Preferred Stock, Parent Options, Parent RSUs and Parent Restricted Stock; and (ii) “Transfer” means (a) any direct or indirect offer, sale, assignment, encumbrance, pledge, hypothecation, lending, grant of any option, right or warrant to purchase, disposition or other transfer (by operation of Law or otherwise), either voluntary or involuntary, or entry into any option, put, call, derivative or other Contract, commitment, arrangement or understanding with respect to any offer, sale, assignment, encumbrance, pledge, hypothecation, lending, grant of any option, right or warrant to purchase, disposition or other transfer (by operation of Law or otherwise), of any Parent Capital Stock or any interest in any Parent Capital Stock, (b) entry into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of Parent Capital Stock, whether any such transaction described in the foregoing clause (a) or this clause (b) is to be settled by delivery of Parent Capital Stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise, (c) the deposit of any Parent Capital Stock into any voting trust or similar arrangement, the entry into any voting agreement or arrangement with respect to any Parent Capital Stock or the grant of any proxy or power of attorney with respect to any Parent Capital Stock or (d) any Contract, commitment or other arrangement (whether or not in writing) to take any of the actions referred to in the foregoing clauses (a), (b) or (c).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) none of the restrictions set forth in this letter agreement shall apply to (w) if the undersigned is a natural Person or trust affiliated with a natural Person, the establishment of a new trading plan (or the amendment of existing trading plans established as of the date hereof) pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 promulgated under the Exchange Act for the Transfer of Lock-Up Shares (provided, that any such trading plan does not provide for the Transfer of Lock-Up Shares during the Restricted Period), (x) if the undersigned is a natural Person or trust affiliated with a natural Person, the Transfer of Lock-Up Shares pursuant to existing trading plans established as of the date hereof pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 promulgated under the Exchange Act (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not in any way restrict the Transfer of Lock-Up Shares during the Restricted Period), (y) transfers, sales, dispositions, or the entering into of transactions (including, without limitation, any swap, hedge or similar agreement) by the undersigned of or relating to shares of Parent Capital Stock or other securities of Parent purchased or acquired by the undersigned on the open market, in a public offering by Parent, or that otherwise do not involve or relate to shares of Parent Capital Stock issued pursuant to the Merger Agreement in respect of shares of the Company or (z) pursuant to a bona-fide third party tender offer, merger, consolidation or other similar transaction made to all holders of Parent Capital Stock involving a change of control of Parent (provided that in the event that such tender offer, merger, consolidation or other such transaction is not completed, the Lock-Up Shares shall remain subject to the restrictions contained in this letter agreement), (2) the undersigned (x) may Transfer any of the undersigned’s Lock-Up Shares to a controlled Affiliate of the undersigned (provided, that any such Transfer shall be permitted only if, as a precondition to such Transfer, such controlled Affiliate transferee agrees in writing to be bound by each of the terms of, and to assume all of the obligations of the undersigned under, this letter agreement (solely with respect to such Transferred Lock-Up Shares) by executing and delivering a joinder agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Parent), (y) may dispose of or surrender any of the undersigned’s Lock-Up Shares (i) to Parent to the extent required to pay tax withholdings or remittance payments in connection with the vesting, settlement or exercise of Parent Options, Parent RSUs, Parent Restricted Stock or Parent Warrants, and (ii) in any sell-to-cover transactions in accordance with Section 1.11 of the Merger Agreement and (z) may dispose of or surrender any of the undersigned’s Lock-Up Shares in connection with a broker-assisted sale in the open market of (i) Parent Capital Stock issued upon exercise of Parent
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