stock until the Liquidation Value (as such term is defined in the Certificate of Incorporation) plus any accrued but unpaid dividends have been paid to the holders of any outstanding shares of Senior Preferred Stock in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon Upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all each Stockholder shall receive in exchange for the Stockholder Shares held by such Stockholder the same portion of the aggregate consideration (taking into account all forms of consideration received by any Stockholder in connection with an Approved Sale) from such Approved Sale that such Stockholder would have received if such aggregate consideration had been distributed by the Company in complete liquidation pursuant to the rights and preferences set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation as in effect immediately prior to the consummation of such Approved Sale. All holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of Stockholder Shares represented by then currently exercisable rights options or warrants to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity opportunity, at the Board’s discretion, to either (A) exercise such rights options or warrants prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights options or warrants consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights options or warrants to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsthen currently exercisable options or warrants.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's ’s securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders each holder of Executive Stock shall Stockholder Shares will, at the request of the Company, appoint a "“purchaser representative" ” (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any such holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, then the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, but if any such holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company)representative, and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and Generally, the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) Company shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of pay all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the transaction costs of associated with any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and Stockholder Shares. To the extent such costs are not otherwise paid incurred by the Company prior to the distribution to the holders of Stockholder Shares of proceeds from any Approved Sale or by the acquiring partycompany, such costs shall be borne by each holder according to his, her or its pro rata share (based upon the amount of consideration received by such holder for such Stockholder Shares in the Approved Sale) of the costs of any Approved Sale. Costs incurred Each holder of Stockholder Shares shall be obligated to join on a pro rata basis (based upon the amount of consideration received by Executive and such holder for such Stockholder Shares in the Approved Sale) in any indemnification or other obligations that the holders of Executive a majority of the shares of Common Stock on their own behalf (voting as a single class) then outstanding agrees to provide in connection with such Approved Sale (other than any such obligations that relate specifically to a holder of Stockholder Shares such as indemnification with respect to representations and warranties given by a holder regarding such holder’s title to and ownership of Stockholder Shares); provided that such indemnification shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunderexceed such holder’s net proceeds from such Approved Sale.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, all of the Stockholders collectively irrevocably constitute and appoint the Investor, as their agent and representative to act from and after the date hereof and to do any and all things and execute any and all documents which may be necessary, convenient or appropriate to facilitate the consummation of an Approved Sale (including in their capacity as optionholders and/or warrantholders), including but not limited to: (i) execution of the documents and certificates pursuant to an Approved Sale; (ii) receipt and forwarding of notices and communications pursuant to an Approved Sale; (iii) administration of the provisions of any agreements entered into in connection with an Approved Sale; (iv) amending any agreement entered into in connection with an Approved Sale or any of the instruments to be delivered pursuant to such Approved Sale; and (v) engaging attorneys, accountants, agents or consultants on behalf of such Stockholders in connection with any Approved Sale or any other agreement contemplated thereby and paying any fees related thereto; provided that in each case, the Investor shall not take any action adverse to any Stockholder unless such action is also taken with respect to other similarly situated Stockholders (in terms of type/form of equity interest held). All acts of the Investor hereunder in its capacity as the agent and representative of the Stockholders shall be deemed to be acts on behalf of the Stockholders and not of the Investor individually. The Investor shall not be liable to the Stockholders in its capacity as agent and representative for any liability of a Stockholder or otherwise or for any error of judgment, any act done or step taken or for any mistake in fact or law, in each case to the extent taken or omitted by it in good faith. The Investor may seek the advice of legal counsel in the event of any dispute or question as to the construction of any of the provisions of this Agreement or its duties hereunder, and it shall incur no liability in its capacity as agent and representative to the Stockholders or the Company and shall be fully protected with respect to any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith in accordance with the advice of such counsel. The Investor shall not by reason of this Agreement have a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Stockholder, except in respect of amounts received on behalf of the Stockholders. The appointment of the Investor as the agent and representative of the Stockholders is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable by any Stockholder in any manner or for any reason. This authority granted to the Investor shall not be affected by the death, illness, dissolution, disability, incapacity or other inability to act of the principal pursuant to any applicable law.
(f) The provisions of this paragraph 6 Section 4 shall terminate upon the completion consummation of a Qualified the Company’s initial Public Offering.
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Samples: Stockholders Agreement (Brickell Bay Acquisition Corp.), Stockholders Agreement (Parallex LLC), Stockholders Agreement (Brickell Bay Acquisition Corp.)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve approves a Sale of the Company (the "an “Approved Sale"”), the holders holder of Executive Stock the Option and each holder of Issued Shares shall vote for, consent to and raise no objections against such Approved Sale. If the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a (i) merger or consolidation, the holder of the Option and each holder of Issued Shares shall waive any dissenters rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation or (ii) sale of stock, the holders holder of Executive Stock the Option and each holder of Issued Shares shall agree to sell (including, without limitation, by executing and delivering definitive agreements with respect thereto) all of their shares of Executive Stock Option Shares and surrender their stock options rights to acquire Option Shares on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common StockBoard. The holders of Executive Stock Participant shall take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of as requested by the Board or the Company.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's ’s securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated under the 1933 Act by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the Participant, holders of Executive Stock Issued Shares, together with the Company’s other employees or directors which have entered into stock option agreements with the Company (such other employees or directors, the “Other Participants”), shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "“purchaser representative" ” (as such term is defined in Rule 501501 under the 0000 Xxx) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints the Participant and the Other Participants appoint a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if the Participant or any holder of Executive Stock Other Participant declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Participant or such holder Other Participant, as the case may be, shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder person shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointedappointed unless such person is an Accredited Investor (as defined in Rule 501).
(dc) Executive The holder of the Option and the other holders each holder of Executive Stock (if any) shall Issued Shares will bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number net proceeds received by holders of all options and shares sold by each seller including of capital stock of the Investors and each other ExecutiveCompany) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock Issued Shares pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders holder of Executive Stock the Option or any holder of Issued Shares on their his own behalf shall will not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(ed) The provisions of restrictions set forth in this paragraph 6 Section 3 shall terminate upon immediately prior to the completion consummation of a Qualified Public Offeringan IPO (as hereinafter defined).
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Samples: Stock Option Agreement (CHG Healthcare Services, Inc.), Stock Option Agreement (CHG Healthcare Services, Inc.), Stock Option Agreement (CHG Healthcare Services, Inc.)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve a Sale In connection with any sale of the Company (pursuant to Section 7 hereof, each Shareholder and Additional Shareholder that is selling Shares in such transaction shall receive the "Approved Sale")same proportion of each type of consideration received or to be received by all of the Shareholders and Additional Shareholders in the aggregate; provided, however, that if the holders of Executive Stock shall consent to and raise no objections against Non-Triggering Shareholders or the Approved Sale of Non-Triggering Person purchase the Company, and if the Approved Sale such Persons may designate that some or all of the Company is structured as a sale of stock, consideration allocable to their Shares if credited toward the holders of Executive Stock shall agree to sell their shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock shall take all necessary and desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of the CompanySales Price.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock In connection with respect to the Approved Sale any sale of the Company are subject pursuant to Section 7 hereof, each Shareholder and Additional Shareholder hereby agrees that such sale may take the satisfaction form of a sale of all but not less than all of the following conditions: Shares (in addition to a merger, consolidation or sale of assets), provided, that the Company may not cause such sale to take such form, without the consent of such Shareholder or Additional Shareholder if the taking of such form would materially increase the aggregate tax liability payable in connection with such sale over the liability that would be payable in connection with a merger, consolidation or sale of assets, and each seller:
(i) upon constitutes and appoints the consummation Triggering Shareholders as such Person’s true and lawful agents and attorneys-in-fact, with full power and authority in such Person’s name, place and stead to execute (A) any agreement containing the terms of such a sale of stock in accordance with the foregoing, such representations and warranties involving the due authorization, execution, delivery and binding nature as regard such Person of such agreement and the nature of such Person’s title to its Shares as such agents and attorneys-in-fact may deem to be customary and reasonable (provided that no representation or warranty other than as to due authorization, execution, title, delivery and the binding nature of such agreement and as to the good and marketable title of the Approved SaleShares shall survive the closing of such Sales Transaction), and such other terms and provisions binding on such Persons as may be necessary to consummate such transaction, (B) such instruments of conveyance and assignment as may be customary and necessary to consummate such transaction and (C) such receipts and related instruments as may be necessary to evidence such consummation;
(ii) authorizes such agents and attorneys-in-fact to deduct or cause to be deducted, or to pay on such Person’s behalf, such Person’s pro rata (based on the number of Shares to be sold by each seller to the total number of Shares to be sold in the Sales Transaction) share of any fees or expenses relating to such transaction, including, without limitation, fees and expenses of counsel and advisors to the Company;
(iii) agrees to deliver to such agents and attorneys-in-fact or their designee, acting as a custodian, at or prior to the completion of such transaction, certificates representing all of the holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration Shares to be receivedsold by it, all holders which certificates shall be given the same option; free of all liens, encumbrances and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock endorsements and shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to duly endorsed in blank or in the consummation name of the Approved Sale purchaser thereof; and
(iv) agrees to sell such Person’s Shares on such terms notwithstanding that such Person withholds consent or approval to such sale, gives any notice to such agents and participate in attorneys-in-fact or any other Person of any nature or takes any other action inconsistent with such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightssale.
(c) If Prior to the consummation of any such sale pursuant to the terms hereof, if a vote or consent of the Board or of shareholders of the Company is required under the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or applicable state law, the holders Board will convene a meeting at which all Directors will vote in favor of such transaction and/or will call a special meeting of all shareholders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for Company at which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then each Shareholder and Additional Shareholder agrees to vote all of its Shares in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees favor of such purchaser representative. Howevertransaction, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint as the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointedcase may be.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Shareholders Agreement (Da-Lite Screen Co Inc), Shareholders Agreement (Da Lite Screen Company Inc), Shareholder Agreement (Da-Lite Screen Co Inc)
Sale of the Company. (a) Consent to Sale of the Company. If the Board and the holders of a ------------------------------- majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock then out-standing approve a Sale of the Company (including any Qualified Sale of the Company) (the "Approved Sale"), the holders of Executive Stock you ------------- shall consent to and raise no objections against the Approved Sale of the Company, and if . If the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of stock, the holders of Executive Stock you shall agree to sell their shares all of Executive Stock your Option Shares and surrender their stock options vested rights to acquire Option Shares on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Common Stock then outstanding. If the Approved Sale is structured as a merger, you shall approve the merger and Common Stockyou hereby agree to waive all dissenters, approval or similar rights you may have in connection therewith. The holders of Executive Stock You shall take all necessary and desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the any Approved Sale as reasonably requested by the Board or holders of a majority of the Company's Common Stock then outstanding.
(b) The Your obligations of the holders of Executive Stock with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock you shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share and the same portion of Common Stock, or the aggregate consideration that you would have received if such aggregate consideration had been distributed by the Company in complete liquidation pursuant to the rights and preferences set forth in the Company's Certificate of Incorporation as in effect immediately prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale; (ii) if any holders other holder of Common Stock are capital stock of the Company is given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders you shall be given the same option; and (iiiii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock you shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights all Options vested or vesting in connection with the Approved Sale prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale thereof and participate in such sale as holders a holder of the Common Stock or (B) receivable upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsOptions.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement (Aircraft Service International Group Inc), Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement (Aircraft Service International Group Inc), Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement (Aircraft Service International Group Inc)
Sale of the Company. (a) If In the event that the Board and of Directors of the holders of Company or the Majority Holders shall propose to effect a majority sale or similar transaction affecting all the outstanding shares of the Company's Preferred Stock , a merger, consolidation or reincorporation of the Company or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of Company and Common Stock approve its Subsidiaries (a "Sale of the Company"), provided that such Sale of the Company is not with or to any Interested Party, Executive shall join in, and cooperate in effecting, the Sale of the Company (including without limitation the "Approved Sale"Transfer of the Initial Shares and the Options Shares pursuant to the Sale of the Company), and shall vote the Initial Shares and the Option Shares in favor of the Sale of the Company if a vote of the holders of the Common Stock is necessary to effect the Sale of the Company; provided that Executive Stock receives the same consideration for each Initial Share and Option Share as every other holder of the Common Stock.
(b) Executive shall consent execute and deliver all such documents, certificates, agreements, stock powers, indemnifications, guarantees and instruments which Majority Holders shall be required to execute and raise no objections against the Approved deliver in connection with any Sale of the Company, and if Executive shall deliver the Approved Initial Shares and the Option Shares free and clear of all Liens.
(c) In the event of any Sale of the Company is structured as a sale resulting in the conversion or exchange of stockthe Common Stock, any securities issued in respect of the holders of Executive Stock shall agree to sell their shares of Executive Stock Initial Shares and surrender their stock options on the terms and conditions approved Option Shares shall, if elected by the Board and the holders of a majority Directors of the Company's Preferred Stock , be deemed to be "Initial Shares" and Common Stock. The holders "Option Shares" for purposes of this Agreement; and Executive Stock shall take all necessary and desirable actions in connection with execute any amendment to this Agreement requested by the consummation Board of Directors to continue the application of the Approved provisions of this Agreement to any securities received by Executive in any Sale of the Company.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Subscription and Option Agreement (Telex Communications Inc), Subscription and Option Agreement (Telex Communications Inc), Subscription and Option Agreement (Telex Communications International LTD)
Sale of the Company. (a) If If, after the Board and the holders of a majority third anniversary of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve Closing Date, THL elects to consummate, or to cause the Company to consummate, a transaction constituting a Sale of the Company, THL shall notify the Company (and the "Approved Sale")other Securityholders in writing of that election, the holders of Executive Stock shall all other Securityholders will agree to participate in, consent to and raise no objections against to the Approved proposed transaction, and the Securityholders and the Company will take all other actions reasonably necessary or desirable to cause the consummation of such Sale of the Company on the terms proposed by THL. In connection therewith, each other Securityholder shall be required to make the same representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities and agreements as THL agrees to make in connection with the Sale of the Company (except in the case of representations and warranties pertaining specifically to, or covenants made specifically by, THL, the other Securityholders shall make comparable representations and warranties pertaining specifically to (and, as applicable, covenants by) themselves), and must agree to bear his or its ratable share (which shall be proportionate based on the value of Securities sold) of all liabilities to the Transferees arising out of representations, warranties and covenants (other than those representations, warranties and covenants that pertain specifically to a given Securityholder), indemnities or other agreements made in connection with the Sale of the Company; provided, that no Executive Investor or Employee shall be required to indemnify any indemnitee for any amount, in the aggregate, in excess of the proceeds that such Executive Investor or Employee receives in connection with any such transaction. Each Securityholder will bear its, his or her pro-rata share (based on the relative amount of Securities sold) of all reasonable and customary costs of the sale of Securities pursuant to this Section 4.1(a) to the extent such costs are not otherwise paid by the acquirer. Without limiting the foregoing, (i) if the Approved proposed Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of stockassets or a merger or consolidation, or otherwise requires equityholder approval, the holders Securityholders and the Company will vote or cause to be voted all Securities that they hold or with respect to which such Securityholder has the power to direct the voting and which are entitled to vote on such transaction in favor of Executive Stock shall such transaction and will waive any appraisal rights which they may have in connection therewith and (ii) if the proposed Sale of the Company is structured as or involves a sale or redemption of Securities, the Securityholders will agree to sell their shares pro-rata share of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options the Securities being sold in such Sale of the Company on the terms and conditions approved by the Board THL, and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock shall take all necessary and desirable actions Securityholders will execute any merger, asset purchase, security purchase, recapitalization or other sale agreement approved by THL in connection with the consummation of the Approved such Sale of the Company.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Securityholders Agreement (Refco Inc.), Securityholders Agreement (Westminster-Refco Management LLC), Securityholders Agreement (Refco Information Services, LLC)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock Ordinary Shares approve a Sale of the Company (the "Approved Sale"), the all holders of Executive Stock shall consent to and raise no objections against the Approved Sale of the CompanySale, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of stock, the holders of Executive Stock shall agree to sell their shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common StockOrdinary Shares. The holders of Executive Stock shall take all necessary and desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of the CompanySale.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock Ordinary Shares shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common StockOrdinary Share, or if any holders of Common Stock the Ordinary Shares are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; (ii) no holder of Executive Stock shall be required to join in any indemnification obligations or other obligations (other than with respect to representations and warranties given by such person regarding such person's title to and ownership of Executive Stock or covenants with respect to such holder) (A) in excess of such person's pro rata portion (determined on the basis of consideration received or receivable by such holder of Executive Stock in such transaction relative to the aggregate consideration received or receivable by all holders of the Company's equity securities in their capacity as such) of such indemnification obligations or other obligations or (B) in excess of the greater of (I) 50% of the after-tax proceeds received or receivable by such person as a result of such transaction and (iiII) the aggregate Acquisition Cost for the equity securities sold by such holder in such transaction and (iii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock Class D Convertible Shares shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such their rights to convert to Ordinary Shares prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock Ordinary Shares or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights Class D Convertible Shares consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock Ordinary Share received by the holders of Common Stock Ordinary Shares in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price Conversion Price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock Class D Convertible Share by (2) the number of shares Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of Common Stock represented by such rightsClass D Convertible Shares.
(c) If Each holder of Executive Stock shall bear his or her pro rata share (determined on the Company basis of consideration received or receivable by such holder of Executive Stock in such transaction relative to the aggregate consideration received or receivable by all holders of the Company's equity securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (their capacity as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executivesuch) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock Ordinary Shares and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders each such holder of Executive Stock on their his or her own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(ed) The provisions Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary set forth herein or the Company's Articles of Association, in the event of a Sale of the Company (whether or not such Sale of the Company is an Approved Sale), each holder of Executive Stock acknowledges that (i) the consideration to be received in exchange for each Class A Convertible Share, Class B Convertible Share and Class C Convertible Share that is unvested as of the closing date of the Sale of the Company (after giving effect to any acceleration under paragraph 2(c) hereof) shall equal the lesser of (x) the amount per share paid to holders of Ordinary Shares in such transaction triggering a Sale of the Company and (y) the Original Cost for such Convertible Share and (ii) the consideration to be received or receivable in exchange for each Class D Convertible Share shall equal the amount determined by multiplying (x) the same amount of consideration per Ordinary Share received or receivable by the holders of Ordinary Shares in connection with the Sale of the Company less the Conversion Price per Class D Convertible Share by (y) the number of Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of such Class D Convertible Shares. In furtherance of the acknowledgments in this paragraph 6 8(d), each holder of Executive Stock agrees that (A) all unvested Class A Convertible Shares, Class B Convertible Shares and Class C Convertible Shares which are not vested in connection with a Sale of the Company shall terminate automatically be deemed transferred to a buyer of the Company and cancelled, without further action on the part of such buyer, the Company or any Executive, in connection with the consummation of such Sale of the Company upon payment by the completion buyer or its designee of an amount in cash (or other form of consideration payable in connection with such Sale of the Company) equal to the lesser of the number of Class A Convertible Shares, Class B Convertible Shares and Class C Convertible Shares held by an Executive multiplied by the amount per share paid to holders of Ordinary Shares in such transaction triggering a Qualified Public OfferingSale of the Company and the Original Cost for all such unvested Class A Convertible Shares, Class B Convertible Shares and Class C Convertible Shares and (B) all Class D Convertible Shares which are not converted to Ordinary Shares in connection with such Sale of the Company shall automatically be deemed transferred to a buyer of the Company and cancelled, without further action on the part of such buyer, the Company or an Executive, in connection with consummation of such Sale of the Company upon payment by the buyer or its designee of an amount in cash (or other form of consideration payable in connection with such Sale of the Company) equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per Ordinary Share received or receivable by the holders of Ordinary Shares in connection with the Approved Sale less the Conversion Price per Class D Convertible Share by (2) the number of Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of such Class D Convertible Shares.
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Samples: Management Equity Agreement (MDCP Acquisitions I), Management Equity Agreement (JSG Acquisitions I), Management Equity Agreement (JSG Acquisitions I)
Sale of the Company. (ai) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock MDCP Co-Investor Majority approve a Sale of the Company (the an "Approved Sale"), the holders of Executive Stock each Investor shall vote for, consent to and raise no objections against such Approved Sale. If the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a (a) merger or consolidation, each Investor shall waive any minority rights, objection rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation or (b) sale of stockOrdinary Shares, the holders of Executive Stock each Investor shall agree to sell their shares Transfer all of Executive Stock its Ordinary Shares and surrender their stock options rights to acquire Ordinary Shares on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common StockBoard. The holders of Executive Stock Each Investor holding Ordinary Shares shall promptly take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of as requested by the CompanyBoard.
(bii) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock Investors holding Ordinary Shares with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (ia) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock Ordinary Shares shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or Ordinary Share; and (b) if any holders of Common Stock Investors, as the case may be, are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders in respect of their Ordinary Shares, each Investor shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rights.
(ciii) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect Each Investor Transferring Ordinary Shares pursuant to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company this paragraph 7B shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-its pro rata share (based upon on the number relative aggregate amount of all shares sold consideration received by each seller including the Investors and each other ExecutiveInvestor pursuant to such Transfer of such Ordinary Shares) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are expenses incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the Investors in connection with such Transfer and shall be obligated to transfer such Ordinary Shares on such terms, conditions, warranties, representations, covenants, undertakings, indemnities and other holders obligations that the Board specifies in connection with such Transfer (other than any such obligations that relate specifically to a particular Investor such as indemnification with respect to representations and warranties given by a Investor regarding such Investor's title to and ownership of Executive Stock on their own behalf Ordinary Shares, which such Investor shall not be considered costs required to provide only with respect to itself and its Ordinary Shares); provided that no Investor shall be obligated in connection with such Transfer to agree to indemnify or hold harmless the transferees with respect to an amount in excess of the transaction hereunder.
net proceeds paid to such holder in connection with such Transfer; provided further that, without limiting the obligations of any other Investor, no Investor shall be required to provide any indemnification (eother than indemnification with respect to representations and warranties given by such Investor regarding such Investor's title to and ownership of Ordinary Shares) The provisions that would violate any provision of such Investor's constitutive documents as in effect on the date of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public OfferingAgreement.
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Samples: Exchange and Shareholders Agreement (JSG Acquisitions I), Exchange and Shareholders Agreement (JSG Acquisitions I)
Sale of the Company. (a) If In the Board and the holders event of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve a Sale of the Company (the "an Approved Sale"), the holders of Executive Stock shall each Stockholder will thereafter (i) consent to and raise no objections against the Approved Sale of or the Companyprocess pursuant to which the Approved Sale was arranged, (ii) waive any dissenter's rights and other similar rights, and (iii) if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of stocksecurities, the holders of Executive Stock shall each Stockholder will agree to sell their shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options its Stockholder Shares on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common StockApproved Sale. The holders of Executive Stock shall Each Stockholder will take all necessary and desirable actions as directed by the Board in connection with the consummation of any Approved Sale, including, without limitation, executing the applicable purchase agreements and joining in any indemnification obligations (whether directly to the buyer in such Approved Sale or pursuant to a contribution arrangement) on a pro rata basis in accordance with the number of Stockholder Shares sold in such Approved Sale; provided, that each Stockholder's indemnification obligation shall not exceed the Companyaggregate amount of proceeds received by such Stockholder in such Approved Sale.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by under the Securities Exchange Commission Act may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall Stockholders will, at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" representative (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock Stockholder appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall will pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, but if any holder of Executive Stock Stockholder declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, Company such holder shall will appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall will be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(dc) Executive and the All Stockholders (other than holders of Executive Stock (if anyWarrant Shares) shall will bear their pro-pro rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other ExecutiveStockholder Shares sold) of the reasonable costs of any sale of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock selling Stockholders and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock any Stockholder on their its own behalf shall will not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(ed) The provisions of this paragraph 6 This Section 5 shall automatically terminate upon the completion consummation of a Qualified an Initial Public Offering.
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Samples: Stockholders Agreement (Osullivan Industries Holdings Inc), Preferred Stock Option Agreement (Osullivan Industries Holdings Inc)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock Stockholder Shares then outstanding approve a Sale of the Company (the "Approved Company Sale"), the holders of Executive Stock shall Stockholder Shares will consent to and raise no objections against the Approved Sale of the Company, and if Company Sale. If the Approved Company Sale of the Company is structured as a (i) merger or consolidation, each holder of Stockholder Shares shall waive any dissenters rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation or (ii) sale of stock, the holders each holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares shall agree to sell their shares all of Executive Stock his Stockholder Shares and surrender their stock options rights to acquire Stockholder Shares on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common StockStockholder Shares then outstanding. The holders Each holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares shall take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Company Sale of as requested by the Company.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares with respect to the Approved Company Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Company Sale, all each holder of the holders of Common Stock Stockholder Shares shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share and the same portion of Common Stock, or consideration such holder would have received if the aggregate consideration had been distributed by the Company in complete liquidation pursuant to the rights and preferences set forth in the Company's Certificate of Incorporation as in effect immediately prior to the consummation of the Approved Company Sale; (ii) if any holders of Common Stock a class of Stockholder Shares are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders each holder of such class of Stockholder Shares shall be given the same option; and (iiiii) all holders each holder of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares a class of Common Stock Stockholder Shares shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Company Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation such class of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsStockholder Shares.
(c) If the Company or the holders of any of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders each holder of Executive Stock shall Stockholder Shares will, at the request of the Company, appoint either a "purchaser representative" representative (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, in which event the Company shall will pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint or another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and in which event such holder shall will be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other All holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall Stockholder Shares will bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executivesold) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares pursuant to an Approved Company Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all such holders of Common Stock Stockholder Shares and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares on their own behalf shall will not be considered costs of the transaction hereunderApproved Company Sale.
(e) The provisions In no event will the Board or Stockholders enter into an agreement for, or otherwise effect, a Sale of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion Company unless it is in connection with a contemporaneous Sale of a Qualified Public Offeringthe Partnership without the prior approval of the Lee Xxxectors and the CIVC Directors.
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Samples: Investors Agreement (TWP Capital Corp), Investors Agreement (TWP Capital Corp Ii)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority in voting power of the Company's Series B Preferred Stock and Common Stock then outstanding approve a Sale of the Company and deliver written notice to the holders of Stockholders Shares invoking the provisions of this Section 5 (the "any such sale, an “Approved Sale"”), the holders of Executive Stock Stockholders Shares shall consent to to, vote in favor of and raise no objections against the Approved Sale; provided, however, that if the definitive sale agreement governing an Approved Sale is entered into prior to the 18-month anniversary of the date hereof, then, unless a majority of the Board approves such Approved Sale (prior to the removal of any director pursuant to the second proviso of Section 1(a)(vi)) or unless Standard & Poor’s Rating Group, a division of XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies (“S&P”), shall have downgraded the A financial strength, corporate credit or financial enhancement rating of ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation (or shall have ceased rating ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation), the aggregate price per Common Stock Equivalent received in such an Approved Sale shall be not less than the Company, and if ’s Book Value Per Share as at the end of the most recently completed fiscal quarter for which the Company’s financial statements have been completed at the time such sale or similar agreement is executed.
(b) If the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as (i) a merger or consolidation, each holder of Stockholder Shares shall vote or cause to be voted such holder’s Stockholder Shares to approve such merger or consolidation, whether by written consent or at a stockholders meeting (as requested by the holders of a majority in voting power of the outstanding Series B Preferred Stock) and waive all dissenter’s rights, appraisal rights and similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation, (ii) a sale of stock, the holders then each holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares shall agree to sell their shares sell, and shall sell, all of Executive Stock such holder’s Stockholder Shares and surrender their stock options rights to acquire Stockholder Shares on the terms and conditions so approved by the Board and the holders of a majority in voting power of the Company's outstanding Series B Preferred Stock or (iii) a sale of assets, each holder of Stockholder Shares shall vote or cause to be voted its Stockholder Shares to approve such sale and Common Stock. The any subsequent liquidation of the Company or other distribution of the proceeds therefrom, whether by written consent or at a stockholders meeting (as requested by the holders of Executive Stock a majority in, voting power of the outstanding Series B Preferred Stock).
(c) In furtherance of the foregoing, (i) each holder of Stockholder Shares shall take take, with respect to such holder’s Stockholder Shares, all necessary and or desirable actions reasonably requested by the holders of a majority in voting power of the outstanding Series B Preferred Stock in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale and (ii) each holder of Stockholder Shares shall make the same representations, warranties, indemnities and agreements as each other holder, including, without limitation, voting to approve such transaction and executing the applicable purchase agreement and related documents, except that (A) each holder of Stockholder Shares shall be obligated only to (1) make representations and warranties with respect to such holder’s title to and ownership of the CompanyStockholder Shares actually Transferred in such Approved Sale, authorization, execution and delivery of relevant documents by such Stockholder, enforceability of relevant agreements against such holder and other matters relating to such holder, (2) enter into covenants in respect of a Transfer of such holder’s Stockholder Shares in connection with such Approved Sale and (3) enter into indemnification obligations with respect to the foregoing, in each case, to the extent that each other holder is similarly obligated, but no Stockholder shall be obligated to enter into indemnification obligations with respect to any of the foregoing with respect to such other holder or such other holder’s Stockholder Shares, and (B) in no event shall any Stockholder be liable in respect of any indemnity obligations with respect to such holder and the Company and its Subsidiaries in general pursuant to any Approved Sale in an aggregate amount in excess of the total consideration payable to such holder in such Approved Sale.
(bd) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares with respect to the an Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all each holder of Stockholder Shares, to the holders of Common Stock shall extent it is receiving any consideration, will receive the same form and amount of consideration per share as each other holder of Common StockStockholder Shares, and the aggregate consideration will be distributed, as between the different classes or series of Stockholder Shares, based on the rights and preferences set forth in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation as in effect immediately prior to such Approved Sale, and as between holders of Stockholder Shares of a particular class or series, ratably based on the Stockholder Shares of such class or series actually Transferred in the Approved Sale; (ii) if any holders of Common Stock a series or class of Stockholder Shares are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall each holder of such series or class of Stockholder Shares will be given the same option; and (iiiii) all holders each holder of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall a class of Stockholder Shares will be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) such class of Stockholder Shares. Each Stockholder acknowledges that, depending upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights aggregate consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock be distributed in connection with the Approved Sale Sale, certain classes or series of Stockholder Shares may receive less the exercise price consideration per share of Common Stock Equivalent than other classes or series of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) Stockholder Shares, and certain classes or series may receive no consideration in the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsApproved Sale.
