Company Capital Stock. (i) Each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any Dissenting Company Shares), including any Company Restricted Stock that shall have ceased, as a result of or immediately prior to the Effective Time, to be unvested or subject to a repurchase option, risk of forfeiture or other condition pursuant to the terms of such Company Stock Award or other agreement governing such Company Restricted Stock (which shall include any vesting as a result of any termination of employment or transaction contemplated by employee agreements and any resignation delivered pursuant to Section 7.13) shall be canceled and extinguished and automatically converted into the right to receive the Offer Price in cash without interest (the “Merger Consideration”). (ii) [Reserved]. (iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Merger Consideration shall be adjusted appropriately to reflect fully the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into shares of Company Common Stock), reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification or other like change with respect to Company Common Stock having a record date on or after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time (it being understood and agreed that the inclusion of this clause (B) shall not be deemed to amend or modify the restrictions set forth in Article VI). (iv) [Reserved]. (v) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Parent, Purchaser, the Company, or the holders of any shares of Company Common Stock, each share of Company Common Stock owned by Parent, any Subsidiary of Parent, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of the Company, in each case as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be cancelled and extinguished without any conversion thereof or consideration paid therefor. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, all shares of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and held by a stockholder who shall have neither voted in favor of the Merger nor consented thereto in writing and who shall have properly and validly exercised such stockholder’s statutory rights of appraisal in respect of such shares of Company Common Stock in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL (“Dissenting Company Shares”) shall not be converted into, or represent the right to receive, the Merger Consideration pursuant to this Section 3.7. Any such stockholder shall be entitled to receive payment of the appraised value of such Dissenting Company Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 262 of the DGCL; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, all Dissenting Company Shares held by a stockholder who shall have failed to perfect or who shall have effectively withdrawn or lost such stockholder’s statutory right to appraisal of such Dissenting Company Shares under such Section 262 of the DGCL shall thereupon be deemed to have been converted into, and to have become exchangeable for, the right to receive the Merger Consideration, without any interest thereon, upon surrender of the certificate or certificates that formerly evidenced such shares of Company Common Stock in the manner set forth in Section 3.9. The Company shall give Parent (x) prompt notice of any written demands for appraisal received by the Company, withdrawals of such demands, and any other instruments served pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL and received by the Company in respect of Dissenting Company Shares and (y) the opportunity and right (at Parent’s election) to direct and control all negotiations and proceedings with respect to demands for appraisal under the DGCL in respect of Dissenting Company Shares. The Company shall not, except with the prior written consent of Parent or as required by an Order of a Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction, voluntarily make any payment with respect to any demands for appraisal or settle or offer to settle any such demands for payment in respect of Dissenting Company Shares.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Emc Corp), Merger Agreement (Emc Corp), Merger Agreement (Data Domain, Inc.)
Company Capital Stock. (i) Each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any Dissenting Company Shares), including any Company Restricted Stock that shall have ceased, as a result of or immediately prior to the Effective Time, to be unvested or subject to a repurchase option, risk of forfeiture or other condition pursuant to the terms of such Company Stock Award or other agreement governing such Company Restricted Stock (which shall include any vesting as a result of any termination of employment or transaction contemplated by employee agreements and any resignation delivered pursuant to Section 7.13) shall be canceled cancelled and extinguished and automatically converted into the right to receive the Offer Price in cash without interest (the “Merger Consideration”).
(ii) [Reserved].
(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Merger Consideration shall be adjusted appropriately to reflect fully the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into shares of Company Common Stock), reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification or other like change with respect to Company Common Stock having a record date on or after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time (it being understood and agreed that the inclusion of this clause (B) shall not be deemed to amend or modify the restrictions set forth in Article VI).
(iv) [Reserved].
(viii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Parent, Purchaser, the Company, or the holders of any shares of Company Common Stock, each share of Company Common Stock owned by Parent, any Subsidiary of Parent, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of the CompanySubsidiaries, in each case as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be cancelled and extinguished without any conversion thereof or consideration paid therefor.
(viiv) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, all shares of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and held by a stockholder who shall have neither voted in favor of the Merger nor consented thereto in writing and who shall have properly and validly exercised such stockholder’s statutory rights of appraisal in respect of such shares of Company Common Stock in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL (“Dissenting Company Shares”) shall not be converted into, or represent the right to receive, the Merger Consideration pursuant to this Section 3.7. Any such stockholder shall be entitled to receive payment of the appraised value of such Dissenting Company Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 262 of the DGCL; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, all Dissenting Company Shares held by a stockholder who shall have failed to perfect or who shall have effectively withdrawn or lost such stockholder’s statutory right to appraisal of such Dissenting Company Shares under such Section 262 of the DGCL shall thereupon be deemed to have been converted into, and to have become exchangeable for, the right to receive the Merger Consideration, without any interest thereon, upon surrender of the certificate or certificates that formerly evidenced such shares of Company Common Stock in the manner set forth in Section 3.9. The Company shall give Parent (x) prompt notice of any written demands for appraisal received by the Company, withdrawals of such demands, and any other instruments served pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL and received by the Company in respect of Dissenting Company Shares and (y) the opportunity and right (at Parent’s election) to direct and control all negotiations and proceedings with respect to demands for appraisal under the DGCL in respect of Dissenting Company Shares. The Company shall not, except with the prior written consent of Parent or as required by an Order of a Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction, voluntarily make any payment with respect to any demands for appraisal or settle or offer to settle any such demands for payment in respect of Dissenting Company Shares.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Cypress Semiconductor Corp /De/), Merger Agreement (Ramtron International Corp)
Company Capital Stock. (i) Each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any Cancelled Company Shares and any Dissenting Company Shares), including any Company Restricted Stock that shall have ceased, as a result of or immediately prior to the Effective Time, to be unvested or subject to a repurchase option, risk of forfeiture or other condition pursuant to the terms of such Company Stock Award or other agreement governing such Company Restricted Stock (which shall include any vesting as a result of any termination of employment or transaction contemplated by employee agreements and any resignation delivered pursuant to Section 7.13) shall be canceled cancelled and extinguished and automatically converted into the right to receive the Offer Price (1) $8.00 in cash cash, without interest thereon (such per share cash amount being referred to herein as the “Cash Consideration”) and (2) 0.1447 of one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of Parent Common Stock (such per share amount being referred to herein as the “Stock Consideration”). The Merger Consideration shall be paid thereon upon the surrender of the Certificate representing such share of Company Common Stock (or the receipt of an agent’s message in the case of Book-Entry Shares) in the manner set forth in Section 2.9 (or in the case of a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, upon delivery of an affidavit (and bond, if required) in the manner set forth in Section 2.11). For all purposes of and under this Agreement, the term “Merger Consideration”)” shall mean, with respect to a share of Company Common Stock representing the right to receive such consideration, the Cash Consideration and the Stock Consideration.
