Common use of Authorized Stock Clause in Contracts

Authorized Stock. Issuer has taken all necessary corporate and other action to authorize and reserve and, subject to the expiration or termination of any required waiting period under the HSR Act, to permit it to issue, and, at all times from the date hereof until the obligation to deliver Option Shares upon the exercise of the Option terminates, shall have reserved for issuance, upon exercise of the Option, shares of Issuer Common Stock necessary for Grantee to exercise the Option, and Issuer will take all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve for issuance all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6 upon exercise of the Option. The shares of Issuer Common Stock to be issued upon due exercise of the Option, including all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issuable upon exercise of the Option or any other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6, upon issuance pursuant hereto, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will be delivered free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever, including without limitation any preemptive rights of any stockholder of Issuer.

Authorized Stock. Issuer has taken all necessary corporate and other action to authorize and reserve and, subject to the expiration or termination of any required waiting period under the HSR Act, to permit it to issue, and, at all times from the date hereof until the obligation to deliver Option Shares upon the exercise of the Option terminates, shall have reserved for issuance, upon exercise of the Option, shares of Issuer Common Stock necessary for Grantee to exercise the Option, and Issuer will take all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve for issuance all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6 7 upon exercise of the Option. The shares of Issuer Common Stock to be issued upon due exercise of the Option, including all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issuable upon exercise of the Option or any other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 67, upon issuance pursuant hereto, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will be delivered free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever, including without limitation any preemptive rights of any stockholder of Issuer.

Authorized Stock. Issuer hereby represents and warrants to Grantee that Issuer has taken all necessary corporate and other action to authorize and reserve and, subject to the expiration or termination of any required waiting period under the HSR Act, and to permit it to issue, and, at all times from the date hereof until the obligation to deliver Option Shares Issuer Common Stock upon the exercise of the Option or any Substitute Option (as hereinafter defined) terminates, shall will have reserved for issuance, upon exercise of the Option or any Substitute Option, shares of Issuer Common Stock necessary for Grantee to exercise the Option or Substitute Option, and Issuer will take all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve for issuance all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6 upon exercise of the Option or Substitute Option. The shares of Issuer Common Stock to be issued upon due exercise of the Option or Substitute Option, including all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issuable upon exercise of the Option or any other securities which may be issued Substitute Option pursuant to Section 6, upon issuance pursuant hereto, will shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will shall be delivered free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoeverLiens, including without limitation any preemptive rights of any stockholder of Issuer.

Authorized Stock. Issuer hereby represents and warrants to Grantee that Issuer has taken all necessary corporate and other action to authorize and reserve and, subject to the expiration or termination of any required waiting period under the HSR Act, and to permit it to issue, and, at all times from the date hereof until the obligation to deliver Option Shares Issuer Common Stock upon the exercise of the Option terminates, shall will have reserved for issuance, upon exercise of the Option, shares of Issuer Common Stock necessary for Grantee to exercise the Option, and Issuer will take all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve for issuance all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6 upon exercise of the Option. The shares of Issuer Common Stock to be issued upon due exercise of the Option, including all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issuable upon exercise of the Option or any other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6, upon issuance pursuant hereto, will shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will shall be delivered free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoeverLiens, including without limitation any preemptive rights of any stockholder of Issuer.

Authorized Stock. Issuer has taken all necessary corporate and other action to authorize and reserve and, subject to the expiration or termination of any required waiting period under the HSR Act, and to permit it to issue, and, at all times from the date hereof until the obligation to deliver Option Shares Issuer Common Stock upon the exercise of the Option terminates, shall will have reserved for issuance, upon exercise of the Option, the number of shares of Issuer Common Stock necessary for Grantee to exercise the Option, and Issuer will take all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve for issuance all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6 7 of this Agreement upon exercise of the Option. The shares of Issuer Common Stock to be issued upon due exercise of the Option, including all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issuable upon exercise of the Option or any other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 67 of this Agreement, upon issuance pursuant hereto, will shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will shall be delivered free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever, including without limitation any preemptive rights pre-emptive right of any stockholder shareholder of Issuer, but subject to the voting restrictions contained in the Certificate of Incorporation of Issuer.

