Merger, Consolidation, Incorporation (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Trust Instrument to the contrary, the Trustees may, without Shareholder approval unless such approval is required by the 1940 Act, (i) cause the Trust to convert into or merge, reorganize or consolidate with or into one or more trusts, partnerships, limited liability companies, associations, corporations or other business entities (each, a “Successor Entity”), or a series of any Successor Entity to the extent permitted by law, (ii) cause the Shares to be exchanged under or pursuant to any state or federal statute to the extent permitted by law, (iii) cause the Trust to incorporate under the laws of a state, commonwealth, possession or colony of the United States, (iv) sell or convey all or substantially all of the assets of the Trust or any Series or Class to another Series or Class of the Trust or to a Successor Entity, or a series of a Successor Entity to the extent permitted by law, for adequate consideration as determined by the Trustees which may include the assumption of all outstanding obligations, taxes and other liabilities, accrued or contingent of the Trust or any affected Series or Class, and which may include Shares of such other Series or Class of the Trust or shares of beneficial interest, stock or other ownership interest of such Successor Entity (or series thereof) or (v) at any time sell or convert into money all or any part of the assets of the Trust or any Series or Class thereof. Any agreement of merger, reorganization, consolidation, exchange or conversion or certificate of merger, certificate of conversion or other applicable certificate may be signed by a majority of the Trustees or an authorized officer of the Trust and facsimile signatures conveyed by electronic or telecommunication means shall be valid.
(b) Pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3815(f) of the Act, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Trust Instrument, an agreement of merger or consolidation approved by the Trustees in accordance with this Section 9.3 may effect any amendment to the Trust Instrument or effect the adoption of a new trust instrument of the Trust or change the name of the Trust if the Trust is the surviving or resulting entity in the merger or consolidation.
(c) Notwithstanding anything else herein, the Trustees may, without Shareholder approval unless such approval is required by the 1940 Act, create one or more statutory or business trusts to which all or any part of the assets, liabilities, profits or losses of the Trust or any Series or Class thereof may be transferred and may provide for the conversion of Shares in the Trust or any Series or Class thereof into beneficial interests in any such newly created trust or trusts or any series or classes thereof.
(d) Notwithstanding any provision of this Trust Instrument to the contrary, the Trustees may, without Shareholder approval, invest all or a portion of the Trust Property of any Series, or dispose of all or a portion of the Trust Property of any Series, and invest the proceeds of such disposition in interests issued by one or more other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act. Any such other investment company may (but need not) be a trust (formed under the laws of the State of Delaware or any other state or jurisdiction) or subtrust thereof which is classified as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. Notwithstanding any provision of this Trust Instrument to the contrary, the Trustees may, without Shareholder approval unless such approval is required by the 1940 Act, cause a Series that is organized in the master/feeder fund structure to withdraw or redeem its Trust Property from the master fund and cause such series to invest its Trust Property directly in securities and other financial instruments or in another master fund.
Company Capital Structure (a) The registered share capital of the Company is NIS 30,000,000 divided into 30,000,000 Company Shares, of which 20,406,363 Company Shares are issued and outstanding as of August 31, 2009. No Company Shares are dormant shares and no shares are held in treasury by any member of the Company Group. All outstanding Company Shares, when issued, were duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and are not subject to preemptive rights created by statute, the Charter Documents of the Company, or any agreement to which the Company is or was a party or by which it is or was otherwise bound. All outstanding Company Shares and Company Options have been issued (i) in compliance with all applicable securities laws and other applicable Legal Requirements, and (ii) in compliance with all applicable requirements set forth in Contracts. There are no declared or accrued but unpaid dividends with respect to any Company Shares. Except as contemplated hereby, there are no voting trusts, proxies, or other agreements or understandings with respect to the voting of shares of the Company to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound, or of which the Company has knowledge. To the Company’s knowledge, there are no agreements relating to the registration, sale or transfer (including agreements relating to rights of first refusal, co-sale rights or “drag-along” rights) of any capital stock of the Company, and no Person has any right to cause the Company to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company, other than under the Registration Rights Agreement.
(b) The Purchased Securities have been duly authorized and, when issued, delivered and paid for in the manner set forth in this Agreement or, with respect to the Warrant Shares, in the manner set forth in the Warrants, will be validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens and duly registered in the name of the Investors in the Company’s share register. On the Pre-Closing Date the Company shall have reserved from its duly authorized share capital the maximum number of Company Shares required for the issuance of the Purchased Securities. The Purchased Shares and the Warrant Shares will have the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions set forth in the Charter Documents. The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement, the Related Agreements and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not obligate the Company to issue any Company Shares or other securities to any other person or entity and will not result in the adjustment of, or give rise to a right to adjust, the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price or any other term of any outstanding security. The Company does not have outstanding stockholder purchase rights or “poison pill” or any similar arrangement in effect giving any person or entity the right to receive or purchase any equity interest in the Company upon the occurrence of certain events.
