Conversion of Company Preferred Stock (i) Each issued and outstanding share of Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company ("Company Series A Convertible Preferred Stock), other than shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(a), together with the Rights attached thereto, shall be converted into the right to receive one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of Series I Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock of Parent ("Parent Convertible Preferred Stock"). Each share of Parent Convertible Preferred Stock shall have terms that are substantially identical to the terms of Company Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, provided that (A) as a result of the Merger the issuer thereof shall be Parent rather than the Company, (B) the number of shares of Parent Common Stock into which each share of Parent Convertible Preferred Stock shall be convertible (at the same times and subject to the same terms and conditions under which Company Series A Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible into shares of Company Common Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time) shall equal 26.31579 (which number shall be subject to adjustment under the same circumstances, in the same manner and to the same extent as set forth in the existing Certificate of Designation relating to the Company Series A Convertible Preferred Stock) times the Exchange Ratio and (C) each share of Parent Convertible Preferred Stock, when voting together with the Parent Common Stock (and any other shares of capital stock of Parent at the time entitled to vote) as a single class, shall be entitled to a number of votes equal to the number of shares of Parent Common Stock into which one share of Parent Convertible Preferred Stock will be convertible immediately following the Merger.
(ii) Each issued and outstanding share of 8.08% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series D, of the Company ("Company 8.08% Preferred Stock"), other than shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(a), shall be converted into the right to receive one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of 8.08% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series J, of Parent ("Parent 8.08% Preferred Stock"). Each share of Parent 8.08% Preferred Stock shall have terms that are substantially identical to Company 8.08% Preferred Stock, provided that (A) as a result of the Merger the issuer thereof shall be Parent rather than the Company and (B) each share of Parent 8.08% Preferred Stock shall be entitled to three votes per share, voting together as a class with the Parent Common Stock (and any other shares of capital stock of Parent at the time entitled to vote), on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of Parent, and shall be entitled to one vote per share on all matters on which the Company 8.08% Preferred Stock is entitled to vote, voting together as a class with any other shares of preferred stock of Parent at the time entitled to vote.
(iii) Each issued and outstanding share of 8.40% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series E, of the Company ("Company 8.40% Preferred Stock," and together with Company Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and Company 8.08% Preferred Stock, "Company Preferred Stock"), other than shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(a), shall be converted into the right to receive one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of 8.40% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series K, of Parent ("Parent 8.40% Preferred Stock," and together with Parent Convertible Preferred Stock and Parent 8.08% Preferred Stock, "Parent New Preferred Stock"). Each share of Parent 8.40% Preferred Stock shall have terms that are substantially identical to Company 8.40% Preferred Stock, provided that (A) as a result of the Merger the issuer thereof shall be Parent rather than the Company and (B) each share of Parent 8.40% Preferred Stock shall be entitled to three votes per share, voting together as a class with the Parent Common Stock (and any other shares of capital stock of Parent at the time entitled to vote), on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of Parent, and shall be entitled to one vote per share on all matters on which the Company 8.40% Preferred Stock is entitled to vote, voting together as a class with any other shares of preferred stock of Parent at the time entitled to vote.
Company Preferred Stock “Company Preferred Stock” shall mean the Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Company.
