Common use of Transfers Allowed Clause in Contracts

Transfers Allowed. 5.2.1 On or prior to March 31, 1998 the Harvard Shares, the Vestar Shares and the AIP Shares may only be transferred (i) to Affiliates or partners of such transferor who agree in a writing, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to WABCO, to be bound by and subject to the provisions of this Agreement , (ii) in connection with the exercise of "piggyback" registration rights granted to such transferor by WABCO, or (iii) in connection with any merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or similar transaction or any tender or exchange offer approved or recommended by WABCO's Board of Directors. After March 31, 1998 the Harvard Shares, the Vestar Shares and the AIP Shares may be transferred as permitted under the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) and (w) in a Qualifying Public Offering, (x) in any disposition to a person which, to the best knowledge of Harvard, Vestar or AIP, as the case may be, after due inquiry (it being understood that Harvard, Vestar and AIP may rely on representations and warranties made by such person and such person's Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G filings with the SEC unless Harvard, Vestar or AIP has actual knowledge that such Schedules are not accurate), will not beneficially own, together with such person's Affiliates, a number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding on a fully diluted basis which, when combined with the number of Harvard Shares, Vestar Shares or AIP Shares, as the case may be, being disposed of in such disposition would constitute more than 6% of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding on a

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Sources: Stockholders Agreement (Westinghouse Air Brake Co /De/)