(ii) [Reserved].
(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, (A) the Merger Stock Consideration shall be adjusted appropriately to reflect fully the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into shares of Parent Common Stock), reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification or other like change with respect to Parent Common Stock having a record date on or after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, no such adjustment shall be made with regard to the Parent Common Stock if (i) Parent issues additional shares of Parent Common Stock and receives consideration for such shares, or (ii) Parent issues employee or director stock grants or similar equity awards or stock exercisable pursuant to equity awards; and (B) the Cash Consideration and the Stock Consideration shall be adjusted appropriately to reflect fully the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into shares of Company Common Stock), reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification or other like change with respect to Company Common Stock having a record date on or after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time (it being understood and agreed that the inclusion of this clause (B) shall not be deemed to amend or modify in any respect the restrictions set forth in Article VIV). Furthermore, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Cash Consideration shall be increased by an amount equal to the product of (x) the Stock Consideration times (y) the per share amount of any cash dividend declared by Parent in respect of the Parent Common Stock having a record date on or after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time.
(iii) No fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock will be issued by virtue of the Merger or pursuant to this Agreement, and in lieu thereof each holder of record of shares of Company Common Stock who would otherwise be entitled to a fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock (after aggregating all fractional shares of Parent Common Stock that otherwise would be received by such holder of record) shall be entitled to receive from Parent, upon surrender of such holder’s Certificate(s) in the manner set forth in Section 2.9, an amount of cash (rounded to the nearest whole cent), without interest, equal to the product of such fraction multiplied by the average of the closing prices of Parent Common Stock on Nasdaq for the five (5) trading days immediately preceding the Closing Date.
(iv) [Reserved].
(v) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Parent, Purchaser, the Company, or the holders of any shares of Company Common Stock, each share of Company Common Stock owned by Parent, any Subsidiary of Parent, Parent or the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of the Company(collectively, “Cancelled Company Shares”), in each case as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be cancelled and extinguished without any conversion thereof or consideration paid therefor.
(viv) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, all shares of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and held by a stockholder who shall have neither voted in favor of the Merger nor consented thereto in writing and who shall have properly and validly exercised such stockholder’s statutory rights of appraisal in respect of such shares of Company Common Stock in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL (“Dissenting Company Shares”) shall not be converted into, or represent the right to receive, the Merger Consideration pursuant to this Section 3.72.7. Any such stockholder shall be entitled to receive payment of the appraised value of such Dissenting Company Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 262 of the DGCL; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, all Dissenting Company Shares held by a stockholder who shall have failed to perfect or who shall have effectively withdrawn or lost such stockholder’s statutory right to appraisal of such Dissenting Company Shares under such Section 262 of the DGCL shall thereupon be deemed to have been converted into, and to have become exchangeable for, the right to receive the Merger Consideration, without any interest thereon, and such holder of Dissenting Company Shares shall receive the Merger Consideration upon surrender of the certificate or certificates that formerly evidenced such shares of Company Common Stock in the manner set forth in Section 3.92.9. The Company shall give Parent (x) prompt notice of any written demands for appraisal received by the Company, withdrawals of such demands, and any other instruments served pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL Delaware Law and received by the Company in respect of Dissenting Company Shares and (y) the opportunity and right (at Parent’s election) to direct and control all negotiations and proceedings with respect to demands for appraisal under the DGCL Delaware Law in respect of Dissenting Company Shares. The Company shall not, except with the prior written consent of Parent or as required by an Order of a Governmental Authority of competent jurisdictionParent, voluntarily make any payment with respect to any demands for appraisal or settle or offer to settle any such demands for payment in respect of Dissenting Company Shares.
(vi) If any shares of Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time are unvested or are subject to a repurchase option, risk of forfeiture or other condition (including restrictions on transferability) under any applicable restricted stock purchase agreement or other agreement or arrangement with the Company that does not by its terms provide that such repurchase option, risk of forfeiture or other condition lapses upon consummation of the Merger (“Company Restricted Stock”), then notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, each holder of shares of Company Restricted Stock shall have the right to receive the Merger Consideration with respect to such shares in accordance with Section 2.7(b), and such shares shall be cancelled and extinguished and automatically converted into the right to receive Merger Consideration in accordance with Section 2.7(b), which Stock Consideration or Cash Consideration shall also be unvested and subject to the same repurchase option, risk of forfeiture or other condition (including restrictions on transferability), and the certificates representing any shares of Parent Common Stock issued in respect thereof may be marked with appropriate legends reflecting the foregoing. To the extent any shares of Company Restricted Stock are converted into the right to receive Cash Consideration, such Cash Consideration shall vest and become payable on the date that the Company Restricted Stock would have otherwise vested pursuant to its original vesting schedule as in effect prior to the Effective Time, and such payment shall be made at the first regularly scheduled payroll date of Parent (or a Subsidiary of Parent) following the vesting date applicable to such payment.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Open Text Corp)
Company Capital Stock. (i) Each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any Cancelled Company Shares and any Dissenting Company Shares), including any Company Restricted Stock that shall have ceased, as a result of or immediately prior to the Effective Time, to be unvested or subject to a repurchase option, risk of forfeiture or other condition pursuant to the terms of such Company Stock Award or other agreement governing such Company Restricted Stock (which shall include any vesting as a result of any termination of employment or transaction contemplated by employee agreements and any resignation delivered pursuant to Section 7.136.13 hereof) shall be canceled and extinguished and automatically converted into the right to receive the Offer Price a combination of (A) $3.34 in cash cash, without interest (such per share cash amount being referred to herein as the “"Cash Consideration") plus (B) 0.3980 validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of Parent Common Stock (such per share amount being referred to herein as the "Stock Consideration"), upon the surrender of the certificate representing such share of Company Common Stock (or the receipt of an agent's message in the case of Book-Entry Shares) in the manner set forth in Section 2.9 (or in the case of a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, upon delivery of an affidavit (and bond, if required) in the manner set forth in Section 2.11). For all purposes of and under this Agreement, the term "Merger Consideration”)" shall mean the Cash Consideration plus the Stock Consideration, together with any cash payable under Section 2.7(b)(iii) in lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common Stock otherwise issuable pursuant hereto.
