Tag-Along Option. Subject to Sections 2.04 and 6.03 of this Agreement, if a Shareholder (a "Disposing Shareholder") (i) decides to sell Shares and (ii) either (x) any one or more of the other Shareholders have not exercised their right of first refusal as provided in Article V and purchased the Offered Shares or (y) the Shares in question are not subject to Article V, the Disposing Shareholder will cause the intended purchaser of such Disposing Shareholder's Shares to afford to each party hereto that is a Shareholder for purposes of this Article VI (each, a "Non-Exercising Shareholder"), at its option, the opportunity to sell (and will require the prospective purchaser to purchase) the Shares held by such remaining Shareholders in the same proportion to the number of shares sought to be disposed of by the Disposing Shareholder and Non-Exercising Shareholders and on the same terms and conditions as those to be sold by the Disposing Shareholder, and for the same consideration per share. The Disposing Shareholder's obligation to afford the Non-Exercising Shareholders, or cause the Non-Exercising Shareholders to be afforded, the opportunity and rights set forth in this Article VI, shall be discharged if the Non-Exercising Shareholders are given written notice which allows such Shareholder thirty (30) days to elect to avail themselves of such rights by written notice to the Disposing Shareholder. If any Non-Exercising Shareholder elects to not participate or 16 20 otherwise does not affirmatively respond within such thirty (30) day period, the Disposing Shareholders and such Non-Exercising Shareholders who have made an affirmative election to sell their Shares may proceed with the sale, without regard to the application of this Article VI to the non-electing remaining Shareholder(s).
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Sources: Shareholders' Agreement (American International Group Inc)
Tag-Along Option. Subject to Sections 2.04 and 6.03 of this Agreement, if a Shareholder (a "Disposing Shareholder") (i) decides to sell Shares and (ii) either (x) any one or more of the other Shareholders have not exercised their right of first refusal as provided in Article V and purchased the Offered Shares or (y) the Shares in question are not subject to Article V, the Disposing Shareholder will cause the intended purchaser of such Disposing Shareholder's Shares to afford to each party hereto that is a Shareholder for purposes of this Article VI (each, a "Non-Exercising Shareholder"), at its option, the opportunity to sell (and will require the prospective purchaser to purchase) the Shares held by such remaining Non-Exercising Shareholders in the same proportion to the aggregate number of shares Shares sought to be disposed of in such sale by the Disposing Shareholder and Non-Exercising Shareholders and on the same terms and conditions as those to be sold by the Disposing Shareholder, and for the same consideration per share. The Disposing Shareholder's obligation to afford the Non-Exercising Shareholders, or cause the Non-Exercising Shareholders to be afforded, the opportunity and rights set forth in this Article VI, shall be discharged if the Non-Exercising Shareholders are given written notice which allows such Shareholder Non-Exercising Shareholders thirty (30) days to elect to avail themselves of such rights by written notice to the Disposing Shareholder. If any Non-Exercising Shareholder elects to not participate or 16 20 otherwise does not affirmatively respond within such thirty (30) day period, the Disposing Shareholders and such Non-Exercising Shareholders who have made an affirmative election to sell their Shares may proceed with the sale, without regard to the application of this Article VI to the non-electing remaining Non-Exercising Shareholder(s).
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