Authorized Stock. Issuer has taken all necessary corporate and other action to authorize and reserve and, subject to the expiration or termination of any required waiting period under the HSR ActAct and other Regulatory Approvals that are required, to permit it to issue, and, at all times from the date hereof until the obligation to deliver Option Shares upon the exercise of the Option terminates, shall have reserved for issuance, upon exercise of the Option, shares of Issuer Common Stock necessary for Grantee to exercise the Option, and Issuer will take all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve for issuance all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6 upon exercise of the Option. The shares of Issuer Common Stock to be issued upon due exercise of the Option, including all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issuable upon exercise of the Option or any other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6, upon issuance pursuant hereto, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will be delivered free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever, including without limitation any preemptive rights of any stockholder of Issuer, but will be subject to applicable securities laws.

Authorized Stock. Issuer has taken all necessary corporate and other action to authorize and reserve and, subject to the expiration or termination of any required waiting period under the HSR Act, to permit it to issue, and, at all times from the date hereof until the obligation to deliver Option Shares upon the exercise of the Option terminates, shall have reserved for issuance, upon exercise of the Option, shares of Issuer Common Stock necessary for Grantee to exercise the Option, and Issuer will take all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve for issuance all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6 upon exercise of the Option. The shares of Issuer Common Stock to be issued upon due exercise of the Option, including all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issuable upon exercise of the Option or any other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6, upon issuance pursuant hereto, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, nonassessable and will be delivered free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever, including without limitation any preemptive rights of any stockholder of Issuer.

Authorized Stock. Issuer has taken all necessary corporate and other action to authorize and reserve and, subject to the expiration or termination of any required waiting period under the HSR Act, and to permit it to issue, and, at all times from the date hereof until the obligation to deliver Option Shares Issuer Common Stock upon the exercise of the Option terminates, shall will have reserved for issuance, upon exercise of the Option, the number of shares of Issuer Common Stock necessary for Grantee to exercise the OptionOption in full, and Issuer will take all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve for issuance all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6 upon exercise of the Option. The shares of Issuer Common Stock to be issued upon due exercise of the Option, including all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issuable upon exercise of the Option or any other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6, upon issuance pursuant hereto, will shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will shall be delivered free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever, including without limitation any preemptive rights right of any stockholder shareholder of Issuer.

Authorized Stock. Issuer has taken all necessary corporate and other action to authorize and reserve and, subject to the expiration or termination of any required waiting period under the HSR Act, to permit it to issue, and, at all times from the date hereof until the obligation to deliver Option Shares upon the exercise of the Option terminates, shall have reserved for issuance, upon exercise of the Option, shares of Issuer Common Stock necessary for Grantee to exercise the Option, and Issuer will take all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve for issuance all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6 7 upon exercise of the Option. The shares of Issuer Common Stock to be issued upon due exercise of the Option, including all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issuable upon exercise of the Option or any other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 67, upon issuance pursuant hereto, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessablenonassessable (except as provided in Section 180.0622(2)(b) of the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law), and will be delivered free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever, including without limitation any preemptive rights of any stockholder shareholder of Issuer.

Authorized Stock. Issuer has taken all necessary corporate and other action to authorize and reserve and, subject to the expiration or termination of any required waiting period under the HSR Act, to permit it to issue, and, at all times from the date hereof until the obligation to deliver Option Shares upon the exercise of the Option terminates, shall have reserved for issuance, upon exercise of the Option, shares of Issuer Common Stock necessary sufficient for Grantee to exercise the OptionOption in full, and Issuer will shall take all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve for issuance all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6 upon exercise of the Option. The shares of Issuer Common Stock to be issued upon due exercise of the Option, including all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issuable upon exercise of the Option or any other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6, upon issuance pursuant hereto, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will be delivered free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoeverLiens, including without limitation any preemptive rights of any stockholder shareholder of Issuer.

