LOCK-UP LETTER AGREEMENT
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC
COWEN AND COMPANY, LLC
As Representatives of the several
Underwriters named in the Underwriting Agreement (as defined herein),
c/o Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
375 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10152
and
Cowen and Company, LLC
599 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned understands that you and certain other firms (the “Underwriters”) propose to enter into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) providing for the purchase by the Underwriters of shares (the “Stock”) of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Lumos Networks Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and that the Underwriters propose to reoffer the Stock to the public (the “Offering”).
In consideration of the execution of the Underwriting Agreement by the Underwriters, and for other good and valuable consideration, the undersigned hereby irrevocably agrees that, without the prior written consent of each of Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Cowen and Company, LLC, on behalf of the Underwriters (the “Representatives”), the undersigned will not, directly or indirectly, (1) offer for sale, sell, pledge, or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device that is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the future of) any shares of Common Stock (including, without limitation, shares of Common Stock that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the undersigned in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and shares of Common Stock that may be issued upon exercise of any option or warrant) or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock (other than the Stock), (2) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of shares of Common Stock, whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or other securities, in cash or otherwise, (3) cause to be filed a registration statement with respect to any shares of Common Stock or securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into Common Stock or any other securities of the Company (with the exception of a filing on Form S-8 related to the Company’s incentive plan) or (4) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, for a period of 90 days after the date of the final prospectus relating to the Offering (such 90-day period, the “Lock-Up Period”).
The foregoing paragraph shall not apply to (A) any Common Stock to be sold by the undersigned pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, (B) transfers of shares of Common Stock as (i) bona fide gifts, (ii) transfer by will or intestacy to the undersigned’s legal representatives or heirs, (iii) sales or other dispositions of shares of any class of the Company's capital stock, in each case, that are made exclusively between and among the undersigned or members of the undersigned's family (including any trust for the benefit of the undersigned or the undersigned’s immediate family), (iv) Common Stock withheld for tax purposes in connection with the vesting and distribution of Common Stock, (v) transfer of shares of Common Stock to affiliates of the undersigned or to any investment fund or other entity controlled by the undersigned, its partners (if a partnership) or members (if a limited liability company) and (vi) Common Stock acquired by the undersigned in the open market transactions after the Offering; provided that it shall be a condition to any such transfer that (i) except in the case of (B)(ii) above, the transferee/donee agrees to be bound by the terms of the lock-up letter agreement (including, without limitation, the restrictions set forth in the preceding sentence) to the same extent as if the transferee/donee were a party hereto; (ii) except in the case of clause (A), (B)(iv), (B)(v) and (B)(vi) above, no filing by any party (donor, donee, transferor or transferee) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), shall be required or shall be voluntarily made in connection with such transfer or distribution (other than a filing on a Form 5, Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G (or 13D-A or 13G-A) made after the expiration of the 90-day period referred to above), (iii) except in the case of clause (A), (B)(iv), (B)(v) and (B)(vi) above, each party (donor, donee, transferor or transferee) shall not be required by law (including without limitation the disclosure requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Exchange Act) to make, and shall agree to not voluntarily make, any public announcement of the transfer or disposition, and (iv) the undersigned notifies the Representatives at least two business days prior to the proposed transfer or disposition.
Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, the undersigned shall be permitted to make transfers, sales, tenders or other dispositions of Common Stock, or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, pursuant to a tender offer for all of the voting securities of the Company or any other transaction, including, without limitation, a merger, consolidation or other business combination, in each case, involving a change of control of the Company (including, without limitation, entering into any lock-up, voting or similar agreement pursuant to which the undersigned may agree to transfer, sell, tender or otherwise dispose of Common Stock, or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, in connection with any such transaction, or vote any shares of Common Stock, or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, in favor of any such transaction), provided that all shares of Common Stock, or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, subject to this agreement that are not so transferred, sold, tendered or otherwise disposed of remain subject to this agreement; and provided further that it shall be a condition of transfer, sale, tender or other disposition that if such tender offer or other transaction is
not completed, any shares of Common Stock, or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, subject to this agreement shall remain subject to the restrictions herein.
Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph, and to the extent that any of the Underwriters are unable to publish research reports under Rule 139 of the Securities Act and/or pursuant to NASD Rule 2711 of the rules and regulations of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, if (1) during the last 17 days of the Lock-Up Period, the Company issues an earnings release or announces material news or a material event relating to the Company or (2) prior to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, the Company announces that it will release earnings results during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the Lock-Up Period, then the restrictions imposed by this Lock-Up Letter Agreement shall continue to apply until the expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the date of issuance of the earnings release or the announcement of the material news or material event, unless the Representatives waive such extension in writing.
The undersigned hereby further agrees that, prior to engaging in any transaction or taking any other action that is subject to the terms of this Lock-Up Letter Agreement during the period from the date of this Lock-Up Letter Agreement to and including the 34th day following the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, it will give notice thereof to the Company and will not consummate such transaction or take any such action unless it has received written confirmation from the Company that the Lock-Up Period (as such may have been extended pursuant to the foregoing paragraph) has expired.
In furtherance of the foregoing, the Company and its transfer agent are hereby authorized to decline to make any transfer of securities if such transfer would constitute a violation or breach of this Lock-Up Letter Agreement.
It is understood that, if the Company notifies the Underwriters that it does not intend to proceed with the Offering, if the Underwriting Agreement does not become effective, if the Underwriting Agreement (other than the provisions thereof which survive termination) shall terminate or be terminated prior to payment for and delivery of the Stock or the Offering is not completed by December 15, 2013, the undersigned is hereby automatically released from its obligations under this Lock-Up Letter Agreement.
The undersigned understands that the Company and the Underwriters will proceed with the Offering in reliance on this Lock-Up Letter Agreement.
Whether or not the Offering actually occurs depends on a number of factors, including market conditions. Any Offering will only be made pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, the terms of which are subject to negotiation between the Company, the Selling Stockholders named therein and the Underwriters.
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