Restricted Securities; Restrictions on Transfer Clause Samples

Restricted Securities; Restrictions on Transfer. Purchaser understands that the Warrant Shares and the Conversion Shares will be “restricted securities” under applicable securities laws inasmuch as they are being acquired from the Company in a transaction not involving a public offering and that under such laws and applicable regulations the Warrant Shares and the Conversion Shares may be resold without registration under the Acts only in certain limited circumstances. Purchaser acknowledges that Warrant Shares and the Conversion Shares must be held indefinitely unless subsequently registered under the Acts or an exemption from such registration is available.
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Restricted Securities; Restrictions on Transfer. Purchaser understands that the Warrant Shares will be “restricted securities” under applicable securities laws inasmuch as they are being acquired from the Company in a transaction not involving a public offering and that under such laws and applicable regulations the Warrant Shares may be resold without registration under the Acts only in certain limited circumstances. Purchaser acknowledges that Warrant Shares must be held indefinitely unless subsequently registered under the Acts or an exemption from such registration is available. To the extent that Purchaser is not already a party to such agreements, Purchaser agrees to execute and deliver a counterpart signature page, and become a party, to such stockholder and registration rights agreements as are then in effect by and among the Company and its stockholders.
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Restricted Securities; Restrictions on Transfer. The Subscriber acknowledges and agrees, and each subsequent holder of Shares by its acceptance thereof will be deemed to acknowledge that, until the expiration of the one year “distribution compliance period” under Regulation S, he, she or it will not make any offer or sale of Securities to a U.S. person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. person within the meaning of Rules 902 and 903 of Regulation S under the Securities Act, except in compliance with applicable securities laws and in any event in accordance with any contractual restrictions, if any, and in accordance with all applicable laws, including U.S. federal securities laws, U.S. state securities laws, and the laws of any foreign jurisdiction, as applicable. In addition, such Subscriber further acknowledges that with respect to the Securities received pursuant to Regulation S, hedging transactions involving such Securities may not be conducted unless in compliance with the Securities Act.
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Restricted Securities; Restrictions on Transfer. Buyer understands that the common shares underlying the Sellers Equity are “restricted securities” under applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws and that, pursuant to these laws, Buyer must hold such shares indefinitely unless they are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and qualified by state authorities, or an exemption from such registration and qualification requirements is available.
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Restricted Securities; Restrictions on Transfer. The Company, the Significant Shareholders and the Shareholders’ Representative hereby acknowledge and agree and, by executing and delivering the Individual Seller Agreements connection with the Closing, each other Seller individually acknowledges and agrees to the following: (a) Each Seller acknowledges that such Seller is aware that the issuance of the Common Stock in connection with the Agreement has not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Each Seller is acquiring the Common Stock hereunder for its own account and not with a view to a distribution within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act. The Common Stock acquired by such Seller shall be subject to the restrictions of the Buyer’s ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Policy and all applicable United States securities trading laws and regulations. Each Seller has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters in general and investments in particular so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the acquisition of the Common Stock hereunder, and each Seller has been advised by persons sophisticated in these matters and has retained legal counsel in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. Until the Common Stock is eligible for resale under Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (“Rule 144”), all certificates representing Common Stock issued hereunder shall bear the following legend: “The shares of Common Stock of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Corporation have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the securities laws of any state and may not be sold or otherwise disposed of except pursuant to an effective registration statement under such Act and applicable state securities laws or there is presented to ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Corporation an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Corporation to the effect that registration is not required.” (b) Each Seller hereby agrees not to sell, offer, contract or grant any option to sell (including without limitation any short-sale) pledge, transfer, establish a “put-equivalent position” within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(h) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise dispose of any of the Common Stock received as a result of the Stock Purchase Price for a period commencing on the Closing Date and continuing for a period through and including the six (6) month anniversary of the Closing Date. Without limiting the foregoing, each S...