Authorized Stock. Issuer The Company has taken all necessary corporate and other action to authorize authorize, reserve and reserve and, subject to the expiration or termination of any required waiting period under the HSR Act, to permit it to issue, and, at all times from the date hereof until such times as the obligation to deliver Option Shares the Company Common Stock upon the exercise of the Option terminates, shall will have reserved for issuance, upon exercise without additional authorization by the Company or its shareholders of any additional shares of the OptionCompany Common Stock, the number of shares of Issuer the Company Common Stock necessary for Grantee to exercise be issued to Parent if it exercised the Option, and Issuer Option in full. The Company will take all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve for issuance all additional shares of Issuer the Company Common Stock or other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6 upon exercise of the Option. The shares of Issuer the Company Common Stock to be issued upon due exercise of the Option, including all additional shares of Issuer the Company Common Stock or other securities which may be issuable upon exercise of the Option or any other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6, upon issuance pursuant hereto, will be duly and authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will shall be delivered free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoeverLiens, including without limitation any preemptive or similar rights of any stockholder shareholder of Issuerthe Company. The Company has taken all necessary actions to render any and all antitakeover measures, including statutory measures and measures in the Company's Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, inapplicable to the Option and the issuance or acquisition of the Option Shares.

Authorized Stock. Issuer has taken all necessary corporate and other action to authorize and reserve and, subject to obtaining the expiration or termination of any required waiting period under the HSR Actgovernmental and other approvals and consents referred to herein, to permit it to issue, and, at all times from the date hereof until the obligation to deliver Option Shares Issuer Common Stock upon the exercise of the Option terminates, shall will have reserved for issuance, upon exercise of the Option, shares of Issuer Common Stock necessary for Grantee to exercise the Option, and Issuer will take all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve for issuance all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6 upon exercise of the Option. The shares of Issuer Common Stock to be issued upon due exercise of the Option, including all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issuable upon exercise of the Option or any other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6, upon issuance pursuant hereto, will shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will shall be delivered free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever, including without limitation any preemptive rights of any stockholder of Issuer.

Authorized Stock. Issuer has taken all necessary corporate and other action to authorize and reserve and, subject to the expiration or termination of any required waiting period under the HSR Act, to permit it to issue, and, at all times from the date hereof until the obligation to deliver Option Shares upon the exercise of the Option terminates, shall have reserved for issuance, upon exercise of the Option, shares of Issuer Common Stock necessary for Grantee to exercise the Option, and Issuer will take all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve (and shall at all times maintain, free from pre-emptive rights, sufficient authorized and reserved shares) for issuance all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6 7 upon exercise of the Option. The shares of Issuer Common Stock to be issued upon due exercise of the Option, including all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issuable upon exercise of the Option or any other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 67, upon issuance pursuant hereto, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will be delivered free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever, including without limitation any preemptive rights of any stockholder of Issuer.

Authorized Stock. Issuer has taken all necessary corporate and other action to authorize and reserve and, subject to the expiration or termination of any required waiting period under the HSR Act, and to permit it to issue, and, at all times from the date hereof of this Agreement until the obligation to deliver Option Shares Issuer Common Stock upon the exercise of the Option terminatesOption, shall will have reserved for issuance, upon exercise of the Option, shares of Issuer Common Stock necessary for Grantee to exercise the Option, and Issuer will take all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve for issuance all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock (together with any Rights which may have been issued with respect thereto) or other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6 7 upon exercise of the Option. The shares of Issuer Common Stock to be issued upon due exercise of the Option, including all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock (together with any Rights which may have been issued with respect thereto) or other securities which may be issuable upon exercise of the Option or any other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 67, upon issuance pursuant hereto, will shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will shall be delivered free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoeverwhatsoever (except any such lien or encumbrance created by Grantee), including without limitation any preemptive rights of any stockholder of Issuer.

Authorized Stock. Issuer's representations and warranties in Section 3.2(c) of the Merger Agreement are incorporated herein by reference. Without limiting the generality or effect of the foregoing, Issuer has taken all necessary corporate and other action to authorize and reserve and, subject to the expiration or termination of any required waiting period under the HSR Act, to permit it to issue, and, at all times from the date hereof until the obligation to deliver Option Shares upon the exercise of the Option terminates, shall have reserved for issuance, upon exercise of the Option, shares of Issuer Common Stock necessary for Grantee to exercise the Option, and Issuer will shall take all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve for issuance all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6 upon exercise of the Option. The shares of Issuer Common Stock to be issued upon due exercise of the Option, including all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issuable upon exercise of the Option or any other securities which may be issued Substitute Option pursuant to Section 6, upon issuance pursuant hereto, will shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will shall be delivered free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever, including without limitation any preemptive rights of any stockholder of Issuer.

