Common use of Preferred Shareholders Clause in Contracts

Preferred Shareholders. The Preferred Shareholders may Transfer any Equity Securities of the Company now or hereafter owned or held by them subject to compliance with Section 6.5 below, provided that such transferee shall have executed and delivered such documents and take such other actions as may be necessary for it to join in and be bound by the terms of this Agreement as a “Preferred Shareholder”, and provided further that during the period starting from the Closing Date and until the third (3rd) anniversary thereof (the “Competitor Restriction Period”), the Preferred Shareholders may not Transfer any Equity Securities of the Company to any Competitor of the Group Companies, without the prior consent of the Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Series A Investor wishes to transfer any Equity Securities of the Company before the Qualified IPO, such Series A Investor shall notify such equity interest transfer to the Founders and the Company and, within twenty (20) days after the receipt of such notice, the Founders, or their designated third party shall have the right of first refusal to purchase the transferred Equity Securities on the same price and terms set forth in such notice. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Competitor of the Group Companies” means any company (and their respective Affiliates) that is primarily engaged in the business of an online real estate transaction platform (for purposes of clarity, it shall be limited to the selling of new houses and secondary houses); provided, that for purposes of this definition only, “Affiliates” shall not include any financial or corporate investor shareholders of such company that do not otherwise Control such company; and provided further, notwithstanding the foregoing, “Competitor of the Group Companies” shall exclude such Persons in whom any of the Investors has made its investment in such Person prior to the date of execution of the Series C Equity Interests Purchase Agreement.

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Sources: Shareholders Agreement (Fangdd Network Group Ltd.)

Preferred Shareholders. The Preferred Shareholders may Transfer any Equity Securities of the Company now or hereafter owned or held by them subject to compliance with Section 6.5 below, provided that such transferee shall have executed and delivered such documents and take such other actions as may be necessary for it to join in and be bound by the terms of this Agreement as a “Preferred Shareholder”, and provided further that during the period starting from the Closing Date and until the third (3rd) anniversary thereof (the “Competitor Restriction Period”), the Preferred Shareholders may not Transfer any Equity Securities of the Company to any Competitor of the Group Companies, without the prior consent of the Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Series A Investor wishes to transfer any Equity Securities of the Company before the Qualified IPO, such Series A Investor shall notify such equity interest share transfer to the Founders and the Company and, within twenty (20) days after the receipt of such notice, the Founders, or their designated third party shall have the right of first refusal to purchase the transferred Equity Securities on the same price and terms set forth in such notice. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Competitor of the Group Companies” means any company (and their respective Affiliates) that is primarily engaged in the business of an online real estate transaction platform (for purposes of clarity, it shall be limited to the selling of new houses and secondary houses); provided, that for purposes of this definition only, “Affiliates” shall not include any financial or corporate investor shareholders of such company that do not otherwise Control such company; and provided further, notwithstanding the foregoing, “Competitor of the Group Companies” shall exclude such Persons in whom any of the Investors has made its investment in such Person prior to the date of execution of the Series C Equity Interests Shares Purchase Agreement.

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Sources: Shareholders Agreement (Fangdd Network Group Ltd.)