restricted period, (i) offer, sell, issue, contract to sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of Lock-Up Securities, (ii) offer, sell, issue, contract to sell, contract to purchase or grant any option, right or warrant to purchase Lock-Up Securities, (iii) enter into any swap, hedge or any other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, the economic consequences of ownership of Lock-Up Securities, (iv) establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position in Lock-Up Securities within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or (v) file with the Commission a registration statement under the Act relating to Lock-Up Securities, or publicly disclose the intention to take any such action.
The restrictions described in the immediately preceding paragraph do not apply to: (1) the sale of shares of our common stock to the underwriters hereunder; (2) the issuance of shares of our common stock upon the exercise or conversion of a security outstanding at the time the Underwriting Agreement is executed; (3) the issuance of shares of common stock pursuant to any equity incentive plan, stock ownership plan, or dividend reinvestment plan in effect at the time the Underwriting Agreement is executed.
In addition, all of our directors and named executive officers and the selling stockholder (the “Lock-Up Parties”) have agreed that, without the prior written consent of D.A. Davidson & Co. on behalf of the underwriters, they will not, for a period of 30 days (or 90 days in the case of the selling stockholder and affiliated director Willem Mesdag), after the date of this prospectus supplement (such applicable period of time, the “Lock-Up Period”), offer, sell, contract to sell (including any short sale), pledge, hypothecate, establish an open “put equivalent position” within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(h) under the Exchange Act, grant any option, right or warrant for the sale of, purchase any option or contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, or otherwise encumber, dispose of or transfer, or grant any rights with respect to, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any shares of Common Stock, enter into a transaction which would have the same effect, or enter into any swap, hedge or other arrangement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Common Stock, whether any such aforementioned transaction is to be settled by delivery of the Common Stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise, or publicly announce an intention to effect any such transaction.
The restrictions described in the immediately preceding paragraph do not apply to transfers: (1) provided that such transfer does not involve a disposition for value and for which each resulting transferee executes an agreement to be bound to such lock-up agreement: (a) as bona fide gifts; (b) to any trust or other entity for the direct or indirect benefit of the Lock-Up Party or the immediate family of the Lock-Up Parties; (c) if a Lock-Up Party is an entity, transfers to another entity that is a direct or indirect affiliate or distributions to partners, members, or stockholders of such entity or (d) by operation of law or as required pursuant to a divorce settlement; (2) via transfer by testate succession or intestate succession; (2) via transfer by testate succession or intestate succession; (3) if the Lock-Up Party is an employee of the Company and transfers to the Company upon death, disability or termination of employment of such employee; (4) upon a vesting event of the Company’s securities or upon the exercise of options to purchase the Company’s securities, in each case on a “cashless” or “net exercise” basis or to cover tax obligations in connection with such vesting or exercise or (5) upon the establishment of a trading plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act, provided that such plan does not provide for the transfer of Common Stock during the Lock-Up Period.
In addition, the Lock-Up Parties agreed that, during the applicable period set forth above, without the prior written consent of D.A. Davidson & Co. (which consent may be withheld in its sole discretion): (a) the Lock-Up Party will not request, make any demand for or exercise any right with respect to, the registration of any common stock or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for common stock and (b) the Lock-Up Party waives any and all notice requirements and rights with respect to the registration of any such security pursuant to any agreement, understanding or otherwise to which the Lock-Up Party is a party.
D.A. Davidson & Co., in its sole discretion, may release the common stock and other securities subject to the lock-up agreements described above in whole or in part at any time. In addition, D. A. Davidson’s consent shall not be required for a transfer or distribution of shares of Common Stock by the selling stockholder to its unaffiliated limited partners.
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