(c) The SEC Documents detail the number of Company Shares reserved for issuance under the Option Plans upon the exercise of Company Options, the Company Shares subject to outstanding and unexercised Company Options and the Company Shares available for issuance thereunder.
(d) Other than as set forth in Sections 3.2(a) and 3.2(c) and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Related Agreements and in the SEC Documents, there are no (i) securities of any member of the Company Group authorized, convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or voting securities of such member of the Company Group, (ii) options, warrants, calls, rights, convertible securities or other rights to acquire from the member of the Company Group, and no obligation of the member of the Company Group, to issue, deliver, sell, repurchase or redeem, or cause to be issued, delivered, sold, repurchased or redeemed, now or in the future, any capital stock, voting securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock or voting securities of any member of the Company Group, and (iii) equity equivalents, phantom or notional equity interests, interests in the ownership, earnings or price per security of any member of the Company Group or other similar rights in the equity of any member of the Company Group. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and any Related Agreement to which the Company is a party, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, will not result in or give rise to an obligation of the Company to grant, extend, accelerate the vesting of, change the price of, otherwise amend the terms of, any such options, warrants, calls, rights, convertible securities or other rights to acquire from the member of the Company Group.
(e) There are no bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of any member of the Company Group (i) granting the holder thereof the right to vote on any matters on which shareholders may vote (or which is convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having such right) or (ii) the value of which is in any way based upon or derived from capital or voting share capital of the Company, are issued or outstanding as of the date hereof.
(f) No member of the Company Group has agreed, is obligated to make, or is bound by any Contract under which it may become obligated to make any future investment in, or capital contribution to, any Person.
Name of Surviving Corporation After the merger, the Surviving Corporation shall have the name "Capital Bank Corporation"
Capital Structure of the Company As of the date of this Agreement, the number of shares and type of all authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company, and all shares of capital stock reserved for issuance under the Company’s various option and incentive plans is specified on Schedule 3.3. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.3, no shares of capital stock or other equity securities of the Company are issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding. All outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to preemptive rights. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.3, there are no outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness or other securities of the Company having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matters. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.3, there are no outstanding securities, options, warrants, calls, rights, commitments, agreements, arrangements or undertakings of any kind to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound obligating the Company to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, additional shares of capital stock or other equity or voting securities of the Company or obligating the Company to issue, grant, extend or enter into any such security, option, warrant, call, right, commitment, agreement, arrangement or undertaking. There are no outstanding contractual obligations, commitments, understandings or arrangements of the Company to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or make any payment in respect of any shares of capital stock of the Company. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.3, there are no agreements or arrangements pursuant to which the Company is or could be required to register shares of Company Common Stock or other securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Securities Act”) or other agreements or arrangements with or among any security holders of the Company with respect to securities of the Company.
Bylaws of Surviving Corporation At the Effective Time, the Bylaws of Merger Sub (the “Merger Sub Bylaws”), as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended in accordance with applicable law.
Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation The Bylaws of Company, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, will be the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended in accordance with applicable law.
Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation The Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation.
Capital Structure (a) The entire authorized capital stock of Parent consists of 2,000,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Parent Common Stock”) and 1,500,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Parent Preferred Stock”). At the close of business on November 22, 2013, (i) 582,708,913 shares of Parent Common Stock were issued and outstanding, (ii) no shares of Parent Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding, (iii) 182,465,987 shares of Parent Common Stock were held by Parent in its treasury, (iv) 32,027,774 shares of Parent Common Stock were subject to options to purchase Parent Common Stock, (v) 23,955 shares of Parent Common Stock were subject to awards with respect to restricted Parent Common Stock, (vi) 2,911,298 shares of Parent Common Stock were subject to restricted stock unit awards with respect to Parent Common Stock) and (vii) 53,247,770 shares of Common Stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to future awards under benefit plans of Parent. No shares of Parent Common Stock are subject to or were issued in violation of the preemptive rights of any shareholder or any purchase option, call option, right of first refusal, subscription right or any similar right under any provision of the DGCL, the Organizational Documents of Parent or any agreement to which Parent is a party or otherwise bound. Except as set forth in this Section 4.2 and in Section 4.2 of the Parent Disclosure Letter, as of the date of this Agreement, there are no (i) issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of or other voting or equity interests in Parent, (ii) securities of Parent convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of or other voting or equity interests in Parent, (iii) options, warrants or other rights or agreements to acquire from Parent, or other obligation of Parent to issue, deliver, transfer or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered, transferred or sold, any shares of capital stock of or other voting or equity interests in Parent or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of or other voting or equity interests in Parent, (iv) voting trusts, proxies or other similar agreements to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is bound with respect to the voting of any shares of capital stock of or other voting or equity interests in Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, (v) obligations restricting the transfer of, or requiring the registration for sale of, any shares of capital stock of or other voting or equity interests in Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or (vi) outstanding or authorized appreciation rights, rights of first offer, performance shares, “phantom” stock rights or other agreements or obligations of any character (contingent or otherwise) pursuant to which any Person is or may be entitled to receive any payment or other value based on the revenues, earnings or financial performance, or stock price performance or other attribute of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their businesses or assets are calculated in accordance therewith (the items in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) being referred to collectively as the “Parent Securities”). There are no outstanding obligations of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Parent Securities.