(ce) If the Company or the holders of the Company's ’s securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall Stockholder Shares shall, at the request of the Company, appoint a "“purchaser representative" ” (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(df) Executive Except as expressly set forth in Section 5(e), in connection with an Approved Sale, the Company shall reimburse each of the Stockholders for its reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including the other fees and expenses of one counsel selected by the holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) a majority in voting power of the costs Series B Preferred Stock then outstanding) incurred in connection with such Approved Sale, regardless of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant whether the transaction intended to be an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunderis consummated.
(eg) The provisions of this paragraph 6 This Section 5 shall terminate and cease to be effective upon the completion earlier to occur of the consummation of (i) a Sale of the Company pursuant to this Section 5 or (ii) a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Stockholders Agreement (Stephens Investments Holdings LLC), Stockholders Agreement (ACA Capital Holdings Inc)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock Required Interest (as such term is defined in the LLC Agreement) approve a Sale of the Company to a Person that is not an Affiliate of GTCR in a bona fide arms-length transaction (an "APPROVED SALE") and a Put Exercise Notice has not been delivered to the "Approved Sale")Company in connection therewith, the holders each holder of Executive Stock Securityholder Securities shall vote for, consent to and raise no objections against such Approved Sale. If the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a (i) merger or consolidation, each holder of Securityholder Securities shall waive any dissenters' rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation or (ii) sale of stockUnits, the holders each holder of Executive Stock Securityholder Securities shall agree to sell their shares all of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options his, her or its Securityholder Securities or rights to acquire Securityholder Securities on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority the Required Interest. Each holder of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock Securityholder Securities shall take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of as reasonably requested by the Company.
(b) The obligations under this Section 3 of the holders of Executive Stock Securityholder Securities with respect to the an Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock condition that each Securityholder shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for the Securityholder Securities held by such rights Securityholder the same portion of the aggregate consideration equal from such sale or exchange that such Securityholder would have received if such aggregate consideration had been distributed by the Company pursuant to the amount determined by multiplying (1) terms of Section 4.1 of the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsLLC Agreement.
(c) If either the Company or the holders of the Company's securities any class of Securityholder Securities enter into any a negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall Securityholder Securities (other than those qualifying as "accredited investors" under such Rule) will, at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" representative (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock Securityholder Securities appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall will pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, but if any holder of Executive Stock Securityholder Securities declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, Company such holder shall will, if required, appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company)representative, and such holder shall will be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Senior Preferred Investor Rights Agreement (Prestige Brands International, Inc.), Senior Preferred Investor Rights Agreement (Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.)
Sale of the Company. (a) If a sale of substantially all of the Board and the holders ------------------- Company's assets determined on a consolidated basis, or a sale of a majority all or substantially all of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve a outstanding capital stock (whether by merger, recapitalization, consolidation, reorganization, combination or otherwise) to any independent third party or group of independent third parties is approved by the Company's Board (any such Company Sale of approved by the Company (the Board constituting an "Approved Sale"), the holders of Executive Stock shall each Shareholder will consent to and raise no objections against the to ------------- such Approved Sale of the CompanySale.
(b) In connection with any such Approved Sale, and (i) if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as (A) a merger or consolidation, each Shareholder shall waive any dissenters rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation, (B) a sale of stock, the holders of Executive Stock each Shareholder shall agree to sell their shares all of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options his Shares, or rights to acquire Shares, on the terms and conditions approved by the Board so approved, or (C) as a sale of assets, each Shareholder shall vote in favor of such sale and the holders of a majority any subsequent liquidation of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The holders Company or other distribution of Executive Stock the proceeds therefrom, (ii) each Shareholder shall take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale reasonably requested by the Company and (iii) each Shareholder shall be obligated to join on a pro rata basis (based on the share of the Companyaggregate proceeds paid in such Approved Sale) in any indemnification or other obligations that the Company agrees to provide in connection with such Approved Sale other than any such obligations that relate specifically to the Company or to a particular Shareholder such as indemnification with respect to representations and warranties given by a Shareholder regarding such Shareholder's title to and ownership of Shares; provided that no Shareholder -------- shall be obligated in connection with such Approved Sale to agree to indemnify or hold harmless the prospective transferee(s) with respect to an amount in excess of the net cash proceeds paid to such holder in connection with such Approved Sale.
(bc) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock Shareholders with respect to the an Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock shall each Shareholder will receive the same form and amount of consideration per share and the same portion of Common Stock, or the aggregate consideration that such Shareholders would have received if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as such aggregate consideration had been distributed by the Company in complete liquidation pursuant to the form rights and amount preferences set forth in the Company's Memorandum and Articles of consideration Association as in effect immediately prior to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; such Approved Sale and (ii) all holders each holder of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall Shares will be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsShareholders.
(cd) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities any one or more Shareholders enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall Shareholders will, at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" representative (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock Shareholder appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall will pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, but if any holder of Executive Stock Shareholder declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, Company such holder shall will appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company)representative, and such holder shall Shareholder will be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(de) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall Shareholders will bear their pro-pro rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller Shares (including the Investors and each other Executiveaggregate number of Shares which would be issued in the event the Company purchased all outstanding Sub Shares for Shares) which would be sold) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock Shares pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock Shareholders and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. For purposes of this section 8(e), costs incurred in exercising reasonable efforts to take all necessary actions in connection with the consummation of an Approved Sale in accordance with Section 8(a) shall be deemed to be for the benefit of all Shareholders. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock Shareholders on their own behalf shall will not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(ef) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall Section 8 will terminate upon the completion consummation of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Shareholder Agreement (Moore Capital Management Inc /New), Shareholders Agreement (Apex Silver Mines LTD)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock held by the Xxxx Group approve a sale of all or substantially all of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve assets determined on a Sale consolidated basis or a sale of all (or, for accounting, tax or other reasons, substantially all) of the Company Company's outstanding capital stock (the whether by merger, recapitalization, consolidation, reorganization, combination or otherwise) to an Independent Third Party or group of Independent Third Parties (each such sale, an "Approved Sale"), the holders each holder of Executive ------------- Stock shall will vote for, consent to and raise no objections against such Approved Sale. If the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as (i) a merger or consolidation, each holder of Executive Stock will waive any dissenters' rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation or (ii) sale of stock, the holders each holder of Executive Stock shall will agree to sell their all of his shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options rights to acquire shares of Executive Stock on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Common Stock and Common Stockthen outstanding. The holders Each holder of Executive Stock shall will take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of as requested by the Company.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Common Stock with respect to the an Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the such Approved Sale, all each holder of Common Stock will receive the same form of consideration and the same portion of the aggregate consideration that such holders of Common Stock shall receive would have received if such aggregate consideration had been distributed by the same form Company in complete liquidation pursuant to the rights and amount preferences set forth in the Company's Certificate of consideration per share of Common Stock, or Incorporation as in effect immediately prior to such Approved Sale; (ii) if any holders of a class of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall each holder of such class of Common Stock will be given the same option; and (iiiii) all holders each holder of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of a class of Common Stock shall will be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the such Approved Sale and participate in such sale Approved Sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share class of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsStock.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall will, at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" representative (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall will pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, but if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall will appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company)representative, and such holder shall will be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall will bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executivesold) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall will not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall Section 9 will terminate upon the completion consummation of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Executive Stock Agreement (Therma Wave Inc), Executive Stock Agreement (Therma Wave Inc)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Xxxx Shares (the "Majority Xxxx Stockholders") approve a sale of all or substantially all of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve assets determined on a Sale consolidated basis or a sale of all or substantially all of the Company Company's outstanding capital stock (the whether by merger, recapitalization, consolidation, reorganization, combination or otherwise) to an Independent Third Party (collectively an "Approved Sale"), the holders each holder of Executive Stock shall Stockholder Shares will consent to and raise no objections against such Approved Sale. If the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as (i) a merger or consolidation, each holder of Stockholder Shares will waive any dissenters rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation or (ii) sale of stock, the holders each holder of Executive Stock shall Stockholder Shares will agree to sell their shares all of Executive Stock his Stockholder Shares and surrender their stock options rights to acquire Stockholder Shares on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders Majority Xxxx Stockholders. Each holder of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock shall Stockholder Shares will take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of as requested by the Company.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares with respect to the an Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all each holder of the holders of Common Stock shall Stockholder Shares will receive the same form and amount of consideration per and the same portion of the aggregate consideration that such holders of Stockholder Shares would have received if such aggregate consideration had been distributed by the Company in complete liquidation pursuant to the rights and preferences set forth in the Company's Certificate of Incorporation as in effect immediately prior to such Approved Sale; (ii) each holder of shares of a class of Stockholder Shares will be given the same consideration with respect to each share of Common Stocksuch class, or and, if any holders of Common Stock Stockholder Shares are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall each holder of Stockholder Shares will be given the same option; and (iiiii) all holders each holder of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall Stockholder Shares will be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or Stockholder Shares. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (Bi) upon the consummation of the Existing Stockholders shall not be required to provide indemnification in connection with such Approved Sale, receive (ii) in exchange for no event shall an Existing Stockholder be required to enter into an agreement not to compete in connection with such rights consideration equal to Approved Sale, and (iii) in determining the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by to be paid to the holders of Common Stock Existing Stockholders in such Approved Sale, all consideration paid directly or indirectly to the Xxxx Group in connection with the such Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2other than customary investment banking and legal fees) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsshall be taken into account.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall Stockholder Shares that are not accredited investors will, at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" representative (as such term is terms are defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall will pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, but if any holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, Company such holder shall will appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company)representative, and such holder shall will be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders Holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall Stockholder Shares will bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executivesold) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares on their own behalf shall will not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall Section 3 will terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
Appears in 2 contracts
Samples: Stockholders Agreement (Therma Wave Inc), Stockholders Agreement (Therma Wave Inc)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve a Sale of the Company is approved in accordance with Section 7 or Section 9 of the Stockholders Agreement (the "an “Approved Sale"”), the holders each holder of Executive Stock Securities shall vote for, consent to and raise no objections against such Approved Sale. If the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a (i) merger or consolidation, the holders of Executive Securities shall waive any dissenters rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation or (ii) sale of stock, the holders of Executive Stock Securities shall agree to sell all of their shares of Executive Stock Option Shares and surrender their stock options rights to acquire Option Shares on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and Supermajority Vote (as defined in the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common StockStockholders Agreement). The holders of Executive Stock shall take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of as requested by the CompanyPerson(s) entitled to request the Stockholders to take such actions pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's ’s securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated under the 1933 Act by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Executive, together with the Company’s other senior management employees which have entered into Stock Option Agreements with the Company (such other senior management employees, the “Other Executives”), shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "“purchaser representative" ” (as such term is defined in Rule 501501 under the 0000 Xxx) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of the Executive Stock appoints and the Other Executives appoint a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if the Executive or any holder of Other Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Executive or such holder Other Executive, as the case may be, shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder person shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointedappointed unless such person is an Accredited Investor (as defined in Rule 501).
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Stock Option Agreement (CHG Healthcare Services, Inc.), Stock Option Agreement (CHG Healthcare Services, Inc.)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of As used herein, a majority "Sale of the Company's Preferred Stock " means (i) any sale (however effected, including without limitation by sale of stock, merger, share exchange or otherwise, including without limitation in a single transaction or series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the outstanding voting stock of the Company, or (ii) any sale, lease or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and Common Stock approve its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, that in neither case, shall a Sale of the Company (the "Approved Sale"), include a transaction set forth above where the holders of Executive Stock shall consent to and raise no objections against the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of stock, the holders of Executive Stock shall agree to sell their shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock shall take all necessary and desirable actions in connection with voting stock immediately prior to the consummation transaction hold more than 50% of the Approved outstanding voting stock of the Company or its successor following such transaction.
(b) The Company shall give each Holder at least twenty (20) days prior notice of any Sale of the Company.
(bc) The obligations Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Warrant will expire at the closing for a Sale of the holders Company.
(d) Upon receipt of Executive Stock with respect to the Approved notice contemplated by Article 12(b) hereof, any Holder may:
(i) elect (by giving written notice received by the Company no later than five days before the closing of such Sale of the Company are subject and surrendering the Warrants) to receive, upon the closing of the Sale of the Company, (1) the same amount and kind of securities, cash or property as the Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the closing of the Sale of the Company if the Holder had been, immediately prior to the satisfaction Sale of the following conditions: (i) upon Company, the consummation holder of the Approved Sale, all number of the holders Shares of Common Stock shall receive the same form and then issuable upon exercise in full of this Warrant less (2) an amount of consideration per share such securities, cash or property equal to the aggregate exercise price of Common Stock, or if any the Warrants surrendered. If holders of Common Stock are given an option any choice as to the form and amount of consideration securities, cash or property to be receivedreceived in a Sale of the Company, all holders then the Holder shall be given the same option; and choice as to such alternate consideration it receives pursuant to an election under this Article 12(d);
(ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights let the Holders' Warrants expire in accordance with their terms (subject to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either Article 12(c)); or
(Aiii) exercise such rights the Holder's Warrants in accordance with their terms prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or expiration thereof (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal subject to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganizationArticle 12(c), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions Neither this Article 12, nor any notice or election contemplated by this Article 12, shall create any obligation on the Company's part to consummate any Sale of the Company. If, after any notice or election contemplated by this paragraph 6 Article 12 is given, the Company determines not to consummate the Sale of the Company, then the Company shall terminate upon notify the completion Holders of a Qualified Public Offeringsuch determination, whereupon any preceding notices or elections under this Article 12 regarding such Sale of the Company shall be null and void and of no effect.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Iron Eagle Group, Inc.), Underwriting Agreement (Iron Eagle Group, Inc.)
Sale of the Company. i. At any time after April 4, 2000, and before the consummation of a Purchaser Approved Offering, if a bona fide offer is made by any person (other than Purchaser, or any person or entity related to or affiliated with Purchaser), to purchase all or substantially all of the assets or shares of stock of the Company, and Funding gives the Company written notice that it desires such offer to be accepted, the Company and its shareholders shall either accept the offer and consummate the sale on the terms and conditions of the offer (in which case, if the transaction is a stock sale or merger, Purchaser also shall sell all of its equity interests in the Company on those terms and conditions), or the Company shall acquire all the equity interests owned by Purchaser and Funding in the Company on the same terms and conditions as the offer; provided, however, that if such offer is made prior to April 4, 2002, the Company shall have no such obligation unless the total consideration of such offer is at least $50,000,000. If at any time Funding approves the sale of substantially all of the assets or shares of stock of the Company, then Purchaser shall vote its shares in favor of the transaction so approved and, if the transaction is a stock sale or merger, shall sell all of its equity interests in the Company on the terms and conditions so approved. In determining the total consideration for purposes of the foregoing, any deferred payment shall be discounted to present value at a discount rate of eight percent (8%) per annum. If the total consideration set forth in the offer includes anything other than cash and/or marketable securities (the "Non-Cash Consideration") then the Company, at its option, may acquire Purchaser's equity interests for the product of (a) If either (i) the Board Non-Cash Consideration specified or (ii) cash in the amount of the fair market value of the total consideration set forth in the offer, multiplied by (b) the percentage of all outstanding equity interests of the Company that then is owned by Purchaser. Such fair market value shall be determined pursuant to the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreements dated April 4, 1997, March 31, 1998 and the holders of a majority of date hereof by and among the Company's Preferred Stock , Funding and Common Stock approve a Sale the other stockholders of the Company (the "Approved SaleFunding Purchase Agreements"). If the offer contemplates an asset sale, the holders Company may acquire Purchaser's equity interests for cash equal to the product of Executive Stock shall consent (a) the after-tax value to and raise no objections against the Approved Sale Company of the Companyconsideration set forth in the offer multiplied by (b) the percentage of all outstanding equity interests of the Company that is then owned by Purchaser. If the Company decides to acquire Purchaser's and Funding's equity interests, the Company shall acquire Purchaser's and Funding's equity interests for cash within ninety (90) days from the date of Funding's written notice.
ii. At any time before the consummation of a Purchaser Approved Offering, if the Approved Sale any assets or stock of the Company is structured sold for any reason, or if the Company is merged or consolidated, then the following payments (the "Management Shareholder Payments") to the Management Shareholders in connection with such sale, merger or consolidation shall be deemed, for purposes of this Agreement, as a sale part of stockthe total consideration to be paid for the Company so that Purchaser shall be entitled to receive from the Company, pari passu with the rights of holders of Executive Stock shall agree to sell their shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Class B Common Stock and Common Stock. The all other holders of Executive Stock shall take all necessary and desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of the Company.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive 's Class C Common Stock to be paid with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject Management Shareholder Payments, and before any distribution to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Saleshareholders, all of the holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration a priority distribution equal to the amount determined by multiplying product of (1) the same amount sum of (a) all payments made to a Management Shareholder in consideration per share of Common Stock received any covenant not to compete or consulting agreement, plus (b) the component of any compensation to a Management Shareholder for employment services that is in excess of the prevailing industry average compensation, paid by companies that are similar to the company that will be making the payments to the Management Shareholder, for the management responsibilities actually to be performed by the holders Management Shareholder, as such average compensation is mutually agreed between the Company, the Management Shareholder and Funding, or if they cannot agree, then as determined by a current survey of Common Stock in connection with total compensation conducted by a qualified representative of a nationally recognized investment banking or accounting firm mutually agreeable to the Approved Sale less Company, the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock Management Shareholder, and Funding, multiplied by (2) the number percentage of shares of Common Stock represented all equity interests in the Company that is then owned by such rights.
(c) Purchaser. The priority distribution due Purchaser under this Paragraph 2.e.ii. shall be paid on the same schedule as the Management Shareholder Payments are received by the Management Shareholder. If the Company or has insufficient funds to pay the holders portion of the Companypriority distribution that is due at the time a Management Shareholder receives a Management Shareholder Payment, the Management Shareholders receiving Management Shareholder Payments shall pay Purchaser the amount of such insufficiency pro rata in accordance with the proportionate amounts of each such Management Shareholder's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated Payments, such amount to be paid on the same schedule as the payments are received by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointedManagement Shareholder.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Broadbandnow Inc), Stock Purchase Agreement (Broadbandnow Inc)
Sale of the Company. (a) a. If the Board and the holders a Committee shall approve a cash sale of a majority all or substantially all of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve assets determined on a consolidated basis or a cash sale of all of the Company's outstanding capital stock to any other person or entity (collectively, a "Sale of the Company (the "Approved SaleCompany"), the holders of Executive Stock Westar shall either (i) vote for, consent to and raise no objections against the Approved against, such Sale of the Company, Company or (ii) purchase the shares of outstanding Common Stock it does not then own on substantially the same terms and if conditions as approved by the Approved Committee. Westar shall have thirty days from the date of notice from the Committee of approval of any such sale to agree to such purchase. If the Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of stock, the holders of Executive Stock each Stockholder shall agree to sell their all of its shares of Executive Stock capital stock of the Company and surrender their rights to acquire shares of capital stock options of the Company on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common StockCommittee. The holders of Executive Stock Each Stockholder shall take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of the Company as reasonably requested by the Company.
(b) b. The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock Stockholders with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if :
i. If any holders of Common Stock a class of the Company's capital stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders each holder of such class of capital stock shall be given the same option; and (and
ii) all holders . Each holder of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock a class of the Company's capital stock shall be given an opportunity to either either
(A1) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale of the Company and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or such class of capital stock, or
(B2) upon the consummation of the Approved SaleSale of the Company, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1a) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock the Company's capital stock received by the holders of Common Stock such class of capital stock in connection with the Approved Sale of the Company less the exercise price per share of Common Stock such capital stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock such class of capital stock by (2b) the number of shares of Common Stock such class of capital stock represented by such rights.
iii. The Stockholder shall not be required to make any unqualified representations or warranties to any Person in connection with such sale, except as to (ci) If good title to the Company or stock being sold, (ii) the holders absence of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available encumbrances with respect to such negotiation or transaction the Stock being sold, (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganizationiii) the valid existence and good standing of the Stockholder (if applicable), (iv) the holders authority for, and validity and binding effect of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as against such term Stockholder), any agreement entered into by such Stockholder in connection with such sale, (v) all required material consents to such Stockholder's sale and material governmental approvals having been obtained (excluding any securities laws) and (vi) the fact that no broker's commission is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated payable by the Company, such Stockholder as result of Stockholder's conduct in connection with the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.sale; and
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf c. The Stockholder shall not be considered costs required to provide any indemnities in connection with such sale except for breach of the transaction hereunderrepresentations and warranties contained in Section 9(b)(iii).
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Stockholders Agreement (Ginsburg Harold), Stockholders Agreement (Guardian International Inc)
Sale of the Company. (a) If Subject to Section 4(b) below, if the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock TA Shares approve a Sale of the Company to any non-Affiliates of the Company or the TA Investors (the an "Approved Sale"), the holders each holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares shall vote for, consent to and raise no objections against such Approved Sale. If the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a (i) merger or consolidation, each holder of Stockholder Shares shall waive any dissenters' rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation or (ii) sale of stock, the holders each holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares shall agree to sell their shares all of Executive Stock his Stockholder Shares and surrender their stock options rights to acquire Stockholder Shares on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common StockTA Shares. The holders Each holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares shall take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of as reasonably requested by the CompanyCompany and the TA Investors.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares set forth in Section 4(a) above with respect to the an Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock each class of Stockholder Shares shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common StockStockholder Shares as the other holders of such class, or if any holders of Common Stock a class of Stockholder Shares are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders of such class shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock Stockholder Shares shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.of
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Samples: Stockholders Agreement (Physicians Specialty Corp), Stockholders Agreement (Physicians Specialty Corp)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock Required Interest (as such term is defined in the LLC Agreement) approve a Sale of the Company to a Person that is not an Affiliate of the GTCR Investors in a bona fide arms-length transaction (the an "Approved SaleAPPROVED SALE"), the holders each holder of Executive Stock Securityholder Securities shall vote for, consent to and raise no objections against such Approved Sale. If the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a (i) merger or consolidation, each holder of Securityholder Securities shall waive any dissenters' rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation or (ii) sale of stockUnits, the holders each holder of Executive Stock Securityholder Securities shall agree to sell their shares all of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options his, her or its Securityholder Securities or rights to acquire Securityholder Securities on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority the Required Interest. Each holder of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock Securityholder Securities shall take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of as reasonably requested by the Company.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock Securityholder Securities with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction terms of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsSECTION 5 below.
(c) If either the Company or the holders of the Company's securities any class of Securityholder Securities enter into any a negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall Securityholder Securities (other than those qualifying as "accredited investors" under such Rule) will, at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" representative (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock Securityholder Securities appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall will pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, but if any holder of Executive Stock Securityholder Securities declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, Company such holder shall will, if required, appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company)representative, and such holder shall will be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders Holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall Securityholder Securities will bear their pro-pro rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other ExecutiveCommon Units sold) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock such Securityholder Securities pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock Securityholder Securities and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. For purposes of this SECTION 4(d), costs incurred in exercising reasonable efforts to take all actions in connection with the consummation of an Approved Sale in accordance with SECTION 4(a) shall be deemed to be for the benefit of all holders of Securityholder Securities. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock Securityholder Securities on their own behalf shall will not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Securityholders Agreement (Prestige Brands International, Inc.), Securityholders Agreement (Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.)
Sale of the Company. (a) If at any time (i) the Board Company’s board of directors and (ii) the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock Shares held by all Shareholders (determined on an as-converted basis), approve a Sale sale of all or substantially all the Company Company’s assets (determined on a consolidated basis) or a sale or exchange of all or substantially all the "Company’s outstanding capital stock (whether by merger, sale, recapitalization, consolidation, reorganization, combination or otherwise) to any unaffiliated third party in an arm’s-length transaction (an “Approved Sale"”), the holders of Executive Stock each Shareholder shall vote for, consent to and raise no objections against such Approved Sale and shall waive any dissenters’ rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection therewith. If the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of stock, the holders of Executive Stock each Shareholder shall agree to sell their shares of Executive Stock all his, her or its Shares and surrender their stock options rights to acquire Shares on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders Company’s board of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stockdirectors. The holders of Executive Stock Each Shareholder shall take all necessary and desirable actions in his, her or its capacity as a Shareholder in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale as requested by the Company (including attendance at meetings in person or by proxy for purposes of the Companyobtaining a quorum and execution of written consents in lieu of meetings).
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock Shareholders with respect to the an Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, condition that all of the holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) Each Shareholder shall bear their pro-his, her or its pro rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold Shares held by each seller including the Investors and each other Executivesuch holder) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock Shares and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred party and shall be obligated to join on a pro rata basis (based on the number of Shares held by Executive such holder) in any indemnification or other obligations that the Investors agree to provide in connection with such Approved Sale (other than any such obligations that relate specifically to a Shareholder such as indemnification with respect to representations and warranties given by a Shareholder regarding such Shareholder’s title to and ownership of Shares and other than with respect to any matters pertaining specifically to the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunderInvestors).
(ed) The provisions of this paragraph 6 Section 4 shall terminate upon the completion consummation of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Shareholders Agreement, Shareholders Agreement (Pokertek Inc)
Sale of the Company. (a) If (i) the Board and Board, (ii) the holders of a majority of the Company's Series A Preferred Stock voting separately as a class, and Common Stock approve (iii) if required pursuant to paragraph 1E(ii)(c) of the Investor Rights Agreement, the holders of at least sixty-six percent (66%) of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, determine to effect a Sale of the Company and deliver written notice to the holders of Stockholder Shares invoking the provisions of this paragraph 8 (the "any such sale, an “Approved Sale"”), subject to Section 8(d) below, the holders of Executive Stock Stockholders Shares shall consent to to, vote in favor of and raise no objections against the Approved Sale of the CompanySale.
(b) Subject to Section 8(d), and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as (i) a merger or consolidation, each holder of Stockholder Shares shall vote such holder’s Stockholder Shares to approve such merger or consolidation, whether by written consent or at a stockholders meeting (as requested by the Investors) and waive all dissenter’s rights, appraisal rights and similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation, (ii) a sale of stock, the holders each holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares shall agree to sell their shares sell, and shall sell, all of Executive Stock such holder’s Stockholder Shares and surrender their stock options rights to acquire Stockholder Shares on the terms and conditions so approved by the Board and Board, the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The Series A Preferred, and, if required pursuant to Section 8(a) above, the holders of Executive Stock at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, or (iii) a sale of assets, each holder of Stockholder Shares shall take vote its Stockholder Shares to approve such sale and any subsequent liquidation of the Company or other distribution of the proceeds therefrom, whether by written consent or at a stockholders meeting (as requested by the Board).
(c) In furtherance of the foregoing, each holder of Stockholder Shares shall take, with respect to such holder’s Stockholder Shares, all necessary and or desirable actions reasonably requested by the Board in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of Sale, including without limitation, voting to approve such transaction and executing the Companyapplicable purchase agreement and related documents.
(bd) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares with respect to the an Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all each holder of the holders of Common Stock shall Stockholder Shares will receive the same form and amount of consideration per share and the same portion of Common Stock, or the aggregate consideration that such holders of Stockholder Shares would have received if such aggregate consideration had been distributed by the Company in complete liquidation pursuant to the rights and preferences set forth in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation as in effect immediately prior to such Approved Sale; (ii) if any holders of Common Stock a class of Stockholder Shares are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall each holder of such class of Stockholder Shares will be given the same option; and (iiiii) all holders each holder of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall a class of Stockholder Shares will be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or such class of Stockholder Shares; (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1iv) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock to be received by the Stockholders in connection with such Approved Sale shall, unless otherwise approved by the Board and the holders of Common Stock a majority of the outstanding Preferred Stock, consist solely of cash and/or public company securities (which are freely tradable within not more than three (3) months following closing, subject only to customary lock-up provisions) from a company with an aggregate “public float” immediately prior to such transaction of not less than $500,000,000; (v) all warranty and indemnification obligations and caps on liability shall be on a pro rata basis based on the consideration received by each Stockholder in connection with the Approved Sale less (and none shall be on a joint and several basis), except that necessary individual representations, warranties and covenants particular to individual Stockholders will be made only by such Stockholder (e.g., representations regarding ownership of securities, authority, due execution, knowledge, awareness and breaches of covenants, etc.) and liability with respect thereto will be borne by the exercise price per share breaching party only; (vi) any escrow or holdback of Common Stock proceeds in connection with such Approved Sale shall be on a pro rata basis among all Stockholders based on the consideration received by (or to be paid to) each Stockholder in connection with such Approved Sale; (vii) no Investor will be required to become bound by any non-competition covenant, restraint, non-solicitation covenant or any similar restrictive covenant without its consent; and (viii) no Stockholder’s liability to the buyer or any other person (including any warranty or indemnification obligations) in connection with such Approved Sale will exceed the actual amount of proceeds actually received by such Stockholder in consideration for his, her or its Stockholder Shares, other than in the case of fraud or willful misrepresentation. The condition that each holder of Stockholder Shares receive, or is provided with the same option to receive, the same form of consideration as set forth in clause (i) and clause (ii) above shall be deemed satisfied even if certain holders of Stockholders Shares receive, to the exclusion of others, securities of the entity acquiring the Company in an Approved Sale, so long as each holder of Stockholder Shares receives the same amount of value, whether in cash or such securities, as of the closing of such rights Approved Sale with respect to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsholder’s Stockholder Shares.
(ce) If the Company or the holders of the Company's ’s securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) of the Securities Act promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "“purchaser representative" ” (as such term is defined in Rule 501501 of the Securities Act) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(df) Executive and the other holders Subject to paragraph (e) above, each holder of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale Stockholder Shares shall, to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid requested by the Company or Company, pay such holder’s pro rata share of the acquiring party. Costs expenses incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunderin connection with an Approved Sale.
(eg) The provisions of this paragraph 6 8 shall terminate upon the completion consummation of a Qualified Public Offeringan IPO.
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Samples: Stockholders Agreement (Health Catalyst, Inc.), Stockholders Agreement (Health Catalyst, Inc.)
