Common use of Limits on Transferability; Beneficiaries Clause in Contracts

Limits on Transferability; Beneficiaries. The Committee may also establish procedures as it deems appropriate for a Holder to designate a person or persons, as beneficiary or beneficiaries, to exercise the rights of the Holder and receive any property distributable with respect to any Award in the event of the Holder’s death. In the absence of any such written beneficiary designation, for purposes of the Plan, a Holder’s beneficiary shall be the Holder’s estate. No Award or other right or interest of a Participant under the Plan shall be pledged, encumbered, or hypothecated to, or in favor of, or subject to any lien, obligation, or liability of such Participant to, any person, other than the Company, or assigned or transferred by such Participant otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and such Awards and rights shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the Participant only by the Participant or his or her guardian or legal representative. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its discretion, provide that Awards or other rights or interests of a Participant granted pursuant to the Plan be transferable, without consideration, to immediate family members (i.e., children, grandchildren or spouse), to trusts for the benefit of such immediate family members, to retirement plans and other accounts in the name and for the benefit of such Participant (and to the beneficiaries designated in such retirement plans), and to partnerships in which such family members are the only partners. The Committee may attach to such transferability feature such terms and conditions as it deems advisable. In addition, a Participant may, in the manner established by the Committee, designate a beneficiary (which may be a person or a trust) to exercise the rights of the Participant, and to receive any distribution, with respect to any Award upon the death of the Participant. A beneficiary, guardian, legal representative or other person claiming any rights under the Plan from or through any Participant shall be subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan and any Award Agreement applicable to such Participant, except as otherwise determined by the Committee, and to any additional restrictions deemed necessary or appropriate by the Committee.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Business Combination Agreement (Minority Equality Opportunities Acquisition Inc.), Business Combination Agreement (Digerati Technologies, Inc.)

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Limits on Transferability; Beneficiaries. The Committee may also establish procedures as it deems appropriate for a Holder to designate a person or persons, as beneficiary or beneficiaries, to exercise the rights of the Holder and receive any property distributable with respect to any Award in the event of the Holder’s death. In the absence of any such written beneficiary designation, for purposes of the Plan, a Holder’s beneficiary This Option shall be the Holder’s estate. No Award or other right or interest of a Participant under the Plan shall not be pledged, encumbered, hypothecated or hypothecated to, or in favor of, otherwise encumbered or subject to any lien, obligationobligation or liability to any party, or liability of such Participant toTransferred, any person, other than the Company, or assigned or transferred by such Participant otherwise than by your will or the laws of descent and distributiondistribution or to a Beneficiary upon your death, and such Awards and rights this Option shall be exercisable exercised during the your lifetime of the Participant only by the Participant you or his or her your guardian or legal representative. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its discretion, provide except that Awards this Option may be Transferred to one or more Beneficiaries or other rights or interests Transferees during your lifetime with the consent of a Participant granted pursuant to the Plan be transferable, without consideration, to immediate family members (i.e., children, grandchildren or spouse), to trusts for the benefit of such immediate family members, to retirement plans and other accounts in the name and for the benefit of such Participant (and to the beneficiaries designated in such retirement plans), and to partnerships in which such family members are the only partners. The Committee may attach to such transferability feature such terms and conditions as it deems advisable. In addition, a Participant may, in the manner established by the Committee, designate a beneficiary (which and may be a person exercised by such Transferees in accordance with the terms of this Award Agreement, provided, however, that in the case of any Transfer prior to an Initial Public Offering, such Transfer is by gift or a trust) domestic relations order to exercise a “family member”, as that term is defined in Rule 701 under the rights of the Participant, and to receive any distribution, with respect to any Award upon the death of the ParticipantSecurities Act. A beneficiaryBeneficiary, guardianTransferee, legal representative or other person claiming any rights under the Plan from or through any Participant this Award Agreement shall be subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan Plan, the Management Shareholders’ Agreement and any this Award Agreement applicable to such ParticipantAgreement, except as otherwise determined by the Committee, and to any additional restrictions terms and conditions deemed necessary or appropriate by the Committee. No Transfer to any executor or administrator of your estate or to any Beneficiary by will or the laws of descent and distribution of any rights in respect of this Option shall be effective to bind the Company unless the Committee shall have been furnished with (i) written notice thereof and with a copy of the will and/or such evidence as the Committee may deem necessary to establish the validity of the Transfer and (ii) the written agreement of the Transferee to comply with all the terms and conditions applicable to this Option and any Shares purchased upon exercise of this Option that are or would have been applicable to you, including the requirement to enter into a Management Shareholders’ Agreement as a condition to the exercise of this Option. The Transfer of any Shares purchased upon exercise of this Option shall be subject to the Management Shareholders’ Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, you shall not be permitted to Transfer Shares during a Lock-Up Period.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Omnibus Incentive Plan Option Award Agreement (Burger King Holdings Inc), Option Award Agreement (Burger King Worldwide, Inc.)

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