Common use of Certain Purchases and Sales Clause in Contracts

Certain Purchases and Sales. The Company will not, and will not permit any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates, on any day during the period commencing 10 trading days before the Valuation Period with respect to the Maturity Date and ending on the Maturity Date: (1) offer to purchase, purchase, contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, grant any option, right or warrant to sell, or otherwise acquire or purchase, directly or indirectly, any shares of Shares or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Shares, or (2) enter into any swap or other arrangement that acquires from another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Shares, whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of Shares or such other securities, in cash or otherwise. The foregoing restrictions are expressly agreed to preclude the Company and its subsidiaries and Affiliates during the applicable periods from engaging in any hedging or other transaction which is designed to or reasonably expected to lead to or result in a purchase or acquisition of Shares even if such Shares would be acquired by someone other than the Company or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates. Such prohibited hedging or other transactions would include without limitation any purchase or any purchase, sale or grant of any right (including without limitation any put option or put equivalent position or call option or call equivalent position) with respect to any of the Shares or with respect to any security that includes, relates to, or derives any significant part of its value from such Shares.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Contingent Value Rights Agreement, Contingent Value Rights Agreement (Virologic Inc), Contingent Value Rights Agreement (Aclara Biosciences Inc)

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Certain Purchases and Sales. The Company will not, and will not permit any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates, on any day during the period commencing 10 trading days before the Valuation Period with respect to the Maturity Date and ending on the Maturity Date: (1) offer to purchase, purchase, contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, grant any option, right or warrant to sell, or otherwise acquire or purchase, directly or indirectly, any shares of Shares or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Shares, or (2) enter into any swap or other arrangement that acquires from another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Shares, whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of Shares Common Stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise. The foregoing restrictions are expressly agreed to preclude the Company and its subsidiaries and Affiliates during the applicable periods from engaging in any hedging or other transaction which is designed to or reasonably expected to lead to or result in a purchase or acquisition of Shares even if such Shares would be acquired by someone other than the Company or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates. Such prohibited hedging or other transactions would include without limitation any purchase or any purchase, sale or grant of any right (including without limitation any put option or put equivalent position or call option or call equivalent position) with respect to any of the Shares or with respect to any security that includes, relates to, or derives any significant part of its value from such Shares.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Contingent Value Rights Agreement (Aclara Biosciences Inc)

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