Authorized Stock. Issuer Company has taken all necessary corporate and other action to authorize and reserve and, subject to the expiration or termination of any required waiting period under the HSR Act, to permit it to issue, and, at all times from the date hereof until the obligation to deliver Option Shares upon the exercise of the Option terminates, shall have reserved for issuance, upon exercise of the Option, shares of Issuer Company Common Stock necessary for Grantee to exercise the Option, and Issuer Company will take all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve for issuance all additional shares of Issuer Company Common Stock or other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6 7 upon exercise of the Option. The shares of Issuer Company Common Stock to be issued upon due exercise of the Option, including all additional shares of Issuer Company Common Stock or other securities which may be issuable upon exercise of the Option or any other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 67, upon issuance pursuant hereto, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will be delivered free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever, including without limitation any preemptive rights of any stockholder of IssuerCompany.

Authorized Stock. Issuer has taken all necessary corporate and other ----------------- action to authorize and reserve and, subject to the expiration or termination of any required waiting period under the HSR Act, to permit it to issue, and, at all times from the date hereof until the obligation to deliver Option Shares upon the exercise of the Option terminates, shall have reserved for issuance, upon exercise of the Option, shares of Issuer Common Stock necessary for Grantee to exercise the Option, and Issuer will take all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve for issuance all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6 upon exercise of the Option. The shares of Issuer Common Stock to be issued upon due exercise of the Option, including all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issuable upon exercise of the Option or any other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6, upon issuance pursuant hereto, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will be delivered free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever, including without limitation any preemptive rights of any stockholder of Issuer.

Authorized Stock. Issuer has taken all necessary corporate and other ----------------- action to authorize and reserve and, subject to the expiration or termination of any required waiting period under the HSR ActAct and any other Regulatory Approvals, to permit it to issue, and, at all times from the date hereof until the obligation to deliver Option Shares upon the exercise of the Option terminates, shall have reserved for issuance, upon exercise of the Option, shares of Issuer Common Stock necessary for Grantee to exercise the Option, and Issuer will take all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve for issuance all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6 upon exercise of the Option. The shares of Issuer Common Stock to be issued upon due exercise of the Option, including all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issuable upon exercise of the Option or any other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6, upon issuance pursuant hereto, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will be delivered free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoeverLiens, including without limitation any preemptive rights of any stockholder of Issuer.

Authorized Stock. Issuer has taken all necessary corporate and other action to authorize and reserve and, subject to the expiration or termination of any required waiting period under the HSR ActAct or any other applicable Federal, state or foreign competition, anti- trust or similar law or regulation, to permit it to issue, and, at all times from the date hereof until the obligation to deliver Option Shares upon the an exercise of the Option terminates, shall have reserved for issuance, upon exercise of the Option, shares of Issuer Common Stock necessary for Grantee to exercise the OptionOption (subject, in the case of those shares of Issuer Common Stock to be authorized for issuance pursuant to the Certificate Amendment, to the filing of the Certificate Amendment with Secretary of State of the State of Delaware) and Issuer will take all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve for issuance all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issued issuable pursuant to Section 6 upon exercise of the Option. The shares of Issuer Common Stock to be issued upon due exercise of the Option, including all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issuable upon exercise of the Option or any other securities which may be issued issuable pursuant to Section 6, upon issuance pursuant hereto, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will be delivered free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoeverLiens, including without limitation any preemptive rights of any stockholder of Issuer.

Authorized Stock. Issuer has taken all necessary corporate and other ----------------- action to authorize and reserve and, subject to the expiration or termination of any required waiting period under the HSR Act, to permit it to issue, and, at all times from the date hereof until the obligation to deliver Option Shares upon the an exercise of the Option terminates, shall have reserved for issuance, upon exercise of the Option, shares of Issuer Common Stock necessary for Grantee to exercise the Option, and Issuer will take all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve for issuance all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issued issuable pursuant to Section 6 upon exercise of the Option. The shares of Issuer Common Stock to be issued upon due exercise of the Option, including all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issuable upon exercise of the Option or any other securities which may be issued issuable pursuant to Section 6, upon issuance pursuant hereto, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will be delivered free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoeverLiens, including without limitation any preemptive rights of any stockholder of Issuer.