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Restricted Securities; Restrictions on Transfer. (i) The Subscriber understands and acknowledges that the Shares have not been and may never be registered under the Securities Act, the securities laws of any state of the United States or the securities laws of any jurisdiction, that the offer and sale of Shares to it are being made in reliance upon a private placement exemption under the Securities Act. (ii) The Subscriber acknowledges and is aware that there are substantial restrictions on the transferability of the Shares and there will be a limited public market for the Shares and that no liquid public market may ever develop. The Shares will not be registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and such other securities laws. (iii) The Subscriber understands and acknowledges that the Shares are “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act, and agrees, and each subsequent holder of Shares by its acceptance thereof will be deemed to agree, that he, she or it will not offer, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, encumber, or otherwise dispose of Shares, except in accordance with contractual restrictions, if any, and in accordance with all applicable laws, including U.S. federal securities laws, U.S. state securities laws, and the laws of any foreign jurisdiction, as applicable. In addition, we may require, prior to any offer, sale or transfer pursuant to this clause (c), the delivery of an opinion of counsel, certification or other information satisfactory to us. The Subscriber acknowledges that we are not making any representations as to the availability of the exemptions set forth in the Securities Act, for resale of Shares.
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Restricted Securities; Restrictions on Transfer. (a) In connection with any transfer of Restricted Securities, the Holder must complete the assignment form set forth on the certificate representing the Securities. If the Holder has specified in the assignment form that the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, the Company may require, prior to registering any such transfer of the Securities, in its sole discretion, the Holder to provide such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Company may reasonably request to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to Rule 144. (b) Any Securities that are Restricted Securities and as to which such restrictions on transfer shall have expired in accordance with their terms or which have been transferred in accordance with Rule 144 or pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act may, upon surrender of such Securities for exchange or transfer to the Registrar in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.06, be exchanged for a new Security or Securities, of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, which shall not bear the restrictive legend set forth in Exhibit C-1 hereto.
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Related to Restricted Securities; Restrictions on Transfer

  • Registration Restrictions on Transfer 3 2.1 Restrictions on Transfer......................................................3

  • Additional Restrictions on Transfer (a) The certificates representing shares of Executive Stock will bear the following legend: "THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT"), AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION THEREUNDER. THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER, CERTAIN REPURCHASE OPTIONS AND CERTAIN OTHER AGREEMENTS SET FORTH IN AN EXECUTIVE STOCK AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ISSUER (THE "COMPANY") AND AN EMPLOYEE OF THE COMPANY DATED AS OF MAY 16, 1997, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED BY THE HOLDER HEREOF AT THE COMPANY'S PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS WITHOUT CHARGE." (b) No holder of Executive Stock may Transfer any Executive Stock (except pursuant to an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act) without first delivering to the Company an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable in form and substance to the Company (which counsel will be reasonably acceptable to the Company) that registration under the 1933 Act is not required in connection with such Transfer.

  • Offering of Securities; Restrictions on Transfer (a) Each Initial Purchaser, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants that such Initial Purchaser is a qualified institutional buyer as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act (a "QIB"). Each Initial Purchaser, severally and not jointly, agrees with the Company and the Guarantors that (i) it will not solicit offers for, or offer or sell, such Securities by any form of general solicitation or general advertising (as those terms are used in Regulation D under the Securities Act) or in any manner involving a public offering within the meaning of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and (ii) it will solicit offers for such Securities only from, and will offer such Securities only to, persons that it reasonably believes to be (A) in the case of offers inside the United States, QIBs and (B) in the case of offers outside the United States, to persons other than U.S. persons ("foreign purchasers," which term shall include dealers or other professional fiduciaries in the United States acting on a discretionary basis for foreign beneficial owners (other than an estate or trust)) in reliance upon Regulation S under the Securities Act that, in each case, in purchasing such Securities are deemed to have represented and agreed as provided in the Final Memorandum under the caption "Transfer Restrictions". (b) Each Initial Purchaser, severally and not jointly, represents, warrants, and agrees with respect to offers and sales outside the United States that: (i) such Initial Purchaser understands that no action has been or will be taken in any jurisdiction by the Company or the Guarantors that would permit a public offering of the Securities, or possession or distribution of either Memorandum or any other offering or publicity material relating to the Securities, in any country or jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required; (ii) such Initial Purchaser will comply with all applicable laws and regulations in each jurisdiction in which it acquires, offers, sells or delivers Securities or has in its possession or distributes either Memorandum or any such other material, in all cases at its own expense; (iii) the Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons except in accordance with Rule 144A or Regulation S under