Share Transfer Restriction Sample Clauses
A Share Transfer Restriction clause limits or regulates the ability of shareholders to transfer their shares to others. Typically, this clause may require shareholders to obtain approval from the company or other shareholders before selling or transferring their shares, or it may grant existing shareholders a right of first refusal. The core purpose of this clause is to maintain control over the ownership structure of the company and prevent unwanted third parties from acquiring shares, thereby protecting the interests of current shareholders and ensuring stability in company governance.
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Share Transfer Restriction. Before completion of a Qualified IPO, none of the Founder and Founder Holdco shall, directly or indirectly, sell, transfer, pledge, hypothecate, encumber or otherwise dispose of, in a single transaction or a series of transaction, more than five percent (5%) of total outstanding shares of the Company in aggregate directly or indirectly held by it/him/her to any Person without prior written consent of the Purchaser, except for (i) any share transfer for the purpose of implementing the employee shares incentive plan of the Company (the “ESIP”) or Trade Sale as approved by the Purchaser, and (ii) creation of any Lien over no more than half of total shares of the Company owned by such Founder or Founder Holdco as of the Closing Date as security for the debenture, bonds and notes of similar nature herewith to be issued by the Company solely for the purpose of financing the merger and acquisition undertaken by the Company.
Share Transfer Restriction. Except for Permitted Transfers (as defined in Section 8) and unless a Release Event (as defined below) has occurred, none of the Optioned Shares, any shares of capital stock of the Company issued in respect of the Optioned Shares upon any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, exchange of shares, change in corporate structure or otherwise, nor any right, title or interest therein, whether represented by the Voting Trust Certificate or otherwise (the Optioned Shares, all such other shares, and all right, title and interest therein being referred to collectively as the "Shares"), may be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, or otherwise disposed of or encumbered, voluntarily or involuntarily, by act of the Optionee or the Optionee's Permitted Transferee or by operation of law, including, without limitation, by bequest or the laws of descent and distribution (any of such events being referred to as a "Transfer"), without the Company's prior written consent and upon such terms and conditions as the Company may determine. Any attempted transfer of any Shares contrary to the preceding sentence will be null and void. Nevertheless, the restriction on transfer of the Shares set forth in this Section 7 will terminate and be of no further force and effect upon the occurrence of any of the following events (each of which is referred to as a "Release Event"): [a] the closing of any Qualified Public Offering (as defined below), [b] the closing of a Non- Affiliate Asset Sale, or [c] the closing of the sale of the Company substantially in its entirety by a Non-Affiliate Merger or by a Non-Affiliate Stock Sale (or by any combination of the foregoing).
Share Transfer Restriction. Without the prior written approvals of the Majority Preferred A Holders, the Majority Preferred B Holders, the Majority Preferred C Holders, the Majority Preferred D Holders, the Majority Preferred E Holders and the Majority Preferred F Holders, each of the Founder, the Co-Founders, the Registered Co-Founder Vehicle Holder and the Key Persons shall not transfer, assign, encumber or otherwise dispose of any Equity Securities of the Restricted Shareholders or any Shares directly or indirectly now or hereafter held and/or owned by him/her prior to consummation of the Qualified IPO except for the transfers set forth in Section 5.4.
Share Transfer Restriction. Except as otherwise agreed by and between the Parties hereto, the Parties agree not to sell, assign, pledge or in any other manner transfer title to or otherwise encumber any of the shares of the Company held by them before the shares of the Company are listed or traded on any internationally recognized stock exchange, including, without limitation, listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange or traded on Taiwan OTC market.
Share Transfer Restriction. The share transfer restrictions as set out in article 12 of the articles of association of SSF do not apply since Stolt is the sole shareholder of SSF.
Share Transfer Restriction. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, or as may otherwise be unanimously agreed, and except as may be required to obtain Project Debt Financing, no Party shall, directly or indirectly, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, charge, mortgage or in any other way dispose of or encumber any Shares or Related Shares, or Shareholder loans held by it, to any Person:
(a) during the Hold Period; and
(b) at any time, without first complying with Sections and . Notwithstanding the foregoing (but subject to any pledges, charges, mortgages or other encumbrances granted to banks or other lenders in connection with Project Debt Financing), any member of a Shareholder Group may, directly or indirectly, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, charge, mortgage or in any other way dispose of or encumber any Shares or Related Shares or Shareholder loans held by it to (A) a Party that is an existing member of a Shareholder Group, or (B) in the case of the Korean Consortium, any entity joining the Korean Consortium as contemplated by Section 5.9 of the Share Purchase Agreement (a “Transferee”), provided that, if the Transferee becomes a Shareholder or holder of Related Shares as a result and is not at that time a Party to this Agreement, prior to or concurrent with such transfer, the Transferee will agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and will enter into an agreement with the other Parties and the Corporation in respect thereof, all in form and on terms satisfactory to the other Parties, acting reasonably.