Authorized Stock. Issuer The Company has taken all necessary corporate ---------------- and other action to authorize and reserve and, subject to the expiration or termination of any required waiting period under the HSR Act, to permit it to issue, and, at all times from the date hereof until the obligation to deliver Option Shares upon the exercise of the Option terminates, shall have reserved for issuance, upon exercise of the Option, shares of Issuer Company Common Stock necessary for Grantee to exercise the Option, and Issuer the Company will take all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve for issuance all additional shares of Issuer Company Common Stock or other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6 7 upon exercise of the Option. The shares of Issuer Company Common Stock to be issued upon due exercise of the Option, including all additional shares of Issuer Company Common Stock or other securities which may be issuable upon exercise of the Option or any other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 67, upon issuance pursuant hereto, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will be delivered free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoeverLiens, including without limitation limitation, any preemptive rights of any stockholder shareholder of Issuerthe Company.

Authorized Stock. Issuer's representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement are incorporated herein by reference. Without limiting the generality or effect of the foregoing, Issuer has taken all necessary corporate and other action to authorize and reserve and, subject to the expiration or termination of any required waiting period under the HSR Act, to permit it to issue, and, at all times from the date hereof until the obligation to deliver Option Shares shares upon the exercise of the Option terminates, shall have reserved for issuance, upon exercise of the Option, shares of Issuer Common Stock necessary for Grantee to exercise the Option, and Issuer will shall take all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve for issuance all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6 7 upon exercise of the Option. The shares of Issuer Common Stock to be issued upon due exercise of the Option, including all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issuable upon exercise of the Option or any other securities which may be issued substitute option pursuant to Section 67, upon issuance pursuant hereto, will shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will shall be delivered free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever, including without limitation any preemptive rights of any stockholder of Issuer., and the holder thereof shall be entitled to all rights and privileges (without limitation) relating to shares of Issuer Common Stock generally, including with respect to voting and disposition

Authorized Stock. Issuer has taken all necessary corporate and other action to authorize and reserve and, subject to the expiration or termination of any required waiting period under the HSR Act, to and permit it to issue, and, at all times from the date hereof until the obligation to deliver Option Shares upon the exercise of the Option terminates, shall have reserved for issuance, upon exercise of the Option, shares of Issuer Common Stock necessary sufficient for Grantee to exercise the OptionOption in full, and Issuer will shall take all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve for issuance all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6 this Agreement upon exercise of the Option. The shares of Issuer Common Stock to be issued upon due exercise of the Option, including all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issuable upon exercise of the Option or any other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6Article IV, upon issuance pursuant hereto, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will be delivered free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoeverLiens, including without limitation any preemptive rights of any stockholder shareholder of Issuer.

Authorized Stock. Issuer has taken all necessary corporate and other action to authorize and reserve and, subject to the expiration or termination of any required waiting period under the HSR Act, to permit it to issue, and, at all times from the date hereof until the obligation to deliver Option Shares upon the exercise of the Option terminates, shall have reserved for issuance, upon exercise of the Option, shares of Issuer Common Stock necessary for Grantee to exercise the Option, and Issuer will take all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve (and shall at all times maintain, free from pre-emptive rights, sufficient authorized and reserved shares) for issuance all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6 upon exercise of the Option. The shares of Issuer Common Stock to be issued upon due exercise of the Option, including all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issuable upon exercise of the Option or any other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6, upon issuance pursuant hereto, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will be delivered free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever, including without limitation any preemptive rights of any stockholder of Issuer.

