Lock-Up Period Clause Example from Business Contracts
This example Lock-Up Period clause appears in
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Lock-Up Period. 7.1 The Subscriber agrees that it shall not Transfer any Securities until 30 days following the consummation of the Business Combination; provided, however, that Transfers of Securities are permitted (i) to the Company's officers or directors, any affiliates or family members of any of the Company's officers or directors, any members of the Subscriber, or any affiliates of the Subscriber, as well as affiliates of such members and funds and accounts advised by such members; (ii) in the case of an... individual, by gift to a member of the individual's immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of the individual's immediate family, an affiliate of such person or to a charitable organization; (iii) in the case of an individual, by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of the individual; (iv) in the case of an individual, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; (v) by private sales or transfers made in connection with any forward purchase agreement or similar arrangement or in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination at prices no greater than the price at which the shares or warrants were originally purchased; (vi) in the event of the Company's liquidation prior to the completion of the Business Combination; (vii) by virtue of the laws of the State of Delaware or the Subscriber's limited liability company agreement upon dissolution of the Subscriber; or (viii) in the event of the Company's liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction which results in all of the Company's stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Common Stock for cash, securities or other property subsequent to the completion of the Business Combination, provided, however, that in the case of clauses (i) through (v) or (vii), these permitted transferees must enter into a written agreement with the Company agreeing to be bound by the Transfer and other restrictions contained herein. 7.2 For purposes of Section 7.1, the term "Transfer" shall mean the (i) sale of, offer to sell, contract or agreement to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant of any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agreement to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establishment or increase of a put equivalent position or liquidation with respect to or decrease of a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder with respect to, any of the Securities, (ii) entry into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any of the Securities, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such Securities, in cash or otherwise, or (iii) public announcement of any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (i) or (ii). 7 8. Terms of the Private Placement Units and Private Warrants. 8.1 The Private Placement Units and their component parts are substantially identical to the units to be offered in the IPO except that: (i) the Private Placement Units and component parts are subject to the transfer restrictions described in Section 7 hereof, (ii) the Private Warrants will be non-redeemable and may be exercisable on a "cashless" basis if held by a Subscriber or its permitted transferees, as further described in the Warrant Agreement, and (iii) the Private Placement Units and component parts are being purchased pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and will become freely tradable only after the expiration of the lockup described above in clause (i) and they are registered pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement or an exemption from registration is available, and the restrictions described above in clause (i) have expired. 8.2 The Subscriber agrees that if the Company seeks stockholder approval of a Business Combination, then in connection with such Business Combination, the Subscriber shall (i) vote the Private Shares owned by it in favor of the Business Combination and (ii) not redeem any Private Shares owned by the Subscriber in connection with such stockholder approval.View More