(ii) [Reserved].
(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, (A) the Merger Stock Consideration shall be adjusted appropriately to reflect fully the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into shares of Parent Common Stock), reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification or other like change with respect to Parent Common Stock having a record date on or after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time, and (B) the Cash Consideration and the Stock Consideration shall be adjusted appropriately to reflect fully the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into shares of Company Common Stock), reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification or other like change with respect to Company Common Stock having a record date on or after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time (it being understood and agreed that the inclusion of this clause (B) shall not be deemed to amend or modify in any respect the restrictions set forth in Article VIV). Furthermore, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Cash Consideration shall be increased by an amount equal to the product of (x) the Stock Consideration times (y) the per share amount of any cash dividend declared by Parent in respect of Parent Common Stock having a record date on or after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time.
(iii) No fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock will be issued by virtue of the First Step Merger or pursuant to this Agreement, and in lieu thereof each holder of record of shares of Company Common Stock who would otherwise be entitled to a fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock (after aggregating all fractional shares of Parent Common Stock that otherwise would be received by such holder of record) shall be entitled to receive from Parent, upon surrender of such holder's Certificate(s) in the manner set forth in Section 2.9, an amount of cash (rounded to the nearest whole cent), without interest, equal to the product of such fraction multiplied by the volume-weighted average price, rounded to the nearest one-tenth of a cent, of Parent Common Stock as reported by Nasdaq for the five (5) trading days immediately preceding the Closing Date.
(iv) [Reserved].
(v) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Effective Time, by virtue of the First Step Merger and without any action on the part of Parent, PurchaserMerger Sub One, the Company, or the holders of any shares of Company Common Stock, each share of Company Common Stock owned by Parent, any Subsidiary of Parent, Parent or the Company (other than shares in trust accounts, managed accounts and the like for the benefit of customers, or any shares held in satisfaction of its Subsidiaries of the Companya debt previously contracted) (collectively, "Cancelled Company Shares"), in each case as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be cancelled and extinguished without any conversion thereof or consideration paid therefor.
(viv) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, all shares of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and held by a stockholder who shall have neither voted in favor of the First Step Merger nor consented thereto in writing and who shall have properly and validly exercised such stockholder’s 's statutory rights of appraisal in respect of such shares of Company Common Stock in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL (“"Dissenting Company Shares”") shall not be converted into, or represent the right to receive, the Merger Consideration pursuant to this Section 3.72.7. Any such stockholder shall be entitled to receive payment of the appraised value of such Dissenting Company Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 262 of the DGCL; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, all Dissenting Company Shares held by a stockholder who shall have failed to perfect or who shall have effectively withdrawn or lost such stockholder’s 's statutory right to appraisal of such Dissenting Company Shares under such Section 262 of the DGCL shall thereupon be deemed to have been converted into, and to have become exchangeable for, the right to receive the Merger Consideration, without any interest thereon, upon surrender of the certificate or certificates that formerly evidenced such shares of Company Common Stock in the manner set forth in Section 3.92.9. The Company shall give Parent (x) prompt notice of any written demands for appraisal received by the Company, withdrawals of such demands, and any other instruments served pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL Delaware Law and received by the Company in respect of Dissenting Company Shares and (y) the opportunity and right (at Parent’s election) to direct and control all negotiations and proceedings with respect to demands for appraisal under the DGCL Delaware Law in respect of Dissenting Company Shares. The Company shall not, except with the prior written consent of Parent or as required by an Order of a Governmental Authority of competent jurisdictionParent, voluntarily make any payment with respect to any demands for appraisal or settle or offer to settle any such demands for payment in respect of Dissenting Company Shares.
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Company Capital Stock. (i) Each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any Cancelled Company Shares and any Dissenting Company Shares), including any Company Restricted Stock that shall have ceased, as a result of or immediately prior to the Effective Time, to be unvested or subject to a repurchase option, risk of forfeiture or other condition pursuant to the terms of such Company Stock Award or other agreement governing such Company Restricted Stock (which shall include any vesting as a result of any termination of employment or transaction contemplated by employee agreements and any resignation delivered pursuant to Section 7.13) shall be canceled and extinguished and automatically converted into the right to receive the Offer Price following consideration: (A) $6.00 in cash cash, without interest (such per share cash amount being referred to herein as the “Merger Cash Consideration”) plus (B) 0.1553 validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of Parent Common Stock (such per share amount of Parent Common Stock being referred to herein as the “Stock Consideration”).
(ii) [Reserved].
(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Merger Consideration shall be adjusted appropriately to reflect fully the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into shares of Company Common Stock), reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification or other like change with respect to Company Common Stock having a record date on or after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time (it being understood and agreed that the inclusion of this clause (B) shall not be deemed to amend or modify the restrictions set forth in Article VI).
(iv) [Reserved].
(v) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Effective Time, by virtue surrender of the Merger and without any action on the part of Parent, Purchaser, the Company, or the holders of any shares of Company Common Stock, each Certificate representing such share of Company Common Stock owned by Parent(or the receipt of an agent’s message in the case of Book-Entry Shares) in the manner set forth in Section 1.9 (or in the case of a lost, any Subsidiary stolen or destroyed certificate, upon delivery of Parentan affidavit (and bond, if required) in the manner set forth in Section 1.9(h)). For all purposes of and under this Agreement, the Company or term “Merger Consideration” shall mean the Cash Consideration plus the Stock Consideration, together with any cash payable under Section 1.7(b)(iii) in lieu of its Subsidiaries fractional shares of the Company, in each case as of immediately prior to Parent Common Stock otherwise issuable pursuant hereto. From and after the Effective Time, shall be cancelled and extinguished without any conversion thereof or consideration paid therefor.
(vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, all shares of Company Common Stock issued shall no longer be outstanding and outstanding immediately prior shall automatically be cancelled, retired and cease to exist, and each holder of a Certificate theretofore representing any shares of Company Common Stock (other than any Cancelled Company Shares and any Dissenting Company Shares) shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the Effective Time and held by a stockholder who shall have neither voted in favor of right to receive the Merger nor consented thereto in writing Consideration issuable and who shall have properly and validly exercised such stockholder’s statutory rights of appraisal payable in respect thereof pursuant to this Section 1.7(b) and any dividends or other distributions issuable or payable in respect thereof pursuant to Section 1.9(c) upon the surrender thereof in accordance with the provisions of such Section 1.9. The Merger Consideration issued upon the surrender for exchange of shares of Company Common Stock in accordance with the terms hereof (including any cash paid in respect thereof pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL (“Dissenting Company Shares”1.7(b)(iii) and Section 1.9(c)) shall not be converted into, or represent the right to receive, the Merger Consideration pursuant to this Section 3.7. Any such stockholder shall be entitled to receive payment of the appraised value of such Dissenting Company Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 262 of the DGCL; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, all Dissenting Company Shares held by a stockholder who shall have failed to perfect or who shall have effectively withdrawn or lost such stockholder’s statutory right to appraisal of such Dissenting Company Shares under such Section 262 of the DGCL shall thereupon be deemed to have been converted into, and issued in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to have become exchangeable for, the right to receive the Merger Consideration, without any interest thereon, upon surrender of the certificate or certificates that formerly evidenced such shares of Company Common Stock in Stock, and there shall be no further registration of transfers on the manner set forth in Section 3.9. The Company shall give Parent (x) prompt notice records of the Surviving Corporation of any written demands for appraisal received by shares of Company Common Stock which were outstanding immediately prior to the CompanyEffective Time. If, withdrawals of such demandsafter the Effective Time, and any other instruments served pursuant Certificates are presented to Section 262 of the DGCL and received by the Company in respect of Dissenting Company Shares and (y) the opportunity and right (at Parent’s election) to direct and control all negotiations and proceedings with respect to demands for appraisal under the DGCL in respect of Dissenting Company Shares. The Company shall not, except with the prior written consent of Parent or the Surviving Corporation for any reason, they shall be canceled and exchanged as required by an Order of a Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction, voluntarily make any payment with respect to any demands for appraisal or settle or offer to settle any such demands for payment provided in respect of Dissenting Company Shares.this Article I.
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Company Capital Stock. (i) Each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any Cancelled Company Shares and any Dissenting Company Shares), including any Company Restricted Stock that shall have ceased, as a result of or immediately prior to the Effective Time, to be unvested or subject to a repurchase option, risk of forfeiture or other condition pursuant to the terms of such Company Stock Award or other agreement governing such Company Restricted Stock (which shall include any vesting as a result of any termination of employment or transaction contemplated by employee agreements and any resignation delivered pursuant to Section 7.13) shall be canceled and extinguished and automatically converted into the right to receive the Offer Price following consideration: (A) $6.00 in cash cash, without interest (such per share cash amount being referred to herein as the “Merger Cash Consideration”) plus (B) 0.1553 validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of Parent Common Stock (such per share amount of Parent Common Stock being referred to herein as the “Stock Consideration”).
(ii) [Reserved].
(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Merger Consideration shall be adjusted appropriately to reflect fully the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into shares of Company Common Stock), reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification or other like change with respect to Company Common Stock having a record date on or after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time (it being understood and agreed that the inclusion of this clause (B) shall not be deemed to amend or modify the restrictions set forth in Article VI).
(iv) [Reserved].
(v) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Effective Time, by virtue surrender of the Merger and without any action on the part of Parent, Purchaser, the Company, or the holders of any shares of Company Common Stock, each Certificate representing such share of Company Common Stock owned by Parent(or the receipt of an agent’s message in the case of Book-Entry Shares) in the manner set forth in Section 1.9 (or in the case of a lost, any Subsidiary stolen or destroyed certificate, upon delivery of Parentan affidavit (and bond, if required) in the manner set forth in Section 1.9(h)). For all purposes of and under this Agreement, the Company or term “Merger Consideration” shall mean the Cash Consideration plus the Stock Consideration, together with any cash payable under Section 1.7(b)(iii) in lieu of its Subsidiaries fractional shares of the Company, in each case as of immediately prior to Parent Common Stock otherwise issuable pursuant hereto. From and after the Effective Time, shall be cancelled and extinguished without any conversion thereof or consideration paid therefor.
(vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, all shares of Company Common Stock issued shall no longer be outstanding and outstanding immediately prior shall automatically be cancelled, retired and cease to the Effective Time exist, and held by each holder of a stockholder who shall have neither voted in favor of the Merger nor consented thereto in writing and who shall have properly and validly exercised such stockholder’s statutory rights of appraisal in respect of such Certificate theretofore representing any shares of Company Common Stock in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL (“other than any Cancelled Company Shares and any Dissenting Company Shares”) shall not be converted intocease to have any rights with respect thereto, or represent except the right to receive, receive the Merger Consideration issuable and payable in respect thereof pursuant to this Section 3.7. Any such stockholder shall be entitled 1.7(b) and any dividends or other distributions issuable or payable in respect thereof pursuant to receive payment of Section 1.9(c) upon the appraised value of such Dissenting Company Shares surrender thereof in accordance with the provisions of Section 262 of the DGCL; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, all Dissenting Company Shares held by a stockholder who shall have failed to perfect or who shall have effectively withdrawn or lost such stockholder’s statutory right to appraisal of such Dissenting Company Shares under such Section 262 of the DGCL shall thereupon be deemed to have been converted into, and to have become exchangeable for, the right to receive the Merger Consideration, without any interest thereon, upon surrender of the certificate or certificates that formerly evidenced such shares of Company Common Stock in the manner set forth in Section 3.9. The Company shall give Parent (x) prompt notice of any written demands for appraisal received by the Company, withdrawals of such demands, and any other instruments served pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL and received by the Company in respect of Dissenting Company Shares and (y) the opportunity and right (at Parent’s election) to direct and control all negotiations and proceedings with respect to demands for appraisal under the DGCL in respect of Dissenting Company Shares. The Company shall not, except with the prior written consent of Parent or as required by an Order of a Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction, voluntarily make any payment with respect to any demands for appraisal or settle or offer to settle any such demands for payment in respect of Dissenting Company Shares1.
