3. Representations. The Company and the Holder hereby represent and warrant as follows:
a. Company Representations.
i) Authority; Due Execution. The Company has all requisite power and authority and the legal capacity to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Company and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except that such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws affecting or relating to creditors’ rights generally, and is subject to general principles of equity.
ii) No Conflicts. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company does not, and the performance of this Agreement by the Company will not (A) conflict with or violate any law applicable to the Company of which the Company is aware, or (B) result in the creation of a lien or encumbrance on the Company’s assets pursuant to any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument or obligation to which the Company is a party or by which the Company or any of the Company’s assets is bound or affected.
b. Holder Representations.
i) The Holder has all requisite power and authority and the legal capacity to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Holder and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Holder, enforceable against the Holder in accordance with its terms, except that such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws affecting or relating to creditors’ rights generally, and is subject to general principles of equity.
ii) The Holder owns, of record and beneficially, and has good, valid and indefeasible title to the Shares free and clear of any and all mortgages, pledges, security interests, encumbrances, liens or charges of any kind, except for those imposed on the Holder in connection with the Company’s initial public offering. Except for those agreements the Company is a party to, there are no options, rights, voting trusts, stockholder agreements or any other contracts or understandings to which the Holder is a party or by which the Holder or the Shares are bound with respect to the issuance, sale, transfer, voting or registration of the Shares.
4. Treatment of Restricted Shares.
a. Registration. The Restricted Shares shall remain in the name of the Holder registered in book entry form at the Company’s transfer agent. Unless and until the Restricted Shares are forfeited as provided herein, Holder shall be entitled to vote such shares. Any distributions of Common Stock declared with respect to the Restricted Shares, including, but not limited to, shares of Common Stock issued as a result of a stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares or otherwise, shall be set aside and not paid until the Restricted Shares have been vested and released to the Holder or, if the Restricted Shares are not vested and released in accordance with this Agreement, then all such distributions declared on such Restricted Shares shall be forfeited.
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