(b) All of the shares of Parent Common Stock are, and the shares of Parent Common Stock constituting the Per Share Common Stock Merger Consideration when issued will be, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to, or issued in violation of, any purchase option, call option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right under any provision of the DGCL, the Organizational Documents of Parent, or any agreement to which Parent is a party or otherwise bound. Such shares have been issued in material compliance with all applicable state and federal Laws concerning the issuance of securities.
Merger, Consolidation, Etc The Issuer will not, and will not permit the Parent to, consolidate with or merge with any other Person or convey, transfer or lease (as lessor) all or substantially all of its assets in a single transaction or series of transactions to any Person except:
(a) the Parent may consolidate with or merge with, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its assets in a single transaction or series of related transactions to, any other Person if (i) the successor formed by such consolidation or the survivor of such merger or the Person that acquires by conveyance, transfer or lease all or substantially all of the assets of the Parent as an entirety, as the case may be (the “Surviving Parent”), shall be a solvent corporation, business, trust, limited partnership or limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof (including the District of Columbia), (ii) if the Parent is not the Surviving Parent, such Surviving Parent shall have executed and delivered to each holder of any Notes its assumption of the due and punctual performance and observance of each covenant and condition of this Agreement to be performed or observed by the Parent, (iii) such Surviving Parent shall have caused to be delivered to each holder of any Notes an opinion of nationally recognized independent counsel, or other independent counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders, to the effect that all agreements or instruments effecting such assumption are enforceable in accordance with their terms and comply with the terms hereof, (iv) each of the Subsidiary Guarantors shall have confirmed and ratified in writing reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders its obligations under its Subsidiary Guaranty, and (v) immediately before and after giving effect to any such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and
(b) the Issuer may consolidate with or merge with, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its assets in a single transaction or series of related transactions to, any other Person if (i) the successor formed by such consolidation or the survivor of such merger or the Person that acquires by conveyance, transfer or lease all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer as an entirety, as the case may be (the “Surviving Company”), shall be a solvent corporation, business trust, limited partnership or limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof (including the District of Columbia), (ii) if the Issuer is not the Surviving Company, the Surviving Company shall have executed and delivered to each holder of any Notes its assumption of the due and punctual performance and observance of each covenant and condition of the this Agreement and the Notes to be performed or observed by the Issuer, (iii) such Surviving Company shall have caused to be delivered to each holder of any Notes an opinion of nationally recognized independent counsel, or other independent counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders, to the effect that all agreements or instruments effecting such assumption are enforceable in accordance with their terms and comply with the terms hereof, (iv) each of the Parent and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall have confirmed and ratified in writing reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders its obligations under the Parent Guaranty and Subsidiary Guaranty, respectively, and (v) immediately before and after giving effect to any such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. No such conveyance, transfer or lease of all or substantially all of the assets of the Parent or the Issuer shall have the effect of releasing the Parent, the Issuer or any Surviving Parent or Surviving Company or any other Person that becomes the surviving or continuing Person in the manner prescribed in this Section 10.2 from its liability under this Agreement, a Note Guaranty and the Notes, as applicable.
Merger, Consolidation Other than with respect to or in connection with any disposition permitted under §8.8, the Borrower will not, nor will it permit the Guarantors or any of their respective Subsidiaries to, become a party to any dissolution, liquidation, disposition of all or substantially all of its assets or business, merger, reorganization, consolidation or other business combination or agree to effect any asset acquisition, stock acquisition or other acquisition individually or in a series of transactions which may have a similar effect as any of the foregoing, in each case without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing immediately before and after giving effect thereto, the following shall be permitted without the consent of the Agent or any Lender: (i) the merger or consolidation of one or more of the Subsidiaries of the Borrower (other than any Subsidiary that is a Guarantor) with and into the Borrower (it being understood and agreed that in any such event the Borrower will be the surviving Person), (ii) the merger or consolidation of two or more Subsidiaries of the Borrower; provided that no such merger or consolidation shall involve any Subsidiary that is a Guarantor unless such Guarantor will be the surviving Person, and (iii) the liquidation or dissolution of any Subsidiary of the Borrower that does not own any assets so long as such Subsidiary is not a Guarantor (or if such Subsidiary is a Guarantor, so long as the Borrower and such Subsidiary comply with the provisions of §5.5 and §5.6). Nothing in this §8.4 shall prohibit the dissolution of a Subsidiary which has disposed of its assets in accordance with this Agreement. A Subsidiary of the Borrower may sell all of its assets (and may effectuate such sale by merger or consolidation with another Person, with such other Person being the surviving entity) subject to compliance with the terms of this Agreement (including, without limitation, §§5.4 and 8.8), and after any such permitted sale, may dissolve.