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Samples: Merger Agreement
Company Capital Stock. (ia) Each share Immediately following the consummation of the Offer, the Company Board shall authorize the Company to redeem all of the outstanding shares of Company Common Preferred Stock, at a price per share that would have been received by a holder of Company Preferred Stock issued and outstanding immediately if paid as Merger Consideration in the Merger, prior to the Effective Time (other than any Dissenting record date for the Company Shares), including any Shareholder Meeting and deliver to all holders of Company Restricted Preferred Stock that the notice of redemption required by the Company Charter. The Company shall have ceased, as a result redeem all outstanding shares of or immediately Company Preferred Stock prior to the Effective Time.
(b) Upon receipt of a Qualified Notice (as defined below) from Conopco, and in accordance with the Company Charter, the Company shall mail a notice to all the holders of Class B Common Stock, which notice shall specify that all outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock will be unvested or subject to a repurchase option, risk of forfeiture or other condition pursuant to the terms of such Company Stock Award or other agreement governing such Company Restricted Stock (which shall include any vesting as a result of any termination of employment or transaction contemplated by employee agreements and any resignation delivered pursuant to Section 7.13) shall be canceled and extinguished and automatically converted into shares of Class A Common Stock effective ten days from the right date of such mailing. The Company shall not take any action to receive rescind, revoke, retrieve or otherwise impair the Offer Price in cash without interest effectiveness of such notice of conversion or prevent the automatic conversion of the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock. A "QUALIFIED NOTICE" shall mean a written notice that (the “Merger Consideration”).
(iii) [Reserved].
(iii) Notwithstanding anything is delivered by Conopco to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, Company not earlier than the Merger Consideration shall be adjusted appropriately to reflect fully the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into shares of Company Common Stock), reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification or other like change with respect to Company Common Stock having a record date on or after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time (it being understood and agreed that the inclusion of this clause (B) shall not be deemed to amend or modify the restrictions set forth in Article VI).
(iv) [Reserved].
(v) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Parent, Purchaser, the Company, or the holders of any shares of Company Common Stock, each share of Company Common Stock owned by Parent, any Subsidiary of Parent, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of the Company, in each case as of business day immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be cancelled and extinguished without any conversion thereof or consideration paid therefor.
(vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, all shares of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and held by a stockholder who shall have neither voted in favor then scheduled expiration date of the Merger nor consented thereto in writing Offer and who shall have properly not later than 2 p.m. Eastern Time on the then scheduled expiration date of the Offer and validly exercised such stockholder’s statutory rights (ii) states that, as of appraisal in respect the time of such shares of Company Common Stock in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL (“Dissenting Company Shares”) shall not be converted intonotice, or represent the right Conopco has no reason to receive, the Merger Consideration pursuant to this Section 3.7. Any such stockholder shall be entitled to receive payment of the appraised value of such Dissenting Company Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 262 of the DGCL; provided, however, believe that notwithstanding the foregoing, all Dissenting Company Shares held by a stockholder who shall have failed to perfect or who shall have effectively withdrawn or lost such stockholder’s statutory right to appraisal of such Dissenting Company Shares under such Section 262 of the DGCL shall thereupon be deemed to have been converted into, and to have become exchangeable for, the right to receive the Merger Consideration, without any interest thereon, upon surrender of the certificate or certificates that formerly evidenced such shares of Company Common Stock in the manner condition set forth in Section 3.9. The Company shall give Parent (x) prompt notice of any written demands for appraisal received by 7.01 will not be satisfied at the Company, withdrawals of such demands, and any other instruments served pursuant to Section 262 then scheduled expiration time of the DGCL and received Offer (assuming compliance by the Company in respect of Dissenting Company Shares and (y) the opportunity and right (at Parent’s election) to direct and control all negotiations and proceedings with respect to demands for appraisal under the DGCL in respect of Dissenting Company Shares. The Company shall not, except with the prior written consent of Parent or as required by an Order of a Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction, voluntarily make any payment with respect to any demands for appraisal or settle or offer to settle any such demands for payment in respect of Dissenting Company Sharesthis Section 6.11(b)).
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Conopco Inc)
Company Capital Stock. (i) Each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any Dissenting Company Shares), including any Company Restricted Stock that shall have ceased, as a result of or immediately prior to the Effective Time, to be unvested or subject to a repurchase option, risk of forfeiture or other condition pursuant to the terms of such Company Stock Award or other agreement governing such Company Restricted Stock (which shall include any vesting as a result of any termination of employment or transaction contemplated by employee agreements and any resignation delivered pursuant to Section 7.136.13) shall be canceled and extinguished and automatically converted into the right to receive the Offer Price a combination of (A) $11.45 in cash cash, without interest (such per share cash amount being referred to herein as the “Cash Consideration”) plus (B) a number of validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the Exchange Ratio (such per share amount being referred to herein as the “Stock Consideration”) upon the surrender of the certificate representing such share of Company Common Stock (or the receipt of an agent’s message in the case of Book-Entry Shares) in the manner set forth in Section 2.9 (or in the case of a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, upon delivery of an affidavit (and bond, if required) in the manner set forth in Section 2.11). Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if the Exchange Ratio is (A) greater than or equal to 0.750, and (B) less than 0.833, then Parent, in its sole discretion and subject to the following sentence, may reduce the Stock Consideration by such amount as Parent may determine. If Parent elects to reduce the amount of the Stock Consideration pursuant to the preceding sentence, then the Cash Consideration shall be increased by an amount equal to the product of (A) the amount of such reduction in the Stock Consideration pursuant to the preceding sentence multiplied by (B) the Closing Average. For all purposes of and under this Agreement, the term “Merger Consideration”)” shall mean the Cash Consideration plus the Stock Consideration, each as adjusted by this Section 2.7(b)(i) and Section 2.7(b)(ii) together with any cash payable under Section 2.7(b)(iv) with respect to each share of Company Common Stock in lieu of a fractional share of Parent Common Stock otherwise issuable pursuant hereto.