Authorized Stock. Issuer has taken all necessary corporate and other action to authorize and reserve and, subject to the expiration or termination of any required waiting period under the HSR Act, and to permit it to issue, and, at all times from the date hereof until the obligation to deliver Option Shares Issuer Common Stock upon the exercise of the Option terminates, shall will have reserved for issuance, upon exercise of the Option, the number of shares of Issuer Common Stock necessary for Grantee to exercise the Option, and Issuer will take all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve for issuance all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement upon exercise of the Option. The shares of Issuer Common Stock to be issued upon due exercise of the Option, including all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issuable upon exercise of the Option or any other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 66 of this Agreement, upon issuance pursuant hereto, will shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will shall be delivered free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever, including without limitation any preemptive rights pre-emptive right of any stockholder shareholder of Issuer.

Authorized Stock. Issuer has taken all necessary ----------------- corporate and other action to authorize and reserve and, subject to the expiration or termination of any required waiting period under the HSR Act, and to permit it to issue, and, at all times from the date hereof of this Agreement until the obligation to deliver Option Shares Issuer Common Stock upon the exercise of the Option terminates, shall will have reserved for issuance, upon exercise of the Option, shares of Issuer Common Stock necessary for Grantee to exercise the Option, and Issuer will take all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve for issuance all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock (together with any Rights which may have been issued with respect thereto) or other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6 7 upon exercise of the Option. The shares of Issuer Common Stock to be issued upon due exercise of the Option, including all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock (together with any Rights which may have been issued with respect thereto) or other securities which may be issuable upon exercise of the Option or any other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 67, upon issuance pursuant hereto, will shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will shall be delivered free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoeverwhatsoever (except any such lien or encumbrance created by Grantee), including without limitation any preemptive rights of any stockholder of Issuer.

Authorized Stock. Issuer has taken all necessary corporate ---------------- and other action to authorize and reserve and, subject to the expiration or termination of any required waiting period under the HSR Act, to permit it to issue, and, at all times from the date hereof until the obligation to deliver Option Shares upon the exercise of the Option terminates, shall have reserved for issuance, upon exercise of the Option, shares of Issuer Common Stock necessary for Grantee to exercise the Option, and Issuer will take all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve for issuance all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6 upon exercise of the Option. The shares of Issuer Common Stock to be issued upon due exercise of the Option, including all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issuable upon exercise of the Option or any other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6, upon issuance pursuant hereto, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will be delivered free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever, including without limitation any preemptive rights of any stockholder of Issuer.

Authorized Stock. Issuer has taken all necessary ---------------- corporate and other action to authorize and reserve and, subject to obtaining the expiration or termination of any required waiting period under the HSR Actgovernmental and other approvals and consents referred to herein, to permit it to issue, and, at all times from the date hereof until the obligation to deliver Option Shares Issuer Common Stock upon the exercise of the Option terminates, shall will have reserved for issuance, upon exercise of the Option, shares of Issuer Common Stock necessary for Grantee to exercise the Option, and Issuer will take all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve for issuance all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6 upon exercise of the Option. The shares of Issuer Common Stock to be issued upon due exercise of the Option, including all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issuable upon exercise of the Option or any other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6, upon issuance pursuant hereto, will shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will shall be delivered free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever, including without limitation any preemptive rights of any stockholder of Issuer.

Authorized Stock. Issuer has taken all necessary corporate and other action to authorize and reserve and, subject to the expiration or termination of any required waiting period under the HSR Act, and to permit it to issue, and, at all times from the date hereof of this Agreement until the obligation to deliver Option Shares Issuer Common Stock upon the exercise of the Option terminates, shall will have reserved for issuance, upon exercise of the Option, shares of Issuer Common Stock necessary for Grantee to exercise the Option, and Issuer will take all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve for issuance all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock (together with any Rights which may have been issued with respect thereto) or other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6 7 upon exercise of the Option. The shares of Issuer Common Stock to be issued upon due exercise of the Option, including all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock (together with any Rights which may have been issued with respect thereto) or other securities which may be issuable upon exercise of the Option or any other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 67, upon issuance pursuant hereto, will shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will shall be delivered free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoeverwhatsoever (except any such lien or encumbrance created by Grantee), including without limitation any preemptive rights of any stockholder shareholder of Issuer.