the Securities Act or pursuant to another exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act; (iv) such Initial Purchaser has offered the Securities and will offer and sell the Securities as part of their distribution at any time or as otherwise permitted in Section 7(a); accordingly, neither such Initial Purchaser, its Affiliates nor any persons acting on its or their behalf have engaged or will engage in any directed selling efforts (within the meaning of Regulation S) with respect to the Securities, and any such Initial Purchaser, its Affiliates and any such persons have complied and will comply with the offering restrictions requirement of Regulation S; (v) such Initial Purchaser (A) has not offered or sold and, prior to the date six months after the Closing Date, will not offer or sell any Securities to persons in the United Kingdom except to persons whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing or disposing of investments (as principal or agent) for the purposes of their businesses or otherwise in circumstances which have not resulted and will not result in an offer to the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995; (B) has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ (the "FSMA") with respect of anything done by it in relation to the Securities in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom, and (C) will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the Securities in circumstances in which section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Company; (vi) such Initial Purchaser agrees that, at or prior to confirmation of sales of the Securities, it will have sent to each distributor, dealer or person receiving a selling concession, fee or other remuneration that purchases Securities from it during the restricted period a confirmation or notice to substantially the following effect: "The Securities covered hereby have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") and may not be offered and sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons as part of their distribution at any time, except in accordance with Regulation S (or Rule 144A if available) under the Securities Act. Terms used above have the meaning given to them by Regulation S." Terms used in this Section 7(b) have the meanings given to them by Regulation S.

  • General Restrictions on Transfer (a) Except as permitted pursuant to Section 3.01(b), each Shareholder agrees that such Shareholder will not, directly or indirectly, voluntarily or involuntarily Transfer any of its Common Shares prior to the fifth anniversary of the effectiveness of the amalgamation of a subsidiary of the Company with Torus (the “Lock-up Period”). (b) The provisions of Section 3.01(a), Section 3.02, Section 3.03 and Section 3.04 shall not apply to any of the following Transfers by any Shareholder of any of its Common Shares (i) to a Permitted Transferee or (ii) pursuant to a merger, consolidation or other business combination of the Company with a Third Party Purchaser that has been approved in compliance with Section 2.02(e). (c) In addition to any legends required by Applicable Law, each certificate (if any) representing the Common Shares of the Company shall bear a legend substantially in the following form (and if the Common Shares are not certificated, the Company’s ledger shall include a notation substantially in the following form omitting the reference to a certificate): “THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO A SHAREHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT (A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY). NO TRANSFER, SALE, ASSIGNMENT, PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATION OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH SHAREHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT AND (A) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT EFFECTIVE UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION THEREUNDER. THE HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE, BY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH SHAREHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT.” (d) Prior notice shall be given to the Company by the transferor of any Transfer (whether or not to a Permitted Transferee) of any Common Shares. Prior to consummation of any Transfer by any Shareholder of any of its Common Shares, such party shall cause the transferee thereof to execute and deliver to the Company a Joinder Agreement and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Upon any Transfer by any Shareholder of any of its Common Shares, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the transferee thereof shall be substituted for, and shall assume all the rights and obligations under this Agreement of, the transferor thereof. (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, each Shareholder agrees that it will not, directly or indirectly, Transfer any of its Common Shares (i) except as permitted under the Securities Act and other applicable federal, state or foreign securities laws, and then, if requested by the Company, only upon delivery to the Company of an opinion of counsel in form and substance satisfactory to the Company to the effect that such Transfer may be effected without registration under the Securities Act or any applicable foreign securities laws, (ii) if it would cause the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to be required to register as an investment company under the United States Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or any comparable foreign law, or (iii) if it would cause the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to be deemed plan assets as defined under the United States Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or its accompanying regulations or any comparable foreign law or result in any “prohibited transaction” thereunder involving the Company. In any event, the Board may refuse the Transfer to any Person if (i) such Transfer would have a material adverse effect on the Company as a result of any regulatory or other restrictions imposed by any Governmental Authority or (ii) any non-de minimis adverse tax consequence to the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company, or any Shareholder or any of their Affiliates would result from such Transfer. (f) Any Transfer or attempted Transfer of any Common Shares in violation of this Agreement shall be null and void, no such Transfer shall be recorded on the Company’s books and the purported transferee in any such Transfer shall not be treated (and the purported transferor shall continue be treated) as the owner of such Common Shares for all purposes of this Agreement.

