Adjustment for Consolidation, Merger or Other Reorganization Event. (i) Subject to the provisions of Section 5.05(b)(ii), upon a Reorganization Event, each Unit shall thereafter, in lieu of a variable number of shares of Common Stock, be settled by delivery of a variable number of Exchange Property Units. An “Exchange Property Unit” represents the right to receive the kind and amount of securities, cash and other property receivable in such Reorganization Event (without any interest thereon, and without any right to dividends or distributions thereon that have a record date that is prior to the applicable Settlement Date) per share of Common Stock by a holder of Common Stock that is not a Person with which the Company consolidated or into which the Company merged or which merged into the Company or to which such sale or transfer was made, as the case may be (any such Person, a “Constituent Person”), or an Affiliate of a Constituent Person to the extent such Reorganization Event provides for different treatment of Common Stock held by Affiliates of the Company and non-Affiliates. In the event holders of Common Stock have the opportunity to elect the form of consideration to be received in such transaction, the Exchange Property Unit that Holders of the Corporate Units or Treasury Units would have been entitled to receive will be deemed to be the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration received by the holders of Common Stock that affirmatively make an election. The number of Exchange Property Units to be delivered upon settlement of a Purchase Contract following the effective date of a Reorganization Event shall equal the Settlement Rate, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 5.05, determined as if the references to “shares of Common Stock” in Section 5.01(a)(i), (ii) and (iii) were to “Exchange Property Units.” In the event of such a Reorganization Event, the Person formed by such consolidation, or merger or the Person which acquires the assets of the Company shall execute and deliver to the Purchase Contract Agent an agreement supplemental hereto providing that the Holder of each Unit that remains Outstanding after the Reorganization Event (if any) shall have the rights provided by this Section 5.05(b). Such supplemental agreement shall provide for adjustments to the amount of any securities constituting all or a portion of an Exchange Property Unit which, for events subsequent to the effective date of such Reorganization Event, shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided for in this Section 5.05. The above provisions of this Section 5.05(b) shall similarly apply to successive Reorganization Events.
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Samples: Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement (Johnson Controls Inc), Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement (Johnson Controls Inc), Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement (Archer Daniels Midland Co)
Adjustment for Consolidation, Merger or Other Reorganization Event. (i) Subject to the provisions of Section 5.05(b)(ii), upon a Reorganization Event, each Unit shall thereafter, in lieu of a variable number of shares of Common Stock, be settled by delivery of a variable number of Exchange Property Units. An “Exchange Property Unit” represents the right to receive the kind and amount of securities, cash and other property receivable in such Reorganization Event (without any interest thereon, and without any right to dividends or distributions thereon that have a record date that is prior to the applicable Settlement Date) per share of Common Stock by a holder of Common Stock that is not a Person with which the Company consolidated or into which the Company merged or which merged into the Company or to which such sale or transfer was made, as the case may be (any such Person, a “Constituent Person”), or an Affiliate of a Constituent Person to the extent such Reorganization Event provides for different treatment of Common Stock held by Affiliates of the Company and non-Affiliates. In the event holders of Common Stock have the opportunity to elect the form of consideration to be received in such transaction, the Exchange Property Unit that Holders of the Corporate Units or Treasury Units would have been entitled to receive will be deemed to be the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration received by the holders of Common Stock that affirmatively make an election. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if holders of Common Stock have the opportunity to elect the form of consideration they receive in any such transaction, then the Company shall make adequate provision to give Holders of Corporate Units and Treasury Units, treated as a single class, a reasonable opportunity to elect the form of such consideration for purposes of determining the composition of the consideration received. Once the election is made, it will apply to all Holders of Corporate Units and Treasury Units after the effective time of the transaction. The number of Exchange Property Units to be delivered upon settlement of a Purchase Contract following the effective date of a Reorganization Event shall equal the Settlement Rate, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 5.05, determined as if the references to “shares of Common Stock” in Section 5.01(a)(i), (ii) and (iii) were to “Exchange Property Units.” In the event of such a Reorganization Event, the Person formed by such consolidation, or merger or the Person which acquires the assets of the Company shall execute and deliver to the Purchase Contract Agent an agreement supplemental hereto providing that the Holder of each Unit that remains Outstanding after the Reorganization Event (if any) shall have the rights provided by this Section 5.05(b). Such supplemental agreement shall provide for adjustments to the amount of any securities constituting all or a portion of an Exchange Property Unit which, for events subsequent to the effective date of such Reorganization Event, shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided for in this Section 5.05. The above provisions of this Section 5.05(b) shall similarly apply to successive Reorganization Events.