Conversion of Company Capital Stock Subject to Section 3.2 and Section 3.3, (i) each share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any shares of Common Stock to be canceled pursuant to Section 2.6(b) and any shares of Common Stock which are held by Dissenting Stockholders) shall be converted into the right to receive the Common Per-Share Merger Consideration in cash, payable to the holder thereof, without interest, (ii) each share of Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (“Series A Preferred Stock”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be canceled pursuant to Section 2.6(b) and any shares of Series A Preferred Stock which are held by Dissenting Stockholders) shall be converted into the right to receive the Series A Preferred Per-Share Merger Consideration in cash, payable to the holder thereof, without interest, (iii) each share of Series B Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (“Series B Preferred Stock”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be canceled pursuant to Section 2.6(b) and any shares of Series B Preferred Stock which are held by Dissenting Stockholders) shall be converted into the right to receive the Series B Preferred Per-Share Merger Consideration in cash, payable to the holder thereof, without interest, (iv) each share of Series C Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (“Series C Preferred Stock”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any shares of Series C Preferred Stock to be canceled pursuant to Section 2.6(b) and any shares of Series C Preferred Stock which are held by Dissenting Stockholders) shall be converted into the right to receive the Series C Preferred Per-Share Merger Consideration, payable to the holder thereof, without interest and (v) each share of Series C-1 Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (“Series C-1 Preferred Stock” and, together with the Series A Preferred Stock, the Series B Preferred Stock and the Series C Preferred Stock, the “Preferred Stock”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any shares of Series C-1 Preferred Stock to be canceled pursuant to Section 2.6(b) and any shares of Series C-1 Preferred Stock which are held by Dissenting Stockholders) shall be converted into the right to receive the Series C-1 Preferred Per-Share Merger Consideration in cash, payable to the holder thereof, without interest. All such shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock (collectively, the “Company Capital Stock”) shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist, and each Certificate which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented such shares shall thereafter represent the right to receive the portion of the Merger Consideration payable therefor. Certificates previously representing shares of Company Capital Stock shall be exchanged for the portion of the Merger Consideration payable in respect of such Certificates upon the surrender of such Certificates in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.1.
Registration of Shares of Common Stock The Company agrees that as soon as practicable after the closing of its initial Business Combination, it shall use its best efforts to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement for the registration, under the Act, of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, and it shall use its best efforts to take such action as is necessary to register or qualify for sale, in those states in which the Warrants were initially offered by the Company and in those states where holders of Warrants then reside, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, to the extent an exemption is not available. The Company will use its best efforts to cause the same to become effective and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement, and a current prospectus relating thereto, until the expiration of the Warrants in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. If any such registration statement has not been declared effective by the 90th day following the closing of the Business Combination, holders of the Warrants shall have the right, during the period beginning on the 91st day after the closing of the Business Combination and ending upon such registration statement being declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and during any other period when the Company shall fail to have maintained an effective registration statement covering the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, to exercise such Warrants on a “cashless basis” as determined in accordance with Section 3.3.1(c). The Company shall provide the Warrant Agent with an opinion of counsel for the Company (which shall be an outside law firm with securities law experience) stating that (i) the exercise of the Warrants on a cashless basis in accordance with this Section 7.4 is not required to be registered under the Act and (ii) the shares of Common Stock issued upon such exercise will be freely tradable under U.S. federal securities laws by anyone who is not an affiliate (as such term is defined in Rule 144 under the Act) of the Company and, accordingly, will not be required to bear a restrictive legend. For the avoidance of any doubt, unless and until all of the Warrants have been exercised on a cashless basis, the Company shall continue to be obligated to comply with its registration obligations under the first three sentences of this Section 7.4. The provisions of this Section 7.4 may not be modified, amended, or deleted without the prior written consent of the Representative.
Availability of Shares of Preferred Stock (a) The Company covenants and agrees that it will cause to be reserved and kept available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Preferred Stock or any shares of Preferred Stock held in its treasury, the number of shares of Preferred Stock that will be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of all outstanding Rights.
(b) So long as the shares of Preferred Stock issuable upon the exercise of Rights may be listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, or quoted on NASDAQ, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause, from and after such time as the Rights become exercisable, all shares reserved for such issuance to be listed or admitted to trading on such exchange, or quoted on NASDAQ, upon official notice of issuance upon such exercise.
(c) From and after such time as the Rights become exercisable, the Company shall use its best efforts, if then necessary to permit the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock upon the exercise of Rights, to register and qualify such shares of Preferred Stock under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities or "Blue Sky" laws (to the extent exemptions therefrom are not available), cause such registration statement and qualifications to become effective as soon as possible after such filing and keep such registration and qualifications effective (with a prospectus at all times meeting the requirements of the Securities Act) until the earlier of the date as of which the Rights are no longer exercisable for such securities and the Expiration Date. The Company may temporarily suspend, for a period of time not to exceed 90 days, the exercisability of the Rights in order to prepare and file a registration statement under the Securities Act and permit it to become effective. Upon any such suspension, the Company shall issue a public announcement stating that the exercisability of the Rights has been temporarily suspended, as well as a public announcement at such time as the suspension is no longer in effect. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Rights shall not be exercisable in any jurisdiction unless the requisite qualification in such jurisdiction shall have been obtained and until a registration statement under the Securities Act shall have been declared effective, unless an exemption therefrom is available.
