Suspension of Company Obligations. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Company’s obligations under Article II of this Agreement to maintain the effectiveness of any registration statement shall be suspended (and, to the extent applicable, the Securities Holder shall suspend the disposition of any Registrable Securities pursuant to a then currently effective registration statement from and after the time at which it has received written notice from the Company with respect to such suspension) for a period not to exceed 60 days (and such suspension not to occur more than twice in any 12-month period) in the event that, in the good faith reasonable judgment of the Company’s Board of Directors, effecting or maintaining the effectiveness of the registration of such Registrable Securities (i) would be detrimental to any material financing, acquisition, merger, disposition of assets, disposition of stock or other comparable transaction then being pursued by the Company or (ii) would require the Company to make public disclosure of material, non-public information which is not otherwise required to be publicly disclosed at that time, and the public disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect upon the Company. (b) The Company shall notify the Securities Holder in writing of the existence of any suspension event set forth in this Section 4.1 and, to the extent requested by the Securities Holder (but only if requested by the Securities Holder) the reasons therefor. Such notice and, if requested and provided, all facts and circumstances relating to such suspension event, shall be kept confidential by the Securities Holder. The Company shall provide the Securities Holder with further written notice at such time that the Company reasonably believes the suspension event ceases to justify a suspension pursuant to Section 4.1(a), and shall lift such suspension at such time.
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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement, Registration Rights Agreement (Central European Distribution Corp), Securities Purchase Agreement (Central European Distribution Corp)
Suspension of Company Obligations. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary hereinset forth in this Agreement, the Company’s obligations obligation under Article Articles II and III of this Agreement to file any registration statement and to cause Registrable Securities to be registered as provided therein shall be suspended in the event that (i) the Company is currently engaged in an underwritten primary offering (other than an offering described in Section 3.1(a)(i), (ii) or (iii)), or (ii) a registration statement for a public offering of the Company’s securities was declared effective within the previous 120 days. The Company’s entitlement to such suspension shall continue only for so long as an event described in (i) or (ii) of the preceding sentence, or the effect thereof, is continuing, not to exceed 90 days. In addition, the Company’s obligation under Articles II and III of this Agreement to file any registration statement, to cause Registrable Securities to be registered, and to maintain the effectiveness of any such registration statement shall be suspended (and, to the extent applicable, the Securities Holder Holders shall suspend the disposition of any Registrable Securities pursuant to a then currently effective registration statement from and after the time at which it has received written notice from the Company with respect to such suspension) for a period not to exceed 60 days (and such suspension not to occur more than twice in any 12-month periodstatement) in the event that, in the good faith reasonable judgment opinion of the Company’s Board of Directors, as certified to the Holders by the President of the Company, effecting or maintaining the effectiveness of the registration of such Registrable Securities (i) would be seriously detrimental to any material financing, acquisition, merger, disposition of assets, disposition of stock or other comparable transaction then being pursued by the Company or (ii) would require the Company to make public disclosure of material, non-public information which is not otherwise required to be publicly disclosed at that time, and the public disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to have an a material adverse effect upon the Company.
(b) . The Company’s entitlement to such suspension shall continue only for so long as an event described in the previous sentence, or the effect thereof, is continuing, not to exceed 75 days. The Company shall promptly notify the Securities Holder Holders in writing of the existence of any suspension event set forth in this Section 4.1 and, to the extent requested by the Securities Holder (but only if requested by the Securities Holder) the reasons therefor. Such notice and, if requested and provided, all facts and circumstances relating to such suspension event, shall be kept confidential by the Securities Holder4.1. The Company shall provide be entitled to suspend its obligation to file any registration statement, to cause Registrable Securities to be registered, and, if applicable, to maintain the Securities Holder with further written notice at effectiveness of such time that the Company reasonably believes the suspension event ceases to justify a suspension registration statement pursuant to this Section 4.1(a), and shall lift such suspension at such time4.1 once during any 365-day period.
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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Central European Distribution Corp), Registration Rights Agreement (Central European Distribution Corp)