Sale of the Company. (a) If Upon the Board and the holders occurrence of a majority Sale of the Company's Preferred Stock , all Time-Vesting Executive Incentive Units which have not yet become vested shall become vested as of the date of consummation of such Sale of the Company, if, as of such date, Executive has been continuously employed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from the date of this Agreement through and Common Stock approve including such date, subject to the provisions of this Section 2(c). Upon the occurrence of a Sale of the Company, any Performance-Vesting Executive Incentive Units (whether held by Executive or one or more of Executive’s transferees, other than the Company and the Investors) which fail to vest as result of such Sale of the Company will automatically (without any action by Executive or any of Executive’s transferees) be forfeited to the Company and deemed canceled and no longer outstanding without any payment therefor upon the consummation of such Sale of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything herein or in the LLC Agreement to the contrary (and in addition to any requirements therein), in the case of a Sale of the Company, Executive hereby agrees that, if the Person who is acquiring the equity securities or assets of the Company resulting in such Sale of the Company (the "Approved Sale")“Acquiror”) reasonably requests that Executive continue to provide any services to the Acquiror, the holders of Executive Stock shall consent to and raise no objections against the Approved Sale of the Company, Employer or any of their respective Affiliates from and if after the Approved consummation of the Sale of the Company is structured (whether as a sale full-time employee, consultant or otherwise) that are within the scope of stockservices provided by Executive during the Employment Period in exchange for a base salary (or equivalent base compensation), bonus opportunity and fringe benefits (collectively, the holders of “Post-Sale Compensation”) that are no less favorable to Executive Stock shall agree in the aggregate than the Annual Base Salary, bonus opportunity, and fringe benefits provided to sell their shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock shall take all necessary and desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of the Company.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock with respect Employer immediately prior to the Approved such Sale of the Company (excluding any equity or other incentive compensation), then the Continuing Incentive Amount shall be handled as follows (in lieu of being paid to Executive and/or his Permitted Transferee(s)):
(i) if Executive declines to provide such requested services, the Continuing Incentive Amount shall be distributed pursuant to Section 4.1(a) of the LLC Agreement to the holders of Capital Units (excluding, for these purposes, all Restricted Units which are subject to the satisfaction an applicable limitation), and, thereafter, neither Executive nor his Permitted Transferee(s) shall have any rights in respect of the following conditions: or other claims on such amounts (i) upon the consummation other than his status as a holder of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same optionCapital Units); and or
(ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights if Executive agrees to acquire shares of Common Stock provide such requested services, the Continuing Incentive Amount shall be given deposited into an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection escrow account with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative an escrow agent designated by the Company, and the Continuing Incentive Amount shall be handled as follows:
(A) if Executive provides such requested services from and after consummation of the Sale of the Company through the earliest of (w) the date on which Acquiror reduces Executive’s Post-Sale Compensation below the Annual Base Salary, bonus opportunity, and fringe benefits provided to Executive by Employer immediately prior to such Sale of the Company (excluding any equity or other incentive compensation), (x) the date on which the Acquiror terminates such services (other than with Cause), (y) Executive’s death or Disability, or (z) the nine (9)-month anniversary of the consummation of the Sale of the Company (the earliest of (w), (x), (y) and (z), the “Final Vesting Date”), then the Continuing Incentive Amount, together with any income earned thereon, shall pay be released to Executive and/or his Permitted Transferee(s), as applicable, within five (5) business days after the fees Final Vesting Date; or
(B) if Executive fails to provide such requested services from and after the consummation of the Sale of the Company through the Final Vesting Date, then the Continuing Incentive Amount, together with any income earned thereon, shall be distributed as a Distribution under Section 4.1(a) of the LLC Agreement to the holders of Capital Units (excluding, for these purposes, all Restricted Units which are subject to an applicable limitation), and, thereafter, neither Executive nor his Permitted Transferee(s) shall have any rights in respect of or other claims on such purchaser representative. However, if any amounts (other than his status as a holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the CompanyCapital Units), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(diii) Executive and the other holders For purposes of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number this Agreement, “Continuing Incentive Amount” means 25% of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of consideration to which Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale and, to the extent necessary, his Permitted Transferee(s) are otherwise entitled in connection with such costs are incurred for the benefit Sale of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs in respect of the transaction hereunderExecutive Incentive Units.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Senior Management Agreement (Maravai Lifesciences Holdings, Inc.), Senior Management Agreement (Maravai Lifesciences Holdings, Inc.)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board approves a Sale Transaction in accordance with Section 3.4, each Stockholder will consent to such Sale Transaction and the holders will vote all of a majority its Capital Stock in favor of the Company's Preferred such Sale Transaction, if such vote is required under applicable law, and, if Capital Stock is to be transferred, will Transfer all of its Capital Stock and Common Stock approve a Sale of the Company (the "Approved Sale"), the holders of Executive Stock shall consent to and raise no objections against the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of stock, the holders of Executive Stock shall agree to sell their shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options Options on the terms and subject to the terms and conditions approved of such Sale Transaction. Subject to Section 4.4(b), each Stockholder agrees to (i) cooperate in any Sale Transaction as reasonably requested by the Board and (ii) execute and deliver all documents and instruments reasonably requested by the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock shall take all necessary and desirable actions Board, in connection with the consummation of the Approved each case, as are required in order to effectuate such Sale of the CompanyTransaction.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock each Stockholder set forth in Section 4.4(a) in connection with respect to the Approved a Sale of the Company Transaction are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved SaleSale Transaction, all each Stockholder of the holders of Common Stock same class shall receive or have the option to receive the same form of consideration and the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, consideration (with respect to any Options on an as converted or exercised basis); (ii) if any holders of Common Stock are Stockholder is given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders each Stockholder of the same class shall be given the same option; and (iiiii) all holders (in the case of then currently exercisable rights Lxxx NAOC only) if the consideration to acquire shares of Common be received by the Stockholders for the Capital Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the or Options upon consummation of the Approved Sale and participate Transaction does not consist of cash or Marketable Securities any securities issued to Lxxx NAOC as consideration for the Sale Transaction will be subject to substantially similar liquidity protections (whether granted by the buyer or another party) as those set forth in this Agreement. Each Stockholder individually, not jointly or severally, shall make such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per Stockholder’s proportionate share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock any representations and warranties made in connection with any such Sale Transaction; provided, however, that while Lxxx NAOC may be required to provide its proportionate share of indemnification with respect to representations and warranties regarding the Approved Company, in no event shall Lxxx NAOC be required to make any representations and warranties other than with respect to title to the Capital Stock or Options to be sold by Lxxx NAOC in connection with such Sale less Transaction, its authority to enter into and perform its obligations in connection with such Sale Transaction, and the lack of any conflicts resulting from its execution, delivery and performance of the documents and transactions in connection with such Sale Transaction. In no event shall any Stockholder be liable for indemnification or similar obligations in connection with such Sale Transaction in an amount greater than the proceeds actually received by such Stockholder in connection with such Sale Transaction. Notwithstanding the above, the Board, if requested by Lxxx NAOC, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the agreement of the purchaser in a Sale Transaction to purchase the Lxxx Warrant (as adjusted to account for the exercise price per share of Common Stock of thereof) without requiring the holder thereof to exercise the Lxxx Warrant in connection with such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsSale Transaction.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Limited Liability Company Agreement (Lear Corp), Limited Liability Company Agreement (Lear Corp)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of Investors that hold a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and shares of Common Stock held by all of the Investors (the "Majority Stockholders") approve a Sale of the Company (the "Approved Sale"), the holders of Executive Stock shall consent to to, vote in favor of, and raise no objections against the Approved Sale of the Company, and if Sale. If the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of stock, reverse merger or other transaction having the holders effect of a stock sale, each such holder of Executive Stock shall agree to sell their such holder's shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common StockMajority Stockholders. The holders of Executive Stock shall take all necessary and desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of as reasonably requested by the CompanyMajority Stockholders.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon Upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all each holder of the holders of Common Executive Stock shall receive in exchange for the shares of Executive Stock held by such holder the same form and amount portion of the aggregate consideration per share of Common Stock, or from such Approved Sale that such holder would have received if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as such aggregate consideration had been distributed by the Company in complete liquidation pursuant to the form rights and amount preferences set forth in the Company's certificate of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights incorporation as in effect immediately prior to the consummation of the such Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders Sale.
(c) Each holder of Common Executive Stock or shall be obligated to join on a pro rata basis (B) based upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by such holder for his or her Executive Stock in such Approved Sale) in any purchase price adjustments, indemnification or other obligations that the holders of Common Stock sellers are required to provide in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of (other than any such rights obligations that relate solely to acquire Common Stock a particular stockholder, such as indemnification with respect to representations and warranties given by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by a stockholder regarding such rights.
(c) If the Company or the holders stockholder's title to and ownership of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for stock, in respect of which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to only such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder stockholder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointedliable).
(d) Executive and the other holders Holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-pro rata share (based upon the number amount of all consideration received by such holder for his or her shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executiveof Executive Stock in such Approved Sale) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock the Company's stock participating in such Approved Sale and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock the Company's stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder; and with it being understood that the fees and disbursements of one counsel chosen by the Majority Stockholders shall be deemed for the benefit of all holders of the Company's stock participating in such Approved Sale.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 5 shall terminate upon the completion earlier to occur of (i) the consummation of an IPO and (ii) the consummation of a Qualified Public OfferingSale of the Company.
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Samples: Executive Stock Agreement (Physicians Formula Holdings, Inc.), Executive Stock Agreement (Physicians Formula Holdings, Inc.)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Common Units then outstanding approve a sale of all or substantially all of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve assets determined on a consolidated basis or a sale of all or substantially all of the Company's outstanding securities (whether by merger, recapitalization, consolidation, reorganization, combination or otherwise) to any other Person that is not an Affiliate of a Securityholder in a bona fide, arms-length transaction (collectively, a "Sale of the Company (the "Approved SaleCompany"), the holders each holder of Executive Stock Securityholder Units shall vote for, consent to to, and raise no objections against the Approved against, such Sale of the Company, and if . If the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as (i) a merger or consolidation, each holder of Securityholder Units shall waive any dissenters rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation, or (ii) a sale of stocksecurities, the holders each holder of Executive Stock Securityholder Units shall agree to sell their shares all of Executive Stock its Securityholder Units (other than Class B Preferred Units) and surrender their stock options rights to acquire Securityholder Units (other than any rights with respect to Class B Preferred Units) on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common StockUnits then outstanding. The holders Each holder of Executive Stock Securityholder Units shall take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of the Company as requested by the Company.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock Securityholder Units with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all Sale of the holders Company, each holder of Common Stock a class of Securityholder Units shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or consideration; (ii) if any holders of Common Stock a class of Securityholder Units are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders each holder of such class of Securityholder Units shall be given the same option; and (iiiii) all holders each holder of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares units of Common Stock a class of Securityholder Units shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale of the Company and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock such class of Securityholder Units or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved SaleSale of the Company, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock unit received by the holders of Common Stock such class of Securityholder Units in connection with the Approved Sale of the Company less the exercise price per share of Common Stock unit of such rights to acquire Common Stock such class of Securityholder Units by (2) the number of shares units of Common Stock such class of Securityholder Units represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 Section 5 shall terminate upon the completion consummation of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Securityholders Agreement (Coinmach Corp), Securityholders Agreement (Coinmach Laundry Corp)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve a Sale of the Company is approved in accordance with Section 7 or Section 9 of the Stockholders Agreement (the "an “Approved Sale"”), the holders each holder of Executive Stock Securities shall vote for, consent to and raise no objections against such Approved Sale. If the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a (i) merger or consolidation, the holders of Executive Securities shall waive any dissenters rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation or (ii) sale of stock, the holders of Executive Stock Securities shall agree to sell all of their shares of Executive Stock Option Shares and surrender their stock options rights to acquire Option Shares on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and Supermajority Vote (as defined in the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common StockStockholders Agreement). The holders of Executive Stock shall take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of as requested by the CompanyPerson(s) entitled to request the stockholders to take such actions pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's ’s securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated under the 1933 Act by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Executive, together with the Company’s other senior management employees or directors which have entered into Stock Option Agreements with the Company (such other senior management employees or directors, the “Other Executives”), shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "“purchaser representative" ” (as such term is defined in Rule 501501 under the 0000 Xxx) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of the Executive Stock appoints and the Other Executives appoint a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if the Executive or any holder of Other Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Executive or such holder Other Executive, as the case may be, shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder person shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointedappointed unless such person is an Accredited Investor (as defined in Rule 501).
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Stock Option Agreement (CHG Healthcare Services, Inc.), Stock Option Agreement (CHG Healthcare Services, Inc.)
Sale of the Company. (a) If Upon the Board and the holders occurrence of a majority Sale of the Company's Preferred Stock , all Incentive Units and Common Stock approve Phantom Units which have not yet become vested shall become vested as of the date of consummation of such Sale of the Company, if, as of such date, Employee has been continuously employed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from the date of this Agreement through and including such date, subject to the provisions of this Section 2(b). Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything herein or in the LLC Agreement to the contrary (and in addition to any requirements therein), in the case of a Sale of the Company, Employee hereby agrees that, if the Person who is acquiring the equity securities or assets of the Company resulting in such Sale of the Company (the "Approved Sale")“Acquiror”) reasonably requests that Employee continue to provide any reasonable services to the Acquiror, the holders of Executive Stock shall consent to and raise no objections against the Approved Sale of the Company, Employer or any of their respective Affiliates from and if after the Approved consummation of the Sale of the Company is structured (whether as a sale full-time employee, consultant or otherwise) that are within the scope of stockservices provided by Employee during the period of Employee’s employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (the “Employment Period”) in exchange for a base salary (or equivalent base compensation), bonus opportunity and welfare and fringe benefits (collectively, the holders of Executive Stock shall agree “Post-Sale Compensation”) that are no less favorable to sell their shares of Executive Stock Employee in the aggregate than the base salary, bonus opportunity and surrender their stock options on the terms welfare and conditions approved fringe benefits provided to Employee by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock shall take all necessary and desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of the Company.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock with respect Employer immediately prior to the Approved such Sale of the Company are subject (excluding any equity or other equity-based incentive compensation), then the Continuing Incentive Amount shall be handled as follows (in lieu of being paid to the satisfaction of the following conditions: Employee and/or his Permitted Transferee(s)):
(i) upon if Employee declines to provide such requested services, the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of Continuing Incentive Amount shall be paid to the holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount Class B Incentive Units as of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights immediately prior to the consummation of the Approved such Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for Company (pro rata among such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) based on the number of shares Class B Incentive Units then owned by each such holder), and, thereafter, neither Employee nor his Permitted Transferee(s) shall have any rights in respect of Common Stock represented by or other claims on such rights.amounts (other than his status as a holder of Units); or
(cii) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect if Employee agrees to provide such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization)requested services, the holders of Executive Stock Continuing Incentive Amount shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative be deposited into an escrow account with an escrow agent designated by the Company, and the Continuing Incentive Amount shall be handled as follows:
(A) if Employee provides such requested services from and after consummation of the Sale of the Company through the earliest of (w) the date on which Acquiror reduces Employee’s Post-Sale Compensation below the base salary, bonus opportunity and welfare and fringe benefits provided to Employee by Employer immediately prior to such Sale of the Company (excluding any equity or other equity-based incentive compensation), (x) the date on which the Acquiror terminates such services (other than with cause), (y) Employee’s death or Disability and (z) the first anniversary of the consummation of the Sale of the Company (the earliest of (w), (x), (y) and (z), the “Final Vesting Date”), then the Continuing Incentive Amount, together with any income earned thereon, shall pay be released to Employee and/or his Permitted Transferee(s), as applicable, within five (5) business days after the fees Final Vesting Date; or
(B) if Employee fails to provide such requested services from and after the consummation of the Sale of the Company through the Final Vesting Date, then the Continuing Incentive Amount, together with any income earned thereon, shall be paid to the holders of Class B Incentive Units as of immediately prior to the consummation of such purchaser representative. HoweverSale of the Company (pro rata among such holders based on the number of Class B Incentive Units then owned by each such holder), if and, thereafter, neither Employee nor his Permitted Transferee(s) shall have any rights in respect of or other claims on such amounts (other than his status as a holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the CompanyUnits), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(diii) Executive and the other holders For purposes of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of this Agreement, “Continuing Incentive Amount” means all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant consideration to an Approved Sale which Employee and, to the extent necessary, his Permitted Transferee(s) are otherwise entitled in connection with such costs are incurred for the benefit Sale of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders in respect of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs 25% of the transaction hereunderIncentive Units that either vested or were granted within the three-year period ending on the date of the consummation of the Sale of the Company without giving effect to the vesting acceleration described in the first sentence of Section 2(b).
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Securities Agreement (Vivid Seats Inc.), Securities Agreement (Vivid Seats Inc.)
Sale of the Company. (a) If In the Board event of an Approved Sale (as such term is defined in that certain Amended and the holders Restated Stockholders Agreement dated as of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock October 1, 1997, by and Common Stock approve a Sale of among the Company and its stockholders listed therein, as the same may be amended or otherwise modified from time to time (the "Approved SaleStockholders Agreement")), the holders each holder of Executive Stock shall will vote for, consent to and raise no objections against such Approved Sale. If the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as (i) a merger or consolidation, each holder of Executive Stock will waive any dissenters' rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation or (ii) a sale of stock, the holders each holder of Executive Stock shall will agree to sell their all of his shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options rights to acquire shares of Executive Stock on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Common Stock and Common Stockthen outstanding. The holders Each holder of Executive Stock shall will take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of as requested by the Company.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Common Stock with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all each holder of Common Stock will receive the same form of consideration and the same portion of the aggregate consideration that such holders of Common Stock shall receive would have received if such aggregate consideration had been distributed by the same form Company in complete liquidation pursuant to the rights and amount preferences set forth in the Company's Certificate of consideration per share of Common Stock, or Incorporation as in effect immediately prior to such Approved Sale; (ii) if any holders of a class of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall each holder of such class of Common Stock will be given the same option; and (iiiii) all holders each holder of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of a class of Common Stock shall will be given an a reasonable opportunity upon reasonable prior notice to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share class of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsStock.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall will, at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" representative (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall will pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, but if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall will appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company)representative, and such holder shall will be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall will bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executivesold) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall will not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall will terminate upon the completion closing of a Qualified an Initial Public OfferingOffering (as defined below).
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Samples: Executive Agreement (Dade Behring Inc), Executive Agreement (Dade Behring Inc)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock Required Interest approve a Sale of the Company (the "an “Approved Sale"”), the holders each holder of Executive Stock Units shall vote for, consent to and raise no objections against such Approved Sale. If the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a (i) merger or consolidation, each holder of Units shall waive any dissenters’ rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation or (ii) sale of stockUnits, the holders each holder of Executive Stock Units shall agree to sell their shares all of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options his, her or its Units or rights to acquire Units on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority the Required Interest. Each holder of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock Units shall take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of as requested by the CompanyLLC.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock Units with respect to the an Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction terms of the following conditions: (iSection 10.4(e) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsbelow.
(c) If either the Company LLC or the holders of the Company's securities any class of Units enter into any a negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall Units will, at the request of the CompanyLLC, appoint a "purchaser representative" representative (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the CompanyLLC. If any holder of Executive Stock Units appoints a purchaser representative designated by the CompanyLLC, the Company shall LLC will pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, but if any holder of Executive Stock Units declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, LLC such holder shall will appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company)representative, and such holder shall will be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders Holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall Units will bear their pro-pro rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other ExecutiveCommon Units held) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock such Units pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock Units and are not otherwise paid by the Company LLC or the acquiring party. For purposes of this Section 10.4(d), costs incurred in exercising reasonable efforts to take all actions in connection with the consummation of an Approved Sale in accordance with Section 10.4(a) shall be deemed to be for the benefit of all holders of Units. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock Units on their own behalf shall will not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder. Each holder of Units transferring Units pursuant to an Approved Sale shall be obligated, severally, not jointly, to join on a pro rata basis (based on the number of Common Units to be sold) in any indemnification or other obligations that are part of the terms and conditions of the Approved Sale (other than any such obligations that relate specifically to a particular holder, such as indemnification with respect to representations and warranties given by a holder regarding such holder’s title to and ownership of Units) (the “LLC Indemnity Obligations”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no holder shall be obligated in connection with any Approved Sale to agree to indemnify or hold harmless the transferees with respect to LLC Indemnity Obligations in an amount in excess of the net proceeds paid to such holder in connection with the Approved Sale.
(e) The provisions In the event of this paragraph 6 an Approved Sale, each Unitholder shall terminate upon receive in exchange for the completion Units held by such Unitholder the same portion of a Qualified Public Offeringthe aggregate consideration from such sale or exchange that such Unitholder would have received if such aggregate consideration had been distributed by the LLC pursuant to the terms of Section 4.1. Each holder of Units shall take all necessary or desirable actions in connection with the distribution of the aggregate consideration from such sale or exchange as requested by the LLC.
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Samples: Limited Liability Company Agreement (Triad Financial Sm LLC), Limited Liability Company Agreement (Triad Financial Corp)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock CHS approve a Sale of the Company to an Independent Third Party (the "an “Approved Sale"”), the holders of Executive Stock each Stockholder shall vote for, consent to and raise no objections against such Approved Sale. If the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a (i) merger or consolidation, each Stockholder shall waive any dissenters’ rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation or (ii) sale of stock, the holders of Executive Stock each Stockholder shall agree to sell their shares all of Executive Stock his Stockholder Shares and surrender their stock options rights to acquire Stockholder Shares on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and CHS; provided that such terms and conditions are no less favorable to the holders of a majority Minority Stockholders than the terms and conditions applicable to CHS and its Affiliates and; provided further that CHS may require each of the Company's Preferred Stock Minority Stockholders to sell the same percentage of his, her or its securities as CHS is selling of its securities, on the same terms as CHS and Common Stockits Affiliates. The holders of Executive Stock Each Stockholder shall take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of as reasonably requested by the Company.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock Stockholders with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of each Stockholder (in his, her or its capacity as such) shall have the holders of Common Stock shall right to receive the same form of consideration and the same amount of consideration per share for each class of Common Stock, or Stockholder Shares held by such holder applicable to each class; (ii) if any holders of Common Stock a class of Stockholder Shares are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be receivedreceived or any other right or benefit with respect to the Approved Sale, all holders each holder of such class of Stockholder Shares shall be given the same option, right or benefit (other, in the case of clause (i) or this clause (ii), than any option, right or benefit to be received by a Stockholder on account of such person’s employment relationship with the Company (e.g., stay bonus, noncompetition agreement, right to reinvest or roll over equity, etc.)); and (iiiii) all holders each holder of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock a class of Stockholder Shares shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock such class of Stockholder Shares or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock a class of Stockholder Shares received by the holders of Common Stock such class of Stockholder Shares in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock such class of Stockholder Shares of such rights to acquire Common Stock such class of Stockholder Shares by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock such class of Stockholder Shares represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company Each Stockholder will bear his, her or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-its pro rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executiveof Common Stock to be sold) of the reasonable out-of-pocket costs of any sale of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all such holders of Common Stock Stockholder Shares and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock Stockholders on their own behalf shall will not be considered costs of the transaction hereunderApproved Sale. If requested by CHS, each Stockholder transferring Stockholder Shares pursuant to an Approved Sale shall be obligated, severally, not jointly, to join on a pro rata basis (based on the number of shares of Common Stock to be sold) in any indemnification or other obligations that are part of the terms and conditions of the Approved Sale (other than any such obligations that relate specifically to a particular Stockholder, such as indemnification with respect to representations and warranties given by a Stockholder regarding such Stockholder’s title to and ownership of Stockholder Shares) (the “Company Indemnity Obligations”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Stockholder shall be obligated in connection with any Approved Sale to agree to indemnify or hold harmless the transferees with respect to Company Indemnity Obligations in an amount in excess of the net proceeds paid to such Stockholder in connection with the Approved Sale.
(d) In the event of a sale or exchange by the holders of Stockholder Shares of all or substantially all of the Stockholder Shares by sale, merger recapitalization, reorganization, consolidation, combination or otherwise, including an Approved Sale, the Company and each Stockholder shall take all necessary and desirable actions in order that each holder of Stockholder Shares shall receive in exchange for such holder’s Stockholder Shares the same portion of the aggregate consideration from such sale or exchange that such holder would have received if such aggregate consideration had been distributed by the Company in complete liquidation pursuant to the rights and preferences set forth in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation as in effect immediately prior to such exchange.
(e) The In order to secure each Minority Stockholder’s obligation to vote his, her or its Stockholder Shares entitled to vote thereon and other voting securities of the Company in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph 6 Agreement, each Minority Stockholder who is an individual hereby appoints the CHS Appointee (as in effect from time to time) as his true and lawful proxy and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, to vote all of his Stockholder Shares and other voting securities of the Company for the matters expressly provided for in this Agreement. The CHS Appointee may exercise the irrevocable proxy granted to him hereunder at any time any Minority Stockholder who is an individual fails to comply with the provisions of this Section 6. The proxies and powers granted by each Minority Stockholder who is an individual pursuant to this Section 6(d) are coupled with an interest and are given to secure the performance of such Minority Stockholder’s obligations under this Section 6. Such proxies and powers shall terminate upon be irrevocable, and shall survive the completion death. incompetency, disability or bankruptcy of a Qualified Public Offeringsuch Minority Stockholder and the subsequent holders of his, her or its Stockholder Shares.
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Samples: Stockholders Agreement (GSE Holding, Inc.), Stockholders Agreement (GSE Holding, Inc.)
Sale of the Company. (a) If So long as the Board Company has not consummated a Public Offering, if BRS (so long as BRS and its Affiliates, officers, directors and employees own in the holders aggregate at least forty percent (40%) of a majority the outstanding Common Stock of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve a Sale ) approves in writing the sale of the Company to an unaffiliated person (whether by merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of its assets or sale of the outstanding capital stock) (an "Approved Sale"), the holders of Executive Stock shall each Investor and Permitted Transferee will consent to to, vote for, and raise no objections against against, and waive dissenters and appraisal rights (if any) with respect to, the Approved Sale of the CompanySale, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of stock, the holders of Executive Stock shall each Investor and such Permitted Transferee will agree to sell their shares and will be permitted to sell all of Executive such Investor's and such Permitted Transferee's Common Stock and surrender their stock options or other Securities on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority BRS; provided, however, that neither of the Company's Preferred Stock Founding Investors (nor their Permitted Transferees) shall be subject to the foregoing obligations in respect of an Approved Sale until the first anniversary of the Closing Date. Each Investor and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock shall such Permitted Transferee will take all necessary and desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the an Approved Sale of the CompanySale.
(b) The obligations of each of the holders of Executive Stock Investors with respect to the an Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditionsconditions that: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, Sale all of the holders of Common Stock shall Investors and Permitted Transferees will receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders holder of Common Stock are is given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall Investors and Permitted Transferees will be given the same option; and (ii) all holders the terms of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock sale shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to not include any indemnification, guaranty or the consummation similar undertaking of the Approved Sale and participate Investor (other than undertakings of Founding Investors in such sale as holders respect of Common Stock continued employment) that is not made or (B) upon given pro rata with other Investors on the consummation basis of share ownership. The obligations of each of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available Founding Investors with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale which occurs prior to the extent second anniversary of the Closing Date are also subject to the condition that the aggregate consideration received as a result of such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid Approved Sale by the Company or Minority Stockholders as a group is at least equal to the acquiring partyMinimum Value Amount (as such terms are hereinafter defined). Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.For this
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Samples: Securities Holders Agreement (California Pizza Kitchen Inc), Securities Holders Agreement (California Pizza Kitchen Inc)
Sale of the Company. (a) 8.1 If UPC sells and transfers any shares in the Board Company to any third party on or prior to October 1, 2001, the Shareholder shall have the right to simultaneously sell and transfer to such third party the same percentage of his Company Shares for a consideration which is equal to the per share consideration which UPC will receive for its shares in the Company and the holders same percentage of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock his option rights and Common Stock approve a Sale of warrants relating to shares in the Company for the same per option right or per warrant consideration minus the applicable strike price, and on the same terms and conditions and with the same representations and warranties and covenants (MUTATIS MUTANDIS) which UPC will in its discretion agree upon with such third party. If UPC intends to so sell and transfer its shares as contemplated in this Article 8.1, it shall issue a sale notice (the "Approved SaleNOTICE OF SALE")) substantially in the form of Exhibit H hereto to the Shareholders. If the Shareholder wishes to exercise its rights under this Article 8.1, it shall within 15 days of the date of its receipt of a Notice of Sale issue an exercise notice (a "SALE EXERCISE NOTICE") substantially in the form of Exhibit I hereto. Any Sale Exercise Notice shall be irrevocable. If a Sale Exercise Notice is not timely issued, it shall be deemed for all purposes not to have been issued.
8.2 If UPC sells and transfers at least 50% of its shares in the Company to any third party who is not affiliated with UPC on or prior to October 1, 2001, UPC may require all of the Shareholders and the Escrow Agent who have not issued a Sale Exercise Notice, to simultaneously sell and transfer to UPC (or, at the option of UPC, to such third party) the same percentage of their Company Shares for a per share consideration which is equal to the greater of (i) the Company Share Value or (ii) the per share consideration received by UPC in such transaction, and the same percentage of their option rights and warrants relating to shares in the Company for a per option right or per warrant consideration which is equal to the Company Share Value or transaction value, as the case may be, minus the applicable strike price. In such case, the holders valuation provisions of Executive Article 7 shall apply MUTATIS MUTANDIS, and UPC and the Company will ensure that such consideration is determined prior to the date upon which the Company Shares, option rights and warrants are transferred to UPC (or such third party). The date of the receipt of the Notice of Sale for the purpose of applying MUTATIS MUTANDIS the valuation provisions of Article 7.5 shall be deemed to be the Option Trigger Date.
8.3 After October 1, 2001, if an IPO has not occurred and the Shareholders Representative has not exercised the UPC Stock shall consent Purchase Option pursuant to the provisions of Article 7 or if any Shareholder or the Escrow Agent has retained (all or some of) the Company Shares, if UPC sells and raise no objections against transfers its shares in the Approved Sale Company to any third party who is not affiliated with UPC, UPC may require the Shareholder and the Escrow Agent to simultaneously sell and transfer to UPC (or, at the option of UPC, to such third party) all of their shares in the Company for a per share consideration which is equal to the per share consideration which UPC will receive for its shares in the Company, and if the Approved Sale of all option rights and warrants relating to shares in the Company is structured as a sale of stockfor the same per option right or per warrant consideration minus the applicable strike price, the holders of Executive Stock shall agree to sell their shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options on the same terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock shall take all necessary and desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of the Companysame representations and warranties and covenants (MUTATIS MUTANDIS) which UPC will in its discretion agree upon with such third party.
(b) 8.4 The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization)Shareholder, the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the CompanyEscrow Agent, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, UPC and/or the Company shall pay the fees of perform all such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines acts as may be reasonably requested in order to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable give effect to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public OfferingArticle 8.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (United Pan Europe Communications Nv), Shareholder Agreement (United Pan Europe Communications Nv)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock Shares then outstanding (the "APPROVING HOLDERS") approve a Sale of the Company (the "Approved SaleAPPROVED SALE"), the holders of Executive Stock you shall consent to and raise no objections against the Approved Sale of the CompanySale, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of stock, the holders of Executive Stock you shall vote for, consent to, raise no objection against, and agree to sell their shares of Executive Stock your Common Shares and surrender their any stock options owned by you on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and Approving Holders, subject to the holders provisions of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common StockSECTION 14(b). The holders of Executive Stock You shall take all necessary and desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of the CompanySale.
