Mechanics of Conversion (1) Before any holder of Preferred Shares shall be entitled to convert the same into Ordinary Shares such holder shall surrender the certificate or certificates therefor at the Office and shall give written notice to the Company of the election to convert the same (or any part thereof) and shall state therein the name or names of any nominee for such holder in which the certificate or certificates for shares of Ordinary Shares are to be issued. The Company shall, as soon as practicable thereafter unless such notice states that conversion is to be effective on any later date or when any conditions specified in the notice have been fulfilled in which case conversion shall take effect on such other date or when such conditions have been fulfilled, issue and deliver at such office to such holder of Preferred Shares, or subject to the transfer restrictions contained in these Articles to the nominee or nominees of such holder, a certificate or certificates for the number of shares of Ordinary Shares to which such holder shall be entitled as aforesaid. Such conversion shall be deemed to have been made immediately prior to the close of business on the date of such surrender of the shares of Preferred Shares to be converted, or on any later date or when any conditions specified in the notice have been fulfilled and the person or persons entitled to receive the Ordinary Shares issuable upon such conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such Ordinary Shares as of such date. If the conversion is in connection with a QIPO, the conversion may, at the option of any holder tendering Preferred Shares for conversion, be conditioned upon the closing with the underwriter of the sale of securities pursuant to such offering, in which event the person(s) entitled to receive the Ordinary Shares issuable upon such conversion of the Preferred Shares shall not be deemed to have converted such Preferred Shares until immediately prior to the closing of such sale of securities. In the event that the certificate(s) representing the Preferred Shares to be converted as aforesaid are not delivered to the Company, then the Company shall not be obligated to issue any certificate(s) representing the Ordinary Shares issued upon such conversion, unless the holder of such Preferred Shares notifies the Company in writing that such certificate(s) have been lost, stolen or destroyed and executes an agreement satisfactory to the Company to indemnify the Company from any loss incurred by it in connection with such certificates.
(2) A conversion of Preferred Shares pursuant to one of the events described in Article 9(a)(2) shall be deemed to have taken place automatically regardless of whether the certificates representing such shares have been tendered to the Company but from and after such conversion any such certificates not tendered to the Company shall be deemed to evidence solely the Ordinary Shares received upon such conversion and the right to receive a certificate for such Ordinary Shares.
Effect of Conversion All shares of Preferred Stock which shall have been surrendered for conversion as herein provided shall no longer be deemed to be outstanding and all rights with respect to such shares shall immediately cease and terminate at the Conversion Time, except only the right of the holders thereof to receive shares of Common Stock in exchange therefor, to receive payment in lieu of any fraction of a share otherwise issuable upon such conversion as provided in Subsection 5.2 and to receive payment of any dividends declared but unpaid thereon. Any shares of Preferred Stock so converted shall be retired and cancelled and may not be reissued as shares of such series, and the Corporation may thereafter take such appropriate action (without the need for stockholder action) as may be necessary to reduce the authorized number of shares of Preferred Stock accordingly.
Exchange in Lieu of Conversion (a) When a Holder surrenders its Notes for conversion, the Company may, at its election (an “Exchange Election”), direct the Conversion Agent to deliver, on or prior to the Trading Day immediately following the Conversion Date, such Notes to one or more financial institutions designated by the Company (each, a “Designated Financial Institution”) for exchange in lieu of conversion. In order to accept any Notes surrendered for conversion, the Designated Financial Institution(s) must agree to timely pay and/or deliver, as the case may be, in exchange for such Notes, the cash, shares of Common Stock or combination thereof that would otherwise be due upon conversion pursuant to Section 14.02 or such other amount agreed to by the Holder and the Designated Financial Institution(s) (the “Conversion Consideration”). If the Company makes an Exchange Election, the Company shall, by the close of business on the Trading Day following the relevant Conversion Date, notify in writing the Trustee, the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) and the Holder surrendering Notes for conversion that the Company has made the Exchange Election, and the Company shall promptly notify the Designated Financial Institution(s) of the relevant deadline for delivery of the Conversion Consideration and the type of Conversion Consideration to be paid and/or delivered, as the case may be.
(b) Any Notes delivered to the Designated Financial Institution(s) shall remain outstanding, subject to the applicable procedures of the Depositary. If the Designated Financial Institution(s) agree(s) to accept any Notes for exchange but does not timely pay and/or deliver, as the case may be, the related Conversion Consideration, or if such Designated Financial Institution(s) does not accept the Notes for exchange, the Company shall pay and/or deliver, as the case may be, the relevant Conversion Consideration, as, and at the time, required pursuant to this Indenture as if the Company had not made the Exchange Election.