  • Restrictions on Transfer (a) The Preferred Stock and the Registrable Securities shall not be sold, pledged, or otherwise transferred, and the Company shall not recognize and shall issue stop-transfer instructions to its transfer agent with respect to any such sale, pledge, or transfer, except upon the conditions specified in this Agreement, which conditions are intended to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act. A transferring Holder will cause any proposed purchaser, pledgee, or transferee of the Preferred Stock and the Registrable Securities held by such Holder to agree to take and hold such securities subject to the provisions and upon the conditions specified in this Agreement. (b) Each certificate, instrument, or book entry representing (i) the Preferred Stock, (ii) the Registrable Securities, and (iii) any other securities issued in respect of the securities referenced in clauses (i) and (ii), upon any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, or similar event, shall (unless otherwise permitted by the provisions of Subsection 2.12(c)) be notated with a legend substantially in the following form: THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933. SUCH SHARES MAY NOT BE SOLD, PLEDGED, OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR A VALID EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION AND PROSPECTUS DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS OF SAID ACT. THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY BE TRANSFERRED ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE STOCKHOLDER, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY. The Holders consent to the Company making a notation in its records and giving instructions to any transfer agent of the Restricted Securities in order to implement the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Subsection 2.12. (c) The holder of such Restricted Securities, by acceptance of ownership thereof, agrees to comply in all respects with the provisions of this Section 2. Before any proposed sale, pledge, or transfer of any Restricted Securities, unless there is in effect a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the proposed transaction, the Holder thereof shall give notice to the Company of such Holder’s intention to effect such sale, pledge, or transfer. Each such notice shall describe the manner and circumstances of the proposed sale, pledge, or transfer in sufficient detail and, if reasonably requested by the Company, shall be accompanied at such Holder’s expense by either (i) a written opinion of legal counsel who shall, and whose legal opinion shall, be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, addressed to the Company, to the effect that the proposed transaction may be effected without registration under the Securities Act; (ii) a “no action” letter from the SEC to the effect that the proposed sale, pledge, or transfer of such Restricted Securities without registration will not result in a recommendation by the staff of the SEC that action be taken with respect thereto; or (iii) any other evidence reasonably satisfactory to counsel to the Company to the effect that the proposed sale, pledge, or transfer of the Restricted Securities may be effected without registration under the Securities Act, whereupon the Holder of such Restricted Securities shall be entitled to sell, pledge, or transfer such Restricted Securities in accordance with the terms of the notice given by the Holder to the Company. The Company will not require such a legal opinion or “no action” letter (x) in any transaction in compliance with SEC Rule 144; or (y) in any transaction in which such Holder distributes Restricted Securities to an Affiliate of such Holder for no consideration; provided that each transferee agrees in writing to be subject to the terms of this Subsection 2.12. Each certificate, instrument, or book entry representing the Restricted Securities transferred as above provided shall be notated with, except if such transfer is made pursuant to SEC Rule 144, the appropriate restrictive legend set forth in Subsection 2.12(b), except that such certificate instrument, or book entry shall not be notated with such restrictive legend if, in the opinion of counsel for such Holder and the Company, such legend is not required in order to establish compliance with any provisions of the Securities Act.