(ii) [Reserved]Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that the sum of (A) the aggregate number of shares of Parent Common Stock issuable pursuant to Section 2.7(b)(i) plus (B) the maximum number of shares of Parent Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of all Assumed Options and the vesting of all Assumed Restricted Stock Units (the sum of the amounts in clauses (A) and (B), the “Total Stock Amount”) would be equal to or greater than nineteen and one-half percent (19.5%)of the shares of Parent Common Stock outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (such amount, the “Stock Threshold”), the Stock Consideration shall be decreased to the minimum extent necessary, such that the Total Stock Amount shall not exceed the Stock Threshold. In such event, the Cash Consideration shall be increased by an amount equal to the product of (A) the amount of such reduction in the Stock Consideration pursuant to the preceding sentence multiplied by (B) the Closing Average.
(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, (A) the Merger Stock Consideration shall be adjusted appropriately to reflect fully the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into shares of Parent Common Stock), reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification or other like change with respect to Parent Common Stock having a record date on or after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time, and (B) the Cash Consideration and the Stock Consideration shall be adjusted appropriately to reflect fully the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into shares of Company Common Stock), reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification or other like change with respect to Company Common Stock having a record date on or after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time (it being understood and agreed that the inclusion of this clause (B) shall not be deemed to amend or modify the restrictions set forth in Article VIV).
(iv) [Reserved]No fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock will be issued by virtue of the First Step Merger or pursuant to this Agreement, and in lieu thereof each holder of record of shares of Company Common Stock who would otherwise be entitled to a fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock (after aggregating all fractional shares of Parent Common Stock that otherwise would be received by such holder of record) shall be entitled to receive from Parent, upon surrender of such holder’s Certificate(s) in the manner set forth in Section 2.9, an amount of cash (rounded to the nearest whole cent), without interest, equal to the product of such fraction multiplied by the closing price of Parent Common Stock as reported on Nasdaq on the trading day immediately preceding the Closing Date, rounded to the nearest one-tenth of a cent.
(v) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Effective Time, by virtue of the First Step Merger and without any action on the part of Parent, PurchaserMerger Sub One, the Company, or the holders of any shares of Company Common Stock, each share of Company Common Stock owned by Parent, any Subsidiary of Parent, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of the Company, in each case as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be cancelled and extinguished without any conversion thereof or consideration paid therefor.
(vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, all shares of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and held by a stockholder who shall have neither voted in favor of the First Step Merger nor consented thereto in writing and who shall have properly and validly exercised such stockholder’s statutory rights of appraisal in respect of such shares of Company Common Stock in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL (“Dissenting Company Shares”) shall not be converted into, or represent the right to receive, the Merger Consideration pursuant to this Section 3.72.7. Any such stockholder shall be entitled to receive payment of the appraised value of such Dissenting Company Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 262 of the DGCL; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, all Dissenting Company Shares held by a stockholder who shall have failed to perfect or who shall have effectively withdrawn or lost such stockholder’s statutory right to appraisal of such Dissenting Company Shares under such Section 262 of the DGCL shall thereupon be deemed to have been converted into, and to have become exchangeable for, the right to receive the Merger Consideration, without any interest thereon, upon surrender of the certificate or certificates that formerly evidenced such shares of Company Common Stock in the manner set forth in Section 3.92.9. The Company shall give Parent (x) prompt notice of any written demands for appraisal received by the Company, withdrawals of such demands, and any other instruments served pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL and received by the Company in respect of Dissenting Company Shares and (y) the opportunity and right (at Parent’s election) to direct and control all negotiations and proceedings with respect to demands for appraisal under the DGCL in respect of Dissenting Company Shares. The Company shall not, except with the prior written consent of Parent or as required by an Order of a Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction, voluntarily make any payment with respect to any demands for appraisal or settle or offer to settle any such demands for payment in respect of Dissenting Company Shares.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (NetApp, Inc.)
Company Capital Stock. (i) Each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any Dissenting Company Shares), including any Company Restricted Stock that shall have ceased, as a result of or immediately prior to the Effective Time, to be unvested or subject to a repurchase option, risk of forfeiture or other condition pursuant to the terms of such Company Stock Award or other agreement governing such Company Restricted Stock (which shall include any vesting as a result of any termination of employment or transaction contemplated by employee agreements and any resignation delivered pursuant to Section 7.13) shall be canceled and extinguished and automatically converted into the right to receive the Offer Price in cash without interest (the “Merger Consideration”).
(ii) [Reserved].
(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Merger Consideration shall be adjusted appropriately to reflect fully the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into shares of Company Common Stock), reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification or other like change with respect to Company Common Stock having a record date on or after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time (it being understood and agreed that the inclusion of this clause (B) shall not be deemed to amend or modify the restrictions set forth in Article VI).
(iv) [Reserved].
(v) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Parent, Purchaser, the Company, Buyer, Merger Sub or any of the holders of any shares of Company Common StockStockholders, each then outstanding share of Company Common Capital Stock owned by Parentshall be cancelled and extinguished, any Subsidiary and automatically converted into the right to receive, upon surrender of Parent, the certificate representing such shares of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of the Company, in each case as of Capital Stock immediately prior to the Effective TimeTime (each a “Certificate”) (or a lost stock affidavit and indemnity agreement in respect thereof in form and substance acceptable to the Buyer) in accordance with the terms of Section 2.5, shall be cancelled an amount of Buyer Common Stock and/or cash applicable to such then outstanding share (without interest) as set forth below in this Section 2.4(a), subject to Sections 2.4(f) and extinguished without any conversion thereof or consideration paid therefor.