(c) The Company’s designation of any Designated Financial Institution(s) to which the Notes may be submitted for exchange does not require such Designated Financial Institution(s) to accept any Notes.
NOTICE OF CONVERSION (To be executed by the Registered Holder in order to convert the Note)
Form of Conversion Notice To Citizens Utility Company: The undersigned Holder of this Debenture hereby irrevocably exercises the option to convert this Debenture (or a portion thereof, which is $50.00 or an integral multiple thereof, designated below), into shares of Common Stock Series A of the Company or other securities or other property or cash in accordance with the terms of the Indenture referred to in this Debenture, and directs that the shares, other securities, other property or cash issuable and deliverable upon the conversion, together with any check in payment for fractional shares and any Debentures representing any unconverted principal amount hereof, be issued and delivered to the undersigned unless a different name has been indicated below. If shares are to be issued in the name of a Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto. Dated: ------------------------------ Signature (for exchange only) ------------------------------ (Name) ------------------------------ (Address) ------------------------------ Please print name and address (including zip code or similar number) Fill in for registration of shares Principal Amount of Debentures or other securities and/or Debentures to be converted in an integral if to be issued otherwise than to the multiple of $50.00, if less Holder: than all: ------------------------------------- (Name) $ _____________________________ ------------------------------------- (Address) ------------------------------------- Please print name and address (including zip code or similar number) Statement of Common Definitions Exhibit B
Method of Conversion This Note may be converted by the Holder in whole or in part as described in Section 2.1(a) hereof and the Subscription Agreement. Upon partial conversion of this Note, a new Note containing the same date and provisions of this Note shall, at the request of the Holder, be issued by the Borrower to the Holder for the principal balance of this Note and interest which shall not have been converted or paid.
Reservation of Conversion Shares The Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Shares shall have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance upon such conversion.
Manner of Conversion The manner of converting the shares of (i) outstanding capital stock of the Company ("Company Stock") and (ii) Newco Stock, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger, respectively, into shares of (x) TCI Stock and cash and (y) common stock of the Surviving Corporation, respectively, shall be as follows: As of the Effective Time of the Merger:
(i) the aggregate number of shares of Company Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holders thereof, automatically shall be converted into and deemed to represent the right to receive (1) the aggregate number of shares of TCI Stock set forth on Annex I hereto and (2) subject to the adjustments described in Annex I hereto, the aggregate amount of cash set forth on Annex I hereto (the number of shares of TCI Stock and, subject to the adjustments described on Annex I hereto, the amount of cash allocable to the holders of the Company Stock being set forth on Annex I);
(ii) all shares of Company Stock that are held by the Company as treasury stock shall be canceled and retired and no shares of TCI Stock or other consideration shall be delivered or paid in exchange therefor; and
(iii) each share of Newco Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger, shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of TCI, automatically be converted into one fully paid and non-assessable share of common stock of the Surviving Corporation which shall constitute all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation immediately after the Effective Time of the Merger, all of which shall be owned by TCI. All TCI Stock received by the Stockholders pursuant to this Agreement shall, except for restrictions on resale or transfer described in Sections 15 and 16 hereof, have the same rights as all the other shares of outstanding TCI Stock by reason of the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation of TCI or as otherwise provided by the Delaware GCL. All TCI Stock received by the Stockholders shall be issued and delivered to the Stockholders free and clear of any liens, claims or encumbrances of any kind or nature. All voting rights of such TCI Stock received by the Stockholders shall be fully exercisable by the Stockholders and the Stockholders shall not be deprived nor restricted in exercising those rights. At the Effective Time of the Merger, TCI shall have no class of capital stock issued and outstanding other than the TCI Stock and the Restricted Voting Common Stock.
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Maximum Conversion The Subscriber shall not be entitled to convert on a Conversion Date that amount of the Note in connection with that number of shares of Common Stock which would be in excess of the sum of (i) the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Subscriber and its affiliates on a Conversion Date, and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Note with respect to which the determination of this provision is being made on a Conversion Date, which would result in beneficial ownership by the Subscriber and its affiliates of more than 4.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company on such Conversion Date. For the purposes of the provision to the immediately preceding sentence, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Regulation 13d-3 thereunder. Subject to the foregoing, the Subscriber shall not be limited to aggregate conversions of only 4.99%. The Subscriber may void the conversion limitation described in this Section 9.3 upon 75 days prior written notice to the Company. The Subscriber may allocate which of the equity of the Company deemed beneficially owned by the Subscriber shall be included in the 4.99% amount described above and which shall be allocated to the excess above 4.99%.
