Common use of Lock-up Covenant Clause in Contracts

Lock-up Covenant. (a) Key Management Lock-up. Notwithstanding anything otherwise provided in this Agreement, each of the Key Management agrees and covenants that, without the prior written consent of Tencent, (i) at any time during the first three (3) years after the Tencent Closing Date, he will not, Transfer, directly or indirectly, any Company Securities that are in excess of thirty percent (30%) of the aggregate Company Securities held or beneficially owned by him (subject to subsequent adjustment for share splits, share dividends, reverse share splits, re-capitalizations and the like) as of the Tencent Closing Date, whether in a single transaction or a series of transactions; and (ii) at any time during each one-year period for the three (3) years after the third (3rd) anniversary of the Tencent Closing Date, he will not, Transfer, directly or indirectly, any Company Securities that are in excess of one-third (1/3) of the aggregate remaining Company Securities held or beneficially owned by him (subject to subsequent adjustment for share splits, share dividends, reverse share splits, re-capitalizations and the like) as of the third (3rd) anniversary of the Tencent Closing Date, whether in a single transaction or a series of transactions; provided that with respect to any Key Management, if at any time during the four-year period after the Tencent Closing Date, (x) such Key Management has been removed as officer and employee of all Group Companies and all the employment agreements with such Key Management have been terminated by all Group Companies, or (y) such Key Management becomes a key executive of the general partner of the Music Fund (for the avoidance of doubt, once such Key Management becomes a key executive of the general partner of the Music Fund, such Key Management should have resigned and no longer been a director, officer or employee of any Group Company) (either (x) or (y), the “Shortened Lock-up Triggering Event”), then upon the resignation by such Key Management as directors of all Group Companies, the above Key Management lock-up provision shall be replaced by the following: without the prior written consent of Tencent, at any time during each one-year period for the two (2) years after the Shortened Lock-up Triggering Event, he will not, Transfer, directly or indirectly, any Company Securities that are in excess of one-half (1/2) of the aggregate Company Securities held or beneficially owned by him (subject to subsequent adjustment for share splits, share dividends, reverse share splits, re-capitalizations and the like) as of the Shortened Lock-up Triggering Event, whether in a single transaction or a series of transactions (any Transfer made as permitted pursuant to this proviso shall be a “Qualified Transfer”); provided further that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 4.1, any proposed Transfer of Company Securities held or beneficially owned by such Key Management that is a Qualified Transfer (including any Transfer made by such Key Management’s Affiliates or permitted transferees) to any person (including to any other Shareholder) shall comply with, and be subject to the Right of First Refusal of each Shareholder in accordance with the respective provisions under this Section 4 (Right of First Refusal; Other Transfer Restrictions). The lock-up contemplated under this Section 4.2(a) (Key Management Lock-up) shall terminate upon the earliest of (i) the second (2nd) anniversary of the Shortened Lock-up Triggering Event (only if the Shortened Lock-up Triggering Event is applicable); (ii) the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Tencent Closing Date; and (iii) six months after the consummation of a QIPO.

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Sources: Shareholder Agreements, Shareholder Agreements