(vi) 2.4(h), all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and each of the Related Agreements, and the escrow provisions set forth in the Escrow Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the aggregate amounts payable with respect to all outstanding shares of Company Common Capital Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and held by a stockholder who shall have neither voted in favor of not exceed the Merger nor consented thereto in writing Consideration and who shall have properly and validly exercised such stockholder’s statutory rights if any adjustment is required by the application of appraisal in respect of such shares of Company Common Stock in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL (“Dissenting Company Shares”) shall not be converted into, or represent the right to receivethis sentence, the Merger Consideration payable to any Stockholder shall be equitably adjusted as determined in good faith by Buyer and the Stockholder Representative, which determination shall be binding on all Stockholders. Subject to the foregoing, any outstanding shares of the Company Capital Stock held by the Company as treasury stock or held by Buyer or their wholly owned subsidiaries at the Effective Time will be cancelled without payment of any consideration and cease to exist (the “Cancelled Shares”). At and after the Effective Time, each holder of a Certificate shall cease to have any rights as a stockholder of the Company, except for the right to surrender his Certificate in exchange for the consideration (as to each share, the “Per Share Consideration”) payable in respect of the shares (except Cancelled Shares) of the Company Capital Stock represented by such Certificate pursuant to this Section 3.7. Any such stockholder shall be entitled 2.4(a), subject to receive payment Section 2.7, at the Effective Time, by virtue of the appraised value of such Dissenting Company Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 262 of the DGCL; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, all Dissenting Company Shares held by a stockholder who shall have failed to perfect or who shall have effectively withdrawn or lost such stockholder’s statutory right to appraisal of such Dissenting Company Shares under such Section 262 of the DGCL shall thereupon be deemed to have been converted into, Merger and to have become exchangeable for, the right to receive the Merger Consideration, without any interest thereon, upon surrender of the certificate or certificates that formerly evidenced such shares of Company Common Stock in the manner set forth in Section 3.9. The Company shall give Parent (x) prompt notice of any written demands for appraisal received action by the CompanyStockholders, withdrawals of such demands, and any other instruments served pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL and received by the Company in respect of Dissenting Company Shares and (y) the opportunity and right (at Parent’s election) to direct and control all negotiations and proceedings with respect to demands for appraisal under the DGCL in respect of Dissenting Company Shares. The Company shall not, except with the prior written consent of Parent or as required by an Order of a Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction, voluntarily make any payment with respect to any demands for appraisal or settle or offer to settle any such demands for payment in respect of Dissenting Company Shares.follows:
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Samples: Merger Agreement (KIT Digital, Inc.)
Company Capital Stock. (i) Each share of Company Common Stock issued and Capital Stock, including any Unvested Company Shares (including, for clarity, any Unvested Company Shares acquired by the holder thereof in connection with its exercise of its Company Options in accordance with Section 1.3(a)(ii)), that is outstanding immediately prior to the First Effective Time (other than any Dissenting Shares and shares that are owned by the Company as treasury stock (collectively, the “Disregarded Shares”)) shall be cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive, subject to and in accordance with Sections 1.3(e) and 1.4(a), including (A) an amount in cash, without interest, equal to (1) the Fully Diluted Per Share Cash Consideration less (2) the Per Share Cash Escrow Contribution Amount with respect to such share of Company Capital Stock, (B) a fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock equal (1) to the FullyDiluted Per Share Stock Consideration less (2) the Per Share Stock Escrow Contribution Amount with respect to such share of Company Capital Stock, and (C) subject to Article 8, any cash and shares of Parent Common Stock to be released from the Escrow Fund in respect of such share of Company Restricted Capital Stock that shall have ceasedin accordance with Article 8, as and when such releases are required to be made. The number of shares of Parent Common Stock into which a result Converting Holder’s shares of or Company Capital Stock are so converted shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares of Parent Common Stock and computed after aggregating for each particular Converting Holder all fractional shares of Parent Common Stock to be received by such holder, and any resulting fractional shares of Parent Common Stock shall be cashed out pursuant to Section 1.3(g). The amount of cash into which a Converting Holder’s shares of Company Capital Stock are so converted shall be rounded to the nearest cent after aggregating for each particular Converting Holder all cash amounts to be received by such Converting Holder for all shares of Company Capital Stock held by such Converting Holder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any shares of Parent Common Stock that, but for this paragraph, would have become issuable pursuant to clause “(B)” of this Section 1.3(a)(i) to any holder of shares of Company Capital Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, to may, in Acquirer’s sole discretion, be unvested or subject to a repurchase option, risk replaced by an amount of forfeiture or other condition pursuant to the terms cash in lieu of such Company Stock Award or other agreement governing such Company Restricted Stock (which shall include any vesting as a result of any termination of employment or transaction contemplated by employee agreements and any resignation delivered pursuant to Section 7.13) shall be canceled and extinguished and automatically converted into the right to receive the Offer Price in cash without interest (the “Merger Consideration”).
(ii) [Reserved].
(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Merger Consideration shall be adjusted appropriately to reflect fully the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into shares of Company Common Stock), reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification or other like change with respect to Company Parent Common Stock having a record date on or after the date hereof and basis described in the following sentence if such holder, at least two Business Days prior to the Effective Time Closing Date, does not deliver to Parent a duly executed Investor Representation Letter or if Parent does not have a reasonable belief that such holder is an “accredited investor” (it being understood and agreed that as such term is defined in Regulation D under the inclusion Securities Act). In such case, the amount of this clause (B) shall not be deemed to amend or modify the restrictions set forth cash delivered in Article VI).
(iv) [Reserved].
(v) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Effective Time, by virtue lieu of the Merger and without any action on the part of Parent, Purchaser, the Company, or the holders of any shares of Company Common Stock, each share of Company Parent Common Stock owned by Parent, any Subsidiary of Parent, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of the Company, in each case as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be cancelled and extinguished without any conversion thereof or consideration paid therefor.
(vi) Notwithstanding anything to determined by multiplying the contrary set forth in this Agreement, all number of shares of Company Parent Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and held by a stockholder who shall have neither voted in favor of the Merger nor consented thereto in writing and who shall have properly and validly exercised such stockholder’s statutory rights of appraisal in respect of such shares of Company Common Stock in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL (“Dissenting Company Shares”) shall not be converted into, or represent the right to receive, the Merger Consideration pursuant to this Section 3.7. Any such stockholder shall be entitled to receive payment of the appraised value of such Dissenting Company Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 262 of the DGCL; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, all Dissenting Company Shares held by a stockholder who shall have failed to perfect or who shall have effectively withdrawn or lost such stockholder’s statutory right to appraisal of such Dissenting Company Shares under such Section 262 of the DGCL shall thereupon be deemed to would have been converted into, and to have become exchangeable for, the right to receive the Merger Consideration, without any interest thereon, upon surrender of the certificate or certificates that formerly evidenced such shares of Company Common Stock in the manner set forth in Section 3.9. The Company shall give Parent (x) prompt notice of any written demands for appraisal received issued by the Company, withdrawals of such demands, and any other instruments served pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL and received by the Company in respect of Dissenting Company Shares and (y) the opportunity and right (at Parent’s election) to direct and control all negotiations and proceedings with respect to demands for appraisal under the DGCL in respect of Dissenting Company Shares. The Company shall not, except with the prior written consent of Parent or as required by an Order of a Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction, voluntarily make any payment with respect to any demands for appraisal or settle or offer to settle any such demands for payment in respect of Dissenting Company SharesStock Price.
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Company Capital Stock. (i) Each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any Cancelled Company Shares and any Dissenting Company Shares), including any Company Restricted Stock that shall have ceased, as a result of or immediately prior to the Effective Time, to be unvested or subject to a repurchase option, risk of forfeiture or other condition pursuant to the terms of such Company Stock Award or other agreement governing such Company Restricted Stock (which shall include any vesting as a result of any termination of employment or transaction contemplated by employee agreements and any resignation delivered pursuant to Section 7.136.13 hereof) shall be canceled and extinguished and automatically converted into the right to receive the Offer Price a combination of (A) $3.34 in cash cash, without interest (such per share cash amount being referred to herein as the “Cash Consideration”) plus (B) 0.3980 validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of Parent Common Stock (such per share amount being referred to herein as the “Stock Consideration”), upon the surrender of the certificate representing such share of Company Common Stock (or the receipt of an agent’s message in the case of Book-Entry Shares) in the manner set forth in Section 2.9 (or in the case of a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, upon delivery of an affidavit (and bond, if required) in the manner set forth in Section 2.11). For all purposes of and under this Agreement, the term “Merger Consideration”)” shall mean the Cash Consideration plus the Stock Consideration, together with any cash payable under Section 2.7(b)(iii) in lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common Stock otherwise issuable pursuant hereto.
(ii) [Reserved].
(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, (A) the Merger Stock Consideration shall be adjusted appropriately to reflect fully the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into shares of Parent Common Stock), reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification or other like change with respect to Parent Common Stock having a record date on or after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time, and (B) the Cash Consideration and the Stock Consideration shall be adjusted appropriately to reflect fully the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into shares of Company Common Stock), reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification or other like change with respect to Company Common Stock having a record date on or after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time (it being understood and agreed that the inclusion of this clause (B) shall not be deemed to amend or modify in any respect the restrictions set forth in Article VIV). Furthermore, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Cash Consideration shall be increased by an amount equal to the product of (x) the Stock Consideration times (y) the per share amount of any cash dividend declared by Parent in respect of Parent Common Stock having a record date on or after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time.
(iii) No fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock will be issued by virtue of the First Step Merger or pursuant to this Agreement, and in lieu thereof each holder of record of shares of Company Common Stock who would otherwise be entitled to a fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock (after aggregating all fractional shares of Parent Common Stock that otherwise would be received by such holder of record) shall be entitled to receive from Parent, upon surrender of such holder’s Certificate(s) in the manner set forth in Section 2.9, an amount of cash (rounded to the nearest whole cent), without interest, equal to the product of such fraction multiplied by the volume-weighted average price, rounded to the nearest one-tenth of a cent, of Parent Common Stock as reported by Nasdaq for the five (5) trading days immediately preceding the Closing Date.
(iv) [Reserved].
(v) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Effective Time, by virtue of the First Step Merger and without any action on the part of Parent, PurchaserMerger Sub One, the Company, or the holders of any shares of Company Common Stock, each share of Company Common Stock owned by Parent, any Subsidiary of Parent, Parent or the Company (other than shares in trust accounts, managed accounts and the like for the benefit of customers, or any shares held in satisfaction of its Subsidiaries of the Companya debt previously contracted) (collectively, “Cancelled Company Shares”), in each case as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be cancelled and extinguished without any conversion thereof or consideration paid therefor.
(viv) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, all shares of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and held by a stockholder who shall have neither voted in favor of the First Step Merger nor consented thereto in writing and who shall have properly and validly exercised such stockholder’s statutory rights of appraisal in respect of such shares of Company Common Stock in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL (“Dissenting Company Shares”) shall not be converted into, or represent the right to receive, the Merger Consideration pursuant to this Section 3.72.7. Any such stockholder shall be entitled to receive payment of the appraised value of such Dissenting Company Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 262 of the DGCL; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, all Dissenting Company Shares held by a stockholder who shall have failed to perfect or who shall have effectively withdrawn or lost such stockholder’s statutory right to appraisal of such Dissenting Company Shares under such Section 262 of the DGCL shall thereupon be deemed to have been converted into, and to have become exchangeable for, the right to receive the Merger Consideration, without any interest thereon, upon surrender of the certificate or certificates that formerly evidenced such shares of Company Common Stock in the manner set forth in Section 3.92.9. The Company shall give Parent (x) prompt notice of any written demands for appraisal received by the Company, withdrawals of such demands, and any other instruments served pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL Delaware Law and received by the Company in respect of Dissenting Company Shares and (y) the opportunity and right (at Parent’s election) to direct and control all negotiations and proceedings with respect to demands for appraisal under the DGCL Delaware Law in respect of Dissenting Company Shares. The Company shall not, except with the prior written consent of Parent or as required by an Order of a Governmental Authority of competent jurisdictionParent, voluntarily make any payment with respect to any demands for appraisal or settle or offer to settle any such demands for payment in respect of Dissenting Company Shares.
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