Common use of Standstill Provision Clause in Contracts

Standstill Provision. From and after the date of this Agreement, the Investor shall not, and shall cause its affiliates not to, in any manner, singly or as part of a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or other "Group" (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, acquire, or offer or agree to acquire, record ownership or beneficial ownership in the aggregate greater than 9.9% of the shares of capital stock of the Company, including but not limited to any securities convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock or any other right to acquire capital stock from the Company or any other person (i.e., on a fully-diluted basis), without the prior written consent of the Company; provided, however, that this clause shall not apply to (a) any securities obtained or purchased by Investor pursuant to rights set forth in this Agreement, including but not limited to the Series E Shares, the Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof and the IPO Shares, and (b) any securities issued with respect to the Series E Shares or the IPO Shares pursuant to a stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or reclassification approved by the Company's Board of Directors; and provided, further, that this clause shall not apply to any securities of the Company held indirectly by the Investor through one or more investments in any of the Stockholders listed, as of the date hereof, on the Restated Stockholders' Agreement, so long as neither Investor, nor any of its affiliates, exercises "control" (within the meaning of Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act) with regard to such Stockholder.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Diversa Corp), Stock Purchase Agreement (Diversa Corp), Stock Purchase Agreement (Diversa Corp)

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