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Samples: Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement (Autoliv Inc)
Adjustment for Consolidation, Merger or Other Reorganization Event. (i) Subject to the provisions of Section 5.05(b)(ii), upon Upon a Reorganization Event, each Unit shall thereafter, in lieu of a variable number of shares of Common Stock, be settled by delivery of a variable number of Exchange Property Units. An “Exchange Property Unit” represents the right to receive the kind and amount of securities, cash and other property receivable in such Reorganization Event (without any interest thereon, and without any right to dividends or distributions thereon that have a record date that is prior to the applicable Settlement Date) per share of Common Stock by a holder of Common Stock that (1) is not a Person with which the Company consolidated or into which the Company merged or which merged into the Company or to which such sale or transfer was made, as the case may be (any such Person, a “Constituent Person”), or an Affiliate of a Constituent Person to the extent such Reorganization Event provides for different treatment of Common Stock held by Affiliates of the Company and non-non Affiliates. In the event holders of Common Stock have the opportunity to elect the form of consideration to be received in such transaction, the Exchange Property Unit that Holders of the Corporate Units or Treasury Units would have been entitled to receive will be deemed to be the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration received by the holders of Common Stock that affirmatively make an election. The number of Exchange Property Units to be delivered upon settlement of a Purchase Contract following the effective date of a Reorganization Event shall equal the Settlement Rate, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 5.055.04, determined as if the references to “shares of Common Stock” in Section 5.01(a)(i), (ii) and (iii) were to “Exchange Property Units.” In the event of such a Reorganization Event, the Person formed by such consolidation, or merger or the Person which acquires the assets of the Company shall execute and deliver to the Purchase Contract Agent an agreement supplemental hereto providing that the Holder of each Unit that remains Outstanding after the Reorganization Event (if any) shall have the rights provided by this Section 5.05(b5.04(b). Such supplemental agreement shall provide for adjustments to the amount of any securities constituting all or a portion of an Exchange Property Unit which, for events subsequent to the effective date of such Reorganization Event, shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided for in this Section 5.055.04. The above provisions of this Section 5.05(b5.04(b) shall similarly apply to successive Reorganization Events.
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Samples: Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement (Cit Group Inc)
Adjustment for Consolidation, Merger or Other Reorganization Event. (i) Subject In the event of Reorganization Event that causes the Common Stock to the provisions of Section 5.05(b)(ii), upon a Reorganization Event, each Unit shall thereafter, in lieu of a variable number of shares of Common Stock, be settled by delivery of a variable number of Exchange Property Units. An “Exchange Property Unit” represents converted into the right to receive the kind and amount of other securities, cash and other property receivable in such Reorganization Event (or property, each Purchase Contract then outstanding would, without any interest thereon, and without any right to dividends the consent of the Holders of the underlying Corporate Units or distributions thereon that have a record date that is prior to the applicable Settlement Date) per share of Common Stock by a holder of Common Stock that is not a Person with which the Company consolidated or into which the Company merged or which merged into the Company or to which such sale or transfer was madeTreasury Units, as the case may be (any be, become a contract to purchase such Person, a “Constituent Person”), or an Affiliate other securities instead of a Constituent Person to the extent Common Stock. If such Reorganization Event provides for different treatment of causes the Common Stock held by Affiliates to be converted into the right to receive more than a single type of the Company and non-Affiliates. In the event holders of Common Stock have the opportunity to elect the consideration (determined based in part upon any form of consideration stockholder election), each Purchase Contract then outstanding would become a contract to be received in such transactionpurchase the amount of other securities, the Exchange Property Unit that Holders of the Corporate Units or Treasury Units would have been entitled cash and/or property corresponding to receive will be deemed to be the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration received by the holders of Common Stock that affirmatively make an such election. The number Upon the occurrence of Exchange Property Units to be delivered upon settlement of a any such transaction, on the Purchase Contract following the effective date of a Reorganization Event shall equal Settlement Date, the Settlement RateRate will be determined based on the securities, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 5.05, determined as if the references to “shares cash or property a holder of Common Stock” in Section 5.01(a)(i), Stock would have received when such transaction occurred.
