of any liens, claims, encumbrances or security interests, if accepting such Shares, in the sole discretion of the Committee, shall not result in any adverse accounting consequences to the Company.
4. Restrictions on Exercise. This Award may not be exercised until such time as the Plan has been approved by the shareholders of the Company, or if the issuance of such Shares upon such exercise or the method of payment of consideration for such Shares would constitute a violation of any Applicable Law.
5. Non-Transferability. Neither this Award Agreement nor any portion of the Award may be transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of the Award Holder only by the Award Holder. The terms of the Plan and this Award Agreement shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of the Award Holder.
6. Term of Award. This Award may be exercised only within the term set out in the Notice of Award above, and may be exercised during such term only in accordance with the Plan and the terms of this Award Agreement.
[THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS 7 TO 10 TO BE INCLUDED IN AWARD AGREEMENTS FOR U.S. AWARD HOLDERS ONLY:]
7. Award Holder’s Representations. In the event the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), at the time this Award is exercised, the Award Holder shall, if required by the Company, concurrently with the exercise of all or any portion of this Award, deliver to the Company their Investment Representation Statement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, or in such other form as the Company may require.
8. Reliance End Date. Until the Company becomes subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, or after the Administrator determines that it is, will, or may no longer be relying upon the exemption from registration of Options under the Exchange Act as set forth in Rule 12h-1(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act (the “Reliance End Date”), the Award Holder shall not transfer this Award or, prior to exercise, the Shares subject to this Award, in any manner other than (i) to persons who are “family members” (as defined in Rule 701(c)(3) of the Securities Act) through gifts or domestic relations orders, or (ii) to an executor or guardian of the Award Holder upon the death or Disability of the Award Holder. Until the Reliance End Date, the Award and, prior to exercise, the Shares subject to this Award, may not be pledged, hypothecated or otherwise transferred or disposed of, including by entering into any short position, any “put equivalent position” or any “call equivalent position” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(h) and Rule 16a-1(b) of the Exchange Act, respectively), other than as permitted in clauses (i) and (ii) of this paragraph.
9. Lock-Up Period. The Award Holder hereby agrees that the Award Holder shall not offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Common Shares (or other securities) of the Company or enter into any swap, hedging or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any Common Shares (or other securities) of the Company held by the Award Holder (other than those included in the registration) for a period specified by the representative of the underwriters of Common Shares (or other securities) of the Company not to exceed one hundred and eighty (180) days following the effective date of any registration statement of the Company filed under the Securities Act (or such other period as may be requested by the Company or the underwriters to accommodate regulatory restrictions on (i) the publication or other distribution of research reports and (ii) analyst
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