Common use of Restrictions on Issuance of Shares Clause in Contracts

Restrictions on Issuance of Shares. The granting of Stock Units shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required. If at any time the Committee or the Board shall determine in its discretion, that registration, listing or qualification of the Shares underlying the Stock Units upon any securities exchange or similar self-regulatory organization or under any foreign, federal, or local law or practice, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body, is necessary or desirable as a condition to the settlement of the Stock Units, the Stock Units will not be converted to Shares in whole or in part unless and until such registration, listing, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Committee or the Board.