(b) The Your obligations of the holders of Executive Stock with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock you shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share Common Share as other holders of Common StockShares, or if any holders of Common Stock you are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, then all holders of Common Shares shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then if you have currently exercisable or convertible rights to acquire shares of Common Stock Shares, then you shall be given an the opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders a holder of Common Stock Shares or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock Share received by the holders of Common Stock Shares in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise or conversion price per share of Common Stock Share of such rights to acquire Common Stock Shares by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock Shares represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company Board or the holders of the Company's securities Approving Holders enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation consolidation, or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall you shall, at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints you appoint a purchaser representative designated by the Company, then the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines you decline to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder then you shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder you shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) You shall bear their the pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executiveaggregate consideration received in such sale) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock Common Shares pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are reasonable and incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock Shares and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock Common Shares on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions Any portion of this paragraph 6 your Option which has not been exercised prior to or in connection with the Sale of the Company shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offeringbe forfeited.
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Samples: Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement (Tsi Networks Inc)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board of Directors of the Company and the holders of a majority at least 66% of shares of Class A Common Stock (or other voting capital stock) (the "Required Percentage") then outstanding approve the sale of all or substantially all of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve consolidated assets or a Sale sale or exchange of the Company all or substantially all of its outstanding capital stock (the an "Approved Sale"), the holders of Executive Institutional Investor Stock (i) shall be offered the opportunity to sell or exchange all of their shares of Institutional Investor Stock for the same price and otherwise on the same terms and conditions as said holders of the Required Percentage in such Approved Sale for the same price and otherwise on the same terms and conditions as said holders and (ii) shall consent to and raise no objections against the Approved Sale of the CompanyCompany and, if requested to vote on such Approved Sale, shall vote all shares of Class A Common Stock that said holders beneficially own in favor of such Approved Sale. It is intended that the provisions of this Section 2(c) constitute a "voting agreement" within the meaning of Section 7-100-000 xx the Colorado Business Corporation Act (the "CBCA") and if not a "voting trust" within the meaning of Section 7-100-000 xx the CBCA. If the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a sale or exchange of stock, the holders of Executive Institutional Investor Stock shall agree to sell or exchange all of their shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options Institutional Investor Stock, including the rights to acquire shares of Institutional Investor Stock, on the terms and conditions approved by the Board of Directors and the holders of a majority of at least the Company's Preferred Stock and Common StockRequired Percentage. The holders of Executive Stock shall take all necessary and desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of the Company.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the In any Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock (including shares received or to be received upon exercise of the Warrants) shall be entitled to receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders of Common Stock shall be given the same option; and (ii) all . The holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Institutional Investor Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to take all necessary and desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined Company as requested by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable counsel to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(dThe rights provided in this Section 2(c) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion Company's consummation of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Ardent Software Inc)
Sale of the Company. (a) If 2.5.1. In the Board and the holders event of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve a Sale of the Company (the "an Approved Sale"), the holders of Executive Stock shall each Stockholder will (i) consent to to, vote for, and raise no objections against the Approved Sale of or the Companyprocess pursuant to which the Approved Sale was arranged, (ii) waive any dissenter's rights and other similar rights with regard to such Approved Sale, and (iii) if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of stock, the holders of Executive Stock shall each Stockholder will agree to sell their shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options its Shares on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common StockApproved Sale. The holders of Executive Stock shall Each Stockholder will take all necessary and desirable actions as reasonably requested by the Board of Directors in connection with the consummation of any Approved Sale, including without limitation executing the Approved Sale applicable purchase agreement; PROVIDED that each Stockholder will be required to make representations and warranties only with respect to such Stockholder and the Shares to be sold by it or him as may be set forth in any agreement approved by the Board of the CompanyDirectors.
(b) 2.5.2. The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company each Stockholder under this Section 2.5 are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the in connection with an Approved Sale, each Stockholder shall receive in consideration for the Shares held by such Stockholder the net amount that such Stockholder would have received if all in-the-money equity securities had been fully exercised, converted and exchanged for or into Common Stock immediately prior to such Approved Sale and the aggregate consideration from such Approved Sale (plus an amount equal to the cash payable in connection with such exercise, conversion and exchange of in-the-money equity securities) had been distributed by the Company in complete liquidation pursuant to the rights and preferences set forth in the Company's certificate of incorporation as in effect immediately prior to such Approved Sale (and the obligation of each Series G Holder shall be subject to its receipt of the Redemption Price (as defined in the Series G Certificate of Designations)), (ii) if the holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common and/or then outstanding Convertible Preferred Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders of Common Stock and then outstanding Convertible Preferred Stock shall be given the same option; , and (iiiii) all holders each holder of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock Shares shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock a holder of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsShares.
(c) 2.5.3. If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by under the Securities Exchange Commission Act may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including including, without limitation, a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall Stockholders who are not accredited investors (as that term is defined in Rule 501 under the Securities Act) will, at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" representative (as such term is defined in Rule 501501 under the Securities Act) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock such Stockholder appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall will pay the reasonable fees of such purchaser representative. However, but if any holder of Executive Stock such Stockholder declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, Company such holder shall will appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall will be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall 2.5.4. All Stockholders will bear their pro-rata share respective portions (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executiveas determined pursuant to Section 2.5.5) of the reasonable costs of any sale of Executive Stock Shares pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for approved by the benefit of all holders of Common Stock Approving Stockholders and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party; including the reasonable fees and disbursements of one law firm designated by a majority of the Approving Stockholders in connection with an Approved Sale. Costs Other costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock any Stockholder on their its own behalf shall will not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) 2.5.5. A Stockholder's portion of any cost described in Section 2.5.4 will equal the amount by which the portion of the aggregate consideration from the Approved Sale received by such Stockholder would have been reduced had the amount of such cost been paid out of such aggregate proceeds of such Approved Sale prior to their allocation pursuant to Section 2.5.2.
2.5.6. The provisions of this paragraph 6 Section 2.5 shall terminate upon the completion consummation of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Sale of the Company. (a) If the Company's Board of Directors and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and shares of Common Stock then outstanding approve a Sale of the Company (the collectively an "Approved Sale"), the holders each holder of Executive Consultant Stock shall will consent to and raise no objections against such Approved Sale. If the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as (i) a merger or consolidation, each holder of Consultant Stock will waive any dissenters rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation or (ii) sale of stock, the holders each holder of Executive Consultant Stock shall will agree to sell their shares all of Executive his Consultant Stock and surrender their stock options rights to acquire Consultant Stock on the terms and conditions approved by the Board of Directors and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Common Stock and Common Stockthen outstanding. The holders Each holder of Executive Consultant Stock shall will take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of as requested by the Company.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Consultant Stock with respect to the an Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all each holder of Common Stock will receive the same form of consideration and the same portion of the aggregate consideration that such holders of Common Stock shall receive would have received if such aggregate consideration had been distributed by the same form Company in complete liquidation pursuant to the rights and amount preferences set forth in the Company's Certificate of consideration per share of Common Stock, or Incorporation as in effect immediately prior to such Approved Sale; (ii) if any holders of a class of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall each holder of such class of Common Stock will be given the same option; and (iiiii) all holders each holder of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of a class of Common Stock shall will be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share class of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsStock.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Consultant Stock shall will, at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" representative (as such term is defined in Rule 501501 of the Securities Act) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Consultant Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall will pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, but if any holder of Executive Consultant Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall will appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company)representative, and such holder shall will be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders Holders of Executive Consultant Stock (if any) shall will bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executivesold) of the costs of any sale of Executive Consultant Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Consultant Stock on their own behalf shall will not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall will terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Consultant Stock Agreement (Nutraceutical International Corp)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve or MDCP approves a Sale of the Company and delivers written notice to the holders of Stockholders Shares invoking the provisions of this paragraph (the any such sale, an "Approved SaleAPPROVED SALE"), the holders of Executive Stock Stockholders Shares shall consent to to, vote in favor of and raise no objections against the Approved Sale of the Company, and if Sale.
(b) If the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as (i) a merger or consolidation, each holder of Stockholder Shares shall vote its Stockholder Shares to approve such merger or consolidation, whether by written consent or at a stockholders meeting (as requested by the Board or MDCP, as the case may be), and waive all dissenter's rights, appraisal rights and similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation, (ii) a sale of stock, the holders each holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares shall agree to sell their shares sell, and shall sell, all of Executive Stock its Stockholder Shares and surrender their stock options rights to acquire Stockholder Shares on the terms and conditions approved so approved, or (iii) a sale of assets, each holder of Stockholder Shares shall vote its Stockholder Shares to approve such sale and any subsequent liquidation of the Company or other distribution of the proceeds therefrom, whether by written consent or at a stockholders meeting (as requested by the Board and or MDCP, as the holders of a majority case may be).
(c) In furtherance of the Companyforegoing, (i) each holder of Stockholder Shares shall take, with respect to such holder's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock shall take Stockholder Shares, all necessary and or desirable actions reasonably requested by the Board or MDCP, as the case may be, in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale, including without limitation, voting to approve such transaction and executing the applicable purchase agreement, and (ii) each holder of Stockholder Shares shall make the same representations, warranties, indemnities and agreements as each other holder of Stockholder Shares, provided that (A) each holder of Stockholder Shares shall be obligated to make representations and warranties as to such Stockholder's title to and ownership of Stockholder Shares, authorization, execution and delivery of relevant documents by such Stockholder, enforceability of relevant agreements against such Stockholder and other matters relating to such Stockholder, to enter into covenants in respect of a Transfer of such Stockholder's Stockholder Shares in connection with such Approved Sale and to enter into indemnification obligations with respect to the foregoing, in each case to the extent that each other Stockholder is similarly obligated, but no Stockholder shall be obligated to enter into indemnification obligations with respect to any of the Companyforegoing in respect of any other Stockholder or such other Stockholder's Stockholder Shares and (B) in no event shall any Stockholder be liable in respect of any indemnity obligations pursuant to any Approved Sale in an aggregate amount in excess of the total consideration payable to such Stockholder in such Approved Sale.
(bd) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares with respect to the an Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) except as provided in the provisos in paragraphs 8(d)(iii) and 8(d)(iv) of this Agreement, upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all each holder of the holders of Common Stock shall Stockholder Shares will receive the same form and amount of consideration per share and the same portion of Common Stockthe aggregate consideration that such holder of Stockholder Shares would have received if such aggregate consideration had been distributed by the Company in complete liquidation pursuant to the rights and preferences set forth in the Company's Certificate of Incorporation as in effect immediately prior to such Approved Sale; (ii) except as provided in the provisos in paragraphs 8(d)(iii) and 8(d)(iv) of this Agreement, or if any holders holder of Common Stock are a class of Stockholder Shares is given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall each holder of such class of Stockholder Shares will be given the same option; and (iiiii) all holders each holder of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall a class of Stockholder Shares will be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock such class of Stockholder Shares; provided that the condition that each holder of Stockholder Shares receive, or is provided with the same option to receive, the same form of consideration as set forth in clause (Bi) upon and clause (ii) above shall be deemed satisfied even if certain holders of Stockholders Shares receive, to the consummation exclusion of others, securities of the entity acquiring the Company in an Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) so long as each holder of Stockholder Shares receives the same amount of consideration per share value, whether in cash or such securities, as of Common Stock received by the holders closing of Common Stock in connection with the such Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of with respect to such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsholder's Stockholder Shares.
(ce) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(df) Executive and the other holders Subject to paragraph 4(e), each holder of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale Stockholder Shares shall, to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid requested by the Company or Company, pay such holder's pro rata share of the acquiring party. Costs expenses incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunderin connection with an Approved Sale.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve approves a Sale of the Company (the "an “Approved Sale"”), the holders holder of Executive Stock the Option and each holder of Issued Shares shall vote for, consent to and raise no objections against such Approved Sale. If the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a (i) merger or consolidation, the holder of the Option and each holder of Issued Shares shall waive any dissenters rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation or (ii) sale of stock, the holders holder of Executive Stock the Option and each holder of Issued Shares shall agree to sell (including, without limitation by executing and delivering definitive agreements with respect thereto) all of their shares of Executive Stock Option Shares and surrender their stock options rights to acquire Option Shares on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common StockBoard. The holders of Executive Stock Participant shall take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of as requested by the Board or the Company.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's ’s securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated under the 1933 Act by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the Participant, holders of Executive Stock Issued Shares, together with the Company’s other employees or directors which have entered into stock option agreements with the Company (such other employees or directors, the “Other Participants”), shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "“purchaser representative" ” (as such term is defined in Rule 501501 under the 0000 Xxx) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints the Participant and the Other Participants appoint a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if the Participant or any holder of Executive Stock Other Participant declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Participant or such holder Other Participant, as the case may be, shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder person shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointedappointed unless such person is an Accredited Investor (as defined in Rule 501).
(dc) Executive The holder of the Option and the other holders each holder of Executive Stock (if any) shall Issued Shares will bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number net proceeds received by holders of all options and shares sold by each seller including of capital stock of the Investors and each other ExecutiveCompany) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock Issued Shares pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders holder of Executive Stock the Option or any holder of Issued Shares on their his own behalf shall will not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(ed) The provisions of restrictions set forth in this paragraph 6 Section 3 shall terminate upon immediately prior to the completion consummation of a Qualified Public Offeringan IPO (as hereinafter defined).
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Samples: Stock Option Agreement (CHG Healthcare Services, Inc.)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock LLC approve a Sale of the Company (the an "Approved Sale"), the holders each holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares shall vote for, consent to and raise no objections against such Approved Sale. If the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a (i) merger or consolidation, each holder of Stockholder Shares shall waive any dissenters' rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation or (ii) sale of stockUnits, the holders each holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares shall agree to sell their shares all of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options his, her or its Stockholder Shares or rights to acquire Stockholder Shares on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders LLC. Each holder of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares shall take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of as requested by the Company.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to If either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities any class of Stockholder Shares enter into any a negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall Stockholder Shares will, at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" representative (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall will pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, but if any holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, Company such holder shall will appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company)representative, and such holder shall will be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(dc) Executive and the other holders Holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall Stockholder Shares will bear their pro-pro rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executiveof Common Stock sold) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock such Stockholder Shares pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock Stockholder Shares and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. For purposes of this Section 5(c), costs incurred in exercising reasonable efforts to take all actions in connection with the consummation of an Approved Sale in accordance with Section 5(a) shall be deemed to be for the benefit of all holders of Stockholder Shares. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares on their own behalf shall will not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder. Each Stockholder transferring Stockholder Shares pursuant to an Approved Sale shall be obligated, severally, not jointly, to join on a pro rata basis (based on the number of shares of Common Stock to be sold) in any indemnification or other obligations that are part of the terms and conditions of the Approved Sale (other than any such obligations that relate specifically to a particular Stockholder, such as indemnification with respect to representations and warranties given by a Stockholder regarding such Stockholder's title to and ownership of Stockholder Shares) (the "Company Indemnity Obligations"). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Stockholder shall be obligated in connection with any Approved Sale to agree to indemnify or hold harmless the transferees with respect to Company Indemnity Obligations in an amount in excess of the net proceeds paid to such Stockholder in connection with the Approved Sale.
(d) In connection with an Approved Sale, each holder of Stockholder Shares shall perform, to the extent reasonably required by the LLC, such additional services as may be related to such Approved Sale (including, without limitation, participating in and/or cooperating with any post-closing purchase price adjustment or the defense and/or settlement of indemnification claims) prior to and following the time of the consummation of such Approved Sale for no additional consideration. In addition, any such holder of Stockholder Shares shall, to the extent reasonably required by the LLC, have a portion of his, her or its proceeds from the Approved Sale held-back, set-aside and/or escrowed as security for such holders' obligations pursuant to this Section 5(d).
(e) The In order to secure each Stockholder's obligation to vote his or its Stockholder Shares entitled to vote thereon and other voting securities of the Company in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph 6 Section 5, each Stockholder (other than the LLC) hereby appoints the LLC's chief executive officer (the "Proxy") as his true and lawful proxy and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, to vote all of his Stockholder Shares and other voting securities of the Company for the matters expressly provided for in this Section 5. The Proxy may exercise the irrevocable proxy granted to him hereunder at any time any Stockholder (other than the LLC) fails to comply with the provisions of this Section 5. The proxies and powers granted by each Stockholder (other than the LLC) pursuant to this Section 5(e) are coupled with an interest and are given to secure the performance of such Stockholder's obligations under this Section 5. Such proxies and powers shall terminate upon be irrevocable and shall survive the completion death, incompetency, disability or bankruptcy of a Qualified Public Offeringsuch Stockholder and the subsequent holders of his or its Stockholder Shares.
(f) In the event of an Approved Sale, each Stockholder shall receive in exchange for the Stockholder Shares held by such Stockholder the same portion of the aggregate consideration from such sale or exchange that such Stockholder would have received if such aggregate consideration had been distributed by the Company pursuant in complete liquidation pursuant to the rights and preferences set forth in the Company's certificate of incorporation as in effect immediately prior to such sale or exchange. Each holder of Stockholder Shares shall take all necessary or desirable actions in connection with the distribution of the aggregate consideration from such sale or exchange as requested by the Company in order to effectuate the provisions of this Section 5.
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Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve a Sale of the Company (the "Approved Sale"), the holders of Executive Stock there shall consent to and raise no objections against the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of stock, the holders of Executive Stock shall agree to sell their shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock shall take all necessary and desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of the Company.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including occur a merger, consolidation or plan of exchange involving the Company pursuant to which the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company are converted into cash or other reorganization)stock, securities or property, or a sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all, or substantially all, the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request assets of the Company, appoint then, as determined by the Committee or the Board of Directors, either:
(1) the unvested RSUs shall be converted into restricted stock units for stock of the surviving or acquiring corporation in the applicable transaction, with the amount and type of shares subject thereto to be conclusively determined by the Committee, taking into account the relative values of the companies involved in the applicable transaction and the exchange rate, if any, used in determining shares of the surviving corporation to be held by the former holders of the Company’s Common Stock following the applicable transaction, and disregarding fractional shares, with the dates for vesting of RSUs, payment and other terms of this Agreement unchanged;
(2) the unvested RSUs shall be converted into a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined cash payment obligation of the surviving or acquiring corporation in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable an amount equal to the Company. If any proceeds a holder of Executive Stock appoints the underlying shares would have received in proceeds from such transaction with respect to those shares, with the dates for vesting of RSUs, payment and other terms of this Agreement unchanged; or
(3) all of the unvested RSUs shall immediately vest based on the number of RSUs earned for completed Performance Periods and assuming 100% earning level for any uncompleted Performance Periods and all underlying shares shall be delivered simultaneously with the closing of the applicable transaction such that the Recipient will participate as a purchaser representative designated shareholder in receiving proceeds from such transaction with respect to those shares. In the case of (1) and (2) if any Performance Period has not been completed as of the date of the transaction, the Company Closing Price for such Performance Period shall be deemed to be the price per share received by the Company’s stockholders in the transaction. Relative performance for such uncompleted Performance Period shall then be measured against the Xxxxxxx 2000 Index performance from the Xxxxxxx 2000 Index Baseline through the 30 trading day average closing price of the Xxxxxxx 2000 Index in the period ending on the date of the closing of the transaction. The Company’s stock performance relative to the Xxxxxxx 2000 Index shall then be determined consistently with the methodology specified herein for completed Performance Periods. The number of RSUs subject to this Agreement so determined shall then continue to vest based upon Recipient’s continuing service to the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. Howeveracquirer, if any holder of Executive Stock declines or their parents or subsidiaries through May 9, 2021, subject to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Companyaccelerated vesting as set forth in Section 1(d)(ii), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Restricted Stock Units Award Agreement (MKS Instruments Inc)
Sale of the Company. (a) If In the Board and the holders event of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve a Sale of the Company (the "an Approved Sale"), the holders of Executive Stock shall each Shareholder will (i) consent to to, vote for, and raise no objections against the Approved Sale of or the Companyprocess pursuant to which the Approved Sale was arranged, (ii) waive any dissenter's rights and other similar rights, and (iii) if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of stock, the holders of Executive Stock shall each Shareholder will agree to sell their shares of Executive its Shareholder Shares and its Preferred Stock and surrender their stock options on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Approved Sale; provided, however, that no terms of the Approved Sale shall alter the rights and priorities of the Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock shall Each Shareholder will take all necessary and desirable actions as directed by the Board and the Approving Shareholders in connection with the consummation of any Approved Sale, including without limitation executing the applicable purchase agreement, making representations and warranties, and granting identical indemnification rights. Each Shareholder required to make indemnification payments in connection with any Approved Sale shall have a right to recover from the Other Shareholders to the extent that the amount required to be paid by such Shareholder was disproportionate to the proportion of the Companytotal consideration received by all Shareholders, compared to the consideration actually received by such Shareholder.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by under the Securities Exchange Commission Act may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall Other Shareholders will, at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" representative (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock Other Shareholder appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall will pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, but if any holder of Executive Stock Other Shareholder declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, Company such holder shall will appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall will be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(dc) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall All Shareholders will bear their pro-pro rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executivesold) of the reasonable costs of any sale of Executive Stock Shareholder Shares pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock selling Shareholders and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock any Shareholder on their its own behalf shall will not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(ed) The provisions of this paragraph 6 This Section 5 shall automatically terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of TWS Stockholders representing at least a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and shares of Common Stock approve on a Diluted Basis then owned by the TWS Stockholders as a group (the "REQUIRED STOCKHOLDERS") desire to effect a Sale of the Company, such Required Stockholders shall notify each other Stockholder, in writing, of such desire and the terms and conditions of such proposed sale. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement but subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, each such other Stockholder shall take all necessary and desirable actions reasonably requested by the Required Stockholders in connection with the consummation of such Sale of the Company, and if such transaction is structured as a sale of Restricted Securities within ten (10) business days of the receipt of such notice (or such longer period of time as either the Required Stockholders shall designate in such notice) such other Stockholders shall cause all of their respective Restricted Securities to be sold to the designated purchaser on the same terms and conditions, for the same per share consideration and at the same time as the Restricted Securities being sold by the Required Stockholders; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that (x) if any such Restricted Securities are Options, the purchase price of such Options shall equal the aggregate price that would be paid for the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise thereof minus the aggregate exercise price under such Option for such shares of Common Stock and (y) if any such Restricted Securities are Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred, the consideration shall be determined pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation to the extent applicable; and PROVIDED, FURTHER, that no such Sale of the Company will be consummated without the consent of the holders of the Series B Preferred unless (x) the consideration to be received by the Series B Preferred, on an as if converted basis, is at least $9.60 per share of Common Stock (subject to appropriate adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations, reclassifications and similar events) or (y)
(i) if the Company is the surviving, transferee or continuing Person (the "Approved SaleRESULTING ENTITY"), the holders Series B Preferred shall remain outstanding without any amendment that would adversely affect the preferences, rights or powers of Executive Stock shall the Series B Preferred, and (ii) if the Company is not the Resulting Entity, (A) the Resulting Entity is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia, and (B) the shares of Series B Preferred are converted or exchanged for and become shares of such Resulting Entity, having in respect of such Resulting Entity the same (or more favorable) powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights that the shares of Series B Preferred had immediately prior to such transaction. In furtherance of, and not in limitation of the foregoing, in connection with a Sale of the Company, each Stockholder will, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, (i) consent to and raise no objections against the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of stockor the process pursuant to which it was arranged, (ii) waive any dissenter's rights and other similar rights, and (iii) execute all documents containing the holders of Executive Stock shall agree to sell their shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options on the same terms and conditions approved as those executed by Required Stockholders as reasonably directed by the Board and the holders of a majority Required Stockholders. All Stockholders will bear their Pro Rata share of the Company's Preferred Stock costs and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock shall take all necessary and desirable actions expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of the Company.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock with respect to the Approved a Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs and expenses are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock Stockholders and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring partypurchaser. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock any Stockholder on their its own behalf shall will not be considered costs of the transaction hereundershared by other Stockholders.
(eb) The After February 7, 2005, the TWS Stockholders agree that, if as of such date there has not occurred a Qualifying Offering, then it shall, upon the written request of the Series B Investor Stockholders representing at least a majority of the shares of Series B Preferred on a Diluted Basis then owned by the Series B Preferred Investor Stockholders, exercise their rights pursuant to Section 2.5(a), and otherwise use their best efforts, to effect a Sale of the Company in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.5(a) as expeditiously as possible; PROVIDED, that no Sale of the Company pursuant to this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon Section 2.5(b) will be consummated without the completion consent of a Qualified Public Offeringthe holders of the Series B Preferred unless the consideration to be received by the Series B Preferred, on an as if converted basis, is at least $9.60 per share of Common Stock (subject to appropriate adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations, reclassifications and similar events).
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Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock Stockholder Shares then outstanding approve a Sale of the Company (the "Approved Company Sale"), the holders of Executive Stock shall Stockholder Shares will consent to and raise no objections against the Approved Sale of the Company, and if Company Sale. If the Approved Company Sale of the Company is structured as a (i) merger or consolidation, each holder of Stockholder Shares shall waive any dissenters rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation or (ii) sale of stock, the holders each holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares shall agree to sell their shares all of Executive Stock his Stockholder Shares and surrender their stock options rights to acquire Stockholder Shares on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common StockStockholder Shares then outstanding. The holders Each holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares shall take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Company Sale of as requested by the Company.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares with respect to the Approved Company Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Company Sale, all each holder of the holders of Common Stock Stockholder Shares shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share and the same portion of Common Stock, or consideration such holder would have received if the aggregate consideration had been distributed by the Company in complete liquidation pursuant to the rights and preferences set forth in the Company's Certificate of Incorporation as in effect immediately prior to the consummation of the Approved Company Sale; (ii) if any holders of Common Stock a class of Stockholder Shares are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders each holder of such class of Stockholder Shares shall be given the same option; and (iiiii) all holders each holder of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares a class of Common Stock Stockholder Shares shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Company Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation such class of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsStockholder Shares.
(c) If the Company or the holders of any of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders each holder of Executive Stock shall Stockholder Shares will, at the request of the Company, appoint either a "purchaser representative" representative (as such term -8- 9 is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, in which event the Company shall will pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint or another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and in which event such holder shall will be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other All holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall Stockholder Shares will bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executivesold) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares pursuant to an Approved Company Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all such holders of Common Stock Stockholder Shares and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares on their own behalf shall will not be considered costs of the transaction hereunderApproved Company Sale.
(e) The provisions In no event will the Board or Stockholders enter into an agreement for, or otherwise effect, a Sale of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion Company unless it is in connection with a contemporaneous Sale of a Qualified Public Offeringthe Partnership without the prior approval of the THL Directors and the CIVC Directors.
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Samples: Investors Agreement (Transwestern Publishing Co LLC)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve a Sale of the Company (the "Approved Sale"), the holders of Executive Stock shall consent to and raise no objections against the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of stock, the holders of Executive Stock shall agree to sell their shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock shall take all necessary and desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of the Company.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditionscondition: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Executive Stock Agreement (Corinthian Colleges Inc)
Sale of the Company. (a) If In the Board and event of an Acquisition Event, the holders Recipient agrees to vote the Recipient Shares in favor of the Acquisition Event and, if the Acquisition Event is a majority sale of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve a Sale of the Company (the "Approved Sale"), the holders of Executive Stock shall consent to and raise no objections against the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of ’s capital stock, the holders of Executive Stock shall will agree to sell their shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options his Recipient Shares on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock’s Board. The holders of Executive Stock shall Recipient will not exercise any statutory dissenters’ right with regard to an Acquisition Event and will take all necessary and desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale Acquisition Event. Acquisition Event shall have the meaning ascribed to it under the Plan and shall further include any transaction or series of transactions pursuant to which (A) any Person(s) other than the Company and its affiliates in the aggregate acquire(s) (i) capital stock of the Company possessing the voting power (other than voting rights accruing only in the event of a default, breach or event of noncompliance) to elect a majority of the Company’s board of directors (whether by merger, consolidation, reorganization, combination, sale or transfer of the Company’s capital stock, shareholder or voting agreement, proxy, power of attorney or otherwise) or (ii) all or substantially all of the Company’s assets determined on a consolidated basis.
(b) The obligations of Notwithstanding Section 6(a), the holders of Executive Stock with respect to the Approved Sale right of the Company are to consummate any Acquisition Event structured as a sale of stock is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) conditions that upon the consummation of the Approved SaleAcquisition Event, all of the holders of Common Stock shall Recipient will receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stockfor the Vested Shares as any other shareholder, or if any holders of Common Stock other shareholders are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall the Recipient will be given the same option; and (ii) all holders . The Unvested Shares, if any, shall, as determined in the sole discretion of then currently exercisable rights the Company, either continue to acquire shares vest pursuant to the terms of Common Stock shall Section 2 of this Agreement, be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights forfeited or become fully vested immediately prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsAcquisition Event.
(c) If the Company or the holders any shareholders of the Company's securities Company enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by under the Securities Exchange Commission Act may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at Recipient will, to the request of the Companyextent required to comply with Rule 506, appoint a "purchaser representative" representative (as such term is defined in Rule 501501 under the Securities Act) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock the Recipient appoints a the purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall will pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, representative and if any holder of Executive Stock the Recipient declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall the Recipient will appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), ) and such holder shall the Recipient will be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall The Recipient will bear their pro-his or her pro rata share (based upon the number of all shares of Common Stock sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executivein an Acquisition Event) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale such Acquisition Event to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive the Recipient and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own his behalf shall will not be considered costs of the transaction hereundertransaction.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement (Avicena Group, Inc.)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Company's Board of Directors and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and shares of Common Stock then outstanding approve a Sale of the Company (the collectively an "Approved Sale"), the holders each holder of Executive Stock shall will consent to and raise no objections against such Approved Sale. If the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as (i) a merger or consolidation, each holder of Executive Stock will waive any dissenters rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation or (ii) sale of stock, the holders each holder of Executive Stock shall will agree to sell their shares all of his Executive Stock and surrender their stock options rights to acquire Executive Stock on the terms and conditions approved by the Board of Directors and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Common Stock and Common Stockthen outstanding. The holders Each holder of Executive Stock shall will take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of as requested by the Company.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock with respect to the an Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all each holder of Common Stock will receive the same form of consideration and the same portion of the aggregate consideration that such holders of Common Stock shall receive would have received if such aggregate consideration had been distributed by the same form Company in complete liquidation pursuant to the rights and amount preferences set forth in the Company's Certificate of consideration per share of Common Stock, or Incorporation as in effect immediately prior to such Approved Sale; (ii) if any holders of a class of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall each holder of such class of Common Stock will be given the same option; and (iiiii) all holders each holder of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of a class of Common Stock shall will be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share class of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsStock.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall will, at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" representative (as such term is defined in Rule 501501 of the Securities Act) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall will pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, but if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall will appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company)representative, and such holder shall will be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders Holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall will bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executivesold) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall will not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall will terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Executive Stock Agreement (Nutraceutical International Corp)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and Required Interest (as such term is defined in the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve LLC Agreement) approves a Sale of the Company (the "an “Approved Sale"”), the holders each holder of Executive Stock Securityholder Securities shall vote for, consent to and raise no objections against such Approved Sale. If the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a (i) merger or consolidation, each holder of Securityholder Securities shall waive any dissenters’ rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation or (ii) sale of stockUnits, the holders each holder of Executive Stock Securityholder Securities shall agree to sell their shares all of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options his, her or its Securityholder Securities or rights to acquire Securityholder Securities on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority the Required Interest. Each holder of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock Securityholder Securities shall take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of as requested by the Company.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock Securityholder Securities with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction terms of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsSection 5 below.
