Certificates Representing Shares. Certificates representing the shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be in such form (consistent with the provisions of Section 158 of the General Corporation Law) as shall be approved by the Board. Such certificates shall be signed by the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer or a Vice President and by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, and may be impressed with the seal of the Corporation or a facsimile thereof. If the Corporation is authorized to issue direct classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences, and limitations applicable to each class and the variations in rights, preferences, and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board to determine variations for future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate of shares of such class or series. Alternatively, each certificate may state conspicuously on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the stockholder this information on request in writing and without charge. All certificates for shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified. The name and address of the person to whom the shares represented thereby are issued, with the number of shares and date of issue, shall be entered on the stock transfer books of the Corporation. Any signatures on the stock certificates may be facsimiles. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon any certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, such certificate may, unless otherwise ordered by the Board, be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if such person were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Meristar Hotels & Resorts Inc), Merger Agreement (Oak Hill Capital Partners L P), Merger Agreement (American Skiing Co /Me)
Certificates Representing Shares. Certificates representing Every holder of stock in the shares of capital stock corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate, signed by, or in the name of the Corporation shall be in such form (consistent with corporation by, the provisions of Section 158 Chairman or Vice Chairman of the General Corporation Law) as shall be approved by Board of Directors, or the Board. Such certificates shall be signed by the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer President or a Vice President and by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, and may be impressed with the seal of the Corporation or a facsimile thereof. If the Corporation is authorized to issue direct classes of shares or different series within a classcorporation, the designations, relative rights, preferences, and limitations applicable to each class and the variations in rights, preferences, and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board to determine variations for future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate of shares of such class or series. Alternatively, each certificate may state conspicuously on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the stockholder this information on request in writing and without charge. All certificates for shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified. The name and address of the person to whom the shares represented thereby are issued, with certifying the number of shares and date owned by him in the corporation. The signature of issue, shall be entered on the stock transfer books of the Corporation. Any signatures on the stock certificates any such officer may be facsimilesfacsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar officer who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon any such certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar officer before such certificate is issued, such certificate may, unless otherwise ordered by the Board, it may be issued by the Corporation corporation with the same effect as if such person he were such officer, transfer agent or registrar officer at the date of issueits issuance. If the corporation shall be authorized to issue more than one class of stock or more than one series of any class, the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights shall be set forth in full or summarized on the face or back of the certificate which the corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock, provided that, except as otherwise provided in Section 202 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, in lieu of the foregoing requirements, there may be set forth on the face or back of the certificate which the corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock a statement that the corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.
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