Authorized Stock. Issuer has taken all necessary corporate and other ----------------- action to authorize and reserve and, subject to the expiration or termination of any required waiting period under the HSR Act, to permit it to issue, and, at all times from the date hereof until the obligation to deliver Option Shares upon the exercise of the Option terminates, shall have reserved for issuance, upon exercise of the Option, shares of Issuer Common Stock necessary for Grantee to exercise the Option, and Issuer will take all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve for issuance all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6 upon exercise of the Option. The shares of Issuer Common Stock to be issued upon due exercise of the Option, including all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issuable upon exercise of the Option or any other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6, upon issuance pursuant hereto, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will be delivered free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoeverLiens, including without limitation any preemptive rights of any stockholder shareholder of Issuer.

Authorized Stock. Issuer has taken all necessary corporate and other action to authorize and reserve and, subject to the expiration or termination of any required waiting period under the HSR Act, to permit it to issue, and, at all times from the date hereof until the obligation to deliver Option Shares upon the exercise of the Option terminates, shall have reserved for issuance, upon exercise of the Option, shares of Issuer Common Stock necessary sufficient for Grantee to exercise the OptionOption in full, and Issuer will shall take all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve for issuance all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6 upon exercise of the Option. The shares of Issuer Common Stock to be issued upon due exercise of the Option, including all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issuable upon exercise of the Option or any other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6, upon issuance pursuant hereto, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will be delivered free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoeverLiens, including without limitation any preemptive rights of any stockholder of Issuer.

Authorized Stock. Issuer has taken all necessary corporate and other action to authorize and reserve and, subject to the expiration or termination of any required waiting period under the HSR Act, and to permit it to issue, and, at all times from the date hereof of this Agreement until the obligation to deliver Option Shares Issuer Common Stock upon the exercise of the Option terminates, shall will have reserved for issuance, upon exercise of the Option, shares of Issuer Common Stock necessary for Grantee to exercise the Option, and Issuer will take all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve for issuance all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock (together with any Rights which may have been issued with respect thereto) or other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6 7 upon exercise of the Option. The shares of Issuer Common Stock to be issued upon due exercise of the Option, including all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock (together with any Rights which may have been issued with respect thereto) or other securities which may be issuable upon exercise of the Option or any other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 67, upon issuance pursuant hereto, will shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will shall be delivered free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoeverwhatsoever (except any such lien or encumbrance created by Grantee), including without limitation any preemptive rights of any stockholder of Issuer.

Authorized Stock. Issuer's representations and warranties in Section 3.1(c) of the Merger Agreement are incorporated herein by reference. Without limiting the generality or effect of the foregoing, Issuer has taken all necessary corporate and other action to authorize and reserve and, subject to the expiration or termination of any required waiting period under the HSR Act, to permit it to issue, and, at all times from the date hereof until the obligation to deliver Option Shares upon the exercise of the Option terminates, shall have reserved for issuance, upon exercise of the Option, shares of Issuer Common Stock necessary for Grantee to exercise the Option, and Issuer will shall take all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve for issuance all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6 upon exercise of the Option. The shares of Issuer Common Stock to be issued upon due exercise of the Option, including all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issuable upon exercise of the Option or any other securities which may be issued Substitute Option pursuant to Section 6, upon issuance pursuant hereto, will shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will shall be delivered free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever, including without limitation any preemptive rights of any stockholder of Issuer.

Authorized Stock. Issuer's representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement are incorporated herein by reference. Without limiting the generality 4 or effect of the foregoing, Issuer has taken all necessary corporate and other action to authorize and reserve and, subject to the expiration or termination of any required waiting period under the HSR Act, to permit it to issue, and, at all times from the date hereof until the obligation to deliver Option Shares shares upon the exercise of the Option terminates, shall have reserved for issuance, upon exercise of the Option, shares of Issuer Common Stock necessary for Grantee to exercise the Option, and Issuer will shall take all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve for issuance all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 6 7 upon exercise of the Option. The shares of Issuer Common Stock to be issued upon due exercise of the Option, including all additional shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issuable upon exercise of the Option or any other securities which may be issued substitute option pursuant to Section 67, upon issuance pursuant hereto, will shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will shall be delivered free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever, including without limitation any preemptive rights of any stockholder of Issuer., and the holder thereof shall be entitled to all rights and privileges (without limitation) relating to shares of Issuer Common Stock generally, including with respect to voting and disposition