(c) If either the Company or the holders of the Company's securities any class of Securityholder Securities enter into any a negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall Securityholder Securities will, at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" representative (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock Securityholder Securities appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall will pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, but if any holder of Executive Stock Securityholder Securities declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, Company such holder shall will appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company)representative, and such holder shall will be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders Holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall Securityholder Securities will bear their pro-pro rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other ExecutiveCommon Units to be sold) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock such Securityholder Securities pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock Securityholder Securities and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. For purposes of this Section 4(d), costs incurred in exercising reasonable efforts to take all actions in connection with the consummation of an Approved Sale in accordance with Section 4(a) shall be deemed to be for the benefit of all holders of Securityholder Securities. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock Securityholder Securities on their own behalf shall will not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders holder(s) of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock Shares then outstanding and Common Stock (if required under applicable law) the Board approve a Sale of the Company (an "APPROVED SALE") (and if the "Approved Sale")Sale of the Company is to an entity that is an Affiliate of CHS, the consideration for such Sale of the Company is fair to the Company and the holders of Executive Stock Shares as determined pursuant to the same mechanism used to determine Fair Market Value under Section 1), each Holder shall consent to and raise no objections against the Approved Sale of the CompanySale, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of stockShares, each Holder shall, if requested by the holders holder(s) of a majority of the Shares then outstanding, sell (or otherwise Transfer) that percentage of his Executive Stock Securities, on terms and conditions approved by the Board (if necessary) and the holder(s) of a majority of the Shares then outstanding, as shall equal the percentage of Shares and other securities of the Company owned by CHS and any Affiliate or successor of CHS that are to be included in such transaction. Each Holder shall take all actions reasonably necessary or reasonably desirable (as determined by the holder(s) of a majority of the Shares then outstanding) in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale. Without limiting the foregoing, (i) if the Approved Sale is structured as a merger, consolidation, joint venture or similar transaction, each Holder shall vote in favor of such transaction and waive any dissenters' rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation, and (ii) if the Approved Sale is structured as a sale or exchange of Shares, each Holder shall agree to sell their shares or exchange all of Executive Stock the Shares and surrender their stock options Options held by such Holder on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. Shares then outstanding: The holders of Company shall use best efforts to notify Executive Stock shall take all necessary and desirable actions in connection with writing not less than thirty (30) days prior to the proposed consummation of an Approved Sale (or, Participation Sale as described in Section 8(b) below); PROVIDED that such Executive agrees that he or she will not, directly or indirectly (without the Approved prior written consent of the Company), disclose to any other Person (other than to such Executive's legal counsel in confidence, as otherwise necessary to protect such Executive's rights under this Agreement or as otherwise required by law) any information related to such potential Sale of the Company.
(b) The obligations If CHS proposes to sell to a purchaser or related group of purchasers such number of Shares as equals or exceeds 50% of the holders then outstanding Shares determined on a Fully-Diluted Basis (whether in one transaction or a series of transactions) (a "PARTICIPATION SALE"), Executive Stock with respect may elect to participate in the contemplated transaction by delivering written notice to the Company and CHS within ten (10) days following the receipt by Executive of notice of such transaction. Executive shall be entitled to sell, at the same price and on the same terms as CHS, Shares equal to the product of (i) the number of Shares owned by such Executive on a Fully-Diluted Basis multiplied by (ii) the quotient of (x) the number of Shares sold by CHS in such transaction divided by (y) the aggregate number of Shares held by CHS at such time, on a Fully Diluted Basis. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, this Section 8(b) shall not apply to (x) any Sale to any officer, director, employee, agent, or lender to the Company, Beacon Operating or any of its Subsidiaries, or (y) any Sale or other Transfer to any successor CHS approved fund or to any affiliate of CHS.
(c) If a Holder is required or elects to participate in an Approved Sale of the Company are subject or a Participation Sale pursuant to the satisfaction of the following conditionssubsection (a) or (b) above: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale or the Participation Sale, as the case may be, all of the holders Holders of Common Stock Shares similarly situated shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common StockShare, or if any Holders are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all such Holders shall be given the same option; (ii) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale or the Participation Sale, as the case may be, all of the holders of Common Stock Subordinated Notes similarly situated shall receive the same form and amount of consideration in relation to the face amount of Subordinated Notes held by such holders, or if any such holders are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; and (iiiii) all holders Holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock Options shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale or the Participation Sale, as the case may be, and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock Holders, or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale or the Participation Sale, as the case may be, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock Share received by the holders of Common Stock Holders in connection with the Approved Sale or the Participation Sale, as the case may be, less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock Shares, by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock Shares represented by such rights.
(c) If . Without limiting the Company foregoing, any Holder participating in a transaction pursuant to this Section 8 shall be required to make such representations, warranties and covenants, and grant such indemnification, as may be required by the purchaser of the Shares and which have been made by CHS or the holders of a majority of the Company's securities outstanding Shares, as the case may be. Holders exercising rights under this Section 8(c) and 8(b) shall be required to make such representations and warranties and grant such indemnification as may be required by the purchaser of Shares and have been made by CHS in such transaction.
(d) If the Board or the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares of the Company enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission SEC under the 1933 Act may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall each Holder shall, acting together with other Holders, at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" representative (as such term is defined in Rule 501501 under the 0000 Xxx) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, but if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder Executive shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder Executive shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(de) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) Each Holder shall bear their such Holder's pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares Shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executiveon a Fully-Diluted Basis) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock Securities pursuant to an Approved Sale or a Participation Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party; provided, however, that all Holders are treated on an equal basis. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock a Holder on their such Holder's own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(ef) The Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the provisions of this paragraph 6 Section 8 shall terminate upon the completion consummation of a Qualified Sale of the Company or a Public Offering.
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Samples: Chief Executive Securities Agreement (Beacon Roofing Supply Inc)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board Company's board of directors (the "Board") and the holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding approve a sale of all or substantially all of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve assets determined on a Sale consolidated basis or a sale of all or substantially all of the Company Company's outstanding capital stock (the whether by merger, recapitalization, consolidation, reorganization, combination or otherwise; collectively an "Approved Sale"), the holders each holder of Executive Stock shall will vote for, consent to and raise no objections against such Approved Sale, If the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as (i) a merger or consolidation, each holder of Executive Stock will waive any dissenters rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation or (ii) sale of stock, the holders each holder of Executive Stock shall will agree to sell their all of his shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options rights to acquire shares of Executive Stock on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Executive Stock and Common Stock. The holders then outstanding, Each holder of Executive Stock shall will take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of as requested by the Company.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Common Stock with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all each holder of Common Stock will receive the same form of consideration and the same portion of the aggregate consideration that such holders of Common Stock shall receive would have received if such aggregate consideration had been distributed by the same form Company in complete liquidation pursuant to the rights and amount preferences set forth in the Company's Certificate of consideration per share of Common Stock, or Incorporation as in effect immediately prior to such Approved Sale; (ii) if any holders of a class of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall each holder of such class of Common Stock will be given the same option; and (iiiii) all holders each holder of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of a class of Common Stock shall will be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share class of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsStock.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall will, at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" representative (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. , If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall will pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, but if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, Company such holder shall will appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company)representative, and such holder shall will be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall will bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executivesold) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall will not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall will terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offeringthe initial public offering of the Common Stock.
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Samples: Stock Option Agreement (Nutraceutical International Corp)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve approves a Sale of the Company (the an "Approved Sale"), the holders each holder of Executive Stock Shareholder Shares shall vote for, consent to and raise no objections against such Approved Sale. If the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a (i) merger or consolidation, each holder of Shareholder Shares shall waive any dissenters' rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation or (ii) sale of stock, the holders each holder of Executive Stock Shareholder Shares shall agree to sell their shares all of Executive Stock his Shareholder Shares and surrender their stock options rights to acquire Shareholder Shares on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders Board. Each holder of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock Shareholder Shares shall take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale as requested by the Board.
(b) Prior to commencing any such significant action in connection with seeking a Sale of the Company, the Company will provide members of the Executive Group which are then employees of the Company a notice setting forth the Company's intention to seek a proposed Sale of the Company (the "SALE NOTICE"). Within 45 days following receipt of the Sale Notice, members of the Executive Group who are then employees of the Company and that hold a majority of the Shareholder Shares held by all such members may deliver a written offer (a "Management Offer") to the Company to effectuate a Sale of the Company to one or more such members of the Management Group or a Person controlled by one or more of them (a "MANAGEMENT TRANSACTION") setting forth in reasonable detail the terms, conditions and proposed purchase price of such Management Transaction, which price shall be payable solely in cash upon the consummation of such Transaction. If the terms and conditions of such Management Transaction are acceptable to the Board, then the Board will seek to consummate such Management Transaction, subject to the conditions set forth in subparagraph (c) below. If a Management Offer is delivered and the terms and conditions of the Management Transaction are not acceptable to the Board, then the Board may seek to effectuate a Sale of the Company on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Board; provided that if the Board determines to effectuate a Sale of the Company that would not result in the holders of Shareholder Shares receiving aggregate net cash consideration (after payment of any taxes payable by the Company and if a sale of assets, any liabilities retained by the Company in connection with such Sale of the Company) in excess of 100% of the aggregate net cash consideration which the holders of Shareholder Shares would have received (after payment of any taxes payable by the Company and, if a sale of assets, any liabilities retained by the Company in connection with such Sale of the Company) if the Management Transaction were consummated on terms set forth in the Management Offer, then the Company shall deliver a second notice (the "SECOND SALE NOTICE") to members of the Executive Group which are employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries describing in reasonable detail the terms and conditions of the Sale of the Company proposed to be effected, and the members of such Executive Group entitled to deliver a Management Offer will have 20 days from the receipt of the Second Sale Notice to deliver a written offer (the "SECOND OFFER NOTICE") to the Company to effect the Management Transaction on the terms described in the Management Offer, subject to the conditions set forth in subparagraph (c) below.
(c) If members of the Executive Group deliver a Management Offer or a Second Offer Notice, such members must (A) obtain an executed definitive and binding agreement to consummate the Management Transaction and obtain and deliver to the Company binding commitments regarding the financing thereof which are reasonably satisfactory to the Board within 45 days after acceptance by the Board of the Management Offer or Second Offer Notice, as applicable, and (B) consummate the Management Transaction within 90 days after acceptance by the Board of the Management Offer or the Second Management Offer, as applicable. If any of the conditions set forth in (A) or (B) of the preceding sentence is not fulfilled, the Board may again seek a Sale of the Company and members of the Executive Group will not have the right to deliver a Management Offer or a Second Offer Notice in connection with any Sale of the Company.
(bd) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock In connection with respect to the any Approved Sale (whether by sale, merger, recapitalization, reorganization, consolidation, combination or otherwise) pursuant to this Section 4, each holder of the Company are Shareholder Shares immediately prior to such Approved Sale shall, subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: clause (ie) upon the consummation of the Approved Salebelow, all of the holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form of consideration and the same portion of the aggregate consideration that such holder of Shareholder Shares would have received if the aggregate consideration paid by the buyer in connection with such Approved Sale (the "AGGREGATE CONSIDERATION") had been paid directly to the Company and then distributed by the Company in a complete liquidation pursuant to the terms of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation as in effect immediately prior to such Approved Sale (but without the Company paying any amounts in such liquidation with respect to any obligations that are being assumed by the buyer in connection with such Approved Sale, and after giving effect to any transfer taxes payable in connection with such Approved Sale, the amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as which will be paid directly to the form and amount persons owing such taxes). In furtherance thereof, but without prejudice to any rights granted in the Company's Certificate of consideration to be receivedIncorporation, all holders shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders each holder of then currently exercisable rights tights to acquire shares any class of Common Stock shall Shareholder Shares will be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the such Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders a holder of Common Stock such class of Shareholder Shares or (B) upon the consummation of the such Approved Sale, or at such other time agreed to by such holder, receive in exchange for (or, if applicable, upon the exercise of) such rights, the consideration contemplated to be received by such holder as a result of such Approved Sale in the agreement or instrument pursuant to which such holder acquired such rights from the Company or, if no such consideration equal is contemplated thereby, the consideration such holder would have received if such holder exercised such rights prior to the consummation of such Approved Sale less the amount determined by multiplying (1) such holder would have paid to the same amount Company to exercise such rights. Each holder of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock Shareholder Shares shall take all necessary or desirable actions in connection with the receipt of the Aggregate Consideration from such Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated as is requested by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect Board to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), effectuate the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunderforegoing.
(e) The provisions If one or more holders of this paragraph 6 Shareholder Shares continue to hold Shareholder Shares following an Approved Sale (the "REMAINING SECURITYHOLDERS"), then (i) the Remaining Securityholders shall terminate upon not be entitled to receive any distribution in respect of such Shareholder Shares pursuant to Section 4(d) and (ii) for purposes of determining the completion consideration which each holder of a Qualified Public OfferingShareholder Shares is entitled to receive pursuant to Section 4(d), it shall be assumed that none of the Shareholder Shares held by the Remaining Securityholders are outstanding.
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Samples: Shareholders Agreement (Answer Think Consulting Group Inc)
Sale of the Company. (a) If After the Board fifth anniversary of the date hereof, either of (i) the Funds acting unanimously or (ii) Faltis and Sparks acting unanimously, (a "Triggering Group") may compel all Stockholders to participate in the holders sale of all of the outstanding Common Stock to a majority buyer or buyers that is not an Affiliate or are not Affiliates of the Company or any of the Stockholders (a "Third Party Purchaser") in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5.1 (a "Sale of the Company"); provided that all shares of Common Stock will be sold to such buyer or buyers at an identical price and on identical terms. Pursuant to the terms of the Company's Class A and B Preferred Stock, concurrently with such sale of all of the Common Stock, the Company shall be required to redeem all of the outstanding shares of the Company's Class A and Class B Preferred Stock at the redemption value of such preferred stock, plus accrued and unpaid dividends (if any) or alternatively, the Third Party Purchaser shall purchase all of the outstanding shares of the Company's Class A and Class B Preferred Stock at the redemption value of such preferred stock plus accrued and unpaid dividends (if any). No Common Stock approve will be sold pursuant to this Article 5 unless (1) the Company concurrently redeems such Class A and Class B Preferred Stock respectively or (2) the Third Party Purchaser concurrently purchases such Class A and Class B Preferred Stock. The provisions of this Section 5.1 can also be triggered as provided in Section 4.1(d) and 4.1(e)(ii).
(b) A Triggering Group may require that the Company and the other Stockholders pursue a Sale of the Company by providing written notice of such action to the Company and all other Stockholders (the a "Approved SaleCompany Sale Notice"). Following receipt of a Company Sale Notice, the holders of Executive Stock Company and all Stockholders shall consent to and raise no objections against the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved cooperate in good faith in connection with such Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of stock, and use their best efforts to assist in maximizing the holders of Executive Stock shall agree to sell their shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock shall take all necessary and desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of the Company.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders Stockholders in such Sale of the Company. Promptly (and in any event within 30 days) after receipt of such notice, the Company will retain a nationally recognized investment banking firm with no material relationship to the Company or any Stockholder to assist in such Sale of the Company (the "Auction Bank"). The Auction Bank will then conduct an auction in a commercially reasonable fashion among potential Third Party Purchasers identified -29- 35 by the Auction Bank, the Company and the Stockholders, and will be instructed to obtain definitive bids for the Company as soon as practical (and in any event within 180 days after it is retained by the Company), which bids will be required to be for all of the outstanding Common Stock in connection with and for consideration consisting entirely of cash. Following the Approved conclusion of the auction, the Company and the Stockholders will use their reasonable best efforts to negotiate a Sale less of the exercise Company at the highest cash price per share of Common Stock that was offered (and to the party that made such offer) unless the Board of Directors, by the affirmative vote of at least five Directors determines that another offer (an "Alternative Offer") is in the best interests of the Stockholders, in which case the Company and the Stockholders will use their reasonable best efforts to negotiate a Sale of the Company to the party making the Alternative Offer at the price specified in such Alternative Offer. Each Stockholder shall sell to such Third Party Purchaser all Common Stock then held by such Stockholder on the terms and conditions contained in the definitive agreements negotiated with such Third Party Purchaser, and such purchase and sale shall be effected within 90 days following identification of such rights Third Party Purchaser by the Auction Bank, provided that the consummation of such purchase and sale with respect to acquire Common Stock all Stockholders shall be delayed to the extent necessary to comply with any regulatory filings or other regulatory requirements applicable to the sale by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsany Stockholder.
(c) If No sale of Common Stock may be triggered under this Section 5.1 unless the Company or the holders purchaser has agreed to purchase all of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all outstanding shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders no Stockholder shall be required to sell less than all of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs such Stockholder's shares of the transaction hereunderCommon Stock.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Sale of the Company. (a) If a Capital Event that involves the Board and the holders sale of a majority all or substantially all of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve a Sale of the Company Units (the whether by merger, recapitalization, consolidation, reorganization, conversion, combination or otherwise) to any third party (any such sale constituting an "Approved Sale")) is approved by each of the Independent Manager and all votes of the Series B Manager(s) appointed to the Board, the each Member (including holders of Executive Stock Series A, C and D Units) shall consent to and raise no objections against such Approved Sale.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Limited Liability Company Agreement, in connection with an Approved Sale involving a transfer of Members' Units, each Member shall receive the Companyidentical form of consideration and the identical portion of aggregate consideration that such Member would have received, if such aggregate consideration had been received directly by the Company and then distributed to the Members in complete liquidation pursuant to Section 8.2 of this Limited Liability Company Agreement.
(c) In connection with any such Approved Sale, (i) if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as (A) a merger or consolidation, each Member shall waive any dissenters rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation, or (B) a sale of stockUnits, the holders of Executive Stock each Member shall agree to sell their shares all of Executive Stock his Units and surrender their stock options rights to acquire Units on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock so approved, (ii) each Member shall take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale reasonably requested by the Company; and (iii) each Member shall be obligated to join on a pro rata basis (based on the share of the Companyaggregate proceeds paid in such Approved Sale) in any indemnification or other obligations that the Company agrees to provide in connection with such Approved Sale other than any such obligations that relate specifically to a particular Member such as indemnification with respect to representations and warranties given by a Member regarding such Member's title to and ownership of Units; provided that no Member shall be obligated in connection with such Approved Sale to agree to indemnify or hold harmless the prospective transferee(s) with respect to an amount in excess of the net cash proceeds paid to such Member in connection with such Approved Sale.
(bd) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock Members with respect to the an Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are Member is given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders each Member shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders each holder of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock Units shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsa Member.
(ce) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) Members shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock Units pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock Members and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs For purposes of this Section 5.6(d), costs incurred by Executive and in exercising reasonable efforts to take all necessary actions in connection with the other holders consummation of Executive Stock on their own behalf an Approved Sale in accordance with Section 5.6(a) shall not be considered costs deemed to be for the benefit of the transaction hereunderall Members.
(ef) The provisions of this paragraph 6 Section 5.6 shall terminate and cease to have effect upon the completion first sale of the Company's equity securities to the public pursuant to a Qualified Public Offeringregistration statement filed with, and declared effective by, the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Samples: Limited Liability Company Agreement (Sun Communities Inc)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock Investor Shares approve a Sale of the Company (the "Approved Sale"), the all holders of Executive Stock shall Stockholder Shares will consent to and raise no objections against not impede such Approved Sale. If the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a (i) merger or consolidation, each holder of Stockholder Shares shall waive any dissenters rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation or (ii) sale of stock, the holders each holder of Executive Stock shall Stockholder Shares will agree to sell their shares all of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options his or its Stockholder Shares on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common StockInvestor Shares. The holders In furtherance of Executive Stock shall the foregoing, (A) each holder of Stockholder Shares will take all necessary and or desirable actions reasonably requested by the Board in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of the CompanyCompany and (B) each holder of Stockholder Shares will make the same representations, warranties and indemnities regarding the Company and its business (the "Company Reps"). In the event the proceeds to the holders of Stockholder Shares as a group are reduced (a "Loss") due to a claim under the Company Reps by the purchaser or purchasers in such Approved Sale, each holder of Stockholder Shares will be liable for a pro rata portion of such Loss (based upon the net amount of proceeds received by the holders of Stockholder Shares in connection with such Approved Sale), up to a maximum equal to the net amount of proceeds received by such holder of Stockholder Shares in connection with such Approved Sale.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all each holder of each class of Stockholder Shares shall receive in exchange for the Stockholder Shares of such class held by such Person the same portion of the holders aggregate consideration from such Approved Sale that such Stockholder would have received if such consideration had been distributed by the Company in a complete liquidation pursuant to the rights and preferences set forth in the Company's certificate of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or incorporation as in effect immediately prior to such Approved Sale; (ii) if any holders of Common Stock any class of Stockholder Shares are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall of such class will be given the same option; (iii) with respect to any consideration (the "Additional Consideration") to be paid to any Stockholder and/or any of its Affiliates with respect to, arising out of, or in connection with the Approved Sale which is in addition to the consideration paid to such Person as payment for, or distribution on, his or its Stockholder Shares (including, without limitation, consulting fees, management fees, noncompetition payments and transition service fees, but not including bona fide employee wages and similar bona fide payments), each holder of Stockholder Shares shall receive a portion of such Additional Consideration equal to the amount that such Stockholder would have received if such Additional Consideration had been distributed by the Company in a complete liquidation pursuant to the rights and preferences set forth in the Company's certificate of incorporation as in effect immediately prior to such Approved Sale; and (iiiv) all holders each holder of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall any class of Stockholder Shares (including the Vested Options) will be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation such class of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsStockholder Shares.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall Stockholder Shares will, at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" representative (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall will pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, but if any holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, Company such holder shall will appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall will be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of The Company will pay the costs of any sale of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock Stockholder Shares and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel chosen by the holders of a majority of the Stockholder Shares. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders any holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares on their its own behalf shall will not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall Section 3 will terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public OfferingOffering or a Sale of the Company.
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Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve a Sale of Subject to Section 2.2(b), so long as the Company (has not consummated a Public Offering, in the "event of, and in connection with, an Approved Sale"), the holders of Executive Stock shall (i) each Investor and Permitted Transferee will consent to to, vote for and raise no objections against against, and waive dissenters and appraisal rights (if any) with respect to, the Approved Sale of the CompanySale, and (ii) if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of stock, the holders of Executive Stock shall each Investor and Permitted Transferee will agree to sell their shares and will be permitted to sell all or a pro rata portion of Executive such Investor’s or Permitted Transferee’s Common Stock and surrender their stock options and/or Preferred Stock on the terms and conditions approved by the Board Required Holder (if there is one), and (iii) if the holders Approved Sale includes the sale, exchange, redemption, cancellation or other disposition of a majority securities convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock of the Company's Preferred Stock , or options, warrants or other rights to purchase such capital stock or securities, each Investor or Permitted Transferee will sell, exchange, redeem, agree to cancel or otherwise dispose of such securities or options, warrants or other rights on the terms and Common Stockconditions approved by the Required Holder (if there is one). The holders of Executive Stock shall Each Investor and Permitted Transferee will take all reasonably necessary and desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale, including, without limitation, executing the applicable purchase agreement; provided that no Investor or Permitted Transferee shall be required to agree to share in any indemnification obligation in connection with the Approved Sale other than individually and ratably (and not jointly and severally), on a pro rata basis (based on the proportion of the total consideration received by all Investors, Permitted Transferees and other investors in the equity securities of the Company); provided, further that no Investor or Permitted Transferee shall be required to share in any indemnification obligations relating to a breach of a representation, warranty or covenant relating solely to another Investor or Permitted Transferee or such Investor’s or Permitted Transferee’s Securities such as with respect to title to or ownership of Securities (such obligations to be borne solely by such other Investor or Permitted Transferee); and provided, further that no Investor or Permitted Transferee shall be required to agree to any indemnification obligation in which the maximum potential indemnification obligation exceeds the proceeds that such Investor or Permitted Transferee would receive in such transaction in consideration for their shares of the equity securities of the Company. Each Investor and Permitted Transferee required to make indemnification payments in connection with any Approved Sale shall have a right to recover from the other Investors and Permitted Transferees to the extent that the amount required to be paid by such Investor or Permitted Transferee was disproportionate to the proportion of the total consideration received by all Investors and Permitted Transferees, compared to the consideration actually received by such Investor or Permitted Transferee.
(b) The obligations of each of the holders of Executive Stock Investors and Permitted Transferees with respect to the an Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditionsconditions that: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Investors and Permitted Transferees holding Common Stock shall will receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders holder of Common Stock are is given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be receivedreceived in respect of Common Stock, all holders shall Investors and Permitted Transferees holding Common Stock will be given the same option; and , (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the Investors and Permitted Transferees holding Preferred Stock will receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Preferred Stock (it being understood, however, that the amount of consideration per share of Preferred Stock may vary to reflect the accrued and unpaid dividends thereon, to the extent different shares of Preferred Stock have been outstanding for different periods of time), or if any holder of Preferred Stock is given an option as to the form or amount of consideration to be received by in respect of Preferred Stock, all Investors and Permitted Transferees holding Preferred Stock will be given the holders same option, (iii) in the case of Common Stock a holder of any securities referred to in clause (iii) of paragraph (a) above, (A) (I) in the event such Securities are vested and exercisable, the holder shall receive in such Approved Sale, unless otherwise provided in the terms of any agreement or instrument governing or evidencing such security, either (x) the same securities or other property that such holder would have received if such holder had converted, exchanged or exercised such security immediately prior to such Approved Sale (after taking into account the conversion, exchange or exercise price applying to such Security and any applicable tax obligations of the holder in connection with such conversion, exchange or exercise) or (y) a security convertible or exchangeable for, or option, warrant or right to purchase, capital stock or other securities of a successor entity having substantially equivalent value, or (II) in the case where such securities are not vested or exercisable, unless otherwise provided in the terms of any agreement or instrument governing or evidencing such security, such securities shall be cancelled, or (B) such securities shall remain outstanding following such Approved Sale and (iv) all of the Investors and Permitted Transferees shall be subject to the same economic and material non-economic terms and conditions with respect to the sale of their Securities in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsSale.
(c) If the Company Each Investor and Permitted Transferee acknowledges that its, his or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-her pro rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold of Common Stock owned (or acquirable pursuant to options, warrants or other rights to purchase Common Stock, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock) by each seller including the Investors and each other Executivesuch holder) of the costs aggregate proceeds of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to may be reduced by their pro rata share (based on the extent such costs are incurred for proportion of the benefit of total consideration received by all holders of Common Stock Investors and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs Permitted Transferees) of the transaction hereunderexpenses related to such Approved Sale.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: New Investors Securities Holders Agreement (Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc.)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve or MDCP approves a Sale of the Company and delivers written notice to the holders of Stockholders Shares invoking the provisions of this Section (the "any such sale, an “Approved Sale"”), the holders of Executive Stock Stockholders Shares shall consent to to, vote in favor of and raise no objections against the Approved Sale of the Company, and if Sale.
(b) If the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as (i) a merger or consolidation, each holder of Stockholder Shares shall vote its Stockholder Shares to approve such merger or consolidation, whether by written consent or at a stockholders meeting (as requested by the Board or MDCP, as the case may be), and waive all dissenter’s rights, appraisal rights and similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation, (ii) a sale of stock, the holders each holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares shall agree to sell their shares sell, and shall sell, all of Executive Stock its Stockholder Shares and surrender their stock options rights to acquire Stockholder Shares on the terms and conditions approved so approved, or (iii) a sale of assets, each holder of Stockholder Shares shall vote its Stockholder Shares to approve such sale and any subsequent liquidation of the Company or other distribution of the proceeds therefrom, whether by written consent or at a stockholders meeting (as requested by the Board and or MDCP, as the holders of a majority case may be).
(c) In furtherance of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The holders foregoing, (i) each holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares shall take take, with respect to such holder’s Stockholder Shares, all necessary and or desirable actions reasonably requested by the Board or MDCP, as the case may be, in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale, including without limitation, voting to approve such transaction and executing the applicable purchase agreement, and (ii) each holder of Stockholder Shares shall make substantially similar representations, warranties, indemnities and agreements as each other holder of Stockholder Shares, provided that (A) each holder of Stockholder Shares shall be obligated to make representations and warranties as to such Stockholder’s title to and ownership of Stockholder Shares, authorization, execution and delivery of relevant documents by such Stockholder, enforceability of relevant agreements against such Stockholder and other matters relating to such Stockholder, to enter into covenants in respect of a Transfer of such Stockholder’s Stockholder Shares in connection with such Approved Sale and to enter into indemnification obligations with respect to the foregoing, in each case to the extent that each other Stockholder is similarly obligated, but no Stockholder shall be obligated to enter into indemnification obligations with respect to any of the Companyforegoing in respect of any other Stockholder or such other Stockholder’s Stockholder Shares and (B) in no event shall any Stockholder be liable in respect of any indemnity obligations pursuant to any Approved Sale in an aggregate amount in excess of the total consideration payable to such Stockholder in such Approved Sale.