Share Transfer Restriction. In accordance with the provisions of article 15 paragraph 4 of the articles of association of the Company, the Contributor hereby resolves in writing as sole shareholder of the Company to approve the present transfer under the share transfer restrictions included in the articles of association of the Company.
Share Transfer Restriction. (a) Subject to paragraph (b) below, and provided that the Company is in material compliance with the terms of the Share Purchase Agreement and its Exhibits, except as varied hereby, each of the Purchasers’ covenants and agrees that, without the Company’s prior written consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, the Purchaser will not sell, transfer, assign, encumber, pledge or dispose of (any such event being referred to in this Section as a “transfer”) all or any right, title or interest held by it in the 18,000,000 Securities (or the common shares (“Common Shares”) issuable upon exercise of the Securities), held by the Purchasers on the date hereof, except as set forth below:
(i) the above transfer restriction shall cease and have no further force or effect with respect to 6,000,000 of the Securities and underlying Common Shares, in each case pro rata to the respective interests of the Purchasers in such shares, 90 days after the date hereof;
(ii) the above transfer restriction shall cease and have no further force and effect with respect to an additional 6,000,000 of the Securities and the underlying Common Shares, in each case pro rata to the respective interests of the Purchasers in such shares, 180 days after the date hereof; and
(iii) the above transfer restriction shall cease and have no further force and effect with respect to the remaining 6,000,000 Securities and the underlying Common Shares, in each case pro rata to the respective interests of the Purchasers in the Securities, 270 days after the date hereof.
(b) The restrictions on transfer in paragraph (a) shall terminate and have no further effect, and for greater certainty, subject to any restrictions under securities laws, each Purchaser shall be entitled to transfer any or all of the Securities at any time after the date hereof, if the Company proposes to merge or amalgamate with any other entity, other than as part of an internal restructuring with no change of control of the Company, or if an offer or take-over bid is made for the shares of the Company. The restrictions on transfer in paragraph (a) shall be deemed to terminate under this paragraph (b) on the earlier of (i) the date that such merger, amalgamation, offer or take-over bid is announced, and (ii) the date on which such restrictions would be required to be terminated in order to permit a Purchaser to participate in such merger or amalgamation or to tender the shares to such offer or take-over bid.
Share Transfer Restriction. (a) Subject to this Section 5 hereof, at any time before a Qualified IPO is consummated, (i) without the prior written approval of the Vast Majority Shareholders, each of the Founder Parties and any employee directly or indirectly owns more than 1% of the total share capital of the Company (each, a “Restricted Holder”) shall not sell, transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise encumber or dispose of in any way or otherwise grant any interest or right with respect to (“Transfer”), its Equity Securities in the Company, directly or indirectly, now or hereafter, owned or held by it; and (ii) without the prior written approval of the Founder Parties, Shanghai Minhui shall not Transfer its Equity Securities in the Company, directly or indirectly, now or hereafter, owned or held by it. The Restricted Holder and all other Ordinary and Preferred Shareholders shall not, in any way, Transfer its Equity Securities in the Company, directly or indirectly, now or hereafter, owned or held by it to any Competitor (as defined below) without the consent of the Company.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no Transfer of Equity Securities in the Company may be made by any Restricted Holder, Ordinary and Preferred Shareholders unless (a) the transferee has agreed in writing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement pursuant to a deed of adherence substantially in the form of Exhibit I and (b) the Transfer complies with all respects with applicable securities laws, including the inclusion of any required legend covering applicable securities laws on certificates Transferred or newly issued in respect of such Equity Securities.
(c) Any Transfer of Equity Securities of the Company not made in compliance with this Agreement and other Transaction Documents (as applicable) shall be null and void as against the Company, shall not be recorded on the books of the Company and shall not be recognized by the Company or any other Party.
(d) Each of the Restricted Holders and Shanghai Minhui agrees not to circumvent or otherwise avoid the transfer restrictions or intent thereof set forth in this Agreement, whether by holding the Equity Securities of the Company indirectly through another Person or by causing or effecting, directly or indirectly, the Transfer or issuance of any Equity Securities by any such Person, or otherwise. Each Restricted Holder furthermore agrees that, so long as any of the Founder Parties is bound by this Agreement, the T...
Share Transfer Restriction. Except as expressly provided in Exhibit B, or as may otherwise be unanimously agreed, no Party shall, directly or indirectly, Transfer, any Shares or shareholder loans held by it, to any Person at any time, without first complying with Exhibit B.