(ii) and (iii) were to “Exchange Property Units.” In the event of such If a Reorganization Event, the Person formed by such consolidation, or merger or the Person which acquires the assets of the Company shall execute and deliver Fundamental Change occurs prior to the Purchase Contract Agent an agreement supplemental hereto providing that the Settlement Date, then each Holder of each a Unit that remains Outstanding after the Reorganization Event (if any) shall have the rights right, to accelerate and settle (“Fundamental Change Early Settlement”) the Purchase Contract contained in such Unit upon the conditions set forth below at the Fundamental Change Early Settlement Rate; provided by that no Fundamental Change Early Settlement will be permitted pursuant to this Section 5.05(b)5.04(b)(ii) unless, at the time such Fundamental Change Early Settlement is effected, there is an effective Registration Statement with respect to any securities to be issued and delivered in connection with such Fundamental Change Early Settlement, if such a Registration Statement is required (in the view of counsel, which need not be in the form of a written opinion, for the Company) under the Securities Act. Such supplemental agreement If such a Registration Statement is so required, the Company covenants and agrees to use its best efforts to (x) have in effect a Registration Statement covering any securities to be delivered in respect of the Purchase Contracts being settled and (y) provide a Prospectus in connection therewith, in each case in a form that may be used in connection with such Fundamental Change Early Settlement. In the event that a Holder elects a Fundamental Change Early Settlement and a Registration Statement is required to be effective in connection with the exercise of such Fundamental Change Early Settlement but no such Registration Statement is then effective, the Holder’s election shall provide for adjustments be void unless and until such a Registration Statement becomes effective. If a Holder elects a Fundamental Change Early Settlement of some or all of its Purchase Contracts, such Holder shall be entitled to receive, on the Fundamental Change Early Settlement Date, the aggregate amount of any securities constituting all or a portion of an Exchange Property Unit whichaccrued and unpaid Contract Adjustment Payments including and any Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments, for events subsequent with respect to the effective date of such Reorganization Event, shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided for in this Section 5.05Purchase Contracts. The above provisions of this Section 5.05(b) Company shall similarly apply pay such amount as a credit against the amount otherwise payable by such Holder to successive Reorganization Eventseffect such Fundamental Change Early Settlement.
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Samples: Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement (Legg Mason Inc)
Adjustment for Consolidation, Merger or Other Reorganization Event. (i) Subject to the provisions of Section 5.05(b)(ii), upon Upon a Reorganization Event, each HiMEDS Unit shall thereafter, in lieu of a variable number of shares of Common Stock, be settled by delivery of a variable number of Exchange Property Units. An “Exchange Property Unit” represents the right to receive the kind and amount of securities, cash and other property receivable in such Reorganization Event (without any interest thereon, and without any right to dividends or distributions thereon that which have a record date that is prior to the applicable Settlement Date) per share of Common Stock by a holder of Common Stock that is not a Person with which the Company consolidated or into which the Company merged or which merged into the Company or to which such sale or transfer was made, as the case may be (any such Person, a “Constituent Person”), or an Affiliate of a Constituent Person to the extent such Reorganization Event provides for different treatment of Common Stock held by Affiliates of the Company and non-Affiliates. In the event holders of Common Stock have the opportunity to elect the form of consideration to be received in such transaction, the Exchange Property Unit that Holders of the Corporate HiMEDS Units or Treasury HiMEDS Units would have been entitled to receive will be deemed to be the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration received by the holders of Common Stock that affirmatively make an election. The If an Exchange Property Unit includes property other than common stock, upon settlement, the Company may elect to deliver additional shares of common stock in lieu of such other property; the number of Exchange Property Units such additional shares of common stock will be equal to the Applicable Market Value of such other property divided by the Applicable Market Value per share of such common stock. The Company may only deliver additional shares of common stock in lieu of such other property if the Company provides notice to the Holders of the Company’s election to do so at least three Business Days prior to the first Trading Day that will be included in the calculation of Applicable Market Value used for purposes of determining the Settlement Rate applicable to such settlement. The Company hereby covenants and agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to cause any such shares of common stock delivered in lieu of such other property on the applicable Settlement Date to be delivered freely transferable under the U.S. Federal securities laws by the recipients thereof upon settlement delivery thereto, including, if necessary, causing one or more registration statements in respect of a Purchase Contract following the effective date of a Reorganization Event shall equal the Settlement Rate, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 5.05, determined as if the references to “such shares of Common Stock” in Section 5.01(a)(i), (ii) common stock to be filed with and (iii) were to “declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Property Units.” Commission. In the event of such a Reorganization Event, the Person formed by such consolidation, consolidation or merger or the Person which acquires the assets and property of the Company shall execute and deliver to the Purchase Contract Agent an agreement supplemental hereto providing that the Holder of each HiMEDS Unit that remains Outstanding outstanding after the Reorganization Event (if any) shall have the rights provided by this Section 5.05(b5.04(b)(i). Such supplemental agreement shall provide for adjustments to the amount of any securities constituting all or a portion of an Exchange Property Unit which, for events subsequent to the effective date of such Reorganization Event, shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided for in this Section 5.055.04. The above provisions of this Section 5.05(b5.04(b)(i) shall similarly apply to successive Reorganization Events.
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Samples: Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement (Avery Dennison Corporation)