Common use of Blackout Period Clause in Contracts

Blackout Period. If at any time or from time to time after the date of effectiveness of any registration statement that the Company is required to effect or maintain pursuant to this Section 2, the Company notifies the holders of Registrable Securities in writing of the existence of a Potential Material Event (as defined below), such holders shall not offer or sell any of the Registrable Securities covered by any such registration statement, or engage in any other transaction involving or relating to such Registrable Securities, from the time of the giving of notice with respect to a Potential Material Event until such holder receives written notice from the Company that such Potential Material Event either has been disclosed to the public or no longer constitutes a Potential Material Event (such period of time hereinafter referred to as a “Blackout Period”). As used herein, “Potential Material Event” means any of the following (i) the possession by the Company of material information not ripe for disclosure in a registration statement, which shall be evidenced by determinations in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company that disclosure of such information in the registration statement would be detrimental to the business and affairs of the Company or (ii) any material engagement or activity by the Company which would, in the good faith determination of the Board of Directors of the Company, be adversely affected by disclosure in a registration statement at such time, which determination shall be accompanied by a good faith determination by the Board of Directors of the Company that the registration statement would be materially misleading absent the inclusion of such information. No Blackout Period shall exceed thirty (30) consecutive days, and there shall be no more than sixty (60) days (which need not be consecutive) during any twelve-month period in which a Blackout Period is in effect.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Bluefly Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (RHO Ventures VI LP)

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Blackout Period. If at any time or from time to time after the date of effectiveness of any registration statement that the Company is required to effect or maintain pursuant to this Section 2, the Company notifies the holders of Registrable Securities in writing of the existence of a Potential Material Event (as defined below), such holders shall not offer or sell any of the Registrable Securities covered by any such registration statement, or engage in any other transaction involving or relating to such Registrable Securities, from the time of the giving of notice with respect to a Potential Material Event until such holder receives written notice from the Company that such Potential Material Event either has been disclosed to the public or no longer constitutes a Potential Material Event (such period of time hereinafter referred to as a "Blackout Period"). As used herein, "Potential Material Event" means any of the following (i) the possession by the Company of material information not ripe for disclosure in a registration statement, which shall be evidenced by determinations in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company that disclosure of such information in the registration statement would be detrimental to the business and affairs of the Company or (ii) any material engagement or activity by the Company which would, in the good faith determination of the Board of Directors of the Company, be adversely affected by disclosure in a registration statement at such time, which determination shall be accompanied by a good faith determination by the Board of Directors of the Company that the registration statement would be materially misleading absent the inclusion of such information. No Blackout Period shall exceed thirty (30) consecutive days, and there shall be no more than sixty (60) days (which need not be consecutive) during any twelve-month period in which a Blackout Period is in effect.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Maverick Capital LTD), Registration Rights Agreement (Maverick Capital LTD)

Blackout Period. If at any time or from time to time after the date of effectiveness of any registration statement that (a) there is material non-public information regarding the Company is required to effect or maintain pursuant to this Section 2, which the Company notifies the holders of Registrable Securities in writing of the existence of a Potential Material Event (as defined below), such holders shall not offer or sell any of the Registrable Securities covered by any such registration statement, or engage in any other transaction involving or relating to such Registrable Securities, from the time of the giving of notice with respect to a Potential Material Event until such holder receives written notice from the Company that such Potential Material Event either has been disclosed to the public or no longer constitutes a Potential Material Event (such period of time hereinafter referred to as a “Blackout Period”). As used herein, “Potential Material Event” means any of the following (i) the possession by the Company of material information not ripe for disclosure in a registration statement, which shall be evidenced by determinations in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors of (the Company that disclosure of such information “Board”) reasonably determines not to be in the registration statement would be detrimental Company’s best interest to the business and affairs of the Company or (ii) any material engagement or activity by the Company which would, in the good faith determination of the Board of Directors of the Company, be adversely affected by disclosure in a registration statement disclose at such time, or (b) there is a significant business opportunity (including, but not limited to, the acquisition or disposition of assets (other than in the ordinary course of business) or any merger, consolidation, tender offer or other similar transaction) available to the Company which determination shall be accompanied by a good faith determination by the Board of Directors reasonably determines not to be in the Company’s best interest to disclose at such time and which the Company would be required to disclose under the Registration Statement, then the Company may suspend effectiveness of the Company that Registration Statement and suspend the registration statement would be materially misleading absent sale of Shares under the inclusion of such information. No Blackout Period shall Registration Statement for a period not to exceed thirty (30) consecutive days, provided that the Company may not suspend such obligations under this Section 7.5 for more than ninety (90) days in the aggregate during any twelve (12) month period; and there provided, further, that no such suspension shall be no permitted for consecutive thirty (30) day periods, arising out of the same set of facts, circumstances or transactions. In addition to the foregoing, the Company may suspend effectiveness of the Registration [***] indicates material that has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. The omitted material has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Statement and suspend the sale of Shares under the Registration Statement upon written notice to Celera for a period not to exceed ninety (90) consecutive days following the date of the final prospectus used in an underwritten public offering of the Company’s Common Stock; provided that the Company may not provide more than sixty one notice of such suspension in any twelve (6012) days (which need not be consecutive) during any twelve-month period in which a Blackout Period is in effectperiod.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Assignment Agreement (Celera CORP)

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Blackout Period. If at any time or from time to time after the date of effectiveness of any registration statement that the Company is required to effect or maintain pursuant to this Section 2Registration Statement, the Company notifies the holders of Registrable Securities in writing the Investors of the existence of a Potential Material Event (as defined below“Blackout Notice”), such holders shall not offer or sell any the registration of the Registrable Securities covered by any such registration statement, or engage in any other transaction involving or relating to such Registrable Securities, Shares on the Registration Statement shall be suspended from the time of the giving of notice with respect to a Potential Material Event until such holder the Investors receives written notice from the Company that such Potential Material Event either has been disclosed to the public or no longer constitutes a Potential Material Event Event; provided, however, that the Company may not so suspend such registration for more than ninety (such 90) days in the aggregate during any 12-month period of time hereinafter referred to as a (“Blackout Period”)) during the periods the Registration Statement is required to be in effect. As used hereinFor purposes of this Section, “Potential Material Event” means any of the following following: (ia) the possession by the Company of material information not ripe for disclosure in a registration statementRegistration Statement, which shall be evidenced by determinations in a good faith determination by the Board of Directors of the Company that disclosure of such information in the registration statement Registration Statement would be detrimental to the business and affairs of the Company Company, or (iib) any material engagement or activity by the Company which would, in the good faith determination of the Board of Directors of the Company, be adversely affected by disclosure in a registration statement Registration Statement at such time, which determination shall be accompanied by a good faith determination by the Board of Directors of the Company that the registration statement Registration Statement would be materially misleading absent the inclusion of such information. No Blackout Period shall exceed thirty (30) consecutive days, and there shall be no more than sixty (60) days (which need not be consecutive) during any twelve-month period in which a Blackout Period is in effect.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Share Purchase Agreement (Nova Measuring Instruments LTD)

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