Transfers Allowed. 5.2.1 On or prior to March 31, 1998 the Harvard Shares, the Vestar Shares and the AIP Shares may only be transferred (i) to Affiliates or partners of such transferor who agree in a writing, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to WABCO, to be bound by and subject to the provisions of this Agreement , (ii) in connection with the exercise of "piggyback" registration rights granted to such transferor by WABCO, or (iii) in connection with any merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or similar transaction or any tender or exchange offer approved or recommended by WABCO's Board of Directors. After March 31, 1998 the Harvard Shares, the Vestar Shares and the AIP Shares may be transferred as permitted under the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) and (w) in a Qualifying Public Offering, (x) in any disposition to a person which, to the best knowledge of Harvard, Vestar or AIP, as the case may be, after due inquiry (it being understood that Harvard, Vestar and AIP may rely on representations and warranties made by such person and such person's Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G filings with the SEC unless Harvard, Vestar or AIP has actual knowledge that such Schedules are not accurate), will not beneficially own, together with such person's Affiliates, a number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding on a fully diluted basis which, when combined with the number of Harvard Shares, Vestar Shares or AIP Shares, as the case may be, being disposed of in such disposition would constitute more than 6% of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding on a fully diluted basis, (y) to or through any broker, underwriter, placement agent or other financial intermediary, acting in such capacity, which undertakes in a writing reasonably satisfactory to WABCO to effect any subsequent transfer by it of such Harvard Shares, AIP Shares or Vestar Shares, as the case may be, in a Qualifying Public Offering or (z) to any person (other than any person which, to the best knowledge of Harvard, Vestar or AIP, as the case may be, after due inquiry, is a competitor or customer of WABCO or has, prior to such sale, initiated or been an active participant in, an unsolicited change of control transaction by tender offer, proxy contest, consent solicitation or otherwise with respect to WABCO), provided that WABCO shall have a right of first offer with respect to any Harvard Shares, Vestar Shares or AIP Shares, as the case may be, proposed to be sold in accordance with this clause (z) pursuant to Section 5.2.2 hereof unless WABCO shall have approved of such transfer in writing. 5.2.2 If either Harvard, Vestar or AIP (the "Selling Party") proposes to sell any Harvard Shares, Vestar Shares or AIP Shares, as the case may be pursuant to clause (z) of Section 5.2.1 hereof (a "Third Party Sale"), the Selling Party shall not transfer such Shares (the "Offered Shares") without first offering the Offered Shares to WABCO in accordance with the following procedures. The Selling Party shall provide to WABCO written notice of its intention to sell (the "Sale Notice"), which Sale Notice shall include a request for WABCO to make a written offer (the "WABCO Offer") to purchase for cash all of the Offered Shares. WABCO shall have the right to make a WABCO Offer for the Offered Shares by notifying the Selling Party (such notice being referred to as an "Election Notice") at any time within 35 days of WABCO's receipt of the Sale Notice of WABCO's intent to make such WABCO Offer; provided, that any such Election Notice from WABCO shall be irrevocable, contain all of the material terms and conditions of the sale and be accompanied by a commitment letter from a bank or other responsible source of financing for such purchase or a certificate signed by the Chief Financial Officer of WABCO certifying that WABCO has sufficient funds to purchase the Offered Shares. If WABCO exercises its right to purchase the Offered Shares pursuant to the foregoing sentence, the closing of the purchase of the Offered Shares by WABCO shall take place at the principal offices of WABCO on a date specified by WABCO in the Election Notice, but in any event not later than 100 days after receipt by WABCO of the Sale Notice. On the closing date for such purchase, the Selling Party shall deliver the Offered Shares to WABCO free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and security interests and, in connection therewith, the Selling Party shall execute and deliver such agreements, documents and instruments, including stock powers, as WABCO shall reasonably require. If WABCO fails to deliver an Election Notice within 35 days of receipt by WABCO of the Selling Party Sale Notice or if WABCO otherwise advises the Selling Party in writing that WABCO does not intend to exercise its right to acquire the Offered Shares, the Selling Party shall be entitled to sell the Offered Shares to any other person without any requirements as to the terms and conditions of such sale; provided, that if the Selling Party does not sell the Offered Shares by the earlier to occur of 180 days from the expiration of WABCO's right to deliver an Election Notice or 180 days from written notice from WABCO that it does not intend to exercise its right to acquire the Offered Shares, the provisions of this Section 5.2.2 shall again apply to the Offered Shares. If WABCO delivers its Election Notice for the Offered Shares within 35 days of receipt by WABCO of the Selling Party Sale Notice, the Selling Party shall be entitled to offer the Offered Shares to any person pursuant to a Third Party Sale at a price that is more favorable to the Selling Party than those set forth in the Election Notice, provided that any such sale must occur within 180 days of the date of delivery of the Election Notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Selling Party's Sale Notice is in connection with any tender offer or exchange offer for outstanding Common Stock, WABCO shall be required to the extent WABCO desires to purchase the Offered Shares to exercise its right to so purchase, and to close such purchase of, the Offered Shares by the date which is the earlier of (i) 10 days following receipt of such Sale Notice and (ii) the business day prior to the expiration of such tender or exchange offer. 5.2.3 After March 31, 1998 Harvard, Vestar and AIP shall be permitted to sell Shares pursuant to and subject to the limitations set forth in Rule 144 of the SEC under the Act. 5.2.4 Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, Trustholders (other than William E. Kassling, Robert J. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, H▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇g and John M. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ be s▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ Section 5.2.5 below) shall, to the extent permitted by the Voting Trust Agreement, be permitted to transfer Voting Trust Shares, withdraw Voting Trust Shares from the Voting Trust, and/or sell or otherwise dispose of Shares at any time. Upon expiration of the Voting Trust, Voting Trust Shares may be distributed in accordance with the terms thereof and such Voting Trust Shares will no longer be subject to Section 5.1. (a) Except as permitted by Section 5.2.5(b), 5.2.5(c) and 5.2.5(d), until March 31, 2001, none of Messrs. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Brooks, Bromberg and Meister (collectiv▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ "Man▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Group") shall sell, transfer, assign, mortgage, change, hypothecate, give away or otherwise dispose of (collectively "transfer") any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by him or any of his interest in the Voting Trust (treating any Common Stock held by the Voting Trust for the account of any member of the Management Group as Common Stock owned by such member). (b) Subject to Section 5.2.5(f) below, each member of the Management Group shall be permitted to transfer shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by him at any time in accordance with the terms of Section 8 of the Voting Trust Agreement, as in effect on the date hereof, regardless of whether such person is a participant in the Voting Trust. Each member of the Management Group who is also a participant in the Voting Trust shall be permitted to withdraw shares of Common Stock from the Voting Trust at any time in accordance with the terms of the Voting Trust Agreement, as in effect on the date hereof. (c) So long as any member of the Management Group continues to be an employee of WABCO or any of its subsidiaries, such member, together with his transferees permitted under this Section 5.2.5, may transfer during each 12-month period following the effective date of this Agreement, in the aggregate, 5% of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such member on the date of this Agreement. (d) In the event that a member of the Management Group's employment with WABCO and its subsidiaries is terminated for any reason, such member, together with his transferees permitted under this Section 5.2.5, may transfer during each 12-month period following the effective date of such termination, in the aggregate, 20% of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such member on the effective date of such termination. The restriction in this Section 5.2.5(d) may be waived by the Chairman of the Board of WABCO as to any member of the Management Group if such member delivers to the Chairman a request for waiver indicating that such waiver is required in order to alleviate personal hardship. The decision as to whether and to what extent to grant a waiver shall be in the sole discretion of the Chairman. (e) Each member of the Management Group agrees not to effect any public sale or distribution of shares of Common Stock owned by him or any similar security of the Company, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such securities, or any securities into which such securities are convertible or for which such securities are exchangeable or exercisable, during the 10 days prior to, and during the 90 day period beginning on, the effective date of any registration statement in which "Holders" (as defined in that certain Common Stock Registration Rights Agreement of even date herewith among the Company, Vestar, Harvard, AIP, the Voting Trust and certain other holders of shares of Common Stock) are participating in connection with an underwritten public offering of shares of Common Stock (except as part of such registration), if and to the extent reasonably requested in writing (with reasonable prior notice) by the lead managing underwriter of the underwritten public offering. (f) Each member of the Management Group agrees that no shares of Common Stock (or any interests in the Voting Trust) beneficially owned by him, his spouse or his minor children will be transfered in a transfer permitted by this

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Sources: Stockholders Agreement (American Industrial Partners Capital Fund Ii L P)