(bd) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares with respect to the an Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) except as provided in the provisos in Sections 8(d)(1)(iii) and 8(d)(1)(iv) of this Agreement, upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all each holder of the holders of Common Stock shall Stockholder Shares will receive the same form and amount of consideration per share and the same portion of Common Stockthe aggregate consideration that such holder of Stockholder Shares would have received if such aggregate consideration had been distributed by the Company in complete liquidation pursuant to the rights and preferences set forth in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation as in effect immediately prior to such Approved Sale; (ii) except as provided in the provisos in Sections 8(d)(1)(iii) and 8(d)(1)(iv) of this Agreement, or if any holders holder of Common Stock are a class of Stockholder Shares is given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall each holder of such class of Stockholder Shares will be given the same option; and (iiiii) all holders each holder of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall a class of Stockholder Shares will be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock such class of Stockholder Shares; provided that the condition that each holder of Stockholder Shares receives, or is provided with the same option to receive, the same form of consideration as set forth in clause (Bi) upon and clause (ii) above shall be deemed satisfied with respect to (A) the consummation Quadrangle Investors and their Permitted Transferees, so long as the Quadrangle Investors and their Permitted Transferees receive the same form of the Approved Saleconsideration, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share share, and the same option as to the form of Common Stock received by consideration as MDCP receives in the holders Approved Sale, (B) the Syufy Investor and their Permitted Transferees, so long as the Syufy Investor and their Permitted Transferees receive the same form of Common Stock consideration, the same amount of consideration per share, and the same option as to the form of consideration as MDCP receives in connection with the Approved Sale less and (C) with respect to all other Stockholders, even if certain holders of Stockholders Shares receive, to the exercise price per share exclusion of Common Stock others, securities of the entity acquiring the Company in an Approved Sale, so long as each holder of Stockholder Shares receives the same amount of value, whether in cash or such securities, as of the closing of such rights Approved Sale with respect to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsholder’s Stockholder Shares.
(ce) If the Company or the holders of the Company's ’s securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "“purchaser representative" ” (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(df) Executive and the other holders Subject to Section 4(e), each holder of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale Stockholder Shares shall, to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid requested by the Company or Company, pay such holder’s pro rata share of the acquiring party. Costs expenses incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunderin connection with an Approved Sale.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board (including, for such time and so long as Intrexon and Caraco have the holders of right to appoint Intrexon Designees and Caraco Designees, the consent or Portions herein identified by [*****] have been omitted pursuant to a majority request for confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Company's Preferred Stock Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. A complete copy of this document has been filed separately with the Securities and Common Stock approve Exchange Commission. affirmative vote of at least one Intrexon Designee and at least one Caraco Designee) approves a Sale of the Company in accordance with Section 7.1(f) (the "an “Approved Sale"”), the holders of Executive Stock each Member shall vote for, and each Member shall consent to and raise no objections against against, such Approved Sale. If the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured (i) as a merger or consolidation, each Member shall waive any dissenters’ rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation or (ii) as a sale of stockMembership Interests, the holders of Executive Stock shall agree each Member agrees to sell their shares all of Executive Stock his, her or its Membership Interest and surrender their stock options any rights to acquire Membership Interests on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stockapproving Members. The holders of Executive Stock Each Member shall take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of as requested by the Company.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock Members with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the each Member shall be entitled to participate in such Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, each Member shall receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or Member’s Membership Interest consideration based on the amount the Member would receive with respect to such Membership Interest if the Company were to (A) sell all of its assets for an amount equal to the total purchase price to be paid for Membership Interests in the sale transaction and (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), B) distribute such amount to the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request Members in liquidation of the CompanyCompany in accordance with this Agreement, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated determined by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointedBoard.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Limited Liability Company Agreement (Intrexon Corp)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Supermajority Preferred Stock and Common Stock Stockholders approve a Sale of the Company (the "an “Approved Sale"”), the holders each holder of Executive Stock Equity Securities shall vote for, consent to and raise no objections against the such Approved Sale. If an Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a (i) merger or consolidation, each holder of Equity Securities shall waive any dissenters rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation or (ii) sale of stock, the holders each holder of Executive Stock Equity Securities shall agree to sell their shares all of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options his Equity Securities on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders Supermajority Preferred Stockholders. Each holder of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock Equity Securities shall take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the an Approved Sale of as requested by the CompanyBoard or the Supermajority Preferred Stockholders.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock Equity Securities with respect to the an Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the such Approved Sale, all of the holders each holder of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or specified in Section 3.3(c); (ii) if any holders of a class of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders each holder of such class of Common Stock shall be given the same option; and (iiiii) all holders each holder of then currently currently. exercisable rights to acquire options or warrants for the purchase of shares of stock or securities then convertible into Common Stock Shares shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights options or warrants or convert such securities, as the case may be, prior to or in connection with the consummation of the such Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders a holder of Common Stock of the class for which such options or warrants are exercisable or into which such convertible securities are convertible or (B) upon the consummation of the such Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights options, warrants or convertible securities consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of the class of Common Stock for which such options or warrants are exercisable or into which such convertible securities are convertible to be received by the holders of such class of Common Stock in connection with the such Approved Sale Sale, less the mean exercise or conversion price per share of Common Stock share, as the case may be, of such rights to acquire Common Stock options, warrants or convertible securities, by (2) the number of shares of such class of Common Stock represented by issuable upon exercise or conversion of such rightswarrants, options or convertible securities.
(c) Upon the consummation of an Approved Sale, all of the Investors shall receive the same proportion (which need not be in the same form) of the aggregate consideration from such Approved Sale that such Investors would have received had such aggregate consideration been distributed by the Company in complete liquidation pursuant to the rights and preferences set forth in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation as in effect immediately prior to such Approved Sale.
(d) All Investors will bear their pro rata share of the reasonable costs of any sale of Equity Securities pursuant to an Approved Sale (according to the proportion of aggregate consideration received by such Investor as a result of such Approved Sale) to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all selling Investors and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by any Investor on its own behalf will not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder. (e) No Investor shall be obligated to make any out-of-pocket expenditure prior to the consummation of an Approved Sale (excluding modest expenditures for postage, copies, etc.) and no Investor shall be obligated to pay more than such Investor’s pro rata share of reasonable expenses incurred in connection with a consummated Approved Sale (according to the proportion of aggregate consideration received by such Investor as a result of such Approved Sale) to the extent such expenses are incurred for the benefit of all Investors involved and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by or on behalf of a Investors for its sole benefit will not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder. (f) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities Supermajority Preferred Stockholders enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by under the Securities Exchange Commission Act may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall other Investors shall, at the request of the CompanyCompany or the Supermajority Preferred Stockholders, appoint a "purchaser representative" representative (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by Company or the CompanySupermajority Preferred Stockholders, as the Company shall pay case may be, and the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated shall be paid by the Company, such holder shall appoint another . The fees of any other purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunderInvestors appointing such purchaser representative.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Investor Rights Agreement
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve all Qualified Holders approved a Sale of the Company (the "Approved Sale"), the holders of Executive Stock shall Stockholder Shares will consent to and raise no objections against the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of stock, the holders of Executive Stock shall Stockholder Shares will agree to sell their shares Stockholder Shares and all other equity securities of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options the Company held by such Stockholder on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common StockQualified Holders. The holders of Executive Stock shall Stockholder Shares will take all necessary and desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of the Company.
(b) If, at any time after the fifth anniversary of this Agreement, (i) a Qualified Holder delivers an Offer Notice to the Other Stockholders of the type described in paragraph 2(b) above with respect to all of the Stockholder Shares then held by such Qualified Holder and (ii) the Company and the Other Stockholders do not elect to purchase all of such Stockholder Shares prior to the expiration of the Election Period, such Qualified Holder shall be entitled to give written notice to the Other Stockholders prior to the expiration of the Authorized Sale Period that such Qualified Holder intends to seek an Independent Third Party who will purchase all of the outstanding securities of the Company. If not later than 120 days after the expiration of the Authorized Sale Period the Qualified Holder identifies an Independent Third Party that has agreed to consummate prior to the termination of such 120-day period the purchase of all of the outstanding securities of the Company, such Qualified Holder shall be entitled to give written notice to the Other Stockholders that a Sale of the Company shall be deemed to have been approved in accordance with Section 5(a). In connection with such Approved Sale, holders of Stockholder Shares will consent to and raise no objections against the Approved Sale and the holders of Stockholder Shares will agree to sell their Stockholder Shares and all other equity securities of the Company held by such Stockholders on terms (including price) and conditions no less favorable than the Minimum Sale Terms (as defined below). The holders of Stockholders Shares will take all necessary and desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale.
(c) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company Stockholder Shares set forth in paragraph 5(a) and 5(b) above are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: conditions (the "Minimum Sale Terms"): (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all holders of the Class A Common will receive for each share of Class A Common held by such holder an amount equal to the sum of (A) the Unreturned Original Cost, (B) the Unpaid Yield and (C) its pro rata share of 10% of all net proceeds payable to the Stockholders from the Approved Sale (after satisfaction in full of the aggregate Unreturned Original Cost and Unpaid Yield on each outstanding share of Class A Common), (ii) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all holders of the Class B Common will receive for each share of Class B Common held by such holder an amount equal to its pro rata share of 90% of all net proceeds payable to the Stockholders from the Approved Sale (after satisfaction in full of the aggregate Unreturned Original Cost and Unpaid Yield on each outstanding share of Class A Common), (iii) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Class A Common Stock shall will receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common StockClass A Common, or if any holders of Class A Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall will be given the same option, (iv) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Class B Common will receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Class B Common, or if any holders of Class B Common are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders will be given the same option; and (iiv) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall will be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (Bb) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common received by the holders of Common Stock such class in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common represented by such rights.
(cd) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 of the Securities Act (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall Stockholder Shares will, at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" representative (as such term is defined in Rule 501501 of the Securities Act) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall will pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, but if any holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, Company such holder shall will appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall will be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(de) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall Each Stockholder will bear their its pro-rata share (based upon the number amount of all shares sold money received by each seller including Stockholder for the Investors and each other Executivesale of its shares) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock Stockholder Shares and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock a Stockholder on their its own behalf shall will not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Stockholders Agreement (Global Imaging Systems Inc)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board approves a Sale Transaction in accordance with Section 3.4, each Stockholder will consent to such Sale Transaction and the holders will vote all of a majority its Capital Stock in favor of the Company's Preferred such Sale Transaction, if such vote is required under applicable law, and, if Capital Stock is to be transferred, will Transfer all of its Capital Stock and Common Stock approve a Sale of the Company (the "Approved Sale"), the holders of Executive Stock shall consent to and raise no objections against the Approved Sale of the CompanyOptions on, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of stocksubject to, the holders of Executive Stock shall agree to sell their shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options on the terms and conditions approved of such Sale Transaction. Subject to Section 4.4(b), each Stockholder agrees to (i) cooperate in any Sale Transaction as reasonably requested by the Board and (ii) execute and deliver all documents and instruments reasonably requested by the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock shall take all necessary and desirable actions Board, in connection with the consummation of the Approved each case, as are required in order to effectuate such Sale of the CompanyTransaction.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock each Stockholder set forth in Section 4.4(a) in connection with respect to the Approved a Sale of the Company Transaction are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved SaleSale Transaction, all each Stockholder of the holders of Common Stock same class shall receive or have the option to receive the same form of consideration and the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, consideration (with respect to any Options on an as converted or exercised basis); (ii) if any holders of Common Stock are Stockholder is given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders each Stockholder of the same class shall be given the same option; and (iiiii) all holders (in the case of then currently exercisable rights Xxxx NAOC only) if the consideration to acquire shares of Common be received by the Stockholders for the Capital Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the or Options upon consummation of the Approved Sale and participate Transaction does not consist of cash or Marketable Securities any securities issued to Xxxx NAOC as consideration for the Sale Transaction will be subject to substantially similar liquidity protections (whether granted by the buyer or another party) as those set forth in this Agreement. Each Stockholder individually, not jointly or severally, shall make such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per Stockholder's proportionate share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock any representations and warranties made in connection with any such Sale Transaction; provided, however, that while Xxxx NAOC may be required to provide its proportionate share of indemnification with respect to representations and warranties regarding the Approved Company, in no event shall Xxxx NAOC be required to make any representations and warranties other than with respect to title to the Capital Stock or Options to be sold by Xxxx NAOC in connection with such Sale less Transaction, its authority to enter into and perform its obligations in connection with such Sale Transaction, and the lack of any conflicts resulting from its execution, delivery and performance of the documents and transactions in connection with such Sale Transaction. In no event shall any Stockholder be liable for indemnification or similar obligations in connection with such Sale Transaction in an amount greater than the proceeds actually received by such Stockholder in connection with such Sale Transaction. Notwithstanding the above, the Board, if requested by Xxxx NAOC, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the agreement of the purchaser in a Sale Transaction to purchase the Xxxx Warrant (as adjusted to account for the exercise price per share of Common Stock of thereof) without requiring the holder thereof to exercise the Xxxx Warrant in connection with such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsSale Transaction.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve a Sale of So long as the Company (has not consummated a Public Offering, in the "event of, and in connection with, an Approved Sale"), the holders of Executive Stock shall (i) each Investor and Permitted Transferee will consent to to, vote for and raise no objections against against, and waive dissenters and appraisal rights (if any) with respect to, the Approved Sale of the CompanySale, and (ii) if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of stock, the holders of Executive Stock shall each Investor and Permitted Transferee will agree to sell their shares and will have the right to sell all or a pro rata portion of Executive such Investor’s or Permitted Transferee’s Common Stock and surrender their stock options on the terms and conditions approved by set forth in the Board Approved Sale, and (iii) if the holders Approved Sale includes the sale, exchange, redemption, cancellation or other disposition of a majority securities convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock of the Company's Preferred Stock , or options, warrants or other rights to purchase such capital stock or securities, each Investor or Permitted Transferee will sell, exchange, redeem, agree to cancel or otherwise dispose of such securities or options, warrants or other rights on the terms and Common Stockconditions set forth in the Approved Sale. The holders of Executive Stock shall Each Investor and Permitted Transferee will take all necessary and desirable actions in connection with the consummation of an Approved Sale, including, without limitation, executing the applicable purchase agreement and joining in any indemnification in connection with the Approved Sale Sale; provided, that (i) indemnification with respect to obligations that relate specifically to a particular Investor or Permitted Transferee such as indemnification with respect to representations and warranties given by an Investor or Permitted Transferee regarding such Investor’s or Permitted Transferee’s title to or ownership of Securities shall be the sole responsibility of such Investor or Permitted Transferee, (ii) indemnification with respect to other obligations and representations shall be on a pro rata basis (based on the proportion of the Companytotal consideration received by all Investors and Permitted Transferees) and (iii) no Investor or Permitted Transferee will be required to agree to any liability under any indemnification obligation in connection with an Approved Sale in excess of the consideration received by such Investor or Permitted Transferee in such Approved Sale. In the case of indemnification for the matters contemplated to be shared on a pro rata basis as described above, each Investor and Permitted Transferee required to make indemnification payments in connection with any Approved Sale shall have a right to recover from the other Investors and Permitted Transferees to the extent that the amount required to be paid by such Investor or Permitted Transferee was disproportionate to the proportion of the total consideration received by all Investors and Permitted Transferees, compared to the consideration actually received by such Investor or Permitted Transferee.
(b) The obligations of each of the holders of Executive Stock Investors and Permitted Transferees with respect to the an Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditionsconditions that: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Investors and Permitted Transferees holding Common Stock shall will receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders holder of Common Stock are is given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be receivedreceived in respect of Common Stock, all holders shall Investors and Permitted Transferees holding Common Stock will be given the same option; option and (ii) all holders in the case of then currently exercisable rights a holder of any securities referred to acquire shares in clause (iii) of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either paragraph (a) above, (A) exercise (I) in the event such rights Securities are vested or by their terms become vested because of such Approved Sale, the holder shall receive in such Approved Sale, unless otherwise provided in the terms of any agreement or instrument governing or evidencing such security, either (x) the same securities or other property that such holder would have received if such holder had converted, exchanged or exercised such security immediately prior to such Approved Sale (after taking into account the consummation conversion, exchange or exercise price applying to such Security and any applicable tax obligations of the Approved Sale and participate holder in connection with such sale as holders conversion, exchange or exercise) or (y) a security convertible or exchangeable for, or option, warrant or right to purchase, capital stock or other securities of Common Stock a successor entity having substantially equivalent value, or (II) in the case where such securities are not vested, unless otherwise provided in the terms of any agreement or instrument governing or evidencing such security, such securities shall be cancelled, or (B) upon the consummation of the such securities shall remain outstanding following such Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company Each Investor and Permitted Transferee acknowledges that its or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation his or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-her pro rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold of Common Stock owned (or acquirable pursuant to options, warrants or other rights to purchase Common Stock, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock) by each seller including the Investors and each other Executivesuch holder) of the costs aggregate proceeds of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale may be reduced by his or her pro rata share of transaction expenses related to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunderApproved Sale.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Securities Holders Agreement (New Century Transportation, Inc.)
Sale of the Company. (aA) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding approve a sale of all or substantially all of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve assets determined on a Sale consolidated basis or a sale of all or substantially all of the Company Company's outstanding capital stock (the whether by merger, recapitalization, consolidation, reorganization, combination or otherwise) to any Independent Third Party or group of Independent Third Parties (collectively an "Approved Sale"), the holders each holder of Executive Stock shall will vote for, consent to and raise no objections against such Approved Sale. If the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as (i) a merger or consolidation, each holder of Executive Stock will waive any dissenters rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation or (ii) a sale of stock, the holders each holder of Executive Stock shall will agree to sell their all of his shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options rights to acquire shares of Executive Stock on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Common Stock and Common Stockthen outstanding. The holders Each holder of Executive Stock shall will take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of as requested by the Company.
(bB) The obligations of the holders of Executive Common Stock with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all each holder of Common Stock will receive the same form of consideration and the same portion of the aggregate consideration that such holders of Common Stock shall receive would have received if such aggregate consideration had been distributed by the same form Company in complete liquidation pursuant to the rights and amount preferences set forth in the Company's Certificate of consideration per share of Common Stock, or Incorporation as in effect immediately prior to such Approved Sale; (ii) if any holders of a class of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall each holder of such class of Common Stock will be given the same option; and (iiiii) all holders each holder of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of a class of Common Stock shall will be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share class of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsStock.
(cC) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall will, at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" representative (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall will pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, but if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, Company such holder shall will appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company)representative, and such holder shall will be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(dD) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall will bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executivesold) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall will not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(eE) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall Paragraph 7 will terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offeringthe initial public offering of the Common Stock.
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Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Series B Common Stock Units approve a Sale of the Company (the "an “Approved Sale"”), then, subject to Section 7(b) hereof, the holders of Executive Stock Employee Units shall consent to and raise no objections against the Approved Sale of the CompanySale, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of stockUnits, the holders of Executive Stock Employee Units shall agree to sell their shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options Employee Units on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Series B Common StockUnits. The holders of Executive Stock Employee Units shall take all necessary and desirable actions with respect to such Employee Units in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale Sale, except that the provisions of this Section 7(a) shall not be construed to require such holders to take actions which would adversely affect the rights of such holders with respect to such Employee Units unless the holders of a majority of the CompanySeries B Common Units also take such action with respect to the Series B Common Units held by such majority holders.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock Employee Units with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: conditions that (i) upon the consummation of in connection with the Approved Sale, Sale all of the holders of Common Stock any class or series of Units shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or Unit in such class and (ii) if any holders of Common Stock any class or series of Units are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders of such class or Series of Units shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights option with respect to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsUnits.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's ’s securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall Employee Units shall, at the request of the Company, appoint a "“purchaser representative" ” (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, and the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive 2006 Employee Investors and the other holders of Executive Stock Employee Units (if any) shall bear their pro-pro rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other ExecutiveUnits sold) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock Employee Units pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock the Units and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive 2006 Employee Investors and the other holders of Executive Stock Employee Units on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Management Equity Agreement (Boise Cascade Holdings, L.L.C.)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of As used herein, a majority "Sale of the Company's Preferred Stock " means (i) any sale (however effected, including without limitation by sale of stock, merger, share exchange or otherwise, including without limitation in a single transaction or series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the outstanding voting stock of the Company, or (ii) any sale, lease or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and Common Stock approve its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, that in neither case, shall a Sale of the Company (the "Approved Sale"), include a transaction set forth above where the holders of Executive Stock shall consent to and raise no objections against the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of stock, the holders of Executive Stock shall agree to sell their shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock shall take all necessary and desirable actions in connection with voting stock immediately prior to the consummation transaction hold more than 50% of the Approved outstanding voting stock of the Company or its successor following such transaction.
(b) The Company shall give each Holder at least 20 business days prior notice of any Sale of the Company.
(bc) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock with respect Notwithstanding anything to the Approved contrary herein, this Warrant will expire at the closing for a Sale of the Company are subject if the Company so elects in a written notice given to the satisfaction Holder of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights this Warrant at least 20 business days prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointedclosing.
(d) Executive and Upon receipt of notice of expiration of the other holders Warrant pursuant to Section 12(c) hereof, any Holder may:
(i) elect (by giving written notice received by the Company no later than three business days before the closing for such Sale of Executive Stock the Company) to have the Company redeem all of that Holder's Warrants for an amount (if anythe "Redemption Amount") shall bear their pro-rata share equal to the aggregate fair market value (based upon as indicated by the number Sale of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other ExecutiveCompany) of the costs Shares that then Indirectly Underlie such Warrants less the aggregate exercise price of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant such Warrants and the Securities underlying such Warrants; in which case the Company shall redeem such Warrants and pay the Redemption Amount to an Approved Sale such Holder at such closing (or as soon thereafter, without interest, as the Warrant Holder surrenders to the extent such costs are incurred for Company the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.Warrants being redeemed);
(eii) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon let the completion of a Qualified Public OfferingHolders' Warrants expire in accordance with their terms (subject to Section 12(c)); or
(iii) exercise the Holder's Warrants in accordance with their terms prior to the expiration thereof (subject to the Section 12(c)).
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Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock Investor Majority approve a Sale of the Company (the "an “Approved Sale"”), the holders each holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares shall vote for, consent to and raise no objections against such Approved Sale; provided that no Stockholder shall be required to enter into any agreement or obligation that would require such Stockholder to provide indemnification (x) other than on a pro rata basis based on such Stockholder’s proportional ownership of the Approved Company (other than indemnification with respect to such Stockholder’s individual representations, warranties and covenants) or (y) in an aggregate amount greater than the proceeds received by such Stockholder pursuant to such Sale of the Company, and if . If the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a (i) merger or consolidation, each holder of Stockholder Shares shall waive any dissenters’ rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation, (ii) sale of stockStockholder Shares, the holders each holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares shall agree to sell their shares all of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options his, her or its Stockholder Shares or rights to acquire Stockholder Shares on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders Investor Majority or (iii) sale of a majority assets, each holder of Stockholder Shares shall vote such holder’s Stockholder Shares to approve such sale and any subsequent liquidation of the Company's Preferred Stock Company or other distribution of the proceeds therefrom, whether by written consent or at a stockholders’ meeting (as requested by the Board and Common Stockthe Investor Majority). The holders Each holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares shall take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of as requested by the Company.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction terms of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsSection 6 below.
(c) If either the Company or the holders of the Company's securities any class of Stockholder Shares enter into any a negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall Stockholder Shares will, at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" representative (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall will pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, but if any holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, Company such holder shall will appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company)representative, and such holder shall will be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders Holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall Stockholder Shares will bear their pro-pro rata share (based upon the number amount of all shares sold consideration received by each seller including the Investors and each other Executivesuch holder for his or its Stockholder Shares in such Approved Sale) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock such Stockholder Shares pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock Stockholder Shares and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. For purposes of this Section 5(d), costs incurred in exercising reasonable efforts to take all actions in connection with the consummation of an Approved Sale in accordance with Section 5(a) shall be deemed to be for the benefit of all holders of Stockholder Shares. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares on their own behalf shall will not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Sale of the Company. (a) If If, after complying with the provisions of Section 2.3, the Board and elects to consummate, or to cause the holders of Company to consummate, a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve transaction constituting a Sale of the Company (the "Approved Sale")Company, the holders Board shall notify the Company and the other Company Securityholders (and CPPIB if it is a Securityholder at such time) in writing of Executive Stock shall that election, the other Company Securityholders will consent to and raise no objections against to the Approved proposed transaction, and the Company Securityholders and the Company will take all other actions reasonably necessary or desirable to cause the consummation of such Sale of the CompanyCompany on the terms proposed by the Board. Without limiting the foregoing, and (i) if the Approved proposed Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of stockassets or a merger or consolidation, or otherwise requires equityholder approval pursuant to the LLC Agreement, the holders Company Securityholders and the Company will vote or cause to be voted all Securities that they hold or with respect to which such Company Securityholder has the power to direct the voting and which are entitled to vote on such transaction in favor of Executive Stock shall such transaction and will waive any appraisal, dissenters’ or similar rights which they may have in connection therewith and (ii) if the proposed Sale of the Company is structured as or involves a sale or redemption of Company Securities, the Company Securityholders will agree to sell their shares pro-rata share of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options the Company Securities being sold in such Sale of the Company on the terms and conditions approved by the Board Board, and the holders of a majority of Company Securityholders will execute any merger, asset purchase, security purchase, recapitalization or other sale agreement approved by the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock shall take all necessary and desirable actions Board in connection with the consummation of the Approved such Sale of the Company.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock Company Securityholders with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company pursuant to Section 4.1(a) are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: :
(i) upon the consummation of the Approved SaleSale of the Company, all of the holders of Common Stock a particular class or series of Company Securities (if any consideration is to be received by such holders) shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share share, unit or amount of Company Securities (for purpose of this Section 4.1, the Common StockUnits shall be treated as a single class, provided that the proceeds to be received by the holders thereof shall take into account any differences in distribution rights with respect to the Class A Units, Class B Units, Class C Units and other Units constituting Common Units pursuant to Article IV of the LLC Agreement), or if any holders of Common Stock a particular class or series of Company Securities are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall of such class or series will be given the same option; and option (except that members of management may be offered the option (but not required) to receive securities pursuant to a “rollover”, which option may not be offered to all Company Securityholders);
(ii) if consideration is to be received by holders of Company Securities, all holders of then currently exercisable rights (without regard to time vesting, but giving effect to performance vesting that is contingent upon the return realized in connection with such sale) to acquire shares a particular class or series of Common Stock shall Company Securities will be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale of the Company and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock such Company Securities or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved SaleSale of the Company, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share share, unit or amount of Common Stock Company Securities received by the holders of Common Stock such type and class of Company Securities in connection with the Approved Sale of the Company less the exercise price (or limitation on distribution rights, if any) per share of Common Stock share, unit or amount of such rights to acquire Common Stock such Company Securities by (2) the number of shares shares, units or aggregate amount of Common Stock Securities represented by such rights;
(iii) if consideration is to be received by holders of Company Securities, the holders of Preferred Units or, as the case may be, Preferred Stock, shall receive consideration in respect of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Units or, as the case may be, Preferred Stock equal to the amount of consideration that such holders would have received if the aggregate consideration for such Sale of the Company had been distributed by the Company in complete liquidation pursuant to the rights and preferences set forth in the LLC Agreement as in effect immediately prior to such Sale of the Company;
(iv) each Company Securityholder shall pay its pro rata share (determined in proportion to net proceeds received by such Company Securityholder in connection with such Sale of the Company) of the expenses incurred in connection with the Sale of the Company; and
(v) liability for each Company Securityholder shall be several and not joint with any other Person and shall be limited to such Company Securityholder’s pro rata share (determined in proportion to net proceeds received by such Company Securityholder in connection with such Sale of the Company) of a negotiated aggregate indemnification amount or other obligation (including, without limitation any amount to be held in escrow in connection with such Sale of the Company) that applies pro rata to all Company Securityholders but that in no event exceeds the amount of net proceeds actually paid to such Company Securityholder in connection with such Sale of the Company.
(c) If the Each Company Securityholder will bear its or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their his pro-rata share (based upon the number relative amount of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other ExecutiveSecurities sold) of the reasonable and customary costs of any sale of Executive Stock Company Securities pursuant to an Approved a Sale of the Company to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock Company Securityholders and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring partyparty (it being understood that the reasonable and documented legal fees of one counsel for the holders of Employee Securities up to a cap as determined by the Company’s management committee prior to the Sale of the Company shall be deemed costs for the benefit of all Company Securityholders). Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders or on behalf of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall a Company Securityholder for its or his sole benefit will not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(d) Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, Vestar Capital Partners shall be entitled to be paid fees for financial advisory services or other similar services provided by it, including, without limitation, in connection with a Sale of the Company, as set forth in the Management Agreement.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon In the completion event of a Qualified Public Offeringsale or exchange by the Company Securityholders of all or substantially all of the Company Securities held by the Company Securityholders (whether by sale, merger, recapitalization, reorganization, consolidation, combination or otherwise), each Company Securityholder shall receive in exchange for the Company Securities held by such Company Securityholder the same portion of the aggregate consideration from such sale or exchange that such Company Securityholder would have received if such aggregate consideration had been distributed by the Company in complete liquidation pursuant to the rights and preferences set forth in the LLC Agreement as in effect immediately prior to such sale or exchange. Each Company Securityholder shall take all necessary or desirable actions in connection with the distribution of the aggregate consideration from such sale or exchange as requested by the Company.
(f) Any action by Vestar contemplated by this Article IV shall be deemed to have been taken by Vestar if such action is taken by the Vestar Majority Holders.
(g) For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Article IV shall require CPPIB, unless it is also a Company Securityholder, and then only in its capacity as a Company Securityholder, to take any action or otherwise cooperate with the Company or any Company Securityholder in connection with a Sale of the Company contemplated by this Section 4.1.
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Samples: Securityholders Agreement (21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc.)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board holders of a majority of the shares of the Company’s common stock held by the Investors approve (and, in the case of any sale or other fundamental change which requires the approval of the board of directors of a Michigan corporation pursuant to the Michigan Business Corporation Act, the Company’s board of directors shall have approved such sale) a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets determined on a consolidated basis or a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s outstanding capital stock (whether by merger, recapitalization, consolidation, reorganization, combination or otherwise) to an Independent Third Party or group of Independent Third Parties (an “Approved Sale”), each holder of Executive Stock will vote for, consent to and raise no objections against such Approved Sale. If the Approved Sale is structured as (i) a merger or consolidation, each holder of Executive Stock will waive any dissenters’ rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation or (ii) sale of stock, each holder of Executive Stock will agree to sell all of his shares of Executive Stock and rights to acquire shares of Executive Stock on the terms and conditions approved by the Company’s board of directors and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve a Sale of the Company (the "Approved Sale"), the holders ’s common stock then outstanding. Each holder of Executive Stock shall consent to and raise no objections against the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of stock, the holders of Executive Stock shall agree to sell their shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock shall will take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of as requested by the Company.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock Common Shares with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders each holder of Common Stock shall Shares will receive the same form and amount of consideration per share and the same portion of the aggregate consideration that such holders of Common Stock, or Shares would have received if such aggregate consideration had been distributed by the Company in complete liquidation pursuant to the rights and preferences set forth in the Company’s Articles of Incorporation as in effect immediately prior to such Approved Sale; (ii) if any holders of a class of Common Stock Shares are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall each holder of such class of Common Shares will be given the same option; and (iiiii) all holders each holder of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of a class of Common Stock shall Shares will be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share class of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsShares.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's ’s securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall will, at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" representative (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall will pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, but if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall will appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company)representative, and such holder shall will be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall will bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executivesold) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock Shares and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall will not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall 8 will terminate upon the completion closing of a Qualified Public OfferingOffering (as defined below).