(d) The Company covenants and agrees that it will take all such action as may be necessary to ensure that all shares of Preferred Stock delivered upon exercise of Rights shall, at the time of delivery of the certificates therefor (subject to payment of the Purchase Price), be duly and validly authorized and issued and fully paid and nonassessable shares.
(e) The Company further covenants and agrees that it will pay when due and payable any and all federal and state transfer taxes and charges which may be payable in respect of the issuance or delivery of the Right Certificates or of any shares of Preferred Stock upon the exercise of Rights. The Company shall not, however, be required to pay any transfer tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer or delivery of Right Certificates to a Person other than, or the issuance or delivery of certificates or depositary receipts for the Preferred Stock in a name other than that of, the registered holder of the Right Certificate evidencing Rights surrendered for exercise or to issue or deliver any certificates or depositary receipts for Preferred Stock upon the exercise of any Rights until any such tax shall have been paid (any such tax being payable by that holder of such Right Certificate at the time of surrender) or until it has been established to the Company's reasonable satisfaction that no such tax is due.
Conversion of Shares (a) At the Effective Time, each share of Company Common Stock (individually a “Share” and collectively the “Shares”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than Shares held in the Company’s treasury or by any of the Company’s subsidiaries) shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of AREP Oil & Gas, IPO Co., the Company or the holder thereof, be converted into the right to receive that fraction of a fully-paid and non-assessable share of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of IPO Co. (“IPO Co. Common Stock”) equal to the Exchange Ratio (as defined below) (the “Merger Consideration”).
(b) The “Exchange Ratio” shall be determined by multiplying 0.00000008936 [i.e., 1 / 11,190,650 (the number of outstanding Shares)] by the Share Amount (as hereafter defined). The “Share Amount” shall mean that number of shares of IPO Co. Common Stock which results in the holders of the Shares receiving, in the aggregate, a 7.990% (the “Percentage”) economic interest in the entire equity of the Enterprise (as hereafter defined) immediately prior to consummation of the IPO Transaction; provided, however, that the parties acknowledge and agree that: (i) the Percentage is based upon the assumption that the Enterprise will be subject to $500 million of net indebtedness (i.e., total indebtedness minus cash) immediately prior to or simultaneously with consummation of the IPO Transaction (after all incurrences and repayments of debt contemplated in Exhibit B hereto and excluding intercompany notes of the members of the Enterprise and their subsidiaries); (ii) to the extent that the Enterprise is subject to less than $500 million of net indebtedness at such time (after all incurrences and repayments of debt contemplated in Exhibit B hereto and excluding intercompany notes of the members of the Enterprise and their subsidiaries), the Percentage will be reduced by subtracting the Adjustment Amount (as hereafter defined) from the Percentage; and (iii) to the extent that the Enterprise is subject to in excess of $500 million of net indebtedness at such time (after all incurrences and repayments of debt contemplated in Exhibit B hereto and excluding intercompany notes of the members of the Enterprise and their subsidiaries), the Percentage will be increased by adding the Adjustment Amount to the Percentage. The “Adjustment Amount” shall mean the product of (x) 0.6322% and (y) that fraction obtained by dividing the positive difference between $500 million and the actual net indebtedness of the Enterprise immediately prior to or simultaneously with consummation of the IPO Transaction (after all incurrences and repayments of debt contemplated in Exhibit B hereto and excluding intercompany notes of the members of the Enterprise and their subsidiaries) by $100 million. Set forth on Schedule 1.7 hereto is an example of how the Percentage shall be calculated. At Closing, the remaining economic interest in the Enterprise will be held, directly or indirectly, by AREH. The term “Enterprise” shall mean a combination or consolidation of entities which includes 100% of the equity interests in each of AREP Oil & Gas, National Onshore, National Offshore and the Company.
Reservation of Shares of Common Stock The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available a number of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock that shall be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of all outstanding Warrants issued pursuant to this Agreement.
