Section 10.3 Excluded Transfers. The Lock-up shall not apply to the following:
(a) Transfers to the Corporation (including without limitation Transfers to the Corporation to pay the exercise price of any option or warrant or to satisfy any tax withholding obligations in connection with the exercise of any option or warrant or the vesting of any stock-based awards) or in connection with the liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation;
(b) Transfers pursuant to a bona fide third-party merger, consolidation, stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization, other business combination or other transaction or series of related transactions involving a Change in Control of the Corporation; provided, however, that in the event that such merger, consolidation, stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization, other business combination or other transaction is not completed, the Lock-up Shares shall remain subject to the Lock-up;
(c) the establishment of a trading plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 promulgated under the Exchange Act, provided that such plan does not provide for the Transfer of any Lock-up Shares during the Lock-up Period; for the avoidance of doubt, any Lock-up Shares subject to any such plan shall continue to be subject to the Lock-up;
(d) Transfers pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order, court order or in connection with a divorce settlement; or
(e) Transfers to generate proceeds (on an after-tax basis) to pay the exercise price of, and/or satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with, the exercise of options to purchase shares of Common Stock expiring within the Lock-up Period (including a “broker-assisted cashless exercise” involving a market sale).
Section 10.4 Transfers to Permitted Transferees. Notwithstanding the Lock-up, Lock-up Shares may be Transferred to a Permitted Transferee during the Lock-up Period by a Lock-up Party in the following circumstances (but, for avoidance of doubt, any Lock-up Shares so Transferred shall remain Lock-up Shares):
(a) Transfers as a bona fide gift or charitable contribution;
(b) Transfers to a trust, family limited partnership or other entity formed primarily for estate planning purposes for the primary benefit of the spouse, domestic partner, parent, sibling, child or grandchild of the Lock-up Party or any other person with whom the Lock-up Party has a relationship by blood, marriage or adoption not more remote than first cousin and Transfers to any such family member;
(c) Transfers by will or intestate succession upon the death of the Lock-up Party, provided that the appointment of one or more executors, administrators or personal representatives of the estate of a Lock-up Party shall not be deemed a Transfer hereunder to the extent that such executors, administrators and/or personal representatives comply with the terms of the Lock-up on behalf of such estate;
(d) if the Lock-up Party is a corporation, partnership (whether general, limited or otherwise), limited liability company, trust or other business entity (each, an “Entity”), (i) Transfers to another Entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control or management with the Lock-up Party, or (ii) dividends, distributions or other dispositions to direct or indirect stockholders, partners, limited liability company members or other equity holders of the Lock-up Party, including, for the avoidance of doubt, where the Lock-up Party is a partnership, to its general partner or a successor partnership, fund or investment vehicle, or any other partnerships, funds or investment vehicles controlled or managed by such partnership;
(e) if the holder is a trust, Transfers to a trustor or beneficiary of such trust or to the estate of a beneficiary of such trust;
(f) Transfers to the Corporation’s officers, directors or their affiliates;
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