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Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock Ordinary Shares approve a Sale of the Company (the "Approved SaleAPPROVED SALE"), the all holders of Executive Stock shall consent to and raise no objections against the Approved Sale of the CompanySale, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of stock, the holders of Executive Stock shall agree to sell their shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common StockOrdinary Shares. The holders of Executive Stock shall take all necessary and desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of the CompanySale.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock Ordinary Shares shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common StockOrdinary Share, or if any holders of Common Stock the Ordinary Shares are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; (ii) no holder of Executive Stock shall be required to join in any indemnification obligations or other obligations (other than with respect to representations and warranties given by such person regarding such person's title to and ownership of Executive Stock or covenants with respect to such holder) (A) in excess of such person's pro rata portion (determined on the basis of consideration received or receivable by such holder of Executive Stock in such transaction relative to the aggregate consideration received or receivable by all holders of the Company's equity securities in their capacity as such) of such indemnification obligations or other obligations or (B) in excess of the greater of (I) 50% of the after-tax proceeds received or receivable by such person as a result of such transaction and (iiII) the aggregate Acquisition Cost for the equity securities sold by such holder in such transaction and (iii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock Class D Convertible Shares shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such their rights to convert to Ordinary Shares prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock Ordinary Shares or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights Class D Convertible Shares consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock Ordinary Share received by the holders of Common Stock Ordinary Shares in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price Conversion Price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock Class D Convertible Share by (2) the number of shares Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of Common Stock represented by such rightsClass D Convertible Shares.
(c) If Each holder of Executive Stock shall bear his or her pro rata share (determined on the Company basis of consideration received or receivable by such holder of Executive Stock in such transaction relative to the aggregate consideration received or receivable by all holders of the Company's equity securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (their capacity as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executivesuch) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock Ordinary Shares and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders each such holder of Executive Stock on their his or her own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(ed) The provisions Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary set forth herein or the Company's Articles of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon Association, in the completion event of a Qualified Public OfferingSale of the Company (whether or not such Sale of the Company is an Approved Sale), each holder of Executive Stock acknowledges that (i) the consideration to be received in exchange for each Class A Convertible Share, Class B Convertible Share and Class C Convertible Share that is unvested as of the closing date of the Sale of the Company (after giving effect to any acceleration under paragraph 2(c) hereof) shall equal the LESSER OF (x) the amount per share paid to holders of Ordinary Shares in such transaction triggering a Sale of the Company and (y) the Original Cost for such Convertible Share and (ii) the consideration to be received or receivable in exchange for each Class D Convertible Share shall equal the amount determined by multiplying (x) the same amount of consideration per Ordinary Share received or receivable by the holders of Ordinary Shares in connection with the Sale of the Company less the Conversion Price per Class D Convertible Share by (y) the number of Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of such Class D Convertible Shares. In furtherance of the acknowledgments in this PARAGRAPH 8(d), each holder of Executive Stock agrees that (A) all unvested Class A Convertible Shares, Class B Convertible Shares and Class C Convertible Shares which are not vested in connection with a Sale of the Company shall automatically be deemed transferred to a buyer of the Company and cancelled, without further action on the part of such buyer, the Company or any Executive, in connection with the consummation of such Sale of the Company upon payment by the buyer or its designee of an amount in cash (or other form of consideration payable in connection with such Sale of the Company) equal to the LESSER OF the number of Class A Convertible Shares, Class B Convertible Shares and Class C Convertible Shares held by an Executive multiplied by the amount per share paid to holders of Ordinary Shares in such transaction triggering a Sale of the Company and the Original Cost for all such unvested Class A Convertible Shares, Class B Convertible Shares and Class C Convertible Shares and (B) all Class D Convertible Shares which are not converted to Ordinary Shares in connection with such Sale of the Company shall automatically be deemed transferred to a buyer of the Company and cancelled, without further action on the part of such buyer, the Company or an Executive, in connection with consummation of such Sale of the Company upon payment by the buyer or its designee of an amount in cash (or other form of consideration payable in connection with such Sale of the Company) equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per Ordinary Share received or receivable by the holders of Ordinary Shares in connection with the Approved Sale less the Conversion Price per Class D Convertible Share by (2) the number of Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of such Class D Convertible Shares.
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Sale of the Company. i. At any time after April 4, 2000, and before the consummation of a Purchaser Approved Offering, if a bona fide offer is made by any person (other than Purchaser, or any person or entity related to or affiliated with Purchaser), to purchase all or substantially all of the assets or shares of stock of the Company, and Funding gives the Company written notice that it desires such offer to be accepted, the Company and its shareholders shall either accept the offer and consummate the sale on the terms and conditions of the offer (in which case, if the transaction is a stock sale or merger, Purchaser also shall sell all of its equity interests in the Company on those terms and conditions), or the Company shall acquire all the equity interests owned by Purchaser and Funding in the Company on the same terms and conditions as the offer; provided, however, that if such offer is made prior to April 4, 2002, the Company shall have no such obligation unless the total consideration of such offer is at least $50,000,000. In determining the total consideration for purposes of the foregoing, any deferred payment shall be discounted to present value at a discount rate of eight percent (8%) per annum. If the total consideration set forth in the offer includes anything other than cash and/or marketable securities (the "Non-Cash Consideration") then the Company, at its option, may acquire Purchaser's equity interests for the product of (a) If either (i) the Board Non-Cash Consideration specified or (ii) cash in the amount of the fair market value of the total consideration set forth in the offer, multiplied by (b) the percentage of all outstanding equity interests of the Company that then is owned by Purchaser. Such fair market value shall be determined pursuant to the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreements dated April 4, 1997 and March 31, 1998 by and among the Company, Funding and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve a Sale other stockholders of the Company (the "Approved SaleFunding Purchase Agreements"). If the offer contemplates an asset sale, the holders Company may acquire Purchaser's equity interests for cash equal to the product of Executive Stock shall consent (a) the after-tax value to and raise no objections against the Approved Sale Company of the Companyconsideration set forth in the offer multiplied by (b) the percentage of all outstanding equity interests of the Company that is then owned by Purchaser. If the Company decides to acquire Purchaser's and Funding's equity interests, the Company shall acquire Purchaser's and Funding's equity interests for cash within ninety (90) days from the date of Funding's written notice.
ii. At any time before the consummation of a Purchaser Approved Offering, if the Approved Sale any assets or stock of the Company is structured sold for any reason, or if the Company is merged or consolidated, then the following payments (the "Management Shareholder Payments") to the Management Shareholders in connection with such sale, merger or consolidation shall be deemed, for purposes of this Agreement, as a sale part of stockthe total consideration to be paid for the Company so that Purchaser shall be entitled to receive from the Company, pari passu with the rights of holders of Executive Stock shall agree to sell their shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Class B Common Stock and Common Stock. The all other holders of Executive Stock shall take all necessary and desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of the Company.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive 's Class C Common Stock to be paid with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject Management Shareholder Payments, and before any distribution to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Saleshareholders, all of the holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration a priority distribution equal to the amount determined by multiplying product of (1) the same amount sum of (a) all payments made to a Management Shareholder in consideration per share of Common Stock received any covenant not to compete or consulting agreement, plus (b) the component of any compensation to a Management Shareholder for employment services that is in excess of the prevailing industry average compensation, paid by companies that are similar to the company that will be making the payments to the Management Shareholder, for the management responsibilities actually to be performed by the holders Management Shareholder, as such average compensation is mutually agreed between the Company, the Management Shareholder and Funding, or if they cannot agree, then as determined by a current survey of Common Stock in connection with total compensation conducted by a qualified representative of a nationally recognized investment banking or accounting firm mutually agreeable to the Approved Sale less Company, the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock Management Shareholder, and Funding, multiplied by (2) the number percentage of shares of Common Stock represented all equity interests in the Company that is then owned by such rights.
(c) Purchaser. The priority distribution due Purchaser under this Paragraph 2.e.ii. shall be paid on the same schedule as the Management Shareholder Payments are received by the Management Shareholder. If the Company or has insufficient funds to pay the holders portion of the Companypriority distribution that is due at the time a Management Shareholder receives a Management Shareholder Payment, the Management Shareholders receiving Management Shareholder Payments shall pay Purchaser the amount of such insufficiency pro rata in accordance with the proportionate amounts of each such Management Shareholder's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated Payments, such amount to be paid on the same schedule as the payments are received by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointedManagement Shareholder.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Common Stockholder Shares approve a sale of all or substantially all of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve assets determined on a Sale consolidated basis or a sale of all or substantially all of the Company Company's outstanding capital stock (the whether by merger, recapitalization, consolidation, reorganization, combination or otherwise) to any one or more Independent Third Parties on an arm's length basis (an "Approved Sale"), the holders then ------------- each holder of Executive Stock shall Stockholder Shares will consent to and raise no objections against the Approved Sale of the Company, and if Sale. If the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a (i) merger or consolidation, each holder of Stockholder Shares shall waive any dissenters rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation or (ii) sale of stock, the holders each holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares shall agree to sell their shares all of Executive Stock his or its Stockholder Shares and surrender their stock options rights to acquire Stockholder Shares on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common StockStockholder Shares then outstanding. The holders Each holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares shall take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of as requested by the Company.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all each holder of the holders of Common Stock Stockholder Shares shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share and the same portion of Common Stock, or the aggregate consideration such holder would have received if such aggregate consideration had been distributed by the Company in complete liquidation pursuant to the rights and preferences set forth in the Company's Certificate of Incorporation as in effect immediately prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale; (ii) if any holders of Common Stock a class of Stockholder Shares are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders each holder of such class of Stockholder Shares shall be given the same option; and (iiiii) all holders each holder of then currently convertible, exchangeable or exercisable rights to acquire shares a class of Common Stock Stockholder Shares shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock such class of Stockholder Shares or (B) upon to sell as part of such Approved Sale securities convertible, exchangeable or exercisable for Stockholder Shares at a price equal to the consummation full purchase price determined for such Stockholder Shares as part of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange reduced by the aggregate exercise price for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightssecurities.
(c) If the Company or the holders of any of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders each holder of Executive Stock shall Stockholder Shares will, at the request of the Company, appoint either a "purchaser representative" representative (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, in which event the Company shall will pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint or another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and in which event such holder shall will be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall Each Stockholder transferring Stockholder Shares pursuant to this Section 4 will bear their pro-his or its pro rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other ExecutiveCommon --------- Stockholder Shares to be sold) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all such holders of Common Stock Stockholder Shares and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares on their own behalf shall will not be considered costs of the transaction hereunderApproved Sale. Each Stockholder transferring Stockholder Shares pursuant to this Section 4 shall be obligated to join on a pro rata basis (based on the --------- number of Common Stockholder Shares to be sold) in any indemnification or other obligations that are part of the terms and conditions of the Approved Sale (other than any such obligations that relate specifically to a particular Stockholder, such as indemnification with respect to representations and warranties given by a Stockholder regarding such Stockholder's title to and ownership of Stockholder Shares) (the "Company Indemnity Obligations"). In no ----------------------------- event shall any holder of Stockholder Shares be obligated in connection with any Approved Sale to agree to indemnify or hold harmless the transferees with respect to Company Indemnity Obligations in an amount in excess of the net proceeds paid to such holder in connection with the Approved Sale.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board of Directors and the holders of a majority at least fifty percent (50%) of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock then outstanding approve a Sale the sale of the Company to a person (whether by merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of its assets or sale of all of the outstanding capital stock) (an "Approved Sale"), the holders of Executive Stock shall each Investor and Permitted Transferee will consent to to, vote for, and raise no objections against against, and waive dissenters and appraisal rights (if any) with respect to, the Approved Sale of the CompanySale, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of stock, the holders of Executive Stock shall each Investor and Permitted Transferee will agree to sell their shares and will be permitted to sell all of Executive such Investor's and Permitted Transferee's Common Stock and surrender their stock options on the terms and conditions approved by the Board of Directors and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Common Stock then outstanding. Each Investor and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock shall Permitted Transferee will take all necessary and desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the an Approved Sale of the CompanySale.
(b) The obligations of each of the holders of Executive Stock Investors with respect to the an Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditionsconditions that: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, Sale all of the holders of Common Stock shall Investors and Permitted Transferees will receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders holder of Common Stock are is given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall Investors and Permmitted Transferees will be given the same option; and (ii) all holders the terms of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares sale shall not include any indemnification, guaranty or the similar undertaking of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either the Investor (other than undertakings of Management Investors in respect of continued employment) that (A) exercise such rights prior to is not made or given pro rata with other Investors on the consummation basis of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock share ownership or (B) upon could result in liability to such Investor that is in excess of the consummation of fair market value on the consideration to be received by such Investor in the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Securities Purchase Agreement (Delco Remy International Inc)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock Common Stockholder Shares (which majority must include the holders of a majority of the GTCR Shares and Common Stock the holders of a majority of the TA Shares) approve a Sale of the Company to an Independent Third Party (the an "Approved Sale"), the holders each holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares shall vote for, consent to and raise no objections against such Approved Sale. If the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a (i) merger or consolidation, each holder of Stockholder Shares shall waive any dissenters' rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation or (ii) sale of stock, the holders each holder of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares shall agree to sell their shares all of Executive Stock his Stockholder Shares and surrender their stock options rights to acquire Stockholder Shares on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The Stockholder Shares (which majority must include the holders of Executive Stock a majority of the GTCR Shares and the holders of a majority of the TA Shares). Each holder of Stockholder Shares shall take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of as requested by the Company.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock each class of Stockholder Shares shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common StockStockholder Shares as the other holders of such class, or if any holders of Common Stock a class of Stockholder Shares are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders of such class shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock Stockholder Shares shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock Stockholder Shares or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock a class of Stockholder Shares received by the holders of Common Stock such class of Stockholder Shares in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock such class of Stockholder Shares of such rights to acquire Common Stock such class of Stockholder Shares by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock such class of Stockholder Shares represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall Stockholder Shares shall, at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, Company and the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall Each Stockholder transferring Stockholder Shares pursuant to this Section 4 will bear their pro-his or its pro rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other ExecutiveCommon Stockholder Shares to be sold) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all such holders of Common Stock Stockholder Shares and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares on their own behalf shall will not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
Approved Sale; provided that in any event, the Company will reimburse the Stockholders for the reasonable cost (enot to exceed $30,000) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon one counsel selected by the completion holders of a Qualified Public Offeringmajority of the Klocx Xxxres to advise such holders with respect to tax and legal issues in connection with such Approved Sale. Each Stockholder transferring Stockholder Shares pursuant to this Section 4 shall be obligated to join on a pro rata basis (based on the number of Common Stockholder Shares to be sold) in any indemnification or other obligations that are part of the terms and conditions of the Approved Sale (other than any such obligations that relate specifically to a particular Stockholder, such as indemnification with respect to representations and warranties given by a Stockholder regarding such Stockholder's title to and ownership of Stockholder Shares) (the "Company Indemnity Obligations"). Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) unless they agree otherwise, neither Davix X. Xxxxx xxx Phylxxx X. Xxxxx xxxll be obligated in connection with any Approved Sale to agree to indemnify or hold harmless the transferees with respect to Company Indemnity Obligations in an amount in excess of 30% of the proceeds paid to such Person in connection with the Approved Sale, and (ii) no other Stockholder shall be obligated in connection with any Approved Sale to agree to indemnify or hold harmless the transferees with respect to Company Indemnity Obligations in an amount in excess of the total proceeds paid to such Person in connection with the Approved Sale.
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Sale of the Company. (a) If Subparagraph 5(a) of the Board Stockholders Agreement is hereby amended to add the following provision at the end of the sentence: ";provided, however, that no Stockholder shall be required (i) to -------- ------- incur aggregate indemnification liability in connection with such an Approved Sale greater than the value of the consideration to be received by such Stockholder in connection with such sale, (ii) to incur indemnification liability in a proportion which is greater that such Stockholder's pro rata share of the proceeds of such Approved Sale with respect to breaches of representations and warranties regarding matters other than such Stockholder and the holders securities purported to be held by such Stockholder, (iii) to pay incidental or consequential damages with respect to breaches of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock representations and Common Stock approve a Sale of the Company warranties which were not known by such Stockholder, but which were known by any other Stockholder, to be untrue in any material respect when made, (the "Approved Sale"), the holders of Executive Stock shall consent iv) to and raise no objections against the Approved Sale of make representations or warranties with respect to any matter not relating to the Company, and if its Subsidiaries, such Stockholder, or the securities purported to be held by such Stockholder, which are not qualified as to such Stockholder's actual knowledge. Each Stockholder will use its best efforts to cooperate in such Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of stock, the holders of Executive Stock shall agree to sell their shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock shall will take all necessary and desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the such Approved Sale as are reasonably requested by the Company; provided that the reasonable out-of-pocket -------- expense incurred by any such Stockholder in the ordinary course of complying with this subparagraph 5(a) (including reasonable attorneys' ----------------- fees) shall be paid for or reimbursed by the Company.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other ExecutiveSubparagraph 5(c) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant Stockholder's Agreement is hereby amended to an Approved Sale add the following clause (vi) to the extent end of such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.subparagraph:
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Samples: Stockholders Agreement (Global Imaging Systems Inc)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and shares of Common Stock then outstanding approve a Sale of the Company (the an "Approved Sale"), the holders each holder of Executive Stock shall vote for, consent to and raise no objections against such Approved Sale. If the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as (i) a merger or consolidation, each holder of Stock shall waive any dissenters' rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation or (ii) a sale of stock, the holders each holder of Executive Stock shall agree to sell their shares all of Executive his Stock and surrender their stock options rights to acquire Stock on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Common Stock and Common Stockthen outstanding. The holders Each holder of Executive Stock shall take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of as requested by the Company.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all each holder of the holders a class of Common Stock shall receive the same form of consideration and the same amount of consideration per share as any other holders of Common Stock, or such class of stock; (ii) if any holders of Common a class of Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders each holder of such class of Stock shall be given the same option; and and
(iiiii) all holders each holder of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common a class of Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common such class of Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common a class of Stock received by the holders of Common such class of Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common such class of Stock of such rights to acquire Common such class of Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common such class of Stock represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Sale of the Company. (a) If So long as the Board and the Company has not consummated a Public Offering, if holders of at least 50% of the Common Stock (including voting and non-voting shares voting as a majority single class) then outstanding vote in favor of (at a duly called and duly held meeting of stockholders of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve a Sale ) or consent in writing to the merger or consolidation of the Company or the sale of all or substantially all of its assets or sale of all of the outstanding capital stock or any other similar transaction (provided such holders include Vectura if it owns at least 15% of the outstanding Common Stock) (any of the foregoing, an "Approved Sale"), the holders of Executive Stock shall (i) each Restricted Investor will consent to to, vote ------------- for, and raise no objections against against, and waive dissenters and appraisal rights (if any) with respect to, the Approved Sale of the CompanySale, and (ii) if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as includes a sale of stockSecurities, the holders of Executive Stock shall each Restricted Investor will agree to sell their shares and will be permitted to sell all of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options such Restricted Investor's Securities on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Common Stock and Common Stockthen outstanding. The holders of Executive Stock shall Each Restricted Investor will take all necessary and desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the an Approved Sale of the CompanySale.
(b) The obligations of each of the holders of Executive Stock Investors with respect to the an Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) conditions that upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, Sale all of the holders of Common Stock shall Investors and Permitted Transferees will receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders holder of Common Stock are is given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall Investors and Permitted Transferees will be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Securities Purchase and Holders Agreement (Fifty Three Dredging Corp)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Xxxx Group Shareholders holding a majority of the outstanding Common Shares issued by the Company approve (and, in the case of any sale or other fundamental change which requires the approval of the board of directors of a Michigan corporation pursuant to the Michigan Business Corporation Act, the Board and shall have approved such sale) (i) a sale of all or substantially all of the holders Company’s assets determined on a consolidated basis or a sale of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and ’s outstanding capital stock (whether by merger, recapitalization, consolidation, reorganization, combination or otherwise) to any Independent Third Party or group of Independent Third Parties or (ii) a Transfer of any shares of Common Stock approve in connection with a Sale of the Company Strategic Transaction (the "collectively an “Approved Sale"”), the holders each holder of Executive Stock shall Shareholder Shares will consent to and raise no objections against such Approved Sale. If the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as (i) a merger or consolidation, each holder of Shareholder Shares will waive any dissenter’s rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation or (ii) sale of stockstock (including by recapitalization, the holders consolidation, reorganization, combination or otherwise), each holder of Executive Stock shall Shareholder Shares will agree to sell their shares all of Executive Stock its Shareholder Shares and surrender their stock options rights to acquire Shareholder Shares on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and such Xxxx Group Shareholders. Each holder of Shareholder Shares shall be obligated to join on a pro rata basis (based on the holders number of Shareholder Shares to be sold) in any indemnification or other obligations that the sellers of Shareholder Shares are required to provide in connection with the Approved Sale (other than any such obligations that related solely to a majority particular Shareholder, such as indemnification with respect to representations and warranties given by a Shareholder regarding such Shareholder’s title to and ownership of Shareholder Shares, in respect of which only such Shareholder shall be liable); provided that no holder shall be obligated in connection with such indemnification or other obligations with respect to any amount in excess of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stockconsideration received by such holder in connection with such transfer. The holders Each holder of Executive Stock shall Shareholder Shares will take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of as requested by the CompanyXxxx Group Shareholders.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock Common Shares with respect to the an Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders each holder of Common Stock shall Shares will receive the same form and amount of consideration per share and the same portion of the aggregate consideration that such holders of Common Stock, or Shares would have received if such aggregate consideration had been distributed by the Company in complete liquidation pursuant to the rights and preferences set forth in the Company’s Articles of Incorporation as in effect immediately prior to such Approved Sale; (ii) if any holders of a class of Common Stock Shares are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall each holder of such class of Common Shares will be given the same option; option and (iiiii) all holders each holder of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of a class of Common Stock shall Shares will be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share class of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsShares.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's ’s securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall Shareholder Shares will, at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" representative (as such term is defined in Rule 501501 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock Shareholder Shares appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall will pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, but if any holder of Executive Stock Shareholder Shares declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall will appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company)representative, and such holder shall will be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders Holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall Shareholder Shares will bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executivesold) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock Shareholder Shares pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock Shares and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock Shareholder Shares on their own behalf shall will not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall 4 will terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public OfferingOffering (as defined in paragraph 5 below).
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Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board Company has not completed a Qualifying Public Offering by January 1, 2007, then either RFE Investment Partners or Sterling (an “Electing Stockholder”) may require, by delivering a written notice to the Company (such notice being referred to as an “Exit Instruction Notice”), a Sale of the Company yielding consideration to the Company or the stockholders consisting of at least 90% cash or readily marketable securities, whereupon the primary mandate and the holders of a majority duty of the Company's Preferred Stock ’s Board and Common Stock approve stockholders shall be to effect a sale of the Company to an Independent Third Party or other Person reasonably acceptable to the Electing Stockholder. If the Company fails to enter into one or more definitive agreements with an Independent Third Party or other Person contemplating a Sale of the Company on or before the 180th day following the delivery of the Exit Instruction Notice or if such definitive agreements shall have been terminated, then the Electing Stockholder shall have all requisite right, power and authority, as the Company’s agent, to bind the Company and effect a Sale of the Company. If either RFE Investment Partners or Sterling delivers an Exit Instruction Notice to the Company, the other may elect, by written notice given within thirty (30) days after the Company’s receipt of the Exit Instruction Notice, to also deliver an Exit Instruction Notice, in which event RFE Investment Partners and Sterling shall jointly act as the Electing Stockholder.
(b) In exercising its rights to effect a Sale of the Company, the Electing Stockholder shall have full and plenary power and authority, as the agent of the Company, to cause the Company to enter into a transaction providing for a Sale of the Company (an “Exit Transaction”) and to take any and all such further action in connection therewith as the "Approved Sale")Electing Stockholder may deem necessary or appropriate in order to consummate any such Exit Transaction. The Electing Stockholder, in exercising its rights under this Section, shall have complete discretion over the terms and conditions of any Exit Transaction effected thereby, including, without limitation, price, nature of consideration, payment terms, conditions to closing, representations, warranties, affirmative covenants, negative covenants, indemnification, holdbacks and escrows; provided, however, that the terms and conditions applicable to the holders of Executive Stock each class, series and type of Company securities apply to all holders of such class, series and type of Company securities; and provided further that the provisions of Section 4.4(a), (b), (d), (e) and (f) shall consent also apply to any Exit Transaction under this Section 4.5. Without limitation of the foregoing, the Electing Stockholder may execute on behalf of the Company any such agreements, documents, applications, authorizations and raise no objections against instruments as it shall deem necessary or appropriate in connection with any Exit Transaction, and each third party with whom the Approved Electing Stockholder contracts on behalf of the Company or any subsidiary may rely on the authority vested in the Electing Stockholder under this Section for all purposes. Any Sale of the Company will be effected in accordance with Sections 2 and 3 of the Certificate of Designations.
(c) In conducting an Exit Transaction, the Electing Stockholder shall be guided by corporate law principles and decisions governing the sale of a Delaware corporation or its assets with a goal of maximizing such corporation’s value at a sale or liquidation for its stockholders’ benefit. Without limitation of the foregoing, the Electing Stockholder shall enjoy the benefit of the business judgment rule and other protections afforded directors under Delaware law with respect to all of its decisions and actions in connection with any Exit Transaction to the maximum extent permitted by law.
(d) If the Electing Stockholder exercises its rights to effect a Sale of the Company, and the Stockholders shall, if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of stock, the holders of Executive Stock shall agree to sell their shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options on the terms and conditions approved requested by the Board Electing Stockholder, vote their Shares to increase the number of directors and to elect such additional persons as nominated by the holders of Electing Stockholder such that the persons nominated as directors by the Electing Stockholder shall constitute a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock shall take all necessary and desirable actions directors in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of the Companyoffice.
(be) The obligations Nothing in this Section 4.5 shall be deemed to modify the Warrant Investors’ Put Option (as that term is defined in the Warrant Agreement) in respect of the holders of Executive Stock with respect to Warrant Shares or prevent the Approved Sale of Warrant Investors from exercising the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights Put Option prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate and, notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Warrant Investors exercise such Put Option, the Warrant Investors shall be entitled to receive the consideration set forth in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation Section 2.10 of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsWarrant Agreement.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Stockholders' Agreement (Kenan Advantage Group Inc)
Sale of the Company. At any time after April 4, 2001, and before the consummation of an Approved Offering, if a bona fide offer is made by any person (aother than I 3S Funding I, L.L.C. ("FUNDING"), Blue Ridge Investors Limited Partnership ("BLUE RIDGE") and Spotswood Capital, LLC ("SPOTSWOOD"), or any person or entity related to or affiliated with Funding, Blue Ridge and Spotswood), to purchase all or substantially all of the assets or shares of stock of the Company, and Funding gives the Company written notice that it desires such offer to be accepted, the Company shall either accept the offer and consummate the sale on the terms and conditions of the offer (in which case, if the transaction is a stock sale or merger, Spotswood and Blue Ridge also shall sell all of their equity interests in the Company on those terms and conditions), or, subject to the last paragraph of this SECTION 7.5, the Company shall acquire all the equity interests owned by Funding, Spotswood and Blue Ridge in the Company on the same terms and conditions as the offer; provided, however, that if such offer is made prior to April 4, 2003, the Company shall have no such obligation unless the total consideration of such offer is at least $350,000,000. If at any time Funding approves the sale of substantially all of the assets or shares of stock of the Company or if the transaction is a stock sale or merger, Blue Ridge and Spotswood shall sell all of their equity interests in the Company on the terms and conditions so approved. If the Board Company accepts an offer to sell the Company made after April 4, 2001, the Purchasers and any person that acquires the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall sell their shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (and Class A Common Stock, if the shares of Preferred Stock have been converted) and/or vote in favor of the proposed transaction (as the case may be) so long as the holders of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall receive for their shares of Preferred Stock an amount in cash equal to the aggregate Liquidation Preference (as defined in the Certificate of Designation of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock) plus accrued and unpaid dividends for such shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, in preference to any other holders of capital stock of the Company. At least twenty (20) days prior to the consummation of any such sale, the Company shall give the holders of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock written notice of the material terms of the proposed sale. The holders of the outstanding shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall have the right to convert their shares into shares of Class A Common Stock prior to or concurrently with the consummation of any such sale and thereby be entitled to receive their pro rata share of the proceeds of the sale that would otherwise be payable to the holders of the Class A Common Stock (assuming for such calculation the conversion of such shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock as have exercised such right to convert). The exercise of such right to convert by a holder of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall be in lieu of any right to receive such Liquidation Preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends as a holder of such Series A Convertible Preferred Stock or otherwise. In determining the total consideration for purposes of the foregoing, any deferred payment shall be discounted to present value at a discount rate of eight percent (8%) per annum. Under its agreements with Funding, the Company has the right to avoid the required sale of the Company, as described in this SECTION 7.5, by redeeming the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock and Class C Common Stock held by Funding, Blue Ridge and Spotswood. The Company acknowledges and agrees that it may not redeem such shares without first obtaining the consent or approval of the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve a Sale of the Company (the "Approved Sale"), the holders of Executive Stock shall consent to and raise no objections against the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of stock, the holders of Executive Stock shall agree to sell their outstanding shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options on the terms and conditions approved Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, as required by the Board and the holders Certificate of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock shall take all necessary and desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of the CompanyDesignation.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Series a Convertible Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (Broadbandnow Inc)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock Required Interest approve a Sale of the Company (the an "Approved Sale"), the holders each holder of Executive Stock Units shall vote for, consent to and raise no objections against such Approved Sale. If the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a (i) merger or consolidation, each holder of Units shall waive any dissenters' rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation or (ii) sale of stockUnits, the holders each holder of Executive Stock Units shall agree to sell their shares all of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options his, her or its Units or rights to acquire Units on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority the Required Interest. Each holder of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock Units shall take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of as requested by the CompanyLLC.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock Units with respect to the an Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction terms of the following conditions: (iSection 10.4(e) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsbelow.