Conversion of Company Shares (i) At and as of the Effective Time, each outstanding share of Company Common Stock (other than Dissenting Shares and shares of Company Common Stock held by Buyer, Holdings, the Company or Merger Sub, or any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of Buyer, Holdings, the Company or Merger Sub) shall be converted into the right to receive an amount (the “Merger Consideration”) equal to $27.85 in cash (without interest), upon surrender of the certificate representing such outstanding share of Company Common Stock (the “Company Stock Certificate”) in the manner set forth in Section 2.5, and as of the Effective Time, each outstanding share of Company Common Stock shall no longer be issued and outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and retired and shall cease to exist, and each holder of a Company Stock Certificate shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive the Merger Consideration (or, if applicable, to be treated as a Dissenting Share as described in Section 2.4(g)); provided, however, that the Merger Consideration shall be subject to equitable adjustment in the event of any stock split, stock dividend, reverse stock split or other change in the number of Company Common Stock prior to the Effective Time, it being understood that (i) the intent of such equitable adjustment is to provide the holders of Company Common Stock, Company Stock Options and Restricted Stock Units the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement prior to any such change and (ii) nothing herein shall be construed to permit the Company to take any action with respect to its securities that is prohibited by the terms of this Agreement.
(ii) At and as of the Effective Time, each Dissenting Share shall be treated as described in Section 2.4(g).
(iii) At and as of the Effective Time, each share of Company Common Stock held by Buyer, Holdings, the Company or Merger Sub, or any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of Buyer, Holdings, the Company or Merger Sub shall be cancelled and extinguished without the payment of any consideration therefor.
Conversion of Company Stock (i) Each share of Series A Preferred Stock that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any shares to be canceled pursuant to Section 2.6(f) and any Dissenting Shares) pursuant to the terms thereof will be deemed converted to Company Common Stock and such Company Common Stock will be automatically converted (subject to Section 2.6(h)) into the right to receive such number of shares of Parent Common Stock as is equal to the Exchange Ratio, upon surrender of the certificate representing such share of Series A Preferred Stock in the manner provided in Section 2.8 and subject to the deposit of the Escrow Shares pursuant to Section 2.9.
(ii) Each share of Series B Preferred Stock that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any shares to be canceled pursuant to Section 2.6(f) and any Dissenting Shares) pursuant to the terms thereof will be deemed converted to Company Common Stock and such Company Common Stock will be automatically converted (subject to Section 2.6(h)) into the right to receive such number of shares of Parent Common Stock as is equal to the Exchange Ratio, upon surrender of the certificate representing such share of Series B Preferred Stock in the manner provided in Section 2.8 and subject to the deposit of the Escrow Shares pursuant to Section 2.9.
(iii) Each share of Company Common Stock that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any shares of Company Common Stock to be canceled pursuant to Section 2.6(f) and any Dissenting Shares), will be automatically converted (subject to Section 2.6(h)) into the right to receive such number of shares of Parent Common Stock as is equal to the Exchange Ratio, upon surrender of the certificate representing such share of Company Common Stock in the manner provided in Section 2.8 and subject to the deposit of the Escrow Shares pursuant to Section 2.9. The shares of Parent Common Stock exchangeable for any shares of Restricted Stock will continue to have, and be subject to, the same terms and conditions as the Restricted Stock, including with regards to vesting.
(iv) No fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock will be issued by virtue of the Merger, but in lieu thereof, a cash payment shall be made pursuant to Section 2.6(g).
Conversion of Preferred Stock If the Class is a class and series of the Company’s convertible preferred stock, in the event that all outstanding shares of the Class are converted, automatically or by action of the holders thereof, into common stock pursuant to the provisions of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, including, without limitation, in connection with the Company’s initial, underwritten public offering and sale of its common stock pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act (the “IPO”), then from and after the date on which all outstanding shares of the Class have been so converted, this Warrant shall be exercisable for such number of shares of common stock into which the Shares would have been converted had the Shares been outstanding on the date of such conversion, and the Warrant Price shall equal the Warrant Price in effect as of immediately prior to such conversion divided by the number of shares of common stock into which one Share would have been converted, all subject to further adjustment thereafter from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant.