Company Dissenting Shares. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, any shares of Company Stock that are issued and outstanding as of the Effective Time of the Merger and that are held by a shareholder of Company who has properly asserted such holder’s dissenters’ rights under Article 13 of the GBCC (the “Company Dissenting Shares”) shall not be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration unless and until such holder shall have failed to perfect, or shall have effectively withdrawn or lost, such holder’s right to payment for such shares under Article 13 of the GBCC. If any such holder shall have so failed to perfect or shall have effectively withdrawn or lost such right at or following the Effective Time of the Merger, each share of such holder’s Company Stock shall thereupon be deemed to have been converted into and to have become, as of the Effective Time of the Merger, the right to receive, without any interest thereon, the Merger Consideration. Company shall give Parent (i) prompt notice of any notice or demands for appraisal or payment for shares of Company Stock received by Company and (ii) the opportunity to participate in all negotiations and proceedings with respect to any such demands or notices. Company shall not, without the prior written consent of Parent, or as required by the GBCC, make any payment with respect to, or settle, offer to settle or otherwise negotiate, any such demands. Each holder of Company Dissenting Shares who becomes entitled under Article 13 of the GBCC to receive payment for such holder’s shares shall receive payment therefor from the Surviving Corporation (but only after the amount thereof shall have been agreed upon or finally determined pursuant to the GBCC), and such shares shall be retired and cancelled.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Bottomline Technologies Inc /De/), Merger Agreement (Optio Software Inc)
Company Dissenting Shares. (a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrarySection 1.4, any shares of Company Common Stock that are issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and held by a holder who has not voted in favor of the Merger or consented thereto in writing and that are held by a shareholder of Company who has properly asserted exercised such holder’s dissenters’ rights under Article 13 of right to demand appraisal for such shares in accordance with the GBCC DGCL (the “Company Dissenting Shares”) shall not be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration Consideration, unless and until such holder fails to perfect or withdraws or otherwise loses the right to appraisal. Holders of Company Dissenting Shares shall have those rights, but only those rights, of holders who perfect their appraisal rights under Section 262 of the DGCL. If after the Effective Time any such holder fails to perfect or withdraws or otherwise loses the right to appraisal, the shares of Company Common Stock held by such holder shall have failed to perfect, or shall have effectively withdrawn or lost, such holder’s right to payment for such shares under Article 13 of the GBCC. If any such holder shall have so failed to perfect or shall have effectively withdrawn or lost such right at or following the Effective Time of the Merger, each share of such holder’s Company Stock shall thereupon be deemed to have treated as if they had been converted into and to have become, as of the Effective Time of the Merger, into the right to receive, without any interest thereon, receive the Merger Consideration. .
(b) The Company shall give Parent (i) prompt notice of any notice demand, purported demand, objection, notice, petition or demands for appraisal other communication received from stockholders or payment for provided to stockholders by the Company with respect to any Company Dissenting Shares or shares of claimed to be Company Stock received by Company Dissenting Shares, and (ii) Parent shall have the opportunity right to participate in all negotiations and proceedings with respect to any such demands or noticesshares. The Company shall not, without the prior written consent of Parent, or as required by the GBCC, voluntarily make any payment with respect to, or settle or offer to settle, offer to settle any demand or otherwise negotiate, any purported demand respecting such demands. Each holder of Company Dissenting Shares who becomes entitled under Article 13 of the GBCC to receive payment for such holder’s shares shall receive payment therefor from the Surviving Corporation (but only after the amount thereof shall have been agreed upon or finally determined pursuant to the GBCC), and such shares shall be retired and cancelledShares.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Gerdau Ameristeel Corp), Merger Agreement (Chaparral Steel CO)
Company Dissenting Shares. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, any shares of Company Stock that are issued and outstanding as of the Effective Time of the Merger and that are held by a shareholder stockholder of Company who has properly asserted exercised such holder’s dissenters’ 's appraisal rights under Article 13 of the GBCC DGCL (the “"Company Dissenting Shares”") shall not be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration unless and until such holder shall have failed to perfect, or shall have effectively withdrawn or lost, such holder’s 's right to payment for dissent from the Merger under the DGCL and to receive such shares under Article 13 consideration as may be determined to be due with respect to such Company Dissenting Shares pursuant to and subject to the requirements of the GBCCDGCL. If any such holder shall have so failed to perfect or shall have effectively withdrawn or lost such right at or following the Effective Time of the Merger, each share of such holder’s 's Company Stock shall thereupon be deemed to have been converted into and to have become, as of the Effective Time of the Merger, the right to receive, without any interest thereon, the Merger Consideration. Company shall give Parent (i) prompt notice of any notice or demands for appraisal or payment for shares of Company Stock received by Company and (ii) the opportunity to participate in and direct all negotiations and proceedings with respect to any such demands or notices. Company shall not, without the prior written consent of Parent, or as required by the GBCC, make any payment with respect to, or settle, offer to settle or otherwise negotiate, any such demands. Each holder of Company Dissenting Shares who becomes entitled under Article 13 of the GBCC to receive payment for such holder’s shares shall receive payment therefor from the Surviving Corporation (but only after the amount thereof shall have been agreed upon or finally determined pursuant to the GBCC), and such shares shall be retired and cancelled.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Bancwest Corp/Hi)
Company Dissenting Shares. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, any shares of Company Stock that are issued and outstanding as of the Effective Time of the Merger and that are held by a shareholder stockholder of Company who has properly asserted exercised such holder’s dissenters’ appraisal rights under Article 13 of the GBCC DGCL (the “Company Dissenting Shares”) shall not be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration unless and until such holder shall have failed to perfect, or shall have effectively withdrawn or lost, such holder’s right to payment for dissent from the Merger under the DGCL and to receive such shares under Article 13 consideration as may be determined to be due with respect to such Company Dissenting Shares pursuant to and subject to the requirements of the GBCCDGCL. If any such holder shall have so failed to perfect or shall have effectively withdrawn or lost such right at or following the Effective Time of the Merger, each share of such holder’s Company Stock shall thereupon be deemed to have been converted into and to have become, as of the Effective Time of the Merger, the right to receive, without any interest thereon, the Merger Consideration. Company shall give Parent (i) prompt notice of any notice or demands for appraisal or payment for shares of Company Stock received by Company and (ii) the opportunity to participate in and direct all negotiations and proceedings with respect to any such demands or notices. Company shall not, without the prior written consent of Parent, or as required by the GBCC, make any payment with respect to, or settle, offer to settle or otherwise negotiate, any such demands. Each holder of Company Dissenting Shares who becomes entitled under Article 13 of the GBCC to receive payment for such holder’s shares shall receive payment therefor from the Surviving Corporation (but only after the amount thereof shall have been agreed upon or finally determined pursuant to the GBCC), and such shares shall be retired and cancelled.
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