(c) If either the Company LLC or the holders of the Company's securities any class of Units enter into any a negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall Units will, at the request of the CompanyLLC, appoint a "purchaser representative" representative (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the CompanyLLC. If any holder of Executive Stock Units appoints a purchaser representative designated by the CompanyLLC, the Company shall LLC will pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, but if any holder of Executive Stock Units declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, LLC such holder shall will appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company)representative, and such holder shall will be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders Holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall Units will bear their pro-pro rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other ExecutiveCommon Units held) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock such Units pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock Units and are not otherwise paid by the Company LLC or the acquiring party. For purposes of this Section 10.4(d), costs incurred in exercising reasonable efforts to take all actions in connection with the consummation of an Approved Sale in accordance with Section 10.4(a) shall be deemed to be for the benefit of all holders of Units. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock Units on their own behalf shall will not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder. Each holder of Units transferring Units pursuant to an Approved Sale shall be obligated, severally, not jointly, to join on a pro rata basis (based on the number of Common Units to be sold) in any indemnification or other obligations that are part of the terms and conditions of the Approved Sale (other than any such obligations that relate specifically to a particular holder, such as indemnification with respect to representations and warranties given by a holder regarding such holder's title to and ownership of Units) (the "LLC Indemnity Obligations"). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no holder shall be obligated in connection with any Approved Sale to agree to indemnify or hold harmless the transferees with respect to LLC Indemnity Obligations in an amount in excess of the net proceeds paid to such holder in connection with the Approved Sale.
(e) The provisions In the event of this paragraph 6 an Approved Sale, each Unitholder shall terminate upon receive in exchange for the completion Units held by such Unitholder the same portion of a Qualified Public Offeringthe aggregate consideration from such sale or exchange that such Unitholder would have received if such aggregate consideration had been distributed by the LLC pursuant to the terms of Section 4.
1. Each holder of Units shall take all necessary or desirable actions in connection with the distribution of the aggregate consideration from such sale or exchange as requested by the LLC.
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Samples: Limited Liability Company Agreement (Triad Financial Corp)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board of Directors of the Company and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and shares of Common Stock (voting as a single class) then outstanding approve a Sale of the Company (the an "Approved Sale"), the holders each holder of Executive Stock ------------- Warrants and Warrant Shares shall vote for, consent to and raise no objections against such Approved Sale. If the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a (i) merger or consolidation, each holder of Warrant Shares shall waive any dissenters' rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation or (ii) sale of stock, the holders each holder of Executive Stock Warrant Shares shall agree to sell their shares all of Executive Stock his Warrant Shares and surrender their stock options rights to acquire Warrant Shares on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Common Stock (voting as a single class) then outstanding. Each holder of Warrants and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock Warrant Shares shall take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of as requested by the Company.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock Warrants and Warrant Shares with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders each holder of Common Stock participating in such sale shall receive the same form of consideration and the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or share; (ii) if any holders of a class of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders each holder of such class of Common Stock shall be given the same option; and (iiiii) all holders each holder of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of a class of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of such class of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of a class of Common Stock received by the holders of such class of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of such class of Common Stock of such rights to acquire such class of Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of such class of Common Stock represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve a Sale of the Company is approved in accordance with Section 7 of the Stockholders Agreement (the "an “Approved Sale"”), the holders each holder of Executive Stock Securities shall vote for, consent to and raise no objections against such Approved Sale. If the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a (i) merger or consolidation, the holders of Executive Securities shall waive any dissenters rights, appraisal rights or similar rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation or (ii) sale of stock, the holders of Executive Stock Securities shall agree to sell all of their shares of Executive Stock Option Shares and surrender their stock options rights to acquire Option Shares on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and Supermajority Vote (as defined in the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common StockStockholders Agreement). The holders of Executive Stock shall take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of as requested by the CompanyPerson(s) entitled to request the Stockholders to take such actions pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's ’s securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated under the 1933 Act by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Executive, together with the Company’s other senior management employees which have entered into Stock Option Agreements with the Company (such other senior management employees, the “Other Executives”), shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "“purchaser representative" ” (as such term is defined in Rule 501501 under the 0000 Xxx) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of the Executive Stock appoints and the Other Executives appoint a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if the Executive or any holder of Other Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Executive or such holder Other Executive, as the case may be, shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder person shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointedappointed unless such person is an Accredited Investor (as defined in Rule 501).
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Stock Option Agreement (CHG Healthcare Services, Inc.)
Sale of the Company. (a) If At any time, GE Capital together with any holder or holders who, together with GE Capital, hold more than 50% of the Board Shares seek a Sale of the Company to an Independent Third Party or Independent Third Parties that want to acquire (i) all or at least 90% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the holders Company (whether by merger, consolidation or sale or transfer of a majority stock) or (ii) all or substantially all of the Company's Preferred Stock assets on a consolidated basis, the provisions of this Section 6.15 shall apply except to the extent set forth in (g) below. Any such holder or holders shall give Brxxxxx xnd each of his Permitted Transferees (the "Brxxxxx Shareholders") notice of such holder or holders intention to commence any initiative to seek a Sale of the Company to an Independent Third Party (it being understood that such an intention shall not be considered to exist until such holder or holders proceed beyond informal discussions regarding a potential Sale of the Company) and, to the extent such holder or holders seek to provide any potential purchasers with confidential information regarding the Company or any other member of the Waxx Group, such holder or holders shall, on behalf of the Company, obtain customary confidentiality agreements signed by such purchasers and Common Stock approve provide the Board of Directors with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon any such information that such holder or holders seek to provide to any potential purchasers.
(b) The holder or holders proposing a Sale of the Company (the "Approved SaleProposing Shareholders") shall deliver written notice to the Brxxxxx Shareholders setting forth the net consideration per Share to be paid in connection with such Sale of the Company and the terms of payment thereof (the "Company Sale Notice"). In the event that the consideration to be paid in connection with a Sale of the Company is other than cash, the holders Company Sale Notice shall be accompanied by a written determination (the "Initial Valuation Determination") by a reputable investment banking firm or national accounting firm (the fees and expenses of Executive Stock which shall be borne by the Proposing Shareholders) of the cash equivalent value of the net consideration to be paid per Share. If the Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of assets, the net consideration per Share shall be computed based upon the consideration that would be payable to the Company's Shareholders upon a liquidation of the Company immediately after such sale of assets, taking into account any taxes payable by the Company and any liabilities retained by the Company (including any liabilities to redeem preferred stock) in connection with such sale of assets.
(c) Each Brxxxxx Xhareholder shall vote for, consent to and raise no objections against the Approved transaction described in the Company Sale of the CompanyNotice, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of stock, each Brxxxxx Xhareholder shall sell his, her or its Shares on the holders terms and conditions set forth in the Company Sale Notice.
(d) The Proposing Shareholders shall have 90 days after the expiration of Executive Stock the Company Sale Election Period to consummate the Sale of the Company with an Independent Third Party at a net consideration per share no more favorable to the purchasing party than the net consideration per share specified in the Company Sale Notice. If the Sale of the Company is not consummated within such 90-day period, the Proposing Shareholders shall comply with the provisions of this Section 6.15 for any subsequent Sale of the Company.
(e) If the Sale of the Company is structured as (x) a merger or consolidation, each of the Brxxxxx Xhareholders shall waive any dissenters rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation or (y) a sale of stock, each Brxxxxx Xhareholder shall agree to sell their all of his, her or its Shares and rights to acquire shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options Shares on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock Proposing Shareholders, each Brxxxxx Xhareholder shall take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of the Company as reasonably requested by the Company and each Brxxxxx Xhareholder shall pay its pro rata share (based on the number of Shares owned) of the expenses incurred by the Shareholders in connection with such Sale of the Company and shall be obligated to join on a pro rata basis (based on the number of Shares owned) in any indemnification or other obligations that the Proposing Shareholders agree to provide in connection with such Sale of the Company other than any such obligations that relate specifically to a particular Shareholder such as indemnification with respect to representations and warranties given by a Shareholder regarding such Shareholder's title to and ownership of Shares); provided, however, that no Shareholder shall be obligated in connection with such Sale of the Company to agree to indemnify or hold harmless the prospective transferee(s) with respect to an amount in excess of the net cash proceeds paid to such Shareholder in connection with such Sale of the Company.
(bf) The obligations obligation of the holders of Executive Stock with respect Brxxxxx Shareholders to the Approved participate in any Sale of the Company hereunder are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all Sale of the holders of Common Stock Company hereunder, the Brxxxxx Xhareholders, GE Capital and the GE Capital Affiliates shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share Share (including for this purpose, amounts allocated to noncompetition, consulting and other arrangements which the Brxxxxx Xhareholders are capable of Common Stockperforming), or if any such holders of Common Stock Shares are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all such holders shall be given the same option; option and (ii) all holders if a Proposing Shareholder or an Affiliate of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares any Proposing Shareholder is a holder of Common Stock debt or equity securities other than Shares, the Sale of the Company shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise not involve the payment of any premiums, refinancing fees or other amounts in respect of such rights prior debt or equity securities other than any amounts payable pursuant to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in terms governing such sale as holders of Common Stock debt or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsequity securities.
(cg) If This Section 6.15 shall not apply to any Sale of the Company which involves a sale or other disposition by GE Capital or one of the GE Capital Affiliates of the Waxx Group related credit operations of GE Capital or of any GE Capital Affiliates (whether occurring before, concurrent with or after such Sale of the Company) to the Independent Third Party that is a party to such Sale of the Company or any party which is an Affiliate of such Independent Third Party and the holders Brxxxxx Xhareholders shall have no obligation to cooperate with or participate in any such Sale of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect Company pursuant to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointedthis Section 6.15.
(dh) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 This Section 6.15 shall terminate upon the completion Public Offering Termination Date and shall not apply at any time at which GE Capital and the GE Capital Affiliates do not own in the aggregate at least 35% of a Qualified Public Offeringthe Fully Diluted Equity .
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Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock Principal Stockholders mutually approve a Company Sale of the Company (the an "Approved SaleAPPROVED SALE"), the other holders of Executive Stock Stockholder Shares (the "OTHER STOCKHOLDERS") shall consent to and raise no objections against the such Approved Sale (and shall waive any rights of the Company, appraisal arising in connection therewith) and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of stock, the holders of Executive Stock shall agree to sell their shares of Executive Stock fully cooperate with and surrender their stock options on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock shall take all necessary and desirable actions in connection with the consummation of such Approved Sale, including without limitation (a) executing a purchase and sale agreement and any other agreement reasonably necessary to effectuate such Approved Sale in the form to be entered into by the Principal Stockholders, (b) amending the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, (c) merging, combining or consolidating the Company with any other Person, (d) reorganizing, recapitalizing, liquidating, dissolving or winding-up the Company, (e) exchanging or splitting stock of the Company or (f) selling, leasing or exchanging all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. If the Approved Sale is structured as a sale of stock, the Company.
(b) Other Stockholders shall agree to sell all of their shares of Common Stock and rights to acquire shares of Common Stock on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the Principal Stockholders. The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock Other Stockholders with respect to the any Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: conditions that (ia) upon the consummation of the such Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock shall will receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall will be given the same option; option and (iib) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock no stockholder shall be given an opportunity required to either incur indemnification obligations (Awhether several or joint and several) exercise such rights prior to the consummation which are in excess of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock net proceeds received by the holders of Common Stock such Stockholder in connection with such Approved Sale. In the Approved event that a Principal Stockholder is Incapacitated, any Company Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated that is approved by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term Principal Stockholder that is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder not Incapacitated shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executive) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant deemed to be an Approved Sale for all purposes hereof, and all references to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of Principal Stockholders in this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon be deemed to exclude the completion of a Qualified Public OfferingIncapacitated Principal Stockholder.
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Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock Class B Units approve a Sale of the Company (the an "Approved SaleAPPROVED SALE"), then, subject to SECTION 7(b) hereof, the holders of Executive Stock Employee Units shall consent to and raise no objections against the Approved Sale of the CompanySale, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of stockUnits, the holders of Executive Stock Employee Units shall agree to sell their shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options Employee Units on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common StockClass B Units. The holders of Executive Stock Employee Units shall take all necessary and desirable actions with respect to such Employee Units in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale Sale, except that the provisions of this SECTION 7(a) shall not be construed to require such holders to take actions which would adversely affect the rights of such holders with respect to such Employee Units unless the holders of a majority of the CompanyClass B Units also take such action with respect to the Class B Units held by such majority holders.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock Employee Units with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: conditions that (i) upon in connection with the consummation Approved Sale all holders of the Approved Sale, all any class of the holders of Common Stock Units shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or Unit in such class and (ii) if any holders of Common Stock any class of Units are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders of such class of Units shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights option with respect to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsUnits.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall Employee Units shall, at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, and the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive Employee Investors and the other holders of Executive Stock Employee Units (if any) shall bear their pro-pro rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other ExecutiveUnits sold) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock Employee Units pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock the Units and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive Employee Investors and the other holders of Executive Stock Employee Units on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Management Equity Agreement (Boise Cascade Holdings, L.L.C.)
Sale of the Company. (a) If At any time following the Board and the holders fourth anniversary of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve a Sale of the Company (the "Approved Sale"), the holders of Executive Stock shall consent to and raise no objections against the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of stock, the holders of Executive Stock shall agree to sell their shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock shall take all necessary and desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Merger, if a Qualified IPO has not been consummated prior thereto, each of the GSCP Parties (or a GSCP Governance Rights Assignee) or the Providence Parties (or a Providence Governance Rights Assignee) (such Shareholder(s) being referred to in this Section 9 as the “Selling Shareholder(s)”) may elect to require that all outstanding shares of Stock (including for this purpose Common Stock Equivalents but which, at the election of the Selling Shareholders, may exclude Unvested Stock) be Sold to any Person or Group selected in accordance with Section 9(d) (such Person or Group, a “Company Buyer”) (so long as no Company Buyer, including any member of a Company Buyer that is a Group, is an Affiliate of such Selling Shareholder) by means of a Sale of the Company.
Stock, merger, consolidation or other transaction determined in accordance with Section 9(d) (b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock any such transactions, an “Exit Sale”). In connection with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved any Exit Sale, all Other Shareholders shall be obligated to Sell to the Company Buyer all, but not less than all, of the holders of their Stock (including for this purpose Common Stock Equivalents; provided that, the Selling Shareholders shall receive have the right to elect that the shares of Stock Sold by an Other Shareholder not include any Unvested Stock), at the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stockto be paid to, or if and upon the same terms and conditions as, the Selling Shareholder(s) (provided, that the purchase price to be paid in such Exit Sale for any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to Equivalent shall equal the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise purchase price per share of Common Stock to be paid in such Exit Sale less the amount per share of the exercise or purchase price (if any) of such rights to acquire Common Stock Equivalent) and, if applicable, to vote (or consent in writing, as the case may be) all Voting Shares held by them in favor of any Exit Sale being effected by merger or consolidation and the Other Shareholders and the Company shall in all other respects support the transaction contemplated by the Exit Sale and shall be obligated to cooperate in the consummation of the transaction contemplated thereby and shall execute all documents, including a sale, purchase or merger agreement, reasonably requested by the Company or the Selling Shareholder(s) containing the terms and conditions of the Exit Sale; provided, however, that no Shareholder shall be required to make any representations or warranties in any agreement relating to an Exit Sale other than representations and warranties relating to such Shareholder and the ownership of its Stock that are customary in similar transactions including, without limitation, representations and warranties relating to title, authorization and execution and delivery, nor shall any Shareholder be required to provide indemnification with respect to any representations or warranties made by any other Shareholder or in an amount exceeding the amount of the proceeds received by such Shareholder in the Exit Sale. In addition, no Shareholders shall exercise any rights of appraisal or dissenters rights that such Shareholder may have (2whether under applicable law or otherwise) or could potentially have or acquire in connection with any Exit Sale or any proposal that is necessary or desirable to consummate the Exit Sale. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the GSCP Parties nor a GSCP Governance Rights Assignee shall have the right to require an Exit Sale under this Section 9 at any time at which such party and its Affiliates do not hold, in the aggregate, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to or greater than 50% of the number of shares of Common Stock represented held by the GSCP Parties immediately following the Merger, and neither the Providence Parties nor a Providence Governance Rights Assignee shall have the right to require an Exit Sale under this Section 9 at any time at which such rightsparty and its Affiliates do not hold, in the aggregate, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to or greater than 50% of the number of shares of Common Stock held by the Providence Parties immediately following the Merger.
(b) The rights set forth in Section 9(a) shall be exercised by giving written notice (the “Exit Notice”) to each Other Shareholder setting forth in detail the terms of the proposed Exit Sale and the proposed closing date of the Exit Sale.
(c) If All Sales of Stock to the Company or Buyer pursuant to this Section 9 shall be consummated contemporaneously at the holders offices of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation Company on the later of (i) a business day not less than 15 or transaction for which Rule 506 more than 60 days after the Exit Notice is delivered to the Shareholders or (ii) the fifth business day following the expiration or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by termination of all waiting periods under the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect HSR Act or receipt of other regulatory approvals applicable to such negotiation Sales, or transaction (including a merger, consolidation at such other time and/or place as the Selling Shareholders may otherwise determine. The delivery of certificates or other reorganization), the holders of Executive instruments evidencing such Stock duly endorsed for transfer shall at the request be made on such date against payment of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as purchase price for such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointedStock.
(d) Executive The Company Buyer and any Exit Sale transaction pursuant to this Section 9 shall be selected pursuant to a sale process determined by the other holders Selling Shareholder(s), which may include an auction process managed by an investment banking firm selected by the Selling Shareholder(s). All fees and expenses related to any Exit Sale, including but not limited to, the fees of Executive Stock (if any) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller any such investment banking firm but not including the Investors and each other Executive) fees of the costs of counsel for any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise individual Shareholder, shall be paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunderCompany.
(e) The Upon delivery of an Exit Notice to the Company, the Board will take such actions as is necessary to accomplish the Exit Sale specified therein as soon as is reasonably practicable. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, nothing in this Section 9 shall be deemed to compel any director to act in violation of his fiduciary duties.
(f) In order to secure each Management Holder’s and each Employee Holder’s obligation to comply with the provisions of Section 9 of this Agreement, each Management Holder and each Employee Holder hereby appoints the Joint Proxy Holders, acting jointly, as its true and lawful proxy and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, to vote all of its Voting Shares of the Company and to take all such other actions and sign all documents to the extent necessary to carry out the provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon Section 9. The Joint Proxy Holders may exercise the completion irrevocable proxy granted to them hereunder at any time any Management Holder or Employee Holder, as applicable, fails to comply with any provision of Section 9 of this Agreement. The proxies and powers granted by each Management Holder and Employee Holder pursuant to this Section 9(f) are coupled with an interest and are given to secure the performance of the obligations of the Management Holder or Employee Holder, as applicable, to the GSCP Parties (or any GSCP Governance Rights Assignee, as applicable) and the Providence Parties (or any Providence Governance Rights Assignee, as applicable) under Section 9 of this Agreement. Such proxies and powers will be effective until a Qualified Public OfferingIPO, at which time such proxies and powers shall terminate. Such proxies and powers shall survive the death, incompetency and disability of each Management Holder and Employee Holder.
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Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the Shares held by the Investors approve a majority sale of all or substantially all of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve assets determined on a Sale consolidated basis or a sale or exchange of all or substantially all of the Company Company's outstanding capital stock (the whether by merger, sale, recapitalization, consolidation, reorganization, combination or otherwise) to any Person or Persons (an "Approved SaleAPPROVED SALE"), the holders each holder of Executive Stock Shares shall vote for, consent to and raise no objections against such Approved Sale and shall waive any dissenters' rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection therewith. If the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of stock, the holders each holder of Executive Stock Shares shall agree to sell their shares all of Executive Stock his, her or its Shares and surrender their stock options rights to acquire Shares on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority at least 66 2/3% of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common StockShares held by the Investors. The holders Each holder of Executive Stock Shares shall take all necessary and desirable actions in his, her or its capacity as a shareholder in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale as requested by the Company (including attendance at meetings in person or by proxy for purposes of the Companyobtaining a quorum and execution of written consents in lieu of meetings).
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock Shares with respect to the an Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or if any holders of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall be given the same option; and (ii) in connection with the Approved Sale all holders of Shares representing then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of Common Stock (including all holders of Convertible Preferred Stock) shall only be given an opportunity permitted to either (A) exercise such rights (including conversion rights in the case of the holders of Convertible Preferred Stock) prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price (if any) per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsthen currently exercisable rights and shall not be entitled to exercise their rights under paragraph 4A of Subdivision C of Article V of the Company's Articles of Incorporation in connection with any such Approved Sale and receive the aggregate consideration provided for thereunder in preference to the holders of Common Stock.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any Each holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) Shares shall bear their pro-his, her or its pro rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold Shares held by each seller including the Investors and each other Executivesuch holder) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock Shares and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring partyparty and shall be obligated to join on a pro rata basis (based on the number of Shares held by such holder) in any indemnification or other obligations that the Investors holding at least [66 2/3%] of the Shares held by all of the Investors agree to provide in connection with such Approved Sale (other than any such obligations that relate specifically to a holder of Shares such as indemnification with respect to representations and warranties given by a holder regarding such holder's title to and ownership of Shares).
(d) In order to secure each Existing Shareholder's obligation to vote his, her or its Shares and other voting securities of the Company in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph 5, each Existing Shareholder hereby appoints the Investor Representative as his, her or its true and lawful proxy and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, to vote all of his, her or its Shares and other voting securities of the Company for the approval and consummation of an Approved Sale and all such other matters as expressly provided for in this paragraph 5. Costs incurred The Investor Representative may exercise the irrevocable proxy granted to it hereunder at any time any Existing Stockholder fails to comply with the provisions of this paragraph 5. The proxies and powers granted by Executive each Existing Shareholder pursuant to this paragraph 5(d) are coupled with an interest and are given to secure the performance of each Existing Shareholder's obligations and duties under this paragraph 5. Such proxies and powers shall be irrevocable for so long as such Existing Shareholder holds any Shares and shall survive the death, incompetency, disability, bankruptcy or dissolution of such Existing Shareholder and the other subsequent holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunderhis, her or its Shares.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 5 shall terminate upon the completion consummation of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Series B Common Stock Units approve a Sale of the Company (the "an “Approved Sale"”), then, subject to Section 7(b) hereof, the holders of Executive Stock Director Units shall consent to and raise no objections against the Approved Sale of the CompanySale, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a sale of stockUnits, the holders of Executive Stock Director Units shall agree to sell their shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options Director Units on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Series B Common StockUnits. The holders of Executive Stock Director Units shall take all necessary and desirable actions with respect to such Director Units in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale Sale, except that the provisions of this Section 7(a) shall not be construed to require such holders to take actions which would adversely affect the rights of such holders with respect to such Director Units unless the holders of a majority of the CompanySeries B Common Units also take such action with respect to the Series B Common Units held by such majority holders.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock Director Units with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: conditions that (i) upon the consummation of in connection with the Approved Sale, Sale all of the holders of Common Stock any class or series of Units shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or Unit in such class and (ii) if any holders of Common Stock any class or series of Units are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders of such class or Series of Units shall be given the same option; and (ii) all holders of then currently exercisable rights option with respect to acquire shares of Common Stock shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsUnits.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's ’s securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall Director Units shall, at the request of the Company, appoint a "“purchaser representative" ” (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, and the Company shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive 2006 Director Investors and the other holders of Executive Stock Director Units (if any) shall bear their pro-pro rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other ExecutiveUnits sold) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock Director Units pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock the Units and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive 2006 Director Investors and the other holders of Executive Stock Director Units on their own behalf shall not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offering.
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Samples: Director Equity Agreement (Boise Cascade Holdings, L.L.C.)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board Company's board of directors (the "Board") and the holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding approve a sale of all or substantially all of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve assets determined on a Sale consolidated basis or a sale of all or substantially all of the Company Company's outstanding capital stock (the whether by merger, recapitalization, consolidation, reorganization, combination or otherwise; collectively an "Approved Sale"), the holders each holder of Executive Stock shall will vote for, consent to and raise no objections against such Approved Sale. If the Approved Sale of the Company, and if the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as (i) a merger or consolidation, each holder of Executive Stock will waive any dissenters rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation or (ii) sale of stock, the holders each holder of Executive Stock shall will agree to sell their all of his shares of Executive Stock and surrender their stock options rights to acquire shares of Executive Stock on the terms and conditions approved by the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Executive Stock and Common Stock. The holders then outstanding, Each holder of Executive Stock shall will take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of as requested by the Company.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Common Stock with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all each holder of Common Stock will receive the same form of consideration and the same portion of the aggregate consideration that such holders of Common Stock shall receive would have received if such aggregate consideration had been distributed by the same form Company in complete liquidation pursuant to the rights and amount preferences set forth in the Company's Certificate of consideration per share of Common Stock, or Incorporation as in effect immediately prior to such Approved Sale; (ii) if any holders of a class of Common Stock are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders shall each holder of such class of Common Stock will be given the same option; and (iiiii) all holders each holder of then currently exercisable rights to acquire shares of a class of Common Stock shall will be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share class of Common Stock received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the Approved Sale less the exercise price per share of Common Stock of such rights to acquire Common Stock by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such rightsStock.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the holders of Executive Stock shall will, at the request of the Company, appoint a "purchaser representative" representative (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. , If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company shall will pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, but if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, Company such holder shall will appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company)representative, and such holder shall will be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock (if any) shall will bear their pro-rata share (based upon the number of all shares sold by each seller including the Investors and each other Executivesold) of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall will not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this paragraph 6 shall will terminate upon the completion of a Qualified Public Offeringthe initial public offering of the Common Stock.
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Samples: Stock Option Agreement (Nutraceutical International Corp)
Sale of the Company. (a) If the Board and the holders of a majority of the Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock approve The Exit Triggering Members may request to effect a Sale of the Company (excluding a Sale of the "Approved Sale")Company to any Affiliate of any Exit Triggering Member) by delivery of a written notice to the other Members and the Company. Each Member shall vote for, the holders of Executive Stock shall consent to and raise no objections against the Approved such Sale of the Company, and if . If the Approved Sale of the Company is structured as a (i) merger or consolidation, each Member shall waive any dissenters' rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation, (ii) sale of stockUnits, the holders of Executive Stock each Member shall agree to sell their shares Transfer its Units, Operating Company Shares and Convertible Securities, or (iii) sale of Executive Stock assets, (A) each Member shall agree to Transfer its Operating Company Shares and surrender their stock options Convertible Securities of the Operating Company on the terms and conditions approved by the Board Exit Triggering Members, and (B) the holders of a majority Company and each Member shall agree to cause the Operating Company and its Subsidiaries to take all necessary or desirable actions in connection with (and approve) the consummation of the Sale of the Operating Company's Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The holders of Executive Stock Each Member holding Units, Operating Company Shares or Convertible Securities shall take all necessary and or desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale of the CompanyCompany as requested by the Exit Triggering Members.
(b) The obligations of the holders of Executive Stock Members holding Units, Operating Company Shares or Convertible Securities, as applicable, with respect to the Approved Sale of the Company are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) the consideration payable upon consummation of such Sale of the Company to all Members shall be allocated among the Members based upon each Member's relative ownership interest, direct or indirect, in the Operating Company represented by the Units, Operating Company Shares or Convertible Securities, as applicable, sold by such Member; (ii) upon the consummation of the Approved SaleSale of the Company, all of the holders of Common Stock Members Transferring Units or Operating Company Shares shall receive the same form of consideration and the same per Unit (or per Operating Company Share, as applicable) amount of consideration per share of Common Stock, or consideration; (iii) if any holders of Common Stock are Member is given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be receivedreceived in respect of its Units or Operating Shares, all holders Members shall be given the same option; and (iiiv) all holders of each Member holding then currently exercisable rights Convertible Securities with respect to acquire shares of Common Stock Units or Operating Company Shares, as applicable, shall be given an opportunity to either (A) exercise such rights prior to the consummation of the Approved Sale of the Company and participate in such sale as holders of Common Stock a Member holding such Units or Operating Company Shares, as applicable, or (B) upon the consummation of the Approved SaleSale of the Company, receive in exchange for such rights consideration equal to the amount determined by multiplying (1) the same amount of consideration per share Unit or Operating Company Share, as applicable, of Common Stock a Units or Operating Company Shares, as applicable, received by the holders of Common Stock Members holding Units or Operating Company Shares, as applicable, in connection with the Approved Sale of the Company less the exercise price per share Unit (or Operating Company Share, as applicable) of Common Stock such Units (or Operating Company Shares, as applicable) of such rights to acquire Common Stock such Units (or Operating Company Shares, as applicable) by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock Units (or Operating Company Shares, as applicable) represented by such rights.
(c) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter enters into any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 promulgated by the SEC (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), each Member that is not an "accredited investor" (within the holders meaning of Executive Stock shall Rule 501(a) promulgated by the SEC) will, at the request of the CompanyBoard, appoint a "purchaser representative" representative (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably acceptable to the Company. If any holder of Executive Stock appoints a purchaser representative designated 501 promulgated by the Company, SEC) approved by the Company shall Board and such Members will pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any holder of Executive Stock declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such holder shall be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.
(d) Executive For purposes of this Section 9.4, each Member and the other holders Company (i) will cooperate with the Exit Triggering Members and the Company, as appropriate, in the evaluation of Executive Stock the possibility of effecting a Sale of the Company, (if anyii) shall bear their pro-rata share (based upon will facilitate the number of all shares sold by each seller process, including the Investors due diligence process (legal and each other Executive) business), in respect of any Sale of the costs of any sale of Executive Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to Company, (iii) will cause the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Common Stock and are not otherwise paid by the Company Representatives or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Executive and directors, as the other holders of Executive Stock on their own behalf shall not be considered costs case may be, of the transaction hereunderapplicable Atrium Group Company nominated, appointed or designated by such party to take all actions to effect a Sale of the Company, and (iv) will use commercially reasonable efforts (in the case of such Member) or best efforts (in the case of the Company) to cause the closing of the Sale of the Company.
(e) The provisions Each Member Transferring Units, Operating Company Shares or Convertible Securities pursuant to this Section 9.4 shall pay its pro rata share (based on the relative aggregate amount of this paragraph 6 consideration received by each Member pursuant to such Transfer of such securities) of the expenses incurred by the Members in connection with such Transfer and shall terminate upon be obligated to join on the completion same terms and conditions in any indemnification or other obligations (including the making of customary representations and warranties) that the Exit Triggering Members agree to provide in connection with such Transfer (other than (i) any such obligations that relate specifically to a Qualified Public Offeringparticular Member such as indemnification with respect to representations and warranties given by a Member regarding such Member's title to and ownership of Units, Operating Company Share or Convertible Securities, or (ii) any non-compete agreement, non-solicitation agreement or other similar restrictive covenant); provided that no holder shall be obligated in connection with such Transfer to agree to indemnify or hold harmless the transferees with respect to an amount in excess of its net proceeds paid to such holder in connection with such Transfer.
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Samples: Limited Liability Company Agreement (Atrium Companies Inc)